Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 765: Procurement Division Agreement

When the white sugar from Changtong Prefecture is produced next year, it will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis according to the order in which the pre-order agreements are signed, while stocks last.

Of course, before that, Hua Lei also asked Lord Pei to present the produced white sugar to Emperor Shengwu first.

The white sugar, which is as white as snow, is named "Snowflake Sugar". As for the rock sugar made by himself, Hualei did not contribute it.

Firstly, the quantity was too small. Secondly, she wanted to wait until the white sugar had regular customers before introducing the rock sugar.

By then, it will be possible to bring about a sales boom, and in this way, the sugar factory's subsequent path will be wider and longer-term.

Hualei thought that although sugar was expensive, it was not controlled by the court like salt and iron. So, she sold the remaining 100 kilograms in her own shop.

Then, by pre-selling, they could attract a group of wealthy merchants to Xichang to buy sugar. Even if they were unwilling to go to Xichang in person, as long as they were willing to pay, the sugar produced in Changtongzhou could be delivered to their doorsteps.

Who would have thought that when Emperor Shengwu saw the snowflake candy, he was very surprised. He also heard that the remaining more than 100 kilograms of white sugar were being sold by Hualei in advance.

He immediately asked Qi, the chief steward in charge of purchasing in the palace, to go to Hua Lei's shop and buy all the remaining sugar.

Moreover, a palace sugar purchase agreement and a deposit of 500 taels were sent to Hualei. The price was based on what Hualei quoted.

In the next three years, the purchasing department would purchase one thousand kilograms of snowflake candy from Changtong Prefecture every year for use in the imperial palace backyard.

Hua Lei was overjoyed when she received the purchase agreement from the palace purchasing department at the government office. She originally just wanted to catch some small fish and shrimp.

Unexpectedly, a shark was caught all of a sudden. So, the agreement of the Purchasing Department was immediately delivered to Zhao Zhizhou, asking him to prepare for the next sugarcane planting and sugar mill.

Zhao Zhizhou was also stunned when he received the agreement. How could he get in touch with the purchasing department of the palace so easily in this life? This was too incredible.

When Zhao Zhizhou thought about the white sugar he made being favored by Emperor Shengwu, he was full of energy. Therefore, in the following days, he didn't need Hualei to urge him.

Zhao Zhizhou was like a chicken with its blood pumped up. He took his men and went to the fields to urge the people to plant sugarcane.

Before they knew it, it was already December. Liang Xiangyi once again rushed to Xichang from Jiangnan. This time, not only her husband Zhang Cheng came, but also her brother Liang Xiangfu from her natal family.

Because they were all optimistic about the apocynum here, the two families decided to cooperate and set up a textile workshop, with Liang Xiangfu holding 60% and Zhang Cheng holding 40%.

In addition, Zhang Cheng will also buy a stall at the border market to sell his own thin silk fabrics.

Soon, Liang Xiangyi and several others went to the government office to handle the relevant procedures for the textile workshop. Moreover, they also decided to rent some houses this year to start the operation of the textile workshop.

Because before, Hua Lei had already notified the governor of Changhe Prefecture, Lei, in advance, asking the people here to harvest the Luobu Ma and that he would purchase it in due time.

Therefore, many people's homes have collected a lot of Lop Neck Hemp to appease the hearts of local people.

As soon as Liang Xiangyi and his companions arrived, they directly bought all the Loplum hemp from the people with real money. In order to avoid losses and allow the textile workshop to produce finished products as soon as possible, they planned to rent a house and build a textile workshop first.

In addition, Liang Xiangfu and Zhang Cheng purchased several dozen acres of residential land to build a workshop. They should be able to move in next year.

After helping Liang Xiangyi and others to handle the relevant formalities, Hua Lei considered setting up a dyeing workshop, so she discussed the cooperation matters with them openly.

When the three people heard this, they were even happier. This was a golden opportunity that had been delivered to their doorstep. They immediately expressed that they wanted Hualei to be their dye processor.

As for the fabrics made from the dyed buds, they are responsible for recycling and selling them. The buds can also be sold by themselves, so the method is very flexible.

After another detailed discussion, Hua Lei and Liang Xiangyi signed an agreement on dye processing, and Hua Lei introduced the sisters Qing Xia and Qing Qiu to Liang Xiangyi and others.

The next thing was to be discussed and handled by the few of them. Hua Lei no longer asked about everything. Because it was almost the end of the year. Hua Lei was very busy with the affairs of the government office.

In early January, Tian Xiaofu took his own boat and delivered the first batch of books for the imperial examination sent by the Ministry of Rites to Xichang.

Because although the academies in various places have been completed, they have not yet been put into use.

Therefore, Hua Lei asked Wu Yousheng from the Rites Office to count the books she had received, and then temporarily put them in the government storehouse, planning to distribute them after the academy was put into use after the new year.

When Tian Xiaofu came here, he also sent back several wealthy gentry who had gone to the capital city of Changliangzhou to help sell lychees, but in fact they were there for an on-site inspection.

This time, these wealthy gentry witnessed with their own eyes the lychees that were once ignored in their own mountains being wildly snatched up in the capital city. Not only did they feel greatly encouraged, but they also learned a lot of sales methods from Tian Xiaofu.

In addition, they have already ordered a boat from a shipyard in Jiangnan. They will be able to get it in June next year. When the lychees are ripe next year, they will start to transport and sell them themselves.

Seeing Hualei, several people were also very grateful. After paying the last commercial tax, several people happily said goodbye to Hualei, and returned to Changliangzhou with tens of thousands of taels of silver notes.

A few days later, Hualei received a salt expense notice from the Salt Administration of Shangjing City to Xichang. The application for adjusting the per capita salt consumption in Xichang was unexpectedly smooth because of the preparation of the snowflake candy.

After seeing the report from the Salt Administration on the amount of salt distributed by various prefectures, Emperor Shengwu saw Hua Lei's application.

Therefore, the original amount of salt distributed by the Salt Administration to the people of Xichang was adjusted from one tael of salt per person per month to two taels of salt per month.

Emperor Shengwu still felt that it was a little too little, so he changed the cinnabar pen to 3 taels per person per month. In addition, the quality of salt was directly raised.

Therefore, the Salt Commissioner of the Salt Administration had to take the memorial back and revise it. After all, the total amount of salt was just this much.

If we give more to Xichang Prefecture in Hualei, we will have to reduce it from other places. Also, as for the quality, we need to exchange it with other prefectures.

As the matter was complicated and involved, it took the Jiangyan envoy another five or six days to resubmit the memorial.