Chapter 919 Shipbuilding Dream
Li Shimin didn't know, but other shareholders of Datang Mining knew very well. According to the shareholders' agreement, this time the shares were sold at a rate. If the ratio accounted for a lot of shares, there were more people who sold, and if the ratio was less, there were naturally few people who sold.
The shares held by the Ministry of Internal Affairs on behalf of Li Shimin are about 10%, and ten percent of the 15,000 shares are 1,500 shares. Ninety-three each share is nearly 14,000 guan. This is real money!
Li Shimin's shares are all unsuccessful transactions. He sells them as much as he earns!
"So much money!" Li Shimin finally smiled when he heard this number and said, "This money is stored in my account, so don't enter the account of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
"Oh." Li Mu curled his lips and cursed a scumbag. Which serious man hides his private money? He is also a serious man who hides his private money?
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When the "factory building rights" were auctioned outside, the reformed Datang Mining Group held a new shareholders' meeting.
All the original shareholders and new shareholders participated in the recollection and voted to pass the "Company Articles of Association" and "Deliberation Articles of Association" drafted by Li Mu himself.
According to the "Company Articles of Association", the shareholders' meeting becomes the company's highest authority. All shareholders have the right to attend the shareholders' meeting and vote on major matters of the company according to the shares.
Then, according to one of the Articles of Association, that is, "the shareholders with five percent can participate in the vote to nominate a board member", "the election of a director must be agreed by two thirds of the shareholders with voting rights" and the board members will be nominated immediately and elected.
Wang Gui, who was not present, was selected as an honorary director. Each company also owned a board member seat according to its shareholding ratio.
Li Mu was elected as the "President", that is, under the power granted by the board of directors, he has absolute power and controls the Datang Mining Group. Li Mu himself does not hold shares, but he enjoys 10% of the net profit after annual settlement. The salary is paid annually.
Of course, the board of directors can also remove the president. However, the removal proposal requires the consent of three-quarters of shareholders. Given that the Wang family in Taiyuan is in charge of more than one-third of the shares, that is, if the Wang family in Taiyuan does not agree to remove Li Mu, Li Mu, the president, can live forever.
There is a special member of the board of directors, Eunuch Gao, and Li Shimin's shares will no longer be held by the Office of the Internal Affairs Office, but will instead be held by Eunuch Gao.
Then the company's regulatory committee member was elected. Eunuch Gao represented Li Shimin, who was naturally the best candidate for the chairman of the regulatory committee. Another chairman of the regulatory committee was temporarily managed by a Cui family in Qinghe, while the rest of the members were elected "public opinion representatives" based on each company's shares.
The board of directors and regulatory committees were elected, and the next step was the manager team.
The board of directors completely delegated this part of the power to Li Mu, because only Li Mu knew what kind of people he needed. In terms of choosing the manager team, Li Mu did not "spread" anymore, but instead drafted a list. Many of these lists were not from shareholders. They included some graduates from the second phase of the former Datang Technical School. These people would have no way to be promoted in the Ministry of Internal Affairs for a while, and coming here was a very correct choice.
Wang Shun is the general manager, and he is the one who will carry out Li Mu's will. Although this decision can be guessed, everyone is still very envious. The cement factory has been handed over to Wang Pu, and this is handed over to Wang Shun. The Wang family in Taiyuan has crossed two places, so how can they not be the leader?
Li Mu made a favor for the crucial security. All the security was handed over to the Zhechong Mansion, the local mining area, and the fees were settled with the Ministry of War. This was equivalent to subsidizing the Ministry of War in disguise. Hou Junji was so happy that his back teeth came out. You must know that just one security item was recorded for hundreds of thousands of yuan.
In this way, the reform of Datang Mining Group was finally completed. At the same time, the matter of building a factory auction rights basically came to an end.
There were five factory building rights in total, and if nothing unexpected happened, they were divided by the five surnames and seven sects. The two Cui shared one, Zheng Lu shared one, and each of the other ones. Li Mu was not surprised by the result that had been expected, but he said that it was OK to build a factory, but he had to decide the candidate for the factory director.
