Liang Shuyu explained: "If you want to get Fusang's minerals, you have to fight with Fusang, how can you do without the imperial court's naval army?" In addition, when the mine was opened, it was necessary to emigrate the people, to send people to escort it, and to need the support of the imperial court. ”

Chai Lingwen said: "The most important thing is that if the imperial court does not share such a big benefit, there will always be people who make irresponsible comments." For example, the Shilinqing school does not have much capital, and it does not get much benefit in it, so it is inevitable that it will pick bones in the egg. ”

Guo Ye patted his head and said, "It's really my negligence!" Mining always kills people, and sailing also kills, which is too easy to get caught in pigtails. In addition, after defeating Fuso, it is also debatable who owns that piece of mineral. We can't set up a company, this mine is ours. ”

Chai Lingwen said: "It is imperative to give shares to the imperial court, how many shares do you say should be given to the imperial court in total?" ”

"It's going to be 30 percent. The court doesn't have to pay the capital, just sit on the ground and collect the money. The other seventy percent of the shares, we still make a price of 10 million yuan, according to the original agreement distribution. ”

Chai Lingwen said: "Of course, there is no problem for the imperial court to enter the cadre shares, but what I am worried about is that if there are shares, there must be a right to speak." I know too well the virtues of those filthy officials in the imperial court. ”

Liang Shuyu said: "Yes, when it comes to doing business, nine out of ten officials are not successful enough, and they are more than defeated. As soon as they mix here, it's good if they don't lose money, how can they make money? ”

Guo Ye said: "Then don't let them mix." Let's set up a body called the board of directors to be responsible for the major affairs of the company. Officials of the imperial court can attend the hearing, but they do not have the right to vote, and they are not allowed to meddle in specific affairs, and they only wait for the money to be divided. ”

"Can the court agree?"

"Now it should be no problem to get the court to agree with my face, as for a few decades later, the shares have fallen so many times, and most of them must have been in the hands of the most powerful people at that time. Presumably, they don't want the court to dictate them. If these forces are united, the imperial court will probably be afraid of it. ”

"Okay, that's it. The matter of dredging the official mansion will be handed over to the King of Qin. ”

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Guo Ye entered the palace again, and when he told him about this, His Majesty Li Er couldn't help but be overjoyed, and said, "Fusang really has tens of millions of taels of gold and hundreds of millions of taels of silver?" ”

"Just more, no less."

"Good! It's just great! Hehe, I think that Fusang colluded with Baekje to destroy my 40,000 army, and now I have a good pretext for crusading against Fusang. When the time comes, I will destroy Fusang and take gold and silver mines, I dare not say more, at least I can extend the national glory of my Tang Dynasty for 20 years, Guo Aiqing, you have made great contributions! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the compliment."

"But ......" His Majesty Li Er frowned slightly, and said: "These two mines, of course you have no opinion if you want to share them, but the others ...... If it doesn't work for the country, why should you share it? Ten million, I squeeze it from the treasury, and I can always get it. ”

Guo Ye knew that His Majesty Li Er would think like this, and he had a plan for this problem, and said: "Your Majesty, the reason why Weichen used the method of establishing a joint-stock company is actually for the good of the court. ”

"What do you mean?"

"Now that Your Majesty is in power, the court is politically clear, and the officials are much more honest and self-controlled. If Baoshan is owned by the imperial court, of course there is no problem. But if the descendants of future generations are not good, and the government is dark, will those who are officials not get up and down? ”

He paused for a moment and continued: "When the time comes, I'm afraid that those two treasure mountains will not only not be able to make money, but will also need to be subsidized by the imperial court. On the contrary, divide seventy percent of the benefits. Those people will not let the corrupt officials of the court toss around, the court just needs to collect money with peace of mind. ”

His Majesty Li Er said playfully: "According to what you say, as long as the imperial court has a hundred percent of the shares, wouldn't those people work harder to protect Baoshan for me?" ”

Guo Ye smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, if you say this, Weichen will have nothing to say." All in all, Weichen thought that the imperial court's shares should be less than half, and they should not participate in the actual operation of the mine. ”

"Hehe, I was joking with Guo Aiqing just now, you don't have to take it to heart."

