Chapter 1046: Reclaiming Bizarre Thought Processes (3)
Mo Yan felt that Xue tuanzi’s words were extremely apt, and couldn’t help feeling annoyed, "Why didn’t I think of that? For the Chen Family, is there anything more daunting than suppression based on social status?"
Seeing this, Xue tuanzi comforted her further, "It’s because you are not used to wielding power over others that you didn’t think of it! But there’s one thing you must remember clearly: the hierarchy of this era is insurmountable. Although the identity of a County Lord doesn’t carry much actual power, it is still very useful for scaring people. If you can solve problems by leveraging your status, just go ahead and use it. There’s no simpler or better method than this; not to use it would be foolish."
"Yes, you’re right!" Mo Yan nodded in agreement, admitting that she wasn’t accustomed to using power to oppress others. Who made her born into a society in her past life that championed equality for all, and in this life, born into humble beginnings, never having the chance to exercise privilege? Now that Xue tuanzi had brought it up, she felt indeed she could try doing so.
However, this time, she didn’t employ her status to pressure the retrieval of the lands, because she wanted to see just how capable Zhao Dafu really was. Now it seemed that he had ability, but his tactics were not firm enough; otherwise, the land would have been reclaimed long ago. This shortcoming wasn’t a big issue, though, as there wouldn’t be a need for tenant farmers on the estate in the future, so she no longer had to worry about him not being able to keep people in check.
Even though she was worried that Zhao Dasha would be subjected to vindictive abuse by the Chen Family upon return, Mo Yan couldn’t think of a solution for the moment. She could only wait until tomorrow to remind Zhao Dafu, to ask him to secretly take more care of Zhao Dasha.
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