Wei Bao never planned to invest money in the sales joint-stock company, let alone make up any holes.

In this kind of crowded occasion, Wei Bao still has a little grace in the end, and he only took seven or eight seconds to return to his normal mood.

This situation, in fact, was expected by Wei Bao before the financing! The worst plan at the beginning was that I couldn't even get a penny of silver! Now it is an acceptable situation to be able to make 168,580 taels of silver at once.

Wei Bao estimates that the total net worth of these Li Zheng, Jia Chang and the rich families together can exceed 800,000 taels of silver! Now it's about a quarter to a fifth, which is not bad.

"The situation is optimistic." Wei Bao smiled.

Listening to Wei Bao's first sentence, it was actually this, and a group of wealthy people who had guessed that Wei Bao was not satisfied with the financing situation admired Wei Bao even more.

It is really not easy for a 14-year-old young man to have such a calm attitude and not panic in the face of adversity!

"Wei Gongzi, didn't you say that you have to collect 200,000 taels of silver to open one, so what, a sales joint-stock company?" Hou Lixing said quietly sourly.

Wei Bao smiled: "Remind Hou Lizheng." It is a sales joint-stock company under the Tiandi firm, not a sales joint-stock company. Things are dead, people are alive, since the situation has changed, we can't collect more than 200,000 taels of silver now. It's like living in a house in a hurry, and if you don't have a house, you're going to get drenched, but the materials of the house are not enough to make doors and windows, so don't you live in it without doors and windows? Would you rather be out in the rain? ”

A group of Li Zheng, Jia Chang and the rich people laughed together when they heard Wei Bao say this.

Hou Lixing didn't get angry, and laughed at the same time.

Wei Bao continued: "Originally, everyone gathered 200,000 taels of silver, but I came up with the technology to exchange it for 100,000 taels of silver in dry shares!" Establishment of a sales joint-stock company under the name of Heaven and Earth! Now it's a little bit of silver. I see, it's almost a little bit, it's out of the way! 168,580 taels of silver is less than 200,000 taels, then, our total price is divided by two, multiplied by three, and reduced to 252,870 taels. Correspondingly, the capital of my technology investment has also decreased from 100,000 taels to 842.9 million taels. ”

Everyone admired Wei Bao's ability to calculate the changes in funds just by calculating the verbal calculation, and they all exchanged their heads and felt that they could.

Compared with 200,000 taels of silver, it seems that 168,580 taels is not much worse. And most people originally thought that getting 200,000 taels of silver was too much liquidity.

"Wei Gongzi, at the beginning, you said that 200,000 taels is more, not less, but it is not enough. Now it is said that 168580 taels is enough. Anyway, you're talking about everything. Hou Lixing teased. He only paid 1,000 taels of silver, which accounted for between 10% and 20% of his total family property, and he didn't care very much, so his mind was very relaxed.

Wei Bao said with a smile: "Han Xin's more soldiers, the better, and the silver will not make money if it is placed in it, and it will not be returned, so don't worry, if you can, the more initial principal, the better." But now it's a little worse, and it doesn't hurt! The matter of the principal is settled, and everyone can now start preparing for the election of the chairman and vice chairman of the board of directors. All shareholders are directors. Elect the chairman and vice chairman, and then determine the management. Now we can start preparing for the launch of our new products, and strive to fire this first shot in the entire Shanhaiguan area, affecting the entire Yongping Mansion! It's best to affect the entire North Zhili again! Although there is only one sales joint-stock company at the moment, we are ready to open a second, third, or even fourth, fifth! ”

Everyone was full of confidence when they saw Wei Bao speak, and they were also full of energy! Among the people present, the least share capital was 300 taels of silver, and the most was Zhao Kehu, who contributed 5,000 taels of silver!

Even if it is 300 taels of silver, there are 30 good houses in the township, which is not a small amount, and naturally everyone hopes that the sales joint-stock company under the newly established Tiandi firm will make money.

"Wei Gongzi, eat first, right? It's all talked, why don't we have a drink at noon? "The chubby Bai Pengfu, like Hou Lixing, only invested 1,000 taels of silver, which is only one to two percent of his net worth for his family, and he is not particularly nervous, just thinking about drinking.

