These reactions of the elders of the clan were completely expected by Qian Chengzhi.

It is also a very reasonable and normal reaction.

Because everything is balanced.

There are good aspects, there will be bad aspects, and it is impossible to just want to enjoy the benefits and get the benefits, but not want to give something.

Right.

If the gentry want to join Xujiazhuang, they can, but they must give up the privileges they have.

For example, for those families with a per capita annual income of more than 300 silver dollars, Xujiazhuang will charge 10% tax on the excess; Households with an annual per capita income of more than 500 silver dollars are taxed at 30%; If the per capita annual income exceeds 1,000 silver dollars, 50% tax will be levied - this tax rate seems to be quite high, but it is taxed on a family basis, and if there are many children born in the family, even if the income is particularly high, there is actually no burden.

For example, patriarchal power, feudal patriarchs, as long as there is a relatively unanimous opinion, for those clansmen who break the rules, they can be whipped, caned, or even killed, they can be cut off, legally damage the interests of childless widows, and even sell women, that is, as long as they reach an agreement, good things can be done, but bad things can also be done, and they cannot represent morality and justice, they will only see that it is not in their interests.

Now the patriarchal right has to be deprived, everyone is equal within Xujiazhuang, everyone has to abide by the law, even if the respected elder violates the law, the sentencing is the same, and as long as the cumulative violation reaches three times, it will still be sent to Shandong for mining, or sent to overseas manors for farming, there is no love to talk about.

Of course, in Xujiazhuang, the only person who has judicial immunity is the owner Xu Yuan, but this immunity Xu Yuan can only be used three times a year, even if he single-handedly founded Xujiazhuang, he is not allowed to destroy the fairness of the law without limit.

As for the feudal patriarchs, within the system of Xujiazhuang, it is impossible to continue to be powerful, to replace public trials with lynching, and to replace the rule of law with human rule.

They can only adapt to Xujiazhuang's rules, not Xujiazhuang's compromise with them, and if they can't accept it, then don't join.

Qian Chengzhi said to the elders of the clan:

"Relatives and friends, it is your own business to join or not, Xujiazhuang will not beg you to join, and there are people in the world who want to join Xujiazhuang, for those who are eager to join, not to mention giving up part of their rights, that is, they are willing to enter Xujiazhuang as cleaners and dung diggers, 230 million Daming people, at least 200 million people who want to seize this opportunity, those who say they are unwilling to join, to be honest, Xujiazhuang will not care at all."

"Think about the welfare of Xujiazhuang, think about the fairness in it, think about the wealth of Xujiazhuang, you must know that it is the lowest-paid job, you can also earn 10 silver dollars a month, you can live a good life with a little diligence, and you can't see any helpless beggars, that is to say, if the descendants of future generations are not good, in Xujiazhuang, the worst will not become beggars, and you can still live a secure life."

"The average life expectancy has increased to more than seventy, everyone can live for twenty or thirty more years, I don't know how many blessings to enjoy, you must know that there are not many emperors who live more than fifty years old, and the emperor is powerful, in order to live a few more years, they cultivate the Tao and refine the pill, and send people everywhere to find immortals and immortal medicines, but did they succeed? It's not that you will still die, and your life span is not much higher than that of ordinary people, if you think that a little patriarchal power is more important than living for a few more decades, then continue to hold on to this right, anyway, the young people in the clan will not play with you, and they all have to live a better life. ”

"As for the head of the village, the manager, the accountant, the clerk, the clerk, the shopping mall clerk, the bank teller and other work, it is relatively easy, the income is very good, everyone wants to serve these golden rice bowls, silver rice bowls, and when my children grow up, I also hope that they can engage in these jobs, but Xujiazhuang emphasizes efficiency and competition, not to make a large number of eye-eyed and low-level moths, to bring yourself down, if you are a senior executive of Xujiazhuang, will you casually distribute the lucrative work to the people who have just joined the manor? And the basis for Xujiazhuang's stable existence is fairness, once this foundation is broken, it will only fall apart quickly! ”

"The civil service examination is a must, vocational training is also a must, no matter how smart you are, you have to pass the exam first, and this kind of exam, compared with the Ming imperial examination, the difficulty is much smaller, the imperial examination can be admitted to the show, the civil service examination can pass 100%, the imperial examination can be admitted to the children's students, the pass rate is not less than 70%, and everyone has six opportunities to take the civil service examination, this year loses and tries again next year, five or six times in a row can not be examined, can only say that its ability is insufficient, not suitable for civil servants...... We are not even afraid of the imperial examination with a higher elimination rate, are we still afraid of a small civil service examination? ”

"Relatives and friends, I have got conclusive internal information, in the territory of Daming, this round of expansion of Xujiazhuang should be the last, and I will only consider overseas expansion in the future, unless I wait for thirty or fifty years later, the population of Xujiazhuang is too large, and the collective estate cannot accommodate it, so it is possible to expand the village again, but it is mainly to meet its own needs, and it will not absorb much external population, green cards and the like, and only high-level talents can get it."

"In short, this is the last chance, and the only chance, if you don't cherish it, resulting in future generations, can't join Xujiazhuang, they will accuse you every day, and they will resent you for life, not to mention how filial they will be, it's good not to dig your grave! After all, for your own little selfishness, you have deprived them of even the hope of being a dung digger in Xujiazhuang, who do they hate if they don't hate you? For the sake of future generations, what if we give up some rights and suffer a little? Compared to what our family can get, after all, the gains outweigh the losses. ”

After this painstaking persuasion.

The elders of the Qian clan in the hall had to be silent and think about it.

