"Shocked! A grain yield of two thousand kilograms per mu actually looks like this!"

"Going to sea, Guanshishan Academy is serious!"

"Does the America on the globe really exist?"

"The price is as good as silver, and the seeds are high-yielding. Guanshishan Academy is willing to buy them at a sky-high price!"

All kinds of news immediately grabbed the headlines in Chang'an City.

At this time, this international metropolis with a population of over one million people was finally a little lively.

The haze over Chang'an City brought by the departure of Queen Changsun was swept away.

As long as people have new hope, anything can be overcome.

"Dear guests, what I want to introduce to you in the past few days is America. Yes, it is the America that everyone is familiar with these days."

Wuhe is in the middle. Guo Dezhi is very in line with the hot news and quickly launches a new issue of storytelling content.

Although Guo Dezhi has never been to the sea in his life, based on the information obtained by all parties, he seems to have been to America in person.

"This America can be reached by walking eight thousand miles south from Dengzhou and more than ten thousand miles further west. It takes at least more than a year to go back and forth. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is thousands of miles away. However,

The more distant the place, the more strange things are waiting for us. The fleet headed by the "Yang Benman" will soon set off from Chang'an City. They will represent us, the Tang Dynasty, to search for the legendary

High-yield grain seeds will solve the problem of feeding for future generations..."

As Wuheju's top storyteller, Guo Dezhi has a group of regular guests.

Many people even choose Wuheju for dining because of Guo Dezhi’s wonderful storytelling content.

After spitting for an hour, Guo Dezhi completed today's storytelling task and sat down to have a rare meal in a window seat.

Even though he is the storyteller of Wuheju, he stays in Wuheju all year round, but the number of times he directly dines with guests in the lobby is only a handful.

"Master, what you said is so wonderful. No wonder you had to drag me to Guanshishan Academy a few days ago to listen to His Royal Highness the King of Chu's lecture. Now it seems that the trip was worthwhile."

Guo Yunhe personally served Guo Dezhi a cup of "Shao Knife" and spoke flatteringly.

Although Guo Yunhe is now the leader of Ajinomoto, and the appeal of storytelling is second only to Guo Dezhi in Chang'an City, he has not forgotten who is his master.

The lower you are, the more seriously you sometimes take this habit of respecting teachers and teachings.

"Look, going overseas to make a fortune will definitely be the hottest thing in the next few years. I haven't seen that recently, whether it is "Datang Daily" or "Moon News", almost every issue of them will publish some overseas stories or

Do you want to introduce information? People are very interested in this information. It is said that the sales volume of newspapers in various newspapers has hit a new high recently."

Guo Dezhi has no children and has never been married.

To a certain extent, Guo Yunhe is his son.

Therefore, he would tell Guo Yunhe many things that he was unwilling to share with other storytellers.

"Whether it's corn, potatoes, or sweet potatoes, as long as it's shipped back from the Americas, it's worth the price of silver. How many people don't want to try it? As long as a shipful of seeds is shipped back, everyone on the ship will live forever.

, even generations of future generations will have no worries about food and clothing. If I didn’t understand water at all, I would be a little excited.”

The price of the seeds produced by Li Kuan is quite high.

During this period, Chang Sun Chong, Zheng Hai and others, who originally thought it would be difficult to recruit sailors, actually found that many people had signed up on their own initiative.

Basically, as long as someone puts out a banner and says they want to form a fleet to go to the Americas, they can attract a group of people to sign up.

"To be able to encounter such a thing like fame and fortune once in a lifetime is considered very extraordinary. Not to mention ordinary people, even the noble children of various families in Chang'an City are tempted.

Especially for those noble children who are born by concubines or are not the eldest sons, if their talents are not particularly outstanding, they will basically not have a particularly good future. At this time, if they can go to America to give it a try, they may be able to make the family better.

It’s a new level. When the time comes, it won’t be surprising at all if there are a few more cases of one clan and two kingdoms in Chang’an City.”

Guo Dezhi is not young anymore, and he has met many different kinds of people. He has a better grasp of people's hearts than the average person.

"Indeed, the appearance and habits of crops have been published in Datang Daily. The recommended routes to the Americas have also been published in Datang Daily. Even various precautions for going to sea are all in

"Datang Daily" published it, it can be said that the risk of going to sea this time has been greatly reduced."

"Yes, I heard that the Datang Daily, which published this information, not only did not turn into waste paper after a few days, but someone bought it at a high price. The newspaper that originally cost a penny a copy, you are now

You can't buy it even if you pay two cents, and even if you give someone five cents, you may not be able to buy enough old newspapers. This can be regarded as setting a new record."

Guo Dezhi thought of the newspaper he treasured at home and compared it with his own, and he understood why the price of this newspaper had increased.

Maybe next year, when the fleet heading to America comes back from overseas, the value of this newspaper will increase.

"So I plan to make the theme of exploring America the most important content of my storytelling in the future. His Royal Highness the King of Chu encourages everyone to go to sea. By then, countless people from all over the Tang Dynasty will definitely go on adventures and explore; during this period, there will definitely be

Countless and various stories happened. As long as we collect and organize these stories, it will be a good vegetarian dish."

Guo Dezhi is not young anymore. Before he officially retires from the world, he plans to make the theme of "Exploring America" ​​into a golden sign. When talking about America in the future, maybe he, a storyteller, can also leave a colorful legacy.

What about a record?