Wei Bao smiled slightly: "The meal must be in charge of all the masters, but you can't drink today!" Now everyone is a shareholder, and they all hope that the company will make money quickly, right? Let's save this wine for the first time when we pay dividends! At that time, drinking the celebration wine will definitely be particularly delicious. ”

Although the group of people present heard that they couldn't drink alcohol today, they were a little greedy, but they still applauded Wei Bao's decision.

"In my opinion, the chairman doesn't need to be elected, right? It must be Wei Gongzi! Wei Gongzi, didn't you account for 84,290 taels of silver? Directors, whoever has the largest shares, who is the chairman, right? A wealthy man made a somewhat flattering suggestion.

Wei Bao nodded and said: "Under normal circumstances, whoever has the largest shares should be the chairman, but they can also be appointed!" The board of directors has significant powers and responsibilities to oversee! It's important not just waiting for dividends. I have a lot of business, and I have to be busy with scientific research, so I am afraid that I will not be able to concentrate, so you can choose the chairman and vice chairman separately, and I will not be right, just as an ordinary director, I can enjoy the right to vote. Whoever you nominate as the chairman, I will appoint him! If the person is not doing well, or if there is any major issue that needs to be discussed in the future, as long as someone proposes a board meeting, and one-third of the directors second, the board can be convened. ”

Everyone was surprised to hear Wei Bao say this, everyone likes power, and when they heard the chairman with a long word, they knew that it was the main thing, but they didn't expect that Wei Bao would take the initiative to resign?

"Wei Gongzi, what is the board of directors?" A wealthy man asked.

Wei Bao explained carefully: "The board of directors is the executive organ of the shareholders' meeting or the general meeting of shareholders, which is responsible for the command and management of the company, the enterprise and the business activities, and is responsible for and reports to the company's shareholders' meeting or shareholders' meeting. The board of directors must implement the decisions made at the shareholders' meeting or the general meeting of shareholders. All companies limited by shares shall have a board of directors with 5-19 members. There are more than 200 of us here, let's set 20 people, everyone elects, let people speak for themselves! Everyone in this room has the right to supervise. The main work of the board of directors is to prepare and keep the minutes of the board of directors, prepare the articles of association and various books, and report the profit and loss of capital to the general meeting of shareholders in a timely manner. After the establishment of a joint-stock company, the board of directors is established as a stable body. The members of the Board of Directors may be appointed and dismissed at any time in accordance with the provisions of the Charter, but the Board of Directors itself cannot be revoked or ceased to be active. The Board of Directors is the most important decision-making and management body of the Company, and the affairs and business of the Company are under the leadership of the Board of Directors, and are carried out by the Chairman, Managing Director and Vice Chairman elected by the Board of Directors. The board of directors is responsible to the general meeting of shareholders and exercises the following functions and powers: it is responsible for convening the shareholders' meeting; Implement the resolutions of the shareholders' meeting and report to the shareholders' meeting; Implement the resolutions of the shareholders' meeting; Decide on the company's production and operation plan and investment plan; Formulate the company's annual financial budget plan and final account plan; Formulate the company's profit distribution plan and loss recovery plan; Formulate plans for increasing or decreasing the company's registered capital and issuing corporate bonds; Decide on the establishment of the company's internal management organization; Decide on the appointment or dismissal of the company's managers and their remuneration, and decide on the appointment or dismissal of the company's deputy managers, financial directors and their remuneration based on the nomination of the manager; Formulate the company's basic management system; Other functions and powers stipulated in the articles of association. ”

"Like all of us are here today, that's the shareholder meeting." Wei Bao went on to explain: "But it is impossible to gather so many people on a regular basis in the future, and many small things can be handled flexibly by the board of directors themselves. ”

Now the shareholders present all understood, and they all said that Wei Bao did this, okay!

Everyone has the same mind as Wei Bao, and they all know what the biggest drawback of partnership business is, that is, they are afraid that the responsibilities and rights are not clear, some people make profits from it, and the biggest hole is generally generated internally. Now everyone has no such concerns.

