Gao Pragmatic didn't pay too much attention to Wang Tingzhuan's slightly exaggerated praise, and just continued to add: "How to do these accounts specifically, and how accurate each material needs to be, considering that you have not had a corresponding staff team before. , so I have specially prepared a group of people for you, all of whom have studied in the Finance Department of Jinghua Craftsman School. When the time comes, you can pick a dozen of them and take them to Gansu."
"Liantang." When Gao Pingshi said this, he suddenly became serious again. He looked at Wang Tingzhuan seriously and said: "The relationship between you and me is extraordinary, and I don't want to mince words. These people are sent to you, not I want to interfere with your work in Gansu, but the matter is serious. Without the help of such a group of professional talents, even if I went to Ganzhou in person, I would not be able to accomplish so many things in three months. So, I hope you Be considerate and don’t misunderstand me.”
Wang Tingzhuan was indeed a little unhappy when he heard that Gao Pragmatic asked him to take so many people to Gansu for his appointment. This is because according to the practice of the Ming Dynasty, the chief official of a land may not be personally responsible for much "business work". More often, he just provides the general direction, and the staff team is often the ones who really do things for the chief official.
Therefore, the more senior the official, the greater the real power in the hands of his staff. At this moment, Gao Pragmatic directly asked him to bring "more than a dozen" "staff teams" trained by Jinghua, so Wang Tingzhuan basically did not have to bring him. What kind of staff is this? It means that if this staff group is willing, they can easily evade him.
However, Gao Pragmatic pointed out this matter directly, and the nature was different. Wang Tingzhuan was basically sure of what kind of person Gao Pragmatic was when he asked himself. To put it simply, this is a capable minister with great ideals.
In Wang Tingzhuan's view, Gao Pragmatic must have wanted to carry out a major reform with huge and far-reaching impact. However, he learned the lessons of Wang Anshi in the Song Dynasty and did not launch a lot of reform measures at once, while making social changes. It is difficult to adapt to the situation at all levels, and on the one hand, it makes the old interest groups want to eat its flesh. In the end, the reform failed due to problems caused by some personnel errors, and it was long regarded as a typical example of "nonsense" reform.
In Wang Tingzhuan's eyes, Gao Pragmatism not only has great ideals, but also has a deep city and can hide things in his heart. This is very important. The more a person wants to do big things, the more he must be able to hide things in his heart. People who can't help but yell around when they have any ideas are always the most unreliable. If you make friends with such people, or even have a heart-to-heart relationship with them, then no matter whether you are active or passive, intentional or unintentional, there is a high probability that they will trick you sooner or later. you.
Gao Pragmatic never talks about the final idea of his reform, but always launches the right reform at the right time. And when you think he just sees the opportunity and takes action, you look back and find that he has already done this. Layout for many years.
This is astonishing, even terrifying. Because this means that when you don't even notice the signs of the problem, he has already thought of a solution and deployed his power in advance. If the problem arises, he will be able to solve it easily.
What level of "big doctor" is this? This is the level of Bian Que's eldest brother, but he chose the right time for his second brother to take action!
Bian Que, his eldest brother, tried to find a way to prevent you from getting sick before you got sick. His second brother, Bian Que, easily stopped you from getting seriously ill if you just had symptoms and were still in the mild stage.
The reason why Gao Pragmatic could not choose to be "Big Brother Bian Que" was because the cause of the disease did not occur in his era, so he could only solve it immediately when the disease occurred. However, considering his advance arrangements, it is conceivable that he actually did the second brother's work at the level of the eldest brother, and there was no need to wait until he was seriously ill like Bian Que before taking action.
Big ideals and strong abilities are Wang Tingzhuan’s evaluation of Gao’s pragmatism. In addition, there is another most critical issue: Gao Pragmatism really seems to have no selfish motives. To be honest, this is what Wang Tingzhuan cannot understand the most.
For thousands of years in China, everyone has heard high-sounding words, but how many people can be found who are dedicated to serving the public good?
Yes, Gao Pragmatic is now the richest man in the world. It seems a bit awkward to say that he is "wholeheartedly serving the public", but if you really think about it carefully, you can't help but raise another question: He really built this Beijing to make money for himself. ?
How much has Jinghua accomplished in the past twenty years and how much contribution has it made to the Ming Dynasty’s “Wanli ZTE”?
Without Beijing, would the Ming Dynasty have been able to intimidate Mongolia's new cavalry army in these years? Without Beijing, would the imperial court's hundreds of thousands of musketeers and artillery have fallen from the sky? Without Beijing, would today's maritime trade of tens of millions taels a year and the court's annual income of millions of taels be generated out of thin air? Without Beijing, would the trade exchanges between the north, south, east and west be as prosperous as they are today? Without Jinghua...it's simply unimaginable!
