The news of Li Chengqian's punishment soon spread throughout Chang'an through Zhongshu Province, and some of the major families ridiculed him, some were silent, and some avenged him.

But none of this can change the outcome of the matter, Li Shimin said that the edict is clear to the world, even if it is wronged, he can only endure it.

And for now, no one can take care of these things at all, although Li Tai's status has improved, but it is not obvious, and the old foxes in the court have no idea of switching to Li Tai at present.

There is only one thing that all the nobles and families have at the forefront, that is, how the railway company will operate, and how many shares and dividends will be invested in 300,000 yuan.

The main hall of the East Palace, the old man's former study.

Li Chengqian was in the main position, looking at the group of old guys in the room, and finally focused his eyes on Du Ruhui: "Uncle Du, before discussing the shares and dividends of the railway company, I hope to elect a person in charge, I don't know what you think?" ”

Du Ruhui is one of the old man's most trusted people, and Fang Mou Du Duan is now known to the whole world, and Li Chengqian will naturally not let go of this old man, and some key issues still need to be consulted first.

"The old minister has no objection." Du Ruhui didn't know anything about how the railway company operated, and his rational choice was silent, and Li Chengqian was in charge of everything.

"Okay, in that case, I want to elect Uncle Du to be the person in charge, I wonder if your uncles have any opinions?"

"No, I don't have to worry about Lao Du's person."

"The old man has no objections, he can trust Keming."

Hearing the person in charge of the railway company chosen by Li Chengqian, a group of old guys were obviously relieved and expressed their support one after another.

Li Chengqian has too many ghost ideas, and if he is in charge of the operation of the railway company, the old guys are very worried that they will lose all their money. In addition, the investment of 300,000 yuan per family is a lot of money, and in the hands of Li Chengqian, the old guys are very worried about what Li Er will think.

Therefore, Li Chengqian took the initiative to hand over the position of the person in charge of the railway company and let Du Ruhui, an important minister whom Li Er trusted very much, take over the position, which naturally made everyone very satisfied.

"Uncle Du, look?" Li Chengqian looked at Du Ruhui again.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, you are roasting the old minister on the fire." Du Ruhui smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Lao Chen has no clue about the railway company, but how to serve as the person in charge." ”

"It's a simple matter, you are only responsible for the general responsibility in the company, and there will be a shareholders' meeting below you, and everyone will choose the person they trust to serve, but the number must be controlled to nine."

Li Chengqian also did not know how this railway company should operate, but he knew some basic management methods of later generations, so there was basically nothing wrong with the proposed plan.

"Your Highness, how many shares will 300,000 Guan have? Is there an exact number? Guo Xiaoke is most concerned about money, as for who to choose to enter the shareholders' meeting, this is a later story.

"The distribution of shares should be discussed by all investors, but there is one point, the Datang government accounts for 50 percent, and the remaining 4 percent is the allocated shares." Li Chengqian set the tone for the distribution of equity in a light tone.

"Everyone's divided into four into nine? Is this too little? Guo Xiaoke's reaction was representative of the thoughts of all the old guys in the room.

Although there are only a dozen people in the room, this does not mean that there are only a dozen people involved in this matter, as far as they know, the number of people who have an eighty percent chance to participate has reached as many as forty, and if you add those big families, the number of participants will far exceed fifty.

And how much money would so many people put in? Even if it is calculated according to 200,000 guan per family, there will be 10 million guan, and if it is 300,000 guan per family, it is likely to be 15 million guan.

Such a large sum of money, in the end, can only be exchanged for forty percent of the shares, the old guys feel that this matter is difficult for them to understand, and it is normal to have questions.

Even Du Ruhui frowned slightly after hearing Li Chengqian's distribution plan, feeling that what he said was a bit excessive.

But Li Chengqian has his own views on this matter, and he will never allow the proportion of Datang to be lower than that of the nobles and the family in the distribution of equity, this is a principle, and it is impossible to change it no matter what.

So under the gaze of a group of old guys, Li Chengqian smiled disappreciatively at first, and then looked solemn: "I believe you have seen the advantages of the railway, if this palace says that the railway will be spread all over the Tang Dynasty in the future, do you believe it or not?" ”

"We believe it." Du Ruhui nodded and said.

For the old guys who came today, they invested so much money, naturally they wanted to make the railway company develop as big as possible, and the more railways were laid, the better it would be for everyone, so they wished that the more railways could be built, the better.

"In that case, have you ever thought that the future railways will not be one or two, but most likely ten, hundreds."

"Do so many railways need to be dispatched in a unified manner? The train will only move forward according to a fixed route, if there is no unified scheduling, each train will stop at will, start at will, what is the consequence I don't need to say I believe you also understand, right? ”

Unified scheduling, the old guys have no objection to this, but even so, they still can't understand why they can only take forty out of nine shares when they invest so much money.

So Li Chengqian could only drop a bombshell: "In a joint-stock company, whoever gets the most money is in charge, you won't deny this, right?" Do you think that Hongu will put the railroad in private hands? If the proportion you have mastered is greater than that of Datang, what do you think the consequences will be? ”

The old guys who were blinded by the money were shocked, and it was only then that they realized what the railway meant to Datang. It's not like those silk workshops, or felt workshops, that can be handed over to some people at will.

Railroads may be just a tool to make money in peacetime, but what if there is a war? Railways would have become the lifeblood of the country in wartime.

Will His Majesty Li Er hand over such a lifeline to someone else? It takes almost no thought to ask for a 'no' conclusion.

So how to reassure His Majesty Li Er? Obviously, Li Chengqian's plan is the best, money is not important in this matter, the important thing is to reassure His Majesty Li Er.

After figuring this out, the old guys no longer argue for shares, although forty out of nine is less, but it is not unacceptable, and it seems that a long stream of water is also a good choice.

If, as Li Chengqian said, the railway is spread all over the Tang Dynasty, and the tide rises, it seems that the money of forty percent is also a large amount.

(End of chapter)