Hou Lixing and Bai Pengfu and other wealthy families who generally only give out 1,000 taels to 300 taels of silver even had the idea of adding some more shares of silver, but they have already been registered, and they are not too embarrassed to bring it up again at this time.

Wei Bao said: "Let's choose the board of directors first!" Everyone first writes the name of the person they like on the slip of paper, and then publicly sings the vote, I am the major shareholder, and I naturally occupy a place. The other 19 people, everyone chooses. Elect the board of directors, and let's elect the chairman and vice chairman. ”

The ballot paper was handed out and everyone was asked to write their names.

Most of the people write about themselves, and the votes are quite even.

Zhao Kehu, Hou Lixing, and Bai Pengfu had a large number of votes and were naturally elected, and seven other people who received more than two votes were also elected.

Of the 20 directors, only 11 were elected in the first round, and only a second round can be conducted.

In the second round, everyone became smarter, knowing that it would definitely not be possible to choose themselves again, so many close friends got together to discuss first.

In the second round, more than a dozen people got 5 votes, and finally, according to what Wei Bao said before, who had the most votes and who entered the board of directors, elected the 9 people with the most votes.

In addition to Wei Bao, Zhao Kehu, Hou Lixing and Bai Pengfu were originally Li Zheng, and the remaining 16 people were all A chiefs.

It can also be seen from this that those who can be elected as Li Zheng and A Commander still have a certain democratic nature, and they themselves are quite prestigious. Under the feudal system, in fact, there is no lack of democratic spirit, and the feudal system is not useless.

It's just that it is not advisable for the landlord class to unite as one to safeguard the feudal ideology of imperial power for the sake of common interests, and to defend feudal morality and restrain the minds of the common people for the sake of common interests.

"Okay, after two rounds of voting, the board of directors has all been elected! Do any of the shareholders present raise objections? Wei Bao was in charge of the meeting process.

No one spoke.

"Okay, since there is no objection, let's vote on the chairman and vice chairman." Wei Bao continued. Originally, he was a major shareholder, so he must be the chairman of the board, but Wei Bao still chose to give up, because he accounted for one-third of the dry shares, and he was already very satisfied, and wanted to strengthen the sense of ownership of these people! I don't want to give people the impression that he just pulled them in for financing, rather than really wanting everyone to develop together. Moreover, Wei Bao felt that his sales experience and ability in this era were not necessarily better than those of these rich people. There are no stupid people in any era, these people can accumulate so much wealth in the township, and wherever they are put in Daming, they are all elites! The elite of this era of the Ming Dynasty is put in modern times, and in the same educational environment, it will not be worse than anyone else!

"Wei Gongzi, it's better for you to be the chairman! Everyone is participating because you called for it. Hou Lixing said suddenly.

Wei Bao felt a little surprised, he didn't expect Hou Lixing to say this, and continued to excuse himself: "Thank you Hou Lizheng for your kindness, I have already said it just now, I am worried that I am too busy to spare my energy." I took the initiative to withdraw from the position of chairman, so you don't have to have a psychological burden. ”

"If you're busy, don't you still have a vice chairman? When there is something important to decide, it is better for you, the majority shareholder, to have the final say. Hou Lixing insisted.

Hearing Hou Lixing say this, Bai Pengfu and most other wealthy people echoed him, saying that Wei Bao should not shirk and become the chairman, and everyone was willing to listen to him.

"Wei Gongzi, since everyone says so, didn't you say that the shareholders' meeting can directly decide on the appointment of the board of directors as long as it is over half? Don't excuse yourself. Zhao Kehu also said.

Wei Bao had no choice but to say: "Thank you for your trust in me!" Then I will be the chairman of the board! However, don't you always say that I don't care about things, that I'm lazy? I'll have a secretary in constant contact with the board. ”

Everyone laughed together, knowing that the secretary in Wei Bao's mouth was his personal maid, and seeing Wei Bao's three most personal maids, all of them were picturesque and beautiful like flowers, and they all said that they were very good.

"Then let's start electing the vice chairman! It is still elected by all shareholders and is elected from among the remaining 19 directors, with the vice chairman in charge of liaison and responsible for the day-to-day affairs of the board. Wei Bao continued: "This man must be impartial, prestigious, and trusted by everyone. ”

voted again, this time, more than half of the votes were concentrated on Zhao Kehu, Hou Lixing and Bai Pengfu. Zhao Kehu received the most votes, but not a majority.

