Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1731 Capital Increase and Share Expansion
The most important work in February is the performance, there is really nothing else.

The empire has been on the right track, and the officials are performing their duties, adhering to Shao Shude's will, and managing various affairs.They are all "skilled workers", as long as they receive clear instructions, no matter whether they do a good job or a bad job, they will always work hard in this direction.

Shao Shude's main focus was on foreign vassals and military affairs.

The former mainly includes handling the affairs of various internal and external vassals, while the latter mainly involves rectifying the imperial army, curbing evil spirits, cleaning up old oilmen, and improving combat effectiveness.

Relatively speaking, the first type of affairs is easier.

Yunnan Trading Company was officially established in February of the ninth year of Tongguang.It's still the old rule, manpower is transferred from Bohai Trading Company and Annan Trading Company to organize it.

Once upon a time, Bohai Commercial Co., Ltd. used to over-allocate a large number of manpower, providing sufficient management and operation talents for the establishment of Annan Commercial Co., Ltd.

By this time, Annan Trading Company had also allocated a large number of manpower, giving them ample opportunities for training. After five or six years, they had made great progress.Therefore, as soon as the Yunnan Trading Co., Ltd. was established, most of the personnel were in place, and the small part that was missing was filled by outstanding children from the old relatives such as the Zhuge family, the Tuoba family, the Kang family, and the Zhao family, forming a community of interests. ——It is possible for the middle and senior management of the four major trading companies in Bohai, Annan, Xiyu, and Yunnan to enter the tax supervision department. It is also a curved path to becoming an official, so we must pay attention to it.

As for the Western Region Trading Company, due to the relationship between business and profitability, they are not yet qualified to allocate a large number of manpower, so they did not mobilize their people to participate this time.

By the end of Tongguang's eighth year, Bohai Trading Company's profit for the year was close to 28.5 yuan, which has been growing steadily.

Compared with the "steady" growth of Bohai Trading Company, the business of Annan Trading Company can be described as "rapid" growth. Last year, it exceeded 40 yuan, which surprised many people.This figure, after paying a large number of pensions for those who died violently due to epidemics and shipwrecks, shows that this business is indeed amazing.

Western Region Trading Company is far behind.Tongguang only made a profit for the first time in four years, and now it only has more than [-] yuan.

Of course, this is related to its business model.

This trading company itself is like a big contractor with a bunch of smaller contractors underneath it. After the business started, it produced a lot of food, a lot of money came in and out, and the turnover was quite good, but it actually didn't make much money.

Most of the profits were earned by "contractors" at all levels and the employees who grew grain in the merchant villages. The merchants themselves had to bear the expenses of building simple roads, irrigation canals, storage warehouses, etc. If it were not for the capture of many slaves to farm the land, they would be subsidized. , most of them are still at a loss.

And this is actually an important reason why Shao Shude asked them to reform.I thought you were a trading company, but it turned out to be an agricultural company?From now on, the Western Region merchant society will gradually increase its trade business and reduce the proportion of commercial villages.

After the Yunnan Trading Company was established, strictly speaking, it had many similarities with the Bohai Trading Company.

Each of the four trading companies has its own characteristics.

In fact, more than [-]% of Annan Trading Company's profits come from one type of commodity: spices.

Xiyu Trading Co., Ltd. does not look like a trading company.

The product categories operated by Bohai Trading Company are very complex, including preserved meat, salted fish, grain, leather, pearls, horses, wool, medicinal materials, metals, sea animals, whale products, etc.In such a situation, it is really difficult to say which product is the mainstream. Whale products may have the highest value, but they cannot gain much advantage, and the overall situation is relatively scattered.

This trading company also has the largest number of employees among all the companies, more than five times that of Annan Trading Company, but its profits are far behind others.

Yunnan Trading Company is destined to be a smaller Bohai Trading Company.

Tonghua cloth, dried fruits, honey, medicinal materials, livestock, soap and even heavy wood - not to mention that the emperor needed to go to the south to choose wood to build a palace, the ministers and wealthy households also had this need.

In addition, the saint has been trying to promote something called "emerald" for many years. Even the queen came out to cooperate and often gave jade jewelry to the wives, and she also wore an jade ring.Over the years, a certain market has been gradually cultivated, and the Shaofu has even trained more than a dozen craftsmen for processing jade.

The nine counties of Baozhou can also profit from this artificially generated market, because several jadeite rough mines and gemstone mines of various sizes have been discovered there.

As long as there are enough benefits, many people don't mind risking their lives.Although Baozhou is regarded as a dangerous place, how can you make money without risking your life?Isn’t it dangerous to go to sea?What about slave catching?all the same.

Shao Shude also hoped that the Yunnan Trading Company would focus on this business, and then use the power of money to drive countless people to Baozhou spontaneously.

The more people go there, the better the environment will be.When the environment is better, fewer people will die.The simplest point is that mosquitoes that spread malaria need a living environment. Generally speaking, they can only fly a few dozen meters. Changing the environment and reducing the environment suitable for mosquito breeding can effectively reduce the incidence of malaria.

The matter of transforming the environment itself does indeed require a large number of human lives.

Therefore, it can only be driven by economic means.They went there voluntarily and could not be persuaded to come back. The court did not force them to immigrate...

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"Unlike other trading companies, Yunnan Trading Company has two thousand shares." Shao Shude said.

Honestly, it's kind of embarrassing.

