The next day, the celebrant sent the red piece to the Sixth Branch.

Including the will to decide on the shipping of grain, the six departments will all approve it.

Because Han Ji has already said hello in advance, if anyone dares to refute the will of the old Gaoge, then I'm sorry, let's settle the new accounts and old accounts together!

When I met the fierce Tibetan mastiff of Gao Ge Lao, the upright and upright Wang Wang team suddenly became well-behaved and cute, and they didn't dare to let go of a fart.

When he learned of this, Zhao Gongzi was in the house, teaching his disciples the 'Zheng Xuan-Hooke law' of mechanics, that is, the so-called spring when it is deformed, the elastic force of the spring is proportional to the elongation.

In the West, it was discovered in 1678 by Leeuwenhoek, who had already been deprived of an invention by Zhao Gongzi. But in fact, as early as 1,500 years ago, Zheng Xuan, a scholar and educator of the Eastern Han Dynasty, annotated the sentence "Measure its strength, there are three juns" in the article "Zhou Li, Winter Official Examination Records, Bow People", and clearly wrote: "If the bow is stronger than three stones, lead three feet in the middle, gallop its strings, and slowly pull it with a rope, and open one foot for each additional stone." It correctly suggests the relationship between force and deformation, so it was unceremoniously named 'Zheng Xuan's law' by Zhao Gongzi.

He was about to explain the significance of Zheng Xuan's law in basic science, when Tang Fatzi ran in like a happy man, and shouted excitedly: "Childe is down, Childe is finally down!" ”

"Ben Gongzi is not a hen and does not lay eggs." Zhao Hao rolled his eyes, and made a gesture to flick the coil spring he invented on the head of Tang Fatzi.

"It's the will to allow the grain to be shipped by sea, son!" Tang Fatzi hurriedly cooperated to cover his head, and said with a small face: "The will has been sent to the household, Ma Butang invites the son to come over." ”

"Really?" Zhao Hao was overjoyed when he heard this, of course he would definitely have this day, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.

He meowed, he hadn't done anything for more than half a year, and the tall beard came back for half a day. I have to admit that the gap between people and people is really huge!

As soon as he was happy, the spring accidentally came out of his hand and hit Tang Youde's face.

Tang Fatzi snorted, and there was a red circle around his nose.

Seeing this, the disciples nodded suddenly, and now intuitively understood, what is meant by elasticity and elongation.

Sure enough, it's 'strength like elongation'!

Zhao Hao didn't care about explaining, so he hurriedly asked Gao Wu to prepare the car, went straight to the household yamen, and visited Ma Butang.

In fact, the matter of the high arch must come down, and everyone will know that the grain shipping is a nail in the coffin. More than half a month ago, the two sides have repeatedly scrutinized the terms of the document, and it has been decided word by word, just waiting for the imperial court to make an order.

When Zhao Hao arrived, Ma Sen had already prepared the documents in triplicate, and the big seal of the Hubu Shangshu, just waiting for him to sign the contract.

Zhao Hao looked at the contract carefully, and after confirming that there were no further modifications, he happily signed his name.

This contract, which is of great significance to Jiangnan Group, stipulates:

1. In the future, shipping companies will be supervised by the government. It is supervised and guided by the commissioner sent by the Ministry of Households, and set up by Jiangnan Group to raise funds, specifically responsible for the shipping of grain, and its own profits and losses.

2. From now on, Jiangnan Cao grain will be shipped from Taicang Liujiagang and delivered by the shipping company to Tianjin Dagukou. Its sea vessels are not allowed to enter the Dagu River.

3. In addition to the regular grain, the Jiangnan government should pay 40% of the total amount of grain as freight and consumption. Half of this is paid to the shipping company; Half of it is used as the freight from Tianjin to Beijing and other places, which is collected by the shipping company.

Fourth, any drifting loss is borne by the shipping company and has nothing to do with the imperial court. To this end, the shipping company shall pay 1,000,000 taels of silver in advance to the household department as a deposit before the first shipment. If the shipping company cannot deliver the grain on time and in full, the household can directly deduct it from the deposit. Before the shipping company makes up the deposit, the household department has the right to stop the shipping of grain.

5. Grant maritime companies the right to trade by sea and allow them to traffic goods from the north and south in order to make up for the losses that may arise in the course of shipping.

6. During the period when the transportation is blocked, the shipping company must undertake the task of shipping grain of not less than 2 million stone a year. When the transportation is restored, the transportation volume can be gradually reduced according to the requirements of the imperial court, but it cannot be less than 100,000 stone a year.

Fei these birds, in fact, what Zhao Hao wants is the fifth.

The detailed rules of this article were cut out word by word. After grinding hard and running out of means, he asked Ma Sen to call his father before he agreed, and it was stipulated in the rules that Jiangnan Shipping could not only sell goods to coastal provinces, but also have the right to trade with the Ming Dynasty.