Wei Bao said: "Elect again, or will Zhao Kehu, who has the most votes, serve as the vice chairman?" Everyone now votes by show of hands, and if you are in favor of another election, please raise your hand. ”

Most people didn't raise their hands, and many Jinshanli chiefs and wealthy people said: "Just let Zhao Lizheng be the vice chairman directly, right?" ”

Wei Bao said with a smile: "The shareholders' meeting, it must be democratic, it must be done according to the process, and there is no chaos." Since everyone is not in favor of choosing again. Then let me ask again, is Zhao Kehu directly elected vice chairman? Raise your hand if you agree. ”

The hand was still not raised halfway.

Wei Bao had no choice but to say, "Then I can only choose again." ”

"Then if you keep doing this and only half of the votes, will you keep choosing like this?" A rich man asked.

Wei Bao nodded and said, "Yes, until the candidate for the vice chairman is elected, democracy." In the current situation of parity, the three candidates should have been allowed to speak and canvass for votes. I don't know if the three of you are willing? ”

Zhao Kehu, Hou Lixing and Bai Pengfu looked at each other, they all felt very fresh, they understood what the speech meant, and knew that it meant to help themselves say good things, but they couldn't wipe off their face when they said good things for themselves in front of so many people. In fact, all three of them want to be the vice chairman. This doesn't do much good, but it represents prestige in the collective. These wealthy families in the township value face the most.

"I didn't make it clear just now, in fact, in the current situation, one of the two people with the most votes should be elected, otherwise, everyone votes again, right?" Wei Bao Road. In the vote just now, Zhao Kehu had the most votes, Bai Pengfu was second, and Hou Lixing was third.

Hou Lixing took the initiative to stand up and said: "You don't need to vote anymore, you should elect the vice chairman from Zhao Lizheng and Bai Lizheng." I voluntarily quit. ”

Wei Bao nodded and said, "Then show your hands to vote?" Is everyone in favor of electing the vice chairman from among Zhao Kehu and Bai Pengfu? ”

This time, everyone raised their hands, in fact, everyone was a little annoyed, they didn't expect Wei Bao's shareholders' meeting to be so formal. At this time, everyone has already seen that the candidate for vice chairman is either Zhao Kehu or Bai Pengfu, what else is there to raise?

Wei Bao said: "This vote must be more than half, and the vice chairman will be selected from Zhao Kehu and Bai Pengfu." ”

Bai Pengfu stood up and said: "Wei Gongzi, there is no need to choose, it must be Zhao Lizheng who has more votes, and I support Zhao Lizheng as the vice chairman!" ”

Zhao Kehu has high prestige in the township, and Bai Pengfu and Hou Lixing are self-aware.

When Wei Bao saw that Bai Pengfu also took the initiative to withdraw, he said: "Then everyone raise their hands now and agree that Zhao Kehu will be elected vice chairman?" ”

Everyone raised their hands in unison, and the vast majority agreed that Zhao Kehu should be the vice chairman.

Even Fan Xiaolin raised her hand.

Wang Qiuya sneered, took Fan Xiaolin's hand down, and said softly: "Only shareholders can raise their hands, are you shareholders?" ”

Fan Xiaolin's face flushed, "I forgot, I hope Zhao Lizheng can be the vice chairman, Zhao Lizheng is easier to talk at a glance." ”

Wang Qiuya smiled: "You can still look at the face." ”

Wei Bao didn't pay attention to the whispers of the two girls around him, and said happily: "Congratulations to Zhao Kehu for being elected as the vice chairman of the board of directors of Shanhaiguan Branch, a sales joint stock company under Tiandi Firm, and everyone applauded to congratulate Zhao Kehu." ”

After Wei Bao finished speaking, he took the lead in applauding.

Everyone thinks it's funny, and they usually applaud when they watch the play, and they immediately applaud together, with a cheer, making it really like singing.

