Li Xiao didn't have time to pay attention to Lu Xiangsheng's problem for the time being, and now Li Xiao had to consider making the people of Jinan rich as soon as possible.

Originally, this goal was to make the people of Shandong rich, but after checking several Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Jinan, Li Xiao quickly adjusted this goal to make the people of Jinan rich.

It's so poor! It's just too poor.

Originally, I thought it was a joke to work naked when it was dark, but when I actually went to Zhuangzi, I would find out. Many families really only have two sets of clothes, and whoever goes out wears them. At night, there are not only one or two people who work naked under the moon, either because of shame or to avoid mosquitoes, and the farmers will be covered in mud. It's black, it looks like a hell ghost from afar, and it looks like an African slave up close.

Looking at the bunch of little heads crowded under the cotton wool, Li Xiao couldn't say a word. Now it's fucking summer!

This is not Africa hundreds of years later, this is the Ming Empire. The people who live like rats are not black Africans, but real Chinese people.

Woe! The most industrious nation in the world, the smartest nation in the world, the greatest nation in the world. Now he lives like this!

The dignified Shandong Provincial Capital is still like this, where do you expect the Yimeng Mountains, which have always been known for their poverty, to become rich?

Investment is the most effective way to stimulate domestic demand, but what Li Xiao lacks most now is money. The living will not be suffocated to death by urine, and Li Xiao will naturally not be suffocated to death by money.

Li Xiao invested money to build a soap factory on the outskirts of Jinan, which is definitely a labor-intensive industry because of its simple process and large labor demand. Li Xiao's first investment target was to set his sights on a soap factory.

Soap is a household daily necessities, and you have to buy it after you run out of one today. In the past, in order to ensure the price, Li Xiao set the price of soap very high. Now 500 people have been recruited at once, and the size of the soap has decreased, but the price has also plummeted. A fist-sized piece of soap for five big children to ensure that the civilian home can also be used.

After all, Jinan is the provincial capital, and many rich and noble families have used soap in the past. People also know that this thing, such a cheap price, even caused a rush to buy at the beginning of the listing. Those with shrewd brains will also buy and sell a large number of them to distant places to earn the difference.

Li Xiao doesn't care about this, and gives profits to those who are shrewd. Didn't Taizong, the old man, say that let one person get rich first. Li Xiao believes that there are bastards who get rich first, but they are also smart people. In a society, if smart people are held down and not allowed to get rich, the society will not progress. Because smart people are the most creative people!

At this time, the wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan who started by pouring soap poured blood mold, because they had a large amount of soap in their hands. It's all about selling and making huge profits in it. Now the soap that is trafficked to Jiangnan through Shandong is even cheaper than their purchase price. The big families in Jiangnan who got the franchise through Ai Husheng sent stewards to settle accounts with Ai Husheng. Either Ai Husheng raises the price, or accepts their returns.

Ai Husheng can't help it, the goods are sold in Shandong. He did not ship the goods to Jiangnan, which did not violate the original agreement. The consequences for today are all those damn soap dealers. He will definitely notify the Shandong government and crack down hard. As for returns, that's impossible.

The wealthy merchants in Jiangnan were speechless because they did not have the distribution rights in Shandong. The distribution rights in Shandong were originally in the hands of Chen Hailong, but now the Chen family is in ashes, and the distribution rights are naturally returned to Li Xiao.

In order to protest Li Xiao's dishonest behavior, the wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan raised the price of rice fiercely.

But what disappointed them was that Ai Husheng had already stockpiled a lot of grain in winter. This year, Liaodong will be self-sufficient in grain, and as for Shandong, ......! At least in Jinan, there will be enough food this autumn. No matter how bold Li Xiao is, it is impossible for him to use his own money to support tens of millions of people in Shandong.

When the wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan were so angry that their heads shook and their hands trembled, Ai Husheng suddenly grabbed the best people on weekdays to drink.

"Ai Steward! You've made the old man miserable this time, and I really can't drink this glass of wine. If you can return my soap, I invite you to drink the authentic Xinghua Village. "A merchant from Shanxi who spoke, behind him was Hong Chengchou, the governor of Shanxi.

