74. Joint-stock companies

"Since it is a company limited by shares, of course it cannot be a sole proprietorship."

"That's a partnership!" Sidula wrote "partnership" in the list of merchants, and then continued: "Partner's name? ”

"I'm still more used to referring to partners as 'shareholders.'"

"It doesn't matter what you call it, that's your freedom, but for the time being, I have to call it a partner."

"There are so many names of the partners that you may not be able to write them on this piece of paper."

"How many people are there?"

"305 for now?"

Sidullah was surprised, "What? 305 pcs? "Look at Gaulje face to face.

Li Xiang said: "What's all the fuss, the shareholders of my company in the past, that is, the partners you are talking about, are at least more than 200,000. ”

Siddura, Gaulje, and Joseph said in unison: "Two hundred thousand? ”

"I'm just a medium-sized company, and it's normal for a larger 'Big Mac' company to have two or three million shareholders."

The three of them said in unison again: "Two or three million? ”

Sidullah went on to say, "The whole city of Rome is only a million people, and two or three million people are in partnership, so what kind of business must we do?" ”

"Huh! This is called the joint-stock system. ”

"'Joint-stock system'? It seems to be a new word, can you explain it? ”

"Let's put it this way! What business can only Auris do in Rome? ”

Joseph replied, "You can only be a petty trader." ”

Li Xiang nodded, "If the people in the whole city take out one Oris each, it will be one million Oris, and what business can one million Oris do?" ”

"There are a million Oris, even the biggest business can be done," Gaulja said. ”

Joseph said: "I have come to understand that it is impossible to do some high-profit business with a small amount of money from an individual, but when you add up the small money of many people, you will become a lot of money, and after you have used the big money to do a big business and obtained a high profit, you will distribute the money you have earned to the funders." ”

Li Xiang nodded, "Yes, it's really clear at all!" ”

"Everybody is a partner, so who has the final say?" If one person says a word, then I don't know who to listen to. ”

"Major business decisions are decided by the vote of all partners."

"Do business, learn politics, and engage in democracy? Is this necessary? I've always liked to have the final say. Sidullah said.

Gaulje chimed in: "Yes." ”

"Turnip greens have their own love." Li Xiang said.

Sidullah dipped her pen in ink again, "I really can't write 305 names." ”

"Write as I say, and I will write it."

"You say, I write."

"Li Xiang, Julia, Oman, Pilate, Joseph..."

Joseph hurriedly said, "... How can there be my name? I've never even been out of a single Sesters. ”

Li Xiang smiled and said, "Without consulting you, I converted your honesty into shares as an important non-monetary asset. ”

"'Shares'?"

Li Xiang explained: "It's your ownership of the company. ”

Gauljah interjected, "It's so complicated, it's dizzy to listen to." ”

"How do you write the names of 300 other people?" ”

Li Xiang said: "Add 'and all the senators of the Senate) after the five names. ’”

Sidullah was surprised, "What? All the patriarchs! ”

"Yes! Any questions? ”

"Oh! I think you have a lot of face, and you can make all the veterans become partners in your business. ”

"It's nothing, maybe in the future all the people of Rome will become shareholders of the 'Empire'."

Sidulla smiled a little disdainfully, and then said, "Then I wish you to be able to fulfill your wish as soon as possible." ”

"Lend you good words."

"The legal representative just writes your name, right?"

Li Xiang nodded and said, "Yes!" ”

"What is the registered capital?"

"Just write 8,880,000 Sesters!"

Sadullah then lit a candle on the menorah with flint, then picked it up and dripped the wax oil on the lower right corner of the License.

"By the way, what business is your 'empire' going to do?" Sidullah asked casually.

"The public bath." Li Xiang replied.

"'Public Baths'?" Sidullah repeated, then looked at Gaulje.

The two smiled at each other.

"Do you think I'll lose money by opening a large communal bath?" Li Xiang said.

Sidullah said, "Eh! Don't be so sensitive! ”

Gauljah chimed in, "Yes." ”

When the wax droplets had reached a certain thickness, Sidura put the candlestick back in place, then pressed the ring on her middle finger against the wax oil, and after a moment took her hand.

Once the wax has dried, the contents of the ring are printed on it.

This process is equivalent to the official seal of the official seal of the industrial and commercial bureau official on the "business license", and the official seal of Sidullah is the ring worn on the middle finger of his right hand.

"Alright, you can take it!" Sidula said and handed the "Business License" to Li Xiang.

After Li Xiang took the "Business Certificate", he said, "How much do I have to pay?" ”

"Pay?"

"Don't you need to pay a fee to apply for a "business permit"? At least you have to pay a cost or something! ”

Sidullah smiled and said, "Your merchant's registered capital has far exceeded 10,000 Sesters, according to the rules!" You will be charged a registration fee of 50 dinaris, but if you are investing in an emerging industry, you will be treated with special preferential treatment and your fees will be waived. ”

"Thank you so much."

"Don't forget to invite me on the day your big communal bath opens."

"Don't worry, I'm sure I'll be the first to ask you."

Sidula smiled and nodded, "Then I wish you a prosperous business and a prosperous financial resource." ”

"Each other, each other!"

Lee wanted to leave with Joseph.

Gallocher said to Sidula: "Boss! That kid came to apply for a "Business Permit", why didn't you make it difficult for him, and you were so polite to him? ”

"It's useful to make it difficult for him, and fortunately I didn't make it difficult for him, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to eat and walk around."

"Why?"

"And ask why? You don't have long eyes! What kind of 'empire' and what kind of 'company' was opened by Li Xiang and the elders. ”

"But Li wanted to say that he was going to open a public bath, and in the hundreds of years of Rome, no one had ever done this business, so the senators had to waste their money."

Sidullah smiled and said, "Do you know why I waived his fees?" ”

"I was just going to ask you!"

"I just hope he dies soon!"

Gauljah frowned.

"If Li wants to lose the money of the senators, he will still have a foothold in the city of Rome at that time?"

"When that happens, it's definitely easier for us to deal with him than it is to trample a cockroach to death."

Xidula's face showed a fierce face at this time, and she said to herself: "Damn Li Xiang, I swear, one day I must let you survive and not die." ”