The house in front of me has a courtyard wall mixed with wattle and stones, and a few fruit trees in the corner. For a moment, I couldn't recognize it clearly. There are three thatched cottages inside. One room was half collapsed, but the other two were still intact, but they looked extremely old.
In the courtyard, there was a man sitting. One arm and one foot are missing, but he looks happy and content.
A man came forward and knocked on the door.
The man raised his neck and said loudly: "The door is unlocked, you just come in."
Zhou Na took the gentleman into the courtyard and looked at the second brother Song in front of him. Judging from his stature, he should have been very tall, but he was missing arms and legs, and now he was a little rickety. Between his brows and eyes, there was no depression as expected, and he looked very energetic.
Zhou Na stepped forward and said, "You are the second brother Song here."
Brother Song looked up and saw many people. The person speaking in the middle should have some identity. He stood up and said, "That's right. My limbs are missing and I can't salute. Please don't be offended by the guests."
Zhou Na nodded: "No need to be polite. When the Jin army came last year, more than 20 of you guarded the ferry to give the people time to escape to the mountains. Everyone else died, and you were the only one left. I wonder if that is true or not?"
Brother Song said: "That's right. Everyone in the area knows about this, it's not a secret matter."
Zhou Na nodded after listening: "A few days ago, when Zhizhou returned to his hometown at the market, I heard someone talking about you. It's really not easy for you to fight against the Jin Dynasty and protect the people. It seems that your life is inconvenient now that you have no limbs. Doing errands with you.”
Brother Song was confused after hearing this. After being stunned for a while, he said: "I wonder who the official is? What kind of errand can you give me?"
Zhou Na said: "I work as a superintendent in the state and take care of some miscellaneous things. This time, I came here on an errand to have dinner with you according to the order of Zhizhou Jun. There is a new market in Zhaoluo Town, and there are many people there every five days. Merchants sell things there. A place like this, with a mixture of fish and dragons, must be extremely chaotic. Just conduct an inspection and bring a few archers to suppress the place."
Brother Song looked at his missing hand and foot and asked doubtfully: "Official, how can I do it when you see me like this?"
Zhou Na said: "Zhizhou said, you have killed the enemy in battle, and you have murderous aura in you! This murderous aura is there, even if you sit still, who would dare to provoke you! For daily chores, just have a few assistants."
Looking at Zhou Na, Brother Song couldn't figure out what was going on for a while. After Jin Bing left, the villagers really respected him. Not only do they often not charge their own money when buying things, but they also often sell their own face when there are any disputes in daily life. But respect is one thing, but what the hell is it to say that you have murderous intent and can suppress others? How can such a thing exist in this world?
Of course there is no murderous intent. When Wang Xiaolie said this, he only meant that these people who rose up to resist the Jin people had a kind of backbone that could deter the gangsters in the countryside. Just like Second Brother Song, who within dozens of miles around would dare to go against him?
Zhou Na is an official. Not only Zhou Na, most of the political affairs in Ruzhou are now handled by officials. Except for some official positions such as county magistrates and governors, which were held concurrently by generals in name, most positions were directly handled by officials.
When there are officials, it is also the officials who do the actual work. However, that does not mean that officials are useless, but they are very useful. Without officials, the imperial court would have no way to control local areas, and officials would have no way to restrict people's fishing and hunting.
During the Five Dynasties period, warriors were in power. In local government offices, most of the people who have the power to handle specific affairs are officials. On the bright side, officials are resolute in carrying out orders from their superiors without considering the consequences. There is no need to consider political ideals or written laws, everything should be respected by superiors. That kind of society cannot be said to be a good one. Apart from the absolute control of local military generals, the lives of ordinary people were miserable.
In these extraordinary times, the imperial court officials cannot actually be dispatched, so to a certain extent, it has returned to the way it was during the Five Dynasties. In fact, the only real court official in Ruzhou was Wang Xiaolie. Wang Xiaolie himself also led troops to occupy the prefectures and counties, and the court appointed him as such.
When officials govern, the most important thing is that orders should be clear and clear. The more detailed the better. Don't leave a blank space for officials to use their own abilities. If they use their own abilities, they will cause great troubles. Without him, most of the decisions made by officials are to serve their own interests. When officials govern, orders should not be too detailed, and officials should be given room to perform.
Are there any differences among officials? Of course there are differences between officials and officials, the differences are huge. The officials are wandering officials and the officials are locals, not because it is impossible to use all the officials from outside the country, but because the officials are different.
