Staff members, although they have no official positions, can participate in political affairs. Although they can enter and exit the government, they are just civilians. They are a gray area between the government and the public. Their responsibilities include the three major professions of secretary, adjutant and staff officer, and there is naturally a lot of knowledge in them. [No pop-up novel website]
Now, when Su Xiqing heard Xiao Wenxuan ask him about the secret, although Su Xiqing had no hidden intentions, he still couldn't explain it for a while.
After pondering for a long time, Su Xiqing finally spoke up and taught: "Master Xiao, you are a scholar and have a lot of knowledge. You are naturally smart, but the knowledge of being a staff is too much and too detailed. It cannot be learned in a day or two. I originally thought that when you and I work together in the future, I can teach you step by step, but I am going to Yangzhou for work next, and I'm afraid I won't be able to come back in a short time. The next time we meet, I'm afraid I have to wait until you Mr. Zhao is accompanying you on the southern tour, so I can only tell you some basic and important tips."
Su Xiqing was going to Yangzhou for business. Zhao Junchen had mentioned it before in the study, so Xiao Wenxuan was not surprised and understood Su Xiqing's difficulties.
As for what Su Xiqing was going to do in Yangzhou, since neither Zhao Junchen nor Su Xiqing said it clearly, Xiao Wenxuan would not ask any more questions.
Therefore, Xiao Wenxuan looked more humble and said: "Mr. Su can teach me some basic and key tips first. Wenxuan is extremely grateful. After all, Mr. Su has to go out to do business next. Wenxuan naturally does not dare to force it, and the rest will wait for the future." Just teach him slowly, I just hope that Mr. Su will not dislike Wenxuan for being troublesome and stupid."
"Where is it? Mr. Xiao and I are working with the Zhao family. We are our own people. There is no need to worry about it." After a few polite words, Su Xiqing coughed lightly, a cautious look flashed on his face, and slowly explained: "Staff , it’s nothing more than protecting yourself first, doing things later, and seeking profit later. These are the three essentials of a staff, and these three points are all based on understanding the character of your employer and figuring out your employer’s thoughts. It sounds boring and even cliche. . But it’s not easy to do.”
Seeing Xiao Wenxuan nodding and looking like he was listening attentively, Su Xiqing nodded with satisfaction. It was a sense of accomplishment for him to be able to teach a scholar.
"... Let's talk about self-protection first. As a staff member, you are neither an official nor a civilian, and you are both an official and a civilian. Your identity is embarrassing and sensitive, so you must learn to protect yourself. Only then can you make a difference. If you don't know how to protect yourself, the following Being resented by the common people is caused by the suspicion of the employer, and the end may be embarrassing. However, how to protect yourself ultimately depends on gaining the trust of the employer. And if you want to gain the trust of the employer, you must first understand your employer. In our case, Mr. Zhao , can it be generous? Can it be arrogant? Can it be stubborn? Employers have different personalities, so our staffing methods also need to be different..."
When the conversation changed, Su Xiqing began to describe his views on Zhao Junchen: "Our Lord Zhao is not a simple person. You only look at the officialdom. Who is not a cunning person? But our Lord Zhao is becoming increasingly powerful. To defeat the former boss Wen Guanliang and suppress the current boss Huang Yourong is not something that can be achieved by ordinary means. However, it is precisely because our Mr. Zhao is so capable that he is too determined in his heart. Once he sets his goal, It is difficult to change, so when we work for Mr. Zhao, we should focus on checking for omissions and filling vacancies, and make suggestions as a supplement. Even if we have different plans in mind. Such plans must be consistent with Mr. Zhao's goals, and we must not be complacent. You have a good plan, but you change the goals and tasks assigned by Mr. Zhao without authorization. This will only lead to bad things..."
"...However, our Lord Zhao has one good thing, that is, he is not stubborn or conceited. Therefore, as long as the goals of Lord Zhao are not changed, whether it is making suggestions or checking for omissions and filling vacancies, you can put forward them. Even if they are not adopted, Lord Zhao will I don’t blame you. But if you encounter some overly conceited and stubborn employer, you need some means to give him advice. You must first cater to the affirmative, and then slightly mention the aspects that he did not think of, so that he can change his mind... Of course, this is off topic, but although our Lord Zhao does not need these means, we will never suffer any loss if we use such means..."
