The ninth son of the emperor was demoted at the beginning. I have a famous Chinese general.

"Your Majesty is wise, I submit!"

After Ning Quan finished speaking, everyone was convinced.

"Your Majesty, you just mentioned shipping. Can we also participate in it?"

The patriarch of the Li family suddenly asked.

"Of course, anyone can, but you have to pay taxes."

"Don't worry about the tax rate. It's only 30% across the board. You can still make a lot of money."

"In fact, besides shipping, you can also invest in other businesses."

"This is also the other topic I summoned you to discuss, which is to invest in the Chamber of Commerce and the bank."

"I plan to open several trading companies specializing in salt, iron, silk, tea, porcelain, and other businesses. You can invest in them!"

"As for banks? You may not even understand what they are. Let me tell you, banks are similar to money houses, but they are more formal and more powerful than money houses."

"Furthermore, the bank I plan to open will be spread across Daqian, even to America and Australia, ensuring there is a branch in every city."

"Provide the best services to merchants and the general public."

"Similarly...you can also invest in this bank."

Ning Quan spoke slowly, with a deep smile on his face and a gleam in his eyes.

"Salt and iron business?"

"Money houses all over Daqian?"

"Your Majesty, we are willing to participate in the investment."

"Your Majesty, we are willing too."

As soon as Ning Quan finished speaking, the major families spoke anxiously.

This is a huge deal and you will definitely make money, so how can you miss it?

"It's great that you're interested, but this stock isn't easy to invest in. It requires a lot of capital, and you also have to meet a number of other conditions."

Ning Quan said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, no problem. What are the conditions?"

"Your Majesty, we are willing to invest a lot of money."

"Your Majesty, our Li family is willing to invest."

"Your Majesty, I, Liu...!"

In an instant, sounds came one after another in the hall.

"Wait a minute, I haven't finished speaking yet."

When Ning Quan's voice was heard, everyone immediately shut up.

"As I said earlier, funding is only one aspect. Other conditions must also be met."

"That is to say, if you want to participate in the equity investment, in addition to the necessary capital, each of you must also invest in other industries."

"For example, if you invest 10,000 taels, you will have to invest another 10,000 taels in other investments, which is equivalent to a bundled investment."

Ning Quan continued.

"Do you want to invest in other industries?"

After hearing Ning Quan's voice, the people from the major families present couldn't help but feel puzzled.

"Yes, these are other industries, such as investment in coal mines, iron mines, ports, roads, etc."

Ning Quan said without hesitation.

"Your Majesty, please forgive my ignorance. I understand investing in coal mines and iron mines, but investing in ports and roads..."

Hearing Ning Quan's words, the patriarch of the Li family was puzzled.

How can investing in ports and roads be profitable?

"You can charge merchant ships for investing in the port. What's wrong with that?"

"Especially in the northern part of Daqian, where there are very few ports, if you build your own port, you can not only collect money, but it will also benefit both you and Daqian."

“As for the investment path, who says you can’t make money on the investment path?”

"You can also make money by building roads, right? Whoever uses your roads pays. Isn't that fair?"

"Of course, you cannot accept money from the common people. You can only accept money from passing caravans. However, the specific method and amount of collection will be determined by the court. You cannot collect money arbitrarily."

Ning Quan continued.

"Your Majesty, charging merchant ships for building a port is fine, but charging for roads... that's not right."

“Even if I collect it, it won’t be much. It’s hard to make a profit.”

The patriarch of a large clan spoke up.

"I ask you, is your land paying off quickly?"

"Isn't collecting money for road construction the same as land? Isn't it better to have a steady flow of income like land?"

Ning Quan said with confidence.

"this........."

When Ning Quan asked this question, everyone was speechless.

Although I don't want to admit it, Your Majesty is right.

If it were possible, building a road would be equivalent to buying a piece of land.

Although it costs money, it is always profitable and is definitely more profitable than farming.

"Your Majesty, our Song family agrees to invest!"

Just when everyone was silent, the patriarch of the Song family spoke.

"My Chen Group is willing to invest!"

"I, Sun, am willing!"

Then the other major clans echoed.

"Well, it seems you are all smart people. Today's meeting was very fruitful. I am very satisfied."

"There's plenty of business to be had. As long as you stick with me, I promise I won't let you suffer any loss and will make you a ton of money."

Ning Quan laughed and spoke, very happy.

This meeting not only recovered the land, but also resolved the issues concerning the Chamber of Commerce, bank shareholding, and investment, which was a great success.

"Your Majesty is holy."

Everyone said in unison.

“Hahahaha! Good, very good.”

"Now that everything has been discussed, we can begin what we were discussing."

"From now on, within one month, each of you must pledge to hand over half of your land and hand it over to the local county or provincial government."

"As for the investment, each of you should go back and prepare the funds first. The specific matters on the court side still need to be finalized, but it won't take long, at most half a month."

"The court will announce the details of the shareholding in half a month, and you can then purchase shares."

Ning Quan stood up and said.

"Yes, Your Majesty, long live the Emperor!"

Everyone bowed.

"Okay, let's adjourn!"

Ning Quan waved his hand and said.

As Ning Quan's voice fell, everyone in the hall left.

"Your Majesty, you are truly a man of great talent. I admire you!"

After everyone left, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but speak.

Liu Bowen, Jia Xu and others on the side also looked at Ning Quan with admiration.

It is unbelievable that Your Majesty could easily deal with the aristocratic families.

"Haha, you don't have to praise me."

"I know my own abilities."

"Now that the matter has been resolved, let's strike while the iron is hot."

"Military Advisor, the land issue is now in your hands. Immediately send a decree to all prefectures, counties, and prefectures, telling them to prepare to receive the land."

"Tell them to keep a close eye on me. If any family is dishonest and dares to conceal or underpay their land, their property will be confiscated!"

Ning Quan said with a dignified look.

"The minister obeys the order!"

Liu Bowen said respectfully.

"Prime Minister, you are responsible for the Chamber of Commerce's shareholding matters. You will handle the specific details."

"There's one thing you need to pay attention to regarding investing in ports and the principles behind it."

"The maximum period for charging fees at the port is 30 years, and the same applies to roads, which cannot exceed 30 years. The specific charging methods should be considered based on this, as long as we can ensure a slight profit."

"You also need to carefully consider where to build the port and which road to build, especially choosing a route with high caravan traffic."

Ning Quan continued speaking.