On the morning of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, officials above the seventh rank in Beijing received an invitation in the name of the emperor, inviting the officials to bring a son and nephew to climb the city with the emperor to enjoy the lanterns and rejoice with the people.

The officials who received the invitation were in ecstasy. According to the usual practice, only cabinet ministers and nobles in Beijing are eligible to celebrate the Lantern Festival with the emperor and enjoy the lanterns. Moreover, the emperor allowed officials to bring a nephew, and how lucky it was to have the opportunity to let the nephew of the clan see the face of heaven?

However, a sentence attached to the invitation made the officials very confused. "Every official and his son and nephew who went to enjoy the lantern voluntarily brought 500 taels of silver to buy a share of the shares of the Dahua Trading Corporation", no matter how sacred the "shares of the Dahua Trading Corporation" was, the emperor's move to bring 500 taels of silver was incomprehensible?

Five hundred taels of silver is a huge amount of money for ordinary people, but it is not a big deal for the officials in the mixed capital. can mix in the rich circle of the capital, who doesn't have a gray interest chain behind it?

Well-informed officials were relieved when they heard that the so-called "shares of the Dahua Trading Corporation" had been made by Zhongyi Bo Han Fei. Since Han Fei entered the DPRK, a lot of strange things have happened, and it is not strange to have a few more new terms.

But shrewd people have realized that there must be a big mystery in this matter, and they think that the "cement, lottery" that Han Fei made before, which one does not contain huge benefits?

People who have a relationship with the Han government have sent people to the Han government to inquire about the news, but Han Fei only told the people not to miss the opportunity, and did not give a detailed explanation of the shares of the Dahua Trading Corporation.

The intentions of the officials are the same, and no matter what the mystery of the stock is, since the emperor has come forward in this matter, who dares not to be "voluntary"? It's a big deal, five hundred taels of silver is considered a gift to the emperor.

Just after the time of Shen, some officials who were in a hurry had already brought their children and nephews and rushed to the city gate to enjoy the lanterns, only to see that by the passage of the upper city tower, the officials of the Commercial Bureau put up a long case, and the banner behind it read: Voluntary purchase of shares of Dahua Commerce and Trade Corporation.

When the officials saw the word "voluntary" on the banner, they were all slandered, and the long case was placed on the side of the only passage to the city tower.

At this time, an official took his son and nephew to the side of the long case and asked, "What is the stock of this Dahua Trading Corporation?" ”

The clerk behind the long case took out a stock and said with a smile: "This lord, this is the stock of Dahua Trading Corporation, five hundred taels of silver, if you are interested in buying, please register your name and official position there, and if your son and nephew also want to buy a copy, please also register your name." ”

"Do you want to register your name?"

"This is natural, the list is going to be presented to the emperor!"

Many officials who have wait-and-see thoughts are not calm, as soon as this list is reported to the emperor, whoever does not buy it, the emperor will know, and it will be ...... in the future Those officials didn't dare to continue thinking about it, and immediately lined up to buy it.

"Don't squeeze, everyone will have it, Uncle Zhongyi ordered, in order to benefit more officials, each person is limited to three copies!"

Someone sighed in their hearts, still "benefited"? It's good not to be blacklisted by the emperor. However, after thinking about it, this list is going to be presented to the emperor, and it can be regarded as a benefit to have the opportunity to be seen by the emperor.

In the partial hall of the Qianqing Palace, the officials of the court and above the third rank all gathered here to chat, ready to rush to the city with the emperor to enjoy the lanterns.

Han Fei walked into the hall with a eunuch, and gave a ring salute and said: "Xiaguan is ordered by the emperor to come and inform you that if there are people who are willing to buy the shares of Dahua Trading Corporation, they can buy them here now!" ”

As soon as the voice fell, officials close to Han Fei immediately walked over to register for the purchase, some bought one share and some bought two shares. Han Fei's master Gong Jing, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, first bought three shares in his own name, and then bought three shares in the name of his nephew, which attracted the attention of many people and came forward to buy them.