"Master, your idea is great! In the next year, we can first use stories related to Southeast Asia and Australia as the theme to make everyone interested in various overseas adventure stories. Then we will add stories from the Americas. It will definitely be able to

Attracting the attention of many people, maybe the content of our storytelling can be published in a printing workshop as a book just like the last expedition to Goguryeo."

"It's easy to publish a book, as long as you are willing to spend the money. However, if you want to encounter Xinhua Bookstore who proactively contacts us about publishing a book, you have to look at the opportunity. If the evil words of Guanshishan Academy

If "Huozhong Yangbenmanhao" can achieve very good results during this trip to the Americas, then we may publish another book. Otherwise, the difficulty will not be as high as usual."

Except for some arty literati, it was not common in the Tang Dynasty to spend their own money to publish books, but it was not uncommon.

However, although the price of paper has dropped again and again, you still need to have a deep financial foundation to publish your own books.

"Master, since we are going to do a new theme, my disciple has an idea. Let's see if you agree!"

"What's the idea?"

"You see, there is strength in numbers. If we recruit a few disciples, then there will be more people to help us find information. We can even arrange for some disciples to go to Guangzhou or Puluozhong to collect materials. This will be more targeted.

The result of collating information is definitely richer and more real than hearsay.”

Although Guo Yunhe is well-known, he has become independent from Guo Dezhi and is working on Ajizhimoto Storytelling on his own.

However, from the beginning to the end, he has not looked at recruiting disciples.

Taking this opportunity, he is ready to take an important step in his life.

"With your achievements today, it's not too much to accept a few apprentices. There are a lot more literate ordinary people in Ancheng these days, and there should be a lot of people who are willing to try storytelling. If you have good talents, then accept them.

!”

Guo Dezhi thought about it and agreed happily.

Guo Yunhe has more disciples. As a master, his influence will naturally rise to a higher level.

…

"Your Majesty, it is not necessary for you to separate the ships and personnel of the "Yang Benman" and other ships from the East China Sea fishery and establish a separate East Pacific Company. Our Prince of Chu's Palace can completely handle the related expenses independently. Once this happens,

The benefits brought by finding those high-yielding grains are definitely very considerable, so there is no need to share the money with others."

In the palace of Prince Chu, Wang Fugui stood next to Li Kuan with a puzzled expression.

Recently, Wang Fugui was solely responsible for the supplies for the "Yang Benman" and other ships going to sea. He suddenly received a notice from Li Kuan to set up such a strange "company". He couldn't understand it.

"What we want is an America that can continuously bring benefits to Datang, rather than a one-time source of high-yield crop seeds. Although when I introduce America to you, my main emphasis is that there are more things there than you imagine.

High-yield crops such as potatoes and corn, but the wealth of America is actually far beyond everyone’s imagination.

To put it bluntly, the vast land and resources of our Tang Dynasty are not enough to be seen in front of the Americas. And with the power of our Chu Palace alone, although we can get back the seeds of potatoes and corn, we need to further develop the Americas.

It’s still not enough.”

For Li Kuan, wealth is now just a matter of numbers.

And if the development of America can only bring wealth to the Chu Palace, it is not of great significance.

As a prince who has completely achieved financial freedom, Li Kuan is pursuing different things now.

Of course, the more important thing is that he has lived in Datang for so many years and has fallen in love with this land and the people here. He hopes that the people of Datang can live a better life.

Leading the people of the Tang Dynasty towards a well-off society is not just a slogan.

"However, half of the shares of Eastern Pacific Company have to be given to other people. Many people still think that we are looking for someone to share the risk and do not want to buy it. Many people do not understand your kindness, Your Majesty."

"The company is run by dozens of businesses, working together, and sharing the capital evenly. The company is large and connected. As the latest joint-stock enterprise registered with the Ministry of Accounts, East Pacific Company has a great influence on the future development of Datang's business.

It has extraordinary significance.

Although you can't understand these things now, in a few years you will be able to appreciate my good intentions. Well, Fugui, I also know that you are thinking about the Chu Palace, but that's all.

It’s settled, you just have to find a way to sell the shares.”

This time, East Pacific Company is offering a one-time offering of 200,000 shares, with each share worth one silver coin. Li Shimin's internal funds subscribed for 30%, the Chu Palace subscribed for 20%, and Li Kuan prepared to sell the remaining 50% to the market.

Everyone can buy it.

Moreover, in order to avoid the situation where other nobles purchased a large number of shares at one time, Li Kuan specifically asked Wang Fugui to formulate a rule that each person could only hold a maximum of one thousand shares.

Of course, if the Honorable Family is really optimistic about the East Pacific Company, they can find a way to get around this restriction by just finding a few family members, or even buying it in the name of the following people.

Li Kuan had no intention of completely blocking this road.

Anyway, these shares can be traded, and all equity certificates can be transferred as long as they have the signatures and fingerprints of the buyer and seller.

Many people have not paid enough attention to this attribute, but it will have a huge impact on the future.

"Yes, my lord, don't worry. It's only one hundred thousand guan, so it will definitely be sold."

Although many people are not necessarily optimistic about the newly emerged "East Pacific Company" and think it is a way to cheat money.

But given Wang Fugui's position in the Chang'an City business district, it is not difficult to sell stocks worth 100,000 yuan.

If that doesn't work, Li Kuan's mission can be completed by finding some big merchants to share it with him.

Of course, he would definitely try to avoid doing this, because Li Kuan hoped that the 100,000 yuan could be dispersed into the hands of various people as much as possible, so that they could also benefit from the great voyage.

At the same time, it can be regarded as laying some foundation for cultivating Datang's financial market.
To be continued...