The air after the heavy snowfall is unusually cold.
Standing at the door of the recruitment hall, Zhang Xi had no time to feel the coldness for the time being. He was about to face an important interview.
No matter what kind of interview it is, even if you think it is a formal interview, you will still be nervous when you should be nervous.
After silently reciting the "interview rhetoric" in my mind for a while, I felt that there was no problem, so I took a deep breath, straightened my clothes, took out my name card, and went to knock on the door.
The door rang three times, and he stood sideways by the door, waiting for someone to open the door.
This is the rule for house visits.
Zhang Xi doesn't know what the rules of the recruitment hall are. In this case, he just follows the rules of visiting.
After standing and waiting for about ten seconds, the door opened.
The person who opened the door was a big man, more than 1.8 meters tall, with bulging muscles all over his body. At first glance, he looked like a man with well-developed muscles.
The most terrible thing was a pair of eyes, which were not only bright but also looked at Zhang Xi with vigilance and suspicion, without making any movement for a long time.
Zhang Xi felt very uncomfortable.
It's not because he feels uncomfortable being stared at, but because a subconscious cognition tells Zhang Xi that the scrutinizing gaze of the man who opened the door is a very rude behavior. The most important thing Zhang Xi should do at this time is to walk away. go.
Can......
Zhang Xi calmed down, put on a smile, bowed and saluted, and then said to the big man who opened the door, "I am Zhang Xi, Zi Yuan Chang, a native of Yingchuan. I have come to visit the owner of the hall. Please inform me on my behalf."
There is no way, we are here to find a job, we can't give up an interview opportunity just because the receptionist looks bad... This is why Zhang Xi finally made his decision.
When the big man who opened the door heard this, his expression changed slightly. His original scrutinizing gaze disappeared, with a look of disdain in his eyes.
"Wait here, don't trespass!"
After saying this, the big man took Zhang Xi's invitation and turned around directly into the back room without looking at Zhang Xi's reaction.
Zhang Xi was a little unable to hold back at this time, mainly because the disdainful expression of the big man was too obvious, and he felt deeply afraid that you wouldn't know how he looked down on you.
No matter in ancient times or in modern times, people who clearly look down on you and still talk to them with a smile on their face...well, Zhang Xi can't do that anyway.
At this time, Zhang Xi really wanted to leave directly.
But the problem is that the greeting card has been sent out, so you can’t just leave if you want.
If just now he felt humiliated and turned around and left without giving the invitation, people would only say that it was Liu Shijun who disrespected talents. But now that he has given the invitation but did not see the owner, this means that Zhang Xi cannot see the owner. Envoy Liu.
Although, whether it is in history or in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei seems to treat talents quite well. As long as he does not commit suicide like Peng Yi, at most he will not be reused... But do you dare to bet? ? !
After thinking about it, Zhang Xi decided to endure the bad breath for the time being and stood at the door and waited quietly.
Originally, Zhang Xi felt that with that big man's attitude, it was hard to say whether or when he would be informed. He was even prepared to be left alone.
But in fact, Zhang Xi did not wait too long when he saw the big man with a dark face following a middle-aged man, and the middle-aged man walked quickly towards the door with a smile on his face.
"When a wise man comes, I am extremely honored. I am not able to welcome you from afar, but I still hope that the talented person will forgive me and forgive me for my sin."
The middle-aged man came to the door and bowed to Zhang Xi without saying anything.
When Zhang Xi saw this posture, he quickly bowed and saluted, and kept saying, "I don't dare, I don't dare..."
Then I couldn't talk anymore.
If you want to say something polite, you have to find out the identity of the other party, and the identity of the other party is not difficult. He just introduced himself... and then Zhang Xi felt a little stupid.
"Prepare"?
What "preparation"? !
In Xinye County, in the recruitment center, the person who claims to be "extremely honored"...can't be named Zhang!
Zhang Xi was a little embarrassed for a moment after reacting, but Liu Bei didn't. He reached out and grabbed Zhang Xi's wrist, led Zhang Xi inside with a smile, and said, "We set up this recruiting hall just for a visit." Wise men in the world, I have the honor to meet you now. How about we go into the house and talk about it?"
Zhang Xi was pulled by Liu Bei and walked towards the recruitment hall... If he couldn't react at this time, there was really no need to go in and talk about it. The interview ended at the door.
After Zhang Xi reacted, he quickly relaxed his body and followed Liu Bei's lead to the recruitment hall. At the same time, he responded with a smile on his face, "In this case, I will help you, Ambassador Liu!"
