"Xu Zhengrui!"
Li Zheng suddenly raised his voice.
For the first time in so many years as Li Zheng, he felt the overwhelming anger.
He wanted to explain, but he didn't want to. If he still needed to explain before these villagers were willing to believe him, then it would be fine if he didn't explain.
Chief Xu took a step back after being yelled at, but the Xu family members stood behind him, giving him some strength.
He continued: "Li Zheng's proposal to expand the market this time should not cost more than 1,700 taels of silver. I'm afraid that in the end, when the market is completed, our dividends will be overdrawn, and we may have to make up some more. …”
"Xu Zhengrui, what you said is too much!" Mrs. Zhu's lips trembled angrily, "If you, the Xu family, suspect that someone is lining your own pockets, then take your principal and get out!"
Old Man Zhao was also very angry: "Your Xu family originally moved to Dahe Village. If our Zhao family hadn't accommodated and accepted you, you wouldn't have the good life you have now..."
"Why are you still talking about what happened in the past? We are all from Dahe Village." Zhang Laiyi bit the grass and stood up. "Actually, I think what Patriarch Xu said is reasonable. The account book is in Tiezhu's hands. He can write whatever he wants. How to write, we really don’t know whether it is true or false, what’s wrong, we young people can’t raise questions?”
The main surname of Dahe Village is Zhao, and there are many other surnames. Later, when the refugees joined, there were even more people with other surnames.
The Zhao family naturally supported their own family, but among the young people, only Mrs. Zhu firmly believed in Li Zheng, while the other young people were silent and did not speak.
Aunt Wang and his wife originally wanted to side with the Zhao family, but a look from the royal family made them embarrassed, so they chose to compromise.
Li Zheng stood on a high stone and had a panoramic view of the movements of the whole village. Disappointment spread in his eyes.
"It's a good thing for everyone to speak out what's on their mind."
Cheng Wanwan's chuckle suddenly sounded.
She wasn't laughing sarcastically, she was actually laughing.
If a village develops too fast, problems of one kind or another will indeed arise. In the face of interests, anyone can turn against them. Fortunately, the problems were exposed relatively early and the loopholes in the system can be made up for in time.
She stepped towards the big locust tree and the crowd made way for her.
She looked at the livid Li Zheng and said in a gentle voice: "Uncle Li Zheng, you are the leader of our village. Because of your leadership, life in Dahe Village will get better and better. Uncle Li Zheng is in such a position, For most of my life, I think all I have heard are good words, whether they are true or false, in short, Uncle Li Zheng has probably never heard such a harsh voice, right?"
Li Zheng nodded, because he had never been questioned before, so he was particularly angry.
"Today it was Patriarch Xu who raised the question, but obviously he is not the only one who has doubts. Why do so many people have doubts, but only Patriarch Xu dared to raise them?" Cheng Wanwan said slowly, "Because the people in the village We are used to being under the management of Uncle Li Zheng and me. No matter what we do or propose, the people in the village will think it is right. Gradually, even if there is something wrong, everyone will become blind out of habit."
"Because Li Zheng is right, and because I am from Sui'an, even if we are wrong, no one dares to bring it up."
"Today Patriarch Xu raised doubts. If he were suppressed, then such sharp doubts would probably disappear from now on. One day when Granny Zhu gently asks if the accounts have been miscalculated, this gentle voice will become harsh. . Slowly, everyone in the village became silent. Those who saw something wrong would not ask, and those who saw something wrong would not point it out..."
"If things go further, even silence is not allowed, and the person who praises someone whose voice is too quiet will become the target of public criticism..."
In her voice as gentle as water, Li woke up as if enlightened.
If he didn't control his emotions today and disgraced Patriarch Xu in public, then from now on, who else in the village would dare to raise his doubts...
Therefore, everyone suppressed their doubts in their hearts. Everyone secretly guessed that the Zhao family had embezzled public funds. However, because the Zhao family managed Dahe Village, no one dared to raise it. This questioning mood was suppressed day by day, and sooner or later it would explode one day. , thus getting out of control.
"Old Xu." Li Zheng said all his anger dissipated and his tone was calm, "Your doubts are indeed reasonable. It was my lack of thinking that caused everyone to have doubts. Don't worry, I will disclose the village's accounts within three days." , you can view it yourself.”
Patriarch Xu was confused.
He was ready for a verbal battle with Rizheng, and had even thought of countless lines in his mind. However, Rizheng acted out of common sense, and he didn't know how to deal with it.
"Dear fellow villagers, I have been too busy during this period and have ignored everyone's feelings. Here, I apologize to everyone." Li Zheng bowed slightly, "Everyone can put forward any opinions they have, whether they are Chinese or Chinese." You can say whatever you like or don’t like, let’s put the market aside for now, now let’s give your opinions!”
The whole village looked at each other.
I always felt that Li Zheng was stimulated.
Moreover, most people do not have the ability to think independently and have no opinions at all.
Only the Xu family had more opinions, but they had already said one thing, so they were afraid of offending the public if they kept talking.
Seeing everyone's silence, Cheng Wanwan finally said: "I suddenly asked everyone to express their opinions. I don't think anyone knew what to say. Let's do this. The accounts will be announced in three days and the meeting will be held again in five days. Everyone can think about it in advance. In our village, Are there any areas that need improvement, what are the current problems in the village, and where can we develop in the future..."
The villagers breathed a sigh of relief. They still had five days to think about it and they should be able to come up with an opinion.
After the crowd dispersed, Li Zheng sighed deeply: "Da Shan Niang, if you hadn't reminded me, I almost made a big mistake..."
Nowadays, the Holy Emperor will listen to the opinions of all the officials. He just wanted to fight in public with the people who raised their opinions. He was just being upright. When did he become so arbitrary?
"Uncle Li Zheng is dedicated to the village, but is questioned by the villagers, so he feels unhappy. This is normal." Cheng Wanwan said with relief, "The main reason is because Dahe Village is developing too fast, and the management system has not kept up, so This has led to today's situation. Patriarch Xu is right. All the money and financial ledgers are in the hands of the Zhao family. If the Zhao family really has bad intentions, no one will be able to detect it. The existing model should really be changed. .”
Li Zheng nodded: "Does Dashan Niang have any good ideas?"
Cheng Wanwan thought deeply and said: "My idea is not mature yet. Let's wait until tomorrow. After I have a rough plan, I will go to Uncle Li Zheng to talk about it in detail. Uncle Li Zheng can also think about it carefully."
Li Zheng was overjoyed. The method proposed by Dashan Niang would definitely solve the current problem.
In fact, Cheng Wanwan didn't have any new ideas. He could only learn from the management model of modern village committees and apply it to this era...