In the end, they all frowned, and found that there was no other way to go except to choose to join the Xu family manor, and it was impossible not to join!

Because even if their elders don't agree, but the young people are happy, they all show ecstasy on their faces, and they can't wait to become a member of Xujiazhuang immediately, if anyone dares to stop them, even if you are your father and mother, the young people will be disobedient and turn their faces, and after a few years, the matter of digging graves may really be done.

In recent years, in the Jiangnan area, I don't know how many young men and women who are in love freely, trying to escape to Xujiazhuang Harbor City, engaging in work such as brushing dishes and selling coolies, it doesn't matter, they are still very happy, Xujiazhuang has also set up corresponding laws to protect these elopement men and women, and does not allow outsiders to persecute them, which leads to more serious elopement.

Freedom, equality, development, full of light and hope.

This is the beautiful image of Xujiazhuang in the hearts of young people, and the 'Xu Hei' who thinks that Xujiazhuang is not good will fall into serious isolation.

Under the influence of newspapers, radio and other cultural communication tools, Xujiazhuang has won the hearts of the majority of young people.

These conservative and traditional elders dare to work with young people on whether or not to agree to join Xujiazhuang, but they are afraid that they will be abandoned immediately, and no one will support them when they are old in the future, and no one will worship them when they die, which is no different from cutting off the incense.

And this is the thing that makes them most afraid of fear, which can be called the bottom of the kettle.

What to do?

Do you continue to resist and oppose it?

Or can only compromise and yield, give up some rights, follow Qian Chengzhi's advice, start to buy some study materials, prepare for the civil service examination, so as to seek an easier job, after all, Xujiazhuang this time to expand the village as many as 1100 seats, at least to recruit and train millions of civil servants, there are too many opportunities in front of you, even if you play abnormally and do not get in, you are not tired of being a farmer, the mechanization rate of Xujiazhuang farming is very high, there is not much need for labor, and it is also a good choice to enter the factory......

So when the final statement was made, only the elders of the audience said:

"That's it, let's join, we can't stand in the way of our children and grandchildren."

"Hey, the times have indeed changed, if we don't follow the changes, then we can only be abandoned by the times."

"Millions of civil servants, more than the total number of children in the Ming Dynasty, more than half of our Qian family's scholars should be admitted to the civil service, and then wait for the manor to be completed, get a salary of more than 30 silver yuan per month, which is equivalent to the income of Qipin County...... The future of joining Xujiazhuang is indeed bright, and if you miss this outlet, it will not be so easy to be admitted to the civil service in the future. ”

"Yes, the first soup is the most delicious, and our family should seize the opportunity."

"Join in, even if I am a farmer, I am willing, the Qian family is a family of farmers and scholars, in addition to being good at reading, who will not farm some land? It can also move muscles and bones, which is conducive to health preservation and can live longer. ”

"I also figured it out, the Qian family must embrace the new era, can not fall into a cycle of rise and fall for thousands of years, the feudal era, there is no three-hundred-year-old dynasty, and there are few thousand-year-old families, only the branches and leaves, gradually return to the ordinary, in order to prosper forever."

Seeing that the elders figured it out one by one, they agreed to join the Xu family manor.

Qian Chengzhi nodded with satisfaction, to win young people is to win the world, these elders and elders cannot become a stumbling block for young people, they will only become stepping stones, otherwise they can't even enjoy incense, how can such a consequence be bearable?

Got rid of his own Qian family.

The next day.

Qian Chengzhi sent someone to invite the elders of the Sun Lin's family and the elders of the Fang Yizhi family, and held a discussion meeting with them, asking them if they would consider taking the family to join Xujiazhuang?

Sun Lin's family elders, after listening to all kinds of constraints, were also very resistant and reluctant to join.

Fang Yizhi's family elders did not object, and agreed to join, because they received a persuasion letter written by Fang Yizhi to them, and the persuasion words in it were similar to Qian Chengzhi's set of truths, all of them believed that the feudal system and tradition were too restrictive to personal oppression, and sooner or later they would be eliminated, and Xu Jiazhuang represented a bright and correct direction and had more freedom and space for development.

So you don't need to spend money on your lips.

Several sages of the Fang family, such as the poetess Fang Mengshi and Fang Weiyi, as well as the governor of Huguang, Fang Yizhi's father Fang Kongzhi, who came back this time, all of them recognized the development model of Xujiazhuang, although there are also such and such problems, but it is indeed much stronger than Daming, with a per capita income of 300 silver dollars, a very high standard of living and welfare security, and the ability to convince any stubborn.

"You're right."

Sun Jin, the brother of Sun Lin, had to nod and said: "The biggest problem of Xu Jiazhuang is actually that he has no ambitions, no heart to win the world, and only thinks about making money. At least for now, joining Xujiazhuang is the right choice, and I really can't oppose it. ”

"Brother Sun, you are too worried, the owner of the village is thinking about it, in fact, it is much farther than us, it is not the word 'no ambition' to describe, we continue to look down, continue to understand Xujiazhuang in depth, maybe one day, Brother Sun will suddenly realize, and then admire the five bodies to the ground." The way of money.

"I hope so."

Sun Jin sighed and said.

One way or another.

The three major families of Tongcheng finally reached an agreement on joining Xujiazhuang, and after the news was announced, the young people in the three families all cheered and ecstasy, and after others learned about it, they were envious and jealous, and then they were crazy about it, pulling relationships and even sending women, trying everything to see if they could catch this free ride, and for a time there were phenomena such as catching sons-in-law, flash marriages, and old singles suddenly being sought after, which can be described as chaotic and extremely impetuous.