"If you can't do anything, then just do nothing." Baili said.
"What does it mean to govern by doing nothing?" Qian Yunfei frowned, "Being a county magistrate is to do all kinds of trivial matters, deal with all kinds of conflicts, and solve all kinds of problems. How can you do nothing? This is the Tao Te Ching. Those empty words are not our Confucian way of governing the country!"
Qian Yunfei had been a scholar before, but he had been in the world for so long that he was no longer worthy of being mentioned. Now that he has returned to the scholarly world, he considers himself a descendant of a saint again.
This is called this moment and that moment, saying whatever you are doing.
"If you can't govern by doing nothing, then you have to do something." Baili turned the words upside down.
"You still have to do something." Ye Baiqing suddenly said.
"They are all using human skills." Xiao Chen added.
"Yeah." Baili nodded.
Everyone knows how to employ people, but these four words are worth gold!
To put it simply, don’t do anything you don’t understand, or ask someone who understands to do it.
It's like Xiao Chen understands various mechanical principles and knows all kinds of knowledge about the future world, so he dares to open various factories because he knows it well.
But he never interferes in political and military affairs. He listens to Mr. Chen on political affairs, and Zhuge Xiaosheng and Dugulou make all military decisions because he doesn't understand.
You can't pretend to understand if you don't understand. If he wants to intervene in political affairs and manage the military, the result will naturally be a mess.
This is called doing nothing.
"Boss, Eunuch Zhao, Baili, if we keep chatting like this, there will be no end. I think you should rest early. You are exhausted from the long journey. I will formally greet you tomorrow." Fu Yan looked at Seeing that it was getting late, I advised a few people to take a rest early.
When Xiao Chen returned to his room and was about to take off his clothes and lie down, Zhao Gongming wandered in again and asked a nonsense question with a smile, "Isn't Master still asleep?"
"Aren't you tired?" Xiao Chen stretched, yawned, and just said goodbye.
"I'm a bit tired. It's just that I'm older and don't sleep much." Zhao Gongming sat down without even blinking. Seeing Xiao Chen glaring at him, he grinned again, "Master, you can lie down when you should, and sleep when you should. Go to sleep, when you were little, my old slave would serve you like this more than once."
"Can you sit down so I can lie down?" Xiao Chen really wanted to lie down, but he still sat down. Although Zhao Gongming was an old slave, Xiao Chen had never regarded him as a slave, let alone He was dissolute and arrogant in front of him.
If it were Shangguan Qiji, he would have lied down and snored to pretend to be asleep.
"Sir, this old slave is useless." Zhao Gongming sighed leisurely and suddenly became senile.
"How do you say this?" Xiao Chen was startled and immediately became energetic.
"Master, you have full wings now. This old slave is not an irony, but the truth. From the moment he set foot on Shunfeng City, my heart was greatly shocked. This is a city that has just experienced This war-torn city has become so prosperous in less than half a year, even comparable to Fengyang, Ye Baiqing and Fu Wanchun are really indispensable!"
What Zhao Gongming wants to say is that there are many heroes under Xiao Chen's command now.
The literary ones include Chen Jisheng, Ye Baiqing, Liu Congshu, and Wen Chengxu; the martial arts include Zhuge Xiaosheng, Li Tanhua, Dugulou, Lin Yue, Wei Yuntian, and Yue Zhonglin; beside them are Xiao Ye, Duan Linger, Shangguan Qiji, Baili Qingyun, and Tie Kunlun. Lu Fei; not to mention talented people like Liu Mofeng, Fu Wanchun, Qian Yunfei, Liu Xiangqin, and Xu Wenzhou.
Xiao Chen not only formed an alliance with the northern Xinjiang tribes, but also established a good relationship with Japan, including trade, military cooperation, and cultural exchanges.
In southern Xinjiang, he had a good relationship with the king of Myanmar because he even saved his life. What kind of friendship is this? After contacting Murong Heng again, all the pressure on Yanyun West was relieved. Now Xiao Chen can basically concentrate on dealing with Li Wanjiang without any worries!
According to Xiao Chen, he had begun to show goodwill to the Russians and wanted to establish a more harmonious relationship with them. This extremely far-sighted strategy surprised and admired Zhao Gongming.
So the question is, what can I, Zhao Gongming, do when I come back?
I am not as good as Chen Jisheng in government affairs, I am not as good as Fu Wanchun in local governance, I am not as good as Ye Baiqing in diplomacy, I am basically not good at leading troops, and naturally I am not as good as Zhuge Xiaosheng Dugulou.
He does know some business skills, but he can barely do a small business, but he is far behind the boss Liu Xiangqin. How many factories has the boss opened? And Liu Xiangqin has opened a bank!
His martial arts skills are not bad, but the prince's martial arts skills are very high, and he already has Shangguan Qiji, Baili Qingyun, Tie Kunlun, and the invincible little overlord Xiao Ye, and now he has Ouyang Yunyi and other brothers, so it seems that there is no need for it at all. No need to protect yourself.
The most important thing is that the Crown Prince has not yet ascended the throne. There is only a Governor's Mansion and no royal palace. There is no need for him, a eunuch, to manage any internal affairs... Besides, the Governor's Mansion already has a young and capable steward Xu Wenzhou.
So he suddenly felt so useless.
If he follows the crown prince back to Changshan Prefecture, the crown prince will definitely entrust him with important tasks, and I am afraid that his position will not be lower than that of Chen Jisheng!
But I am still self-aware, old slave. How can I stand on par with Chen Jisheng? Virtue is not worthy of its place!
The main reason is that I am a eunuch. If I hold such a high position, I am afraid that people will be dissatisfied and gossip. In this case, the prince will inevitably be embarrassed.
My old slave doesn’t want to cause any trouble for you, Crown Prince!
"You, Mr. Zhao, are such an open-minded person, why are you so narrow-minded?" Xiao Chen disagreed, "But if you have these concerns, I respect your opinion. How about I just let you be an inspector? It's quite good. As the censor of Zuodu, he can supervise all the officials of Yanyun County, from Mr. Chen to the magistrate."
"Of course, that includes me, Zhuge Xiaosheng, Dugulou and the others. In short, you can control everyone and check everyone... If you are too lazy to move, just sit in Changshan. If you want to take a stroll, just go down and walk around. Everything is up to you. I wish, we can discuss it after you are familiar with the situation."
"Sir, this is absolutely impossible. Isn't it a big joke that you let a eunuch supervise hundreds of officials and also serve as a military supervisor? Besides, I don't understand government affairs or military affairs. It's like what you just said is not If you understand, you can't pretend to understand. If that's the case, then you're not doing anything. If you're not doing anything, why bother?" Zhao Gongming said.
"You old boss Zhao, what can I say about you?" Xiao Chen sighed, "You are not greedy for money, nor do you want power. You don't even know how to enjoy yourself. You will be busy and toiling all your life. Ah, I’m looking at you!”
"Sir, your words have won my heart." Zhao Gongming smiled and said, "Old slave, I am really such a person."
"Actually, there is something I really want you, Mr. Zhao, to help me do. Only you can do it, and no one else can do it except you... But this matter is not urgent. You go first It’s not too late for us to rest for a year and a half,” Xiao Chen said.
