Chapter 138 Tang He begged to issue bonds and the fleet set sail (please subscribe!!) "There is no need for a banquet. Magistrate Ouyang should tell me how much money can be raised!"
Xin Guogong Tanghe said calmly.
Don’t fall for it!
Ouyang Lun felt very troubled.
"Haha, I can make up 10 taels with just a few words!" Ouyang Lun said with a smile.
10 taels of soup and he stroked his beard and shook his head slowly, "It's not enough, it's still not enough."
"As a local chief official, Magistrate Ouyang should know very well how much money it will cost to build a coastal defense line along the southeast coast. If you drop 10 taels, it won't even make a splash."
"If Magistrate Ouyang only has this ability, it is completely inconsistent with what Lao Zhu described to me. I am really disappointed!"
Forehead. Ouyang Lun's face was full of dark lines. He now wanted to know how Lao Zhu praised him in front of Tang He.
This is called killing! Suddenly, Ouyang Lun felt that the "Sea Entry Document" in his hand was a bit hot. It was really difficult to handle.
If Tang He is not given a satisfactory answer today, he may not be able to hold the "document entering the sea" securely.
If that's the case, don't blame me for amplifying my moves!
After making the decision, Ouyang Lun immediately smiled and said, "What did the Duke say? Lao Zhu likes to brag. He must say that I have a lot of money. I am just a prefect. Besides, building a coastal defense line is... It’s a bottomless pit, even if you throw my whole body into it, it won’t be enough!”
Tang He didn't say anything, just looked at Ouyang Lun with a smile, as if to say, please continue your performance.
Ouyang Lun gritted his teeth, "Money...although I don't have it, I can think of a way for the Duke."
"Oh!" Tang He smiled slightly, "Lao Zhu just said that you have a flexible mind and will always come up with some unexpected ways. If it can really be a solution to the problem, I owe you a favor!"
You are more reliable than Lao Zhu, at least you won’t prostitute us for nothing! Using a method in exchange for a favor from Xin Guogong Tang He, Ouyang Lun felt that this move was definitely a profit.
Ouyang Lun lowered his head and thought for a while, and then said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty ordered us to build a coastal defense line. To put it bluntly, it means building water forts/acropolis/customs entrances, etc. We sent people to pay for it, but in general It’s just a lack of money, after all, as long as you have money, it’s easy for people to talk about these things.”
Tang He nodded, "Yes, our Ming Dynasty's coastline stretches for thousands of miles. To build a systematic defense line, the money required is absolutely astronomical!"
Ouyang Lun rubbed his hands and whispered: "Now that the Ming Dynasty's finances are tight, it is impossible to rely on court funds to fill this bottomless hole."
Tang He glared at Ouyang Lun, "If there is funding from the court, why would I come here to bully a junior like you?"
Ahem, you still know that you are bullying the younger! Ouyang Lun complained in his heart and continued: "So we have to solve the money problem."
"When the Duke came to Yong'an Mansion, did he take the spacious and flat cement road?"
"Yes." Tang He nodded, "What impressed me most about Yong'an Mansion is the cement road you built. It is flat and spacious, and the horse-drawn carriage walks on it without any bumps. It must have cost a lot of money to build such a road. How can you still Say you have no money?"
"But this has nothing to do with what you want to do with me. I am building a water village/acropolis, not a cement road."
Ouyang Lun smiled slightly, "Don't you want to know where the money for my road construction comes from?"
Hearing these words, Tang He's eyes suddenly lit up, "Prefect Ouyang, please tell me quickly!"
Hooked! Ouyang Lun felt happy in his heart, cleared his throat, and said slowly: "Your Excellency, maybe you don't know much about Yong'an Mansion. We have a stock exchange in Yong'an Mansion. I was short of money to build roads before, so I issued a Wing On Bonds, the fees were collected quickly.”
"Stock exchange? Yongan Bonds?" Tang He asked doubtfully.
"That's right." Ouyang Lun nodded, and then introduced Tang He in detail.
"........."
"...This is stock trading. What I just told you, others have to pay to listen. Of course, you can just believe in the Duke, haha."
"..." Tang He fell silent.
He has also seen the world, but what Ouyang Lun told him was completely beyond his knowledge.
Divide "business" into several shares and call them shares. Shares can be traded like commodities...make money through price differences, and the government can collect taxes from transactions.
It's a genius idea.
"Prefect Ouyang, can I go to your stock exchange?" Tang He asked expectantly.
"Of course!" Ouyang Lun shouted: "Lao Shui!"
"master!"
"Take Mr. Xin to the stock exchange. If Mr. Guo has any requests or questions, be sure to explain them clearly to Mr. Guo!" Ouyang Lun ordered.
