Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 792 Expanding Effect

The wealthy gentry whose names were called would stand up and bow, which would draw long and thunderous applause from the people below, making these wealthy gentry feel honored and very happy.

Wu Yousheng spent nearly half an hour introducing these prizes and these wealthy gentlemen. In the end, Hualei's palms were numb from clapping, and Wu Yousheng stopped talking.

At this time, Gui Jijiu, who was standing in the crowd, looked at Hualei, who was smiling on the platform, with sincere admiration. It seemed to be a simple planting competition, but Hualei magnified its role countless times.

On the surface, this competition uses generous prizes to encourage all people to work hard to increase their corn production and improve their living conditions.

However, the significance behind this is even greater. Gui Jijiu believes that the promotion speed of corn in Xichang Prefecture this year can be comparable to that of Shangjing City and several prefectures in Jiangnan.

Moreover, the tax grain paid by Xichang Prefecture for corn this season should be at least 30% higher than last year, which is enough to compete with the tax grain data of several wealthy prefectures in Jiangnan.

Not to mention, Xichang Prefecture's tax revenue this year will far exceed that of neighboring Xi'an Prefecture and Xining Prefecture. As the poorest prefecture in the Great Sheng Dynasty, Xichang Prefecture should have completely taken off the hat of being the last.

Not only that, Hualei also gave all the spontaneous donations from wealthy people an opportunity to be publicly recognized and commended.

These behaviors, which may have been forced upon them in the past, have been elevated to a higher level, and the most primitive desire of these people to exchange profits for fame has been satisfied to the greatest extent.

It also lets them know that their initial efforts were worth it, and after getting more than their money's worth, they are more willing to donate generously to the subsequent development of Xichang Prefecture.

And let all students and people who know how to be grateful have a concrete manifestation of "drinking water and remembering its source". Doing so will be of great benefit to the future development of Xichang Academy.

It also played a great role in the establishment of Xichang Prefecture's literary style.

Hua Yatou used an ordinary agricultural planting event as a fulcrum, took care of all aspects, and aroused the enthusiasm and gratitude of everyone in Xichang.

This incident will surely leave an indelible impression on all those involved. It is amazing that Hua Yatou, a girl, has such wisdom and ability.

Gui Jijiu looked at the flower buds on the stage, and his heart was filled with emotion. Thinking about his sons and grandchildren, he felt a little depressed. Why are people always so different?

Forget it, forget it, it's because I didn't educate her well. Even if I sit in Hua Yatou's position, I can't do what Hua Yatou does. So, in the final analysis, it's still me who can't do it, Gui Jijiu comforted himself helplessly.

On the platform, after a short rest, Feng Shuangxi, the secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, walked up to the platform and began to announce the winners, because the competition was divided into two individual awards.

One is based on the village as the scope. The household with the highest yield per mu of corn planted by the villagers in the village is the "champion household" of this project. In addition to rewarding this "champion household", the village to which it belongs will also be rewarded.

Another criterion is a village’s total output. The village that submits the largest amount of corn and tax grain is called the “Corn Champion Village.”

The first thing to be announced is the first individual award, the list of “champion households”.

The names of the winners were announced one by one, from the tenth to the first. Every time a "champion household" was announced, the people below would exclaim in admiration.

The winner of the "Champion Household" will go on stage in person to receive the prize. Of course, they will also be asked to express their gratitude while receiving the prize.

The main purpose is to let them talk about their own experience in growing corn, why they won the title of "champion household" and the main reasons, etc.

At the same time, in an inconspicuous corner under the stage, students who were temporarily recruited were carefully recording the words of the winners.

After all ten "champion households" came on stage to receive their prizes, these students already had a thick stack of rice paper recording their planting experiences in their hands.

Although, when several "champions" gave their speeches, some were a little nervous because they seldom went on stage, and some were incoherent and unable to express themselves clearly because they had won the prize suddenly.

But it doesn't matter. When the time comes, we can sort it out and learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses. We will definitely gain something. After announcing the first individual award of the "champion household", the next step is to announce the second individual award.

The winning village of the "Corn Champion Village" award had its village chief as a representative to go on stage to receive the prize. Of course, he also had to explain why his village was able to grow so much corn and grow it so well.

The speeches of these village heads are much better than those of the "champion households" mentioned above. Although the experience provided may not be completely suitable for other villages, after taking the essence and discarding the dross, there are still some merits.

The student who was in charge of recording under the stage wrote calligraphy very well.

Of course, Hua Lei also made careful arrangements for the people who would distribute the prize money to the winners. Liang Xiangyi, Peng Dongjia, Bao Qianhu, and several wealthy gentry who had won big prizes were all assigned to distribute the prize money to these "champion households."

Then the officials from various departments under the government office, including Rong Jin, Wan Tongpan and others, also gave generous gifts to the "Corn Champion Village".

As for the first place winners of the two individual awards, Hualei personally came on stage and handed the prizes to them. The first place winner, a nearly sixty-year-old man, was so surprised that he knelt directly in front of Hualei.

For a commoner who had only known how to dig for food in the fields all his life, he never expected that one day he would be personally rewarded by the prefect.

For him, this was such a huge matter that even his ancestors’ graves were filled with anger.

Hua Lei smiled and helped the old man up, and personally handed him several pieces of fine cotton cloth, several jars of excellent white wine, precious brown sugar, and ten pounds of salted pork.

At the same time, the elderly are encouraged to share their planting experiences with people around them and people in the village so that everyone can achieve high yields.

As for the winner of the "Corn Champion Village" title, Hua Lei also spoke many kind words to the village chief, encouraging him to work harder to solve the practical difficulties for the villagers in the future.

Strive to lead your village to grow more corn and get a higher yield. The village chief was filled with gratitude and went down with the prize in his hands.

It was not until noon that all the prizes on the platform were distributed and the list of winners was announced.