In Guangzhou, a warship docked.

Zhao Kuangbai and many naval non-commissioned officers disembarked, and they had a month-long vacation, waiting for the battleship to be repaired before resuming the cruise.

Zhao Kuangbai is the fourth prince, Liu Ru was born, and has been named the king of Han.

He didn't like the atmosphere of Nanjing very much, and he was fully capable of going to Jinling University, but he went directly to the Naval Academy. And he didn't study at the Chongming Island Military Academy, because it was too close to Nanjing, and he preferred to live in Guangdong and Fujian.

Zhao Kuangbai had a royal mansion in Nanjing, but he didn't live for a few days and it was always vacant. After he joined the army, he was transferred to Guangzhou, so he brought Princess Han with him.

King Han and King Chu have had a bad relationship since childhood.

Both have excellent academic performance and are of the same age, so they are often compared by teachers. But King Chu's biological mother is the queen, and King Han's biological mother is Liu Ruyi, and teachers and classmates are inevitably biased towards King Chu.

After a long time, King Han became more and more depressed, and he always looked melancholy when he was alone. But when there are a lot of people, he has to pretend that nothing happened.

Zhao Kuangbai, the king of Han, has always felt that his knowledge and literary talent are far superior to that of Zhao Kuangbai, the king of Chu.

But except for the father and the biological mother, no one else approves. So after graduating from high school, he didn't bother to study anymore, so he went to the naval school instead. When he graduated from the military academy, his grades at the Fuzhou Naval School were the second among graduates of the same class.

Now, Zhao Kuangbai is already an officer, with sixty sailors in his hands.

At a young age, Zhao Kuangbai was holding a cigar.

There was a rich car coming to solicit business, but Zhao Kuangbai didn't sit it, and insisted on walking home - cruising on the sea for many days, and now he just wants to step on the ground more.

"Stocks, stocks, a tael of silver can be shared!"

"The Indian trading company made a huge profit from a single trip to business, and also won an order for the armor of King Sivaji of India. Now he is eager to raise shares and increase his capital so that he can build armor for the king of India. If you want to buy shares of an Indian trading company, you can go to...... Dividends every year! ”

“……”

Stock?

India?

And the armor order?

Zhao Kuangbai suddenly became interested, and ran to find the little guy shouting along the street, asking for a leaflet for an external offering.

He's not in a hurry to go home either, and he's going to buy some stocks.

Anyway, he also has some spare money in his hands, and when he was crowned king, the royal treasury gave some, and his biological mother Liu Ru also gave some, and he also had a salary as a naval officer. In addition, there is also the prince's money, he doesn't even want the palace guards, and the guards' expenses are all converted into silver to receive them.

The domestic servants are all family members of the soldiers under their command, which is very safe and reliable, and can also close the relationship with the soldiers.

The housekeeper is a middle-aged palace maid, and she has no relatives in the world, so she is reluctant to leave the palace, and has served her biological mother Liu Ru for almost 20 years.

There are also a few caretakers, all of whom are local veteran naval officers in Guangzhou.

Zhao Kuangbai didn't want to have too much to do with Nanjing, so he only went home once a year in winter, took his wife to visit his parents, and had a reunion dinner in the Forbidden City by the way.

The place to buy stocks is in the business district outside the city, and when Zhao Kuangbai arrived there, he had already come to see the excitement.

Huang Qichong and those guys did not offer shares last year. When he returned from the Indian trade, he immediately placed advertisements in the newspapers and printed leaflets to invite people to spread the word along the streets.

In the Datong New Dynasty, Guangzhou was the first to open to the sea, and the business atmosphere here is stronger than that of all cities.

Even children of a few years old know that it is very profitable to run by sea, and there are countless legends of who made a fortune overseas in the streets and alleys.

In the past, even if the maritime merchants were engaged in the joint-stock system, they were all partnerships between businessmen, and there was never a precedent for absorbing retail funds. This time it directly caused a sensation in the city, and those who wanted to obtain the dividends of sea trade, but were unwilling to go to sea to take risks, came to inquire about the situation.

The courtyard was already full of people, and I saw Huang Qichong personally explaining there: "This share, one or two pieces of silver." The total earnings of the trading company are calculated annually, and then the dividend per share is calculated based on the total number of shares. Tell me in advance that we will not take out all the profits and dividends, but will have to keep a part of them for the subsequent growth of the trading company...... Only 30,000 shares will be issued this year, on a first-come, first-served basis, until sold out! ”

"I'm going to buy twenty shares!"

Someone immediately shouted, obviously arranged in advance, only to hear him say: "My cousin is also a sailor, and I heard that the Indian trading company has made a lot of money, and it will definitely not be a loss to buy their shares!" ”

"I'll buy ten shares too!"

Several people ran to buy it, and the other people were stimulated and swarmed in.

"Don't crowd, line up first!"

"If you want to buy stocks, line up to get a sign. Each bamboo stick has a number, how many numbers are called, and then go in to pay for shares. ”

“……”

The more you scramble, the more you crowd it, for fear that the stock will be sold out.

This kind of thing is normal to happen in Guangzhou.

Because there are too many legends of sea trade to get rich, and most of the people are unable to participate, now they have finally found an opportunity.

Zhao Kuangbai was too lazy to squeeze with the people, he looked up at the second floor and saw a few businessmen watching the excitement, which should be the old shareholders of this Indian trading company.

Zhao Kuangbai put on the navy's military cap, then took out the copper whistle and blew it hard - phew!

