Chapter 2470 The Guizi volume has not calmed down, but another wave is about to begin.

 The news about the White Lotus Sect that came back from the capital city is not that it is not optimistic, but it is very pessimistic.

 Various White Lotus sects and various derived churches are becoming increasingly active, especially in Beizhili and Shandong areas.

Moreover, intelligence shows that many gentry from various places have joined the White Lotus Sect, and many have even become its backbone and devout believers.

They believe that Amitabha’s coming to the world will create a vacuum home of the White Lotus Pure Land that will be free of dirt. They call on everyone to join in and create a pure land of bliss exclusive to the White Lotus sect and dedicate everything, even their lives.

If this situation continues, I am afraid it will really become uncontrollable.

 Liu Yishen and Han Xu frequently exchanged views and began to discuss countermeasures on how to deal with the White Lotus Sect.

 Long Jinwei's side, Lu Song and Zhang Jin, were also aware of the danger of the situation and were also making plans.

 So by this time, the threat and risk of the White Lotus Sect has been submitted to the cabinet level for discussion.

The cabinet also gave instructions to the Ministry of War, and I am afraid that it must cooperate with the Ministry of Punishment and Long Jinwei to respond.

  It is expected that after the beginning of the new year, the Ministry of Punishment, Long Jinwei and various localities will conduct a large-scale raid on some of the heads that have been seized to completely eradicate the threat of the White Lotus Sect.

But Feng Ziying felt that the situation might not be as envisaged by the Ministry of Punishment and Long Jinwei. The problem of the White Lotus Sect in various places could be solved by relying on Long Jinwei, the Ministry of Punishment and a group of local government agents.

 Even if the army and the people are mobilized, it is still unknown whether it can be completely solved.

So Sun Chengzong also suggested that the Northwest Army be temporarily retained and stationed at the junction of Beizhi and Shandong, just in case.

But even Sun Chengzong, who was the most worried, just felt that the White Lotus Sect might trigger some rebellions in some local areas. It would not be as large as the civil unrest that broke out in Shaanxi and Shanxi due to severe droughts that caused refugees to lose their livelihood, so the Northwest Army Staying in the Central Plains is also a precaution, and it is not certain whether it will come in handy.

Only Yuan Keli, who was still fighting the chaos in Shanxi, mentioned in his letter to the Ministry of War and the Cabinet that he should be highly vigilant and pay attention to the White Lotus Sect.

Yuan Keli believes that the current civil unrest in Shanxi has not been calmed down. In addition to the strong fighting power of Fengzhou Bailian who came from the grassland and the support and restraint of Su Nangtaiji, the main reason is that the White Lotus Sect in Shanxi has infiltrated into the unrest. , successfully brainwashed and transformed the chaotic people into White Lotus cultists, making them not break up after defeat, but also reunited after being separated. It felt like a wild fire that could not be burned out but was reborn again with the spring breeze.

Feng Ziying did not expect that it had been three months since she came to Jiangnan, and Yuan Keli had not completely brought the chaos in Shanxi under control, which made the cabinet very dissatisfied.

Feng Ziying feels that Yuan Keli's military ability is not bad. With the assistance of Yang Yuan and Chai Guozhu in Shanxi, he should be able to successfully resolve the chaos in Shanxi. Why is it that it has been delayed for more than half a year and the tug of war is still going on?

 Although it seems that it has gained some advantages now, the court cannot afford to delay it.

The situation in Shanxi is like a bottomless pit, swallowing up the already tight treasury of the Ministry of Revenue. If Feng Ziying and others had not promptly paid part of the profits from Jiangnan to the Ministry of Revenue in advance, I am afraid that Huang Ruliang would have really suspended allotments to Shanxi. I really want to force Yuan Keli to death.

Feng Ziying only stayed in Nanjing for one more day. After talking to a few people, she and He Fengsheng took a boat northward via the Yangtze River and canal.

However, Feng Ziying had to stay in Yangzhou for two days before going north, while He Fengsheng went directly back north to Xuzhou to take office.

On the ship, Feng Ziying and He Fengsheng discussed some opinions on the issue of the White Lotus Sect and the special geographical location of Xuzhou, and asked He Fengsheng to immediately strengthen the investigation of the activities of the White Lotus Sect in the Xuzhou area and take targeted measures as soon as he took office. However, when the imperial court has not yet come up with a specific countermeasure, it is not appropriate to directly provoke the White Lotus Sect and trigger an open rebellion.

 Feng Ziying did everything he could, but if something were to happen, he couldn't stop it.

"According to Mr. Bi's opinion, the Zhuo family combined their shipyard assets with Wusong Shipyard, which is regarded as a capital injection. In this way, the Zhuo family can avoid spending more money to purchase shares and reserve them as working capital. Currently, there are seven , plus we are a total of eight companies coming to purchase additional assets after the merger of Wusong Shipyard and Zhuo’s Tongzhou Shipyard, the total is about 900,000 taels.”

 Zhen Baochen nestled in Feng Ziying's arms and talked.

 Just a few days after coming to Yangzhou, she has already set up a stall.

The Zhen family found two shrewd and capable people with a foreign surname and explained the interests. In addition, it turned out that they had some connections. When they heard that Zhen Baochen was behind the Feng family, they were naturally overjoyed and willing to serve.

