After Zhu Youxiao listened to the results of Zhang Guoji's discussion on shipping, he simply summoned Zhang Guoji and the other eight businessmen in the Qianqing Palace.

"I heard that Tai Comber said that you plan to give me a share of dry shares, since you are willing to give me money, how can I refuse?" Zhu Youxiao said with a smile.

Hearing Zhu Youxiao's words, everyone present will smile. To do this shipping and transport grain for the imperial court, Zhu Youxiao did not come forward, they really didn't dare to do it, the transportation was too complicated and too extensive.

"Since I have a 10% share of the dry shares, then I will give this company a name." Zhu Youxiao continued.

"Please also give your majesty a name!" Zhang Guoji said.

"Your Majesty, please give me a name!" The other eight also saluted together.

"Let's call it Royal Shipping! What do you guys think? Zhu Youxiao said without thinking about it.

"Your Majesty! This name is good, mighty and domineering, with its own royal spirit, it is really a good name! This company is blessed by the emperor, and his future is limitless. Zhang Guoji said first.

"Your Majesty! ......" Jiang Yan then also slapped himself wildly.

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After each of the nine people slapped wildly, Zhu Youxiao smiled and said, "I will not participate in the management of the company, but I have a few opinions that you can consider." ”

"Your Majesty, please!" Zhang Guoji and others said.

"This kind of partnership, the finance must be independent and open, you can ask for money from outside, you must not use any of your people, as for the management of the company, you can also ask someone to do it, it's a big deal to pay a little more, this has many benefits, and it can avoid hurting the harmony between you." Zhu Youxiao suggested.

"What Your Majesty said is very true, and the minister is also deeply aware of this, no matter what, the accounts must be independent, clear and open, and our ten shareholders can check and reconcile the accounts at any time." Jiang Yan nodded.

"I don't count this share, each of the nine of you is one share, and when there is a disagreement in a major matter, you can use the principle of the minority obeying the majority to deal with it." Zhu Youxiao continued to suggest.

"No." They all replied together.

"Finally, I suggest you get to know the Dutch East India Company and the stock exchange in Amsterdam, if you can guarantee that the Royal Shipping Company will not lose money for five years, I guarantee that after five years, not only will you return to your capital, but you will also be able to double or triple your investment." Zhu Youxiao said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, we estimate that the Royal Shipping Company will need to invest three and a half million taels of silver." Zhang Guoji said softly. Regarding Zhu Youxiao's statement, not only Zhang Guoji but also everyone felt a little unbelievable.

"I've heard you say it, I'm never big, the bigger the investment, the more you earn, I'm ready to relax the restrictions on foreigners in the commodity exchange, allow people from other countries to participate, and the maritime transportation industry is about to enter a golden age." Zhu Youxiao said.

The Dutch have asked for the opening of the Imperial Commodity Exchange countless times and allowed them to enter the commodity exchange, but Zhu Youxiao has always disagreed, and now he has fallen out with the Spaniards, and Zhu Youxiao needs a Western market, so he decided to relax the restrictions on commodity exchanges.

"Your Majesty, the Dutch have always wanted to monopolize the trade in the South Seas, and now the empire is helping the Dutch to drive the Spaniards out of the South Seas, if the Dutch are allowed to enter the commodity exchange, this will make the Dutch power in the South Seas further expand, and I am afraid that there will be a danger that the tail will not be lost at that time." Jiang Yan said.

Jiang Yan has always wanted to open up a direct trade route to the West, but he was trapped by the threat of pirates, and he was never able to get out of the Strait of Malacca, Jiang Yan knew that these pirates came from the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Britain and other countries, but the strongest were the Dutch and British, and these pirates made Jiang Yan suffer heavy losses when exploring Western trade routes.

"It doesn't matter, the Dutch are developing, the empire is also developing, now in Nanyang, the most powerful is the empire and the Dutch, the interests of the two sides are the same for the time being, but the future is difficult to say, after all, since the Yongle period, Nanyang has always been the territory of the empire." Zhu Youxiao said.

"I understand." Jiang Yan nodded.

"The matter of shipping has been finalized, and the minister feels that the matter of the private bank should be discussed under the auspices of His Majesty." Zhang Guoji said.

"Do you still have money to invest in the banking industry? Now there are few people who save money, there are many people who take out loans, and the people are willing to put their money in their own homes rather than in the bank, and it will take at least five to ten years to change this concept, which is destined to make a lot of investment in the early stage. Zhu Youxiao said.

"Although there are difficulties in funding now, I think we can take advantage of His Majesty's presence here and let's discuss a charter first." Zhang Guoji said.

"If you want to start a private bank, I allow you to send someone to study at the Imperial Bank." Zhu Youxiao said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! If Your Majesty could allow us to send someone to study at the Imperial Bank, it would indeed save a lot of time. Zhang Guoji nodded.

"I would recommend five years, five years before I think about starting a private bank." Shen Jiang said.

The Imperial Bank now monopolizes the entire banking industry, and the biggest advantage of the Imperial Bank is that it has outlets all over the country, and in the past, the Imperial Bank was in the name of the royal family and the imperial court, and used the advantages of the policy to squeeze other money banks to the point that they could hardly survive, Shen Jiang felt that it was better to see before deciding whether to enter this industry.

"I also think that we can't rush the matter of running a private bank, and we should send someone to the Imperial Bank to learn and understand it first." Jiang Yan agreed.

"I also think you should think it through before you act, five years is a very good time to do it." Zhu Youxiao also agreed.

"Then according to Your Majesty's words." Zhang Guoji said.

"Your Majesty, I don't know how the cigarette monopoly works?" Jiang Yan asked.

"This may be a bit harsh, all cigarettes are produced by the empire, and private production is not allowed, but in terms of sales, I will allocate a certain quota to you, and you must strictly follow the empire's laws and regulations on cigarette sales when selling cigarettes." Zhu Youxiao said.

"Your Majesty means to hand out cigarette guides?" Zhang Guoji asked.

"It's kind of like that, but in practice it's going to make a big difference." Zhu Youxiao thought for a while and said.

"Your Majesty, you said that the monopoly of cigarettes should also include tobacco." Liu Qi asked.

"Of course, this includes tobacco, and the cigarettes of the future will look like this." Zhu Youxiao took out a pack of cigarettes and said.

"Wang Liqian, give a pack to everyone here." Zhu Youxiao continued.

(End of chapter)