The people's yearning for a happy (rich) life is much more urgent and enthusiastic than Li Kuan imagined.

In just one month, stocks have become the hottest topic in Chang'an City.

Whether it is the guy in the teahouse and wine shop, or the lady sweeping the floor, or the old bustard in the Qinglou, when it comes to stocks, they all have the head.

It was as if they were the students of the Business School of Guanshishan Academy.

"Your Majesty, that stock is too evil, and if it is not controlled, something will inevitably happen. Now in Chang'an City, even if there are no 100,000 people, there are 80,000 or 90,000 people, and once there is a mess, it will not be a trivial matter. ”

In the Xuanzheng Palace, Fang Xuanling and several ministers were left by Li Shimin to discuss matters.

The discussion was about the stocks sold in the offices of the various "companies" in the Datang Trading Center.

"I heard that the guy who is very good at the shop has not paid attention to his work recently, and often sneaks to the Datang Trading Center. Even if it is a stock, they are willing to go to the trading center to see if the stock they buy has appreciated. This kind of behavior is not beneficial to the development of my Datang. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling's rare attitude are very consistent, and they both oppose the stocks in the Datang Trading Center.

Of course, the real reasons for their opposition may vary.

"Stocks are actually a good thing for business development. But Weichen heard that the stocks sold in the Datang Trading Center, many so-called companies, have nothing at all, and they are completely deceiving the people. Once everyone calms down, the shares of these companies will be worthless, and the people who have paid a lot of money to buy the shares of these companies will inevitably not be able to accept this situation, and then something will really happen. ”

Cen Wenwen looked at Li Kuan, who had been standing on the side and had not spoken, and also expressed his opinion on the stock.

"Although the imperial court has always not interfered with the affairs of merchants, these stocks have affected the stability of Chang'an City. Weichen suggested that the imperial court should take this opportunity to formulate a series of rules to regulate the development of commerce, and even draft a special "Commercial Law" so that businessmen can also have a basis for doing things. ”

Gao Shilian's attitude is different from others, but he feels that he can't let the stock develop wildly.

"Kuan'er, what do you think?"

Li Shimin looked at Li Kuan noncommittally.

What happened in Chang'an City during this time, Li Shimin was naturally clear.

However, he felt that since Li Kuan had come up with the stock thing, he must have a way to clean up the situation in front of him, so he was not particularly worried.

If you really want to dig deeper, he is also the largest shareholder behind the East Pacific Company, the initiator of the stock market.

"Your Majesty, the disorderly development of stocks is definitely not going to work. However, we must also fully realize that the development of stocks is of great significance to the growth of various companies and workshops. For example, Datang Transportation Group needs to spend a lot of money every year to open new transportation routes and purchase various four-wheeled carriages.

If they can sell a part of the shares, they can raise a huge amount of money from everyone. The money can then be used to buy more horse-drawn carriages, develop more transportation routes, and achieve a larger revenue scale. This is a very good thing for Datang Transportation Group.

What would have taken three or five years to complete at its normal pace of development is likely to be completed in a year or two if it gets enough financing. Another example is some small workshops in the workshop city, if they develop step by step, it may take ten years, and the scale will not change significantly. But if you get more money by selling a certain amount of shares, then the development speed of the workshop will inevitably speed up a lot. ”

Li Kuan, as the "father" of the word "stock", naturally couldn't let these bigwigs in the court completely trample the stock to death.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, the stock may indeed not be useless. But the chaos in the Datang Trading Center has reached the point where it has to be controlled. Tell me a story about what happened around the old man, an old servant in the house who couldn't read big words, actually took out the coffin book a few days ago and went to buy the stock of a company that the old man had never heard of.

A situation like this is definitely not a minority in Chang'an City, right? Now that the stock price has been rising, naturally there is no problem. However, His Royal Highness the King of Chu, can you guarantee that the stock has been rising? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji, this guy, really doesn't deal with Li Kuan as always.

However, Li Kuan obviously would not fall into the pit dug by the eldest grandson Wuji so easily.

"In this world, there is nothing that can go up in price all the time. If that's the case, wouldn't everyone go and buy stocks? ”

"Hmph, since His Royal Highness the King of Chu knows this truth. Then you say, what will happen if the stocks sold in the Datang Exchange Center start to drop in price one day? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji saw that Li Kuan was not hit, but he was not discouraged.

And his question immediately aroused everyone's worries.

yes, what if the stock price plummets?

Although it is said that this is the choice of the people themselves, everyone is an adult and takes responsibility for themselves; But who knows what will happen to these people who have lost so much?