"That's it, you do it. The occasional business is all watts, and Ai is in charge of things, otherwise he won't be able to pay the bad ones even when he goes back. "This is the steward of the Ma family in Jiangnan, and behind him is Ma Shiying, the secretary of the ministry.

The two of them took the lead, and the seven or eight stewards below shouted one after another, asking Ai Husheng to return the goods.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Ladies and gentlemen! Don't be noisy, and listen to what you say. Ai Husheng pressed his hand and motioned for everyone to calm down.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Ladies and gentlemen! I don't want to know that you've suffered. If I lose money, I won't be able to do business in the future. You all have some friendship with me Ai Husheng, and when you come to your land, you are also doing your best to entertain you. I Ai Husheng received this love!

Nowadays, if you want to continue to trade soap to make money, there is no profit at all. But I have another idea, and that is that I am going to sell my shares in the soap factory. I don't know what you think? Anyway, no matter what you do, I, Ai Husheng, have already bought 10% of the shares, and my handsome family has also bought 30%. Sun Bu's political envoy, Ao Titu, and General Man all bought shares.

The remaining 100,000 shares are five taels of silver each, I don't know if you are interested. If not, I'll ask someone else. First of all, shareholders can only participate in the annual dividends, not in the management of the soap factory. Ai Husheng propped up the table with his hands and looked at the stewards below.

"100,000 shares, I want it." The steward of Hong Chengchou's family reacted the fastest, and immediately jumped up and grabbed Ai Husheng's sleeve. Fools know that this is a monstrous wealth. Although the price of soap has dropped, the sales are there. If you buy a stake in a soap factory, you buy a hen that lays golden eggs. This kind of good thing must definitely be grabbed in your hands.

"Humph! Why do you want it, Ai Steward, I will give six taels of silver for a share, and I will ask for 100,000 shares. The steward of Ma Shiying's family did not show weakness, and after speaking, he glanced at the steward of the Hong family. A Jin businessman, doing some business with the Tartars, how can the wealth compare to our Jiangnan wealthy businessmen.

"Why do you want it, seven taels of silver, and I will give seven taels of silver."

"Eight taels, I'll give eight taels!"

"Nine taels ......!"

The price cries came and went, but the price doubled in a while. In this scene, even Ai Husheng, who was used to seeing money, was shocked.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Let's be quiet, the people who can come here today are all my good friends of Ai Husheng. What about me! It won't hurt your harmony, and of course it won't sit on the ground and start the price, and one share will still be five taels of silver. Now Ai is leaving and will come back in half an hour. How to distribute the 100,000 shares is up to you. If you can't get a result in half an hour, I will sell these shares in Jinan. ”

After Ai Husheng finished speaking, he really stood up and left the table. Before the door to the private room was closed, a fierce quarrel rang out inside. That sound is not much different from a wild dog snatching food.

Ai Husheng is not afraid of fighting inside, and the interests of businessmen come first. They are all people with backers and backgrounds, and there will definitely be no murder. I believe that they will discuss the best solution within half an hour.

If you can't discuss it, then simply sell it in Jinan. When the time comes, they will have to pay a higher price to buy shares from others. Ai Husheng felt that the place where the big shuai said was called a stock exchange should be opened. The shares that will be bought and sold in the future will be traded there. I heard that you can also collect taxes from there, and it's a good business to protect income in drought and flood!

In the future, glass factories, match factories, paper mills, cement factories, and cotton factories that Dashuai wants to build will all use this method. Not only will you not lose money, but you will also make a lot of money.

The soap factory invested no more than 50,000 taels of silver, and now it has earned back ten times the money with interest, and the controlling stake is still in the hands of its own people. Where to find such a business. Ai Husheng felt that his business acumen was not as good as the doll in the confinement compared to the handsome.

Sure enough, when Ai Husheng went back half an hour later. These guys have reached an agreement to share the spoils, and the 100,000 shares were scattered and eaten by more than a dozen large households. You can only go back and tell the owner of the house, and then transport the silver to Jinan to complete the transaction.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Next month, the cheap shop will open a store in Jinan, and the regulations are exactly the same as those in Beijing. In the future, it will also be opened to Nanjing, as well as major cities across the country. If you have time, come to Jinan again next month, and there will be shares for sale. ”

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the stewards' eyes lit up. Everyone knows what the cheap shop business in the capital has become. The people of the capital, from small needles and threads, to tables, chairs, benches and new sofas, can all be bought in the bargain. It's a pity that it was the emperor's business, and no one dared to interfere. Unexpectedly, Jinan will also open one. Now the shares are also on sale, which can sometimes be a good opportunity to make a fortune.

