Chapter 315: Rectification and United Salt Industry (3)

"First of all, we have established a large United Salt Industry Company. According to the evaluation of European and American technicians, after the first phase of the project is completed, the United Salt Industry Factory has an annual capacity of 800,000 dan of rock salt (about 50,000 tons, 16 dans per ton 13 years ago). It is expected that the construction of the entire production base will take two months. After I agreed to send more than a thousand workers to work in three shifts, foreign technicians estimated that the construction period may be shortened by about 40%, and the first salt well,

It can be guaranteed to be put into use within one month! The military government has sent people to investigate Huaiyan, Haiyan and Zigong salt mines, of which the cost price of Huaiyan per catty is 13 meter, sea salt is 12 meter, Zigong is 14 meter, the average cost price of salt is 12 meter, and the average selling price is around 110 meter. Now due to the war, the salt price has increased dramatically. Taking the salt price of the two lakes last month as an example, it is about 500 meter, and some areas are even as high as 600-700 meter. This is a huge profit!"

Seeing a group of gentry reading the prospectus seriously, Li Han picked up the tea that had just been sent on the table and took a sip: "Once the United Salt Industry Company is completed, the salt price cost can be reduced to 9 to 10 ci, which is cheaper than the national average salt price. Even if the price before the war is generally reduced by 10%, the salt produced in Yingcheng can guarantee that the profit is far above the salt merchants in other parts of the country!"

"In addition, according to the suggestions of foreign technicians, the salt mineral capacity we discovered can be increased a little more. For example, after the machinery I plan to order with foreigners for additional funds, after the salt company completes the second phase of the project, the production capacity can be increased to 3 million dans per year, which is about a quarter of the national salt demand in a year. With such production capacity, anyone from all over the country can compete with me and the salt company! As for the market you are worried about, there is no problem at all. I can guarantee that in Hubei and Sichuan, our salt will flow freely no matter where we flow.

Outside the province, we have natural advantages in Hunan Province. The government will come forward. You don’t need to worry about major fluctuations in policies and salt taxes. The tax on each leverage of salt is tentatively set at two yuan (it’s not sure that it is 1 silver dollar. This is a pun, leaving a foreshadowing). The floating rate is up to 50%, far lower than the national salt tax average of 3.6 to 4.2 silver dollars. According to calculations, if the annual output is 800,000 dan, United Salt Industry’s annual profit will reach 7.5 million to 8.5 million silver dollars, and if the output is increased to 3 million dan, United Salt Industry’s annual profit can reach about 35 million silver dollars!”

"Hiss~~~"

There were more and more breathing sounds below, and many people were trembling with excitement. Although everyone knew that there should be some moisture in what he said. However, in the prospectus, Li Han introduced in detail and clearly the specific location of the salt mine detected, the size of the area, how many meters underground, and how many meters of rock salt were found in foreign technicians. They also stated in white and black that after choosing to invest, everyone can choose to withdraw freely within three months of the establishment of United Salt Company with the certificates printed with the military government seal and his official seal. The signing and investment ceremony can invite all domestic newspapers to supervise. Once they break their promises after three months, Li Han and the military government really don’t have to stay in this country!

"this.."

Li Zongmei suppressed the excitement in his heart and first stood up and asked: "Please don't blame the general. Li Zongmei, a person from Yi County... I have some doubts and want to ask the general, but I don't know if it's possible!"

"Li Zongmei", Li Han silently recited his name and felt very familiar, but he didn't care too much, and nodded with a smile, "Please feel free to ask!"

At this time, Zhang Meisheng, who was beside him, just approached a little and said, "Master Li Zongmei was brought by Liu Zilu, a salt merchant from Jingshan. He said that he still has something to do with us.Master may have forgotten that he had secretly reported to us about the Qing army gathering with Nanyang?"

"Oh, it's him!" Li Han immediately remembered him!