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, we all understand the benefits of stocks; However, it is certainly not possible to allow the stock to develop like this. Although Fang Xuanling is a person who supports Li Kuan, he has his own position on this matter today.

"What Fang Xiang said is very reasonable!"

To everyone's surprise, Li Kuan did not resist at all, but took out a fold from his arms.

"Regulating the development of stocks, this is something that must be considered, Weichen sorted it out a little, please read it for Your Majesty and all the princes."

Obviously, when Li Kuan was summoned to Daming Palace today, he had already expected that the matter discussed today should be related to stocks.

So I simply brought the plan for regulating the stock market that Wu Meiniang specially sorted out.

Sure enough, now it comes in handy.

"Lan He, you can read it to everyone directly!"

Li Shimin saw that Fang Xuanling and the others were curiously looking at the recital in Li Kuan's hand, and simply let Lan He read it out in the hall.

In this way, any suggestions can be expressed directly.

"The stock market is risky, and you need to be cautious when entering the market!"

When Lan He took over the recital in Li Kuan's hand, the first thing that came out was a catchy classic sentence.

"The stock market is risky, and you need to be cautious when entering the market! That's a good thing to say, stocks can't go up all the time, especially the stocks of companies that are messed up, they don't have any value at all, and they're just hitching a ride on East Pacific. ”

After Li Shimin heard this, he couldn't help but comment.

The word "stock market" is a new word, but Li Kuan doesn't need to say anything, everyone understands it in seconds.

"What really scares us is the fear itself." Lan looked at everyone and continued cautiously: "It is very appropriate to use this sentence to describe the stock trading in the current Datang Trading Center. Just as the ancients thousands of years ago did not understand the wind, rain, thunder and lightning and developed a special worship of nature, the fear of the current stock trading also stems from the unknown. ”

"There are many unknown sources. People don't know what the future of stocks will look like; I am not sure what impact it will have on Datang when the stock plummets; I don't know why so many people are still snapping up stocks sold by 'companies' that have nothing? I don't understand how much the generation of stocks has promoted the development of the workshop. ”

Lan He read as he observed everyone's faces.

To be honest, he didn't want to take on a task like this.

At this time, the ideal situation is to find a corner, keep your head down and silently wait for the end of the discussion.

But Li Shimin asked him to read it, and he didn't dare to have any dissatisfaction.

"After the great chaos, there will be great governance. At the moment, some stocks are definitely going to fall sharply, but it's not terrible. The imperial court could issue a rule that all the money obtained by the sale of shares of a company could only be used for the development of the company and could not be used for any other purpose.

In this way, first of all, it basically prevents those who use stocks to make money to divert money for other purposes, of course, this rule alone is definitely not enough. The imperial court can authorize the Datang Trading Center to cooperate with the household department to set up a Datang Stock Exchange, which is responsible for the management of various companies and workshops that issue stocks, and at the same time stipulates that all stock transactions need to be handled at the trading center.

The most important thing is that in the future, when all companies and workshops issue shares to the people, they must pass the review of the Datang Stock Exchange, and all stocks are specially produced by the exchange, and any other workshop printing is invalid or even illegal. ”

With Lan He's voice, Eldest Sun Wuji's face became ugly.

Today, he originally wanted to use the stock matter to make Li Kuan stumble, but now it seems that Li Kuan has been prepared for a long time.

Municipal Governor's Office, Datang Royal Money, Datang Royal Patent Office, Police General Headquarters......

Now there is another Datang Stock Exchange, and there are more and more institutions that the Chu Wangfu can influence.

This is not the scene that the eldest grandson Wuji wants to see.

"The issue price of a stock is not as much as everyone wants. Datang Exchange will cooperate with the Business School of Guanshishan Academy to develop a set of evaluation system for the issue price of the stock price, and at the same time, it will also stipulate the time of stock trading......"

The Xuanzheng Hall was very quiet, only Nalan and a slightly harsh voice echoed.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu already has such a perfect plan, it seems that the old man is too worried!"

When Lan He finished reading Li Kuan's recital, Fang Xuanling breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hmph, His Royal Highness the King of Chu, you still haven't solved the problem of doing this when the stock price fell sharply." The eldest grandson Wuji is not stupid, and he grabbed a loophole in one fell swoop.

Although stocks are now very popular in Chang'an City, ninety percent of the stocks are in the hands of some noble families and big businessmen, and the amount is not large.

