Although the upper households would pay more taxes, no one in the Village of Mo cared about that at this moment. They only felt endless pride in their hearts. And the extra taxes could be easily borne by the villagers.
After the crowd cheered for a while, Li Yi waved his hand, and everyone quieted down at once.
Li Yi turned around and bowed to Meton, "Young Master, now that you have made great achievements in your studies and have grown up, the Old Man's task of managing the Village of Mo should come to an end. Young Master, please continue to lead the Village of Mo."
Since the death of Mo Lie and Meton was young, Li Yi and some village elders had been managing the Village of Mo. Without a leader, the Village of Mo was poor.
However, since Meton suddenly became wise, he led the Village of Mo to create miracles one after another. In the past, Meton was young, and last year, Meton was going to study in the Imperial College, so the power of the Village of Mo had always been in the hands of Li Yi and other village elders. Now it was time for them to hand over the power, and Meton had also proved his strength. He would definitely lead the Village of Mo to glory.
"Young Master, please take over the power!"
"The Village of Mo can achieve what it has today, all thanks to Young Master."
"Young Master, we will do whatever Young Master says."
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The villagers of the Village of Mo shouted excitedly. They knew that the Village of Mo could achieve so much since Meton took out the secret skill of Living Fish. Since then, the secret skills of Mo's family had built the glory of Mo's family.
Meton stood up slowly, and everyone suddenly became silent, looking at Meton expectantly.
Meton looked around and saw familiar faces, and said loudly, "Now the Village of Mo's family has just reached a well-off level. There is still a long way to go in the future."
All the people on the rostrum nodded their heads. The Village Mo had promoted all the families from the lower-class families to the upper-class families in only one year. It was hard to say how far the Village Mo would go in the future.
"As for how far the Village Mo's Village can go in the future, I don't know, because the Village Mo's Village is walking on an unknown road, a road that no one has ever walked on before. We don't know whether the road ahead is smooth or full of thorns. Maybe the Village Mo's Village is just a flash in the pan and will soon return to its original state. Maybe the Village Mo's Village can work hard and walk on a smooth road. Everything is unknown."
Meton was not blinded by the current achievements of the Village Mo. Now the Village Mo had just started, just like a baby in swaddling clothes, and its development was limited to a village. Under the protection of Li Shimin, they had avoided a lot of sneak attacks.
Li Yi also nodded. It was not that he did not want to be the village head, but his vision was limited. He was afraid that one mistake would destroy the good situation of Village Mo.
All the villagers of the Mo's Village suddenly sobered up, as if a basin of cold water had been poured on them.
Meton said in a low voice, "Now the Village Mo's Village is like being in a river, and there are whirlpools and torrents everywhere. One wrong step may lead to eternal damnation."
Meton nodded. The Village Mo's Village seemed to be prosperous, but under this prosperity, there was a deep crisis. He thought that Meton could only see the contradiction between the villagers of the Village Mo's Village and the outsiders, and was ready to give Meton some advice at the critical moment. Now it seemed that he had underestimated this student whom he had taught for a year.
"Thousands of years ago, Mosheng also encountered the same situation as the Village Mo's Village." Meton turned to look at the huge statue of Mozi and said in a deep voice.
"Mozi wrote a secret book. Once, Mozi urgently needed to cross a strange river. In front of Mozi, there was no boat, no bridge, and no one to guide him, so he could not tell which part of the river was deep and which part was shallow. The deep part of the river was likely to drown people, but the shallow part of the river could be crossed by people. After careful consideration, Mozi resolutely entered the river. He tried to feel the stones in the river with his own body, stepped on the stones step by step, and finally crossed the river. "
"Mosheng is wise!" Everyone said in unison.
Meton looked around and said proudly, "Now the Village Mo's Village must follow Mosheng's example. We must have the courage to step into the river, and also cross the river step by step by feeling the stones."
Everyone nodded thoughtfully and slowly.
"In the past year, I have been in Chang 'an City. Under the leadership of Uncle Li, the Village Mo's Village still operates normally and has made great achievements, which proves that this method is correct. This is the first stone for the Village Mo's Village to cross the river." Merton said.
"From now on, as usual, I will live in Chang 'an City. The village chief will be in charge of the affairs of the Village Mo's Village, and Uncle Li will continue to be the chief."