Li Zongmei stood up and said, "Master, this prospectus will make United Salt Industry Company 100,000 shares, 100 taels of silver per share, that is, the total estimated price of United Salt Industry is 10 million taels of silver! You said there are minerals underground, and we believe that you have guaranteed that you will take everyone to visit. However, the military government used the purchased machinery and hired foreign technicians and underground minerals to calculate 80,000 shares. Isn't this too much?"

Li Han nodded, "Please sit down first, let me explain it to you! First of all, you need to understand one thing, that is, our military government has completed the procurement of the first batch of machines of the United Salt Industry, and the company's factory site is under construction. It is expected that it will be put into use in the latest half month, and it will be enough to form large-scale production within three months. This time, the salt storage area we set out is more than 16,000 acres, and the military government has a complete underground mineral detection map, and has already mastered the location of the mineral. This directly saves the half-year or even a few years of time required to explore again. In addition, the machinery we purchased is also the most advanced underground drilling machinery in the world by the German Empire. This kind of machine is even my friend and I.

Friends have a good friendship and spent more than one million taels of silver to buy it. In addition, how many of you know that salt is not the most profitable? During the process of mining the salt industry, the sodium chlorate, soda ash, ammonium chloride, caustic soda, hydrochloric acid, chlorine, hydrogen, metal sodium, etc. that were born will be essential products for chemical and military industries. Some things are even more expensive than gold, and these... Even if you know, you can't invite professional technicians from abroad to extract them. On the contrary, the military government has close ties with the German Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. If I need it, I can recruit enough technicians I need from these two countries to extract these treasures that are still priced above gold!”

Seeing many people pondering, he curled his lips slightly and continued, "In addition, the military government can also provide necessary guarantees for the United Salt Industry. For example, sending troops to guard the mines and disperse the people who want to come. Just paying taxes, after the founding of the Republic of China in the future, the government wants to join forces to pay unreasonable salt taxes with the salt companies. The military government can also use the promise of Joint Salt Industry to be exempted for a period of time. For the time when the salt passed by our United Salt Industry by using bad means to suppress or exclude the salt industry from entering, Jingchu's 50,000 new troops will be a guarantee to fight back against all bad means!"

When it is time to be high-profile, you need to be high-profile. When Sichuan is half under his control, Li Han did not hide his admiration for force, because no one knows better than him that in this world, even after a hundred years, it is still an era when power and force have the right to speak. Look at the later republics who spend money everywhere to buy appearances, you will know that without force, you can only spend money to buy face after being bullied again and again!

His declaration was equivalent to a vague guarantee that the military government would even spare no effort to fight for the salt sales in other provinces in the future!

Every fool present here naturally saw the importance of force in this troubled times. However, he nodded and sat down, but there were still some problems. The middle-aged man with an extraordinary temperament. He clasped his fists and said, "I have seen an adult. Chen Zizhen used to run some raw silk transactions. Since he has launched a public offering this time, he has also become interested in it. But I don't know what the company should do in the future?"

None of them here dealt with officials in the late Qing Dynasty, so they were most afraid of the so-called government supervision and business, because the power of officials was too great. On the contrary, most officials had to command blindly in different ways of management and management. As a result, no matter how good the company was, they could defeat all the officials who were not heartbroken! This was what he said, but many of the people here were very interested in this salt industry. Some people also went to Jingzhou in person and saw those huge mining machinery. Some of them had to do more preparations. They had entrusted their acquaintances in foreign companies to help ask about the price of the machines. Indeed, all told them that this kind of equipment was too advanced, so that there was no goods in China. However, the estimated price was not less than one million!

It is said that as long as there is a news that someone knows, it cannot become a secret. This statement is most appropriate, especially among the business ranks.

After someone got this information, the news spread not long after that, among the gentry and merchants who had been paying attention to the military government's dynamics. In addition, Li Han started to make a sound a month ago, no one would think that the military government would be so bold that it would be willing to make a lie that a machine worth over one million is willing to make a lie, and the rest is only one answer left!

Yingcheng really discovered a huge rock and salt mine. This barren land is very likely to become the next Huainan because of the discovery of the salt mine!