After the announcement of the new stock management regulations, there will definitely be large fluctuations in stock prices. For some companies that purely collect money, the exchange will confiscate their illegal gains to make up for the losses of shareholders. ”

Everyone is used to the new terms that pop up from time to time in Li Kuan's mouth.

Stockholders, obviously, are the people who bought stocks.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, forgive the old man for being stupid! When some companies put their shares on sale, they only sold one share, but now they may have become two or three dollars per share. In this case, even if all the illegal gains are confiscated, it will not make up for the losses of shareholders. ”

After the eldest grandson Wuji finished speaking, Li Shimin couldn't help but nod.

That's fine.

Companies that issue shares on the Datang Exchange almost always sell half of their shares.

has always had a share of money, if you take out 10,000 shares, then people will only get 10,000 yuan.

But the stocks circulating outside are already worth two or three yuan, that is, the total price is twenty or thirty thousand.

If the stock of 20,000 or 30,000 yuan becomes worthless......

How to make up?

"The words of the eldest grandson Sikong sound very reasonable, but in fact it is not like this. First of all, not all stocks are bought and sold when they are worth two or three dollars, and some may be sold and never sold again; For these people, what he loses is the usual money.

Secondly, we can set a rule that every citizen can only enjoy a maximum of ten yuan in compensation. According to the incomplete statistics of Guanshishan Academy, the number of people who purchased stocks with a value of more than 10 yuan did not exceed 10,000 among all those who bought stocks.

These people are generally quite wealthy, and we set a maximum compensation limit of 10 yuan for them, so that even if they suffer losses due to their investment in stocks, their own lives may not be greatly affected. As for the individual people who rely on borrowing to buy stocks, then they are the best teachers for shareholders in the future, so that everyone knows what it means to 'the stock market is risky, and you need to be cautious when entering the market'! ”

Li Kuan's words made the eldest grandson Wuji have nothing to say.

Playing politics, Li Kuan is definitely not as good as Changsun Wuji.

But in business, no one is Li Kuan's opponent.

The eldest grandson, Wuji, obviously knew this as well.

"Since you have already thought about it, then this matter should be handled sooner rather than later, the later it is handled, the bigger the problem will be at that time."

Although Li Shimin didn't speak much today, he knew very well how he should make a decision.

……

There is no such thing as an impermeable wall.

In the afternoon of the same day, the content of what Li Kuan said in the Xuanzheng Hall spread.

Some merchants with stocks in their hands are the most sensitive to smell, and they immediately start to transfer their shares.

However, no one is stupid.

Ordinary people couldn't afford to buy so many stocks, and soon, the stock price, which had never fallen, began to turn down.

Even the shares of East Pacific are no exception.

"Lao Ren, what should I do? We still have tens of thousands of dollars in stocks. ”

Peng Zhiyun naturally got the news as soon as possible, and immediately discussed countermeasures with Lao Ren.

"Price reduction! Immediately reduce the price and sell it, send out all the guys in the tooth shop, and sell as much as you can. I guess the news will spread soon, and even if the price is reduced, it may not be able to sell. ”

Lao Ren's face was a little pale, but his mind was quite clear.

As the biggest scalper in Datang, he has not encountered the situation of the opera house tickets smashed in his hands.

It's just that this time the situation is a bit serious.

"I can see it clearly, this stock is actually not that simple. It's not like a ticket, it's really a scarcity and an expensive thing, and at the end of the day, it still depends on the company behind the stock.

If we hold the stocks of the East China Sea Fishery in our hands, then no matter what policies the imperial court promulgates, we don't have to worry about the price falling sharply, but that Western trading company can't even compare to the East China Sea Fishery. ”

At this time, Peng Zhijun also began to realize how big the difference between the stocks of different companies is.

In a way, this is also an improvement.

It's just a bit of a big price.

……

In the printing workshop of the "Chang'an Evening News", a group of people are busy.

"When a batch is printed, a batch is shipped away first, and there is no need to wait until all the printing is completed."

After Zhu Zhishan hurriedly finished writing today's manuscript, he immediately rushed to the printing workshop in person.

As usual, at this time, the "Chang'an Evening News" had been printed and shipped to all parts of Chang'an City for sale.

However, due to the temporary revision of the content of the front page headline, the time was delayed by nearly two hours.

Although everything was in a hurry, it ended up being later than usual.

"If that's the case, then we'll probably have to make several more trips to get the newspaper everywhere."

The shopkeeper of the printing workshop obviously does not have the keen eye of Zhu Zhishan.

In his opinion, how to reduce costs is the most important thing.

"Don't worry about this, today's temporary emergency revision of the content is personally arranged by the owner to come over and order, in order to make our newspaper sell well, it is nothing to increase the transportation cost a little."

