For a clown, dignity is simply a luxury. When Zhou Qingfeng emphasized that he must stand up straight, the tears in Adrian's eyes finally couldn't stop flowing. Behind him, the villagers and adventurers hired to work for Harmony Village were even more
It was doubly shocking.
In a hierarchical society, what is dignity?
If they were not impoverished, few adventurers would accept employment from the village. To put it mildly, they are a group of people who travel freely and freely. But in reality, they can only be regarded as robbers and thieves, and no one has ever taken them seriously.
Expelling, cursing, and discriminating, this is the daily life of a clown.
For those at the bottom of society, there is never the word 'easy' in life.
Zhou Qingfeng stretched out his hand to help Adrian up. The clown gentleman wiped his tears, thanked him and slowly stepped back. The commendation ceremony continued, Rubio called out another person's name, this time it was an ordinary villager, because of his honest work
Be commended for not being lazy.
In other places, it is a great honor for a lowly untouchable to have a job under the ruler. They must be humble, obedient, respectful, and always keep their heads down.
But Zhou Qingfeng doesn’t think so, and he has never thought so. From an emotional point of view, he has never felt that he is nobler than others; from a rational point of view, a society that oppresses each other and cannot cooperate has too high governance costs and too much internal friction.
The efficiency is too low.
The scene of the ceremony gradually became solemn. The people present adjusted their hands and feet, adjusted their postures, and their hearts became eager, eager to hear their names being shouted.
Everyone who was commended felt extremely honored, enjoyed the spotlight, and proudly accepted the ridiculously simple model worker badge.
A total of more than a dozen people were commended, and their faces were red with excitement, as if they had won a battle or dug up a huge treasure. Those who did not get the badge actually felt very jealous, despite the benefits brought by this honor.
Not much.
It seems easy to get commendations. No one has done any earth-shattering feats. No one has completed any impossible tasks. Everyone has completed their own work. But everyone present knows better - this honor is too difficult to come by.
.
Except for Harmony Village, except for Victor Hugo, the powerful people elsewhere would never smile at ordinary country bumpkins, let alone talk about dignity.
"Thank you again for your efforts in the construction of the village. I also hope that others will follow their example and do better in their future work. I will definitely not be stingy with honors, status and rewards."
Zhou Qingfeng gave a brief speech and shook hands with all the model workers before ending the commendation ceremony. Everyone was dazed, as most of them participated in such a formal event for the first time in their lives. This was comparable to extortion, robbery, and deceit.
Whether they understand it or not, everyone subconsciously feels that this is a way to improve their status, break the ceiling and move to a higher level. They will no longer be limited to their humble past and have a brand new development platform.
Inisha and other key members of the village were also at the commendation site. They originally thought that Uncle Zhou was going to do something to tease people. But after the commendation ceremony, these key personnel were thoughtful.
Inisha is an authentic aristocrat, one of the top few. She was once very confident that she could surpass Zhou Qingfeng in showing nobility.
However, Zhou Qingfeng told everyone with reality - only those who can possess people and bow their heads, be convincing, and unite people's hearts have value. It is very ridiculous to be just arrogant and arrogant.
For those at the bottom such as Adrian, they never thought that they would be able to rise in class. But in Harmony Village, as long as they are willing to work hard, even untouchables can succeed. As long as they work for Victor Hugo, they can realize their dreams.
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"The power of example is infinite. As long as I set good rules and set a good example, the people below will naturally work hard, and I don't need to work hard every day. I have to let the people create miracles."
I call this the 'Dream of Harmony'." Zhou Qingfeng shouted the slogan without shame, "I don't care about my origin, I only care about talents. Break the shackles of the original class and give a new choice to those who have talent and dreams.
.What do you think?"
Even though they were shocked, Inisa and the others all rolled their eyes. They were tired of hearing similar official accents. Although the content of Zhou Qingfeng's official accents was quite fresh every time and the effect was very good, it always sounded like he was lying.
Work.
Inisa whispered: "Victor, you are making excuses for being lazy. The situation in the village is not that good now. Those who came to us are all a group of people with a bad reputation, and there are many scum among them.
Villains are not so easy to obey."
Knight Nasser also smiled and said: "How about tomorrow I announce in the village that 'there are no taboos within three days'? Let's see how powerful your example is. What kind of chaos will the village become?"
Don't..., Zhou Qingfeng immediately smiled and resigned, "I'm afraid of you two, just pretend I didn't say it, pretend I didn't say it. The high-pressure policy will still continue, and those who dare to do evil will be eliminated mercilessly.
Fall. We must maintain stability. We must maintain stability!”
In this mixed situation in the village, stability is the most important factor. Once the hundreds of lawless adventurers are out of control, they will bite Zhou Qingfeng himself in minutes. At that time, he will have no other way out but to escape.
but......
"This scene happened once in the Iron Mine Valley today. At that time, I summoned the leaders of most of the villages in the Black Forest to show off the elven murals and domes. They also burst into tears at the time, and they all pledged their allegiance to me, saying that they would always follow me.
But in fact, they are all just helpless people. Whenever we encounter trouble, we cannot see them. Those who can firmly stand with me are the lowest ones who have nothing and no way out.
Don't think that I am really lazy. I have learned from the experience and feel that I have not really reached the grassroots level. I have not promoted ordinary people who are really doing things. I have allowed the village leaders to control manpower and material resources.
This must change from now on, the power has been given to me. People who are willing to surrender to me and be loyal to me must have dreams and realize them. Those who are half-hearted must be punished."
Inisa and Naser were stunned when they heard this, and could not finish the words for a long time.
After Zhou Qingfeng finished speaking, he walked out of the conference hall proudly. 'Jiying' who was guarding outside the hall came over and said, "Master, your speech just now was too good. Those people's ideological realm is too low to understand your greatness.
In fact, I also have a dream!"
"Let's go." Zhou Qingfeng had just delivered an important speech, but was interrupted when he was in high spirits. He said angrily, "You dead horse, don't always think about money."
"Can't I have a dream?" "Jiying" jumped up angrily, "You are such a bad master. Not only do you steal other people's money, but you also steal other people's treasures. Give back that 'Unyielding Talisman'
Give it to me. I took a lot of trouble to get it from the fat sheep."
"You are a dead horse with a handful of bones. Why do you need a magic amulet? Do you still hope to change your career?" Zhou Qingfeng refused without hesitation, "The amulet naturally belongs to me, and it is of no use to you."
"Unscrupulous, how can you be so bad?" 'Shiying' turned the negative energy into teardrops and gushed out from his eyes, "If I had known this, I would rather stay in the dungeon than come out with you."
"real?"
"Fake."
The master and servant made jokes and taunted each other, and returned to their residence step by step.