Chapter 62: Making Money Making Money
The shares that Mondesni Co., Ltd. planned to issue were all subscribed within a week, and the stock price increased from the initial 1 dinar per share to 10 dinars per share. However, after the subscription ended, there were still nobles waving their wallets to buy!
If Li Ang had told them to stop after the subscription was completed, the executives who were immersed in the pleasure of counting money might not have been able to resist making another profit...
The merchants in Changhe Town were even more enthusiastic. They even followed Leslie all the way to Maixiangling, crying and shouting that they wanted to "learn advanced experience"!
——They didn’t want to join the gold mining project, but wanted to gain a deeper understanding of the company’s fundraising system. These businessmen knew that as ordinary people, they could not get involved in gold mining.
The merchants in Changhe Town were indeed more sensitive to the new corporate behavior, and they were more aware than the nobles of what the subscription operation of this joint-stock company meant.
They want to learn.
But Baron Godric and his men couldn't get along - the old nobles generally wouldn't bother with common merchants.
So those businessmen all surrounded Leslie. After all, Leslie had done business in Changhe Town before and was considered an acquaintance of theirs.
Now that Leslie has transformed herself into the 'general manager of a listed company', handling high-end projects like gold mines , businessmen are naturally envious and jealous. They have been trying to find out about her operating methods in various ways, and they can't be driven away.
Leslie was exhausted from being harassed. These businessmen refused to leave, and the scam could not be exposed easily...
Besides, she had only taken four hours of private lessons in the Lord's tent... Even if she could be exposed , she didn't actually have the ability to teach these merchants.
And she was too busy counting money to do so.
So Leslie said politely: "I am just a professional manager who follows the boss's orders. I don't know anything else. The legal representative of our company is Klose. Why don't you go ask Klose?"
Leslie doesn't lie - company executives usually don't lie when they're out in the field.
But those businessmen dared not deal with Klose, who was as strong as an ox with a face full of flesh - that guy had a bad temper, and his arms were thicker than their waists. If they pissed him off...
The businessmen were really sharp. Based on their understanding of Leslie, this was indeed not something that the coconut wine merchant could figure out.
Given that the listed company was based in Maixiangling, the businessmen decided to settle for the next best option.
"Miss Leslie, we know that we can't get involved in gold mines. We just want to meet the lord behind you. Maybe we can cooperate in other businesses. Can you introduce us to him... or take us to Maixiang Territory for a visit and study..."
Leslie of course did not comment, and the Lord did not specifically tell us how to deal with the merchants who came to the door...
But as a qualified businessman, Leslie knew that a large number of caravans going to Maixiang Territory would definitely be good for the territory - at least all the spoils could be sold...
So Leslie said very happily: "We are all colleagues who used to make a living in Changhe Town, so we should naturally support each other. Although I, Leslie, have little influence, I am willing to do my best to introduce you... But the lord is very busy, and I am not sure whether you can get a satisfactory result..."
For businessmen, that's enough.
So a large number of merchants followed Leslie to Mai Xiangling...
The merchant group is always like this. Once many big merchants go to a place together for "inspection and study", other merchants will follow - no matter what era or where.
As a result, most of the merchants in Changhe Town came along, and the huge inspection team looked like a large army.
…
What prompted Godric to end fundraising and rush back to Maixiangling was not just the completion of the share subscription, but also another piece of news.
"Leon, His Majesty the King has declared war on the Bacchus Empire. Be prepared for war!"
Although he returned with a full load, there was still some caution on Godric's smiling face.
Declare war?
War with the Bacchus Empire?
"Ha! This is a good thing! Lord Godric, this is simply an explanation delivered to your door!"
Leon couldn't help but look at the wooden statue again.
Godric also saw the statue of Eunomia, and of course he understood what this "explanation" meant: "It seems that the goddess is protecting you... but you also have to go to war - this time the marshal will be His Majesty the King himself."
A war is about to begin.
This is not a surprise.
After all, Godric had mentioned it before at White Hart Castle.
Perhaps the Baron of White Hart Castle relied on his experience to make his judgment, but Leon could also understand the reason why King Ulric declared war from a logical perspective...
Sarleon has just formed an alliance with the Firdsvain, so the west is safe for now;
The Jatu people have just withdrawn, and they probably won't come to Sarleon again this year. The northeast is probably still safe.
The Kingdom of Ravenstern has to deal with the possible invasion of the Misty Mountain Wildlings in winter, so it is not free to do anything. The north is also safe.
In other words, the kingdom's rear is basically stable.
In addition, the harvest had just come in the autumn and the lords had just collected taxes, so there was no shortage of money and the army had sufficient rations.
This is of course the best time to attack southwards - the winters in the southern continent are not too cold, but the summers are extremely hot.
So head south in winter and north in summer. This is the correct way to conquer the Kingdom of Sarleon, located in the center of the continent.
As an aspiring pioneer baron, Leon naturally wanted to join His Majesty the King's army.
But before preparing for war, the lord needs to reasonably distribute the results of this "financing" - in short, divide the spoils.
The executives had a great trip to Changhe Town.
The listing of Mondesni's shares brought back 120,000 dinars for the Lord...
It took Leslie ten large boxes to pack them all, and they were divided into two carriages to pull them - otherwise they would easily overturn.
According to the shares agreed upon in advance, plus a 10% "financing commission", Leon handed two of the boxes to Baron Godric.
However, after sending this partner away with satisfaction, the lord felt that something seemed to be wrong.
He hugged the box again - this time he was sure that the box was not heavy enough...
Logically speaking, a box like this, with twelve thousand gold coins, should weigh about a hundred pounds, but he always felt that it was less than eighty pounds!
Then all the golden coins were poured out and covered Li Ang's bedroom.
The lord decided to test the quality.
After seeing the gold spread all over the ground, the lord saw the difference.
The gold coins are indeed gold coins and look the same size, but some are thick and some are thin - the thinnest ones are almost as thin as a razor blade, and you're afraid of cutting your fingers if you fiddle with them!
It seems that there are many "sculptors" in the continent of Pendor who dig gold out of gold coins...
