Chapter seven hundred and thirty eight unexpected letter
However, the specific ones may have to wait until next year. There are not many days before the end of the year. In addition to this major event of the Railway Department, and the various aspects of military power mobilization in various places need to be arranged. When the flowers bloom next spring, the capital of the Ming Dynasty will officially move from Nanjing to Beijing.
It was almost the same as expected. Just one day later, Jiang Jin came to the palace excitedly to see Zhu Yicheng. After seeing Zhu Yicheng, he suppressed his excitement and said that the railway investment and stock promotion work has been completed. Shares with a total amount of up to 150 million silver dollars were snatched away in less than two days, and some of them were even late, or because of financial resources, were unable to participate in the direct investment and recruitment. After learning the news, the intention was to find the Railway Department to subscribe to the shares.
However, Jiang Jin refused this and was turned away by the Railways Department. These people turned their targets to the merchants who had already subscribed to the shares and tried to buy from them at a price that exceeded the original share value. Although many merchants did not sell because they were optimistic about the prospects of the railway company, some merchants also saw that the shares in their hands began to appreciate in just one day and sold some shares under the interest trend in front of them.
"Old Master, I think that private transfer of railway shares may be contrary to the original intention of the court to invest in the investment. I believe that this move is extremely inappropriate, but when the shares were set up, there was no restriction on the transfer. Once the court strictly prohibited it, it may arouse controversy..." Jiang Jin said hesitantly, and at the same time quietly looked up at Zhu Yicheng.
Zhu Yicheng was amused and crying. He didn't expect that these businessmen would start stock trading off the market without any advice.
In fact, this is not a new thing. After all, bonds were created a few years ago in the Ming Dynasty, and there were frequent transactions between the private sector, including not only the Ming Dynasty controlled areas, but also the Ming Dynasty's national bond transactions were also very frequent in the Qing Dynasty controlled areas.
As for the latter, Zhu Yicheng instructed the Ministry of Revenue to do this, in order to absorb gold and silver from the Qing Dynasty, and to weaken the economic strength of the Qing Dynasty in a more recent way, thereby achieving the goal of disrupting the Qing Dynasty's economy. Moreover, the benefits of doing so are obvious. Whether it was because of the Ming Dynasty's national debts when Kangxi was in power, Kangxi had dealt with many officials in a row, or now some people in the Qing Dynasty directly used the Ming Dynasty's national debts as a means of transferring wealth and depositing silver, these were all beneficial to the Ming Dynasty without any disadvantages.
However, treasury bonds are different from stocks. Treasury bonds are endorsed by the state, and their value and interest rate due are guaranteed. Therefore, the circulation and value of treasury bonds are subject to certain restrictions. Coupled with factors such as the maturity of treasury bonds, the court can easily control it.
But stocks are different. The issuance body of stocks is an enterprise. The so-called railway stocks are not issued by the court, but are recruited in the name of the railway company. In other words, these stocks are shares obtained by investors with real money and silver. Although the stocks have a recruitment and subscription price, the price is not fixed, and its value and price are not confirmed. If the operation is good, the railway company's stocks may rise sharply in the future, and in other words, it may also lead to a sharp drop due to poor management.
Zhu Yicheng thought for a moment and said, "The court does not support this matter or object to it. After all, it stipulated that its shares can be traded when subscribed. If the court directly restricted it, it may cause criticism. Moreover, the railway matter is not a trivial matter, so it will be inappropriate if this head starts affecting the follow-up."
"The emperor is wise!" Jiang Jin quickly responded.
Zhu Yicheng thought about it and said, "But what you are worried about is not wrong. If this continues, it will cause problems in the railway company's stocks. This is something we must be prepared for. Let's do this. Then I will ask the Ministry of Revenue and Royal Bank to take out a charter together to regulate its transactions."
Jiang Jin quickly said yes, but he looked a little disappointed. He originally thought that Zhu Yicheng would hand over this matter to him, but unexpectedly, Zhu Yicheng finally handed it over to the Ministry of Revenue.
But if you think about it carefully, it is most appropriate to deal with this matter as the Ministry of Revenue. This is not the responsibility of the Ministry of Works at all.
Thinking of this, Jiang Jin was astonished. The most important thing for him now is to build this railway as soon as possible. As long as this railway is built, the high position of the Military Affairs Office will be within reach. This is his real goal.
After getting the money, the railway construction will start. Zhu Yicheng also deliberately criticized Jiang Jinyi and said, without saying anything, just told him everything needs to be considered for the overall situation.
Jiang Jin naturally knew this very well. He was not a fool. He knew very well what this matter meant to him. What's more, the railway incident was extremely important shortly after the Fujian case passed. Not only did Zhu Yicheng pay great attention to it, but it also affected his future position and his ministers.
When an official reaches Jiang Jin's level, money is nothing to him. What Jiang Jin hopes most is to become a famous minister below one person and above ten thousand people, so as to leave a name in history. On the road to famous ministers, if anyone dares to stop him, Jiang Jin would probably not be able to spare the other party first. This is also the main reason why Zhu Yicheng, who had already figured out Jiang Jin's mind, was so relieved to hand over this matter to him.
Then, Zhu Yicheng and Jiang Jin talked about the details of the railway section construction. Jiang Jin's Ministry of Works had already made plans and reported them one by one immediately. Listening to Jiang Jin's report, Zhu Yicheng nodded secretly, at least he could not find any fault in the plan.
Just when Zhu Yicheng was in high spirits, a small yellow door came hurriedly and whispered a few words to Zhu Yicheng. Zhu Yicheng was stunned when he heard this, and then a strange expression appeared in his expression.
Seeing this, Jiang Jin knew that something must have happened, but as the Minister of Works, he was not easy to ask, so he took the initiative to leave with tactfully.
After Jiang Jin left, Zhu Yicheng asked Xiaohuangmen to bring people over. After a while, the admiral Siyi Tong Deng Bing came to the side hall.
"Is this true?" Zhu Yicheng asked directly without waiting for Deng Bing to finish his ceremony.
"Return to the emperor, I have a handwritten letter from the King of Ryukyu, and a memorial from Lord He Jingtong Office to the emperor." Deng Bing took out two memorials from his arms, and then took them from Xiaohuangmen to Zhu Yicheng.
After taking it, Zhu Yicheng first opened the handwritten letter from the King of Ryukyu. The so-called handwritten letter was actually written by the Empress Dowager of Ryukyu, signed by the King of Ryukyu and stamped with the national seal.
The content is not complicated. It mainly describes some of the crimes of Ryukyu since the death of the previous kings. It also sent ministers to teach the new kings and vigorously support Ryukyu. Over the years, under the care of the Celestial Empire, the Ryukyu Kingdom not only recovered the lost land in the north, but the entire country was also flourishing, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, presenting a rare atmosphere in a century.
Later, there were treacherous officials in the country who caused chaos. Fortunately, the Celestial Empire brought the chaos to the Ryukyu and stopped a disaster in time, allowing the Ryukyu royal family to continue. As a vassal state, everyone in Ryukyu was grateful for the favor of the Celestial Empire.
Later, the King of Ryukyu said that he was the lord of a small country, with shallow talent and poor virtue, and he was on the throne of the throne as if he was walking on thin ice. The previous rebellion in the country had shown that he was not suitable for the throne of the throne. At the same time, the throne had always yearned for the heavens and was willing to plan for the people of Ryukyu to incorporate the whole country into the throne, and to forget his throne, and only came to the throne as an ordinary person, hoping to be a minister of the throne of the dynasty for generations.
Chapter completed!