In the past years, the greatest skill that Zhang Tie had learned from working in Donder's grocery store was that he could grasp the customers' hearts and sell the goods on the counter in the way that the customers liked.
Zhang Tie felt that he was a small figure. As he grew up with small figures, he was clear about the thoughts of small figures.
The core of the Tribal Axis Plan was not the railway, the tribe or its prospect, but Ice and Snow Wilderness.
In the eyes of many big figures and rich people, Ice and Snow Wilderness was not attractive at all. Big figures and rich people would always disdain such a place. Even if they felt that Ice and Snow Wilderness was attractive, it might be some opportunities for them to make money or be famous in Ice and Snow Wilderness; instead of Ice and Snow Wilderness itself. Besides, this place was barren and covered with barbaric Slavic aborigines. It only had one city. In winter, it would be extremely cold. What else could it attract? Absolutely nothing!
However, Zhang Tie saw the future value of Ice and Snow Wilderness from the perspective of a small figure. When the 3rd holy war broke out between humans and demons, if the demon army was really unstoppable, there was only one place across Blackson Humans Corridor that would be conquered by demons. That was Ice and Snow Wilderness.
Without occupying all the countries on the continents, demons would not be able to organize an expedition to Ice and Snow Wilderness across the ocean. This was the greatest value of Ice and Snow Wilderness. This place would be the last fortress of Blackson Humans Corridor. The ocean, the Icebound Continent and the howling Demon North Wind Belt were the best natural moat to isolate demons from the outside world.
When demons arrived, big figures and rich people could escape to the Western Continent by airship. Those who had the ability could even escape to the Eastern Continent for their final shelter. However, what about small figures? Did they have such an ability and capital to transfer to the Western Continent? No! This was the truest portrayal of every time a human disaster struck. The adults all ran away one by one. Small figures stayed behind and tasted the bitter fruit of the catastrophe with blood and tears.
Zhang Tie's plan was to provide a shelter for small figures in Blackson Humans Corridor with the Tribal Axis Railway Plan within their ability.
The Tribal Axis Plan was a financing plan for these people. Zhang Tie determined to establish a railway company for the Tribal Axis Plan. The railway company would issue 3 million shares. The subscription amount for each share was 40 gold coins. These shares would not be sold in Ice and Snow Wilderness; instead, they would be sold to commoners in countries across Blackson Humans Corridor.
Besides enjoying the dividends of the railway company in the future, each share of Tribal Axis Railway carried the right to allow two people to enter Ice and Snow Wilderness and settle down and live within 50 km along the newly built railway line of Tribal Axis Railway.
This is the company's stock. It was the certificate of shareholders and dividends of the company and the right to migrate and settle in Ice and Snow Wilderness in the future.
If Zhang Tie was still that small figure in Blackhot City, If his dad and mom didn't have Huaiyuan Palace as their backer, when the holy war broke out, no matter what the process and result of the war would be, if there was a place which could be the last shelter across Blackson Humans Corridor at the cost of 40 gold coins, what would his dad and mom do?
Zhang Tie was sure that his parents would get a certificate for him and his elder brother to seek refuge in Ice and Snow Wilderness at any cost no matter how difficult it was so that he and his elder brother could survive until the end.
Not only him, but also Bagdad, Leit, and Hista who came from ordinary families would try their best to prepare such a card for their children if they really had such a card. As Barley's family was a bit rich, his dad might want to send Barley to a safer place. However, if Barley could have a backup way of retreat at the cost of 40 gold coins, Barley's dad might not even frown his eyebrows.
The dividend expectation of the stock could dispel the last layer of worries of ordinary families. Even if the people who came here couldn't find a job and had no source of income, the dividend of the railway company would give them another layer of hope and a guarantee of survival. Additionally, the railway, as a product of industrial civilization, could make people feel less strange about Ice and Snow Wilderness more or less.
This was the most extravagant desire of most commoners when the catastrophe arrived — — to have a place to avoid the catastrophe and survive on.
That stock could meet this desire of commoners. Zhang Tie had even considered the most subtle point of commoners.
The price of 40 gold coins was what most of the middle-income families across Blackson Humans Corridor could afford. It was neither too much nor too little. Those commoners who wanted to avoid the catastrophe but had no ability to escape to other continents could find the last safe haven in Blackson Humans Corridor.
When the holy war broke out, Ice and Snow Wilderness was nothing. As long as there was no battle flames, it would be a paradise. After experiencing the cruelty of wars, especially after witnessing the disasters in Heavens Cold City and Eschyle City, Zhang Tie was very sure about this point.
Among the population of over 900 million across Blackson Humans Corridor, even if 1% of them wanted to seek refuge in Ice and Snow Wilderness, it was still over 9 million people. Therefore, it would not be a problem to sell the shares of the Tribal Axis Plan.
Of course, Eschyle City and the huge bear tribe didn't have such a distribution capability and channel; however, Golden Roc Bank could.
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In the evening. Lying naked in the hot spring pool in a hidden courtyard of this manor, Zhang Tie started to explain his Tribal Axis Railway plan to O'Laura quietly...
This courtyard was surrounded by rockeries and cedars, which looked very tranquil. Crystal fluorite lamps which were meticulously designed were inlaid under the parterre of cobblestones on the roadside, giving out faint green light, making this environment hazy and tranquil.
The hot spring pool was steaming hot. Zhang Tie felt that this plan was also a sublimation for him like that day when he jumped into the ruins of Iron Bear Castle from the airship.
"If other bear tribes in Ice and Snow Wilderness also have Golden Roc Bank issue the same stock, how do you carry out this plan?" O'Laura asked.
"When I entrust Golden Roc Bank to do this, I will ask them to follow the exclusive code of commercial conduct. That is to say, without my permission, they could not help anyone else to do the same thing in Ice and Snow Wilderness using this pattern that I've created!"
"Who will own the railway in the future? Those who have bought the stock?" O'Laura was not familiar with such a complex commercial model. Therefore, she asked naturally.
"Nominally, they own the greater part of the shares of the railway company. However, their shares only have the right to share dividends; instead of participating in the management decision-making. Therefore, the railway company actually belongs to me. It's my property which is independent of the huge bear tribe and Eschyle City!"
"How come? You didn't pay for it?"
Zhang Tie revealed a smile as he turned over, "On this issue, as the initiator, I have invested my intangible assets, such as my wisdom, ability, relationship and integrated resources. Therefore, I could have a considerable proportion of the initiator's shares of the railway company and have absolute control over the ownership of the railway company. As long as it's not too excessive, it would not be a problem!"
"Is this the legendary 'getting something for nothing'? You outsiders are too cunning!" O'Laura rolled her eyes towards Zhang Tie.
"This is not getting something for nothing. This is the normal commercial game rule outside!" Zhang Tie watched O'Laura's pair of snow-white plump white rabbits behind the gauze and the faint shadow under her lower abdomen. Feeling irritated, he silently swallowed his saliva, "Come on, I've not recovered yet. Please give me a massage in another way!"
"Ahh, how?" O'Laura asked as she didn't realize that it was Zhang Tie's trick.
"How about this..." Zhang Tie pulled O'Laura over.
"Ahh..." O'Laura exclaimed...
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