"The board of directors of Xishan Company has approved my application. From today on, you are my full representative. During the time I am away from Beijing, you will attend the board of directors and shareholders' meetings on my behalf..." Zhao Hao said in a deep voice.

"Ah?" Zhao Xian was stunned. He waved his hands and said, "No, absolutely not! I can't learn to manage a restaurant. I dare not touch such a big company."

"I'm not asking you to manage the company. You're just going to vote at the meeting." Zhao Hao said with a smile to relieve his stress: "There are so many such situations among shareholders. There's nothing to be nervous about."

"That won't work. What do I know? What if they fool me?" Zhao Xian still shook his head.

"It's easy. You just need to follow the chairman's vote." Zhao Hao said softly, "With the eldest princess in charge, there won't be any trouble."

"Brother, aren't you afraid..." Zhao Xian hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but remind him: "The princess has tricked you?"

"That won't happen." Zhao Hao waved his hands and said, "That's my godmother."

"Godmother is not my biological mother..." Zhao Xian muttered softly.

"It's no different from being your own mother. Just put your heart back in your stomach." Zhao Hao laughed dryly. Dad didn't come home last night...

Seeing Zhao Hao say this, Zhao Xian finally put his mind at ease. He had no problem being a voting machine that didn't require thinking.

"But you have to pay attention and learn something." Zhao Hao looked at him expectantly and said, "Our Zhao family's business has just started. Sooner or later, you will be able to take charge of your own business."

"I understand, brother!" Zhao Xian's heart was filled with pride and he felt that there was a lot to be done in the future. He nodded excitedly and said, "I will definitely stay in Beijing and do my duty for you."

"Just don't delay your marriage." Zhao Hao nodded with a smile and said, "My Zhao family is still a little small. You have to work harder."

"Ahem..." Zhao Xian coughed and his face turned red. "Is this something a child should say?"

"Brother, what are you thinking?" Zhao Hao said with a puzzled look on his face: "I'm asking you to work harder..."

"Hey, what did I think?" Zhao Xian said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "I was overthinking."

Yes, my brother is still a child.

~~

After breakfast, Zhao Xian left and Fatty Tang arrived right after him.

"Sir, how can you arrange it like this?" Tang Youde looked at Zhao Hao with tears in his eyes and said, "I came here for you, and you left me in Beijing again?"

"What do you mean by leaving you in Beijing?" Zhao Hao patted his increasingly round belly and said, "Don't be so ungrateful. You've only been here for a few days, and you've become the financial director and board member of Xishan Company, and you've also got 5% of the shares of the coal yard. Why can't I have such a good thing?"

"Young Master has always treated Old Tang well, for which I will be grateful for eight lifetimes." Tang Youde praised him first, then said with a sad face: "But Old Tang has only appeared in a few plays, and he has to play a minor role again."

"What do you mean by several plays?" Young Master Zhao didn't understand Tang Youde's statement, and he laughed and scolded, "You can think of yourself as a performer, but you have to perform the Beijing play for me, do you hear me?"

"Oh, it's the young master." Tang Youde had no way to explain to Zhao Hao, so he had to admit it with his head down in grievance.

"In addition to taking care of my accounts, you have two other very important things to do in Beijing." Zhao Hao then told him seriously, "One is to establish good personal relationships with the shareholders."

"Well, this is what Old Tang is best at." Speaking of this, Tang Youde was no longer depressed. He immediately said with excitement: "Now that I have this position as a director, it is much easier to deal with all aspects."

"It's not just the shareholders. Why did I open a super luxurious Wei Ji Xian restaurant in Beijing?" Zhao Hao chuckled and said, "Isn't it all inspired by you?"

"Oh? Oh." Tang Youde thought for a moment and then remembered that last year he had urged the young master to open another Wei Ji Xian restaurant on Gulou Street.

What I valued at that time was Weijixian’s ability to gather the powerful and wealthy, right?

He patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, young master. Old Tang will definitely help you build up your connections in the capital."

"Well, I'm always confident in your work." Zhao Hao said, lowering his voice, "Second, help Guo Da with the issuance of coal tickets."

"Coal ticket?" Tang Youde asked softly, "Is it issued by the Lugouqiao Coal Yard?"

"After the merger, Xishan Company will issue all the shares." Zhao Hao looked at the sky and said with a smile, "Sun Dawu and Guo Da should be here by now. Let's call them in to talk."

"Okay, I'll go out and take a look." Tang Youde ran out hurriedly.

After a while, he came back with two people.

~~

"Time is limited, so I'll get straight to the point." Zhao Hao didn't bother to exchange pleasantries, and said to the three people, "The princess and I have agreed in principle to the merger plan proposed by Xishan Company."

"That's great." Sun Dawu and Guo Da both breathed a sigh of relief. They had held countless meetings and put in a lot of effort regarding the merger recently.

I am so thankful that there was a result before you left Beijing.

Otherwise, it will take who knows when.

As for the Lugouqiao Coal Yard, the company restructuring was completed not long ago.

Like the Xishan Company, the total share capital of the Lugou Bridge Company was also 100,000 shares, and the stock par value was also ten taels of silver.

Then, the same process was repeated:

Zhao Hao and the eldest princess first opened up the opportunity to subscribe to some of the original shares to Feng Bao, Tang Youde, Guo Da and Yang Bo.

Feng Bao's shares were held by his steward Xu Jue, and Yang Bo's shares were naturally held by Yang Sihe.

The four of them divided up a total of 10% of the shares, with Feng Bao, Tang Youde and Yang Bo each taking 3,000 shares. Since Guo Da already had shares in Xishan Company, he only subscribed for 1,000 shares.

Then, all the original shareholders took out 15,000 shares in proportion, which were divided up among the losers of the last bid at Diaoyutai.

Zhao Hao declared that in order to thank them for their kindness and to compensate their wounded hearts, they were given priority to subscribe this time.

However, Lugouqiao Company was, after all, just a coal trading company. Even though it earned more than Xishan Coal Industry, the transaction price was far lower than the latter.

In the end, the transaction price was 110 taels of silver per share.

Fifteen thousand shares were sold for 1.65 million taels of silver.

In a blink of an eye, the original shareholders such as Feng Bao and Tang Youde recovered their capital and made a fortune...

Take Feng Bao as an example. He paid 30,000 taels of silver to buy 3,000 shares, but ended up selling 450 shares, and got back 49,500 taels. Not only did he make a net profit of nearly 20,000 taels, but he still had 3,550 shares left.

Is there any business in the world that is more profitable than this? Otherwise, how could Eunuch Feng favor Zhao Shouzheng so much and award him a medal?

Aren’t they all gifts from Young Master Zhao?

The same goes for Tang Youde. He has only been in the capital for two months, but the wealth he has gained exceeds his entire fortune in Jinling. It would be strange if he is willing to leave Zhao Hao...

Of course, the ones who made the most money were Mr. Zhao and his godmother, who each received 742,500 taels of silver, and each had 38,250 shares left.

When Master Zhao came to the capital, he only had 100,000 taels of silver on him, including the 50,000 taels given by his grandfather.

When he left Beijing, the silver he had on hand in Wuji had exceeded two million taels, as well as more than 30% of the shares of two giant companies.

It really took him only half a year to fulfill the boast he made to his grandfather - I will be richer than Wu Ji!

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