On the day of the vote, Yu Qiuping brought Sena Yoshishi and dozens of acting officials to the scene to familiarize themselves with the process. If the pilot is successful, Yu Qiuping plans to spread the election to more than a dozen villages. At that time, these deputies will have to be responsible for each other. Yu Qiuping's 300 subordinates were also called to the scene to maintain the continuity. For this election, Yu Qiuping also set up a platform like a stage in the center of the village for everyone to speak.

A total of five people in San'an Village have received enough money to run for election. At the beginning of the hour, 105 of the 107 people who were expected to vote had arrived. They went to the acting officer to register the drawing, so that in the autumn they could pay less taxes.

As soon as the voters were seated, the candidates, who had been waiting on the stage for a long time, immediately jumped on stage and began to speak. The first to come to power was the elder brother of the sixth son.

"Folks, I am the fifth child in the East Village!" That brother didn't have much stage fright, and at first glance he was dressed like a typical farmer. "Everyone must know my fifth child, and I have always been the most honest and filial! This time, I came to choose the village chief to do something for the villagers! Lao Wu patted his chest and said: "The mill in the village has long been gone, if I become the village head, I will definitely help you rebuild the mill!" ”

"Okay!" "That's a good point!" Several neighbors and brothers who knew the fifth child immediately began to coax, which made the scene seem quite enthusiastic.

"Silence!" The Tokiwa Bishishi, who was in charge of maintaining order, struck the gong and shouted loudly. The people hurriedly stopped talking to each other.

After the fifth child stepped down, an elderly grandfather came up. Yu Qiuping learned from the surrounding villagers that he was the oldest in the village now, he was 54 years old this year, and his hair and beard were gray. Yu Qiuping originally thought that such an elderly grandfather, in this era of orderly growth and inferiority, should be easy to gain everyone's support. But this old man seemed to be very face-conscious, and after he came to power, he was embarrassed to say anything, so he hurriedly stepped down.

The other two later people are also trying to express themselves, both men in their thirties, patting their chests and promising to do something for the villagers, and praising themselves for being good, being loyal and honest, or praising themselves for their filial piety.

However, in Yu Qiuping's view, these speech skills are still a little too poor, and they are similar to the routine of primary school students running for class cadres. However, compared to the old man who couldn't speak, it was already much stronger.

The last one to play is also the cow pill that Yuqiu and others are generally optimistic about. He is 33 years old, he is a rich man, and he is considered the richest in the village. Yu Qiuping also heard before that he had spent a lot of money in order to solicit votes, and invited dozens of people twice in a row, just for their votes. Although Yu Qiuping had the intention to stop such bribery, he thought that the people seemed to have no other means of canvassing, so he had no choice but to let it go.

"Folks, I am Niu Pill, the richest person in our village!" As soon as Niu Maru came to the stage, he began to brag unceremoniously about himself, "My grandfather, my father, and me, three generations of my family are hardworking and willing to work, and they have earned so much money for my family!" Don't you believe in my level? With me as the village head, I can let the whole village make a lot of money with me! ”

As soon as Ushimaru said this, those who had been treated by him rose up and shouted hello, and the ashigaru had to come out again to maintain order.

Yu Qiuping looked at Niu Maru's boasting appearance and smiled slightly. Although this person is too flamboyant, his words are not coarse. In later generations, many businessmen who ran for leadership basically used this argument to canvass for themselves.

After the five candidates finished speaking for the first time, Yu Qiuping arranged for them to stand on the stage and set up a small ballot box in front of everyone. Then Yu Qiuping sent the ashigaru to hand out a ballot to everyone who came to vote, and asked them to go to the stage and vote in the ballot box on the stage.

Sure enough, it is still a humane society, and voting basically relies on favors. The vast majority of people basically did not hesitate, and immediately stood in front of their relatives, friends or neighbors. There were also two dozen people, who seemed to be not particularly familiar with people, or who did not rely on the rules clearly, wandered around for a while, and then crowded towards the back of the crowded line.

As Yu Qiuping signaled that voting could begin, the people lined up in five lines and cast their ballots in the ballot boxes under the discipline of the ashigaru. Yu Qiuping found that even if the old man didn't say anything, he still got a lot of votes, and sure enough, the age advantage and prestige advantage were still obvious. And the longest team is the one in front of Ushimaru. Yu Qiuping roughly estimated that there would be about forty people, and more than one-third of the votes were given to him in the first round, so he should be elected in the end.

What made Yu Qiuping's eyes light up was the performance of the old five. He was different from the triumphant Ushimaru and the old man who didn't say a word, every time someone voted for him, he would bow in a somewhat exaggerated posture and say "thank you" repeatedly.

After voting, many people thought that the matter was over, and they were about to leave in an uproar, but they were blocked back by the ashigaru people who used to be prepared. "There have been several rounds of voting, and it's not over yet, brother!"