However, even so, Gao pragmatically attacked Jinghua more harshly than anyone else! The most direct evidence is that the proportion of taxes paid by Jinghua every year is the highest in the country, and the total amount is naturally the highest in the country!
How high? Basically the same as Nanzhili, the richest city in the Ming Dynasty! What is this concept? You know, Southern Zhili’s autumn grain tax accounted for nearly a quarter of the entire Ming Dynasty!
[Note: According to the original historical data from the sixth year of Wanli (1578), the proportion of autumn grain in South Zhili accounted for 23% of the country’s total. The reason why we don’t talk about summer grain is, firstly, because summer grain accounts for 20.49% of South Zhili’s production, and secondly, because summer grain is not the main force, autumn grain is. Of course, the tax arrears in the South are relatively more serious than in the North, and the actual payment may be slightly different. But at least based on the available data, the statement "nearly a quarter" should not be a big problem. ]
One Jinghua paid almost as much tax as the entire Southern Zhili in one year. If this tax rate was placed on other people and other families, it could be said to be ruining the family and the country! But, did Gao Pragmatic say anything? No.
Not only is there no tax rate, but he even added such an exaggerated tax rate step by step. He is the only one in the country, and there is no semicolon. And this is the most hard-core reason why no one has ever impeached Gao Pragmatic on the issue of "money".
His family paid the tax of one Nanzhili, but he never caused any social unrest, and even attracted many people to make a fortune with him. How can he be impeached? A dog bites a hedgehog, but there is no way to bite it.
Since he was such a person, Wang Tingzhuan naturally knew that Gao Jingshi's request to take Jinghua's staff to Gansu was not because Gao Jingshi wanted to make a name for himself. The reason why Wang Tingzhuan was a little unhappy at first was actually because he felt that Gao Pragmatic did this because he didn't believe in his ability.
However, Gao Pragmatic, like a prophet who predicts the future, took the initiative to give him a clue: "Even if I went to Ganzhou in person, I wouldn't be able to accomplish so many things in three months."
After saying this, Wang Tingzhuan's anger suddenly subsided - the world's number one financial manager has said that if he didn't bring these people, he wouldn't be able to do it himself. If that's the case, then it's natural for me, the king, to bring these people with me!
"Don't worry, Yuan Fu, I will naturally understand the truth." Wang Tingzhuan calmed down, and naturally got off the donkey, followed the trend, and then asked: "So, what is the third thing Yuan Fu said?"
Gao Jingshi took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, and said in a deep voice: "The third thing is to define the rights and responsibilities of the three important personnel in this battle."
Wang Tingzhuan was shocked when he heard this, and secretly felt something bad. He glanced at Xiong Tingbi next to him, but saw that Xiong Tingbi had a calm expression on his face, so he looked back and asked Gao pragmatically: "What is Yuan Fu's decision?"
Gao pragmatism solemnly said: "How the frontline army fights, the rights and responsibilities are all in Xingwu (Liu Wei); the rear military supplies are provided with food and grass, the rights and responsibilities are in Liantang; the local and military disciplines, the rights and responsibilities are all in vain."
Without waiting for Wang Tingzhuan and Xiong Tingbi to ask questions, Gao Pragmatic continued: "The so-called rights and responsibilities are nothing more than the jurisdiction of orders. For example, if the front line is not fought well, as long as the supply of lotus ponds is guaranteed at this time and the waste is gone, If we keep the discipline in order, then I will only hold Liu Shengwu responsible for the failure of the war. As for the merits of the two of you, they will not be less than they should be, and they will not be affected by Liu Shengwu.
On the other hand, if Liantang is unable to supply the supplies Liu Shengwu needs on the front line in full, and ends up losing the battle, then the first crime will be yours, Liantang, and Liu Shengwu will be the second crime; and if military discipline is not good and some violations of our military orders occur If you are defeated or defeated, you will not be able to escape the blame. "
Xiong Tingbi originally wanted to wait for Wang Tingzhuan to express his position first, but Wang Tingzhuan seemed to be lost in thought and did not speak for a while.
He was worried that Yuan Fu's face would not look good if he got cold feet, so he spoke first: "Ting Bi is here, and he has already made preparations to wrap his body in horse leather. Since he is not afraid of death, he is naturally not afraid of killing people. Since Yuan Fu said this today Understandably so, Tingbi also dared to issue a military order: If military discipline is broken in this battle, I will kill those who commit crimes and violate laws first, and then ask Yuan Fu to kill me!"
