Chapter 15 Zhang Dulai voted
He Xi said: "I'll leave this matter to you."
Xie Jin was stunned for a moment, then became very happy and said, "Please don't worry, sir. I'll leave this matter to my subordinates."
He Xi comforted Jin with a few words. Xie Jin went down.
He Xi did not get up, but sat there drinking tea. Yao Guangxiao opened the curtain and entered. He sat in Xie Jin's seat and poured himself a cup of tea.
He Xi said: "How about Xie Jin?"
Yao Guangxiao drank a cup of tea and said, "Xie Jin is talented, but too courageous."
He Xi said: "Why do you say this?"
Yao Guangxiao said: "What is your identity? What is Zhang Du's identity? What is Xie Jin's identity? Even though he has entered the Secretary's Prison now, the difference between his identity and that of you and Master Zhang is still too big. But he arranged for a minister , I didn’t feel anything was wrong at all. I even felt excited. I didn’t see a trace of awe in Xie Jin. I estimate that in the future, if something happens and he betrays His Highness, it will be the same."
He Xi thought carefully about Yao Guangxiao's words, sipped a cup of tea, and said, "Okay. It's just that the talented people in the world are not willing to accept the popular will. When talking about loyalty with these people, it is better to talk about interests than beliefs. "
Yao Guangxiao was silent for a while, then suddenly stood up and saluted.
He Xi was a little strange and said, "Mr. Yao, what's going on?"
Yao Guangxiao said: "Your Majesty, these words can conquer the world."
Yao Guangxiao's words are not flattery.
Loyalty in Confucian philosophy? What it looks like is actually a manifestation of personal dependence. In a hierarchical society, loyalty is the requirement of the superior to the inferior. No matter how it is beautified, it is a relationship of personal dependence.
It is based on the rules of Confucian social hierarchy.
It is a characteristic of feudal society.
It can also be regarded as the production relations of feudal society.
This kind of loyalty, or personal dependence, is also a manifestation of feudal relationships. Some people even use this to say that China's feudal society since the Qin Dynasty is a power feudal society, patching up the Marxist social stage.
He Xi himself did not realize that the ideas and concepts he proposed were actually another model of cooperation represented by production relations, a cooperative relationship based on ideas and common concepts. Or they are loyal to a certain idea but not loyal to a certain person.
Therefore, he does not care about Xie Jin's loyalty and respects Xie Jin as a person's normal choice.
I just hope to form cooperation at a higher level. Such as ideas.
Since Xie Jin is an advocate of reform, this is where he started, and it is also his label, which is absolutely impossible to tear off. As long as Jie Jin is still in the reform lineage, He Xi can cooperate. It does not require Xie Jin to be loyal to himself.
In fact, He Xi did not have this idea from the beginning. Instead, he discovered two things.
The first thing was that He Xi found out that according to the Confucian loyalty chain, he was at the bottom. Competing with the prince is inherently disadvantageous. This is why the prince has quickly captured Liaodong before he even did anything.
The second thing is that He Xi has a shallow foundation and is not easy to use for many people. Who doesn’t want the people below to be loyal to him? All loyalty points are full, and you are willing to die. But the thing is, the more capable, the more powerful the person. The less likely you are to be loyal to others easily.
In this era, Zhu Yuanzhang is considered the best in the world in terms of ability, skills, personal charm, etc., but he also wants to kill heroes. It can be seen that there are difficulties in letting such high-level talents use it.
Those who are capable are disloyal, and they are talented. Without your promotion, they will only get ahead a few years later. The king chooses his ministers, and the ministers choose the king. What's more, you are not the king. Why should I be loyal to you until death? This is why many leaders use mediocre people. It's not that they don't know this person is mediocre. But only mediocre people know that based on their own abilities, they absolutely cannot sit in this position. It is precisely because of this that he is loyal to his superiors.
He Xi thought for a long time before he relaxed his bottom line and was willing to use the attitude of a partner, or shareholder, to face the ministers who would defect to him in the future. From the perspective of his subordinates, a person like Xie Jin who has no awe and ambition in his heart is not a good subordinate. But from the perspective of the partners, this kind of people is not afraid of the sky or the earth, and they are scheming and skillful. It is very useful especially in newly opened markets that are full of difficulties.