"I know that the Qing court did produce some bad cases, and everyone is worried about this. Yes, the government's supervision and business office may indeed have such and such problems. However, you don't believe in the management of the military government. Please tell me that the military government has invested millions, and there will be policy tilts and government support in the future. In exchange for the investment, let the investment be far less than the military government's management. Who is responsible for the machinery damage? Workers, who is responsible for the planning of the factory company? Who is responsible for someone embezzling the finances privately?"

"this..."

He asked several questions in a row, and he immediately lost a lot of voices. Yes, a group of people were worried that the management of the military government would lead to random commands by those who did not understand management, causing losses to United Salt Company. However, the military government, which accounted for the majority of the capital, was also worried that they would take the opportunity to make profits after taking control of the management power, concealing the profits, etc., which were not impossible!

But soon Li Han continued, "Let's take a step back. I will turn the 80,000 shares held by the military government into four shares. The first one is to keep 10,000 shares; the second 30,000 shares will be transferred to the Bank of China, which is about to be established by the military government. These 40,000 shares will be used as the military security system and military expenditure in the future. From the second month after the United Salt Industry's mining sales, the monthly dividend will be received according to the shares every month. The 30,000 shares will be transferred to the Ministry of Finance of the Military Government and will be used as financial funds to support local education, road construction, river canal irrigation planning, etc. Like the stocks transferred to the bank, you can receive monthly dividends in the future. After consultation with the company, you can also use the monthly bonus for the mechanical procurement required for the company's development. I can take out the last 10,000 shares and temporarily belong to the military government. If you want to buy, you can also pay and purchase after consultation with the military government. How about?"

"In addition to giving up 10,000 shares, it can be converted into a share capital, I also considered that there are few talents who are good at operating the military government. In this way, all of you who buy more than 100 shares of the stocks will form a shareholders' meeting and meet twice a month. If someone has doubts about the operation and performance of the salt company, you can take the initiative to ask for a shareholders' meeting. If it exceeds the approval of ordinary shareholders, you can hold the shareholders' meeting immediately. The manager of the salt company, the military government can give up and hand it over to everyone here to choose. For the company's business strategy, I can also ensure that the military government does not interfere when it is reasonable. But..."

The tiger's eyes swept across the hall with a little evil spirit, and no one dared to look at him. After pausing for a while, he spoke and continued: "All sales of United Salt Company, monthly income performance, financial data, and the military government has the power to supervise... I think, compared to the official supervision and business of the Qing Tartars, the military government's regression has shown our sincerity, right? It is said that everyone makes money, and the military government still needs everyone's cooperation. Of course, don't think that cooperation with the military government is a loss. When I was abroad, I had a theory abroad that I agree very much.

In the world's largest industrial power, the United States, on the other side of the sea, there is a saying that it is to promote the country with business! I have a good impression of American-style merchants because they understand a truth. The more you pay for society, the greater the right you can enjoy the social rewards... Everyone, the united salt industry is just the beginning of the cooperation between the military government and you. In the future, after my army takes over Sichuan, railways, machinery manufacturing, chemicals, textiles, electricity, etc., all industries you can't imagine. As long as you want, the military government can open and close the doors for you... So..."

He crossed his hands and dragged his chin, and his tiger eyes stared at the crowd with bright eyes.

"My Zhao family is willing to invest 20,000 taels to buy 200 shares!"

The first one to speak was the girl next to him, and the only female guest among all the visitors today. Many of the people here knew about some ambiguous relationship between Li Han and her. Under the urging of their companions around them, they immediately began to explain in a low voice. Soon, there were some light smiles in the crowd, but no one dared to say anything more!

"If I didn't follow the military government to do business, how could I have the glory of Liu Zilu today? Da Zheng, I want one thousand shares of this United Salt Industry Co., Ltd., and I will ask someone to withdraw the money and send it to the military government!"

