Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 736 Follow the trend

However, we cannot put all the benefits in the government office, which will not help improve the lives of the people. Moreover, it goes against the original intention of Hualei to attract investment.

Moreover, the official fields needed to be planted with hybrid rice and corn, so they could not be occupied. After discussing with Rong Jin and Wan Tongpan, Hualei decided.

One hundred mu of land that was not government land was selected and planted in the name of the government office as a year-end benefit. The rest of the sorghum was planted by the local people in Changlanzhou on a voluntary basis.

In addition, she also agreed that officials in the government office who had official land could voluntarily claim and cultivate it, but the maximum limit for each person was 20 acres.

For those who claim to have official land to plant, when the sorghum is harvested, the government will purchase it at a unified price and exchange it for rice with Peng Dongjia as one of their direct personal benefits.

Hualei did this to encourage local officials. After all, as a prefect, he could let the people adopt and plant the crops, so it made no sense to refuse their approval.

Moreover, they also set an upper limit on the amount they can claim, which is equivalent to setting a ceiling for their personal benefits.

Official fields are usually planted with the help of professional personnel, and the quality and quantity are more guaranteed compared to planting by ordinary people.

In this way, the interests of Peng Dong's family will be protected in disguise, and there will be no shortage of sorghum raw materials, which will lead to the inability to make wine.

The smooth operation of the winery can also ensure that Xichang Prefecture has stable commercial taxes from the perspective of the government office, so no mistakes can be made at any stage.

For the officials who claimed the official land, although the Hualei agreement did not give them much initiative, once they claimed it, they would have no worries.

As long as sorghum can be harvested, there will be income. Moreover, the income will not be low. Therefore, there are still many officials who claim to grow sorghum.

Especially Wan Tongpan and several officials from the Household Department, each of them claimed the full quota. On the one hand, unconditional support for superiors is the most basic professional quality of subordinates.

On the other hand, they knew clearly that no matter whether they were exchanging rice and flour, or exchanging liquor in the name of the government, Hualei would not let them suffer any loss.

Therefore, Hualei allocated the sorghum they needed to plant according to the number of fields they claimed. Hualei and Rongjin also planned to plant 40 mu of sorghum in their official fields.

As long as it is a legal right, Hua Lei will accept it. She also needs to eat and wear clothes. It makes no sense to not make money and instead push the money away.

In addition, Hualei also specially allocated a portion of sorghum seeds to the wealthy businessmen who took the initiative to offer various prizes for the mud cannon wrestling competition according to their contributions.

Moreover, they were promised that they would be included in the agreement between Xichang Prefecture and Peng Dongjia to exchange rice, flour and liquor.

At that time, they could not only use sorghum to exchange for rice and flour, but also use sorghum to exchange for the liquor brewed by Peng Dongjia in the name of the government office.

All benefits are in accordance with the government's standards. This is equivalent to Hualei directly giving them benefits.

They might be able to grow sorghum themselves, but by then, whether Mr. Peng was willing to exchange rice and flour, or even liquor with them, the initiative would not be in their hands.

As the imperial merchant of liquor for the imperial court, the local wealthy gentry did not dare to be arrogant and make Peng Dongjia obey their orders.

Because, although they were local wealthy businessmen, they only had some money and did not hold any official position, so it was very difficult for them to obtain the imperial order to brew wine.

Hualei's exchange with them is equivalent to allowing them to exchange sorghum for a certain number of wine-making qualifications.

If you exchange it for the maximum amount and the quantity is relatively large, you can not only drink it at home, but also give it to others or even sell it.

They all started out as businessmen, and they all knew the huge profits of liquor. By then, they could make a considerable amount of money with sorghum.

For them, this was like a piece of cake falling from the sky. These wealthy people who took the initiative to offer the prize were extremely happy.

Moreover, being recognized by the prefect is itself another kind of affirmation for these wealthy businessmen.

However, after the joy, I also felt a little regretful. If I had known that there were such great benefits in giving out the prize, I should have given out more at that time.

However, if Hualei organizes any activities in the future, I will definitely support it firmly.

Of course, many wealthy businessmen who were stingy during the mud cannon throwing competition, when they saw the benefits, also flattered themselves to meet Hua Lei and wanted to get a piece of the pie.

Hua Lei tactfully said that it was definitely too late this time, but if there was a chance next time, she would definitely take them with her.

Among them, a merchant named Lan immediately donated money generously in order to express his loyalty and to occupy a seat in front of Hualei.

He donated a large sum of money to the dining room of the Xichang government office, saying that he wanted to improve the food for all officials in the government office. Hua Lei did not refuse such an obvious act of flattery.

Just tell this Lan Dongjia that the food in the government kitchen has certain standards and cannot be changed at will. If Lan Dongjia is willing, Hualei will use the money to build a school.

A merit wall was set up at the entrance of the academy, and the name of the Lan Dong family was engraved on it. When the Lan Dong family heard this, of course they agreed, so the matter of building a new academy was involved.

When other wealthy merchants heard that the government was going to build a new academy and set up a merit wall, they were very excited. Even if there was no actual benefit, they still wanted to participate for the sake of their own reputation.

So, one by one, they went to the household office of the government office and donated their own money. Hualei accepted all the donations and only asked the household office to make a good record so that they could put up a wall of merit for all the good people.

In less than a month, the silver received by the Household Department was enough to establish three or four academies, and the subsequent expenses for teachers and the supply of pens, ink, paper and inkstones were all available.

Therefore, Hua Lei not only set up a new academy in Changlan Prefecture, but also established academies in the poorest prefectures of Changwu Prefecture, Changxing Prefecture, and Changliang Prefecture.

At the entrance of each academy, the names of the wealthy merchants who donated silver were engraved in the order of the amount of silver they donated.

At one time, more great philanthropists appeared, and wealthy merchants in various state capitals also began to donate money on their own initiative. The amount of money donated was more than each other, just to occupy the top three positions on the academy's wall of merit.

Therefore, Hualei, who originally only wanted to build one academy, took the opportunity to establish new academies of different levels in each state capital.

Hualei spent a lot of effort in selecting the location for the academy.