This old man must be stupid!
The crowd did not know this Lord Shang, the Minister of the Secretariat. Some of them shook their heads, while others gloated over his misfortune.
Jiang Yu took a look and said, "No, I have to buy it quickly!"
She glared at Liu Xiuping, then turned to Li Jindou and said with a smile, "Boss, I'll go first."
"Miss, you need to think this through carefully..." Li Jindou nodded slightly to Shang Yu, then looked at Jiang Yu and said seriously, "Our subscription agreement clearly states that investment carries risks. In other words, if Xishan Industry suffers losses, your money will also be reduced."
Upon hearing this, Liu Xiuping immediately said, "Listen, they themselves don't even know for sure, how dare you invest this money?"
Jiang Yu still ignored Liu Xiuping, "I understand. I trust Master Fu. Please help me."
Li Jindou said nothing more. He filled out the subscription agreement and handed it to Jiang Yu. "Sign your name here, and put your fingerprint here."
Jiang Yu did it quickly. Li Jindou took out a large red seal and stamped it on the agreement. "Two copies, young lady, please keep them safe. Xishan's quarterly revenue will be announced here, including any losses or profits. We are grateful for your trust in Sitong Bank and Xishan Industry. We also guarantee that Xishan Industry's accounts will be completely honest!"
"Well, I believe Master Fu!"
Jiang Yu happily took the subscription form and carefully put it in her bag. She turned around and looked at Liu Xiuping, "Do you really want to divorce me?"
Liu Xiuping looked desperate at this moment. Two thousand taels of silver!
Watching it turn into a piece of paper!
Could it be that this woman is having an affair with Fu Xiaoguan?
"This life is unbearable!"
Jiang Yu bit his lip, lowered his head, and whispered, "Then... let's talk about it when we get back."
When Shang Yu heard this, he wondered if the couple was going to break up because of this?
He looked at Liu Xiuping and said, "Boy, you must be blind. Do you know who Fu Xiaoguan is? Do you know what Fu Xiaoguan needs this money for?"
He shook his head. "Your ignorance is not your fault. Your fault is that your vision is too narrow. If you really divorce this young lady, you probably don't know how great your loss will be. This is all I have to say. You can go now."
Liu Xiuping was stunned. Seeing that this old man was no ordinary citizen, he didn't dare to refute. Instead, Jiang Yu spoke up: "Thank you, old man, but... I'm afraid we can't live like this anymore. Xiuping, go back. You write the divorce letter and I'll sign it. From now on, we have nothing to do with each other."
Jiang Yu was about to leave after he finished speaking when a lot of people suddenly poured into the Sitong Bank.
The person walking in front was actually Shangguan Wenxiu, the great Confucian scholar and the chief academic officer of the Imperial College. Following closely behind him was Li Chunfeng, the president of the Jixia Academy. Behind them were many students and teachers from the academy.
Shangguan Wenzheng was about to rush forward, but Li Chunfeng grabbed him and said, "I have more money than you, I'll go first!"
"You shameless old man, you're still talking about how much silver it is? ...Ah...Mr. Shang is here too, perfect."
In front of Liu Xiuping and the crowd of onlookers, this group of people rushed to the counter without even asking a single question, "I want 2,000 shares!"
"I want three thousand shares!"
"I want... five hundred, five hundred shares!"
Ma Xingkong felt his pocket and found that he only had two hundred taels of silver, and this was for the tuition fee for next year's school. What should he do?
He gritted his teeth and said, "Boss, one hundred shares!"
Sima Nan laughed heartily, "You're really ruthless. Are you going to start drinking the wind today? Boss, give me eight hundred shares!"
The scene suddenly became chaotic. Li Jindou quickly ordered the five apprentices he brought with him to check carefully. One of them made Liu Xiuping and others dumbfounded.
"Fu Xiaoguan holds a high position among the scholars. Could this be a hired helper?"
"I don't think so. I can't wait any longer. If I wait any longer, it will be gone. Fortunately, I brought fifty taels of silver, and I bought all twenty-five shares!"
"I only have two taels of silver, so I'll buy one share just to join in the fun."
…
Yan Fa, Yan Beixi frowned as he looked at the prospectus in his hand.
What is Fu Xiaoguan trying to do?
"Master Dao, do you think... this thing of his can really raise money?"
"Father, I'm afraid it really can."
"...Haochu, how about we go buy some too?"
"Here, Father, do you want to take another look?"
"Well, let's take a look."
Dieyi Palace.
"Your Majesty, I wish to use the money from the imperial treasury."
Emperor Xuan was shocked. "Buy that kid's so-called stocks?"
"Well," Empress Shang nodded. "We still have over two million taels of silver in the treasury. This is what I'm thinking: buying those... stocks worth one and a half million taels of silver. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Emperor Xuan was startled again. "Doesn't that mean only 1.8 million taels are left? I was planning to put it into the national treasury. The eastern border troops suffered heavy losses, and the Yi Kingdom's peace delegation was delayed on the way. They will arrive in Beijing in the next two days. It's still unknown how much compensation the Yi Kingdom can provide, but regardless, we have to recruit soldiers from the eastern and northern borders. Minister Dong said that this year's tax revenue totaled 39 million taels, but after deducting expenses, there are only about 10 million taels left..."
"I still don't know if the snowstorm in the north will happen again. The Moon Worship Cult in the southwest is also a big concern for me. There are so many places where I need money!"
I feel so sad. Although Fu Xiaoguan has explained the stock market very clearly, what if I lose money?
Emperor Xuan was very troubled, but Empress Shang smiled and said, "It is precisely because there are so many places where silver is needed that I have been thinking of finding a golden rooster that can produce silver. As for Fu Xiaoguan, I have never had a business that loses money.
Besides, his plan clearly states that he intends to invest all his assets in the ten newly added pilot counties next year, so I believe the returns should be substantial."
Emperor Xuan was silent for a long time, then gritted his teeth and said, "Good, I'll make a bet on Fu Xiaoguan!"
"Then I will go now. Eunuch Nian said that there are too many people at the Sitong Bank. Don't be late, or there will be nothing left."
Queen Shang went to Sitong Bank in person and subscribed for 750,000 shares!
The news spread throughout Jinling City in an instant as if it had wings.
Many people couldn't sit still.
Yan Beixi sent his son Yan Haochu.
Old Qin Bingzhong asked his granddaughter Qin Ruoxue to go to Sitong Money House with five thousand taels of silver.
The Xue and Xi families in Beijing, relatives of Minister Dong, Xu Huaishu and his family, as well as various powerful merchants, all flocked to the Sitong Money House at that time.
No one asked what this stock was anymore.
No one hesitated any longer.
Qin Ruoxue happily received the subscription form. Yan Haochu originally wanted to buy 10,000 taels of silver, but in the end only 6,000 to 3,000 shares were left.
The others immediately beat their chests and stamped their feet. What the hell, they had the money but couldn’t actually spend it!
The eight million taels of silver and four million stocks issued by Sitong Money House were sold out at the end of this hour!
Of course, Fu Xiaoguan didn't know about this. He was in the Ministry of Rites at the moment, staring at Xu Huaishu.
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