His Majesty Li Er said with a straight face: "Your suggestion sounds reasonable, but all the mines in my Datang territory are all government-run. Guo Aiqing's idea is not in line with common practice. Even if I had agreed, the courtiers would not have agreed easily. ”

Guo Yedao: "Let's tell the truth, although those mines are government-run, in fact, the benefits obtained by the imperial court are probably less than thirty percent. More of the proceeds were taken by local tyrants. Moreover, after they have taken such a large profit, they do not pay taxes! ”

"Of course I do. Only, how are you going to convince the courtiers? ”

"The reason of the courtiers is nothing more than one of them, more than 10,000 young people gather, if there are people who instigate it, it is easy to cause a civil uprising, and second, the mine involves the leylines, so you must not be careful. Third, businessmen will pursue profits and embezzle the money due to the imperial court. ”

"And how do you address these doubts?"

"More than 10,000 miners are isolated overseas, and there are enemies everywhere, and if there is no supply from the mother country, I am afraid that self-protection will become a problem. How dare they rebel? Besides, even if it rebels, the worst-case scenario is just that I Datang ignores it, what's the harm? ”

"The leylines?"

"Your Majesty, don't forget, those two mines are in Fuso. Even if it's a bad leyline, it's also a bad Fusang leyline, what does it have to do with my Datang? Besides, wouldn't it be in line with my Datang's intention to break the leylines of Fusang and let it never be a disaster for China? ”

"About merchant corruption?"

Guo Ye sneered and said, "Officials who are corrupt may not be more polite than businessmen. The meaning of Weichen is to check and balance the two sides. Officials stare at businessmen, businessmen stare at officials, and no one should go too far. ”

"What if the two sides are in cahoots?"

"It's simple, too. Merchants can't exchange their shares in their hands, but officials in the imperial court don't have this problem. When the time comes, the officials will be rotated in batches, so that they can never be monolithic. At the end of the day, it is impossible to avoid corruption altogether, and this approach should minimize it. ”

His Majesty Li Er's eyes lit up and said, "Can the mines in the mainland also do the same?" ”

"That's not necessary. First, if there is too much movement, I am afraid that there will be too much backlash. Governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, and you can't be in a hurry. Second, these mines in China are really nothing. There are more treasures overseas, and the gold and silver mountains of Fuso are just a drop in the ocean. ”

"Really? Isn't it the most expensive in China within the four seas? ”

Guo Ye shook his head and said, "Now that I am the richest in the Tang Dynasty, of course, there is no problem. But to say that China is the most expensive, it depends on how to say it. The Chinese are hardworking, brave, intelligent, benevolent, and righteous, and can be called the most expensive. As for saying that the land is vast and rich, it is a bit boastful. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"When it comes to all kinds of minerals and fertile land, China is nothing." Guo Ye said excitedly, and said: "Your Majesty, please take a pen and paper, and Weichen will demonstrate it for you." ”

When His Majesty Li Er heard this, he didn't care about greeting others, so he took a set of pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and said, "Guo Aiqing, I'll grind ink for you!" ”

"How does this work?"

"King Wen can pull the cart for Jiang Ziya, why can't I polish the ink for Guo Aiqing? Even if it is recorded in the history books, it is a good story. Alas, it's a pity that Guanyin has passed away, otherwise she would have come to polish the ink, and I would have fanned Guo Aiqing, so that people could make a picture to show my intention as a corporal of Lixian. ”

"Since Your Majesty said so, then Weichen has trespassed."

Guo Ye picked up his pen, drew a map, and said: "Your Majesty, please see, this is my Tang Dynasty, this is Fusang, this is Silla Baekje Goguryeo, here is Tubo, and here is Tianzhu." And here, there are the countries of Europa. ”

His Majesty Li Er pointed in the direction of North and South America and said, "What about here?" ”

Guo Ye spit out four big words: "Borderland!" ”