Liu Weiyuan was originally planning to be the first to stand up and respond, but as Li Han stopped speaking, he was about to stand up to respond, when he suddenly saw the girl sitting next to Li Han moving, he forced himself to grab the first commendation and gave it to the little girl willingly!

Yingcheng, no, it is now the ambiguous relationship between this wise and powerful Li Shuai and the fourth lady of the Zhao family. He is unwilling to steal Miss Zhao's limelight!

"Thanks!"

Li Han turned his head slightly and saw the beautiful eyes of the girl next to him, smelling the faint fragrance of roses on her body, which was the smell of a box of soap he sent to send him to express his gratitude. Then he stood up and clasped his fists and said thank you, "Thank you for your support from Manager Liu, many people think that this revolution is actually just driving away the Manchus and regaining the rivers and mountains of our Han family. Wrong, this idea

The British used three hundred years of Chinese people to buy property to build the world's strongest empire. When I was abroad, I used to take a boat coefficient and my territory several times that of China! After the French Revolution, the Chinese people were rich and engaged in business. After a hundred years, the national strength flourished and became one of the world's strongest army; the Germans used war to support war, and the 50 years of war to support industry, creating the world's largest continental overlord; the beauty did business and created the whole nation.

The world's strongest commercial country; Japanese people came from behind, and did not forget to plunder externally and raise industry internally, creating the most powerful country in the Far East! Revolution, what is revolution? Revolution is to revolutionize the old feudalism that has been in our minds for thousands of years. We must do business in the whole country, support industry, create a hundred thousand kilometers of railways, two million tons of huge ships, five million armored soldiers, millions of families with scholars, only in this way, China will one day return to the top of the world and among the top countries of the Celestial Kingdom. Industries, hundreds of millions of people around the world have proved the correctness of this path with actions, and it doesn't work in China. Therefore, Ms. Liu and Miss Zhao bought not only the stocks of United Salt Industry, but also a support, support us, the revolutionaries, and support us to continue the revolution! There is only a cup of strong tea here, I respect you two!"

"please.."

"please.."

Liu Weiyuan looked flattered. After all, he knew that he was facing the current ruler of the Jingchu land. After Li Han raised the teacup, he quickly stood up and raised the teacup beside him, and drank it all in one go, just like the fourth lady of the Zhao family!

"Baba! Well said, let you two young people take the lead. However, although I am old, I am very interested in this industry. Dashuai, I wonder if I am qualified to buy some shares of United Salt Company?"

The three of them had just sat down, and they were still at their table. The old man from the Du family asked.

"Mr. Du was joking. The military government sold as much as you want. How could there be any prejudice and qualification theory?"

Mr. Du was very relieved, and personally raised the teacup in front of him and stood up and said, "I am not strict in discipline, which has led to misfortune in the family. The descendants did not listen to my teachings, and made some mistakes. Thank you, the general, for not caring about it. I am now in my forties, and have changed to a few unsophisticated young people in my family to buy some home business. I will pay 300,000 taels to buy 3,000 shares. Within three days, I will send the money I need to buy to the military government. Please!"

Li Han was surprised, and suddenly understood his plan when he turned around. He was amused and sighed inwardly, and he felt sorry for his parents in the world. However, this old man probably did not expect that his plan to lose money and eliminate disasters might bring endless wealth to several generations of descendants of the Du family in the future!

While feeling moved, he also got up and returned a cup of tea, which was considered to be a response!

With the three people leading by example, the atmosphere became lively. Today, there were no less than a hundred gentry and merchants from all over the country who came here. In a short while, more than 14,000 shares of stocks were sold. Among them, two more people who attracted Li Han's attention appeared. The blind man took 150,000 taels and bought 1,500 shares. In addition, Li Zongmei, who had asked him before, also asked to buy 2,000 shares, and was willing to invest 200,000 in United Salt Industry, which really made him extremely happy.

Everyone's support naturally made the banquet lively. After discussion, the crowd decided to set the establishment of United Salt Company on a zodiac auspicious day in two days - 25 days.
Chapter completed!