Chapter 2527: Guizi rolls to Yangzhou, plotting a big move

 When going down from Xuzhou to Yangzhou, it is inevitable to meet Zhen Baochen.

Another scene of affection and affection, but Busia Mara is generous and doesn't care too much about a character whose fate is similar to Wang Xifeng's.

Even took the initiative to meet with the other party and chat about Jinwei's situation, which surprised Zhen Baochen and became more and more curious about Feng Ziying's secrets.

Princess Jurchen also gave birth to a pair of twins for Feng Ziying, and she actually still lived with Wang Xifeng. Both of her children dared to be entrusted to Wang Xifeng. This was incredible.

But Feng Ziying did it so naturally and calmly, but Feng Ziying was still the Minister of War of the Zhou Dynasty and a third-rank minister. Could it be that the imperial court turned a blind eye to this?

Zhen Baochen was also a top official, and his father and uncle were still aware of the inside story of the imperial court.

It is impossible for Long Jinwei to know nothing about such matters. It can only mean that Long Jinwei does not care about it, or that there is no need to offend this new celebrity in the court.

 After three rounds of drinking and sleeping in bed, Feng Ziying leaned on the bedside, half asleep, listening to Zhen Baochen introduce the development of the Yangzhou Stock Exchange during this period.

 It should be said that Bi Ziyan is really capable.

Feng Ziying only gave him a rough framework and ideas, but Bi Ziyan was able to implement and deploy them one by one in such a short period of time, and made rapid progress, which shows that this person is very capable.

"So far, seven industries have been listed for trading. Mr. Bi has taken great pains to bring in salt merchants from Yangzhou, Huizhou merchants, and businessmen from the Longyou Merchant Gang and the Dongting Merchant Gang. Although these people They may not really be interested in these industries, but because of Mr. Bi's face, they still bought some shares... Who would have thought that after the listing, the ups and downs would not be as easy as they imagined. It’s a pile of waste paper, but it can really be sold, and you can even make a profit, so many people here are attracted..."

Feng Ziying also sighed. No one was interested in this original stock, and he had to attract people to support the platform. But think about it when Chinese people first started to get involved in stocks a few hundred years later, wasn't it the same?

"Now from Nanjing to Songjiang, from Suzhou to Hangzhou, there are many people interested in this. Mr. Bi has recruited all the officials from the Nanjing Household Department. The imperial court has suspended the operation of the Six Departments in Nanjing, and many of the original people are gone. They have lost their livelihood, and now Mr. Bi is very enthusiastic about recruiting them. After all, it is a job that earns a living from an official..."

 Feng Ziying didn't speak much, and listened quietly to Zhen Baochen's chatter.

After a few months of separation, Zhen Baochen had too many things to talk to her lover. At this time, Feng Ziying was the best listener.

"The stock trading of shipyards has basically stabilized, and some good news has been released. There were some fluctuations, but later everyone understood it, so it stabilized. However, those newly listed stocks still have a lot of room for operation, so Many people are targeting those who have just entered the market and are newly listed..."

“What requirements does Mr. Bi have for newly listed industries?” Feng Ziying asked in a loud voice with her eyes closed.

"There are some requirements, so I specially called these officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs to conduct an audit on the newly listed industries. Yes, it is an audit. Mr. Bi also said that this term was given to him by my father, and the requirements for industries must be strict. Accounts must be kept in accordance with the new accounting method, and no fraud is allowed, otherwise the assets of the industry will be confiscated, so this rule is very strict, and most people dare not violate it, and would rather not go public..."

Zhen Baochen now regards this industry as the basis of his career and enjoys it.

  More and more industries are using this method to raise funds, and she is the most active participant. Of course, she chooses industries that she believes will have higher listing prices in the future after evaluation.

“How many people like you are there who specialize in buying low and selling high in the securities market?” Feng Ziying asked again.

"Sir, I don't just buy low and sell high, I also participated in the issuance of shares by two companies..." Zhen Baochen said coquettishly, "Now there are a lot of people in the exchange who specialize in buying low and selling high. From the beginning, there were only The number of twenty or thirty people has now increased by more than ten times. There are three to four hundred people in the exchange every day. Of course, there are big and small among them, and they are not here all day long, coming and going. must,…"

 “Is the market trading booming?”

"The trading of new tickets is always lively. If there is no news about old tickets, it will be very dull..." Zhen Baochen lamented, "Maybe by the end of the year, some industries will pay dividends as I said, which may stimulate a lot of people to be interested in it. , now everyone is still trying to cross the river by feeling the stones."

Just talk about it like this, Feng Ziying actually doesn’t care much anymore.

Once this new thing appears and finds out the value of its existence, it will slowly grow despite the ups and downs.

Feng Ziying doesn’t think these businessmen are any stupider than modern stock traders. They will also consider and analyze from various angles and make trading decisions.

