The strength of Datang is not only in one aspect, as everyone sees more and more benefits of innovation, and the research progress of all walks of life, it has not stopped over the years.

For example, in the past, only Wangjianglou was a big hotel to make delicious dishes, but now it is different, the streets are full of all kinds of delicious, and the flavor of the dishes pushed out is not all imitation of Wangjianglou, most of them are people of this era, their own original.

This also proves the correctness of a basic theory of Sun Xiangfu before, that is, nothing can withstand research, and the people of this era are not stupid than later generations, as long as they open a door to them and let them know that research and pondering can bring them benefits, they can continue to develop and progress in this direction.

At that time, Sun Xiangfu let the people in Xingfu Village grope and fire out the soil cement in the cave, and now, the cement has been studied and improved several times, at least it is close to the cement that was widely used in China's society in the seventies and eighties, and reaching this standard is enough for Datang to build high-rise buildings.

There are also dozens of different products that Sun Xiangfu made the craftsmen of Xingfu Village research, and now there are dozens of different products, which can supply calligraphy, painting, packaging, decoration and other aspects, not just the cultural industry.

There are more and more things, all of which have made great progress, so after Heraclius and his gang really wandered around Chang'an, they felt the gap between the Byzantine Empire and the Tang Empire, the things here, in their opinion, everything is good, even the is expensive, except when he poops, it is difficult for him to see that thing, because it will pass through the flushing and sewage system, and it will be collected by others and drained into fertilizer.

"His Royal Highness the Great Prince, we have already helped you contact the suppliers for the materials you want, however, without the permission of the Datang official, they can only supply us in small quantities, if you want to buy more of these materials, I'm afraid, you have to go to a place and spend more money." A Byzantine student in Chang'an reported to him in the five-wheeled sightseeing bus provided to Heraclius at the Wangjianglou Hotel.

Looking at the scenery outside the car window, Chirac, who was a little dazed, skipped a moment before coming back to his senses and asked, "Where is it?" ”

"Datang's Securities Trading Center." The international student replied.

"Securities trading center? What does that do? Heraclius had never heard of this term at all, and asked even more confusedly.

"That's a place to do industrial equity trading······ The student explained to Heraclius in detail what the shareholding system is, as well as some rules for stock trading, and suddenly, Heraclius was a little ecstatic to hear it, Datang, someone would actually sell their property to the outside world.

"What do you mean, I can use money to buy a part of these listed industries of Datang and become their major shareholder, and when the time comes, I will have a certain say in these industries?" Heraclius asked, staring at the student, desperate for an affirmative answer.

The foreign student nodded and replied, "Yes, the eldest prince, although you are not the largest shareholder, the right to speak cannot be too heavy, but in the long run, there are many benefits to you, for example, if you buy the shares of the five clan groups in Shangqi City and become their shareholders, then, when you buy grain, horses, and other materials from these clan groups, their profits will be distributed to you according to your shareholding ratio, which can save you a lot of money." ”

"However, why would Datang give up its interests to outsiders like this?" Heraclius was not stupid, and after his initial excitement had passed, he felt that it seemed too easy to take advantage of it, a little unreal, and continued to ask.

"This is not for nothing to let us take advantage, the reason why those families want to issue shares to the outside world is because they want to use the money of the people who buy the shares to expand and develop their industries and make more money, so that they can get more benefits, and this is actually a mutually beneficial strategy.

Moreover, these share transactions have little to do with the Tang Dynasty, because the Tang Dynasty will only collect taxes when the shares are traded.

However, if there are no new shares issued by the property at the moment, then you can only buy the shares of other shareholders at a high price. This Byzantine student, who is somewhat knowledgeable in Datang, explained to Heraclius.

When Chirac heard this, his eyes showed a hint of confusion and said, "I think, I know why Datang has risen so quickly, their model is simply amazing, and it can greatly accelerate their development."

However, it is also worth it for us to buy some shares of the industry at a high price, as long as we hold their shares and become their shareholders, we can share their business interests for a long time, and these shares themselves are also worth a lot of money, if we want to purchase from a certain industry for a long time, it is more cost-effective to hold the shares of their industry, because they will give me a part of the money they earn from me. ”

The foreign student praised, "The prince you are so smart, it is for this reason that I suggest that you go to the securities trading center of Datang to have a look, it is said that recently Datang has found new grain crops from the distant overseas continent, after their domestic planting of the most powerful agricultural research, it can reach a yield of more than 10,000 catties per mu, and there are several such crops, the Datang people of the securities trading center are now trying to buy the shares of overseas exploration companies that have the ownership of these species, Because of these super-productive new food species, the company will reap huge profits, but none of the people who originally held shares in the company want to sell them. ”

"10,000 catties per mu? Found it overseas? "The Byzantine Empire has been trading with the Tang Dynasty very frequently in recent years, and Heracle is slightly familiar with the weight of the Tang Dynasty's one catty, and after listening to the words of this foreign student, he opened his mouth wide in surprise.

The student nodded and confirmed, "Yes, the news should not be wrong, now whether it is a foreign businessman or a native of Datang, they all want to get the seeds and planting technology of these new crops, the stock of this company has risen several times recently, but if you just ask for species, you may be able to pay some price directly to His Majesty the Emperor of Datang, and it is possible to get it." ”

"Seeking? Since these things were found overseas by Datang, then we should also send ships to look for them overseas. Chirac said with a little disdain.

