Chapter 194: Only by Not Contending

The first matter was to supplement the official system of Daming Village.

Many people had actually guessed this point, but Lou Shide, an old man so fat that he walked like a ball, could sit on equal footing with Li Ji and Guo Yuan as soon as he arrived at Daming Village, which forced others to take a few extra glances at him.

Fortunately, the fat old man had established a nodding acquaintance with the others the day before, and since Guo Jia had no intention of fighting for the position of Vice Mayor, naturally no one raised any objections at this moment.

After all, in the current Daming Town, no one among the Generals could sit on equal footing with Li Ji, and among the Scholars, Zheng Xuan and Hu Zhao would not Enter Service, while Liu Ye was Guo Jia’s deputy. If Guo Jia did not fight for it, the position would fall to Lou Shide.

Regarding serving as the Vice Mayor of Daming Town, Lou Shide asked himself if his ability was sufficient for the task, as he was, after all, a figure who had served as Prime Minister twice.

However, although the position was small, was the Vice Mayor really so easy to be?

Regarding this question, Lou Shide himself had to shake his head.

Looking around at the crowd, they were all figures familiar to his ears.

With Zheng Xuan’s fame, how could Lou Shide not know him?

And Li Ji’s portrait had been hung high in the Lingyan Pavilion when he was just a child!

As for Guo Jia, Liu Ye, Zhang He, Hu Zhao, and the others, which one of them was not a figure famous for a thousand years?

Lou Shide looked the oldest, but he truly dared not look down on a single person present. Because in his eyes, the ranks of civil and military officials in Daming Town could completely be described as crouching tigers and hidden dragons.

Therefore, after taking the right to speak, Lou Shide spoke even more carefully and cautiously.

Since he had come, he naturally wanted to display the ambitions in his chest, and being able to exchange political concepts with the people present was actually something the fatty was very eager to do.

Otherwise, why would he be so diligent and go to “observe the people’s condition” as soon as he arrived at Daming Village?

He had to prove himself, especially when he had heard the character “Di” as soon as he arrived.

Di Huaiying was indeed an outstanding hero of the times, but I, Lou Shide, am not an easy opponent either; it is just that my way of contending is different from others.

Only by not contending can no one in the world contend with you.

What I, Lou Shide, want to do is to fully display the civil and military strategies in my chest.

When Lou Shide explained in detail the people’s condition he had observed bit by bit, and at the same time placed “Accepting Words” in an extremely important position in the development of the Territory, the expressions of the people present changed from serious to moved.

Especially Guo Yuan, as the person in charge of the government affairs of Daming Town, his first reaction was that he had overlooked a major event, and his whole demeanor became very conflicted.

He felt a bit annoyed, annoyed that he had actually forgotten such an important point.

At the same time, he felt a bit of resentment, resenting that the old man before him did not give him any face at all.

But what he felt more was relief, relieved that Lou Shide’s arrival had allowed Daming Town to discover this dangerous flaw just as it had started to develop, rather than discovering it after the population exceeded ten thousand or twenty thousand. If it were discovered then, the situation would likely be completely different from now.

Logically speaking, when his disciple’s handling of government affairs was pointed out as flawed, the teacher should stand up for the student. But at this moment, Old Master Zheng, sitting in the first seat among the Scholars, listened with a composed and relaxed manner, nodding from time to time, listening even more intently than Mo Xiaobai.

Finally, when Lou Shide proposed that Daming Village should carry out a large-scale transformation based on the wishes of the Territory’s people right now, Zheng Xuan was even the first to clap his hands and say “Good”.

This was truly not easy, considering that Guo Yuan had been busy working in Daming Village for so long, yet Old Master Zheng had never given him half a “Good” word.

Not only Zheng Xuan, but Guo Jia and Liu Ye also slowly nodded their heads at this moment, and Li Ji similarly revealed a smile.

Their own My Lord had invited an incredible person back!

As soon as he arrived, he was about to push for transformation in Daming Town.

“The first step of the transformation will be to clarify the laws and regulations.”

“Speaking of which, now that Daming Town has developed to this point, it should have its own set of legal systems. This includes aspects such as private property, holidays, laws, military service, and so on. We can no longer be like that small village back then, where everything was vague and handled purely based on the feelings of a few of us.”

When Lou Shide finished what he wanted to say, Mo Xiaobai took over the conversation to make the final summary: “This is the second transformation of our Daming Town. I hope it will still be successful and continue to produce a positive stimulus for the Territory. As for how to arrange this matter and how to formulate the laws and regulations, Zongren, are you willing to take charge?”

“This old man is not talented and is willing to plan strategies for My Lord from the side, but I am old and fear I cannot bear the heavy responsibility of overall planning.”

Lou Shide first gave a salute, but then turned his words and looked towards Guo Yuan: “Brother Zini knows Daming Town better than this old man. Why doesn’t My Lord hand this matter over to Zini? This old man will assist with all his strength.”

Hand it over to Zini?

Lou Shide first gave a long speech, then lightly brushed his sleeve and gave away such an important matter?

This old man, what medicine was he selling in his gourd?

As the other person involved, Guo Yuan was confused by Lou Shide’s words.

Just now, he almost thought that Lou Shide would replace him and become the person in charge of government affairs in Daming Village.

Even though he did not care much about this, Guo Yuan still felt a bit depressed and unwilling, unwilling to be compared and surpassed by others like this.

But after My Lord spoke, the fat old man beside him actually declined?

What did this mean?

Anyone could see that the core of the next step of government affairs in Daming Village was to thoroughly perfect the Territory through “Accepting Words”.

Whoever presided over this matter would undoubtedly be the nailed-on leader of government affairs.

Lou Shide was just one kick away from this position.

Why would he give up?

Was he really too old?

Guo Yuan denied this thought without even thinking; a truly old person would not propose such a transformation.

Guo Yuan could not figure it out, but the others around him all revealed smiles.

The bystander sees clearly, while the participant is confused.

Even Li Guang, whose political awareness was nearly negative, could see that the fatty named Lou Shide did not want to fight for the title of the number one Civil Minister of Daming Town.

He just offered his opinion, hoping that My Lord would adopt and implement it.

That was all, it was that simple!

When Mo Xiaobai affirmed his idea, the fat old man had nothing else to fight for.

In his eyes, he was already the winner.

“Alright, this matter is decided then. Zini will take charge of the overall planning, with Maogong and Zongren assisting from the side. You must formulate laws and regulations suitable for the current situation of Daming Town as soon as possible.”

Actually, Mo Xiaobai already had a candidate in his heart for who should do this. Asking just now was just to give Lou Shide an opportunity, an opportunity to improve his relationship with Guo Yuan.

After all, the old man had slapped Guo Yuan in the face earlier. Even if Guo Yuan had the demeanor of a gentleman and did not hold a grudge, he would inevitably have a knot in his heart. Mo Xiaobai went with the flow, letting Lou Shide do a big favor for Guo Yuan, and the two would naturally work together with one heart.

He also believed that Guo Yuan had the breadth of mind and magnanimity to not treat Lou Shide’s modest concession as a grudge over a liter of rice.