bookrandom Chapter 1147 Issuing Stocks
Chapter 1147 Issuing Stocks
"stock?"
Zhou Xing and Du Ruhui, two old men whose combined age was nearly 150, looked at each other, their faces filled with big question marks.
What the hell is this?
This sounds even more baffling than the "Royal Trading Company" from before.
Murong Yan also looked over curiously. Although she had almost blind trust in Lin Zhen, she had never heard of the word "stocks" before.
Lin Zhen chuckled inwardly at the curious looks on the three of them, cleared his throat, and began his first-ever popular science lecture as an "otherworldly financier."
"Stocks are actually quite simple." He tried to explain in a language they could understand, "We can think of 'Daqian Royal Trading Company' as a huge, golden hen that lays golden eggs."
"This old hen now belongs exclusively to our imperial court. All the golden eggs it lays also belong to our national treasury."
"But aren't we short of money right now? Relying solely on its own egg production is too slow. What should we do?"
“We can divide this hen into, say, one million shares. Each share represents one millionth of the ownership of this hen. And this ownership of each share is called a ‘stock’.”
"Then, we can take a portion of the shares, say 300,000 units, and put them on the market to sell to wealthy businessmen or even ordinary people!"
“By buying our stock, they essentially own a portion of our Royal Trading Company. They become our ‘shareholders’.”
"In this way, we can raise an astronomical sum of money from the people in a very short time! We can use it to replenish the national treasury, to carry out construction, and to pay the soldiers' salaries!"
"And those 'shareholders' who bought our stock didn't just put their money away for nothing. Every year, after deducting the portion that goes to the national treasury, the rest of the profits earned by our Royal Trading Company can be distributed to them according to their shareholding ratio! That's called dividends!"
"The more money our firm makes, the more money they get! And the more valuable their shares become! They can even sell their shares to others to profit from the price difference!"
"In this way, we will have tightly bound all the wealth of the world to the fate of our Great Qian Dynasty and to our Royal Merchant Guild!"
"We eat meat, and they can also have soup! Everyone makes money! Everyone lives a good life! Why wouldn't they fight tooth and nail to support us? To support our Great Qian?"
Lin Zhen's words were like thunderclaps, exploding in the minds of Zhou Xing and Du Ruhui!
The two of them sat there blankly, mouths agape, eyes wide, unable to utter a single word for a long time.
They felt that all the books of sages and the principles of governance they had learned over the decades were nothing but child's play compared to Regent Lin Zhen!
Should the business be divided into several groups?
Sell to ordinary people?
Let them become shareholders?
Can you even get dividends?
Can it still be bought and sold?
This...this is completely beyond their comprehension!
But this did not prevent them from realizing, with their keen political sense, what earth-shattering changes this thing called "stocks" would bring to the entire Great Qian Dynasty once it was implemented!
This is more than just a means of making money!
This is an unparalleled, overt strategy to win over people's hearts, bind interests, and firmly control the entire empire's economy under imperial power!
"Your Highness..." Zhou Xing's voice trembled. He looked at Lin Zhen with eyes that were no longer those of a prince, but rather like those of a god of wealth who had descended from the heavens!
"How...how is your brain even structured?!"
Du Ruhui also patted his chest and let out a long sigh of relief, his face full of relief as if he had survived a disaster.
fortunately!
Fortunately, this regent belongs to their Great Qian Dynasty!
If this were born in an enemy country...
He simply couldn't imagine what a terrible sight that would be!
Murong Yan's beautiful eyes shone brightly, filled with unparalleled admiration and love for Lin Zhen.
Her husband always manages to bring her the biggest surprises when she least expects them.
At this moment, she leaned lazily against the phoenix couch, and the divine phoenix descending to earth dress she wore, which was her only nightgown, underwent a wondrous change as her emotions surged.
Under the bright candlelight, the extremely dark Suzhou brocade seemed to transform into a deep night sky that could reflect the stars.
And the giant phoenix embroidered with real gold thread came to life completely in the night!
It seemed to break free from all constraints, unfurling its magnificent, golden wings, and its phoenix eyes burst forth with an unprecedented, dazzling, pioneering, and innovative light of wisdom!
That light illuminated the entire palace, and it also illuminated the future, eternal foundation of the Great Qian Dynasty!
The five-zhang-long dark gold Suzhou brocade train spread out freely from her feet, like a golden road leading to the future!
"My husband, that move of yours was truly brilliant," Murong Yan exclaimed sincerely. "I simply don't know how to praise you enough."
"No need to praise me." Lin Zhen looked at her girlishly adoring expression and felt extremely proud.
He walked to the bedside, leaned down, and whispered in her ear in a voice only the two of them could hear, "If you really want to thank me, why don't we get down to business tonight?"
Murong Yan's face flushed red again with a "boom".
That scoundrel!
He couldn't hide his little secret in just three sentences!
Feeling both embarrassed and angry, she gently pinched the soft flesh on his waist.
Looking at her coquettish expression, Lin Zhen felt even more passionate and was ready to continue his efforts.
Zhou Xing and Du Ruhui, those two old men who didn't know the times, came over once again.
"Your Highness! Your Majesty!" Zhou Xing rubbed his hands together, his face beaming with excitement. "When shall we begin preparations for this 'Royal Trading Company' and 'stocks'? This old minister is already quite impatient!"
"Yes, Your Highness," Du Ruhui echoed, "This is a matter of great importance to the nation, and it should be handled sooner rather than later. In my humble opinion, we should immediately establish a special department to handle this matter!"
Looking at the two old men who instantly switched from the gloom of "financial crisis" to the excited mode of "going all out," Lin Zhen felt a headache coming on.
Right now, all he wants to do is kick those two third wheel-like guys out of Qifeng Pavilion!
"This matter is not urgent." He waved his hand, forcibly suppressing the impatience in his heart, and said, "One must eat one bite at a time, and walk one step at a time. Establishing the Royal Trading Company and issuing stocks is a major matter, affecting everything, and must be planned carefully."
"Right now, we have something more important to do first."
"Oh? What is it?" Zhou Xing and Du Ruhui asked curiously.
Lin Zhen glanced at Murong Yan beside her, whose pretty face was so red it was almost steaming, and a smug smile appeared on her lips.
"Of course, it is the grand wedding ceremony between me and His Majesty!"
"The most important matters of state are sacrifice and war. Now that the war is over, what remains is naturally the wedding between Your Majesty and me."
"A stable and powerful royal family is the cornerstone of all future development for our Great Qian! Don't you agree?"