When Yansun was summoned last month, he was excited and promised to reward him with 20 shares of Yunnan Trading Company.Later I thought about it, the reward was too heavy, how could Yansun hold [-]% of the shares?But as the saying goes, "You have nothing to say," how can you change the things you say at will?Shao Shude was a little annoyed and wondered if he was subconsciously compensating Yansun for borrowing his wife, Cai Bangshi, to give birth to a child.

Now that I have come to my senses, I have decided to increase the total share capital of Yunnan Commercial Co., Ltd. from [-] shares to [-] shares. The specific distribution is still the same as before: the tax supervisor (originally the Ministry of Household Affairs), Yunnan Road each take a part, and the local tyrants take a part , part of the public offering.

What we want is an equal share of interests, what we want is to form a community of interests, so that everyone can make a fortune together, and no one can eat alone.At the same time, the restructuring of the other three trading companies seems to be on the agenda.

To put it simply, it is also to increase the share capital and tie more people to the chariot.

Taking Bohai Trading Co., Ltd. as an example, this year is the 15th year since its founding.After 15 years of development, this trading company has branches all over Liaodong, a network of relationships extending in all directions, and as many as [-] staff, non-staff and partners, making it a giant.

Over the past 15 years, there have been many managers, leaders of indigenous clans, and officials from local wealthy families who have made great contributions to the development of trading companies.

After 15 years, some of the initially identified cooperation partners have actually not been of much use.Some neglected chiefs brought surprises to trading companies.

At this time, if the distribution of benefits is not adjusted, many people will become discouraged, and the upper limit of the development of trading companies will be fixed.

As a result, he decided to expand the total share capital of Bohai Trading Company to [-] shares, absorbing some local snakes, aristocratic families and even pirate leaders from Liaodong to become shareholders - of course, their identities are definitely not like this on the surface. These pirate leaders usually go to places where they often move. He has a reputation of being charitable and has done many good deeds and has a high reputation.

After the share expansion, the interests of the old shareholders of Bohai Trading Company have been diluted, but the management rights are still in the hands of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. This is written in the articles of establishment of Bohai Trading Company and will not change.

"How much are two hundred shares worth?" In the palace of Prince Yalong, Cai Bang served the prepared meals to the table one by one, while Meru poured wine aside, and the three children were playing in the back room. It was really a warm family. ——Twisted and heartwarming.

"I don't know either. I have to open the business to find out." Shao Shude said.

"Yalong is actually better than Xiangxiong. Zahid will be blessed in the future." Merulu sighed and said.

The altitude of Yalong is not that high, about 3000 meters above sea level, and some valleys are even below 3000 meters, and the agricultural production is just enough.This time, he extended his grandson to Beijing, and even paid tribute to hundreds of Tibetan pigs and yaks. The animal husbandry is also good.

Only when the conditions for agriculture and animal husbandry are good can there be enough population to develop commerce.

In comparison, the altitude of Shangshung is too high and the land is too barren. Although the territory is very vast, the population is not much larger than that of Biallon, and most of them are still in the hands of the princes. The overall situation is extremely poor, and there is no business. Development is greatly restricted.

"Can this be compared?" Shao Shude smiled helplessly and said: "The Western Region Trading Company will also increase its capital and expand its shares. I will leave some family property to our children."

Only then did Merulu smile.

Shao Shude pinched her hard, and Merulu, who was not wearing a baleen cover, screamed in surprise.

"When I build these trading companies, making money is the second priority. You women really don't understand anything." Shao Shude said.

Based on the huge Central Plains consumer market, through various trading companies, a large number of goods from border areas are sold into the Central Plains to obtain commercial benefits.

In this process, the people of the Central Plains obtained commodities from Liaodong, Yunnan, Annan, and the Western Regions, which improved their living standards.

Liaodong, Yunnan, Annan, and the Western Regions also made money. At the same time, high-quality and low-priced goods from the Central Plains were imported, and their living standards also improved.

Sometimes, the demand is there, but due to various factors, a solid trade is never established.From a certain perspective, this is a misallocation of resources. Institutions such as Bohai Trading Co., Ltd. are here to break down barriers and re-optimize resource allocation.

These trading companies themselves distribute profits through shares, attracting the strongest, most influential, and most likely to rebel people in each region to share the profits.

Of course, interest is not always a factor in everything in this world, but it is indeed a point that cannot be bypassed.After solving the distribution of benefits, I don't know how many troubles can be eliminated.

Stabilizing the local snakes in Yunnan through Yunnan Trading Co., Ltd. and allowing them to share business interests is good for maintaining stability. This has been confirmed by Annan Trading Co., Ltd. - the local tycoons who participated in Annan Trading Co., Ltd. now identify with Daxia very much.

The business scope of Yunnan trading companies was not limited to Yunnan Province, but also included Tubo.

In Shao Shude's plan, he formed a community of interests with the Tibetan nobles in the Yalong Valley through commercial trade, and then sent a small number of officials to organize local government affairs and train pro-Xia officials. The last step was to garrison the army.

It can be smaller at the beginning, 100 or 200 people. The reason is to escort the liaison minister sent there.From now on, you can slowly increase the number and expand your sphere of influence step by step.

This kind of peaceful evolution has a prerequisite, that is, King Yalong must be politically reliable, especially in the early stage when the effects have not yet appeared, he must support the policies of the Daxia court as Zanpu.

Shao Shude knows this.Now he basically doesn't touch his concubines. After recuperating his energy, he secretly sleeps in Prince Shang Hung's Palace or Prince Yalong's Palace and devotes all his energy to the great cause of the empire.

Life is quite comfortable.

And this kind of leisurely life lasted until the end of March, when the southern suburbs worshiped heaven.

(End of this chapter)