In the morning, there were many guests in the Duke of Tang's Mansion. The relatives of Duke of Tang Li Yuan came to visit each other with their families. Everyone first greeted the wife Dugu, and then the female relatives and Duke of Tang's wife Dou accompanied Duke of Tang, while the men moved into the living room to share their family affection.

The descendants of Li Hu, the former Duke of Tang, gathered together today, but most of them were the peers of Li Yuan, the current Duke of Tang, so it would be much easier for everyone to talk about things.

After all, there are many troubles in the big family. Peer-ages talk together. Even if they have a bad quarrel, they can still find elders to preside over justice afterwards and let the parties shake hands and make peace. However, when there are elders when the quarrel, it is basically not appropriate for the elders to help each other, and the scene will be very ugly at that time.

Today is a good day, and I will not mention the grievances and grievances of the past. Brothers of the Li family, what I am talking about now is a big deal.

Recently, the imperial court has planned to establish the "Shipbuilding and Investment Administration" to take charge of the transportation of steamships. Because the funds required are huge, it is necessary to conduct a story of the two-way trading company and open an offering (stocking offering).

The news spread, like a stone stirring up a thousand waves and attracting countless attention.

Since the trial voyage of the steamship in Xiyang, Huangzhou in the early summer, after months of discussion, everyone has gradually understood what the practicality of the steamship means.

Now the "Shipbuilding and Investment Corporation" that is responsible for the transportation of steamships is being prepared and launched, which means that there is a nest of chickens laying golden eggs waiting for everyone to "claim".

A few years ago, Liangyang Trading Company issued a public offering, and many people watched it on the wall, but now they regretted it. So when the Shipbuilding Merchants Bureau was really open for offering, they might be robbed.

But before that, we must first figure out what the "Shipbuilding Merchants Association" is. After all, the court has not officially announced the news. Many people just heard about it and the specific situation is so they can only ask for "well-informed people".

And Li Yuan is one of the well-informed people.

His cousins ​​were moved when they heard the news, so they naturally had to ask questions carefully.

Of course, Li Yuan knew this and knew that today everyone came to the mansion to pay tribute to his mother. The main purpose was to listen to him introduce the "insider". Although several of the people here had a gap with him in previous years and had said a lot of bad things in secret, it was all in the past.

After all, blood is thicker than water. Not to mention anything else, it is always good to have relatives help.

After a simple opening remark, Li Yuan got to the point and began to reveal the inside story he knew.

The China Merchants Bank of China Merchants Bank is responsible for the transportation of steamships. The word "general" shows one thing: under the General Administration, there are naturally various branches or institutions that handle different affairs separately.

These transactions are divided into four, called "four affairs": shipping, navigation, port, and mining.

Shipping is related matters such as the manufacturing and maintenance of steamships, including the establishment and operation of shipyards, the training, management of steamship practitioners, and all related matters.

Air service is shipping affairs. Simply put, it is how to use steamships to engage in shipping and make profits from it.

Port affairs are the management of the ports along the route, including loading and unloading of goods, warehousing, rest and recuperation of fleets (personnel, ships), as well as the port area coal-gas stations, coal yard operations, etc.

Mining, it sounds like it has nothing to do with shipping, but steamers have to rely on burning coal to sail, so to maintain the operation of the fleet, it is necessary to ensure a stable supply of coal.

In other words, the State Administration of Steamships Merchants has a Mining Bureau, and each Mining Bureau is responsible for the management of coal mines in major coal mine production areas to ensure the supply of coal for steamships. At the same time, the Mining Bureau itself must open mines to ensure a stable source of coal.

Hearing this, the Li Li present couldn't help but be amazed: "This... this is not easy for the General Administration of Investment and Investment in the Shipbuilding Company!"

"Of course it's not simple. Steam ships are things that have never happened in ancient times. If you want to use them well, you must set up a special agency to manage and operate them. This matter involves a lot of things. It is impossible to do it in just a trading company. Therefore, the four tasks undertaken by the General Administration of Steam Shipping Investment and Merchants are actually divided into four branches to manage them."

When Li Yuan said this, he signaled the servants to take out the information he had prepared and distribute it to all cousins.

"Let me listen to me one by one..."

Li Yuan was valued by the emperor and could be said to be "released by orders". Of course, the accuracy of the information he prepared was not a problem.

Shipping involves the manufacturing of steamships, so the establishment of a new shipyard will be one of the top priorities of the General Administration of Shipping Investment and Trade.