Although there was no explicit prohibition on trade with Japan, the imperial court's ban was still binding on the treaty.

However, this is also much better than the terms obtained by the Fujian side. Fujian can only open one moon port, but Jiangnan shipping can be berthed in any port. There are strict restrictions on the number of ships that can traffic between the east and the west in the port of Yue, but there are no restrictions on Jiangnan shipping.

Although the imperial court's restrictions on Yuegang are also fictitious, they are not as justified as Jiangnan Shipping, and the scale is naturally not the same.

After the seal was used by Masson, the treaty entered into force. When Zhao Hao took his share, his excited hands trembled a little.

It's not easy!

From planning to today's completion, it took a whole year!

From the moment he arrived in Kunshan, he was already planning this matter. How many people did you meet and how many times did you talk to them? How many times I smiled at people, how many grievances I suffered. How many compromises and concessions have passed? How many difficulties and obstacles have you encountered? and even paid with blood and lives......

Everything finally has value in this moment. This difficult and stumbling small step is a big step to determine the height of Zhao Hao and Jiangnan Group, and it is a key step to promote Daming to enter the era of exploration!

Coming out of the household yamen, Zhao Hao's heart was about to fly to the sea. However, he still suppressed his excitement and completed the things that needed to be done step by step.

He raised his feet and entered the military headquarters diagonally opposite the door, and met Huo Ji, the secretary of the military department.

Huo Ji has also been ready for a long time, and granted the shipping company an indefinite customs clearance survey bond, with which it can pass through the north and south seas, and the Daming coastal guard station must not block it.

The customs clearance survey is indefinite and will only become invalid after the shipping company loses the right to ship the grain.

Of course, every time the fleet landed, in addition to paying taxes to the government for carrying goods, it also had to pay water pay to the local guard as a reward for the protection of the fleet by the Ming army.

However, in view of the fact that the coastal guard post was 'heavy in combat' and could not provide escort, the military department authorized the coastal guard post to allocate a certain amount of bird gun gunpowder to the shipping company for self-defense. However, all weapons must be registered, strictly managed, not lost, let alone carried off the ship, only used for self-defense, and must be sealed before arrival.

Not to mention the inferior firearms of the coastal guards, they are the guns and cannons built by the Ordnance Bureau of the Ministry of War, and Zhao Gongzi doesn't look down on them at all. He paid the protection fee in exchange for a concession, but only for the legal existence of his coast guard.

This is important because from now on, the Coast Guard can exist in a dignified presence on the sea. If you don't have the right name and don't speak well, what else can you talk about and develop and grow?

~~

I don't know if there is no secrecy at all in this era, or because there are too many people in Beijing. In the afternoon of the same day, the news that the shipping of grain was finally approved had spread all over Sijiu City.

At this time, the small shareholders who hold the shares of Xishan Company and even Lugouqiao Company are all crazy. Those who had been holding on to the coins were also crazy, flocking to the Xishan company headquarters in Dashilar to smash the door, demanding that the company resume trading quickly.

After receiving the news that the group would issue an announcement tomorrow and resume trading three days later, those small shareholders dispersed. They just want to know if it's true, and no one is stupid enough to sell stocks at this time.

Those who want to buy stocks have lined up overnight, and the shares of Xishan Company will make a lot of money when they buy them, and it is worth standing in line for ten days!

Xishan Company also held a board meeting overnight to urgently discuss the content of the announcement.

Before dawn the next day, a sea of people gathered outside the door of Xishan Company, many of whom could not afford to buy stocks at all, just to join in the fun, wanting to witness this historical moment.

Seeing the crowd outside, Sun Dawu did not dare to open the door for fear of a stampede. He asked people to hang the sign on a rope and tie it down from the window on the second floor of the company, even if it was an announcement.

The wealthy merchants and people in the capital raised their heads and read aloud in the dazzling sunlight:

"Royal Xishan Coal Co., Ltd. announced that the company and Jiangnan Building Materials Co., Ltd. jointly established Xishan Cement Company, and was successfully put into operation in early May and has successfully started sales."

"Royal Xishan Coal Co., Ltd. announced that the company and Jiangnan Group jointly established Jiangnan Shipping Company, and yesterday successfully approved the shipping business of grain, and was blessed to carry out sea trade and sell goods in foreign oceans."

"The specific rules of these two announcements will be announced at the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders tomorrow, and all shareholders are requested to attend the meeting at the Xiangshan Annex, listen to the report of the board of directors and vote. After the end of the general meeting of shareholders, trading resumed on the 20th of this month. ”

"The Board of Directors of Royal Xishan Coal Company ......"

