The interview went very smoothly...or rather, it went smoothly beyond Zhang Xi's imagination.
From sitting down to standing up to say goodbye, the whole process only takes a quarter of an hour.
If you follow Zhang Xi's concept of interviews, a quarter of an hour of interview time means that the interview has already failed, and people saying "go back and wait for news" are just words of comfort to you.
But the fact is that Zhang Xi really got the official position of "Grain and Grass Master" from Liu Bei.
It's really fantasy.
What is even more mysterious is the official position of "Grain and Grass Master" itself.
This official position... Zhang Xi finds it weird no matter how much he thinks about it.
The chief registrar was a very important position in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. It was basically held by the close associates around the chief official. It was equivalent to the chief official's secretary-general. The chief registrar was responsible for the reception and paperwork of the chief official.
Not to mention, Yuan Shao's chief clerk was named Chen Lin, and one of his essays cured Cao Cao's headache.
If it is under the rule of a county governor, the chief registrar and meritorious officials will also be responsible for the discipline and security of the county governor. When the county governor goes on patrol, he will also be responsible for staying in the county, which is equivalent to the second-in-command in a county.
For such an important official position, the word "food and grass" is added in front of it... This is very weird, okay?
Let’s just say that in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, official positions, especially those at the middle and lower levels, changed a lot, and Liu Bei also liked original official positions. For example, Zhuge Liang’s “Military Advisor Zhonglang General” was Liu Bei’s original work.
But..."Grain and Grass Master", isn't this a bit too casual? !
Or is it that Liu Bei has many chief registrars around him, and Zhang Xi is just in charge of the grain and grass stalls. It is different from the modern deputy positions in charge of areas, and the position of chief registrar is divided in detail? !
It's not impossible. After all, Liu Bei's General Zuo has three "doctors" - Jian Yong, Mi Zhu, and Yi Ji. In the future, Sun Qian will be added, making four people.
These four people also took charge of their own affairs. Jian Yong was in charge of diplomacy, Mi Zhu was in charge of economics, and Yi Ji was in charge of internal affairs... Sun Qian later stole Jian Yong's job, and he was also a talent in charge of diplomacy.
Without officially taking office, Zhang Xi really couldn't figure out Liu Bei's intentions, nor did he know the scope of his responsibilities. Everything could only be understood after he took office.
However, Liu Bei was still very interesting. Before leaving, he gave Zhang Xi 20 guan of money, saying that it would allow Zhang Xi to "settle down"... At least he wouldn't have to worry about not having corn to eat in half a month.
Speaking of this corn... To be honest, the taste is really average. It's okay to eat it occasionally. After traveling through time for a month and a half, Zhang Xi, who eats corn every day, misses rice very much.
If you don’t have rice, steamed buns would be great too!
Taking advantage of having some money on hand, Zhang Xi planned to improve the food.
First, he went back to the inn and called his little Qibao. The master and servant went downstairs to find a restaurant and have a good meal. By the way, Zhang Xi also wanted to take this opportunity to solve the problem of little Qibao after he traveled through time. Crisis of Confidence.
And inside the recruitment hall...
"My lord, if you are such a flatterer, a pretentious person, and an uneducated person, why do you still want to give him an official position?!"
The big man opened the door and asked Liu Bei with anger and confusion.
Liu Bei looked up at the big man, shook his head slightly, and asked with a smile, "Chang Wen, why do you say this?!"
When the big man heard this, he immediately said with a disdainful expression on his face, "Just now, the villain was pretending to be indifferent at the door, but that person actually had a flattering smile on his face. What is he not a flatterer?! Just now, my lord! When chatting with him about the art of mathematics, the man was dragging out every sentence, for fear that others would not know how many books he had read. What's the point of pretending?! The skills he learned were unheard of, and even more difficult to test. How do you know that he is not like the others who lied and deceived the lord just to make money?!"
Liu Bei couldn't help laughing as he looked at the big man who was getting angrier and angrier as he spoke.
It seemed like I wasn't the only one who didn't understand, and now I felt a little better.
However, Liu Bei still faced the big man seriously and said, "Wen Chang, Wen Chang, I haven't seen you in the past few days, you have made progress. It seems that letting you look at this recruitment hall is not a wrong thing!" It’s just that your knowledge is not deep. The art of numerology is indeed a profound knowledge. I once heard a teacher say that Zheng Xuan is the only great scholar in the world who has mastered this art. If Mr. Zhang can have one or two points of it, Talent is also an honor for me. Furthermore, even if he does not know this way, if you hear his words and observe his actions, he will always be a person who has read poetry and books, and is a master of food and grass, so you will not treat him badly!"
The big man still looked unhappy, but this time he was not unhappy that Liu Bei had done it to Zhang Xiguan, but said with a slight annoyance, "My lord, I am not complaining. My lord asked me to guard this recruitment hall. What do you mean, communicate more with the scholars, and communicate more with the scholars?" I have good points... Forgive Yan for being rude, but Yan still feels that practicing with Pao Ze in the army every day is a hundred times better than sitting here in front of these sarcastic scholars."
"Look, you're still saying there's no benefit?!" Liu Bei still smiled and said to Wei Yan, "A year ago, how could you ever speak to me in such words?! How could you ever have such a discerning eye and be able to evaluate characters? !”
