The war and continued diplomatic work in the past six months have finally come to an end. The country's focus has officially shifted back to domestic affairs. The Yanchang Oil Mine in Shaanxi has begun trial mining, and a refinery has been opened nearby with Germany. A small amount of trial products can be used for the new invention of Mebach, an internal combustion engine of the research institute, and it has been quickly applied to the airship, which has significantly improved the control performance and speed of the airship. At the same time, Zeppelin put forward a requirement to me: he invested in technology and in Beijing.

The West opened an airship company, and China provided him with funds. Zeppelin means that he needed to have 20 to 30% of the shares in the company and had management rights. As a thank you for the Chinese government's long-term support, the priority refusal of the product was handed over to China, and the future sales rights were controlled by the Chinese government. However, Zeppelin had an additional requirement, that when the time was right, he would return to Germany to open a branch, and that company would be completely controlled by himself and did not want to be controlled by the Chinese government.

When Zhang Zhidong reported this situation to me, I was discussing the articles of association of the war company mentioned last time with Yi Xin Zaiying and his son. As a landmark project of flag business reform, the importance of this matter is self-evident. Therefore, how to establish a company that can relieve pressure from the country but also not affect the fundamentals of the bannermen, and affect the overall situation of flag business reform. Through his relationship in Shuntian Prefecture, Zaiying compiled a report that Beijing citizens must spend a year on their life. The answer is one year.

The cost of a family to live a normal life is between five and seven taels of silver. The previous time has been issued an edict. Anyone who has no military merit in the banner for three lifetimes will be reduced to five taels of silver per year. However, there are not many people in this group, and more than five million bannermen can always find some military merits in the three lifetimes. Especially in the past few decades, the country has been in constant internal turmoil and external troubles. According to statistics, there are only more than 7,000 households, about 40,000, accounting for only less than one percent of the total number of bannermen.

Because Guanglu Temple has moved to Heilongjiang, the Ministry of Internal Affairs issued a notice that in order to reduce the consumption of traveling around, Guanglu Temple set up a new department in Beijing, which is managed by Shuntian Prefecture, and specially organized a book to be responsible for the living security of this part of the bannermen. It also issued a court mailing from the study room to inform the prefectures and counties across the country.

At the same time, Zaiying established the Royal Far East Co., Ltd. of the Qing Dynasty at the former site of Guanglu Temple. The Ministry of Internal Affairs issued a notice that no matter the race or age, the bannermen could invest freely. The annual landing money as capital investment, and the victory or defeat of the war was the results of the company's operation. The start-up capital was for Zaiying to personally mobilize the robbery slaves in Prince Gong's family and some familiar bannermen. Among them, his sister, Princess Gulun Rongshou, also mobilized some bannermen to invest in shares. At the same time, the Japanese private donation to purchase ships was compiled into songs and stories, which were widely circulated in teahouses in Beijing. Therefore, the bannermen responded a lot. On the tenth day, a total of more than 3.6 million taels of share capital were raised, of which more than 3.6 million taels of silver were each given. I ordered the treasury to allocate 1 million taels of silver to join. A total of more than 4.6 million taels of silver was required. At this time, a clear charter must be signed to be announced to the world.

The newspapers that were ordered to be opened by the Ministry of Education and Education, which I wrote the registration, were also being raised. They were preparing for the official release in the past two days. At my suggestion, the Ministry of Revenue allocated the first batch of 50,000 taels of silver to start the fee. When Kong Lingyi asked me for the issuance date, I asked him to prepare two more days. The newspapers on this first day must highlight the establishment of Far East Co., Ltd. and Japan's recent domestic fundraising actions, and of course the world situation. There is also a special edition, where Kong Lingyi organizes manpower to explain and exert Confucianism. The focus is on adding new techniques to the Celestial Kingdom to the Confucianism, rather than one-sided rejection as strange tricks. Kong Lingyi's first batch has already discovered some of Confucius' understandings about equipment, such as the new explanations when debating with Mozi.

Therefore, the issuance of the China Times is currently limited by the Far East Company's articles of association.

