"Please give me some advice." Zou Xing's face was full of embarrassment when Han Du said it. His face turned slightly red when Han Du pointed out his thoughts.
Han Du waved his hand, indicating to Zou Xing not to pay attention. He continued: "You were right to stop those magistrates the first time, and I did it deliberately. But then there was no need for you to continue to stop them. Uncle Ben is here, and they are here, too. You want them to never see Uncle Ben from the beginning to the end, do you think it’s possible?”
"I made a mistake, please punish me." Zou Xing turned red with embarrassment after being pointed out bluntly by Jing Haibo.
Han Du shook his head and sighed, "You still don't understand what Uncle Ben means. You did the right thing in this matter. You seize every opportunity you can for yourself. What's wrong with that? If it were Uncle Ben, Uncle Ben I will also block those county magistrates from below just like you."
"But," Han Du's tone changed, "You must understand in your heart that the initiative is not in your hands. You can defeat them once, twice, and three times, but can you always block them? Even if you can always block them Block them, but what if one day, Uncle Ben wants to see them again? Can you still block them? "
"This... you can't be a lower-ranking official." Zou Xing couldn't help but look miserable. He knew that Jing Haibo was telling the truth. He was able to use Jing Haibo's power to block those county magistrates. Was he already trying his best? Facing Jing Haibo, he didn't even have the power to stop him.
"So, blocking is just a temporary expedient. If you want to truly achieve success once and for all, you have to rely on yourself to defeat them all." Han Du said with serious words, "You have to remember two things. .”
"Please make it clear to Uncle Jinghai, I will listen attentively." When Zou Xing heard Jinghaibo's words, didn't he know that he was trying to remind himself?
"First, people must rely on themselves. Second, no matter where you are in life, you must firmly grasp the initiative."
"Your Majesty, please keep this in mind." Zou Xing took a deep breath and solemnly replied.
No matter how much he said some things, Zou Xing still needed to understand them himself. Even if Han Du is extremely capable, he cannot change his mind in an instant.
Therefore, Handu just stopped there.
"Take what you have done in the past few days, it is very unsatisfactory, you know?" Han Du shook his head and gave Zou Xing a lesson.
Zou Xing was silent after hearing this, feeling a little unconvinced and a little aggrieved. He was so busy these days that he was almost exhausted. The salt pan was finally excavated, and the construction of the plank road was also in progress. But being said like this by Han Du, he naturally felt aggrieved.
Han Du saw his expression and guessed what he was thinking. He explained, "What Ben said is unsatisfactory does not mean that you have done a bad job. You have done a good job, and there is nothing to say about it. However, haven't you discovered it yourself? Although you have done a good job, But you’re almost exhausted yourself?”
Zou Xing was stunned when he heard this. Just now he thought that his uncle didn't care about his efforts, but now it seems that his uncle still paid attention to him. Hearing Han Du's words, Zou Xing felt so sad that he almost burst into tears.
"Thank you, uncle, for your understanding~"
"Uncle Ben is not understanding you!"
Uh-huh?
Zou Xing didn't react at once, and he didn't understand what Jing Haibo meant.
Han Du shook his head and explained: "What I mean is that your way of doing things by doing everything by yourself is wrong. This is why I think you didn't do it well. A magistrate can do everything by himself, but a prefect can never do it well." You can’t interfere with everything, otherwise you will be exhausted.”
"Sometimes, you have to let go when you should let go. Look, Uncle Ben's goal is to open up the salt fields, build plank roads, and catch fish? Right? But look at Uncle Ben running around like you. Are you running west and busy? Aren’t the salt fields opened now, and a plank road is going to be built?”
Zou Xing fell into deep thought. After a long time, he raised his head and said, "I understand."
Zou Xing understood what Jing Haibo meant and asked him to delegate power to several other county magistrates. Thinking of this, Zou Xing couldn't help but smile bitterly. He originally had too high expectations for being able to hook up with Jing Haibo, and even regarded him as a life-saving straw. But he didn't expect that the way he had always been cautious, afraid of anything going wrong, and wanting to take care of everything would actually turn into the act of monopolizing power in Jing Haibo's mind. But the reason Jing Haibo said was that he was really suffering these days. If the time went on longer, he might be exhausted to death.
Zou Xing understood that he was indeed too eager for quick success.
"As long as you understand," Han Du nodded, "Everyone has something to do. As a magistrate, if you have to do everything by yourself, it will be a blessing to the people. But if you are a prefect, and you have to do everything by yourself, it will be a disaster for the people. "
Chang Shengkai was like this in the past. When he was a general in the Northern Expedition, he was unstoppable. But after he took over the power of a country, he still had the mentality of being a general, which was wrong. Even in the subsequent major and minor battles, he actually stayed in charge to help the generals on the frontline control how to arrange their troops. What is this called? This is called long-arm jurisdiction. You want to take care of everything, but you can't manage everything well, so you might as well just ignore it.
Zou Xing nodded repeatedly after hearing this, "My uncle's lesson is that I will let them go..."
Before Zou Xing could finish speaking, Han Du waved his hand and interrupted him. He smiled and said: "That's not necessary. Since you are in charge now, then continue to be in charge. Delegating power rashly will only make others look down upon you."
Zou Xing looked at Han Du's childish face and no longer looked down upon him because of his youth. Instead, he said sincerely, "Yes."
After he finished speaking, he stopped talking and stood aside quietly waiting.
Han Du glanced at Zou Xing with satisfaction, as long as he could teach him. What I fear the most is the kind of person who can’t be taught anything and still thinks he’s going his own way. When meeting such a person, Han Du will remind him once at most. If he doesn't listen, Han Du will give up on him directly.
Fortunately, Zou Xing did not disappoint Han Du.
Han Du suddenly stood up and said with a smile: "Now that the salt field has been dug out, let's go and take a look."
The group of people followed Han Du and got off the boat.
Several county magistrates who had been here for more than ten days finally saw Jing Haibo's true face. Although he was shocked by Han Du's youth, his clothes were unmistakable, and he was followed by navy admirals. No matter how young Han Du was, no one dared to doubt Jing Haibo's identity.
"I'll wait for you. Let's pay homage to Jing Haibo." Several county magistrates did not dare to look at Han Du and bowed to him in unison.
Han Du opened his hands and said warmly: "Please get up quickly. I have been ill recently, so I rely entirely on you all to be able to dig out the salt field in a short time. Thank you for your hard work!"