Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 228 A bright future

This grid not only brought his paper mill, which he had run for two or three years, back to life, but also cleared out all the inventory, achieved profitability, and achieved steady growth. Now that the contracts in the prefectures have been won, the paper mill is soaring.

Gui Jijiu was so excited that he couldn't stop smiling as he touched the contracts. Manager Liu next to him was even more excited. He was not surprised that Hualei could get so many contracts. After all, he followed Hualei every day and watched her get these contracts.

Later, Hualei also sent Wuling Prefecture's 20% contract. Now it's even better. Huai'an and Huaiping Prefectures have also gotten 50%. This, this, this... will my small paper mill still have time to make paper? Will it be unable to keep up?

Manager Liu was excited, but also worried. He was now in charge of both the printing and paper mills, and he would be happy no matter which one made a lot of money. However, he would also be worried if one of the mills could not keep up with the production.

Hualei looked at Gui Jijiu and said with a smile, "Master Jijiu, are you so happy? Don't be so happy. It's time to consider expanding the paper mill. You should have implemented half of the suggestion I gave you in early June, right? Don't hide it."

Gui Jijiu calmed down his excitement, waved the contract in his hand towards Hua Lei, and said with a smile, "You are such a ghost, I can't hide anything from you. That's right, the preparations for the paper mill in my village in North City District are almost complete, and we should be able to start making paper in half a month.

Now that I have all the contracts, I am no longer worried about having nothing to do in the new paper mill. You are a little girl who has a clear vision and foresight in this matter. This time, I owe you another big favor."

It turned out that when Hua Lei set out for Yongjia Prefecture, she reminded Gui Jijiu that their paper mill was already operating at full capacity, and by the time they got the contract for the prefecture, it would be too late to prepare for the paper mill. They should find a suitable place to build a paper mill as soon as possible. The original paper mill was too small and had been expanded once last year, but could no longer be expanded.

At the beginning, I was a little hesitant, worried that if I rashly opened another paper mill, I would fall into the same predicament as when my own small paper mill started two years ago: no business and a backlog of exercise papers. So I didn't dare to start. I just tidied up a farm of my own in the northern part of the city, where there were many trees and water, which was more suitable for opening a paper mill.

The reason why she really made up her mind to open another paper mill was because she received a letter from Manager Liu from Yongjia Prefecture, saying that Hua Lei had already obtained about 20% of the contracts in Yongjia Prefecture.

Gui Jijiu thought about it and felt that although the 20% contract volume was a bit small, Hua Lei had only visited six state cities at that time. After visiting all of them, at least 30% of the contracts could be obtained. In this way, coupled with the start of the contract in the Chengyun state, if he built a new paper mill and operated it slowly, at least there would be no backlog of practice papers.

Therefore, he immediately ordered his subordinates to start the preliminary preparations for the new paper mill. Now, the raw materials for the new paper mill are ready, the pool tools are all ready, and the paper mill technicians have been almost trained. In another half a month, they should be able to start operating.

And today, Liang Xiangyi got him 50% contracts in two prefectures, plus the unexpected 20% contract in Wuling Prefecture. That means his paper mill has enough sales for the next three years. What else is there to worry about?

Is Gui Jijiu really happy? If it weren't inappropriate for him to take the two little girls out for dinner and drinks, he would definitely take the two little girls to the Eight Immortals House on Zhuque Street to have a feast and celebrate properly.

Hua Lei smiled and said, "Master Jijiu, please don't say that I owe you a favor. I have also received a lot of favors from you. I just hope that we can continue to help each other and cooperate for mutual benefit in the future."

Liang Xiangyi nodded in agreement. It seemed that all she got this time was the official transportation rights. But she clearly remembered that when she returned to Sucheng to hand over the books and stood with the governor of Sucheng, her two uncles were shocked. When they saw the official transportation documents in her hands and the two wooden plaques hanging high at the bow and stern of the ship, their eyes almost popped out.

Ever since his father passed away, his two younger uncles had joined forces to take control of the eldest wife's family, leaving him, his mother, his brothers and sisters-in-law to rely solely on the monthly salary they received. The key point was that the monthly salary was not even paid every month.

He had no choice but to send his mother, younger brothers and sisters to his uncle's house, and go north to the capital to revitalize Lotus Farm. It was only after he met Hua Lei that his situation changed from "at the end of his rope" to "there is always light at the end of the tunnel".

After handing over all the books, he went back home and bought some local specialties. He said he was visiting his grandparents, but in fact he was just showing off. This document of transportation rights must be very useful.

Sure enough, before he had even finished his cup of tea, his second uncle politely handed him a silver note of 10,000 taels, saying it was the monthly salary for him, his mother, his brothers and sisters for the year. Liang Xiangyi accepted it without hesitation, as it was a gift that was sent to him for free, so he should not refuse it.

From now on, I will go back to visit my grandparents every quarter. It depends on whether you can give me 10,000 taels every quarter. If you dare to give it to me, I will take it. Originally, when the family is divided, the eldest son of the legitimate wife should take 70%.

The family business is not limited to the textile industry, and there are many ways to make money, so Liang Xiangyi took the ten thousand taels without any pressure. Now he can't wait for the next quarter to come so that he can go home again. If he can get ten thousand taels every quarter, he can almost lie down and rest.

Using this document of the right of transportation from the government once can save him several years of hard work. Of course, he should make full use of it while it is still valid. Even if the government does not pay him, Liang Xiangyi is willing to transport books for free. After all, he can get silver bills from somewhere, and he can get quite a lot. Hahaha, Liang Xiangyi smiled happily.

Many of the fabrics in the family also needed to be shipped out by ship. After seeing that he accepted the 10,000 taels of silver notes without any hesitation, Liang Xiangyi found that his second uncle, third uncle, and fourth uncle were slightly relieved. When he was about to finish his tea and get up to say goodbye, his fourth uncle politely asked him if he could help deliver the goods to Shangjing City and pay for the transportation.

If you give me money, of course I can. Anyway, this trip is on the way, and the empty ship will return to the capital. Since you two uncles gave me money to transport the fabrics, as the eldest daughter of the Liang family, of course I have no choice but to do it.