Since I have no plan to start a large-scale war recently, there is no clear interest target that prompts a large number of people to join. In this way, in the future, there may be a situation where bannermen are not attracted, and instead attract large Han Chinese merchants with investment vision. Therefore, in response to this, I discussed with Yi Xin and his son whether to issue an imperial edict first to invest the first batch of more than 4 million taels of silver in Liaodong to develop. Liaodong has abundant resources, so you can first use part of the funds to trade north and south, and then divide part of the funds to do minerals. In short, I need these things. In the future, the country will definitely allocate funds to do these things. It is better to let private capital enter for the time being, which is a beginning.

As for profit, it is strange that I have my policy preferences and national procurement.

The second is the distribution of stocks and funds. I have worked a lot to let Zaiying understand the concept of dividends according to the investment ratio. No wonder, this guy is a noble man, and of course he doesn't understand the concept of business. If he is a Shanxi merchant of money and goods, I probably understand it at all. Therefore, I still recommend Zaiying to invite a business-knowing person to be a manager, and he will be the representative of the Royal Board of Directors. One thing must be guaranteed is that the State Holdings naturally accounts for 51%, that is, the joint proportion of the State Ministry of Revenue and the Royal Family Unconditionally accounts for 51% of the core shares, of which 30% of the Ministry of Revenue and the Royal Family are settled directly with the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Internal Affairs every year.

Next is the scope of business. Far East Co., Ltd. mainly wants to participate in the war of the Qing Dynasty. It can share a certain proportion of the war costs and make profits from the results after the war based on the expense ratio, such as developing newly captured land, or distributing spoils, etc. Of course, this article must be discussed with Li Bingheng, the Logistics Department, whether some private capital can bear the logistics supply, such as large-scale procurement and transportation other than military ordnance, and there is no need to completely use official profits.

As for dividend distribution, it is carried out once a year, and the dividend distribution and feedback will be obtained according to the different investment ratio. As I expected, the dividends in the first year may not be much, and there are not many trophys in Hailanpao, and some Russian workers have also released them in accordance with the agreement between China and Russia, so some minerals and products make profits through trade will be the main way.

Of course, I also want to allow the company to invest in roads and other infrastructure construction, and tolls for passing commercial fleets in the future to recover 120% of the investment, etc. In short, there are many ways to make money, and it is impossible for me, the emperor, to help them all. Zaiying and the others also have to find people with business capabilities to assist in the operation.

As for Yi Xin's banner reform work, the current focus is on how to use the Far East Co., Ltd. to mobilize more bannermen to invest with some landing money, and declare that if the investment is not profitable, the future landing money will still be the same. If the profit exceeds five times the investment, then the future landing money will no longer be available. Moreover, if you find a way to educate the bannermen, the country cannot provide it forever, and the country may issue paper money and grain in the future, and then it is likely that the landing money and grain will be cancelled, and only the minimum living security will be retained.

So the next day I issued an imperial edict, which was a kind reward that allowed the Far East company to invest additional funds into the Sino-Russian War and purchase the development rights of Hailanpao for one million taels of gold.

The "China Times", which was officially released a few days later, published the front page of Far East Co., Ltd.'s articles of association and bright profit prospects in large quantities. Because it was a rare thing, the first day was distributed free of charge by Shuntianfu staff in various teahouses and restaurants, so almost no one was not confident about it. Far East Co., Ltd. became a hit.

"Master Cha San, I think when our ancestors came to the Pass from Long, there was such a company in the important matter, so we might have made a fortune!"

"What are you making? Gua Lao San, you don't have water in your head? Is this thing more valuable than the money and food that has been put into the ground?"

"You only have water in your head! You can't settle the score, the third son of Cha, you can't settle the score. We were so terrible in Manchuria back then. What's the point? What's the matter? What's the matter with you? Let's do you!"

"What's the matter with Mr. Uncle Somersault?"