Liu Bei still didn't say anything, and took Zhang Xi into the front hall of the Recruitment Hall, where the guests and hosts took their seats.
After sitting down, Zhang Xi took the initiative to speak without waiting for Liu Bei to speak.
"I heard that Liu Shijun spreads his benevolence and righteousness to the world, and I am thirsty for talents. When I saw him today, it turned out to be true... I am so lucky, so lucky!"
You have to make up for it, compliment this boss, flatter him to increase his favorability... Otherwise, what if people think you are too slow to react or have no eyesight because of the stupid look you did at the door?
The first impression in an interview is very important.
But for this matter, Zhang Xi felt that she really couldn't blame herself.
Have you seen any company interview where the HR manager met directly with the boss without showing up first? !
Originally, Zhang Xi thought that when he came to the Talent Recruitment Center for an interview, he would at most meet one of Liu Bei's civil servants. If he could meet Jian Yong, Mi Zhu and others, it would be a blessing.
Who would have thought that Liu Bei, a Yuzhou shepherd and General Zuo, would be squatting in a recruiting hall with nothing to do? !
When Liu Bei faced Zhang Xi's compliment, he just smiled slightly and said, "I don't dare, I don't dare... Mr. is from Yingchuan, but I don't know why he came to Jingzhou?!"
Well, this Liu Bei... doesn't seem to like this.
Also, among the heroes who can survive in troubled times, none of them are willing to flatter others. Not even Yuan Shu would do this.
Since Liu Bei doesn't accept this trick, Zhang Xi can't continue to compliment him, otherwise he will become a flatterer.
After adjusting his mentality a little, Zhang Xi replied seriously according to the custom of answering questions among scribes in his memory, "Xi came from Yingchuan and wanted to go to Pangde's residence in Xiangyang for a study tour. Passing by here, he heard that Liu Shijun was recruiting talents, and he was very thirsty for talents. Recommend yourself!"
It was not easy to bring the matter of family separation to the table, so Zhang Xi came up with an explanation of studying abroad.
In the Han Dynasty, it was normal to study abroad. Liu Bei also studied abroad in his early years, and therefore studied under the name of the great scholar Lu Zhi.
There are also rules for study tours.
Only when you have learned all the knowledge from a teacher and obtained the teacher's permission can you be qualified to study abroad. In other words, you are not qualified to study abroad without a certain knowledge reserve.
The reason for the popularity of study tours is that the Han Dynasty adopted the imperial examination system. To become an official, one had to be recommended by an official. Study tours were also a way to make friends with scholars and officials from various places.
Zhang Xi said this to tell Liu Bei that although I am on a study tour, if you want to recommend me, I can agree to serve as an official.
This can be regarded as a procedural terminology for interview work in this era.
Liu Bei naturally understood. He smiled slightly, straightened his clothes and looked solemn, and then asked, "Oh, in that case, I don't know what you are good at, why can you teach me?!"
This is the standard procedure for a monarch and his ministers to question each other.
At this time, we can no longer have a relaxed attitude. Zhang Xi must show his abilities to Liu Bei at this time.
Why should I teach you, do you want to play "Longzhong Dui" first and grab Zhuge Liang's job? !
Don't tell me, Zhang Xi really thought about this during the mock question and answer session at the inn yesterday, but he overturned it later.
Zhang Xi understands the general meaning of "Longzhong Dui" and can express it... However, being able to recite "Longzhong Dui" actually doesn't mean much.
"Longzhong Dui" is an outline, a strategic plan proposed by Zhuge Liang to Liu Bei.
But Zhang Xi doesn’t think that Liu Bei went to see Zhuge Liang just to listen to Zhuge Liang read "Longzhong Dui". The two people must have discussed for a long time on how to realize the strategy of "Longzhong Dui". It was at this time that Zhuge Liang initially obtained Liu Bei's recognition.
Zhang Xi knows his abilities and can rely on his so-called foresight or extra knowledge to make himself more comfortable. If he is asked to plan military strategies, he might as well be Ma Su.
After all, Ma Su has read military books for many years, while Zhang Xi, in his two lifetimes combined, only knows one sentence: "Soldiers are important matters of the country, and the way of life and death must be investigated."
Yes, Zhang Xi only remembers this sentence from such a great book as "The Art of War".