"This?!" Wei Yan suddenly became anxious.
As Liu Bei's department chief, he wanted to stay by his lord's side rather than work here to recruit talents.
Just as he was about to say something more, Liu Bei waved his hand to stop Wei Yan and said, "Chang Wen, the snow has just stopped today, the weather is cold, and there are no important tasks in the army. Please sit down and have a drink with me."
Wei Yan knew as soon as he heard this that the matter was over.
As a leader and a confidant of his lord, how could he not know what his lord wants to do now?
He bowed, thanked his lord for the invitation, and then sat down opposite Liu Bei, where Zhang Xi had just knelt down, to listen to his lord's "teachings."
"Chang Wen, I know you have a straightforward temperament, don't like reading, and are not good at socializing with others." Liu Bei looked at Wei Yan seriously and said, "If you just want to be a department leader all your life, these things don't matter. But, With your ability, you are always by my side to protect me, don’t you think you are underestimating your talents?!”
"My lord, you villain..." Wei Yan scratched his head and said rather bluntly, "Since Yan surrendered to the lord, he has relied on his martial arts skills and was favored by the lord to stay by his side and protect the lord... ..How come my lord you think Yan is talented?!"
Liu Bei just smiled and did not answer, but continued, "I know your talent, that's why I let you host this recruitment hall. Firstly, it can give you some time to study and be sensible. Secondly, it is also for Let you get in touch with more scholars and get used to socializing with them. Now, although your behavior is still reckless, your words and deeds have become a little more refined. In the future, when you get along with scholars, you won't be able to chat with them, right? .”
Wei Yan remained silent.
Wei Yan respected Liu Bei deeply. Even if he disagreed with everything Liu Bei said, he would still listen and do it.
Although he really didn't think that he could chat with a group of scholars who dropped their book bags.
Liu Bei also knew what Wei Yan was thinking. After all, he was his commander and had followed him for many years, so he still explained, "As for what happened just now, I know you don't like that gentleman, but you can't hold back your temper. Haven't you ever hurt people directly with your words as before? This is where you have grown. However, since that person took the initiative, you should not show indifference, so as not to hurt the hearts of the scholars. "
"Yes, my lord!" Wei Yan couldn't help but interjected, "My lord has been setting up this recruitment hall for more than two years. All the people who come and go are mediocre people. Some of them even want money. They don't really seek refuge with the lord at all. Why bother with him?" Are these people polite?!”
After hearing this, Liu Bei also felt bitter in his heart.
The facts are indeed as Wei Yan said. The Talent Recruitment Hall has been open for more than two years, but it has not recruited a single decent talent. Most of them come to cheat and drink. Occasionally, there are a few who sincerely join the company, but their abilities are not very good.
But who can blame this? !
The dignified Yuzhou Shepherd, Yicheng Tinghou, and Zuo General were so mixed up that they could only stay under the account of Jingzhou Shepherd Liu Biao as a guest general. Even the small county of Xinye was lent to him by Liu Biao in order to allow him to resist the pressure of Cao Cao in the north.
If you want an army but no army, and you want territory but no territory, how can you attract truly talented people to join you?
Liu Bei understood these truths, but he was still unwilling to give in. His desire to help the Han Dynasty had always been in his heart and he dared not forget it. Therefore, even though he knew that the chance was slim, he still opened the recruitment hall that should be opened, but he was not sure whether the recruitment hall could find the real one. Liu Bei does not have high hopes for useful talents.
Really talented people would probably not come to the recruitment hall, but would have already recommended themselves to their own residences.
If Liu Bei had some expectations for the Talent Recruitment Hall at the beginning, now, the greatest role of the Talent Recruitment Hall is probably to temper Wei Yan.
Liu Bei knew Wei Yan's character very well.
The arrogant one can rival Yun Chang, and the straightforward one can rival Yide.
But Yunchang is arrogant and does not humiliate his subordinates, and there is a hint of shrewdness in Yide's straightforwardness... When Wei Yan comes here, there are only two arrogant and straightforward people left.
It doesn't matter if he is the leader of a department with this character. Anyway, as long as Liu Bei, the protagonist, can accept all his actions, there will be no problem.
But if you want to train Wei Yan to become a general, or even to take charge of his own role...with this character, you will suffer a big loss sooner or later.
But the problem lies in Wei Yan's character, and Liu Bei actually has no good solution.
Even if you crush it and explain it clearly to him, he may not be able to understand it on his own. It would be more effective to give him an order directly.
"Chang Wen, come here!" Liu Bei made up his mind and called Wei Yan.
Wei Yan quickly stood up and came to stand next to Liu Bei.
"It doesn't matter to me whether the recruitment hall really recruits talents!" Liu Bei slowly stood up and said softly to Wei Yan who was standing next to him, "This is an errand for you. You need Take it seriously and don’t show any neglect in the future. Regardless of whether you are talented or not, you must treat us with kindness.”
Wei Yan quickly lowered his head and said, "No!"
Liu Bei nodded with satisfaction and continued, "In that case, tomorrow you go to the inn in person and introduce Mr. Zhang to serve in the army... Remember, you need to be treated with courtesy."
"promise!"