After reading it, there was a lot of noise in front of the company. Those small shareholders jumped three feet high in excitement, and almost passed by happy.

Unexpectedly, not only the rumors were confirmed, but also the unexpected surprise of putting cement into production. Double happiness is coming, I really don't know how many times the stock price will increase!

"Rich, rich!" The minority shareholders happily sang and danced.

Those who are waiting to buy stocks are getting more and more anxious now, and they are banging on the door and shouting to buy stocks! Buy stocks! Buy stocks!

Sun Dawu was upstairs, and he could feel the ground shaking downstairs. I had no choice but to make a third announcement.

Tomorrow's general meeting of shareholders will vote to discuss the 'one-to-ten' share split plan and the issuance of convertible bonds, so stay tuned. ’

The previous plan has already been carried out by Xishan Company once, and the public is naturally no stranger.

The latter is something that many people have never heard of. There are still businessmen from Suzhou who explain that the company borrows debts from you, and in addition to the corresponding interest, they also promise that if they cannot repay the debt on time, the creditor has the right to turn the debt into the company's shares at the agreed price.

It's also a good option for those who can't afford to buy shares in West Hill.

"Alas, it's a pity that Jiangnan Group doesn't issue shares, otherwise it will definitely be more valuable." The merchant sighed, infinitely regretful.

As everyone knows, Jiangnan Group does not dare to publicly issue shares at all, that is, to disclose all the company's information. Unless Zhao Gongzi was ready to rebel, he didn't have the courage at all......

~~

On the 18th, the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of Xishan Company was held as scheduled.

The meeting voted and passed a number of resolutions:

1. 'Royal Xishan Coal Company' was renamed as 'Royal Xishan Industrial Group'.

2. 'Xishan Group', 'Jiangnan Group', 'Jiangnan Shipping' and the internal carrier depot jointly established the 'Daming Royal Shipping Corporation'.

Among them, the 'Daming Royal Shipping Corporation' is invested by Jiangnan Group with 2 million taels, accounting for 50% of the shares. Xishan Group invested 1.5 million taels, accounting for 30% of the shares. Jiangnan Shipping Company is injected into the head office as a whole, accounting for one percent of the shares; On behalf of the emperor, the internal carrier depot accounted for 10% of the cadre shares, and allowed the Jiangnan Group to hang the green dragon flag with a red background and the sun and moon flag with a yellow background, and crowned with the word "royal".

In addition, all the executives of the shipping company were given flying fish clothes and brocade clothes and hundreds of household titles to facilitate their actions - this did not fall from the sky, it was bought by Zhao Gongzi with 300,000 taels of pen money!

In the end, the stock split and convertible bond plans were also successfully passed...... Of course, it will be passed, and the stock split is very beneficial to shareholders, and convertible bonds can protect the interests of existing shareholders better than additional issuance. Of course it will be unanimously approved.

On the 19th, the process of changing the name and splitting the shares of the group was completed, the number of shares held by all shareholders was increased tenfold, the stock price was reduced to one-tenth, and the total share capital remained unchanged.

Before the suspension, the stock price of Xishan Company was 55 taels, and after the stock split, each share came to 525.

During that time, Lugouqiao Group also carried out a stock split, and the stock price per share came below five taels.

On the 20th, the shares of Xishan Group resumed trading, and under the stimulation of the double major positives, the stock price instantly rose from five taels to fifteen taels, and no one was willing to sell.

It wasn't until the stock price approached 222 that selling orders began to appear, and gradually increased at 2122.

After all, after two stock splits, the total number of shares of Xishan Group has reached 10 million shares, and there are hundreds of thousands of shares in circulation, so the transaction is naturally active.

Zhao Hao also took the opportunity to sell 100,000 shares and cashed out more than 2 million taels of silver. There's no way, the research center on Xishan Island is too expensive, so I have to find some input...... It's not a major shareholder who cashes out at a high level.

Fortunately, 100,000 shares sounds like a lot, but in fact, the first 1,000 shares are only 1% of the total share capital.

In addition, the two million taels of convertible bonds issued by Xishan Group were also sold out in an instant. In fact, there are countless rich people in Jingshi, and they can sell twice as much debt. But first, Xishan Group is too rich, and secondly, the shareholders in the north are still more conservative. I don't want to be like those guys in Jiangnan and take borrowing money from others as a skill.

Zhao Gongzi personally persuaded them, and they reluctantly agreed to issue a debt of 2 million taels, which was specially used for the expenses of the establishment of the Daming Royal Shipping Company.

On the eighth day of August in the third year of Longqing, Daming Royal Shipping Corporation was officially established at Dagukou Wharf, and the company's headquarters was established in Pudong, Shanghai County.

[End of this volume]

ps. It's gone tonight, and a new volume will be opened tomorrow.