On the fifth day of the eleventh month, Hua Kai and Lian Po sat at a table, savoring the calming flower tea in front of them. In the past three days, Lian Po had taken three precious Cleansing Body Pills, five different Longevity Pills, and three Bell Pills from Hua Kai. Now, Lian Po looked like he was in his forties, much younger than he used to be.
Hua Kai had completely healed all the injuries caused by Lian Po's innate ability. His spiritual power had also fully recovered, and all the previous injuries were healed.
"Lian Jun, what do you think about the state of the world?" Hua Kai asked as he sipped the tea.
"If nothing unexpected happens, the Qin State will unify the world!" Lian Po replied.
"And then?"
"The Qin State's hegemony won the hearts of the people. Not to mention the Hundred Schools of Thought, all the aristocratic families that submitted to them lost their power. They won't tolerate it forever. After the Qin State unifies the world, the world will truly be in chaos," Lian Po said without hesitation.
"Is that so?
Then what do you think my High Willow County should do? "Hua Kai asked with a smile.
"Hua Sheng's ability is a hundred times greater than Lian Po's. I don't know much about High Willow County, so I don't dare to judge!" Lian Po said.
"Haha!
If one day the Qin State breaks through the Zhao State, and the Hua family still has the strength to fight, Lian Jun, are you willing to join High Willow County? At that time, this Sage will give you a big opportunity, "Hua Kai said with a smile.
Lian Po drank the calming tea in front of him. He felt that his karma had decreased by ninety percent, and now it didn't affect his strength at all. Hua Kai had given him a priceless elixir. If he still refused, he really didn't know what was good for him!
Yes!
"If such a day really comes, Lian Po will definitely serve Hua Sheng!" Lian Po replied.
The reason why Hua Kai could travel thousands of li to save Lianpo was mainly because of Lianpo's ability and bravery. The reason why he could lead his troops to attack Xianyang City was because he had predicted that Qin Zheng would intervene at the critical moment. It was just that he was one step behind and allowed the twenty thousand elite Qin soldiers to return in time. In the end, he did not succeed.
Hua Kai left a calming flower for Lian Po. This was his last gift to Lian Po. He was waiting for the day Lian Po's return to High Willow County.
Lianpo's injuries were healed and Hua Kai's mission was completed. He quickly rode back to High Willow County. On the 9th of November, he returned to Xia City. The first High Willow County council meeting this year would be held in Xia City.
389 people attended this time. Chinese Ink presided over the meeting. Hua Kai sat in the main seat. The Hua family represented 36 people, the aristocratic families represented 117 people, the ordinary families represented 145 people, the common people represented 42 people, and the Hundred Schools of Thought represented 49 people. It could be said that they included people from all walks of life in High Willow County.
When these people were chosen to represent their districts, they didn't feel anything. However, as the date of the congress drew closer, more and more representatives came looking for them, and they heard more and more questions. Slowly, they began to feel the weight of the responsibility on their shoulders.
These questions involved all aspects of High Willow County. Some questions even involved the Hua family. Some representatives even wanted to give up their representative status many times before the meeting. However, after carefully looking at Hua Kai's "High Willow County's pre-establishment system," which was the general outline of Hua Kai's future system, they suppressed their nervousness and took some information that they didn't dare show to others to Xia City.
The best inns in Xia City were all booked. They became the residences of all the representatives. The Qilin Army sent out 500 elite soldiers to guard the inns. Everyone could see the importance that the Hua family placed on this meeting.
On the morning of November 10th, all the representatives had different feelings. They came to the "Great Hall of the Huaxia Council." This was the highest hall in the Huaxia Council. It was the first time the doors were opened since it was built three months ago.
Everyone waited outside the hall. Some people who knew each other were quietly chatting. However, everyone knew that the Hua family was about to undergo a major change. Today was the beginning of this change. Some people were given the right to speak, and some of their voices would be heard by everyone. This world would inevitably change.
Seeing Xue Chen, Yu Jun, Hua Zichen, Chinese Ink, and many other core members of the Hua family arrive, some of the representatives began to feel nervous. The arrival of the core members of the Hua family was enough for everyone to go up and greet them. Xue Chen and the others only lightly nodded.
At this time, everyone saw a figure appear. Not far away, Hua Kai walked to the Great Hall of the Huaxia Council. Everyone saluted him. Hua Kai waved his hand and took the lead to enter the hall.
After entering the hall, thousands of Qilin Legion soldiers quickly surrounded the hall. Everyone was seated, and all the inner doors of the hall were closed. Everyone looked at the grand hall that was bigger than a palace, and they couldn't help but feel timid.
"Today is the first meeting of the High Willow County Council. As the host of this meeting, I would like to congratulate everyone on becoming a representative of their respective social class and region.
To be able to come here, all of you have a mission. Any words spoken in the Great Hall of the Huaxia Council are innocent. While the council members enjoy the financial support of the Huaxia Council, they are also protected and supervised by the High Willow County Council.
