Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1850

In the scorching summer of February on the east coast, Chen Jia, director of the Yanbu Railway Headquarters, was full of wine and food, and met the latest batch of investors in the back garden of the office.

These investors and the financial power behind them are very valued by Director Chen Jiachen, who is now raising funds for the railway construction, so he specially donated the top tea leaves in his collection, and held a tea party in this backyard. Communicate with everyone and get in touch with each other.In this case, if the money is still not collected in the future, and if the guarantee is not complete, I have to ask them for alms.

A total of more than ten investors participated in the tea party, and the threshold was not low. The least one bought a 5000 yuan railway construction bond, and the largest representative from the Almeida family bought a 5 yuan ten-year bond (coupon rate is 4%).A total of more than ten people have injected about 25 yuan into the Yanbu Railway. Although it is still a drop in the bucket compared with the construction cost of the entire railway, it is already very good.

"...You investors have undoubtedly played a very positive role in the railway business on the east coast. You have contributed to the railway under construction by borrowing money, buying bonds, and buying shares of Yanbu Railway in the primary market. A large amount of funds have been injected. Here, I, Chen, would like to express my sincere thanks to everyone." Chen Jia said solemnly: "With your help, the construction progress of the Yanbu Railway can continue to move forward, and it is also possible Only in the end can we continue to give back to everyone’s investment. Here I want to solemnly mention that you can laugh at some rumors in the market and ignore them. I think anyone with a little strategic vision can see the importance of the Yanbu Railway Come out, and the country has set a major policy for the development of the Pampa Plain east of the Yanbu Railway. It’s just that the government’s deployment has not been adjusted for a while. When the new tax system is fully rolled out across the country and various taxes are collected in large sums, the situation will definitely undergo a major change. At that time, you don’t have to worry about your investment. Losing money, especially Mr. Naryshkin, you invested by buying stocks. I can guarantee that as long as you can continue to invest a certain amount of funds in the future, this investment will bring you extremely rich profits. In return, trust me, your compatriot Mr. Goshkin can testify."

The Mr. Naryshkin mentioned by Chen Jia is probably in his early 20s this year, and his name is Oleg.Maybe it’s because he came to an extremely strange place after traveling across the ocean—you know, although the United Provinces are far away from Russia, they are still in Europe after all. It took Naryshkin more than a year to come here. East Bank——This young man seemed very reserved. He was holding the crocodile leather briefcase he just bought with his two companions. It probably contained the registered shares of Yanbu Railway. nervous.

Everyone who saw him so nervous smiled kindly. In fact, no one thinks that investing in the stock of Yanbu Railway is a good business.These people may have confidence in the credibility of the East Coast government and are willing to buy some bonds or provide loans, but what about stocks?Are you sure that the Yanbu Railway can really make a profit?I'm afraid not?The current profitable railways on the east coast can be counted on one hand, that is, the Southern Cone Liangyang Railway, Qingmei Railway and Forest Railway. If it can be repaired.

Goshkin will be sitting next to this young man with a smile on his face, but he is actually quite opposed to Oleg Naryshkin directly using a huge sum of [-] rubles to buy shares in the Yanbu Railway , for the same reason as others, no hope of profit in sight.

He is really worried now, if the Naryshkin family in Moscow knows that he has not properly helped their young master to invest, will it have an adverse impact on his business.You know, although the Naryshkin family is now at a disadvantage in the political struggle and is severely suppressed by the Miroslavsky family, the old Naryshkin (the father-in-law of Tsar Feodor) was once suppressed. Kicked out of Moscow, but after all, he is a veteran Russian aristocrat, and his family background is still very strong. It is not difficult to deal with a character like Goshkin - of course considering that Goshkin is now from the east coast, the foreign Russian His identity as a descendant will more or less bring him some protection.

However, after the little Naryshkin took the Star of La Plata train once, he suddenly became very insistent, insisting that all the money on hand should be used to buy the stock of the Yanbu Railway, and he even bought the stock from Goshkin. Here borrowed [-] rubles in cash, and circled a large piece of land in the wild grass near the Buenos Aires train station, planning to build a number of commercial buildings in the future, dedicated to selling Russian specialty products.

Goshkin was a little surprised by Oleg's thoughts. He didn't expect that young people from that backward place in Russia would dare to spend a lot of money to invest in commercial facilities in the railway attachments. This is something that only a few people on the east coast are doing. , and it has become less and less since last year. Goshkin himself only bought a small piece of land here, and plans to set up an office for the winery he has invested in, so that he can better sell red wine to the Pampa Plain in the future go up.

This is actually a normal business operation, but Oleg's current investment is too blind in his opinion. What is there at the Buenos Aires train station?The Spanish barns, burdock fields, and thick meadows are also sparsely populated, and there is no investment value, unless the east coast government spends a lot of money to build infrastructure and relocate people here, but in the short term it will not be seen. To hope, which Goshkin is sure.

However, Oleg Naryshkin insisted, so he had nothing to say. Anyway, the money belonged to him, and it didn't matter to him if he lost money. He had fulfilled his duty of persuasion, but he didn't listen.The Naryshkin family could afford [-] rubles, but Goshkin felt that it was a pity that the money could have been better invested.

Speaking of Oleg of the Naryshkin family's investment in the East Bank, Kang Youdao, the ambassador of the East Bank to Moscow, actually facilitated it.This aggressive diplomatic doer took the initiative to approach the Naryshkin family and make political investments when the Naryshkin family was severely suppressed, because he saw that Tsar Fyodor was in poor health and might die at any time. The other princes were either weak and sick, or had some IQ problems. Only Prince Peter was smart and healthy, and he was likely to directly inherit the Russian throne in the future. Therefore, he made a huge political investment in the Naryshkin family.