"Yes!"
"My Lord, it's not that I don't want to accompany you to the exchange. The main reason is that my going to the exchange will easily arouse the cheers of stock investors and lead to big fluctuations in the stock market, so I can only let Lao Shui take you there." Ouyang Lun was helpless. Explained: "Lao Shui is an expert in the stock market. If you have any questions, just listen to him."
"The official is waiting here for the return of the Duke."
"Okay." Tang He nodded, and then left with Lao Shui.
About an hour later, Tang He came back, his eyes full of shock.
"It's so shocking."
After Tang He came back, he grabbed Ouyang Lun's hand and said, "Nephew Ouyang, this stock exchange is simply a cornucopia!"
"I saw that the Yongan bond you issued has been rising very steadily, and many people are rushing to buy it!"
"Please tell me how to issue bonds!"
"Your Excellency, calling me your nephew is really flattering!" Ouyang Lun said, silently taking out his hand.
He had thought that the stock exchange would have an impact on Tang He, but he never expected that the impact would be so great. Just now he was "Ouyang Magistrate" and now he has become "Ouyang Xiannephew". This relationship broke through too fast, even better than wine. The drinking at the table was progressing quickly, but it made Ouyang Lun feel a little unreal.
Tang He grabbed Ouyang Lun's hand back and said, "Niece Ouyang, you are His Majesty's son-in-law, and I and Your Majesty are brothers who have worshiped each other. You are my niece and son-in-law. My name is It’s perfectly normal for you to call me a good nephew.”
"When that girl from Anqing sees me, she has to call me uncle!"
"You, like An Qing, call me second uncle. From now on, we uncle and nephew will definitely be able to make a career on the coast of Daming!"
Um! ! ? This relationship is improved after becoming a rocket!
"Then... call me second uncle?" "Hey!" Tang He patted Ouyang Lun on the shoulder, "Good nephew! I regret that I didn't get to know you earlier, so I had to capture you to be my son-in-law!"
Forehead. Ouyang Lun sweated violently.
"My dear nephew, hurry up and tell me how to pick up money on your stock exchange." Tang He said impatiently.
Pick up money?
Emotionally, this is how you view the stock market. It seems that you have not experienced enough social beatings.
"Second uncle, this issuance of bonds is not based on empty words, but on the endorsement of assets." Ouyang Lun said slowly.
"Asset endorsement? What is it again?" Tang He looked confused.
"You have to have enough fixed assets as collateral. The most valuable fixed assets now are farms/real estates/shops and gold bars. How much can you take out?" Ouyang Lun asked.
"I do have these things, but I am working for the imperial court, why do you want to mortgage my assets?" Tang He shook his head, obviously he was keenly aware of the tricks inside.
"Ahem, you can't use the emperor's imperial edict as a mortgage. Even if you issue bonds, will investors sell them? How to prove that you can repay the principal with interest? To put it bluntly, this bond is yours If you borrow money from the people, you have to pay it back!" Ouyang Lun explained.
"Ah! I still have to pay back the money!" Tang He said reluctantly.
puff--
Ouyang Lun's mouth was dry as he talked. He was drinking tea to moisten his mouth and almost spit out the tea.
Bandits!More ruthless than me!Although I don't repay the principal, I keep paying interest, but you don't want to pay even the principal and interest! "Second uncle, these are people's hard-earned money. The reason why you use the money to buy stocks/bonds is to get some interest. If you don't pay back the money, then the public will become resentful, and they will be looking for me! "Ouyang Lun shook his head.
"Ahem." Perhaps because he felt that his idea was a bit outrageous, Tang He was also a little embarrassed and said quickly: "Good nephew, your second uncle, I don't understand this. You have to help your second uncle with this matter no matter what." Me, otherwise my errand will fail, and your father-in-law won’t be able to spare me, you know his methods.”
Ouyang Lun was deeply touched when he heard Tang He's words.
"Second uncle, my nephew really has a way to successfully issue bonds without pledging your assets!" Ouyang Lun said.
"Speak quickly."
"Second Uncle, since you are in charge of the border defense of the Ming Dynasty, do you also have to take care of customs taxes?"
"Of course, anyone who dares to compete with me will be killed by me!" Tang He's momentum suddenly increased. The famous founding general of the country was not someone he could deny.
Ouyang Lun nodded, "You can use 1000% of the customs duties and taxes on the Ming Dynasty's thousands of miles of coastline in the next ten years as a mortgage. At that time, I will arrange for Kaiping Bank and several major businesses in Yong'an Prefecture to jointly purchase the bonds issued by you, plus With the investment of ordinary retail investors, it should be no problem to eventually raise [-] million taels of silver."
what! ?
