MTL - Number of People-Chapter 2681 Guizi Juan Dachaoyi, debut (3)

  Revealing some of my own thoughts first is also a foreshadowing. Feng Ziying is very clear that even among the scholars in the north, there are still many situations where opinions are very different.

  Birth, experience, knowledge, and the influence of the groups of relatives and friends around them, plus the interests that may be involved in themselves and their families, they have different ideas on many issues.

Squires can also become industrial and commercial aristocrats, and industrial and commercial aristocrats may not keep up with the changes of the times after making money in business and industry, and become conservative. They return to their hometowns to buy land and become conservative land aristocrats. Everything is possible , but a certain trend is more obvious.

Therefore, Feng Ziying has always been unwilling to divide the boundaries by region. Although from now on, it seems that the scholars in the north and Huguang are the ones who support her, but this is more because of her military exploits in Shanshan, Beizhi and Liaodong. , and the influence brought about by vigorously promoting the opening of the sea and the development of industry and commerce in the Northland.

  In fact, the real northern country gentry has a very average view of themselves, and perhaps they can win the support of some beneficiary landlords in the promotion of new actions.

   On the contrary, in Jiangnan, Feng Ziying's influence is quietly penetrating and expanding.

   According to the news from Zhen Baochen in Yangzhou, thanks to the steady development of stock listing and trading in Yangzhou Stock Exchange, more and more funds have flowed into it, the biggest source of which is salt merchants.

With the rapid development of industrial and commercial industries in Jiangnan, Shandong, and Beizhi, more and more companies have sought to issue new shares on the Yangzhou Stock Exchange in the past two years. Xuzhou Liguo Iron and Steel Works, a listed company, issued 500,000 shares of listed stock, each worth eight taels of silver, accounting for 30% of the overall share capital.

This alone attracted a large number of sporadic salt merchants and Jiangnan merchants to rush into the market. In just three days, the stock price of Liguo Iron and Steel rose from eight taels of silver per share to fifteen and a half taels, almost doubling. .

You must know that this is a steel company with 500,000 shares listed and raised 4 million taels, with a total market value of more than 12 million taels. In just three days, the market value exceeded 25 million taels, and it immediately became a stock exchange in Yangzhou Stock Exchange. The benchmark enterprise.

  Although the stock price of Liguo Iron and Steel later fell to more than 12 taels, Liguo Iron and Steel, with a market value of nearly 20 million taels, is still a well-deserved giant.

And because it is close to the largest market in the south of the Yangtze River, rich in coal and iron resources, and excellent canal and waterway transportation, many people are optimistic about the development prospects of Liguo Iron and Steel. It is a family tradition to buy Liguo Steel stock as a family heirloom.

  Liguo Iron and Steel also announced to the outside world that 70% of its profits will be used for dividends every year and will never change. This is why many people are more optimistic about holding Liguo Iron and Steel stocks.

The listing of Liguo Iron and Steel also gave Anshan Iron and Steel hope. Although in terms of resource conditions, Anshan Iron and Steel is definitely better than Liguo Iron and Steel, but in terms of proximity to the consumer market and transportation conditions, Anshan Iron and Steel is far behind Liguo Iron and Steel. , but Shanshan, Jiangnan, and salt merchants who have invested more than three million taels are more eager to see tangible benefits immediately.

If Anshan Iron and Steel can continue to make profits until next year, then it will have the conditions to be listed on the Yangzhou Stock Exchange. At that time, it will not be said to be on par with Liguo Iron and Steel. Even if it is only half of the market value of Liguo Iron and Steel, it will be enough for these businessmen. Fall asleep and wake up laughing.

  In four years, there is still a lot to double three to four million taels of silver, and there is no annual dividend after it is put into production. Where can I find this kind of business?

   It can be said that the Yangzhou Stock Exchange, a new thing, has changed the traditional habits of Jiangnan merchants to a great extent, making the tradition of purchasing land for family heirlooms gradually lose the market.

Choosing a large-scale, high-quality corporate stock for stable investment has become the new favorite of many wealthy households (middle class) and officials in the south of the Yangtze River. New things are more and more welcomed by the lowly traffickers and the wealthy gentry.

The formation of this same habit has also led to more gentry merchants taking out the silver hidden in the cellar of their homes and investing it in the stock market, and it has also greatly encouraged more industrial and commercial enterprises to raise funds in the stock market to expand production. , forming a virtuous circle.

  This subtle change has also deeply affected the thinking of businessmen in Jiangnan and even Shanshan.

  They will not forget who first promoted it, which also greatly increased Feng Ziying's influence in Jiangnan.

  Whether it is the investors who put silver into the stock market or the industrialists who raise funds through the stock market, they are inexplicably grateful to Feng Ziying for this market initiated by Feng Ziying.