The key points of a steamship are: one is the power, that is, the steam engine, and the other is the hull, that is, the narrow and long ship with an aspect ratio of between six and seven. Moreover, this kind of ship must be a wooden shell and iron rib, and ordinary wooden ships cannot withstand the vibrations generated when the steam engine runs.

The new shipyard is responsible for shipbuilding, but the steam engine depends on the production of the steam engine factory. The training of relevant practitioners involves "technical education", so it is related to the school's academic affairs.

This is a huge system, so a lot of money is needed. So for shipping alone, the promising industry has three parts: new shipyards, marine steam engine workshops, and logging yards.

Similarly, the prospectus of the industries under the jurisdiction of navigation, port and mining is also subdivided into several parts.

Li Yuan’s suggestion is that everyone should do their best to concentrate their funds and invest in mining-related industries no matter what.

The reason is very simple. The land that produces grain is like a treasure pot that can be passed on to future generations, while the mine that produces coal will be the treasure pot of the new era and can also be passed on to future generations.

Steam ships cannot do without coal, and steam pumps cannot do without coal. As long as coal is produced in the mine, the mine owner's family will continue to earn a steady stream of income.

The Yangtze River shipping of steamships is supported by the Pingxiang Coal Mine on the boundary of the Tanzhou General Administration; the Yongji Canal shipping in Hebei is supported by the Jiaozuo, a large coal mine; the Yewan Canal and the future Tongji Canal are supported by the Pingdingshan Coal Mine.

The Hedong Fen River route that supports the government's battle against the grasslands has produced coal everywhere in the Hedong region, especially in Bingzhou, since ancient times, so there is great potential for mining operations.

The coal in Bingzhou can not only meet the needs of the Fenshui route of the steamship, but also go downstream and enter Guanzhong to supply the capital.

Li Yuan specially reminded everyone that the installation volume of heating in Chang'an City has been increasing now. In winter, just maintaining the operation of heating will consume a lot of coal. In addition, the popularity of steam pumps in Guanzhong, Chang'an has a huge demand for coal.

It is conceivable how much profit it will be in Hedong Coal business. As long as there is a mine, your descendants will benefit, so...

So Li Yuan meant that the family should concentrate funds and invest in the mining bureau in charge of Hedong Mining. If they can't squeeze in, they have to find a way to open a coal mine in Bingzhou.

Li Yuan's proposal made everyone here excited. In recent years, the grain prices and cloth prices in Guanzhong have been falling. The output of various manors is actually depreciating, but the expenses are getting bigger and bigger. We must find ways to operate industries to subsidize household expenses.

There is great potential for coal trading. If you become a coal mine owner or invest in the mining industry of the China Merchants Steamship Administration, you will definitely have a lot of profits or dividends every year.

In the past, I had to buy land whenever I had the opportunity, and in the future, I had to open a coal mine whenever I had the opportunity.

"But...It is said that coal mine accidents have occurred frequently in recent years, and miners have suffered heavy casualties, which seems to be unfavorable to public opinion..." Some people are worried, "If the mine is run and there is a mine accident, the casualties are too great, and the victims come to the door to make an argument, the local government is unwilling to forgive, and the court is impeached again, so what should we do?"

Li Yuan replied: "There are frequent mine disasters, which is a fact. Everyone thinks that the imperial court has released the news that the General Administration of Shipbuilding was so quickly?"

Another question was: "Is this... a bribery of people's hearts?"

Li Yuan nodded: "Yes, it's just to win people's hearts, to eat people's mouths, and to be soft-hearted, right?"

"Then...what if someone eats it or takes it, he still has to use the mine disaster to tell me?"

"This is certain, so the symptoms and root causes must be treated." Li Yuan flipped through the information and continued: "Miners are also people of the court. There are frequent mining disasters, so the court cannot ignore them. Therefore, safe mining is the top priority. Now, mining technology has made good progress. Let's take a look..."

He signaled everyone to turn the information to a certain page: "The Mining Bureau under the China Merchants Administration of Steamships will not force miners to go down the mine to die, so various safety measures have been taken one after another, simple and effective."

"You may not know that the most accidents in the mine accident were the gas seeping out of the mine that was in the fire and explosion, which was also the accident that caused the most casualties in recent years..."

"There was no good way to prevent it before, because the mines were dark, and miners had to light the lights to mine, and once the lights encountered gas, they would inevitably cause an explosion."
Chapter completed!