The successful trial of the steam train immediately caused a sensation.

Whether it is the princes and nobles, officials and businessmen, or ordinary people, they all felt a lot of shock.

Such a behemoth, which does not need to be pulled by cattle and horses, burns coal all the way, spews black smoke, and runs away with a clatter, are you sure that it is not the divine beast recorded in the Book of Mountains and Seas?

Although this speed is not considered to be galloping, and it is on par with the best carriage, but the endurance of the people is strong!

No matter what kind of BMW horse, there is always a rest, and the coachman also has to eat and drink, but the train is different, as long as there is coal, it can go, and it will never tire of anything.

Just when everyone was talking about this steel beast, King Ning entered the palace in a hurry.

"Minister Zhu Dianpei asks the saint bow!"

When Zhu Qizhen saw King Ning, his face was slightly surprised, and he asked, "Isn't Uncle Huang sick?" ”

Zhu Dianpei bowed his head and said: "The minister contracted the wind cold yesterday, was sick in bed, and failed to test the car under the order, but his health improved slightly today, and he came to the palace to ask for sin!" ”

"What is Uncle Huang doing so politely, since he is unwell, he should recuperate. Huaien, you go to the Tai Hospital to find an imperial doctor and give Uncle Huang a closer look. ”

"The minister just occasionally feels cold, and he has already taken medicine, so he doesn't have to bother the imperial doctor."

Zhu Dianpei hurriedly stopped Huai En and continued: "The minister came today because he had something to tell the emperor. ”

Zhu Qizhen smiled and said, "Uncle Huang doesn't have to be polite, Huai'en, give me a seat!" ”

"Yes!"

Huai En brought a chair, Zhu Dianpei first thanked him, and then sat down.

"Uncle Huang has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

"Although the minister did not test the car in person, however, the magic of this steam train, in the capital, the streets and alleys are discussed, everyone is sighing, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is ingenious, the minister dared to ask, how much does this railway cost?"

"Roughly ten million taels of silver!"

Zhu Qizhen didn't know why, King Ning would suddenly show great interest in railways and trains, and the cost was actually transparent, so he told the truth.

"This ...... So much ......"

After listening to this, Zhu Dianpei suddenly showed a disappointed look on his face.

Zhu Qizhen nodded and said: "This is not counting the cost of early research and development, after all, it is the first railway, the cost must be higher, and when the process matures in the future, it may be able to be reduced." ”

Zhu Dianpei's eyes lit up and asked, "What does the emperor mean that the next railway has been planned?" ”

"Yes, Wynne, go get the map!"

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said, "Uncle Huang, don't be restrained, come and see!" ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the map.

"The next railway is to go straight to the north and south of Beijing, the whole journey is 2,000 miles, at present, the bachelors of the Academy of Sciences are surveying along the way, planning the route, and it is expected that construction will start next spring."

Zhu Dianpei thought for a while and asked again: "May I ask the emperor, what is the budget for this railway?" ”

Zhu Qizhen found that there was something wrong with today's King Ning, when he chose the feudal country, he was the first to move, selected Wu Sizang, and was ready to leave for the domain, what is wrong now, and inquire about the train and the track?

"The budget for this road is about 50 million taels."

"50 Million ......"

Zhu Dianpei couldn't help but gasp, he's generous!

When did I build a road in the Ming Dynasty, it would cost 50 million taels of silver to build a road?

"With so much silver coming out at once, the treasury must be very tight, right?"

Zhu Qizhen seemed to understand, so he said: "Uncle Huang doesn't have to worry, I will find a way, and I will definitely honor the money, food, and equipment I promised at the beginning!" ”

"No...... That's not what the minister meant! ”

Zhu Dianpei waved his hand again and again, and said: "As the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty, the minister should think about the imperial court, such a huge expenditure, even if the treasury can take it, it is also a huge expenditure, if other places need silver, where should it come from?" ”

Zhu Qizhen felt that there was something in this sentence, so he asked, "What is Uncle Huang's opinion?" ”

"Takami...... I can't talk about it, the minister just has a small suggestion, I don't know if it's feasible......"

"Uncle Huang should not be so restrained, they are all members of his own family, what do you have to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

"Yes!"

Zhu Dianpei first saluted, and then said: "The minister thinks that the wealth of the country comes from the people of the world, and if the silver is collected through taxes and then used to build the railway, it is better to ...... It's better to let the people participate directly, everyone has the money to contribute, and the future income will be shared proportionally, I don't know what the emperor thinks? ”

After listening to this, Zhu Qizhen suddenly became interested, and this idea coincided with the upcoming IPO system.

The construction of railways is a huge project, and although it makes money, it is a long-term money, and it is difficult to achieve results in the short term, so it is difficult to maintain it by relying only on the expenditure of the national treasury.

"Uncle Huang's idea is very good, it just so happens that I have a prospectus here, Wynne, you go and get it."

A short time later, Wynne came to the temple with a prospectus.

Zhu Dianpei opened it suspiciously, looked at it a few times, and his expression was shocked.

Among them, what I thought of and didn't expect, people wrote it in.

Roughly speaking, the Ming Dynasty established a railway bureau, as the name suggests, it is specifically responsible for repairing railways.

However, the operation of the railway bureau is not directly funded by the imperial court, but by a stock offering system.

One share is one or two pieces of silver, and the investor uses the silver to buy stocks, and the accounts are made public at the end of each year, and dividends are distributed according to the proportion of shareholdings.

In this way, the pressure on the imperial court can be greatly reduced, and more people can participate.

After reading it, Zhu Dianpei raised his head and asked, "Your Majesty, who drafted this prospectus?" ”

Zhu Qizhen said with a smile: "This idea is my idea, and the specific rules were drafted by Yu Qian and the household department, what does Uncle Huang think?" ”

"Wonderful, wonderful!"

Zhu Dianpei clapped his hands and said, "May I ask the emperor, how many shares is the Railway Bureau going to recruit?" ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "The preliminary set is 100 million shares, 50 million from the state treasury, and the remaining 50 million from the private sector. ”

Zhu Dianpei seemed to have suddenly made a major decision and said, "I am willing to buy three million shares!" ”

"Huh?"

Zhu Qizhen was surprised and asked, "Uncle Huang has thought about it?" ”

"You've figured it out!"

Zhu Dianpei nodded emphatically and said: "The minister is about to take possession of Wusi, and it is useless to leave the gold and silver property and land deeds at home, all of them have been sold, and there will be about three million taels." ”

Zhu Qizhen nodded secretly, as a vassal king, taking out three million taels of silver in one go, it doesn't seem to be much.

To his surprise, why did King Ning suddenly become so interested in railways and stocks?

The people who went to test the car yesterday didn't say anything, you didn't get in the car, but you were the first to run?

Having said that, stocks are a new thing, and if they are put directly on the market, people may not dare to buy them.

I was going to find a few supports, but now I've saved them all.