What? Do you think Xie Jin will become his own faction?
First, that’s for the future.
Second, the political alliance He Xi envisions in the future may be considered a new party or a reformist party. The theoretical basis is based on He Xi's theory. He Xi feels that no one else in the world has more say than herself.
In addition, He Xi has military, industrial and political resources in his hands. He Xi didn't think who could replace him as chairman in this political alliance.
In fact, He Xi's ideas have inadvertently changed from ancient politics to modern politics.
Why was the feudal monarchy unsustainable in industrial society? As mentioned before, social management was too complex and it was difficult for the imperial power to handle such huge affairs. This is one of them. When the economic foundation of personal attachment begins to break. At the same time, it is not only the personal attachment in production relations that is broken, but also the personal attachment in the political and economic fields. It is difficult for the upper class to get others to be loyal to them unconditionally. In this way, we can only use common ideas to unite people's hearts.
The concept of loyalty has also changed from being loyal to someone to being loyal to a belief. In the political field, loyalty to a certain person has also changed to loyalty to the country and organization.
He Xi has already taken a prototype in this regard.
But He Xi didn't think much about the deep meaning behind Yao Guangxiao's words. After all, he was just settling for the next best thing. The sole proprietorship could no longer continue, so he had no choice but to engage in mergers and acquisitions. This way of thinking is fundamentally different from that of people in the Ming Dynasty.
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Xie Jin is a very capable person, but he only lasts a few days. Xie Jin brought Zhang Du to see He Xi.
He Xi was overjoyed and had a good talk with Zhang Du.
Zhang Du is a man of action. I have managed the Taiping Iron Works for several years and I have a lot of experience in factory management. He Xi was very touched after hearing this. After all, he had never really managed a factory on the front line. However, this is just an appetizer. It can also be regarded as an introduction before the two meet.
Very speculative.
He Xi changed the topic to the main topic. He Xi said: "The Minister of the Ministry of Punishment has entrusted an unworthy person. If Mr. Zhang takes office as the Ministry of Punishment, how will he prepare to govern?"
Zhang Du's breathing was a little rapid and he said: "Your Majesty intends to implement the new law in the world. As the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, I naturally have to obey your Majesty's orders. However, there are hundreds of prefectures, thousands of counties, and hundreds of health posts in the world, and the names of punishments are all different in the world. Major events cannot be accomplished overnight. In my opinion, dozens of typical cases should be selected from the world's case files, and the president of the Criminal Department should inform the world to eliminate the old and usher in the new, as a guideline, and then check the world's case files to see if they are in line with the new law, and those that are not. Change the laws. Do it slowly, change the customs."
"In addition, one or two changes will be made to the selection of officials for the Ministry of Punishments. From now on, all questions will be drawn from the new laws."
He Xi nodded, still agreeing with Zhang Du's method.
Although Ming Dynasty is not case law. But precedents still have a certain influence. The new law has just emerged. The details may not be clear to the following. Zhang Duxian sorted out dozens or hundreds of classic cases, which can be regarded as explaining the new law to the criminal officials in the world, so that they know how to judge the new law.
It’s also about establishing rules.
Beware of some of the people below doing bad things on the pretext of supporting the new law. After all, no matter how good the law is, if you want to use it to your advantage, there are ways to do it.
Set the rules first, what if the people below dare to do it again? Naturally it can be dealt with.
Now the six ministries all select officials from the Imperial College through examinations. Zhang Du revised the test questions also to cultivate follow-up strength.
Overall, He Xi is quite satisfied.
He Xi said: "Master Zhang, please prepare. I will recommend you to be the new minister of the Ministry of Industry."
Zhang Du was very excited after hearing this. Isn't it just for this promise that he has done so much? He immediately stood up, saluted, and said, "I pay homage to my benefactor."
He Xi hurriedly supported Zhang Du and said: "Master Zhang, there is no need to do this. We are ministers in the same palace. We are all serving your majesty and the Ming Dynasty. Why do you need to perform such a big gift? From now on, just focus on the new law. Master Zhang, He also came from the Taiping Iron Works, and he is also a member of my generation. You also know the importance of this new law."
