Looking at the officials below, Wang Xiaolie suddenly felt a little tired. Not physically tired, but mentally tired.
Is it difficult to govern? It's actually not difficult. There are many things that the government has to do. If you do well on the surface, you are actually a qualified official. If you do good things on the surface and create other things, you will be a rare good official. It’s so simple, why can’t it be done well? The reason is complicated. All in all, the entire political system is the most important reason for poor performance.
Merits must be rewarded, and mistakes must be punished. It is easy to say, but how difficult it is!
When rewarding meritorious personnel, the number of places is limited, and there are many people with similar merit. Award to whom? Who won’t be rewarded? There must be a quota that everyone recognizes. Some of them, all of them thought of the award. There are only a few people who may or may not be considered worthy of awards. But for people who make decisions, some people have a good relationship with them and some people are annoying to them. A person who irritates me, even if everyone thinks that he deserves the award, will pretend to be a fool and think that he is worthy of the award or not. In the end, his award will fail. People who have a good relationship with him are obviously eligible for awards or not, but even if there is only one place, they are rewarded. Not to mention accepting bribes, even forming cliques, and treating the people's opinions as the northwest wind.
Can everyone see this? In most cases, it can be seen. Is it easy to check? It's quite difficult to check. If you check according to various regulations, it will be difficult to find out that the person in charge made a mistake. What can others say about the subjective intention of the chief official?
Any mistakes must be punished. When a mistake is actually made, there must be room for ambiguity as to what regulations should be applied and to what extent the punishment should be imposed. The person who controls the fuzzy space is the chief officer. Just like rewards, the chief officer can severely punish some people and let others go based on his own likes and dislikes.
Not to mention that the most powerful people also have their own cronies, people they like, and people they hate. In order to firmly grasp the power, let oneself use the fingers as one's own, and even allow oneself to have extra-legal power, a small group will be established. Various interest groups emerged from this small group. No matter how excellent the system is, it will be useless when faced with this situation.
Politics is actually very simple. Simplicity means clear principles and simple practices. I don’t know how many examples at all times and in all over the world you can refer to. Politics is very complex, with many levels and entangled interests, involving all aspects of society.
It is difficult for people to let go of their own selfishness. No matter how reasonable the system is, once it is applied to oneself, it will be extremely uncomfortable. People in power always hope to use the system to restrain others, but cannot restrain themselves. If you think this way, the people below will also think so. In the end, when the system was implemented, it was far from what was expected. At that time, they complained again that the system was not perfect and there were no suitable talents.
Wang Xiaolie finally understood that if he wanted to be politically clear, the most important thing was to start with himself. If you cannot insist on abiding by the system, any method will be useless. As long as you abide by the system, rewards and punishments can play a real role. Reward for meritorious deeds and punish for delinquency. As long as we can truly do this, complex politics will become simple.
We always think that we are too smart, that we can come up with this method, that method, that we can use this person or not that person, that we can reward these people, punish those people, there are endless means. But in fact, as long as you don’t start from yourself, these methods are useless.
Wang Xiaolie told Chen Yuyi that everything starts with himself. If you violate the prescribed system, you must point it out. Wang Xiaolie would not shirk the punishment he should receive. Those who are under him must accept punishment as long as he violates the system.
After looking at Chen Yuyi, Wang Xiaolie was filled with emotion. Without this guarantee, Chen Yuyi would not accept this position with peace of mind. There are no fools in this world. If you want to be superior and want your subordinates to be loyal to you, how can there be so many good things? Do you think that by giving others titles, giving them more money, letting their descendants become officials, or even letting some people join your own small group, you can win people's hearts? Thinking too much. As long as the conditions are right, even the most loyal people will betray.
Wang Xiaolie told Chen Yuyi, I don't need you to issue military orders, I don't need your rhetoric, and I don't need you to carry the coffin as an official. As long as you strictly supervise and do things according to the system, it is enough.
What is the use of rhetoric? Wang Xiaolie remembered that someone said that he was carrying a coffin to be an official, and he had to break through the mine array in front of him. What would happen in the end? Some people burst into tears, thinking they had met Mr. Qingtian. That's actually it.
Only by starting from ourselves and strictly implementing the system can we ensure political clarity. In addition, various means and tricks, whether it is thick black science, interest groups, secret room politics, or political marriage, are not enough to ensure political order.
There are always people who think that they are extraordinarily smart, extraordinarily capable, or even extraordinarily cruel, and that they can do things that others cannot do. It does not count as holding power by oneself, but one must also be high above the system and unfettered. Not only that, but also thinking about future generations having power. Even if the world is destroyed, my family cannot suffer any decline.
Not to mention the Emperor of Zhou, Qin Shihuang unified the world and wanted to pass it on to generations. He will be the first emperor, his second son, and his third grandson, and his legacy will be passed on from generation to generation to eternity. The results of it? Qin II died. Whether it is the emperor or the ministers, the nobles or the aristocratic families, this is the case. Even the sun in the sky is not eternal, let alone humans?
Seeing that no one was speaking, Wang Xiaolie said loudly: "This system, starting from me, must be strictly enforced! If someone breaks the law, they must be punished! If someone makes meritorious deeds, they must be rewarded! If those in power are unfairly rewarded and punished, they are derelict in their duties. ! The eyes of the people in the world are not blind. Don’t think that no one knows what you are doing, so you are not afraid. Imitate the headquarters system of the Zhenfu Department, and in the future political affairs and regulations, in addition to special authorization, meetings will also be held . Every meeting must have records. When the chief officer makes a decision, the people participating in the meeting must state their attitudes. There is a designated person responsible for keeping these meeting minutes, usually the secretary. No one is allowed to destroy or alter the meeting minutes, and the originals must be Preserve it. Anyone who violates this system will be immediately dismissed from his official position and the supervisory office will investigate! Everyone should take note of this system!"