In the end, only the head of the cabinet, Nguyen Changfeng, sat still, obviously with no intention of buying.

Han Fei asked the eunuch to pack up his belongings, and said to Ruan Changfeng: "If Lord Ruan is not willing to buy it, the next official will leave!" ”

Ruan Changfeng put down the teacup in his hand, stared at Han Fei, and shouted: "Zhongyibo, the emperor ordered the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs to buy, the so-called Dahua Commerce and Trade Corporation stock matter, you made a suggestion to the emperor, you are trapping the emperor in injustice!" ”

"Unrighteousness? Lord Ruan actually called the emperor's grace an act of 'injustice'? It's ridiculous! Han Fei said coldly: "Moreover, the emperor never asked anyone to buy it, and everyone who bought the stock was voluntary, all because he believed that it was the emperor's grace!" ”

"Nonsense! That invitation was sent out in the name of the emperor, so what else is 'voluntary'? It is already illegal to let civil and military officials bring their sons and nephews to the city to enjoy the lanterns, and it is even more absurd to make a stock out of nothing, and take the opportunity to collect money, how can it be said that grace? ”

"Lord Ruan, as the head of the cabinet, must be very familiar with my Dahua law, dare to ask Lord Ruan, which law did the emperor violate by inviting hundreds of officials to bring his children and nephews to enjoy the lanterns together? The emperor is the king of benevolence and filial piety, the Lantern Festival, rejoicing with hundreds of officials and the people, what system is violated? ”

"You ......" Ruan Changfeng blushed and was speechless, he suddenly felt deflated every time he debated with Han Fei, it seemed that Han Fei was his nemesis.

Han Fei stared at Ruan Changfeng coldly, and continued: "The first assistant of the dignified cabinet, misinterpreting the meaning of the Holy Lord to let the hundred officials 'voluntary', and even saying that the Holy Lord is 'taking the opportunity to accumulate wealth', this is deceiving the monarch and despising the royal prestige!" ”

"You talk nonsense......"

"All the adults are here, which sentence of Han is nonsense? You Ruan don't have the vision, you can't understand the mystery of the stock, so you think everyone is the same as you? Whether the emperor's move is a grace or not, after a while, you, Lord Ruan, will understand! ”

Ruan Changfeng's eyes staring at Han Fei were on fire, and he even had the heart to kill him, but now Han Fei is no longer something he can move casually. He shouted hatefully: "This official will wait and see what demon magic you have, and conjure up a mountain of gold and silver!" ”

"Han doesn't have a demon law, and he can't change the mountains of gold and silver, but since you, Lord Ruan, haven't bought stocks, don't work to ask how the matter of this stock will develop!"

The scene in the side hall was just a small episode, and soon the eunuch came to pass the word and asked the adults to accompany the emperor to the city to enjoy the lanterns. During the period, Han Fei reported the stock sale to the emperor, and after the end of the lantern show, Han Fei told everyone to keep the stocks in front of the ministers, and the Commercial Bureau would not recognize the votes in the future.

On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, the people declared that in the name of the emperor, they praised the contributions of the world's merchants to Dahua, and declared that the imperial court would not discriminate against the merchant group. One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the merchants were excited, shouting long live the emperor. In the following days, the People's Declaration repeatedly discussed the significance of the establishment of the Commercial Bureau, and released the news of the establishment of Dahua Trading Corporation by raising funds, explaining in detail the connotation of the company.

At the end of the first month, the People's Declaration announced in the name of the Commercial Bureau that all Dahua businessmen can buy the shares of Dahua Trading Corporation, and the stocks that have been purchased can be freely bought and sold at the special window in the lobby of the Commercial Bureau, and the Commercial Bureau charges a certain percentage of transaction fees.

At this point, many people have understood that this stock is not waste paper and can be sold. As a result, many people sent their families to pay attention to the stock market in the commercial bureau.

"Master, the stock price has risen again!"

(End of chapter)