Zhao Kehu's old face turned red, stood up, and looked around: "Thank you, thank you, everyone!" ”

"Lao Zhao, congratulations! In the future, we will have this piece, except for Wei Gongzi, but you will have the final say! Bai Pengfu is not without sadness. Originally, he was on an equal footing with Zhao Kehu, but now he suddenly felt that he was a head shorter than Zhao Kehu.

Hou Lixing also said: "Congratulations to Lao Zhao, I will take more care of my brothers in the future." ”

Zhao Kehu smiled: "What did you say?" Didn't Wei Gongzi say it? Whether it is the board of directors or the general meeting of shareholders, everyone has the final say, and this vice chairman is just a central contact, and it is not who is in charge of whom, everyone has the final say. ”

When Hou Lixing and Bai Pengfu heard Zhao Kehu say this, their hearts suddenly balanced a lot, and their congratulations suddenly warmed up a lot.

In all fairness, both of them hope that Zhao Kehu can be the vice chairman, if one of the two of them is the vice chairman, don't look at the two people who usually talk and play together, but neither of them will be convinced.

Wei Bao said happily: "That's it, it's not too early, let the vice chairman and all the board members discuss the construction management together in the afternoon, and then discuss how to put the new product on the market!" Let's eat first. ”

When all the shareholders heard about the meal, they applauded, and the voice was much louder than when they congratulated Zhao Kehu just now.

Wei Bao smiled slightly.

Although the power is released, it can speed up the development and save yourself a lot of things! Wei Bao was in a very good mood at this time! Wei Bao doesn't want to be in the business system, he has the final say on everything, he has a lot of power, but he is tired! The effect is certainly not as good as in this form. At this point, I feel a lot more relaxed.

That's the power of the collective.

Wei Bao still believes in this slow, gradual mode of social transformation, and does not quite believe that he can use a group of desperate poor villagers to rise up with him in this era by shouting the slogan of seeking happiness for the proletariat, and then move to various places and the government and officers and soldiers to work against each other. Although there seems to be a way out, but the reincarnation rate is high, and tens of millions of people who rose up in the late Ming Dynasty before and after, didn't there be Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong in the end? The original boss Gao Yingxiang is still hanging on the halfway.

Wei Bao didn't want to be the second Gao Yingxiang, and Wei Bao didn't think that if he took that road, he would do better than Gao Yingxiang.

"How? Two masters, don't have any ideas, do you? Wei Bao went to talk to Hou Lixing and Bai Pengfu affectionately, and he didn't mind that they had a small amount of money at all.

Wei Bao's attitude made Hou Lixing and Bai Pengfu very embarrassed.

Both of them endured and endured not to say that they were going to increase their shares.

"What do you think? Wei Gongzi is the chairman, and Lao Zhao is the vice chairman, which is well deserved! If anyone has an idea, my old marquis will be the first to disagree. Hou Lixing said with a smile.

"I was the first to say yes, why are you the first every time?" Bai Pengfu said unhappily.

After saying that, a group of people laughed together.

Wei Bao warmly invited everyone to eat, and secretly thought that the next step was to let go of his arms and do it! Until now, he has actually not had a qualified product!

In terms of soap, the soap produced is still very poor! Although I can barely take out my hand, no matter how bad it is, I don't know how many times stronger than the soap horn of the same price! But Wei Bao was still very dissatisfied.

The development of matches has not yet begun.

Kerosene lamps also have the problem of glass bubbles that have not been solved.

But Wei Bao doesn't want to worry about it for the time being, and today he is very satisfied with getting out all the equity texts and setting up the shelves for the sales joint-stock company.

A group of rich people were all happy, and after everyone had paid the money, they completely let go of their distractions and waited for the money! In fact, even if they can't make much money, they are not afraid, because they feel that Weibao's shareholders' meeting and board of directors are very formal, and the process is very detailed and perfect. I feel that this kind of business, even if I don't make money, I will never lose anything, and I am very relieved.

The only thing they are afraid of is that someone will make a profit from it, and the public will make a profit, but now there is no such worry.

Wei Bao felt that Zhao Kehu was very grateful to Zhao Kehu for the land he got in Sili, as well as the arrears in the hands of all the rich people in Sili, and for being able to raise funds to build a sales joint-stock company under Tiandi Firm today!