If Liu Bei really discussed the route problem of "Longzhong Dui" with Zhang Xi, Zhang Xi would have to reveal his secrets after saying a few words, but it would leave a bad impression on Liu Bei as "exaggerating" and "exaggerating."
Furthermore, Zhang Xi also has his own rhetoric.
"Xi studied farming at home in his early years. Later he studied at the Xun family in Yingchuan and became quite proficient in mathematics."
This is what Zhang Xi has already thought of.
In this era, books are very precious.
Although Cai Lun improved the papermaking technology and greatly reduced the cost of papermaking, Caihou's paper was quite inconvenient to write and preserve, and it was not as easy to use as the original bamboo slips. Therefore, the main carrier of books is still bamboo slips.
Bamboo slips are bulky and have limited text carrying capacity, which makes the circulation of books inconvenient. In addition, in order to control the "right of annotation" of knowledge, the aristocratic families have a very self-preserving attitude towards books. Therefore, the great Confucians these days do not dare to say that they Read all the classics well, most of them just specialize in one classic.
If Zhang Xi says that he has "read a lot of books", he is definitely bragging. Even if he really reads a lot of books, he may not be able to understand all the contents and meanings in the books.
It's better to follow the trend and say that you specialize in it. It's still "the art of numerology" that most people don't know how to study.
At this time, the way of mathematics was not the "little way" of later generations, but a knowledge that preceded Taoism and assisted the emperor. It was also the basis for studying the "Book of Changes"... It is not the same thing as modern mathematics. , but mathematical knowledge will definitely be used.
Of course Zhang Xi doesn't know the mathematics of this era, let alone the low-level "little ways" of pretending to be magical. He only knows the modern mathematics of the nine-year compulsory education.
But these days, the art of arithmetic is too difficult, and there are too few people who are willing to work hard to study it, let alone those who have mastered it. Many people have not even read "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic".
In this regard, Zhang Xi feels that he should be much better than most people who study mathematics... at least he knows multivariate equations.
Zhang Xi said this deliberately so that Liu Bei could not really test his knowledge... He even suspected that Liu Bei had not read any mathematical works at all.
As expected, Liu Bei didn't quite understand. He frowned and asked, "May I ask, sir, what is the art of numerology?!"
Zhang Xi smiled slightly, silently reciting the speech he had prepared yesterday, and said, "The ancient people knew that the law is based on Yin and Yang, and the number of magic. Those who can calculate are the numbers of heaven and earth. If the number of heaven and earth is obtained, then the great road will be achieved. Among them. Thinking about nature and making wonderful plans are the masters..."
In fact, Zhang Xi didn't understand the art of numerology at all. He just mixed some content about numerology in "Su Wen" and "Han Shu" that he had read in his memory, and mixed them together to confuse people.
Seeing Liu Bei's confused face, seemingly understanding but nodding his head, Zhang Xi knew that he had really been fooled this time.
He read a lot of classical Chinese texts eloquently, some of which Zhang Xi found difficult to pronounce even when he said them, but he finally managed to bluff Liu Bei.
As for whether saying this would lead to Liu Bei not using himself because of the nonsense... Zhang Xi thinks this is impossible.
What is Liu Bei's current situation? !
After repeated battles and defeats, he was trapped in a new field and depended on others.
Is it possible that Liu Bei still doesn't know the reason why he can't succeed? ! If he really didn't know, would he put down his arrogance and visit the thatched cottage to ask Zhuge Liang to come out? !
In Zhang Xi’s explanation of the way of numerology, why does he emphasize that the way of numerology can “calculate the world” and “think through nature and devise wonderful plans”? !
There is only one purpose. Whether Liu Bei believes it or not, at least on the surface, I am the strategic talent you need now.
People like this come to seek refuge with you. Even if you don't believe me, you know the story about buying horse bones for a thousand dollars, right? !
As for Liu Bei...
"Since you are good at numeracy... there is still a shortage of a grain and grass clerk in the accounting department. I wonder if you would be willing to give in?"
Liu Bei's reaction made Zhang Xi feel uncomfortable with it.
It was expected. After Zhang Xi's unreliable talk, Liu Bei didn't understand, but he was still willing to give Zhang Xi an official position.
The chief clerk is a big official position. Although Liu Bei has no territory now, the chief clerk is the deputy of a county. It cannot be said that Liu Bei uses a minor official to send Zhang Xi away.
But... why does the official position of chief secretary have to be preceded by the word "food and grass"? !
The Grain and Grass Registrar...what the hell is that? !