Xiong Tingbi said these words categorically. Gao Pragmatic slapped the table and praised loudly: "Okay, you are responsible! However, the military laws you have to follow during this trip are different from ordinary ones. I will send someone to lead my troops there later." I’ll give you a copy of the military order at that time, just follow it.”
Gao Pragmatic had his own set of military orders, and Xiong Tingbi knew this. Not only do they know it, but they almost remember it - because the highly pragmatic military orders are not only not complicated, they are even less stringent than the court's military laws.
The military law of the Ming Dynasty is extremely strict. At a glance, there are all kinds of "cuts", "cuts" and "cuts". For example, when the general is lecturing on the stage, the soldiers below, not to mention whispering to each other, turn their heads and look back, they are all "killed as usual".
The question is, if your military law is so severe, is it really highly enforceable? Obviously not. Maybe it can be basically done in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, but if you wait ten or twenty years, this system will definitely become a piece of paper, and in the end no one will care about it.
Because no one can lead troops according to this system at all - who knows that one night he will be beheaded by his soldiers while sleeping. Very
The highly pragmatic policy of running the army is extremely "lenient". There are very few crimes that need to be punished, and there are only a few of them. On the contrary, many items that were considered serious crimes according to the original military law have become either "confinement for a certain (different) day" or "a fine of a certain (varying) two taels of silver", or even some Cleaning the toilets at headquarters (up to company level) for one month.
It seems that this punishment is quite light and may even sound like a joke to a layman. However, in fact it is just the opposite. There are always very few violations of discipline in the highly pragmatic military.
The reason is actually very simple. In the past, it was almost difficult to actually implement what was said to be done. Everyone has long been accustomed to not taking it seriously. Most of the discipline violations in the highly pragmatic military are just confinement and fines, which don't seem like a big deal.
However, confinement is difficult to enforce during wartime, so it is usually converted into a fine. Fines are very simple to implement, but they are really deadly - if you make a small mistake, you will be fined one or two silver at every turn. The last few times I've worked for nothing this month, that's terrible - I'm really working hard to make money, how can I survive such indiscretion!
And when you get used to the military tenet of "no disobeying orders among senior soldiers," and some minor mistakes that you didn't take seriously at first were corrected by you with fear after being fined several times, then you will naturally form good behavioral habits over time. . When three people become a crowd, when everyone is like this, the atmosphere of an army will change drastically, and it will be completely new from now on.
Therefore, Gao's pragmatic attitude has always been clear: laws do not need to be too harsh, but enforcement must be very strict.
The purpose of the existence of military law is to enable the army to enforce orders and prohibitions and to have a behavioral style suitable for war, not to kill its own soldiers. On the contrary, killing one's own soldiers at every turn will only create a gap, or even an irreparable rift, between officers and soldiers.
Over time, if something happens and the officers are unable to suppress it, wouldn't it be natural for the soldiers to gather together and stage a mutiny? This, in turn, continues to deepen the conflicts between the two parties, leading to mutual wariness and no trust at all.
At this moment, Wang Tingzhuan suddenly spoke: "In this Western Expedition, according to what Yuan Fu said, I will be stationed in Ganzhou, while Liu Shengwu is far away in the Western Regions. The two sides are thousands of miles apart, so naturally it is not convenient for me to control it remotely. This is the title I have no objection to it being the right thing to do.”
Gao pragmatically breathed a sigh of relief, but unexpectedly Wang Tingzhuan continued: "However, I suddenly had some understanding of the three important things that Yuan Fu identified, and I wanted to tell Yuan Fu to listen to see if he was wrong. "
These words made Gao Pingshi a little more interested, and he said with a smile: "Liantang, please tell me, I will tell you everything I know."
"The first thing is to clear the arrears of wages. In the final analysis, this matter has only one purpose: to stabilize the morale of the people and the military in Gansu, so that the local people and the local guards are willing to support sending troops.
The second thing is to prepare your weapons. This matter is to clarify one's own strength on the premise that the local people's morale and military morale are guaranteed, so as to determine follow-up supplies and ensure frontline combat effectiveness.
The third thing is to determine the rights and responsibilities. This matter is to clarify the respective duties of the three major members, to ensure that the three major members' powers do not infringe upon each other, and that their responsibilities do not sit on each other (sitting together), to prevent mutual blame-shifting, mutual slander, etc., and to work together for the Western Expedition. "
Gao Pangshi was quite pleased to hear this, and when he was about to speak, Wang Tingzhuan continued to summarize: "In other words, first the people are settled and the army is stabilized, then the momentum is prepared for attack, and finally the civil and military forces work together and the army goes out for battle - I don't know what Yuan Fu thinks of this official. How many percent will you win?”
"Ten percent!" Gao Pragmatic held his hands and laughed, saying: "Seeing this in Liantang, I have no worries about this battle!"
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