Of course, Feng Ziying is also very clear that if the securities market fails to establish a good image at the initial stage, it will easily lead to a market crash, and then completely destroy this new thing. Therefore, from the very beginning, Feng Ziying asked Bi Ziyan to strictly review the qualifications of listed companies. At the same time, strengthen the supervision and review of listed companies to ensure that shareholders are responsible.

It should be said that Bi Ziyan has also implemented this very well. In the early stage, these companies basically selected the best from the best, so even if everyone may not be satisfied with the dividends, the income has far exceeded the rent collected from the investment land. And at least in the stock price, there have been basically no big ups and downs.

  As the officials arrived one after another, the number of people in the hall gradually increased.

   This is the first big court meeting after the formation of the new cabinet. No matter who it is, the important ministers and the officials present pay special attention to it.

Although the members of the new cabinet have communicated in advance with their groups, close friends and colleagues, but this time they will officially announce the overall cabinet and the policies of their respective fields, and at the same time officially put forward For everyone to discuss ideas on this solemn occasion.

The Great Court Conference is just the beginning, and then the cabinet's political strategies will be distributed to everyone. In the future, the ministers will also put forward their own suggestions and opinions on these political strategies, either orally or in writing. Criticism, suggestions, and questions are all important. Can.

   This is also something new brought by Feng Ziying.

  One person’s wisdom is short, and everyone’s wisdom is long. Feng Ziying believes that the cabinet ministers can communicate in advance, and then each and his staff will come up with a big framework and plan, but it should be handed over to colleagues for consultation, and finally work together to come up with the most perfect strategy.

   But once it is finalized, if there are no major changes, it will not be changed, but the focus should be on supervision and implementation.

  With the arrival of Gu Bingqian, the entire hall finally calmed down. After a brief speech, it also marked that the Great Court Conference had finally entered the substantive meeting stage.

  First of all, Gu Bingqian, on behalf of the cabinet, made a general plan for the next five years and one year.

  As the chief assistant, he needs to propose what the imperial court will do in the next five years, what goals to achieve, and what changes the whole country will have in five years. On this point, Feng Ziying took great pains to discuss and communicate with Gu Bingqian.

   It can be said that in the past half month, Feng Ziying and Gu Bingqian spent more time together than with their family members. Of course, this is mainly because the wives and concubines have not returned from Liaodong.

  Feng Ziying felt that in addition to shouldering the job of military affairs, she had also successfully played the role of cabinet secretary, and was even more diligent than Gu Bingqian's large group of staff.

  Guan Yingzhen, Huang Ruliang, Qiao Yingjia, and the work plans of the Seven Metropolitan Procuratorates were also handed over to Gu Bingqian, and Feng Ziying helped Gu Bingqian to make a comprehensive arrangement.

  This is also the new change that Feng Ziying brought to everyone. He greeted everyone a month in advance. There must be a rough plan. As the head of a department, you must have a vision for the work of the department in the next year and several years.

If you don’t know what to do, then discuss with your staff as soon as possible, listen to the suggestions of the people below, and you can naturally come up with a rough idea. You can’t wait until the beginning of the first year after taking office, and then deal with it step by step or when something happens. up.

It can be said that Feng Ziying's constant new ideas and ideas made Gu Guan Huang Qiao and the people in the Seven Metropolitan Procuratorates feel novel and disturbed. Trying to do it, I also feel that it has benefited a lot.

As Chai Ke said, at least several goals have been determined, the means to achieve them have been deliberated and studied, and then we will move towards the goal. As for whether it can be realized, it can be continuously revised and adjusted during the specific promotion process. After all, this is also a new thing. Everyone still doesn't have a definite number in their hearts.

Now the three officials, Huang Qiao, are gradually adapting to Feng Ziying's role as "cabinet secretary-general", and they are willing to communicate and discuss many things with Feng Ziying in advance. According to Feng Ziying's own vision, after a year or so, the basic structure of military affairs will be formed. The meeting suggested a small reorganization of the cabinet, Sun Chengzong entered the cabinet, took charge of military affairs, and became the "cabinet secretary-general" and no minister.

   Of course, this is just a rough idea of ​​mine, and it has not been made public yet.

"The establishment of the Ministry of Agriculture also took into account the changes in the current situation. The population of the dynasty has increased dramatically in the past 50 years. The situation of densely populated land is becoming more and more severe. The problem of food for the people is becoming more and more serious. Solving the food problem has become an urgent problem. ,..."

  Gu Bingqian cadenced and faltered.

   It has to be said that the official Chinese with a Jiangnan accent is quite charming. Scholars in Jiangnan basically have this accent, but Nanzhi is somewhat different from Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Fujian accents. (end of this chapter)