"After all the talk, there is still no solution. I am stuck in this situation. I dare not sell it now, and I don't have enough money to expand my restaurant." Li Yuanzhao muttered, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "How about you lend me some money?"
Fang Zheng shook his head violently.
It’s nice to think about it, do you think it was like in the past?
The prince had nothing before, so he just gave some money.
Now that I have so many industries in my hands and still want to borrow money, it must be asking for too much.
He dared to borrow money when he was a prince, so he couldn't even think about it when he became an emperor!
Li Yuanzhao sighed, "Look at how much I've saved for you. We're friends, so what if I help you spend some money? Look, you've made a lot of money from the stocks in this brothel, and you're not willing to lend me some money?"
Fang Zhengyi was speechless: "Brothel... I'm going to have to change the name of this thing sooner or later. It's not a good thing for a brothel to be listed on the exchange all the time. Doesn't this encourage people to become prostitutes?"
"You should slow down the expansion of your restaurant. It has only been established for a short time. You should take advantage of the time to sort it out and consider it when you can get out of trouble in the future. It is impossible for me to lend you money, but how about treating you to a meal?"
Li Yuanzhao curled his lips, glanced at him, and muttered: "Tsk, if this were the emperor, you would have to rush to borrow it... Let's go, let's eat."
"Impossible, I stick to principles!" Fang Zheng said righteously, and then took Li Yuanzhao downstairs.
There is a restaurant nearby. We can have a quick meal there and then get down to business.
I have wasted a lot of time in the exchange recently.
The stock price is always so lukewarm and there is nothing interesting to watch.
Just as the two of them walked to the first floor, the sound of a table of stockholders chatting drifted into the ears of Fang Zheng and Li Yuanzhao.
The two men stood at the door and listened.
"The stock of Xihai Commerce will never rise again in the future. No matter how well our Dajing performs overseas, it will never be able to recover to its previous state."
"Yes, I have recently asked many people about overseas contacts. You know, the situation of that church is very special, and it angered the church..."
"Just imagine how difficult it is to resupply overseas, and how many risks there are at sea? The enemy has a geographical advantage. Although we have a strong army and sufficient food, we are not as fast as them. Speed is the key to fighting a war."
Li Yuanzhao stared at the people at that table with a bad look.
I'm already in a bad mood, and now someone is talking nonsense here. Does that make you look smart?
Fang Zhengyi also felt helpless.
Even if you have hired lecturers to brainwash you, there is still a chance that some smart people will come out and express their ideas.
Some people even wanted to secretly spread rumors in an attempt to short sell, but he suppressed all these signs.
I heard such words again today. It seems that investors' confidence in Xihai Commerce has begun to decline, and the longer it drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be.
"Mr. Fang, there has been no letter from Feika. I think if this continues, the stock price will fall sooner or later if this kind of talk spreads."
Fang Zhengyi shook his head gently: "Don't be afraid. If no one is deliberately spreading rumors, these people are not a problem. We can guide them to differentiate one by one. Although the stock price is not hot now, the vast majority of people are still optimistic about this war. In this way..."
"We can call those who support our views people with correct values."
"We can call those who oppose our views as those with ulterior motives and malicious slander."
"As for those who are neutral and relatively objective, who support us on some points but oppose us on others, we can call them double-dealers or fence-sitters."
Li Yuanzhao frowned: "It's too extreme. This method of throwing dirty water is useful, but I'm afraid there will be consequences, right?"
Fang Zhengyi shrugged and sighed, "Of course, it's just a stopgap measure. We have to use both the good and the bad. After all, the West Sea trade is related to the development of Dajing in the West. But things haven't developed to that point yet. Let's go, Your Highness."
After saying this, he cast his gaze towards the plainclothes guards who had been guarding the stock exchange on the first floor, and then looked at the stockholder who had just talked.
The Jinyiwei's eyes were always on Fang Zhengyi.
Seeing the commander's gesture, I naturally understood.
After Fang Zheng and the other two left, the Jinyiwei immediately strode forward and walked to the tables of the stock investors.
Smiling, he asked, "You guys seem to be chatting quite lively. You seem a little unfamiliar. Where do you usually chat?"
"No, who are you? Is there something wrong?"
"Oh, it's okay. I just want to treat you guys to a meal."
......
In the imperial study.
Fang Zhengyi sat in front of Emperor Jing, who was examining the exchange reports he brought.
Looking at the lackluster trade in the West Sea, Emperor Jing rubbed his brows and sighed loudly.
In the past, he would be more tense in front of Fang Zhengyi.
But it has dragged on for so long that I can't hold it anymore.
The emperor, the world's largest, glowing green giant leek, no one could know the pain in his heart.
Not only did he lose money, he also lost face.
He keeps talking about stock market to people...and anyone who believes him will lose money.
"Zhengyi, is there no other way to increase the price? With so much silver, can the price only be kept at around two taels?"
Fang Zheng shook his head: "I really don't have any solution, but I have some good news. I wonder if Your Majesty would like to hear it?"
"Oh?" Emperor Jing perked up a bit, "Tell me about it."
"The Taoyuan County building should be completed in a few months. It will be a spectacular sight! I have spent a lot of money and proposed many new ideas. Is Your Majesty interested in taking a look?"
"Uh...is that the skyscraper that is more than ten meters high that you told me about before?" asked Emperor Jing.
Fang Zheng nodded repeatedly.
"Well, when it's finished, I'll go take a look at what this skyscraper looks like."
Emperor Jing was somewhat uninterested.
Although it is a spectacle, the spectacle cannot offset the pain brought by real losses!
Emperor Jing became annoyed again, and suddenly changed the subject: "How is the Crown Prince doing recently? He hasn't greeted me for several months. Are you still angry?"
Fang Zhengyi said calmly: "Your Majesty is joking. Your Highness the Crown Prince has always been generous. It's just a few million taels."
"His Royal Highness is still busy with his restaurant business. He is trying to expand it and earn more money as franchise fees. He also wants to help Your Majesty make up for some of the losses. He is worried that Your Majesty is worried and afraid that you will get hurt."
"I didn't come to see you because I was afraid you would feel worse."
Hearing him say this, Emperor Jing felt better. He waved his hand and said, "Okay, if he had half of your filial piety, he wouldn't yell at me."
"It's getting late, you should go back and rest early."
"Then I will take my leave. Your Majesty should also go to bed early."
Just as Fang Zhengyi stood up and prepared to leave, a hurried call came from the door!
"Victory! Your Majesty, victory! The fighting in Feka has stopped, and the enemy has withdrawn! Our army has captured the holy city and established a new pope!"
......
(There is one more chapter, brothers. I stayed up too late yesterday. I will go buy a pack of cigarettes and continue coding when I come back.)
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