With the arrival of the congratulatory cards, the whole Mo Mansion was in jubilation.
At that time, the biggest problem of the Mo's Village was to be single. As Meton led the Mo's Village to rise, the young men of the Mo's Village all got married and had children. Meton was probably one of the few single men in the Mo's Village. Now that Meton was finally going to get married, the people of the Mo's Village finally felt relieved.
"Young Master is finally getting married. Old Master's spirit in heaven can also smile in the underworld." Fu Bo's old tears flowed down his cheeks as he wept in front of Mo Lie's memorial tablet.
Hearing the news, Li Yi hurried to the Mo's Mansion at once. He burned three sticks of incense to Mo Lie and said excitedly, "General, I finally lived up to your trust and brought up Meton."
They recalled Mo Lie for a while, and then walked out of the ancestral hall with tears in their eyes. When they came to the living room, Xu Jie was reporting the situation of the Mo's Village to Meton after the New Year.
"Boss, now most of the industries in the Mo's Village are on the right track. The situation is very good, and orders are coming in from everywhere. I believe that after your wedding, the industries in the Mo's Village will reach a higher level." Xu Jie said excitedly.
As for the marriage of Meton and Princess Changle, Xu Jie was not worried at all. Everyone knew it would happen sooner or later. What he cared more about was the changes the marriage would bring to the Mo's Village.
"If the princess's fief is incorporated into the Mo's Village in the future, the population of the Mo's Village will increase by three times, and the potential will be doubled. There will be no restriction on development." Xu Jie calculated in his mind.
After all, the Morton Family Village was only one village. Its potential for development was limited. Once he married Princess Changle, he would suddenly gain so much land. It could be said that he would have no worries at all. It could even be said that the overly conservative plans of the Morton Family Village could be overturned and rebuilt.
Li Yi nodded repeatedly. The sudden increase of the Mo's Village's territory made him high-spirited.
Meton shook his head and said, "3,500 households is not a small number. Now the Mo's Village is rich, and other villages are poor. The gap between the rich and the poor is big. If all of them are incorporated into the Mo's Village at once, I'm afraid that people will be unsatisfied. It's hard to predict the fortune or misfortune!"
"Ah!"
It was as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over everyone. They woke up from their excitement and realized the seriousness of the problem.
Since ancient times, people always suffer from scarcity rather than poverty. If these villages were to be incorporated into Mo Jiazi's Family Village, but they were treated very differently from Mo Jiazi's Family Village, it would definitely cause a riot. If they were to ask for the same treatment as the villagers of Mo Jiazi's Family Village, it would probably cause the collapse of Mo Jiazi's Family Village.
"Then, are we still going to take these villages?" Li Yi frowned.
Meton said firmly, "Of course we have to take them in. After all, the potential of one village is limited. Only with enough structure can the Mo Family's Village have a more brilliant future. At the same time, the Mo Family's Village will have a chance to become a real city by absorbing the foreign population. Moreover, many villagers from these villages are working in the Mo Family's Village. In comparison, it is easier for them to accept the proposition of the Mo Family."
The three of them couldn't help nodding. It was Meton's plan to turn the Village Mo into a city. Although the Village Mo was built beautifully, it was too small after all.
"However, this process has to be done step by step. We can't be greedy and act rashly." Meton said seriously.
Li Yi nodded and agreed, "In Old Man's opinion, we can first build a brick road to connect to the Mo Family's Village. If we want to be rich, we have to build roads first. This is the most urgent thing."
If we want to be rich, we have to build roads first. This had been fully practiced in the Mo Family's Village. Now it had become a famous saying of the Tang dynasty to get rich and was recognized by everyone. The construction of the brick road had greatly increased the taxes of the cities along the way. Building roads to the neighboring villages was the most important thing.
