On the day of voting, Yu Qiuping brought Sena Shiyoshi and dozens of acting officials to the scene to familiarize themselves with the process. If the pilot is successful, Yu Qiuping plans to promote this election in more than a dozen villages. By then, these acting officials will
Everyone went to take charge. Yu Qiuping's three hundred subordinates were also called to the scene to maintain continuity. For this election, Yu Qiuping also set up a stage-like platform in the center of the village for everyone to speak.
A total of five people in San'an Village have obtained enough pledges and are ready to participate in the election. By the start time of the first quarter of Chenshi, the expected number of 107 people to vote has reached 105. They have gone to the acting official to register the pledges, so that in the autumn, they can
Pay less tax.
When the voters were seated, the candidates who had been waiting by the stage for a long time immediately jumped onto the stage and started talking. The first person to take the stage was Liu Zi's brother.
"My fellow villagers, I am Lao Wu from East Village!" That brother doesn't have much stage fright. He looks like a typical farmer. "Everyone must know me Lao Wu. I have always been the most honest and filial! This
I came here to elect the village chief just to do something for the villagers!" Lao Wu patted his chest and said: "The mill in the village has been out of service for a long time. If I become the village chief, I will definitely help you rebuild the mill.
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"Okay!" "Lao Wu said it well!" Several neighbors and brothers who knew Lao Wu immediately started to cheer, which made the scene seem quite lively.
"Quiet!" the Tsukiwabei ashigaru who were responsible for maintaining order knocked the gong and shouted loudly. The people hurriedly stopped talking to each other.
After Lao Wu stepped down, an elderly grandfather came up. Yu Qiuping learned from the surrounding villagers that he was the oldest in the village. He was already 54 this year, and his hair and beard were all gray. Yu Qiuping originally
I thought that such an elderly grandfather should easily gain everyone's support in this era of orderly hierarchy and strict hierarchy. However, this old grandfather seemed to be very concerned about face. After taking the stage, he was too embarrassed to say anything.
He hurriedly left the stage.
The other two people who came later were also trying to express themselves. They were both men in their thirties. They patted their chests and promised to do something to help the villagers. They also praised themselves as good, honest and honest, or praised themselves as filial.
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However, in Yu Qiuping's view, these speech skills are still a little bit poor, similar to the routine used by primary school students to run for class cadres. However, they are much better than the speechless old man.
The last person to appear was Niu Wan, whom Yu Qiuping and everyone were generally optimistic about. He was 33 years old and was a wealthy family, considered the richest in the village. Yu Qiuping had heard before that he spent a lot of money to win votes.
Dozens of people were invited twice in a row just to get their votes. Although Yu Qiuping wanted to stop such vote-buying behavior, but thinking that the common people seemed to have no other means of canvassing votes, he had no choice but to let it go.
"My fellow villagers, I am Niu Wan, the richest person in our village!" As soon as Niu Wan came on stage, he started bragging rudely, "My grandfather, my father, and I, three generations of my family are all hard-working and willing to work hard.
, I have made so much money for my family! Don’t you still believe in my level? With me as the village chief, I can make the whole village make a lot of money with me!"
As soon as Ushimaru said this, those who had been entertained by him stood up and shouted hello, and the Ashigaru had to come out again to maintain order.
Yu Qiuping looked at Niuwan's bragging and smiled slightly. Although this man was a bit too flamboyant, his words were not crude. Many businessmen who ran for leadership in later generations basically used this argument to canvass votes for themselves.
After the five candidates gave their first speeches, Yu Qiuping arranged for them to stand on the stage and place a small ballot box in front of each person. Then Yu Qiuping sent the ashigaru to give a ballot to every citizen who came to vote.
Ballots, let them go off stage and vote in the ballot box on stage.
Sure enough, it is still a society based on favors, and voting basically relies on favors. The vast majority of people did not hesitate much and immediately stood in line in front of their relatives, friends or neighbors. There were still about twenty people, who seemed to be
There was no one I was particularly familiar with, or I didn't know the rules clearly, so I wandered around for a while and then squeezed behind the crowded queue.
As Yu Qiuping signaled that voting could begin, the people, maintained by the ashigaru's discipline, lined up in five lines and cast their votes into the ballot boxes. Yu Qiuping discovered that even if the old man said nothing, he still got a lot of votes.
, Sure enough, the age advantage and prestige advantage are still obvious. And the longest team is the team in front of Ushimaru. Yu Qiuping made a rough estimate, there are about forty people, and more than one-third of the votes are in first place.
The first round was given to him, so he should be elected in the end.
What made Yu Qiuping's eyes shine was the performance of the fifth man. He was different from the proud Niuwan and the silent grandfather. Every time someone voted for him, he would use a slightly exaggerated gesture to say
Bow and say "thank you" repeatedly.
After voting, many people thought that the matter was over. They started making noises and tried to leave, but were blocked back by Tokiwabe's Ashigaru. "There have been several rounds of voting, and it's not over yet, brother!"
