Chapter 110: Fortune and Fortune (I)
This is a gathering of interest distribution, and Gao Pragmatic promised a dry stock dividend of 40% of the gross profit of the soap factory.
Among them, the three princes of Chengguo, the Duke of England, and the Duke of Dingguo and the Marquis of Linhuai each accounted for 5% of the shares, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, the Marquis of Yangwu, and the Marquis of Fengcheng each accounted for 3 percent, and the two counts of Xiangcheng and Yingcheng each accounted for 2 percent, and the remaining 7 percent of the vacant share was temporarily retained, but Gao Pragmatic did not make it clear where to use it, and the nobles did not ask much, only thinking in their hearts.
At first glance, it seems that the share of each noble family is not much, but it is ruthless, and Gao pragmatic gave a five-year "subsistence plan": Jinghua Soap Factory will distribute dividends according to the minimum dividend guarantee amount of at least 100,000 taels of silver per year, regardless of whether it is profitable or not, and how much profit it makes; If the profit exceeds 100,000 taels, dividends will be distributed according to the actual profit.
In other words, even if Gao Pragmatic loses himself into a stupid dog, the amount of dividends he participates in every year is 100,000 taels. Then, a dividend of five percent is five thousand taels; The dividend of two percent is also two thousand taels.
This is not a mess of 100,000 taels or 100,000 taels in some ignorant TV dramas in later generations, the prices of Daming at this time are low enough, and the salaries and rewards of Daming officials are also surprisingly low, even if it is two thousand taels, it is a huge amount of money that must not be ignored.
The price has been explained before, so I won't repeat it here, let's take Qi Jiguang as an example to talk about the court's reward, and readers can compare it by themselves:
In history, after Qi Jiguang went north, Qingshankou won a great victory, and Qi Jiguang got the imperial history to report the success, and the result was "sparse, rewarded with thirty taels of silver, and two silk tables".
Because of the old merit into the right governor, the ministry rewarded "thirty taels of silver, two silk tables".
Cultivating 472 hollow enemy platforms, Tan Lun personally asked for credit for Qi Jiguang, and he had to boast about the flowers, but when the ministry was overturned, he wrote a lot of praise for Qi Jiguang, and as a result, when the silver arrived, "Twenty taels of silver were rewarded."
In the sixth year of Longqing, because Qi Jiguang had been shrewd in scheduling for many years, and the battle was well defended, Jizhen was the quietest piece of the nine sides, and the governor of Shuntian asked for merit for him, and the ministry replied "Ten taels of silver by order".
In the first year of Wanli, Qi Jiguang won the battle of Zigu Valley, and Liu Yingjie, the then governor of Jiliao, personally performed on behalf of him, praising Qi Jiguang "Prime Minister Qi, both civil and military, and his talents are compatible." The oath is to sacrifice themselves to repay the Lord, and loyalty can be carried out through the day; The management of the army turns from weak to strong, and the training is really moving...... It is worthy of the famous general of Zhengu, worthy of the Great Wall of thousands of miles! Merit is the first thing. As a result, the reply is still the sentence "Twenty taels of silver, two taels of silk".
Therefore, what is the concept of two thousand taels and five thousand taels, readers should have a wise judgment. Anyway, according to the average price at this time, a pig is about 1.5 taels of silver, even if it is only 2,000 taels, it can buy more than 1,300 pigs, and if it is flour, it can be converted to buy 120 tons in later generations, that is, 24,000 catties (modern city catties).
In the Ming Dynasty, where productivity is far inferior to that of modern society, this is really not a small number.
Whether it is the prince of the country, the marquis, not to mention the counts, although they have a high status, they can still eat some empty salaries, and even drive the military households to serve their own families, but they can't afford to spend a lot of money in the house, and they can have such an extra amount of money, which is not something that can be ignored casually.
You must know that in the family of the father-in-law Li Wei, because the house given was not good, the emperor waited until the inner treasury was more comfortable before giving one hundred taels of silver as repair fees.
It is precisely because of this actual situation that sometimes Gao Pragmatism even feels that except for some places and disaster-stricken areas that are always disturbed by nomadic raids on the nine sides, the daily life pressure of most Ming people may be lighter than that of later generations - of course, if you have to say that they have no cars or electrical appliances, it will be a bit of a bar, after all, Gao Pragmatism refers to the pressure of life.
Imagine, if the people of later generations are like the Ming people, it is more expensive to have children, and I am afraid that most people will die of exhaustion if they don't die? But now, it is completely normal to have five or six children in the family, and more than a dozen are not a problem, and people can actually live on. Of course, it is definitely not good in terms of education level, but it is related to the entire social system and atmosphere: Ming people can almost only study to become officials, and there are always a few people who study to become officials in later generations, right? Therefore, if the "scholar" who is not an official is compared to a child who learns a craft from the Ming people, this comparison is not so exaggerated.
All in all, Gao Pragmatic's wave of "concessions" can definitely be called sincere, and it is real money to do favors, and all the nobles can't help but appreciate it.
Of course, these nobles who have been in the sea for a long time are not children, and now they don't dare to treat Gao Pragmatic as an ordinary child, so since Gao Pragmatic has paid benefits, there must be an exchange.
However, Gao Pragmatic's conditions were too simple, so that these nobles were a little confused, and even felt that he didn't need to bring it up at all - Gao Pragmatic just hoped that they would replace everything they cleaned with soap at home, and in addition, after banquets, travels, and dinners, they would openly clean their hands and use soap, etc.
What kind of condition is this? That soap is so good, everyone tried it just now, and it will definitely be replaced in the future, what is the difference between this condition and not mentioning?
It was precisely because it was too simple and too simple, so the big guy carefully analyzed it for a while, and felt that Gao Shi was just casually making an excuse when he read this, and the real conditions had not been put forward yet? However, the reports of the children of each family are completely consistent, which is really such a condition.
In the end, it is still the wealth that touches people's hearts, since people don't mention the conditions, then there is no such thing, and they are happy to pretend to be confused. Anyway, the news in the palace is also clear, His Majesty the Emperor has indeed accepted the offering of Gao Shiyu, and has also granted him the exclusive production of soap in the form of an oral message, so what is there to doubt?
After the secret meeting, when the nobles sent back to the Gao Mansion the news that they had accepted Gao Shishi's cadre shares and agreed to the quid pro quo he proposed, Gao Shishi smiled.
Of course, nearly forty percent of the dry shares of the soap factory are not a small number, and according to his estimates, 100,000 taels is just a fairly conservative estimate, after all, the daily consumption of soap is not small.
Although it takes a while for the market to be cultivated and rolled out, but now it has begun to brew a trend, and Gao Pragmatic is not in a hurry to open up for sale, he will continue to accumulate this sense of expectation.
As for whether it is too much to make such a big profit and ask for such a low demand, this is a question of different perceptions between the two sides.