Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 788 Transformation

Gui Jijiu looked at the saltpeter brought by Hualei and sighed again.

Some people can make flowers bloom even if they are left in the desert. The most important thing is that this person is very kind and understands people's feelings very well.

The reason these old guys came to Xichang was not because they were short of money, but to fulfill a dream in their hearts.

They hope to realize their self-worth through this thought, and Hualei's behavior perfectly satisfies them, and they are very touched.

Unconsciously, Gui Jijiu, lying on the bed, fell asleep. In a corner of the bedroom, an ice basin was emitting white mist, which helped people to have a good night's sleep.

After delivering sufficient saltpeter to all the major academies, Hua Lei instructed Lin Zhizhou to allow the state government to provide saltpeter on the premise of ensuring the ice-making workshops and academy teachers' demand for saltpeter.

If there is any surplus, a portion of the saltpeter can be taken and sold to the outside to meet the demand for saltpeter from local wealthy businessmen.

At the same time, he also urged Lin Zhizhou to focus on the saltpeter refinery. Taking advantage of the current peak sales season, he asked the refinery to refine as much saltpeter as possible.

More than half a month later, Bai Liyun in the military camp also received a batch of saltpeter sent by Hua Lei, and he stated that the saltpeter sent this time was completely free.

This is to thank the masters of the military camp's crossbow workshop for helping the government office make waterwheel threshers. If there is a subsequent need, the military camp may need to purchase it.

However, in terms of price, Hualei offers a 50% discount, which is valid for three years.

Looking at the saltpeter in front of him, Bai Liyun sighed deeply. He didn't know when Hua Lei first established the saltpeter refinery.

By the time he found out, ice made from saltpeter was already in short supply in the border market.

You know, saltpeter is a precious commodity in the capital city. Not only is it expensive, but only officials of the third rank and above can buy it from the Ministry of Rites.

Even if ordinary people had money, they might not be able to buy saltpeter ice. In Xichang, where the weather is hot all year round, saltpeter ice is even more precious.

Saline-alkali land has existed in Xichang for decades, but no prefect has ever thought of using the saline-alkali land to extract saltpeter, let alone using saltpeter to make ice and sell it in the border market.

Hualei's series of operations directly turned the useless saline-alkali land into a treasure trove that made a fortune every day. It not only brought a large amount of income to the Xichang government office.

Invisibly, the soldiers who were originally a burden were transformed into free labor. This ability to achieve victory without bloodshed is something that many men do not have.

Not to mention the other things she did for the people in Xichang Prefecture, such as the promotion of corn, the construction of water conservancy projects, the establishment of academies, and the promotion of various workshops. Each one of them is a brilliant political achievement.

It was thought that she would work hard to supply saltpeter to ice factories in order to gain more profits and add more bricks and tiles to her political achievements, but some time ago, she sent free saltpeter to teachers in various academies.

On the surface, this action may have made her lose some benefits, but secretly, it allowed her to win the hearts of many teachers. Her dedication and choices also made people feel good about her.

And now, she actually gave him a batch of saltpeter for free, saying that it was to thank the frontier soldiers for their help to the government office, and the Nufang Office for helping the government office to make waterwheel threshers. This was completely beyond his expectations.

You know, the money for the military camp's Crossbow Office to help make water wheels and threshers has been transferred from the Ministry of Revenue to the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of War has also allocated it to the military camp long ago.

So, in essence, Hua Lei didn't owe them any favor at all, she just brought some business to the Nufang Bureau.

However, she still remembered the contributions made by the Nufang Office, herself and the military camp. Now, she sent them saltpeter, which is worth a fortune, to improve the lives of the soldiers.

Her remembrance of the soldiers' contributions and her gratitude to the border officers and soldiers will invisibly make the soldiers in the barracks and the craftsmen in the crossbow workshop like her even more.

No wonder her father was full of praise for her. Whether it was human relations or other aspects, she was very considerate and tactful.

Such a woman really has a promising future. Looking at his son who came over specially to get some ice, Bai Liyun sighed again.

In the past, I didn’t understand Bai Yunhe’s stubbornness, but now, I understand that my son has lost not only a girl, but his entire life.

After arranging the saltpeter issue, Hualei put aside the heavy work of the government office and went to the academy not far from the government office. The dean of the academy was Master Li, who was the referee for Hualei's chess game in the Osmanthus Forest.

Earlier, shortly after the academy began recruiting students, Hualei discussed with several teachers including Gui Jijiu and established a ten-day agronomy class, and set up an agronomy consultation point for the people on planting at the gate of the academy.

Both the agricultural science classes and the agricultural science consultation points received enthusiastic responses from the general public. Later, Hualei had someone set up an agricultural science consultation point at the gate of the county school.

The agricultural science consultation points have been promoted to various counties below. Now there are more and more agricultural science consultation points, which greatly meet the needs of the people.

However, when Hualei saw that many of the people who came to study agriculture and consult the consultation center were men, and very few women, her heart was moved again.

The idea of ​​establishing a girls' school that had been budding in her heart for a long time began to stir again. Now, Hualei's own elementary school in Shangjing City already has two girls' classes.

Usually, Yun Siwan and Daya teach them. Yun Siwan teaches the girls on the farm how to read, do arithmetic and do accounting. As long as it can help girls, Yun Siwan will teach them, with Daya assisting from the side.

The number of girls in the elementary school increased year by year. From two or three at the beginning, it gradually became five or six, eight or nine, and now there are two classes with sixty people.

The scope of enrollment has also been expanded from only recruiting girls from the school's own village to now accepting girls from nearby villages.

Of course, in order not to increase the pressure on these parents to pay tuition fees, the primary school still implements the method of work-for-pay.

Parents who are willing to send their daughters to school do not need to pay the tax, but they need to work for free for a period of time every year at Hualei's farm to offset the tax for their children.

Of course, you can also use firewood, fodder, a few eggs at home, or some other items as exchange.