Zhu Zhishan knows very well how much benefit it is to "Chang'an Daily" for the first time to publish a breaking news.

Not to mention that the sales volume will rise a lot, the subsequent increase in advertising costs alone is not comparable to a little transportation cost.

"Okay, then I'll arrange a batch of wagons every half an hour to transport newspapers into the city."

"Well, remember, you have to put them at every point of sale, don't start selling them one by one."

Zhu Zhishan was afraid that the shopkeeper of the printing workshop would spoil his own big things.

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away."

……

Just when Zhu Zhishan personally went to the printing workshop to urge the newspaper to be printed, many people in Chang'an City who were accustomed to reading the latest "Chang'an Evening News" of the day in the evening were surprised to find that this newspaper did not appear in front of everyone as usual.

"Shop, is today's "Chang'an Evening News" sold out so quickly?"

Gandy stood in front of a grocery store, confused.

In the past, he was used to buying a copy of "Chang'an Evening News" in this grocery store in person.

As a Tianzhu frosting, Gandy has lived in Chang'an City for more than ten years, except for the outside, he has spoken and acted very much like a Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, even if the frosting business in Datang could no longer be done, he did not leave Datang.

"Shopkeeper Gan, it's not sold out, it's not that it hasn't arrived yet. Strange to say, it usually arrives a long time ago, but today there has been no movement. I now have my eyes fixed on almost every carriage that passes by, hoping that the carriage carrying the newspaper will appear as soon as possible. ”

Strictly speaking, Gandy is not surnamed Gan, but everyone is so "willing to shopkeeper", and he can only accept it.

"It's strange, I haven't heard that there are any large-scale events held in Chang'an City today, and the four-wheeled carriage shouldn't be blocked on the road."

Gandy looked around a little puzzled, hoping to catch a glimpse of the carriage carrying the newspapers.

Unfortunately, though, he failed.

"It's strange to say it's weird, it's not weird to say it's not weird. Basically, every month or two, the "Chang'an Evening News" or "Datang Daily", or other newspapers, will have a delay in the issuance time. Generally speaking, this means that something big happened in Chang'an City, but I don't know what today's big thing is. ”

The grocer is clearly an observant who has figured out patterns in subtle things.

It's no wonder that his small grocery store has always had a very good business.

Even if a larger grocery store has opened nearby, the business is not as good as his.

"Something big happened in Chang'an City?"

Gandy was stunned for a moment when he heard this.

As a Tianzhu person, he hopes more than most Datang people that Datang can be smooth and safe.

Because once there is an accident, they foreigners are often the first to be unlucky.

"Yes, Chang'an City is so big, and it is the capital of our Tang Dynasty, it's not surprising that something special happened."

The shopkeeper of the grocery store, as a native of the old Chang'an City, can be regarded as well-informed.

This seems to be the characteristic of every person in Beijing.

In later generations, those taxi drivers in the imperial capital are the most typical representatives.

Planting a random outsider, he can talk about the world pattern and global trade from the major events that happened next to the Forbidden City, and then talk about the family background of a feudal official from the gossip of various ministries and commissions.

Anyway, from the moment you get in the car, people can follow you all the way to get off the car, and the content is not the same.

The point is that drivers with such abilities are not the only ones, but the general rule.

"Hey, here, shopkeeper Gan, the carriage that delivered the newspaper from the "Chang'an Evening News" has finally come."

Just when Gandy was still stunned and thinking about what "big event" would happen in Chang'an City, the grocery store store happily pointed to a carriage outside, with a smile on his face.

"Come, fifty newspapers in your shop!"

Soon, a coachman came over with a stack of newspapers.

"Fifty copies? Don't I have to order two hundred copies every day? ”

"I know the remaining one hundred and fifty copies won't be delivered in a while, so you can take these and sell them first, and I'll have to hurry to the next one. I'm going to break my leg today. ”

Even before the grocery store owner was talking to the delivery groom, Gandy had already seen the headline on the front page of the newspaper!

"Heavy! The imperial court has taken action against the chaotic stock market! 》

Seeing this title, Gandy immediately felt dizzy.

He'd just spent thousands of dollars to buy stocks, and if something happened to him......

It's not like you can't survive, but last year was a year of waste.

"Give me a copy!"

Gandy couldn't wait to help unpack the rattan that bound the newspaper herself, then took a copy of the newspaper and read it directly at the grocery store.

The more he looked, the more ugly Gandy's face became.

When you come out to mix, you always have to pay it back.