"Young Master, the Village Mo's Village is your fief, and you should be in charge of it." Li Yi hurriedly shook his head. Although he had a good relationship with Meton, in essence, Meton was the owner of the Village Mo's Village, and they were just tenants of Meton.
Meton said solemnly, "The Mo's Family is not owned by one person, and the Village Mo's Village is not my private property."
"Your Second Uncle is inexperienced, and I'm afraid he is not qualified." Li Yi said honestly.
The Village Mo's Village was fine at the beginning. Although the structure of the population was simple, it was hard for him to adapt to manage such a huge industry.
"What Uncle Li has done is obvious to all. What do you think about Uncle Li's performance in the past year?" Meton shouted to the villagers under the stage.
"We are convinced that Uncle Li is the village chief." The people under the stage immediately shouted. Li Yi had a high prestige in the Village Mo's Village, and he was always fair in handling matters, so he won the hearts of the villagers.
Li Yi still wanted to decline, but Meton waved his hand and said, "How about this? Let's make it one year. On this day next year, all the villagers will vote together. If more than half of the villagers think that Uncle Li has not done a good job, it will not be too late for Uncle Li to resign."
Only then did Li Yi nod his head helplessly. He no longer declined and accepted the position of village chief.
"This is the sage of the Legalism School, Han Zheng, Han Fuzi." Meton reached out his hand to Han Zheng and introduced him to the villagers.
"Han Zheng of the Legalism School greets everyone of the Mo's Village!" Han Zheng stood up and bowed to the crowd.
The people of the Village Mo's Village had been confused for a long time. That day, this person was accompanied by the young master to tour the village. Today, he was sitting on the stage. Obviously, he had participated in the Round Table Conference. Even if he was the young master's teacher, he should not be treated like this.
"Han Fuzi officially joins the Village Mo's Village today. In the future, all the disputes within the Village Mo's Village will be decided by Han Fuzi according to the law." After Meton finished speaking, the crowd was in an uproar.
The internal affairs of the Village Mo's Village were decided by the Legalism School. In this era, the clans were very powerful. Sometimes, the family law was even more powerful than the national law. It was inevitable that the Village Mo's Village would be influenced by some customs.
The crowd whispered to each other and looked at Meton and Han Fuzi in disbelief.
Seeing that the crowd was confused, Meton explained, "Mozi once said that a gentleman should not be reflected in water, but in people. A mirror in water can see the appearance of a person; a mirror in people can tell whether it is good or bad. “
Everyone in the Village Mo's Village nodded. They were all familiar with this sentence. It was a passage in Mozi's Not Attack. It talked about how before the three families were divided, the Zhi family was the strongest. Later, Zhi Boyao of the Zhi family destroyed the Fan family and the Zhongxing family. Then, she gathered the troops of the three families and attacked Zhao Xiangzi.
At this time, Han Kangzi and Wei Huanzi discussed, "The fate of the Zhao family now is the fate of our two families in the future. If the Zhao family is destroyed in the morning, we will be destroyed in the evening. If the Zhao family is destroyed in the evening, we will be destroyed in the morning. Only when the three of us work together to defeat Zhi Boyao can we ensure our safety. " “
Therefore, the Han and Wei families worked together with the Zhao family and defeated Zhi Boyao from both inside and outside. The three families divided the land of the Zhi family and strengthened themselves. Later on, they all became one of the seven heroes of the Warring States Period.
Meton said proudly, "Using water as a mirror, one can straighten one's clothes. Using history as a mirror, one can know the rise and fall of the family. Using people as a mirror, one can know the gains and losses. The Wei and Han families can use Zhao as a mirror to turn misfortune into good luck. The Village Mo's will use Law as a mirror to know whether it is good or bad."
"Using Law as a mirror!"
On the rostrum, Li Fuzi and Han Zheng's eyes lit up. They were shocked and thought about Meton's words. They could not help but feel emotional.
Using people as a mirror originated from Mozi's Not Attack. Li Shimin also mentioned using people as a mirror. However, he only mentioned it when Wei Zheng died. Now that Wei Zheng was alive and well, Meton did not hesitate to use it.
"Han Fuzi, the Village Mo's Village is in your hands. Under the laws of the Tang dynasty, the Fuzi can decide." Meton looked at Han Zheng and said seriously.
Han Zheng said seriously, "Rest assured, the School of Legalism is willing to be the mirror."
The meeting of the Village Mo's Village was officially over.
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