There are enough people to maintain order - nearly three times as many as the electorate, otherwise the chaos will probably not be contained. Yu Qiuping held his forehead deeply, feeling a burst of worry about the quality of these voters in front of him. It is no wonder that some African countries will be in a mess as soon as they hold a referendum, and their quality will not keep up.

The results of the first round of counting came out quickly, and the first side was that Ushimaru, which had 39 votes. The second place went to the old man, with 25 photos. The third place is the old five, and he also has 24 cards. The remaining two people only got single digits of votes - not even some of the people who drew the bet on them didn't vote for them.

After the last place was eliminated, he left the election site in a gloomy manner. Ballots were distributed to voters again and the second round of voting began. Yu Qiuhei and Sena Shiyoshi and others paid attention to how the few people who originally voted for this eliminated person would vote.

"Oh, Rijiro lost, so who are we going to give this vote to?" A man dressed as a fisherman asked a few of his companions at a loss, and several of them looked at each other. Suddenly, a man dressed as a farmer said, "Didn't that old man say that he would rebuild the mill and not vote for him again?" The mill was too old. ”

"Okay." A few farmers pandered.

"I don't care about a mill, I don't need it." A carpenter shook his head, "I'd better go to the big lord, the old village chief is gone, and I trust the big lord the most." ”

"Whatever, anyway, my uncle can't choose it, it doesn't matter who you give it to." The other replied casually, and casually found a team and stood closer.

After the second round of voting, the number of votes for Niu Maru became 40 votes, and the old man's votes were still 25 votes, and the fifth man actually had 28 votes, which had surpassed the old man, and the last place was eliminated.

This time, more than a dozen people lost their votes, and everyone gathered to discuss who to give their votes to.

"Why don't you give it to the fifth child, the fifth child is a loyal and honest man, and he will definitely not lose everyone, and he will not do anything bad under the position of the village chief," one person proposed. "And you don't see it, every time the fifth child takes a ticket, he says thank you, how he understands the rules." An elderly man who was somewhat elderly proposed.

In the third round of voting, the number of Ushimaru's votes rose subtly, becoming 42 votes. The number of votes for the old man also became 28 votes. And the number of votes for the fifth child actually rose to 35 votes, chasing Niu Maru. After the old man lost the election, he was very disappointed and knocked his cane on the platform many times in a row, shook his head, and left with a sigh. Immediately, more than a dozen people wanted to go with the old man, but they were stopped by Tokiwa and the ashigaru.

"We're here to vote for the old man?" A man was puzzled, "I can't believe anyone else, but when I become the village head, I don't know who I favor?" What else are you going to vote for? ”

"Then think about it, who you don't want to be elected!" The water atom who was in charge of this piece of discipline said solemnly, "Since you can vote, you must be worthy of the votes in your hands!" This is the right given to you by Your Highness my family! You all have to do your part for the village! ”

"What this military master said is reasonable!" One person shouted, "I just can't get used to Niu Maru's temperament, and I can't give him the ticket to the fifth child!" I'm going to vote for the fifth, at least the fifth is an honest man! ”

"That's right!" "Let's go!"

"Did you notice?" Yu Qiuping said to a few people around him, "That cow pill, although there were a lot of votes at the beginning, it basically didn't last much. The people who voted for him were basically the ones he had invited at that time. ”

"And that old five, relying on honesty and humility, got a lot of hesitant votes." Yu Qiuping smiled, "This is worth learning from." ”

"That's what Momiji said." Sena smiled, "That's really the case. ”

In the final round of voting, the result was actually decided before the votes were counted. The team in front of Niu Maru was still about forty people, but there were sixty people in front of the fifth child. Because of the loss of face, the embarrassed and angry Niu Maru yelled that he had won the election, so he invited the whole village to dinner, and scolded the fifth child for being a poor bastard. Such undisciplined behavior was immediately reprimanded by Yu Qiuping. Ushimaru realized that although their lord hadn't spoken much before, it didn't mean that he didn't care about things. He was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, and the final election result, not surprisingly, Lao Wu was elected as the village chief.

"Folks! I've always been talking! At the invitation of Yu Qiuping, the excited old five went to the center where the whole village gathered to give an inaugural speech, "After we have spare money in hand this autumn, I will immediately organize everyone to rebuild the mill!" If you have any difficulties in the future, you can also come to my house at any time to find me! I'm going to help the big guys! ”

"Okay!" Many people who originally supported or later switched to supporting Lao Wu cheerfully cheered, and the majority of the people also agreed and were satisfied with the result, believing that the election was very fair. Only a handful of other contenders were slightly dissatisfied. However, the whole election process was transparent and open, and in the end, more than half of the people did support Lao Wu, and they had nothing to say to express their agreement.

"It seems that the results are good, so let's spread it to a few other villages." Yu Qiuping smiled and ordered, "Take your time, come three more first, and then continue." ”

"However, this matter will be mainly left to you later." Yu Qiuping said.

"Oh? Where are the autumn leaves going? Sena asked in surprise.

"That's right." Yu Qiuping nodded, "Xibei, in a few days, you and I will take the cavalry team to the barrel narrow room to have a look." ”