Just like Zhou Na, the first thing he did after receiving Wang Xiaolie's order was to find Brother Song. This was the man Zhizhou had met. It was because of him that Zhizhou decided to raise all those who had fought against the Jin people. As for counting people, it should be arranged properly and unified, but should be put at the back.
Seeing Brother Song's unhappy look, Zhou Na felt impatient. Said: "You have a job to provide food and clothing, don't you want to do it?"
Brother Song hurriedly said: "The officials misunderstood, how could I be unwilling? It's just that the thing happened suddenly and I couldn't figure it out at the moment."
"You don't have to think about it! All you need to know is that if the market in Zhaoluo Town can be kept safe and without any trouble, you will have a monthly salary."
As Zhou Na spoke, he looked behind him, quite impatiently.
Brother Song asked: "What do you do every day? How much is your monthly salary?"
Zhou Na said: "The magistrate has decided that you patrolmen will have five guan of enough money and half a stone of rice a month. This is a lot of money. It seems that there is only one person like this, and you can save a lot every month."
The second brother Song said: "Official, you are not alone in your small family. You also have your wife and children. But last year the Jin came, and you couldn't get away for a while, and were kidnapped by the Jin to the north. In a few years, maybe You’ll be back soon.”
Zhou Na said: "How many people were kidnapped by the Jin soldiers last year? Have you ever seen one come back? Don't think about that, just do your job well."
Seeing that Zhou Na was impatient, Brother Song said yes and did not dare to say any more.
Zhou Nadao: "In addition to you being the patrol inspector at the Zhaoluo Town Market, find five more people to work for you. These people can pay three times a month, and the rest are gone. The market opens every five days, so they don't have to work every day. The money from work is enough to support the family.”
Brother Song said yes. Three guans a month is roughly equivalent to one hundred cash a day, which can indeed support a family. However, apart from market days, whether they can be idle and work to earn money depends on the inspection. He can take care of his subordinates, but others may not.
After giving instructions, Zhou Na didn't want to stay any longer. He said goodbye to Brother Song and left with his men.
Seeing Zhou Na and others leaving, Brother Song couldn't help but shook his head. Zhizhou is such a good person, but these subordinates are unreliable. I don’t know why, why doesn’t Zhizhou find some suitable people?
If people like me were to go by before, the imperial court would at most praise them. It is impossible to arrange a position to support him. Even if one or two people have this opportunity, there are many people in the state. How is it possible?
With a slight sigh, Brother Song sat down again and looked at the autumn wind rising outside the door.
Of course Wang Xiaolie also hopes to have enough manpower. Whatever you do, just give your orders and someone will naturally do it, so you don’t have to worry too much. But he started out as just a small rebel leader. Where did he get so many talents? The direction has been set, the route has been set, and the most important thing is the cadres. But how difficult it is to train cadres! Especially in the beginning, it was extremely difficult.
This is often the case. At the beginning, when I saw a person who was literate, could write, do math, and was quick at work, I thought he was a great talent. With a few of them around, I feel like I can sweep the world and be invincible. When the cadres mature, they will be surrounded by people like this. I also feel that it doesn’t matter who is missing, no one is that important.
In fact, there are only so many talents in the world. Those who are lacking in the early stages and those who are abundant in the later stages are not this type of talent. When training cadres on a large scale, of course some of them are talents. They just didn't have the chance and they couldn't show it. But most of them are just ordinary people. As long as you are trained, you can do most jobs. What is actually needed is this kind of person.
Many people can't tell the difference. They don't understand the difference between officials and think that officials are the best officials, and officials should be promoted from officials to officials. I can't tell the difference between real talents and ordinary office workers. I believe that those who can do things must be talented people. In other words, what is the use of real talents? What they can do, ordinary people can do.
Wang Xiaolie could tell the difference clearly. So now in Ruzhou, there are actually no officials, and the only people working in the government are officials. Of course, there can also be officials, and talents are never asked about their origins. But a person who can do things may not necessarily be an official. Using officials as officials will lead to political chaos.
But real talents are not easy to come across. Wang Xiaolie can confirm that among his current subordinates, Niu Gao is a talented person. Because it is proven by history. People may make mistakes for a while, but history does not make mistakes. Others can't tell.
any idea? There is really no way. Open as many schools as possible and provide extensive training, and the solution will only be for service staff. Wang Xiaolie is in short supply of talents who can truly help him and deal with various difficult problems.
This is the difficulty of small forces. It cannot be solved without a long period of time, without a rise in fame and attracting people to defect to it, without a period of time settling in.
