The matter of Li Chengqian being punished was quickly spread throughout Chang'an through the Secretariat. Some of the major families laughed at him, some were silent, and some were also repaid for him.

But none of these can change the ending of the matter. Li Shimin said good words and decreeds were made to the world, and even if it was wrong, he could only endure it.

And as of now, no one can care about these things. Although Li Tai's status has been improved, it is indeed not obvious. The old foxes in the court have no idea to turn to Li Tai.

All the nobles and noble families are the only thing that comes to mind at the moment, that is, how the railway company operates, and how many shares and dividends will be given for an investment of 300,000 yuan.

The East Palace Lizheng Hall, the old man’s former study room.

Li Chengqian was in the main position, looking at a group of old guys in the room, and finally set his sights on Du Ruhui: "Uncle Du, before discussing the shares and dividends of the railway company, I hope to select a person in charge first. I wonder what you think?"

Du Ruhui is one of the old man's most trusted people. Fang Mou Duan has been known to everyone in the world. Naturally, Li Chengqian will not let this old man go. He should ask for his opinion first for some key issues.

"The old minister has no objection." Du Ruhui knew nothing about how the railway company operated, and his rational choice was silent, and Li Chengqian made the decision.

"Okay, since that's the case, I want to elect Uncle Du as the person in charge. I wonder if you have any opinions?"

"No, I don't worry about Lao Du's behavior."

"I have no objection, I can trust Keming."

When a group of old guys heard the head of the railway company chosen by Li Chengqian, they all breathed a sigh of relief and expressed their support.

Li Chengqian has too many tricks. If he was responsible for the operation of the railway company, the old guys were worried that they would lose all their money. In addition, the investment of 300,000 yuan per company was a lot of money. In Li Chengqian, the old guys were worried about what Li Er would think.

Therefore, Li Chengqian took the initiative to hand over the position of the person in charge of the railway company and let Du Ruhui, a major official who Li Er trusted, take over, take over, which naturally made everyone very satisfied.

"Uncle Du, do you see?" Li Chengqian looked at Du Ruhui again.

"Your Highness, you are putting the old minister on the fire." Du Ruhui smiled bitterly and shook his head: "The old minister has no clue about the railway company, but how should this person in charge be held."

"This matter is simple. You are just responsible for the company. There will be a shareholders' meeting below you, and everyone chooses the person they trust to take charge of, but the number of people must be controlled within nine."

Li Chengqian also did not know how this railway company should operate, but he knew some basic management methods in later generations, so the proposed plan was basically nothing wrong.

"Your Highness, how many shares will 300,000 guan be? Is there an accurate number?" Guo Xiaoke was most concerned about money. As for who to choose to enter the shareholders' meeting, this is a later story.

"The distribution of shares requires all investors to discuss together, but one thing is that the Tang government accounts for 51% and the remaining 49% are the distributed shares taken out." Li Chengqian set a tone for the distribution of shares in a faint tone.

"Everyone divides it into 49% together? Is this too little?" Guo Xiaoke's reaction represented the thoughts of all the old guys in the room.

Although there are only a dozen people in the room, this does not mean that there are only a dozen people involved in this matter. As far as they know, 80% of the people who have the opportunity to participate have reached as many as forty people. If those families are added, the number of participants will be far more than fifty.

And how much money will so many people invest? Even if it is calculated based on 200,000 guan per company, there will be 10 million guan. If 300,000 guan per company, it is likely to be 15 million guan.

With such a large sum of money, I can only exchange 49% of the shares in the end. The old guys think this matter is difficult for them to understand, and it is normal to have questions.

Even Du Ruhui frowned slightly after hearing Li Chengqian's distribution plan, feeling that what he said was a bit too much.

But Li Chengqian had his own opinion on this matter. He would never allow the Tang Dynasty to account for less than the nobles and nobles in terms of equity distribution. This is the principle and it cannot be changed no matter what.

So under the gaze of a group of old guys, Li Chengqian smiled disregardly at first, and then looked solemn: "I believe you all see the advantages of railways. If this palace says that the railways will cover the entire Tang Dynasty in the future, do you believe it?"

"We believe it." Du Ruhui nodded and said.

For the old guys who have invested so much money today, they naturally want to make the railway company bigger, the better. The more railway paving the more it is, the more beneficial it is for everyone, so they hope that the more railways are built, the better.

"Since that's the case, have you ever thought that there will be no one or two railways in the future, but it is very likely to be ten or hundreds."

"Does so many railways need unified dispatch? Trains will only follow a fixed route. If there is no unified dispatch, each train will stop and start at will. I don't need to say what the consequences are, I believe you understand, right?"

The old guys had no objection to unified dispatch, but despite this, they still couldn't understand why they only accounted for 49% of their shares after investing so much money.

So Li Chengqian could only throw out a bombshell: "Whoever takes more money from a joint-stock company will decide who will make the decision? Do you think this will be handed over to the private hands? If the proportion you have is greater than that of the Tang Dynasty, what do you think will be the consequences?"

The old guys who were fascinated by money were shocked. It was not until this time that they realized what the railway meant to the Tang Dynasty. This was not the silk workshops or felt workshops that could be handed over to some people at will.

Railways may be just tools for making money in peacetime, but what if a war starts? Railways will completely become the lifeline of the country during wartime.

Will His Majesty Li Er hand over such a lifeline to others? This question is almost impossible to conclude.

So how can you reassure Your Majesty Li Er? It is obvious that Li Chengqian’s plan is the best. Money does not seem important in this issue. What is important is to reassure Your Majesty Li Er.

After figuring this out, the old guys no longer argued about shares. Although 49% of them were less, they were not unacceptable. The long flow seemed to be a good choice.

If the railway was spread throughout the Tang Dynasty as Li Chengqian said, and the waters rose and ships rose, 49% of the money seemed to be a large amount.
Chapter completed!