In addition, Zhen Baochen went to Huizhou to recruit a Ding person. Although his surname was Ding, he was far away from the Ding family of Ding Deyi and Ding Zhongzhen. He was a Ding tribesman whom she had attracted when she was a young lady in the Ding family, and he was also quite capable.

 In this way, with three men helping out, the business affairs can basically be smoothed out.

The things about the maids and women around them are actually simple. The crimes of the Zhen family and the Ding family have affected the clan members and have nothing to do with the servants, so naturally everyone who was with Zhen Baochen also came back.

"Mr. Bi thought carefully. When you proposed whether it could cost five taels or six taels of silver per share, Mr. Bi thought it was too expensive and would be difficult to attract more investors to trade. In our early days, The big businessman he invited was okay, but later on he had to lower the price to revitalize the assets and make trading more active, so he offered nine coins per share, totaling one million shares..."

Feng Ziying was still intoxicated in the afterglow of the previous joy, and her hands were moving on Bao Chen's plump waist.

The jade navel is round and the skin is delicate and soft. Going up, it is round and straight, soft and hard at the same time, making people unable to let go.

He even found that Zhen Baochen seemed to care more about this business than he did. Before, they were in love and panting under him, but when he mentioned the restructuring of Tongzhou Wusong Shipyard, he immediately regained his composure and became energetic.

“Brother Jing Hui’s doing this is also a good thing. It can attract more small property owners to enter the market for trading, but it may cause greater shocks and their ability to withstand bumps will be worse..."

 Feng Ziying smiled.

He had no intention of interfering with Bi Ziyan's plan. Originally, this was a matter for the Ministry of Commerce and had nothing to do with him, the minister of the Ministry of War.

 He ​​was able to come up with this idea for Guo Zhengyu and Bi Ziyan because he was faced with the need to digest and liquidate the confiscated industry worth nearly ten million yuan.

But to be honest, Feng Ziying himself is also looking forward to what changes this idea will bring about, just as he is also looking forward to what Zhen Baochen can grow into in this round of storms.

"The Zhuo family currently invested 400,000 shares with the assets of Tongzhou Shipyard plus 60,000 taels of silver, the Weng family of Suzhou invested 180,000 taels and acquired 200,000 shares, and the He family of Yangzhou invested 135,000 taels. I bought 150,000 shares, I and the Jinling Yu family each invested 90,000 taels of silver, and each took 200,000 shares, while the other 50,000 shares were taken by the other three families."

“What are the origins of those three families?” Feng Ziying asked.

He had hired the Weng family and the He family to take over the business. Of course, this was not an injustice to them. For such a new thing, the court had made it clear that it would support it and would not suffer any loss.

As soon as the shares are divided up, stocks that can be traded on the market will be issued to supplement working capital to purchase large wood, iron materials, glue paint, lathes, etc.

An initial issue of 100,000 shares will be distributed at the original price of nine cents of silver. The shareholders will first buy the 100,000 shares, and then the 100,000 shares purchased can be listed for circulation, while the original one million shares can only be listed for circulation after half a year as agreed. .

If you are not the original shareholder, the newly purchased shares that can be listed and traded are not eligible.

"Two families in Yangzhou and one in Suzhou. Each one in Yangzhou and Suzhou is a shipping company. The other family in Yangzhou is the son of a salt merchant..." Zhen Baochen thought for a while before replying: "Then the son of the salt merchant Huo's family It is said that we have long-standing contacts with Hongmao Fan merchants, and it is probably due to the influence of Hongmao Fan people that they feel that this new thing can be profitable."

“Oh, that’s interesting. Ya Xing actually dares to participate. It’s not easy.” Of course Feng Ziying knew Ya Xing.

This is the guild organization. As Zhen Baochen said, the water transport industry must be the most familiar with this industry. Knowing the situation of Tongzhou Zhuojia and Wusong Shipyard, he felt that there was a leader to get involved. The three companies divided up more than 40,000 yuan. Two silver shares is not considered too much.

"I've also had people inquire about me. They feel that since the government has done something like this, it will definitely support Tongzhou Wusong Shipyard. At least in the next two or three years, this shipyard will be able to get orders from the Navy. The warships of the Fujian Navy If all were to be converted into Denglai Navy, at least hundreds of ships would be needed. Even if half or even one-third of the orders were given to Tongzhou Wusong Shipyard, it would be a huge profit..."

Zhen Baochen’s words made Feng Ziying couldn’t help laughing.

As far as the current situation is concerned, it is really necessary for all kinds of characters from all walks of life to join in. Only in this way can the stock exchange be activated to the maximum extent and form a good start, which means that people can see that making money It is not false before our eyes, so more people and more funds will flow in.

“Then if 100,000 new shares are issued, how many are you prepared to subscribe for?”

Feng Ziying rubbed the pair of fleshy mounds, and Zhen Baochen's breathing began to quicken. He twisted his body angrily to avoid the pair of clutches, probably because he felt uncomfortable being distracted when he was talking about business.

"I want to subscribe for 60,000 shares. The Zhuo family does not intend to subscribe. The Weng family and the He family have nothing to do. I have discussed with them and subscribed for 60,000 shares, with a maximum of no more than 70,000. The remaining 30,000 to 40,000 are prepared. Take out 20,000 to 30,000 shares and hand them over to those three companies, and the remaining 10,000 shares will be directly listed for public sale. The one with the highest price will get it. If no one is willing to buy it, I will directly take over the order at the lowest price."

 (End of this chapter)