The summarized opinions were quickly sent to Zhao Ran and Shi Weiming, and the two met to study it immediately.
Opinions or questions mainly focus on the following aspects: Since it is borrowing, is it really voluntary? If you are unwilling to subscribe to the bonds this time, will you be punished? If you subscribe, what is the minimum subscription amount?
Which yamen issued the bonds, who bought them from, and where did you get the principal and interest when they mature? If your business is not turning over smoothly, can you redeem the principal in advance?
Zhao Ran personally came forward to answer this question one by one at the conference after the group discussion.
The purchase of Jinghai Pingkou bonds is completely voluntary, and the joint meeting will not take any retaliation against those who do not want to buy it. The minimum denomination of each bond is one tael, the actual payment is nine cents and six cents, and it can be exchanged for one tael after one year.
The bond issuer is undoubtedly the Joint Meeting, the guarantor is Baochao Department, and the underwriter and acceptor is the bank. Any bank that has been certified by Baochao Department and is qualified to issue small banknotes can apply to Baochao Department for bond underwriting.
For the acceptance business, the joint meeting will give these banks a 1% handling fee. The bonds can only be redeemed for principal and interest when the debt repayment period arrives, but because the bonds are not named, they can be transferred to each other...
Zhao Ran had tried his best, but in terms of intention, it still did not meet expectations. The total subscription amount was 380,000 taels. The real full support was from Four Seasons Bank and Longqing Fund.
The emperor's Longqing Fund subscribed for 100,000 taels of bonds at a time, and Four Seasons Bank made an underwriting commitment of 100,000 taels. If the amount of 100,000 taels cannot be completed, the bank will absorb the remaining balance by itself.
Among the wealthy businessmen and gentry, the most active one was Wang Chengyu. He personally subscribed for 10,000 taels, which was enough for Zhao Ran to complete the issuance of 600,000 taels.
The printing and issuance of bonds, the collection and storage of silver, the announcement of bond issuance, the receipt of funds from the Ministry of Accounts, etc., took a few more days. After getting one million taels of silver, Zhao Ran quickly spent it all
Er Jing, even so, there is still a hole of 80,000 taels of silver, but to Zhao Ran, this hole is no longer a hole. Let's talk about it when the payment is made.
In mid-August, the pirates once again plundered the coastal state capitals. Their target this time was Haimen, Zhejiang Province. The four gates of Haimen County were closed, and the 500 guards stationed in the city and a dozen monks from local casual sects came to the city to guard the city.
Under such strict preparations, the pirates' six ships were unable to attack the city and could only plunder the countryside, causing a lot of losses.
Because they were always on alert, the Taizhou Huizhen Hall monks responded quickly. When they rushed to Haimen, they just caught up with the pirates. Six pirates were committing violence in a certain Jin gentry's home. They ran a little late and were caught.
The angry Huizhen Hall monks caught up and killed them all, including a pirate whose cultivation had reached the Taoist realm.
The pirate ships parked on the beach saw them from a distance and quickly anchored away, thus escaping the disaster. When the elder Huizhenkan borrowed the flying magic weapon and arrived, there was no trace of them on the sea.
This was the first casualty since the pirates came ashore to plunder, and it was also the first victory achieved by the Dao Sect on land. The joint meeting immediately ordered a commendation ceremony to be held at Zhenkan, and the commendation notice was published in major periodicals.
Huizhenkan is the sect of Lan Shuimo, the seventh group of architectural monks. As a third-generation disciple, Lan Shuimo was very excited. He looked at Kong and ran to the captain's monk training class, hoping to join the class to participate in the training and join the ship in the future.
Later, when I checked the files, I discovered his identity as an architectural monk (senior level), so I notified Du Xingyan, the leader of the seventh team, and took him back by his ears.
Also encouraged by this good news was the inspection fleet at the Songjiang Water Camp. The fleet was training in full swing. Lu Xixing, the commander, reported the training progress to Zhao Ranfeifu, and then asked him when the commander would arrive.
Zhao Ran couldn't procrastinate like this any longer. He was indeed busy with affairs, but things could never be settled. If he procrastinated like this, there would be more things that needed his approval and decision. Therefore, he returned to Jingyang Tower and
Rong Niang bid farewell.
Rong Niang is also very busy. She is actually taking care of many follow-up matters of Jinghai Pingkou Bond. She is currently in the Baochao Department and she replies to Zhao Ran to ask him to wait a moment.
Zhao Ran stood in front of the platform, looking at the Xuanwu Lake in the distance. He was thinking about the next stage of tactics after arriving at the Songjiang Camp. He saw a figure coming from the Xuanwu Lake and crossed the lake not long after.
It's still early at this moment. Which monk is this that shocks the world in broad daylight? Are you in such a hurry? And this person's cultivation level is not low, at least above the great master.
The view from Jingyang Tower is very good. You can see this person crossing Xuanwu Lake and crossing two streets. Many people looked up and watched along the way, and then walked to the foot of Jilong Mountain.
At the foot of the mountain, Zhao Ran finally saw clearly that the person coming was none other than Chen Shandao.
Zhao Ran could not see Chen Shandao's climbing process, but his speed was very fast. While Zhao Ran was still stunned, Chen Shandao had already jumped up to Jingyang Tower and stood opposite Zhao Ran.
Zhao Ran quickly and carefully invited Chen Shandao to take a seat. Chen Shandao stood for a moment, not knowing what he was thinking, and then slowly sat down.
Zhao Ran poured tea and didn't know how to talk to the other person for a while. Chen Shandao finally came down from the isolation on the mountain. He should not say nonsense and drive the other person back again.
After thinking for a long time, he finally asked: "Uncle, is it time for dinner? Let's have a meal together? Rong Niang should be back soon. It just so happens that we are getting married, and I haven't paid my respects to you yet."
Chen Shandao shook his head: "I won't eat it. This is a little gift for Rong Niang." He took out a box and inside was a leaf, which was the unique high-level self-defense weapon of Sanmao Pavilion, Jietian Biye.
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Zhao Ran quickly thanked him, and Chen Shandao waved his hand: "It doesn't have to be like this."
After pondering for a moment, he asked: "Zhiran is going to Songjiang Camp?"
Zhao Ran nodded: "Inspecting the reconstruction of the fleet, I went to take over Senior Brother Li's shift and command the fleet. I was preparing to leave tonight after giving Rong Niang a few words."
"Zhiran, please don't go. Although I am in Qixia, I have clearly seen the recent situation in the past two months. Yingtian will not be able to do without you for a while."
"Actually, it's nothing. I've said before that the world will change no matter who you leave it. The current situation in the East China Sea was caused by me. Senior Brother Li's life and death are unclear because of this. I can no longer let others take this risk...
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Chen Shandao interrupted him: "You don't want to go, I will."
Zhao Ran was stunned: "Master Chen..."
Chen Shandao sighed: "It is his destiny and blessing that Dayin can get acquainted with Zhiran. His willingness to lead the army is both his responsibility and his wish. In this case, let me, as a teacher,