Tang He's eyes widened and his breathing became rapid, "My good nephew, how much did you just say you could raise?"
"Ten million na, uncle, do you think it's too little?"
"No, no, no, enough, that's enough!" Tang He nodded repeatedly, "This deal is worth it! It's so worth it. Customs tax revenue can last up to 90 million yuan a year, which is 900 million yuan in ten years. Even if there is an increase, it will definitely exceed It’s less than 1000 million, but now you can get 1000 million by mortgaging it!!”
"With these 1000 million taels, I, Tang He, will definitely be able to build the strongest coastal defense line in the Ming Dynasty!"
Tang He grabbed Ouyang Lun's hand again, tighter than the previous two times, for fear that Ouyang Lun would run away or regret.
"My dear nephew, let's make this deal, don't go back on it!"
Ouyang Lun: "Second uncle, after all, this matter is of great importance. If you don't want to think about it anymore, you can stay one night first and we will talk about it tomorrow!"
"No, no, let's talk now, we will settle it today!" Tang He grabbed Ouyang Lun tightly, as if Ouyang Lun was his 1000 million!
"Second uncle, please be gentle, your hand is so strong that it hurts! Let go first, I won't leave." Ouyang Lun said helplessly.
"Oh, sorry." Tang He let go of his hand.
"Second uncle, this matter is of great importance. It doesn't matter whether you sign or seal it. You have to have the emperor sign and seal it with his jade seal." Ouyang Lun said extremely seriously.
Based on my understanding of Zhu Yuanzhang, if only Tang He signed the lottery, there would probably be no problem while Tang He was still in his seat. Once Tang He retired and returned to his hometown, [-]% of the time Zhu Yuanzhang would turn his back on him! Therefore, to be on the safe side, Zhu Yuanzhang had to sign and seal it.
"This is no problem!" Tang He agreed without thinking. He didn't believe that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't agree to such a good thing.
"Okay, in that case, we can sign a contract first, and then you can bring it back to the capital and have the emperor sign and seal it. Once the contract is signed, we will start arranging the issuance of coastal defense bonds!" Ouyang Lun nodded.
"Okay!" Tang He agreed, "What is the contract?"
"It is a contract. It is now collectively called a contract in Yong'an Mansion. Contracts must be signed when hiring people, and contracts must be signed for large transactions. On the one hand, it is to protect the rights and interests of both parties, and on the other hand, it is also for the purpose of collecting taxes."
"My nephew is a great talent!"
"I am over-flattered."
That night, Tang He left and returned to the capital with the contract signed with Ouyang Lun.
At the same time, Ouyang Lun was left with Fang Mingqian, the commander of the Guangyang Guard, and a thousand officers and soldiers who were good at naval battles. Regarding this arrangement, Ouyang Lun naturally knew what Emperor Zhu meant, but he had no ambitions and did not care. Besides, Fang Mingqian and Qian Shanshan, a naval combat officer, are both experienced soldiers who have fought in hundreds of battles. They are both treasures. They just happen to be bringing along a group of new recruits from the ocean-going fleet. There is no reason not to use them.
three days later.
Jieshi Shipyard Pier.
An ocean-going fleet with nine large warships of [-] to [-] feet as the core and dozens of cargo ships/supply ships as auxiliaries was completed.
Ouyang Lun stood on the deck of the core and largest large warship, holding the "Sea Entry Document" tightly in his hand. On his left was the eunuch Ma He, the special envoy of Prince Yan's Palace, and on his right was the commander Fang Mingqian. On each large warship They can accommodate at least a thousand people. Adding the people on the cargo ship/supply ship, the entire ocean-going fleet has a number of 2 people!
Eunuch Ma He's face was flushed, and his eyes were full of longing as he looked at the sea.
"Ouyang Prince Consort is really a god. He built such a huge fleet in just one or two years! With the strength of the ocean fleet, even the Chaohu navy at its peak is no match!" Ma He said excitedly.
Unlike Ma He's closeness, Fang Mingqian seemed a little reserved, but the shock in his eyes could not be concealed.
"Master Ouyang, I, Fang Mingqian, have grown up on the water, but this is the first time in my life that I have seen such a majestic fleet. Duke Xin has told me to listen to you. If you have anything to do in the future, please feel free to tell me. Fang Mingqian is willing to do the hard work of dogs and horses!"
Ouyang Lun controlled his emotions and said as calmly as possible: "Everyone is working for the imperial court! Cooperation is a win-win situation!"
"Brothers, set sail!!"
(End of this chapter)