Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

The sky had already darkened.

After indulging for a day, the self-disciplined Emperor Jing naturally decided to return to the palace at the first opportunity.

Now that the situation was stable, the only suspense was how high it could rise.

He could simply have his subordinates report any updates in a timely manner; there was no need for him to remain at the exchange.

For five consecutive days, news of the West Sea Trading Company spread throughout the capital.

Its stock price soared directly to a terrifying eight taels!

Countless stories of sudden wealth arose during these few days.

Even many people who normally paid no attention to stocks were drawn into it.

As the biggest hot topic in the capital, even farmers tilling the land and old women selling vegetables could talk about it with relish.

Countless 'stock commentators' seized the opportunity to rise to prominence, talking at length about the prospects of West Sea Trading and how it could continue to rise.

Breaking through ten taels was not a problem!

Faced with the surging public opinion, Fang Zheng Yi timely sold a portion of his shares at a price of around seven taels.

He sold Zhang Biao's portion along with his own, and Brother Biao unconsciously made a small profit of tens of thousands of taels...

Originally, he wanted to advise Emperor Jing to sell his shares as well.

However, as the number one stock commentator of Great Jing, he felt that breaking through the ten-tael mark was not a problem.

He even narrated his stock trading experience to Fang Zheng Yi with great interest.

His tone was just like that of an expert who was certain that the A-shares would surpass 5000 points.

Fang Zheng Yi felt at the time that he had made the right decision to sell, as His Majesty seemed to have a talent that was different from ordinary people in this regard.

Going against him would definitely make money.

The price of eight taels was already frightening.

He had seen such a crazy scene in the stock market twice in his previous life.

When even old men and women on the bus started talking about stocks, what else was there to do but run?

In fact, that was indeed the case. When it reached a high of eight taels, the price finally began to fall, eventually stabilizing at around six taels.

On this day, Fang Zheng Yi was summoned to the palace.

Emperor Jing paced back and forth in the Imperial Garden with his hands behind his back, his mood low.

Although the stock price had risen again, and he had made a large profit, he did not feel the joy he had imagined.

Compared to money... he seemed to care more about his prediction success rate.

When Fang Zheng Yi arrived, he immediately stepped forward to report: "Your Majesty, the stock price has not fluctuated much today. It seems that there will not be much change in the future. You should sell the stocks in your hands in a timely manner."

Emperor Jing did not respond, but instead asked: "Has the Crown Prince already sold his shares?"

"His Highness sold all of his shares on the second day. He said that he would never buy stocks again... This thing is too risky," Fang Zheng Yi said.

Emperor Jing felt a little disdain in his heart and instinctively wanted to refute.

But on second thought, his prediction success rate was a bit miserable, so he changed the subject and said: "I didn't expect the highest point to be at eight taels. If I had known this, I should have sold earlier..."

Fang Zheng Yi smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, a successful businessman will never earn the last copper coin. You have already made a great profit with today's record."

"Don't forget, Jingxing Bank spent ten million taels to support the market. The purchase price at that time was... two taels."

Two taels!

Emperor Jing's body shook, and he suddenly remembered, swallowing hard.

He had forgotten! He had forgotten about Jingxing Bank. He still owned half of the shares. Adding the stocks he had bought with his private treasury...

Didn't that mean that his private treasury now had tens of millions of taels of silver?

Tens of millions of taels... Looking at the emperors of the past, which emperor's private wealth could compare to the national treasury?

Now... he had done it?

Tens of millions of taels, enough to spend for a lifetime...!

Emperor Jing froze in place, somewhat unable to recover for a moment, his heart filled with waves of joy.

When his soul returned to his body, he immediately couldn't wait to say: "Then sell them all now!"

Fang Zheng Yi shook his head: "We can't sell... Your Majesty, we have too many stocks in our hands. If we sell them all, the market will panic."

"Moreover, you don't need to sell them. Our military bases overseas have already been established in part, and there won't be too many problems in the future."

Emperor Jing thought for a moment and nodded helplessly.

Although he was enthusiastic about stock trading, he still felt more at ease with real money in his hands.

But what Fang Zheng Yi said was also correct. Selling them all would probably disrupt the market again, so it was better not to move them.

"That's fine, but don't let anyone know about Jingxing Bank secretly buying stocks."

If those people in the court found out, they would inevitably covet his little treasury.

"I understand. But I have something else I want to talk to Your Majesty about today," Fang Zheng Yi said.

"Speak," Emperor Jing said.

"I have studied the report from Fika for several days. Many people in the court support Great Jing taking the initiative to conquer the Church, but after thinking about it, I still feel that it is inappropriate."

Emperor Jing looked sideways and said: "How is it inappropriate? The Church took the initiative to attack Great Jing, and now we have a reason to go to war."

"That's true, but I feel that in terms of technology and strength, Great Jing and the Church are not that far apart. The enemy has artillery to defend the city, and the difficulty of attacking the city is obviously much higher."

"Secondly, there is no need for us to rush. The industrial development is progressing rapidly, and the court's previous military equipment manufacturing, including the production of military supplies, has lagged behind the market's factory management methods."

"It would be better to develop for some time, so that we can have new breakthroughs in firearms, and the production and supply can be adjusted to a more efficient state. Combining the two, we can make thorough preparations and then seek a quick victory."

"I am also worried that the stock exchange is a major event now, and it is very important to the country. If we rush to success and a war is lost, or if we are trapped in a stalemate for a long time, it will undoubtedly greatly affect the morale of the people in Great Jing."

Emperor Jing looked at Fang Zheng Yi curiously and suddenly smiled: "When you were young, I always felt that you were rash and did everything in a hurry, wishing you could get it done immediately. Now, many people in the court want to take advantage of the situation and advocate war, but you are going against the grain. You have changed a lot over the years."

Fang Zheng Yi pursed his lips and smiled: "I was frivolous when I was young. I had many ideas in my mind when I was young, and whether they would succeed or not was uncertain, so naturally I had to act aggressively. Now it's different. Great Jing is already in a state of rapid development, and what is most needed is to build strongholds and fight stupid battles, steadily advancing."

"Hmm..." Emperor Jing sighed: "Well said, let's discuss this matter in court tomorrow."

......

Clang!

The iron door suddenly opened, revealing a boundless darkness behind it.

Two soldiers walked into it.

Not long after, they dragged out a gaunt old man.

The old man was wearing a robe. When he was suddenly dragged outside, his eyes involuntarily closed.

He said in panic: "What are you going to do? What are you going to do?"

The soldier next to him said faintly:

"Your Holiness, our Emperor invites you. From today onwards, you don't have to live here anymore."

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(I didn't sleep all night yesterday and I can't hold on anymore. I'll adjust for a night and give you an early update tomorrow, and make up for the update! I'll do what I say! Everyone shakes me this time..)