Each family just thought Li Mu wanted to intervene. Although he was reluctant, he still recognized him. But when they found that the candidate Li Mu planned was the children they were "kidnapped", they all smiled and said that they suddenly realized it, realized it later, and understood Li Mu's good intentions.
Li Mu was too lazy to pay attention to these guys, so he deposited the money into the bank's designated account within three days, so he drove everyone out.
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After doing so many things intensively, Li Mu gave himself three days off, without seeing any outsiders, staying with his wives and children for three days. After three days, he began to get busy again, and this time the busy person turned into a boat.
Li Mu returned to Luoyang and the preparations for the construction of the Wanshi Ship were completed.
At the mouth of the Luoshui River in the northwest of Luoyang City, there is a stone camp next to the riverside. Don’t look at it. It’s a bit dilapidated here. Decades ago, it was a place of glory because Emperor Yang of Sui was built here. Before Zheng He’s treasure ship voyage to the West came out, Emperor Yang of Sui’s dragon ship basically represented the peak level of Chinese shipbuilding.
The specific size and draft of the dragon boat are no longer verified. However, seeing the huge dock, you can also recall the grand occasion of the past. Although the scenery is no longer there, the mottled stone walls, incomplete viewing towers, and the ponds with reeds and white reeds floating, it is inevitable that the sigh of "all the wind is gone".
"I can't imagine how such a huge dragon boat was built here." Li Mu patted the city bricks that were about to fall off and sighed with regret: "I would have liked to find the shipbuilding information from that year."
"My mentor is afraid he will be disappointed." Li Tai, who accompanied him to visit, explained to him: "The Yuwen family, who was responsible for shipbuilding, rebelled and died. None of the ten drawings exist, but the drawings of the dragon boat were gone."
Li Mu added in his heart, I have it!
Although he does not have the same drawings as the dragon ship back then, there are similar ones in his system library. But even if he has one, he cannot build it. That is the dragon ship. If he builds it, he will be made by the censors.
"This shipyard is indeed in decline." The shopkeeper of the Xiao family who contracted the shipbuilding project said depressedly: "The craftsmen back then were not one in ten. They were all old and could not do the work. What's even more annoying is that these craftsmen did not pass on their skills to their descendants. Now, those who are temporarily looking for shipbuilders have no good skills."
"It can be understood." Li Mu took over and said, "Emperor Yang was cruel and unkind and exploited craftsmen. The craftsmen felt that their craftsmanship was the root of the trouble, so they naturally did not want to pass on the craftsmanship."
The two agreed deeply. Seeing that they were a little discouraged, Li Mu encouraged him again: "But it doesn't matter, the seeds are still there. As long as we raise the welfare benefits of craftsmen, it will be great in less than three to five years."
Li Tai answered: "Mr., some of the students you recruited in Luoyang last year learned to build ships with old craftsmen, but they couldn't help with the Wanshi Ship, but they were able to get started with the grain ships on the canal."
"They can get started, but they can't let them get on!" Manager Xiao hurriedly said, "Many of them are from foreign countries, and the Wanshi Ship is a treasure of my Tang Dynasty. How can I easily get to others?"
Li Mu ignored their noise, pondered for a while, and said, "It's time to set up a company specializing in shipping."
When the shopkeeper Xiao heard this, he was extremely excited and said, "Don't worry, even if the Xiao family is selling their products, they will take on this matter!"
"You really can't take on this matter!" Li Mu laughed and said, "Shipping is a major event that concerns the foundation of the country and cannot be easily connected with others. The strength of the Xiao family is far from enough, so you have to join forces with some people."
Manager Xiao's face became a little ugly and said, "Marty, the five surnames and seven sects have made a fortune. Be careful that the whole family will dominate."
"I know your worries and your thoughts." Li Mu glanced at Manager Xiao, making him feel cold all over his body, and then said: "I will arrange things, first look at the ability and second look at the effect. As for how to balance, it is your Majesty's business, and it has nothing to do with me."
Manager Xiao hurriedly said, "Mr. Marquis, the villain has lost his words."
"The words are not counting, they are just a swelling ambition." Li Mu waved his hand and said, "But this is a small matter. In terms of shipbuilding, I will still rely on the Xiao family. Remember that saying, as long as I build a ten thousand stone ship, the Xiao family will be named in history!"
