Fang Zheng is as efficient as usual.
Reporters who were working overtime were notified overnight to continue working overtime.
It was not until the early morning of the next day that a new edition of the newspaper was finally produced.
The contents of the exchange were finally made public to all the people in the capital on this day.
Stories of people getting rich quickly in the stock market began to spread among the public.
In fact, there is really no water in it. No one has lost money since the establishment of the exchange...
Therefore, it was no surprise that the news about the exchange became a hot topic of discussion after the morning meeting that day.
This day made everyone lose their focus on work.
Many people have been keeping the "secrets" of the exchange tacitly, and now that they have been made public, everyone is relieved.
I had so many thoughts in my mind before, but now I can finally discuss them with the people around me.
The various departments in the court and the Hanlin Academy discussed the stock market all day long.
There were also people who were slow to realize what was going on and asked around. When they realized it was something that could make them rich, they immediately took a leave of absence and rushed to the exchange.
This situation lasted for two days in a row, and many people had no concentration on their work.
As for Emperor Jing, he also keenly discovered something wrong.
In the imperial study, Emperor Jing was pacing in front of the imperial desk holding a newspaper, while Guo Tianyang followed him closely with a cup of tea.
Emperor Jing looked at the newspaper and murmured, "An exchange, and another exchange. What kind of place is this? The newspaper didn't say it...Guo Banban, do you understand?"
Guo Tianyang said: "I have heard a little bit about this exchange. It is not complicated to talk about it. To put it simply, it is a kind of stock exchange created by the people... In the end, it is mutually beneficial through stock trading."
After hearing this, Emperor Jing suddenly realized what was going on, and then asked, "Is there no one who loses money? Why do newspapers only report profits but no losses?"
Guo Tianyang opened his eyes and said with joy in his tone: "Logically speaking, the stock is linked to the business behind it and should rise and fall, but so far I have never heard of a stock falling in price. This shows that our Dajing is thriving. Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
It's just this little bit of business all day long, and you don't even bother with it!
Emperor Jing was speechless for a moment. He walked back to the imperial desk, threw down the newspaper, and began to read the memorial in silence.
As soon as he picked up a book, Emperor Jing immediately became interested.
The report from the Ministry of Revenue is also about the stock exchange and seems to be quite interesting.
The report was naturally written by Xu Wenshu, and in addition to analyzing and introducing the exchange, most of its content was full of praise.
But there isn't much practical content.
Emperor Jing rubbed his eyebrows after reading it.
Is this thing really that good?
After thinking carefully, Emperor Jing raised his hand and said, "Summarize all the news about the exchange in the newspapers these days for me, and send someone to the market to take a look at the exchange and see what the specific situation is."
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After five days, Emperor Jing had basically understood the specific situation of the exchange through the East Factory.
In addition, Xu Wenshu submitted two consecutive memorials.
He already knows how it operates, how to buy and sell, and how many people have made a fortune.
The exchange is indeed a good place.
The rapid flow of money and the strong impact on the growth of merchants' business are beyond the norm.
Moreover, the people can also share a share of the profits.
Especially from the current situation, the risk does not seem to be great.
Many people in the court bought stocks on the exchange.
If we invest the national treasury into this...I wonder how much profit we can get?
Emperor Jing began to have wild thoughts and felt a little depressed.
In fact, he had been eager to try it out two days ago and wanted to buy some stocks to give it a try, but he always felt that doing so would be unfavorable to his image.
But it seemed like everyone was getting rich, and he watched opportunities pass him by.
It feels like missing out on a billion...
While thinking about it, Guo Tianyang walked in from outside the imperial study.
He walked up to Emperor Jing and whispered, "Your Majesty, there is news from the exchange again. Today is just like before, with crowds of people jostling for position."
"Moreover, someone below said that they saw Jianye Hou again today, and he bought a lot of stocks."
Emperor Jing raised his eyebrows and said, "Zhengyi has gone again? He is not on duty at the Pacification Office and goes to the stock exchange every day. How can this be possible? Call him here!"
"yes!"
Half an hour later, Fang Zhengyi appeared in the imperial study.
Seeing that Emperor Jing had no expression on his face, he asked cautiously, "What does your majesty want me to do?"
"I sent people to look for you these two days and found that you were not on duty at the Pacification Office... Where did you go?" Emperor Jing said indifferently.
Fang Zheng's mouth twisted.
Where did you go? Don’t you know where you went? Why are you asking me?
Those little scumbags from the East Factory are sneaking around in the stock exchange and want to spy on me?
Fang Zhengyi said honestly: "I went to the stock exchange."
"Hmm?" Emperor Jing raised his eyes slightly. He didn't expect that he didn't even bother to hide it.
"You are also an important official in the court. You frequently go to the exchange while on duty. This is dereliction of duty!" Emperor Jing said with a slightly harsh tone.
Fang Zhengyi cried out loudly: "This son of yours truly is innocent! The Imperial Guard is responsible for monitoring all officials. I heard that many people in the court have recently asked for leave to go to the stock exchange. The stock exchange is a private institution, and officials frequently go there. This son of yours was worried that there must be something fishy going on, so I went to investigate personally!"
Emperor Jing originally wanted to complain, but after hearing his complaints, he was speechless.
There seems to be some truth in what he said. I shouldn’t get angry.
Fang Zheng continued upon seeing this: "But the good news is that not only did I not find any illegal behavior, but I also found that this exchange has infinite uses!"
"Many ordinary people have little money and can't do business, but they can get a share of other people's business through the exchange. A lot of dead money has become live money. This is really a great thing."
"I have personally seen some people make huge profits from this, and even added a few acres of fertile land to their families."
"Your Majesty summoned me here today, and I was wondering, since the stock exchange is booming right now, why doesn't Your Majesty take out the silver from the treasury and invest it in the stock exchange to increase its value? You know, our Dajing's overseas fleet will continuously bring back gold and silver from overseas in the future, and too much gold and silver will depreciate."
"If you keep the silver in the inner treasury, won't you keep losing money?"
yes!
Emperor Jing's heart skipped a beat, and he asked tentatively, "Is this appropriate? The exchange seems to have a great impact at the moment..."
Fang Zhengyi said carelessly: "It couldn't be more appropriate. You can spend your money however you want. Besides, Your Majesty is the parent of the people of the world. You invest your own money to help the people get rich, and after the people get rich, they give back to their parents. This is the natural law!"
"The weather has been nice and clear these past few days, and there has been no major events in the court... I see that the stock exchange is very busy, so why don't you go and take a look at it yourself tomorrow? After all, you also think it has a great influence, so it's better to learn more about it yourself."
The law of nature?
Emperor Jing was moved, thought for a moment, and waved his hand, saying: "I have nothing to do these days... It's okay for me to go out for a walk..."
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