There are enough people to maintain order - nearly three times the number of voters. Otherwise, the chaos will probably be unstoppable. Yu Qiuping held his forehead deeply, feeling worried about the quality of the voters in front of him. No wonder some
African countries fall into chaos as soon as they hold referendums. How can they do it if their quality cannot keep up?
The results of the first round of voting came out quickly. The first one was the cow ball, with 39 votes. The second place was the old man, with 25 votes. The third place was Lao Wu, who also had 24 votes.
.The remaining two people received only single digits of votes - even some of the people who voted for them did not vote for them.
After the last person was eliminated, he left the election site in despair. The ballots were distributed to the voters again, and the second round of voting began. Yu Qiupei, Sena Ujiyoshi and others were paying attention to those who originally voted for this person.
How those eliminated will vote.
"Oh, Rijiro lost, then who should we vote for?" A man dressed as a fisherman asked his companions at a loss, and they all looked at each other. Suddenly, a man dressed as a farmer said:
"Didn't that old man say he wants to rebuild the mill? Why don't you vote for him? That mill is indeed too old."
"Okay." Several farmers responded.
"I don't care about the mill, I don't need it." A carpenter shook his head, "I'd better go to the old man. Since the old village chief and the others are gone, I trust the old man the most."
"It doesn't matter. My uncle can't be chosen anyway, so it doesn't matter who I give it to." Another person responded casually, then found a team and stood close.
After the second round of voting, Ushimaru's vote count became 40, the old man's vote was still 25, and Lao Wu actually had 28 votes, surpassing the old man, and the last one was eliminated.
This time, more than a dozen people lost their votes, and everyone gathered together to discuss who to give their votes to.
"Why don't you give it to Lao Wu? Lao Wu is a loyal and honest man. He will definitely not wrong everyone, nor will he do any bad things by taking advantage of the position of village chief," one person suggested. "And you haven't seen it.
Every time I get a ticket, I say thank you. You know how to behave." An older man suggested.
In the third round of voting, Ushimaru's vote count increased slightly to 42. Grandpa's vote count also increased to 28. Lao Wu's vote count actually increased to 35 votes, chasing Ushimaru. Grandpa lost the election.
Finally, he knocked his cane on the table many times in great disappointment, shook his head, and left with a sigh. Immediately, more than a dozen people wanted to leave with the grandfather, but they were stopped by the Tokiwabi ashigaru.
"Are we just here to vote for the old man?" A man asked in confusion, "I can't trust anyone else. When you become the village chief, you may not know who you will favor. Why should you vote for him?"
"Then think about who you don't want to be elected the least!" Shui Yuanjing, who is responsible for the discipline of this area, said seriously, "Since you can vote, you must be worthy of the votes in your hands! This is what my Royal Highness has given you.
Rights! You must also do your part for the village!"
"What this military master said makes sense!" one person shouted, "I just can't stand Niuwan's temperament, so I can't give him my vote even if I give it to Lao Wu! I'm going to vote for Lao Wu. At least Lao Wu is an honest man.
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"That's right!" "Let's go!"
"Have you noticed," Yu Qiuping said to a few people around him, "that Niuwan, although he had a lot of votes at the beginning, he basically didn't get much votes. The people who voted for him were basically the people he was entertaining at that time.
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"But that old man, relying on his honesty and humility, got a lot of undecided votes." Yu Qiuping said with a smile, "This is worth learning from our experience."
"That's what Momiji said." Sena said with a smile, "That's really what happened."
In the last round of voting, the result was actually decided before the votes were counted. The team in front of Ushimaru was still the same forty people, but there were sixty people in front of Lao Wu. Because he had lost face, Ushimaru became angry and yelled.
Saying that he had won the election, he invited the whole village to dinner and called Lao Wu a pauper. Such undisciplined behavior was immediately scolded by Yu Qiuping. Only then did Ushimaru realize that although their lord had not spoken much before,
It doesn't mean that he doesn't care about things. He was so frightened that he knelt down and kowtowed in a hurry. In the final election result, it was no surprise that Lao Wu was elected as the village chief.
"Folks! I always keep my word!" At the invitation of Yu Qiuping, the excited Lao Wu went to the center where the whole village gathered to deliver an inaugural speech. "When we have some spare money this fall, I will do it right away.
Organize everyone to rebuild the mill! If you have any difficulties in the future, you can always come to my house to find me! I will definitely help you!"
"Okay!" Many people who originally supported Lao Wu or later switched to supporting Lao Wu cheered happily. Most people also agreed and were satisfied with the results. They all believed that the election was fair. Only a few other candidates were slightly more die-hard.
There was some dissatisfaction. However, the entire election process was transparent and open. In the end, more than half of the people did support Lao Wu. They had nothing to say and expressed their agreement.
"It looks like the results are good, then let's promote it to several other villages." Yu Qiuping ordered with a smile, "Take your time, start with three more, and then continue."
"However, this matter will be mainly handed over to you later." Yu Qiuping said.
"Oh? Where are Momiji going?" Sena asked in surprise.
"That's right." Yu Qiuping nodded, "Kibei Wei, in a few days, you and I will take the cavalry team to the barrel and take a look."