"Stupid! Let's discuss with others. Have you heard of your tea? Qianmenlu's sixth family will only have five taels of silver every year from next year. Why? Isn't his grandfather's death and he didn't want to fight? Just think about it. Now our Qing Dynasty, if you don't have military merits, you will have to suffer poverty! Otherwise, you can invest in the war with others. If you win, you will have your share. If you lose... Hey, when I didn't say that, the Emperor Guangxu of Fang Jin is in power, our Qing Dynasty will lose? Tell me! Let's drink slowly, let's take a look at the constitution."

"Don't. Take me one. If you don't take me, you can read it!"

"Come on, you have a scholar in Shuntian Mansion who recites words to others in Qianmen, and you won't charge any money!"

On the first day of August 17th year of the Guangxu period, when the "China Times" was officially released, teahouses and restaurants in Beijing were filled with such discussions. The smart big merchants quickly smelled the huge commercial interests here. The Qiao family in Shanxi, the Wang family in Yunnan, the Yan family in Zhejiang, and even the Lin family in Taiwan all sent people to Beijing to negotiate the investment. The four companies first tentatively invested 500,000 taels of silver.

In this way, after Far East Co., Ltd.'s intentional hype and the free free hype of the China Times, the Beijing Banners became even more lively. After a month of hesitation, a large number of bannermen gradually began to invest in the shares. Anyway, they didn't have to pay a penny of money for the time being.

The manager hired was actually a guy named Meng Luochuan recommended by Yuan Shikai from North Korea. This man was in the logistics business of the North Korean garrison. Yuan Shikai admired his business talents very much, so he recommended this man to be a manager at Far East Co., Ltd. to help Zaiying grasp the business direction.

These are all later words, but when Zhang Zhidong handed over the sign, Yi Xin and Zai Ying both wanted to leave. I signaled not to use it, and at the same time ordered someone to call Li Hongzhang.

First, I talked to Zhang Zhidong for a while, such as whether I was used to living in Beijing or not, whether there was any contact in Wuhan, or not, until Li Hongzhang arrived, I signaled Zhang Zhidong to officially start the talk.

"Your Majesty, sirs, Zeppelin's request is just like this. How should I respond to it? I would like to ask the Holy Tribunal." Zhang Zhidong talked for a long time before he finished talking about the Airship Company. He pursed his dry lips and calmly lowered his head to ask for instructions.

I nodded and said to the servant standing beside me, "Give me tea, and I will get the map of the Qing Dynasty." I turned to Li Hongzhang Yixin and the other two, "Tell me, where is the best factory built?"

"Emperor." Zhang Zhidong raised his head and said in surprise: "Your Majesty, have you agreed?"

I smiled in surprise and said, "Of course. Why don't you agree? It's okay to build a factory and be the general director of the Qing Dynasty. We don't do anything to win people's achievements. Let's talk about it, which is better to the west of Beijing?"

"Reply to the emperor." Li Hongzhang bowed and said, "I saw the war report of the Dragon Flag Army. It seems that this thing has a huge advantage in the war. Since this is the case, I think it is not appropriate to go too west, and it will eventually be an eastward movement in the future. In this regard, I think it is only Zhangjiakou, Baoding, and Zhengding to choose one of the three places."

"Li Xiang's words are wrong." Before I could speak, Zhang Zhidong bowed and smiled, "It's not peaceful on the Western Front. The Russians suffered such a big loss. I am worried that the Western Front will be unstable in the future. If it is necessary for the Western Front army in the future, it will be a problem. It is related to the country. Zhidong dares not hide his own private parts, so don't blame Li Xiang." After saying that, he smiled calmly, bowed to take the tea handed over by Kou Lian, and nodded to thank him.

After all, Li Hongzhang knew that I didn't like to form cliques in the court. He just smiled at Zhang Zhidong's provocation, ignored him, and sipped a tea ceremony: "Kun Xiangyan was very worried about it, but Hongzhang was out of mind. Emperor, since this is the case, I think I can choose one of the two prefectures of Taiyuan, Datong, and both east and west, build a new railway from Datong to north, and take into account Mongolia."

I nodded and asked Yixin, "What are you looking at by Master Six?"