"Zhao Lizheng." Wei Bao smiled, looked flattering, and sat next to Zhao Kehu, because Zhao Kehu did not agree to his hint of proposing, and now he didn't dare to call Uncle Zhao casually.

Zhao Kehu glanced at Wei Bao and smiled slightly: "Congratulations to Master Wei, now I expect you to take everyone on the road to prosperity." ”

"You're good to me, huh? Why do you still say that you have to find a jinshi to find a son-in-law? Wei Bao asked softly with a grin. This cheek is also thick enough, and it is not fun to let his father try it, so he simply gets on the horse himself.

Zhao Kehu glanced at Wei Bao funny, he originally thought that Wei Bao and Zhao Jinfeng were still very young, and he wanted to take a shelf, so that his daughter would have face after marrying the Wei family in the future. Now seeing Wei Bao's anxious look, he feels more and more funny, "What? Wei Gongzi is so interested in my family looking for a son-in-law? ”

"Naturally, who isn't interested? The entire Yongping Mansion, as long as there are no people looking for a daughter-in-law, are interested, right? Wei Bao smiled.

"Don't dare to be it, there are many good girls, besides, my family is not ranked in the entire Yongping Mansion." Zhao Kehu said modestly.

"Where, at least in the top ten! Besides, many people don't value family background, but value, and Miss Zhao is such a good girl, and she can't find it with a lantern. Wei Bao flattered.

Wei Bao's words, Zhao Kehu was very satisfied, Wei Bao had already completely revealed his intentions, but the more this was the case, the less anxious Zhao Kehu became, and said with a smile: "Then Wei Gongzi should work hard in the scientific examination, right?" As smart as Wei Gongzi, I believe that as long as you are willing to work plum blossoms, you will be able to fill the garden with fragrant plum blossoms in the future. ”

Wei Bao was stunned, secretly thinking that this Zhao Kehu's cultural level seems to be worse than his own, right? Although I don't know much poetry, this poem is extremely famous, and people who have read high school must know that it seems to be written by a Zen master in the Tang Dynasty. Without a cold bone, how to get the plum blossom fragrance.

Without going through the bone-chilling, how can there be a fragrant plum blossom. How do you change it?

"Uncle Zhao, you think too highly of me, where am I the material for the Jinshi examination? Start a family first and then start a business, I promise that after getting married, I will definitely be able to make a show in the future before coming back. Wei Bao said with a shy face.

Although Wei Bao still has great expectations for scientific research, with the rise of strength, he feels that it is the same to do a good job in business.

At least, with such a steady development as now, it is still possible to expect to achieve the status of a first-class tycoon in Liaoxi in the future, and Wei Bao is already quite satisfied with being able to mix to that level. And then wait until the situation changes, use the resources in hand, and make waves, wouldn't it be stable and beautiful?

Who knows that Zhao Kehu shook his head resolutely: "If you say Jinshi, you must Jinshi!" Young talents like Wei Gongzi are most afraid of relaxing their requirements for themselves, I'm all for your good? Don't you really understand this wry smile? ”

Wei Bao sighed slightly, crying with a little face, "Uncle Zhao, I understand, I understand, but your hard work will make me suffer to death." ”

Wei Bao's words, coupled with a bitter expression, provoked Zhao Kehu to laugh: "You just have to rest assured that you can study hard, as long as the quality and quantity of your new products can keep up, I will help you take care of the goods, and you don't need to put too much effort into it!" ”

Zhao Kehu's all-encompassing attitude made Wei Bao relax a little.

In fact, Wei Bao doesn't care about selling goods, he just doesn't want to work hard and make excuses for himself! Now it seems that there is no way to hide.

Wei Bao's biggest problem is that he thinks too much, does less, and has a full schedule, but many times, he has to be passively pushed to do things, and rarely takes the initiative to work hard.

It's like I've always wanted to learn some kung fu, but I haven't started.

I kept saying that I wanted to learn an erhu, but I didn't start.

However, some of the preliminary preparations for the imperial examination have been completed, and the books he is going to read are all stored in his mobile phone, and when he is fine, he will take them out and flip through them.