Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 404: Making Black Money in a Fair Way

With the experience of exchanging various items and live chickens and ducks with the villagers, Hua Lei also expanded the exchange business to Mobei. Because of the purchase of raw wool, she became very familiar with the herdsmen from several tribes in Mobei.

So whatever the herdsmen needed, no matter what it was, would be delivered to them when the boat passed by, from something as small as a toothbrush or soap to something as big as fermented bean curd and pickled vegetables.

As long as the herdsmen give you a detailed list of what they need, they will provide you with everything you need the next time you go there. It's just like the group purchase list during the Spring Festival in Yuanying Village.

Moreover, you are not asked to pay the payment immediately. It can be offset against the next deposit for raw wool, or the final payment for the previous time. It is very flexible, so it is deeply loved by herders, and the replacement business is also very good.

Especially toothpaste, toothbrushes, and some easy-to-carry meat floss and sausages, it would be better if they could be replaced. There would also be herders who wanted to eat some fresh live chickens and ducks, so they asked Hualei if he was willing to exchange them.

Although it was troublesome to transport live chickens and ducks, the task was not difficult as there were ships. Therefore, for the sake of better cooperation between the two parties, Hua Lei agreed.

Uncle Zhao was asked to make simple chicken cages, put the chickens and ducks needed by the herdsmen in the cages, and send them over by boat. When they got there, considering the inconvenience of the herdsmen, they even gave them the chicken cages.

When they want to eat, they can catch one from the chicken coop and slaughter it at any time, and keep the rest. As a result, the chicken coop, which was originally built for convenient transportation, has become a pen for herders to raise live chickens and ducks.

So they ordered a batch of chicken cages from Hualei, which allowed Hualei to make an unexpected profit. The herders also exchanged some live chickens and ducks weighing about one or two kilograms with Hualei.

After raising them for a while, they can eat them whenever they want. This way, they can ensure that they have chickens and ducks to eat all year round. It takes too long to raise chickens and ducks from pups to adults, which is very inconvenient for herders.

Therefore, they could exchange chickens and ducks of different sizes according to their needs, which was very flexible. The number of exchange teams and ducks increased. When there were too many, Hualei would specially use boats to send a batch of chickens and ducks of different sizes.

There is relatively little food in Mobei, and even less live food. Flower buds can be exchanged for chickens and ducks of any size, which not only greatly facilitates the herders, but also makes them earn more and more money.

Therefore, the replacement team in Yuanying Manor is getting bigger and bigger. Not only has it arranged employment for people who have returned from Mobei and have some inconvenient hands and feet, but it has also replaced the underage chickens and ducks in the manor in batches.

To fill the gap left by the replacement, Hua Lei used her official position to purchase a batch of discounted chicken, duck and goose chicks.

As a result, originally the farm could only raise about two batches of chickens and ducks a year, but Hualei was forced to raise one more batch.

This is the same as the turnover rate of restaurants in the previous life. The faster you eat inside, the more people there are likely to be queuing outside, and the more money the store will make.

When the accounts were settled at the end of the year, Xiao Kong, who didn't understand why Hualei did this at first, was almost shocked. My god, my boss is really a master. Regardless of the value of the live chickens and ducks exchanged, the 20% discount on the purchase of young ducks is also a large amount.

Hua Lei smiled with satisfaction as she looked at the data in the account book. At that time, when she had just gotten the discount, she had secretly thought about buying a batch of piglets and chicks to sell. However, she did not have the courage to do it at that time. Although, she still does not have the courage now.

But now, I have earned this money. And it is fair and aboveboard, without any illegal behavior. If there were no law to restrain me, I would definitely not be a good person. Hualei thought secretly in her heart.

After looking through the account books and sorting out the banknotes, Hua Lei went to rest contentedly.

The next day was New Year's Eve. The weather was nice and the sun was warm. After lunch, Hualei took a recliner to the yard and took a nap in the sun. Anyway, Aunt Song and Aunt Fu would prepare the New Year's Eve dinner, so Hualei didn't need to worry about it.

Just when he was in a daze, Lord Pei came to the door. It turned out that he had just returned from lunch in the palace. Emperor Shengwu was quite humane. Considering that the ministers had to have a reunion dinner with their families on New Year's Eve, he arranged for officials above the third rank to have a lunch at noon. It was said to be a very sumptuous lunch.

However, after the meal, he found Lord Pei alone and asked him to give Hua Lei an oral instruction, asking her to write a detailed explanation of her ideas for the transformation of the barren mountain.

Specifically, what was planted on each mountain, why it was planted, the process of reclaiming each barren mountain, the personnel, the time, etc. should all be written down, and it would be best if it was accompanied by a topographic map of the barren mountain. Wait until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month when the court holds a regular meeting, and then let Lord Pei bring it to the palace.

After Lord Pei left, Hua Lei was filled with resentment. It was New Year's Day, and I just said that you, Emperor Shengwu, were humane, but how come you turned around and treated your employees so harshly, not even during the New Year, and even arranged a PPT for a big project for them to do.

However, Lord Pei told Hua Lei that if he really didn't have time, he could make an outline for him. For the rest, Hua Lei could just give the notes she made after reading the book to Emperor Sheng Wu directly.

This not only fulfilled the mission, but also proved that it was not easy to open up Hualei. A lot of preparatory work had been done. It could directly let Emperor Shengwu see how difficult it was to open up Hualei.

However, Hua Lei still refused. On the one hand, although it could be done, it would be suspected of being lazy. On the other hand, Hua Lei really couldn't bear to give her notebook directly to Emperor Sheng Wu.

Because she was worried that if she took the notebook to the ground, it would be like throwing meat buns at a dog, and there would be no return. There were many ideas in the notebook, some of which were implemented and some were not.

Some arrangements in the workshop are also recorded on it, and Hualei would look through it from time to time to reminisce.

It is impossible to tear the notes into pieces and give them to Emperor Shengwu one by one, which would be disrespectful. I don't want to give them all, and I don't have the courage to give them one by one. So, it is better to reorganize a copy myself and give it to Emperor Shengwu, leaving a good impression of being serious and responsible.

After listening to Hua Lei's explanation, Lord Pei nodded, and then said that Rong Jin could come over in a few days to help Hua Lei with this matter.