"... But our Lord Zhao also has disadvantages, that is, many times he only explains the tasks without explaining them in detail. As for how the tasks should be completed? When will they be completed? What are the special requirements? For these, the more Master Zhao is The more I trust you, the less I will talk to you, but I will consider your thoughts. At this time, you have to think of yourself as Mr. Zhao, put yourself in Mr. Zhao’s shoes and think about what his goals are and what results need to be achieved. Only in this way can we cater to Mr. Zhao's wishes. In short, in the future, although we are just a staff, we often need to have an employer's heart. Looking at things from the employer's perspective can always get twice the result with half the effort..."
"...Besides, when it comes to doing things, you not only need to figure out Mr. Zhao's thoughts, but you also need to figure out the thoughts of yourself and the people around Mr. Zhao, otherwise it will be easy to mess up things. Take our Zhao Mansion as an example, if Mr. Zhao sends Butler Xu Qingyan to come To explain things, we must first understand that Butler Xu has an out-of-touch temperament and is not very reliable in many cases, so you have to confirm with Butler Xu again and again what Mr. Zhao’s orders are to prevent Butler Xu from misunderstanding or omitting them. What, otherwise if things go wrong, Mr. Zhao may not blame Xu Qingyan for being close to him, but he will make you take the blame..."
"...And if Mr. Zhao sends Mrs. Fang Ru to tell us something - of course this is rare - we need to be more careful in dealing with it, because Mrs. Fang Ru is very independent and may change Mr. Zhao's orders without authorization, so we We need to find Mr. Zhao in person and confirm again, otherwise we will still be displeased in the future..."
"...Later, we are seeking profit. Regarding this, Mr. Xiao, you must first understand that we are hired by Mr. Zhao, so we must not only act from Mr. Zhao's standpoint, but also what our credit is and how big it is. We only need Mr. Zhao to know. Mr. Zhao will naturally keep it in mind and must not show off to others. Showing off to others will not only cause Mr. Zhao to lose face, but we ourselves will not get anything. It is harming others. It has happened. You know, we are now called staff, but at first we were called 'guests behind the scenes'. What do you mean by the word 'behind the scenes'? With your talents, Mr. Xiao, you naturally understand..."
"... Of course, although our staff spends a lot of time and effort, if we follow the right person, there are still many benefits. If we please the Lord, not only will there be no shortage of monetary rewards, but we can also ask Lord Zhao to recommend clan members or even ourselves to the imperial court. Officer, generally speaking, Mr. Zhao has his own considerations about these matters, so we don’t need to take the initiative to mention them. But if Mr. Zhao neglects it, when we mention it to Mr. Zhao, we must also use some means. The method and skill are secondary, but the occasion is more important. , you must not ask Master Zhao for rewards in front of many people, otherwise if others follow suit, it will only make things difficult for Master Zhao..."
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As Zhao Junchen said, Xiao Wenxuan was just an ordinary and simple scholar in the past. He not only lacked the knowledge, means and experience required by a staff, but also lacked the mentality required by a staff!
A mentality that is neither black nor white.
Therefore, although Xiao Wenxuan remembered all the tricks Su Xiqing said with a humble expression and did not refute them face to face, many concepts made it difficult for him to accept and agree with them.
This requires a step and time.
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But when Xiao Wenxuan was being taught by Su Xiqing, Zhao Junchen got a very important news.
Prince Zhu Heyu has finally completed the fraud cases in preparation for the Southern Tour and is about to return to Beijing.
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ps: Many of the contents of this chapter are from a senior who taught Chongzi some tricks when he was just working. I wrote this chapter to share with you. You may not need it, but it is also interesting to know about it.
Of course, some of them are not suitable for the content and background of this book, and some of them are not recognized by Chongzi, such as hiding clumsiness and patting a horse. The word count will be too low when written, so I won't write it.