The sharp and piercing whistle made the chaotic scene quickly quiet, and everyone came because the government sent someone.

Huang Qichong came out of the crowd and arched his hand: "Dare to ask the military master what he has to do?" ”

"I'd like to go in for a cup of tea, would you like a treat?" Zhao Kuangbai asked.

Huang Qichong put on a smiling face: "Master Jun, please." ”

A few years ago, the customs were rectified, and the navy was also rectified. The admirals who dare to fight the autumn wind must have a big background, and Huang Qichong never dares to slack off.

Zhao Kuangbai was invited to the second floor, and a maritime merchant suddenly asked: "The grass people meet His Royal Highness King Han!" ”

"No courtesy." Zhao Kuangbai nodded and said.

"King Han?" Huang Qichong froze in place.

The maritime merchant said: "His Royal Highness King Han is a low-key person, never disturbs the people, has lived in Guangzhou for several years, and few people know the true face of Lushan. ”

As soon as this statement came out, other old shareholders visited one after another.

Zhao Kuangbai said: "Your stocks, sell 1,000 shares to me." ”

Huang Qichong said: "Your Highness, why should you be polite, you can give away 5,000 shares." ”

"If I say 1,000 shares, I want 1,000 shares, and if you don't have more shares, you won't have one less share," Zhao Kuangbai said, "I didn't bring any money today, and I'll send the money tomorrow." Don't use me as a gimmick to pretend that nothing happened. Did you hear that? ”

Huang Qichong's vest was cold, and he hurriedly said: "Grass people remember. ”

There are so many wealthy people in Guangzhou, and the 30,000 shares issued by the Indian trading company were sold out in a few days.

If you buy stocks, you will brag about how powerful the Indian trading company is, and you can get a lot of dividends every year. With these people promoting it for free, the name of the Indian trading company quickly spread throughout the city of Guangzhou, and people came every day to inquire where to buy stocks.

Chaos has happened!

Stocks began to be traded privately, and stocks of one or two denominations were sold for one or two dollars when they changed hands, and the next day they rose to one or two dollars.

In just a few days, the stock price has doubled, and it will continue to rise.

This situation is very similar to that of China after the reopening. At that time, there was no stock exchange, but the company could issue shares to the outside world, so in Shenzhen, Shanghai, Chengdu and other cities, a private stock trading market was automatically formed. And there are no rules and rationality at all, and there is no one to supervise them, and many of them have become games of drumming and passing flowers.

A similar situation existed in the Ming Dynasty.

One is that it happened in Yangzhou, and the salt was used as a futures ticket to speculate.

One is that it happened in Suzhou, where merchants do not sell goods, but sell goods pick-up lists, change hands layer by layer, and the price rises from the sky. The government didn't care until the invasion of the Japanese invaders, causing a run on the bank, and a large number of merchants in Suzhou went bankrupt.

It wasn't until it rose to eight taels of silver that Zhao Kuangbai sold the stock, and the investment of one thousand taels instantly became eight thousand taels.

And he didn't have to worry about selling, he asked the domestic servants to sell them in batches with the stocks. Just shout in the street, someone will come and ask, and then run to the bank or money bank to settle.

It's not a mess, it's just getting started.

The windfall profits of stocks have given rise to fake stocks.

Although the stocks of Indian trading companies are set up with layers of anti-counterfeiting. But many buyers don't know it, happily buy fake stocks, and then put them out for a few days to sell, but they are seen through by those who know the goods.

The police station was so overwhelmed that every once in a while someone came to report it, and had to send police officers in civilian clothes to patrol the streets.

After the birth of fake stocks, fake trading companies appeared.

They claimed to be a certain maritime merchant, imitating the Indian trading company to issue shares. After defrauding a group of investors, they quickly ran away with the money, and the government couldn't find anyone at all.

Chaos is chaotic, but many real trading companies are also moved, and these people also want to issue shares to raise funds!

Even Lu merchants came to join in the fun.

Outside the city of Guangzhou, Jiangxi Hall.

Many of the tea, silk, porcelain, and cotton cloth that went to sea from Guangzhou came from Jiangxi, so the Jiangxi Hall was built here early.

A group of Jiangxi freight forwarders are having a meeting at the moment.

"Guangdong's maritime merchants are not authentic, forcing many small maritime merchants to death, and now they are coming to lower the price, really when we can't find a buyer?"

"It's an old trick, no fuss."

"Recently, there is an Indian trading company that is issuing and speculating stocks, why don't we do it too?"

"People are maritime businessmen, and some people buy shares. Which fool will buy the stock of our land merchants? ”

"Have you forgotten the salt introduction of the Ming Dynasty?"

"What's that saying?"

"Porcelain, for example, is produced every year. In particular, the high-grade porcelain has been controlled by several of us in Guangdong. We make porcelain according to different grades and different shapes, and make something similar to salt. Let's stop playing with the maritime merchants in Guangdong, and issue porcelain tickets to all maritime merchants. ”

"Porcelain tickets?"

"Yes, it's this year's pre-sale of next year's porcelain. If you want to buy porcelain, you must buy a porcelain ticket first, and then pick up the porcelain ticket next year. This thing is like salt, it can raise the price, the key is that we can control the supply. The more high-quality porcelain, the smaller the quantity, and the easier it is to manipulate the price. ”

"What a solution!"

“……”

Not only were stocks born in Guangzhou, but even futures were popping up.

Inside and outside the city of Guangzhou, the merchants were in a miasma, and the police caught fraudsters everywhere, and even alarmed Zheng Sen, the political envoy of Zuobu.

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