In this way, the relationship between the two parties gradually became closer, and under the influence of Kang Youdao, the czar's father-in-law Naryshkin had the idea of ​​sending people to the east bank to invest in order to spread the risk.You know, his old buddy and political ally Matveyev has been exiled to Siberia by Miroslavsky. When young children go overseas to invest, this is to organize.They have already sent people to invest in London and Amsterdam before, and it is very common to send another person to the East Bank now. After all, the reputation of the East Bank is getting louder and louder, and it has gradually become a new investment or learning place.

Therefore, under such a background, Oleg Naryshkin successfully transferred [-] rubles of funds out of the country through the banking system in Arkhangelsk on the east bank, and then invested in the east bank.This kind of thinking is excellent, but in Goshkin's view, it is a pity that he did not choose the investment target well!

But what can we do now that this is the case?Goshkin has already figured it out, and he will persuade him again in a few days, learning from the Murat Sheikh from the Ottoman Empire.That wise man, who is an agent of the powerful Ottoman Empire, has invested in many industries on the east coast, and those industries have considerable profit prospects in Goshkin's view, although they may not be large. They make a lot of money, but they don’t want to lose money. In addition, there is a businessman who is said to be a French Huguenot. I don’t know who ordered him to take a stake in the famous messenger liner company on the east coast. Although the shares are not many, But it is also a relatively promising industry, which is amazing; of course, there are several businessmen from Bruges, South Netherlands, and Antwerp. They also invested in the Yanbu Railway, but they are more reasonable and conservative. Bonds issued by the Railway Project Headquarters—speaking of which, it’s not entirely the fault of others for the slowdown in bond sales. This issuer seems to be a temporary institution, but it also discourages many people. Although China Railway Corporation promised to guarantee it, this kind of Who can say for sure?

Speaking of which, we have to mention that from the perspective of the source of funds for the Yanbu Railway, an interesting phenomenon is that more and more foreign capital has gradually entered the East Coast Republic of China, and began to invest in industries approved by the East Coast government. .These funds have an obvious hedging nature, such as the Naryshkin family that has encountered a political crisis, such as the Huguenots who are getting worse and worse in France, such as the Southern Netherland businessmen who are in danger of falling into the quagmire of war at any time, For example, Genoese businessmen whose domestic investment yields have exploded and so on.

For these foreign funds, good investment projects will definitely not be left to them, and they can only invest in some projects that do not look so good, such as the bonds of the Yanbu Railway.The East Bank also cautiously welcomes the entry of these capitals. As long as they do not disrupt the market, do not cause excessive inflation, and do not involve sensitive industries or technologies, then there is no problem, and these hedging activities are also encouraged. It doesn't matter if the funds enter the East Bank, even if they are deposited in the Bank of the East Bank, they are most welcome.Of course, if these safe-haven funds purchase all kinds of commodities (including labor resources such as contract slaves) needed by the east coast in the old continent, and then transport them to the east coast to exchange for funds, then it will be more welcome, and even give Certain preferential measures, such as tax-free quota and so on.

Well, without further ado.Chen Jia praised Naryshkin Jr., and then solemnly talked about the future of the Yanbu Railway.He said that the State Administration of Railways currently has an idea, which is to package assets including the Yanbu Railway, the Southern Cone and Ocean Railway (after the handover of the Southern Railway Company in the future), and the Patagonia wool transportation railway that may be built in the future. They put in a newly established state-owned transportation company, they even thought of a name, called the American Railway Company, which is the second railway operating company under the State Railway Administration Not the State Administration of Railways)——Amtrak and China Railway, the two railway companies compete with each other. This is actually what the executive committee members would like to see. In the long run, it is also a good thing for the East Coast railway transportation business.

And this time, Chen Jia mentioned the matter of the American Railroad Company, which immediately made the investors who were a little lazy at first straighten up.Foreign investors including Goshkin, Rodriguez, Almeida, and Doria were surprised by the sudden news, and at the same time very excited, because if an American railway company is really established, then this will actually This also means that the Yanbu Railway, which is the main asset of this state-owned enterprise, will most likely not be yellowed. The East Bank government is gritting its teeth and insisting that it will also complete the railway and put it into operation. This is very important to everyone present Investors should be a major boon.They believe that when the news of the formal establishment of this company is made public, the outside world's enthusiasm for the Yanbu Railway should pick up a lot.At that point, it will probably be impossible to invest in stocks at a good price, buy bonds at a discount, or borrow at a relatively high interest rate.Therefore, in general, their vote was right, and there is no need to worry about bonds and loans being in vain. As for whether the stock value is worth investing in, we have to look again.

Goshkin was also a little surprised by the news, because his partners hadn't told him about it, which meant that they hadn't had time to get the news.But in any case, once this company is formally established, the Yanbu Railway's troubled situation should be greatly alleviated, and the investment prospects of the railway will also rise rapidly.Speaking of which, the country is really saying the same thing. It is really not a joke to say that it will focus on the development of the Pampa Plain. Goshkin was a little skeptical before, but now it seems that it should not be done at all.

In this way, the value of the railway ancillary land will be greatly increased.The huge amount of land, whether it is used to build factories, stores, warehouses, farmland, orchards, or other facilities, is of considerable value. After getting back a sum of project funds, I should discuss it with the shareholders. Should I also invest in some plots of land, whether I develop it myself or sell it to others in the future, I should not lose money.

(End of this chapter)