Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 199 The Stock Market of Ming Dynasty

"The Daming East India Company adopts a shareholding system, which means dividing the company into several shares, and then selling the shares to people all over the world. You can get the corresponding shares according to the amount of money you pay, and when you make money, you can distribute dividends according to the proportion of the shares. If you are a rich man, you can spend more money to enjoy big bonuses, and if you are an ordinary person, you can also buy three or five taels of silver and earn pocket money a year!" Zhu Han said.

The old Guo Zhu Yuanzhang was a little puzzled when he heard it. It was nothing more than the meaning of the big guys joining in. Why did they have to set up a joint-stock system?
"The East India Company you're talking about doesn't actually cost too much money. If it's an ordinary one hundred thousand, let those big businessmen in Suzhou pay for it, and it's done. Why bother?" the old man asked. Brother Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

In fact, Zhu Han had already considered this issue.

He wanted to make the East India Company a shareholding system in which many people participated, not simply wanting to gather funds.

The Western Age of Discovery in history is actually divided into two stages.

The first stage was dominated by Portugal and Spain. The royal families of these two countries invested a lot of money and troops, and robbed a lot of land and resources.

However, the dividends of these new continent explorations did not make Portugal and Spain more brilliant in the subsequent historical process. A large amount of resources and money became a tool for the upper-class nobles to compete for luxury.

When the barbarism of the Age of Discovery receded, Spain and Portugal had no more resources to squander.

The second stage is the rise of Britain, France, the Netherlands and other late-developing countries. In the era of great navigation in these countries, although the government also occupied the mainstream position, the activity of non-governmental participation was very high, and a large number of explorers had great ambitions. Experts and adventurers formed joint-stock companies one after another, and they were exposed to a steady stream of profits on the newly opened routes.

Therefore, in the real era of great voyages, in addition to the participation of the Ming court, it is also necessary for the people to participate in it.

And the most effective way to bring these people together is a joint-stock company.

In the joint-stock companies in the age of great voyages, not only money can be regarded as shares, but also experienced navigators can obtain shares, and a desperado who dares to go all out can also obtain shares.

As long as Zhu Han sets the East India Company as a model of the joint-stock system, then when the great age of exploration begins in the future, the explorers of the Ming Dynasty will inevitably follow closely behind.

To make the country strong and the people rich, a two-pronged approach is the true internal strength of Ming Dynasty to dominate the world in the future.

Zhu Han's explanation made his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang admire him again and again.

"We are really convinced, Qiwu, you really don't know how to grow your brain, Wenquxing, Wuquxing, it all falls on you!"

Old brother Zhu Yuanzhang thinks that Zhu Han descended from both the stars of Wenqu and Wuqu, but your people are more willing to believe that Zhu Han descended to earth as the God of Wealth.

Not long after, the news that the Ming court was going to set up the East India Company was widely spread in Yingtianfu.

To everyone's surprise, the East India Company raised funds from people all over the world to buy shares.

Each share is no more than one tael, and the entire East India Company issued a total of 500 million taels of shares.

Many people can say that their eyes are smeared about the specific business of this bird East India Company.

But when everyone knew that the East India Company was organized by His Royal Highness, everyone immediately went crazy.

"His Royal Highness is in charge of state affairs, the Ming Dynasty has never been short of money!"

"Your Highness puts his mind into doing business, so it's not a sure profit!"

"Although I don't know what kind of business this East India Company is doing, I'm going to decide on this dry stock!"

"If you want to get rich, you have to be with His Royal Highness the King!"

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The hot scene of East India Company stocks started to explode in Ying Tianfu.

After all, this kind of thing is unique in the whole world, and no one has the experience of issuing stocks, so the burden naturally falls on Zhu Han himself.

Zhu Han rented a small shop next door to the King's Mansion, specializing in the sale of East India Company stocks.

After waiting for a month, it was the date of the public offering of East India Company shares announced by the imperial court.

In Yingtian City, the small road at the back door of Prince Ying's Mansion was completely blocked.

Businessmen from all over the country, each with a lot of cash or banknotes, queued up to buy stocks at the agency of the East India Company at the back door of the British Palace.

The hot scene frightened Ying Tianfu.

Almost half of the rich people in the whole world crowded here, and the Yingwang's mansion is right in front, if anything goes wrong, Ying Tianfu Yin will have to walk around.

