The Near East Development Bank was highly efficient. Once the cash dividends arrived, the physical dividends were quickly distributed as well.
Those within the bank's service area received direct home delivery. For those farther away, there was no other option but to notify the shareholders to send someone to collect them.
These were minor issues. With such hefty dividends waiting for them, everyone was happy even if they had to pick them up themselves.
The nobles who had spearheaded this investment were especially delighted. Over the past few years, the Near East Development Bank had continually raised funds, and those who had boarded early had endured considerable pressure.
Although the Near East Development Bank had always been profitable and its various operations had gone well, the lack of tangible returns had left everyone uneasy.
Now, there was no need to worry. The shareholders who had invested early had not only recovered their initial investment but also made a profit.
The shareholders who joined later had bought in at higher prices, so their gains were not as substantial, but they would soon break even as well.
In any case, the dividends had already exceeded the amount raised through financing. Those who had secretly called Hudson a vampire now shut their mouths.
Good news always came one after another. With the spring grain harvest, news of bumper yields from the experimental fields spread throughout the kingdom overnight.
Nothing was more convincing than a comparison witnessed firsthand. The difference in yield between crops grown with "fertilizer" and those grown without it was unmistakable.
According to data compiled from various regions, the average yield per mu had increased by around thirty pounds. In a few exceptional areas, it had even risen by a hundred pounds per mu.
The more backward a region's agricultural techniques