This meeting will be held five times in total and will be completed in two months. There will be a meeting every half a month. Each meeting will have five to ten sessions, so everyone will be very tired at that time … "
Chinese Ink went up on stage to host the meeting. All the representatives knew this before. Today, seeing Hua Kai sitting in the center and Chinese Ink personally saying it, everyone knew that the Hua family was serious. They wanted to break the current order and establish a system that they had never thought of before. However, the specifics would depend on the next two months.
"The first meeting of the Huaxia Council is for each representative to raise a question. If more than half of the 20 council members raise their hands, the council member will stop speaking.
If less than 10 people raise their hands, the council member can describe his solution to the question.
In the first meeting, other than the speaker, no one can speak. You have to take notes.
After the first meeting, the second meeting will begin on the 25th of November. Everyone will discuss all the issues. If more than half of the representatives think that the Hua family needs to make a law, we will all discuss it in the third meeting.
In the third meeting, the final solution will be given to the Hua family representative. After the Hua family core members discuss it, it will be given to the Hua family head to make a decision.
In the fourth meeting, according to the instructions of the Hua family head, the council will make the final changes. After the Hua family core members agree, we will need to go to the last step.
In the fifth meeting, everyone will raise their hands to vote on whether or not the system will be implemented. Only after 70% of the members agree will the law be passed. It will be given to the Huaxia Council to be perfected and then promulgated in High Willow County.
What I want to say is that everyone must remember the rules of the meeting. You can only follow the procedures of the five meetings. Proposals that were not passed in the first meeting cannot be raised again.
You can only continue to perfect it next year, if you are still a council member next year. "
Chinese Ink explained the process of the meeting to everyone one by one. Everyone listened carefully. If they were unable to come up with any good proposals this time, they would not be elected next year. They could feel that the significance of the Great Assembly Hall in High Willow County would become greater and greater in the future. They must perform well.
After Chinese Ink finished speaking, he invited Hua Kai to speak on stage.
"Today, I am here mainly to give some people courage.
Anything you say here will not be punished. The Hua family also promises to ensure the safety of all council members. If a council member dies without reason, they will investigate to the end.
As for why the Hua family wants to do this, everyone knows that it is to build a country.
So what kind of country we want to build is for all of you here. There are royalty, aristocratic families, small families, commoners, and scholars.
Among you, there are merchants, workers, soldiers, and storytellers. The Hua family wants to build a country for all of us. Not only royalty and aristocratic families, but also commoners should participate … "
After Hua Kai said this, many people began to understand that the Hua family wanted to build a country where everyone could speak. The country was for everyone. This completely broke the traditional concept of the past. Everyone looked at the aristocratic family representatives. They knew that a battle for the right to speak was about to begin. Looking at Hua Kai sitting in front of them, several farmer representatives clenched their fists. Even if they died after the meeting, there were some things that they had to say. If they could be confirmed to be part of the system, they would die without regrets.
After Hua Kai finished speaking, the meeting began.
Chinese Ink said that everyone could raise their questions, but for a while, no one spoke.
"If no one says anything, then I will raise one first.
The Hua family has already been in High Willow County for more than seven years. They have turned a desolate and uninhabited land of wolves into a powerful force of 2.4 million people.
As the sage of the school of novels, the family head once forced Zhao Wei to bow his head. We have the ability to build a country.
I propose that the High Willow County build a country. The monarch will be Hua Kai. The name of the country will be Huaxia. The date of founding will be October 10th of next year, "Hua Zichen said.
The 20 committee members on the stage were all important members of the Hua family. No one spoke. At this time, Chinese Ink said, "No one objects. Pass!"
Everyone began to record the first topic. At this time, a commoner representative raised his hand. Chinese Ink indicated that he should go on stage to speak.
The commoner representative wore coarse clothes. He trembled slightly as he went on stage. "I fled from the State of Wei to Xia City. When I arrived, many people said that High Willow County was very rich. Commoners could live good lives. But when I arrived in Xia City, I found that the good jobs were all taken by aristocratic families.
They said that everyone could sign up for the positions in the various departments. In the end, it was still the children of aristocratic families who became officials. Occasionally, there were a few people who weren't from aristocratic families but were also disciples of the Hundred Schools of Thought. "As the commoner representative spoke, some committee members began to raise their hands. Chinese Ink interrupted him.
"Explain the problem and your solution," Hua Kai reminded the commoner.
"I think that the way we test officials in High Willow County is wrong. We shouldn't test the Holy Bible and Great Works of the Hundred Schools of Thought. Most of these commoners only know the surface …"
Hearing the commoner say this, many people lowered their heads and began to record. This was indeed a problem. The Hundred Schools of Thought were of limited use to the officials of High Willow County. Testing them to determine who could become an official was unreasonable.
After the commoner finished speaking, an aristocratic family representative spoke. He had learned a lot from aristocratic families. It was normal for aristocratic families to become officials. When he said this, all 20 committee members raised their cards. The representative could only close his mouth and sit down.
Gradually, more and more people spoke. Those who truly found the problem and thought about it carefully, even if they couldn't think of a solution, were allowed to finish speaking by the 20 committee members.
As for those who held traditional views and spoke with an attitude of educating people, the 20 committee members raised their cards. This made everyone realize that everyone here was equal. Identity and status were useless here.