The third class of yamen servants in Yingtianfu almost searched the entrance of the street.

The hot scene of the stock offering of the Ming East India Company was not limited to this day.

500 million taels of stock is quite a lot, but it is actually not much if you want to say less.

Many big businessmen who traveled far away came to Yingtian with large sums of cash, but they were all in vain.

As the Ming court released more and more news, everyone knew that India, which was called Tianzhu in ancient times, was really a rare place of geomantic omen.

Not only rare treasures such as precious spices and ivory are produced, but also the land is fertile and not frozen all year round. There is as much rice in the field as you want, and a basket of gemstones in the mountains can be dug with a hoe.

As these news gradually spread, a large number of big businessmen who did not buy shares in the East India Company increased their prices to buy them from others.

The stock that originally cost one tael of silver per share, soared to three taels of silver per share after only half a month.

Even with this three-fold surge, not many people are willing to sell stocks.

At this moment, a congratulatory convoy sent by Hou Duan Gong of Dali, India made the news completely true.

Although Duan Gong sent people to bring only three boats to the pilgrimage, each boat was filled with gold, precious stones, ivory, tiger skin, pearl rice and other valuables.

Moreover, even the humblest soldier in Duan Gong's fleet was dressed in gold and silver, and there were two dark-skinned native Indian servants serving him attentively.

Duan Gong, the bereaved dog who was originally beaten by Chen Youliang and fled from Yunnan, turned out to be so wealthy now.

Everyone is more confident about the prospects of the Daming East India Company.

After this news, the price of each stock of the East India Company soared from three taels of silver to twelve taels.

In less than two months, the shares of the East India Company skyrocketed tenfold.

Many businessmen with precise vision have made reselling stocks their main business.

After all, the number of people who bought shares in the East India Company was a minority. Many businessmen who were cautiously waiting and watching now had no way to buy stocks with money.

Once the East India Company is established, it is almost like taking the big guys to India to pick up money!
In the face of this huge benefit, many merchants who did not have the opportunity to contact some big merchants, they simply wanted to open up a way to do business in India to make money.

As for the business model, it is natural to learn from the ready-made East India Company.

In just one month, at least ten firms imitating the East India Company were established. Although these copycat versions of the East India Company did not have the official background of the Ming Dynasty, each of them had one or two large firms with strong reputations behind them.

The respective stocks of these copycat East India companies turned out to be selling very well.

Because the gold and silver mines in Waguo and Liaoyang are too rich, and Daming, which is gradually becoming inflationary, has a hot money channel to show in an instant.

Large sums of money, from large and small East India companies, flowed into the fields of shipbuilding, navigation and weapon manufacturing.

It's just the commercial nine-pound naval gun manufactured by Yingtianfu Machinery Manufacturing Bureau, which is a heavy guy made of cast iron. It is a product that has been eliminated by the navy. The pick-up time for the cannon was half a year later.

After all, the sea route to India is not peaceful. Who knows if pirates, big and small, will pounce on them and cause trouble?
Therefore, if any of these Ming merchant ships did not have more than a dozen naval guns to defend themselves, the sailors would never agree to go to sea.

Of course, these naval guns are used for self-defense on the one hand, and on the other hand, everyone knows it well, but they never mention it.

That's it. The merchants and sailors who are only thinking about money have already heard from various sources that India is a fragmented state, and the strength of the various indigenous chiefs is not strong. If they do business well, it will be fine. If these Indians Where the aboriginal sense offends Daming in the slightest, then these merchant fleets filled with adventurers, thieves and green forest heroes will also use cannons and swords to return to their old ways.

Zhu Han was very clear about these potential desperadoes.

But Zhu Han didn't intend to stop them.

In this era, barbarism is not an obstacle to survival, but weakness is the fatal shortcoming.

If Daming can get all these thieves in India to commit crimes, kill people and set fire to them, wouldn't the world be peaceful in Daming?
As the saying goes, if you die as a fellow Taoist, you will never die as a poor Taoist.

Ah San in India is having a bad day, but Zhu Han doesn't care.

However, if it can make India's San's life difficult and Da Ming's life better and better, Zhu Hanke is very happy to see it.

From the Southern Song Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty, the pirates along the southeast coast have never stopped.

After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the guards all over the country were strong, and the pirates did not dare to resume their old jobs, and they all became good citizens in a peaceful manner.