"But the rest of the things still have to be done. I will arrange it later. You will arrest me for the shipbuilding!"
Several people walked forward and came to a small boat dock and saw craftsmen building several small boats of four hundred stones there.
A 400-stone ship is the absolute main force in the transportation of inland rivers. In fact, such a large ship is no longer small, but in this huge pond, it is like a small fishing boat, and the highest mast does not exceed the depth of the pond.
Li Mu looked down at the 'little' boat under his feet and sighed deeply: "It's a waste to kill a chicken and use a ox knife."
"At present, the keel of Wanshi Shibo has not been completed yet, so I can only open a small workshop for the children to practice. The structure of Wanshi Shibo is too complicated and I dare not try it easily." Manager Xiao explained: "These ships are customized by those grain dealers, and the price is not low. New craftsmen are idle and idle. It is better to make some money to supplement them."
After thinking about it, I added another sentence and said, "In fact, I can't make up much."
This is not a lie. Compared to the huge project of building a 10,000-stone boat, a 400-stone boat is like a joke. It is like the president in charge of a listed company, looking at small restaurants in towns, and he really can't get interested.
"Since that's the case, I won't take on this kind of work in the future."
"Okay," Shopkeeper Xiao agreed immediately. There was no profit at all, but the workers were idle and didn't feel that way, so he asked: "Mr. Marquis, did you ask them all to make parts of the Wanshi Ship?"
"No." Li Mu said: "Building a Thousand Stone Ship is considered to be customized by me, so I will pay for the cost."
"It's easy to ship with a thousand stone!" Manager Xiao patted his chest and said, "How many ships are needed, the Marquis just needs a number." He thought that Li Mu only needs ten or twenty at most. This little thing, the scraps of the ship with a thousand stone were made.
"Get a hundred first." Li Mu said lightly: "The freight warehouse can be smaller, and it must be used for both water battles."
"How many?" Manager Xiao almost thought he was in his ears. Then, he understood and said, "Water battle is used? Marquis, who will the Tang Dynasty fight with?"
Manager Xiao asked this, not randomly.
There was indeed no place for water wars in the territory of the Tang Dynasty. The only large-scale water war that year happened between Li Tang and Nanliang, and there was no place for water wars other than that.
Now the Tang Dynasty has unified all directions, and the Yangtze River and the Yellow River are both inland rivers, who should I fight?
"Of course I'm fighting with foreign countries!" Li Mu explained casually, and was too lazy to say more, saying, "You don't have to worry about materials and money, I promise not to shorten you. What you have to do now is to recruit a large number of craftsmen who can build ships, and there is no need to worry about it. Choose the best from them to build ships of ten thousand stones, and the rest of them will do their best to build ships of thousands of stones. In short, I will give you half a year, and you won't be able to hand over them as you want, at least half of them will have to be there!"
"Hey..." Manager Xiao responded in fear, but to be honest, he was really unsure in his heart.
If the folk craftsmen are not in a hurry, they are sure that they will definitely not be able to complete the agreement.
If you fail to finish, you will definitely not have good fruits to eat, but if you refuse now, you will be able to have good fruits to eat? After thinking about it, Manager Xiao still compromised and agreed.
Li Mu took out a stack of drawings from his arms and handed them to Manager Xiao, saying, "The drawings here have various preparatory places. According to the drawings, I will also compare them according to the drawings when receiving the goods."
Manager Xiao hurried over to take it. Li Mu's drawings were a treasure that was hard to find, and his wealth and life were also tied to it.
However, as the head of the shipyard, Manager Xiao still had to say what he should say: "Marty, there is no sign of military use in the court at present. If you build so many ships now, it may cause misunderstandings."
"Your Majesty has no intention of using troops overseas now, which does not mean that there will be no future." Li Mu asked back: "When your Majesty has that intention, is it time to prepare the ship now?"
Manager Xiao murmured: "It's too late, but..."
"Oh, can I take responsibility for all the problems?" Li Mu knew what Manager Xiao was thinking, patted his shoulder and said, "You just need to do things well, and you don't need to worry about other things."
Chapter completed!