"Isn't Mr. Li thinking of running a school? In my opinion, this is a great opportunity. " Uncle Fu suggested. Now the Mo Family's Village had improved, and the financial support for compulsory education had been continued. It was just right to focus on these villages. Running a school and building roads would be very beneficial to these villages. It could also be regarded as the attitude of the Mo Family's Village.
It was impossible to let Meton enjoy the same treatment as Mo Jiazi's brother at once. They could only integrate slowly and let the villagers really recognize the Mo's. After all, there was no free lunch in the world.
Meton nodded and said, "This is after the wedding. We can't be too hasty. Before that, we don't need to have any contact with them."
Now Meton and Princess Changle were not married yet. If they took the initiative to contact them, it would be too embarrassing.
"We understand!" Li Yi said seriously.
In the Mo Family's Village, outside the south of Chang 'an City, there was a jubilant atmosphere. The villagers rushed to spread the news. The news that Meton was about to get married and the neighboring village was about to become the fief of the Princess quickly spread to the surrounding villages.
The neighboring villages of the Mo Family's Village were also cheering. The Mo Family's Village used to be the poorest village within a dozen miles. However, it suddenly became the first village in the world. It was so rich that people in the surrounding villages couldn't help but envy.
For a long time, they could only envy. After all, they were not the villagers of the Mo's. Now, after the news that the neighboring villages of the Mo Family's Village were about to become the fief of Princess Changle came, almost all the villages were surprised and couldn't believe it.
Everyone knew that once Meton and Princess Changle got married, their villages would be integrated into the Mo Family's Village. It meant that one day, they would be as good as the villagers of the Mo Family's Village, who didn't need to worry about food and clothing.
At the thought of this possibility, the neighboring villages of the Mo Family's Village all secretly prayed that their villages could become the fief of Princess Changle.
The Mo Family's Village was jubilant. However, the two local tyrants in the south of Chang 'an City were silent. The Wei and Du families in the south of Chang 'an City were the biggest landlords of the south of Chang' an City. Before this, although the Mo Family's Village was powerful, it was still the territory of one village. If the Mo Family's Village suddenly increased by 3,500 households, it would be almost the same as the actual population of the Wei and Du families. With the help of the Mo Family's Skill, the south of Chang 'an City would probably enter a state of tripartite confrontation. The strength of the Mo Family's Village would suddenly change from the weakest Wu Kingdom to the strongest Wei Kingdom.
In the Zhangsun Mansion, Zhangsun Chong's room was in a mess. The smell of alcohol filled the air. Zhangsun Chong was drunk and collapsed on the bed.
"Old Master!" A servant serving Zhangsun Chong saw Zhangsun Wuji with a gloomy face and hurriedly knelt down in fear.
Zhangsun Wuji looked at Zhangsun Chong, who was like a pile of mud, with a gloomy face. After a long time, he said sternly, "When he wakes up, you tell him that today, the Old Man will tolerate you for the last time. If there is a next time, you will not only lose a woman, but also lose the qualification of being the legitimate eldest son of the Zhangsun Mansion."
The servant at the side hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Old Master. I will definitely pass on every word to the young master!"
He had been in the Zhangsun Mansion for a long time and naturally knew Zhangsun Wuji's character. He was afraid that Zhangsun Wuji would really do what he said. If Zhangsun Chong lost the qualification of being the legitimate eldest son, he was afraid that he would be worse than a commoner.
In the Confucian magazine's station, although Wei Sian looked embarrassed, he did not sink into despair like Zhangsun Chong. After all, he went for wool and came home shorn. He could only bury the resentment in his heart.
"The Confucian magazine will report this matter truthfully without any bias." No matter how unwilling Wei Sian was, he could only endure it. After all, this was related to the royal family's reputation. Even if Wei Sian was dissatisfied, there was nothing he could do.
"Yes!" Chief Editor Ma breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Wei Sian would do something irrational on impulse.
In a short time, the news of Meton spread around Chang 'an City. Suddenly, some people were happy and some were sad.
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