readytorunbook Chapter 755 Supreme Honor
Chapter 755 Supreme Honor
However, in order to prevent the people in Xining Prefecture from experiencing a shortage of rice and causing riots, the Xichang Prefecture government office was set to purchase and sell grain at the price and quantity given by the court.
In the name of the government office, the rice of the people of Xichang Prefecture was purchased and sold to the Xining government office at a fair price. The price of grain was not allowed to be raised or the quantity was not allowed to be deducted.
In addition, Magistrate Hua provided good guidance, effective management, and diligence in leading the people to grow late rice, for which he was rewarded 200 taels of silver. The local officials who participated in the activity were also rewarded a certain amount of silver.
Emperor Shengwu's imperial edicts were issued one after another and soon reached the hands of several prefects. In addition to the above imperial edicts, Hualei also received a lot of news.
In addition, the Ministry of Personnel issued a notice of punishment against Li Chengliang, the prefect of Changtong Prefecture under the jurisdiction of Xichang Prefecture. Li Chengliang, the prefect of Changtong Prefecture, was dismissed and would never be employed again.
In addition, all of Li Chengliang's improper gains during his tenure in Xichang were confiscated, and he was fined 500 taels of silver.
In addition, Du Xiaochun, the former Gongfang Jieshi of Changtong Prefecture, was appointed as the new prefect of Changtong Prefecture. Hua Lei directly handed over the confiscated prefectural seal to Du Xiaochun, who took office on the same day.
In addition, the Ministry of Rites also sent Hualei the approval of the application for the Imperial Examination Books. Before the New Year, Xichang Prefecture will receive the first batch of Imperial Examination Books. At that time, Huaji ships will make a special trip to deliver them.
The Ministry of Works has also adopted Hua Lei's suggestion to repair the granary in Xichang Prefecture. In half a month, professional personnel from the Ministry of Works will arrive in Xichang and gather local personnel to repair the granary.
In addition, Hua Lei's proposal to build four new granaries in Xichang was partially rejected, and the Ministry of Revenue agreed to build two new granaries in Xichang.
The specific construction address will enter the approval process only after the Ministry of Construction personnel have conducted an on-site inspection.
Looking at the imperial edict and the notices from various ministries in her hands, Hua Lei was very satisfied and distributed the reward money given by Emperor Shengwu one by one.
Although the amount was not much, it surprised several local officials because the reward silver given by Emperor Shengwu was different from the ordinary official silver.
Official silver is minted by the government and is generally in the shape of a gold ingot. It is mainly used for military pay, official salaries, palace expenses, local construction, disaster relief and other expenses. It is engraved with corresponding words or patterns, and the words "the year of Da Sheng" will be engraved on the bottom.
It was forbidden for private individuals to use official silver, and violators might be severely punished. However, reward silver, one of the official silvers, was fully circulated.
The silver reward given by Emperor Shengwu had a small auspicious cloud pattern engraved in the middle of the ingot. This symbol represented a supreme honor.
Not only is it circulated throughout the Dasheng Dynasty, but also, when you use this reward silver to purchase supplies, others will look up to you and think that you have been rewarded by the emperor, so your character must be first-class.
Therefore, invisibly, he gave himself a layer of glory. Of course, such reward silver is rarely circulated in the market.
Those who received the reward usually did not spend it, but took it home to worship it, just like the Laci given by the emperor himself at the end of the year, with great respect.
Hua Lei was also very happy about the three hundred taels of silver reward she received. After all, it represented the emperor Shengwu's affirmation of her.
However, Hualei was not stingy and took out more than a dozen ingots of reward silver and sent them to Bao Qianhu of Anbang Army. The amount was not much, but what he wanted was to borrow Emperor Shengwu's flowers to offer to Buddha.
The books she wanted most for the imperial examination would be delivered before the New Year, and the speed surprised Hua Lei.
Originally, Hualei was thinking that if she had a good year, she could get the batch of books for the imperial examination before March. Now, they can be delivered before the New Year, and the academy can start recruiting students after the New Year.
Not only that, the court and the Ministry of Revenue also exempted the tax grain for the first quarter of this year, and Hualei was very happy. Now, this decree has been issued, and many people are excited.
Seeing the happy faces of the people, Hua Lei felt that it was worth it. And Hua Lei had no objection to buying rice from the people at a fixed price and selling it to Xining Prefecture.
The two prices given by the Ministry of Revenue made the government neither lose money nor gain money, and the difference in price was almost enough to pay for labor costs.
Presumably, the Ministry of Revenue and Emperor Shengwu also took this into consideration and exempted Xichang Prefecture from tax grain. Thinking in this way, there are still benefits.
As for the two granaries that were rejected, Hualei also thought it was normal. After all, there were still many people in the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works who didn't know that Xichang Prefecture had been planted for three seasons and were not optimistic about Xichang's future.
Building two less granaries would save him a lot of effort. So he didn't worry about it at all. And Li Chengliang's dismissal was also within Hualei's expectations.
Therefore, after receiving the notification from the Ministry of Personnel, a verbal message was sent to Du Xiaochun, asking him to go to the government office to receive the official seal and uniform of the prefect.
The days were busy one after another. A few days later, Hualei received another letter from Gui Jijiu, saying that he had already drafted and signed the contract for the rice grid and field grid of Xichang Prefecture and sent it to Hualei.
The above price is the same as Mobei, which gives Hualei enough discount. In addition, Hualei asked Gui Jijiu to print 500 copies of the book "Stones from Other Mountains", which were also sent over by the convoy.
After receiving the book, Hua Lei flipped through it roughly and found that there was nothing wrong with it. Then he asked Qingqi and Qinghua to put it in his warehouse.
In mid-September, Liang Xiangyi, who had not been seen for a long time, arrived in Xichang Prefecture with the sugar-making machine that Hualei needed. The sugar-pressing machine behind her also opened Hualei's eyes.
It is a device similar to an oil press, but the pressing chamber is replaced by two parallel cylinders with gears meshing with each other and a handle installed on it for people to push.
One person puts the sugarcane in the middle of the two cylinders, and another person pushes the handle on top. The two cylinders roll forward at the same time, and the sugarcane is squeezed over.
Below, a rectangular wooden trough is placed, and the squeezed sugarcane juice flows directly into the trough, which is very convenient.
Hua Lei was very satisfied looking at the dozen sugar-squeezing machines. However, when she saw the expense list Liang Xiangyi handed over, Hua Lei's face darkened.
He went straight forward and scratched Liang Xiangyi, who was sitting and drinking tea, until she begged for mercy. Sugar pressing machines are available in Jiangnan.
However, it is controlled by some wealthy families, so there are indeed very few sugar presses on the market. Liang Xiangyi did spend a lot of energy to help himself find a sugar press.
However, no matter how much effort Liang Xiangyi put in, he shouldn't ask for an additional 300 taels of silver as a search fee. Listen, listen, 300 taels of silver as a search fee.