The stewards said that they would immediately go back to report to the head of the family, and asked Ai Husheng to leave some shares for everything. Many people took Ai Husheng's hand and didn't let go, and said vigorously that they would not let Ai Steward help in vain.

"Eli drove people, you kid has done it to the extreme, look at it, let this wind out. In the next month, there will only be more people who will be able to build your factory for a few dollars, and you can make a lot of money by selling shares. And you're still standing in control. How did you come up with such an immoral idea? Sun Chengzong circled around Li Xiao, focusing on Li Xiao's head, which had the meaning of opening up.

"It's all a small business, and in the future we can open a place dedicated to buying and selling shares. Both parties to the transaction must pay taxes to us, and I have thought of the name, which is called stamp duty. Because every time we trade, we will destroy the original equity leveling and help print a new set. ”

"Hmmm! Then you will be truly rich and rival the country, with the business of the capital for the past two years. The big hole in Liaodong has finally been filled, and Liaodong will be self-sufficient after this year. If you follow your method, Shandong will gradually become rich in three to five years. Liaodong and Shandong are connected into a piece, and some people want guns and guns, hehe......! The old fox laughed like a fox again.

"In fact, the biggest effect of the cheap square is the exchange business, and now the cheap square in Beijing can only help the people exchange some copper coins and scattered silver. After the opening of the Jinan cheap square, the exchange between Jinan and the capital will also be opened. This one out and one in, we all have money to make, this is the real big deal. In the future, cheap shops will be opened all over the world, and the exchange business will also be opened all over the world.

At that time, it will be the real financial and cargo world. Merchants did not have to take the risk of carrying heavy sums of money from city to city. As long as you bring a silver ticket, you can easily exchange it for silver money at the place where you need to exchange it. Think about it, how much this will boost business prosperity. ”

"All the princes of the court are proud of cultivating and reading heirlooms. You are ashamed to be a businessman, but you are proud of the way of a businessman. The world will only laugh at it, don't you know that those court elders, who don't have a thousand acres of fertile land and a hundred and ten shops. It's really true that hearing is false, and seeing is believing. If you follow the path of businessmen, you will not be able to earn all the wealth in this world. Sun Chengzong glanced at Li Xiao, and had to say that this kid had reached the pinnacle of his way of being a businessman.

Sun Chengzong boasted that he didn't have this ability!

"Huh! The kid is nothing, the money in the world is only money when it flows. Otherwise, too much wealth in one person will also cause earth-shattering harm. It is difficult to make a forest alone, and the ship is too big to support the sea.

Moreover, the more wealth you have, the more force you need to protect. Fat pigs without the protection of force will be stabbed sooner or later. ”

"So you want to form a third division now?"

"The first division guards Jinan, and the second division guards Liaodong. The first division still has to have a regiment stationed on Changxing Island all the year round, and we don't have the slightest mobile force in our hands. It's very dangerous! "Li Xiao has such a small amount of troops in his hands, and if he says a hundred miles from Jinan, Li Xiao has no control. Those imperial court guards always disobeyed Li Xiao.

The officials at the bottom are also inextricably linked with the bigwigs in the court. The decree on Li Xiao is even more superficial and does not do anything serious at all.

Li Xiao really wanted to remove all these bastards, but he really couldn't find qualified talents who could serve as so many officials. Sending those rough men in the army to the local government affairs is a disaster for the people. Even if one or two were dismissed, the people sent by the imperial court were still protégés and grandchildren of the bigwigs. If you change the soup without changing the medicine, it will be in vain.

"But let Cao Wenzhao be the teacher, is the qualifications too shallow?"

"He was a guerrilla during the Wanli years, and in the first battle of the Great Black Mountain, Cao Wenzhao was covered with more than a dozen war wounds. Whoever is not convinced, first fought such a vicious battle. ”