Today, the rudiments of the Daming East India Company and many counterfeit versions have made these good old pirates active again.

It's just that these pirates were not active at sea, but came to Niujia Street in Yingtianfu one by one. This is not only the place where the Daming East India Company sold stocks, but also the place where other companies were established.

Every maritime business that wants to make a fortune naturally needs these pirates who are licking blood at sea to help them as thugs.

This group of illiterate pirates and merchants, at this time all fantasies about India are just to make a huge fortune.

They didn't realize it, and it was from this moment.

When a Ming ship sails to the coast of India, it can conquer an Indian city with a few cannons.

In the fifth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, almost everyone in the important southeast region centered on Yingtianfu focused on the newly established Daming East India Company.

The East India Company represented wealth, and the settled Southeast merchants naturally wanted to focus their attention on more profitable directions.

Different from the rich Jiangnan, in the cold Moxi grassland.

Dayuan's Regent Baobao was still busy with food and supplies for the winter.

The place where Western Mongolia gathers, although the water and grass are abundant, it is a good place for grazing and breeding.

But the more than [-] subordinates led by Wang Baobao are definitely not enough for a pasture to support.

Especially after the Oirat tribes surrendered to Wang Baobao, if Wang Baobao could not lead the Oirat tribes to grab more wealth, then these untrustworthy Oirat Mongols would definitely betray again.

Wang Baobao's gaze naturally listed the Eastern Chagatai Khanate as his preferred target.

Poor Eastern Chagatai Khan Tulu Heitimur was not an opponent of the Oirat Mongols in the first place, but now there is Wang Baobao, a more powerful leader, the remnants of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty and the Oirat Allied Forces.It even beat the shit out of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate.

In less than two months, East Chagatai Khan Tuluhei Timur lost more than a dozen cities.

Moreover, unlike those barbaric Oala people, the Dayuan army led by Wang Baobao did not plunder the cities after capturing them, and then abandoned the cities to leave. Instead, they left some local officials to manage the cities and win over the local tribal leaders. There is an image of wanting to take root here.

Wang Baobao's style of painting really killed the East Chagatai Khan Tulu Heitimur.

The original Wala people robbed a wave and left, but Wang Baobao was lucky, this was to dig his own lifeblood.

So even if it was retreating steadily, after Tulu Heitimuer led his army to retreat to Huozhou City, he made up his mind to live and die with Huozhou City.

Although the Eastern Chagatai Khanate is large, there is a large desert behind it.

The bald black Timur has nowhere to go.

The autumn wind is strong and the sky is full of yellow sand.

Outside Huozhou City.

Tulu Hei Timur led his [-] troops and stood outside the city.

Wang Baobao led a total of 1 people from his Mongolian guards and Oirat army to the outside of Huozhou City.

Huozhou City is a necessary place on the Silk Road. There are not only trade routes that can collect business taxes, but also a large fertile oasis where food can be grown and cattle and sheep can be grazed.

Not only agriculture and animal husbandry, there are also a large number of craftsmen in Huozhou City. They are all slave craftsmen brought from the Central Plains, Persia, Khorezm and other places when the Mongolian Empire fought in all directions. After several generations of inheritance, These slave craftsmen still have very good craftsmanship and can make weapons and armor for the army.

So once Tulu Hei Timur loses Huozhou City, he can only go to the desert to wait for death, and there is no chance to make a comeback.

And if Wang Baobao captured Huozhou City, he would be able to declare the demise of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, and a large number of the local population would be able to justifiably accept the rule of the Mongolian and Yuan courts.

This decisive battle will determine the final fate of both sides.

"The true god is above, every warrior will be blessed by the true god!"

"Kill all these robbers, everyone will be eligible to go to the Holy Land!"

Eastern Chagatai Khan Tulu Hetimur shouted loudly in front of his army.

Although Tulu Heitimur is a Mongolian, he has long converted to Tianfang Sect. Not only is he a devout Tianfang Sect, but he also vigorously promotes Tianfang Sect in the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, not only building Tianfang Sect The temple also forced all the tribes to convert to Tianfang Sect. If any tribal leader refused to convert to Tianfang Sect, the light one would be levied a heretic tax, and the severe one would be cut off directly.

Therefore, the entire territory of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate has already been angered by Tulu Hei Timur.

(End of this chapter)