He thought that the navigation technology of the Byzantine Empire, which relied on the Mediterranean Sea to develop its economy, must be almost the same as that of the Tang Dynasty, but the student who often saw the water steamer here in Chang'an knew that this was not the case.

"His Royal Highness the Great Prince, overseas, it is not so easy to go, I heard many Datang classmates say that Datang has been preparing for many years in order to go to the sea area thousands of miles away to explore, until the steel keel of the steel ship was built, they dared to take this step, after about two years of exploration and sailing, they retrieved these species.

And our ships, not to mention compared with their steel ships, but also with those ordinary commercial water ships in the Yellow River waterway, there is a huge gap, I am afraid of ······"

The student didn't continue, because he knew that the ships of the Byzantine Empire sailed in the Mediterranean, where there were not many storms and waves, and there were often accidents! When you go to the open sea, it is even less reliable.

How big is the Mediterranean?

The east and west are only 4,000 kilometers long, the widest position is only 1,800 li, and the narrowest position is only 13 kilometers wide.

Heraclius hadn't been on a boat in Datang yet, but seeing the expression of this foreign student, he also knew that the gap might be very large, and if it would take several years to find these things, it would be too slow, so he said, "Since it is a crop, it will be planted on a large scale, even if Datang controls it well, we still have the opportunity to get some seeds and planting technology, for such a thing, pay the price to beg the Tang Emperor, but it's not worth it." ”

"However, its yield is too amazing, as long as it is planted on a large scale, it can almost instantly solve the problem of eating everyone in a country, if the big cannibals are planted on a large scale a little earlier than us, then the consequences are only unimaginable." The international student looked a little worried.

Hearing this, Heraclius was shocked, and after a long time, he said, "I can't imagine that every move of the Tang Dynasty can already be related to the life and death of our Byzantine Empire, it seems that we not only can't delay, but we have to pay enough price to ensure that we can introduce these species on a large scale first."

However, in order to reduce the cost of introducing species, we can first buy the shares of the company that owns these species, others can't buy it, that's because their bid is too low, let's buy it directly at a high price, and someone will always sell some to us, so, now, let's go to that trading center and have a look! ”

However, when Heraclius's car stopped at the trading center, he found that there were already many familiar figures here, these people were the lords of the Western Regions who had come to Chang'an with him, or representative figures, such as Abu Bakr, Boni, Yi Siqi and others.

Inside and outside the hall, there were also a sea of people, hundreds of staff wearing vests, commonly known as traders, constantly running around the hall, among them, the most staff running around the trading channel of the stock with the 000001 mark.

And the international student directly brought him Heraclius to the trading area here, and now the current price indicated on the sign is 23 and 5, and there are more than 20,000 shares entrusted to buy, and there is no pricing entrusted to sell.

In that year, when Sun Xiangfu issued the original shares of the overseas exploration and investment company, the stock price was ten yuan per share, and with the reform of the family business, after the joint-stock companies with more than 10 million assets were listed, the shares of the overseas exploration and investment company have been split twice one to two, that is to say, the original share has become the current four shares, and its price has more than doubled, just a few years, its value has increased more than eight times.

And the reason why it has risen so fast is not because of how much it actually profits, in fact, the money at the beginning, buying a ship, building Lantian Vocational and Technical College to train talents, supporting hundreds of thousands of employees, plus investing in the construction of wharves on various overseas islands, is actually about the same.

It is only because its asset valuation has been slowly rising that its stock price will slowly rise, such as its pasture in Australia, which has hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep, hares, and countless ones, and this model of rapid expansion has not changed.

And this year, after the exploration fleet brought back a new species, its price suddenly increased by five or six times, which is why its stock price is still as high as 23 and 5 after two one-to-two splits.

"Go, tell them that I want to buy 100,000 shares of this Datang Overseas Exploration and Investment Company at a price of 30 shares." Heraclius said after the international student explained the situation to him clearly.

Thirty guan shares, one hundred thousand shares, that is, three million guan, the international student heard this number, his heart shrank suddenly, and his eyes looked at a window on the second floor with some nervousness, over there, Ma Zhou and Tang Fengyi were also looking at him.

"Your Royal Highness, if you want to bid to buy stocks, you need to provide the trader with the asset certificate first, and if the transaction is successful, you need to pay or transfer the account immediately." The study abroad seemed to be talking to Heraclius about the rules, but in his tone, there was actually a little bit of weakness, but Heraclius didn't hear it.

"This prince has brought enough money to Datang to purchase this time, here is the voucher for my deposit of coins in Datang Money Village in Broken Leaf City, I heard that any money bank in Datang can directly transfer accounts or withdraw money, can it be used as proof?"

"Yes, this voucher, called a large-value passbook, can be directly transferred to the transaction window of the trading center." The student took the passbook that Heraclius took out of his arms, opened it and looked at it, his eyes narrowed, and his heart beat faster, because it was written on it that the balance of the deposit was 20 million yuan.

And when he walked to the trading window with this huge passbook, in his heart, there was actually a little struggle, but the short inner struggle did not change anything, and he finally chose to follow Heraclius's intentions and placed a buy order for 100,000 shares at a high price that directly exceeded the current price by more than 20%.