Zhen Baochen enjoys it and is even interested in new shares. No, it should be said that he is deeply involved in the issuance of new shares. Feng Ziying will naturally strongly support the other party. At least this can be regarded as opening up a new track and supporting new things.

 …

 “How is your family?” Feng Ziying finally returned to this topic and could not avoid it. If she ignored it, it would appear that she was callous.

"Everything has been arranged. Let's go to Beijing to wait for trial first. Thank you for your care. The journey has been smooth. I didn't suffer much trouble in Beijing. It is estimated that there will be a result soon. As I said, the same is true around Gyeonggi. Sent to exile so that my father and uncles can accept it and not suffer too much..."

Zhen Baochen saw this matter very clearly.

It is definitely impossible to get away with it directly in this situation. The Tang family and the Ding family have both been ruined. Why can your Zhen family stay out of it? No matter how much you cooperate, it's impossible.

She was very grateful to Feng Ziying for helping him, and she felt that she was tied to him for the rest of her life.

"I don't want to take too much care of the Zhen family. My father and uncle are mentally prepared and can bear it. After three or five years, things will gradually fade away. I will be grateful if I can help."

Zhen Baochen’s words also made Feng Ziying feel very comfortable. This woman was very measured in her actions and knew the boundaries. She was stronger than Wang Xifeng in some aspects, so Feng Ziying admired this woman very much.

The Zhen family still has some well-established connections in Jiangnan. After this in-depth talk with her father, Feng Ziying suddenly realized that sometimes she can no longer handle things as simply as before, and should take a more long-term view. Although the Zhen family is a big tree, It was cut down, but its roots hidden underground were not completely severed. If it can be carefully helped, some of it may not be able to be restored.

 One point my father said is very important. No matter who is the chief minister, if he wants to be stable, he must not bypass the Jiangnan gentry.

 I already have a relatively good impression among Jiangnan merchants, but my foundation among the gentry group is not deep enough, and it needs to be developed slowly at all levels.

Ye Xianggao has been the first assistant for ten years. In Feng Ziying's view, Fang Congzhe is not a suitable first assistant and does not have enough prestige among civil servants. Especially the scholars in Huguang are not interested in him. So the next first assistant is Qi Shi. It is very likely that he will take over, even if Qi Shi is only third in the cabinet rankings.

Since Shen Yiguan in the later period of Emperor Yuanxi, the chief assistant has been held by scholars from Jiangnan for more than 20 years, and it is time for scholars from the north to take up the post.

However, Qi Shi’s presence among the gentry and merchants in Jiangnan was very weak, which was also Qi Shi’s biggest shortcoming.

 When something happens, the disciple will do his duty. If Master Qi is to serve as the first assistant, then he, his proud disciple, will help make up for and communicate with the shortcomings in this area.

Feng Ziying even suspected that Master Qi was trying his best to recommend her to Jiangnan as governor, that is, she had the intention of letting herself do this in advance.

Seeing that Feng Ziying was lost in thought, Zhen Baochen did not dare to disturb him and just snuggled quietly next to the man.

After a long time, Feng Ziying woke up from her deep thoughts, patted the woman's plump buttocks, and said lovingly: "Go to sleep, it's hard to understand the pain of lovesickness. If you show mercy to Gu Jun, the days will be long. Maybe we will have many opportunities to meet in the future. "

Zhen Baochen's pretty eyes sparkled, her face was delicate and delicate, and her voice couldn't help but tremble, "What do you mean by this? Do you want to come to Nanbian'er to work?"

"Well, it's possible. We'll know in June." Feng Ziying didn't say anything. She hugged Zhen Baochen's slender body and couldn't help but rub it twice more before she resisted the urge to score twice.

 Feng Ziying stayed in Yangzhou for two days.

Since we have guessed some of Master Qi’s arrangements, we must do some things that need to be done in advance.

It's not easy to be the governor of Jiangnan, and I don't know how long I will be here.

The governorship of Shaanxi was not long, but his original purpose was to deal with emergencies, solve the civil unrest in Shaanxi, and stabilize the situation. It was considered a success.

But things are different here in the south of the Yangtze River. The Six Ministries of Nanjing and the Metropolitan Procuratorate were abolished and replaced by the Jiangnan Governor's Office. How long this governor's office will exist is hard to say. Maybe I, the second governor of Jiangnan, will be the last.

However, the power of the governor of Jiangnan is huge, and he does have a lot of room for maneuver. In a sense, he may not be able to do much to rebuild his own base in Jiangnan, especially when he has already won a lot by promoting sea trade. With the strong support of many Jiangnan merchants.

As for the so-called Jiangnan gentry who relied on land rent for their livelihood, Feng Ziying also felt that they could be divided and disintegrated. Those who were open-minded should be given policies and opportunities to promote them to transform into industrial and commercial rentiers, while those who were conservative and stubborn would Treat them indifferently and let them be buried with the tide of the times.

 (End of this chapter)