"Reply to the emperor." Yi Xin owed her body and said, "Shaoquan Xiangyan is right. I've seen Taiyuan. I heard that things need to be water to control light air and turmeric oil. It just so happens that the long-term oil mine is not far from Taiyuan, and it's just right. Shanxi and Shaanxi have always been poor, and this factory can also enrich the people of Shanxi and Shaanxi. Speaking of railways, I thought about what the Far East Company has just discussed. Can the emperor issue a grace to allow the Far East Company to operate the railway? This national economy and people's livelihood are all in the hands of the British, and there will be troubles in the long run." Yi Xin said, frowned and smiled and said, "I hope it's the slave who has thought it apart. Recently, I have watched the British and have a strong desire to maintain Japan and gain profits. Therefore, the barbarians must learn skills, and the barbarians must be guarded against. The slaves have only this idea of ​​seeing the emperor's holy lesson."

"It's a lot." I clapped my hands and said, "Sixth Master said it well, so I will decide Taiyuan." I pointed to the map and said, "Sixth Master, you didn't think it was wrong. I understand and tell you that the British have always had such a policy. Whoever is strong in Europe will pull the second strong to make the strongest. Now that the Far East and China and Japan have joined forces, my Qing Dynasty is naturally stronger than Japan, so they are afraid that we will eat Japan in one bite and threaten the places they occupy in India and other places. This is a must-have to prevent this, but it is not

We can be on guard openly." After thinking for a while, pointing to the map, he said, "What do they think they are going to move the joint fleet to Taiwan recently? I don't know, I don't think I can't fulfill their wishes. Taiwan is lonely overseas. If they get into trouble, the heavenly soldiers will be caught off guard. I think I want them to guard the door for me and let them go to Shanghai. The place where Shanghai opens a port, education should be prevented. The China Times should also be issued in Shanghai as soon as possible. People's wisdom should be opened, and people's loyalty should be strengthened."

Yi Xin wrote down one by one.

I looked at him, nodded, and stood up and walked, "What I said just now is the matter in front of me. The national plan fell on this word, and what I want to say is also the word "State". Zhang Zhidong, when you first arrived in Beijing, I knew that you wanted to make some contributions. I entrusted you to lead the industry and commerce, which is the same. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce used to be the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, and the six ministries were the most idle ones, the so-called winter official. However, you can't give me the Dongdong. It's a good thing that you are enthusiastic about running this airship company, but it was a waste of some of your ministers doing this." He walked up to him and handed him a pen with an ink pipe given by the British and said, "This pen is given to you."

Zhang Zhidong sounded like he was criticized at first, but suddenly he received a reward. He was so excited that he was a little incoherent. He finally finished thanking him. I personally helped him up and said, "After this year's big exam, I will give you several great talents in your department, Zhang Jian's top scholar, and he also works in local business and business. He is very experienced. You can use him well. This time I will give you an errand, starting today, and write a national plan for the Qing Dynasty. It is not a plan to conquer the territory, but a plan for national development. From next year, the country will have a major plan every five years, a small plan a year, and a little progress every year. In ten or eight years, the country will undergo major changes. This is not just your Ministry of Industry and Commerce.

The matter, Liu Ye, your cabinet will also be handled together, the country is in your hands, I see you to get it done. Li Hongzhang, you must also plan the matters in the army. How much does it cost to build a ship in the navy and which country to find. The army will ask German teachers and how much to hire, all of them will be planned step by step. There is also military industry, you and Zhang Zhidong will do this. Can we build our own rifles next year? Can we build our own cannons in the next year? There is also the allocation training for new equipment, not only airships, but I expect that there will be many new things in the past few years, and all of them must be planned." The more I said it, the more serious I could not help but lower my head.

Finally, I finished speaking. The three of them kowtowed and thanked him, but I did not let them go. Instead, I gave him an entry for a five-year plan he had drafted. The general projects and numbers were slightly revised based on some of the numbers of the 15th Plan in my memory in the future, and the Soviet foreign aid at 15th Middle School was changed to British foreign aid by me.
Chapter completed!