After speaking, Wang Xiaolie glanced at the officials. He said with emphasis: "As officials, we must be responsible for our duties. It is impossible to exercise power without taking responsibility! Official documents of the government must be kept intact unless they are destroyed and stored for a period specified by the system. Qingli During the year, Su Shunqin was imprisoned in the imperial court, sold old papers to entertain guests, and was dismissed from his post as a civilian. This case was still discussed many years later because it was involved in the Qingli party struggle. You should take this as a warning not to do such a thing. When you are an official, you should be an official well. If you want to entertain guests, go home and hold a banquet! Many people say that it is not worthwhile for Su Shunqin to dethrone a scholar-official because of a meal. Let me tell you, if scholar-officials all have this kind of virtue, it will not be worth it. Why do you receive preferential treatment from the imperial court! It’s nothing to be wild and unconventional in everything. But in official business, you must be careful in everything!”
At this point, someone's expression changed drastically. The case of Su Shunqin was a famous public case in the Northern Song Dynasty. Because the penalty was too heavy and it involved the Qingli party dispute, there was a lot of discussion when the case happened. Because Su Shunqin was recommended by Fan Zhongyan and Du Yan's son-in-law, and later Fan Zhongyan was highly respected, many people complained for Su Shunqin. To be honest, the sentence given to Su Shunqin was indeed harsh, but it was by no means an unjust case. This case shows how unrestrained the scholars were at that time. In the eyes of these scholars, political affairs were child's play.
What a scholar is like is a matter of personal temperament, and Wang Xiaolie has no intention of interfering. But officials are officials and must follow rules. If you are not burdened by money and do not want to earn this salary, you can not be an official. When you become an official, you must be careful in your words and deeds.
Looking at everyone's expressions, Wang Xiaolie said: "If you want to be an official, you should not be smart. If you are an official, you should have great wisdom. You should make contributions to the country and benefit the people, and don't just think about your own affairs. Give officials The relatively high salary allows them to relax and do what they want to do outside of official duties. The relatively high salary allows them to be careful in their official duties and not to miss official duties. "
At this point, Wang Xiaolie could see that everyone below was frightened by the officials. He said no more and said: "That's all for today. You will settle down in Xiangyang first. In the past few days, Chen Qiudao and Chen Yuyi, the counselors of the Zhenfu Envoy Department, will work with you to discuss the state and county regulations and how to do things in the future. Once the discussion is complete, you all can return to the office and tell the story to the others. Let's disperse."
Everyone dispersed, no one spoke, and the scene was somewhat quiet. A gust of cool wind blew, blowing on my body, giving me a chill. Wang Xiaolie shivered violently and suddenly realized that autumn had arrived.
Looking at the people leaving, Wang Xiaolie suddenly felt that these people were so far away, as if they were not in the same world as him. For a moment, I felt like I was a person outside this world, looking at all the living beings.
At this time, I suddenly remembered the picture of the decisive battle again. When the war was about to be won, the Prime Minister and the boss talked about the boss's previous experiences. He resolutely gave up his high position and salary and went abroad to find the truth about saving the country and the people. Finally, the Prime Minister said that after many hardships, we finally found the truth. At that time, how many people thought they had found the reason to save the country and the people? How many people think they have found the truth? How many people just want to save the country and the people, and how many are willing to devote their lives to the truth?
For the knowledge Wang Xiaolie learned, teachers are supreme within the party. Whether it is power, status, or ideology, they all guide the progress of the party's cause. Later, when I grew up and knew more, I realized that the status of teachers was not always the same. As the textbook says, it was not until the Zunyi Conference that the leadership position of teachers within the party was established. In fact, the true supremacy comes later. It was not until the end of the Anti-Japanese War and the Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China that the idea of teachers became the guiding ideology of the party. Prior to this, Wang Ming and others who were more able to quote Marxism-Leninism were supported by many people. Before arriving in northern Shaanxi, the teachers' ideas did not prevail within the party.
In the end, he decided to start from himself and strictly manage politics. Wang Xiaolie was affected by this memory. If teachers can't convince people, why can I do it? Even teachers start from themselves. When times are difficult, take the lead in eating black beans, take the lead in wearing patched clothes, take the lead in studying seriously, take the lead in seeking truth from facts and doing serious research.
There are always people who think they are smart and think that old China does not need to be saved in this way. What would you do if you were asked to go back? Many people will choose to become warlords, develop the local area, buy guns and artillery, and even make guns and cannons, and develop to dominate the world. Even as an emperor, as long as he predicts the general trend of the world and takes the lead, China will inevitably rise again and become a world power. Almost no one chooses the path that teachers take. This road is too difficult and may not be the right one in the end. It’s just about saving China, why do we have to suffer so much?
But if the smartest and most capable people in the country have worked hard and exhausted all their ingenuity to take that path, what kind of immortal figure would it take to make it easier? There are even some people who feel that they have to take a blank, be Li Hongzhang, and be those people who have been knocked down by teachers. I feel that with my intelligence and talents, this status is enough. Moreover, besides saving China, he did not delay his own enjoyment.
Thinking of this, Wang Xiaolie sighed. In fact, there are not that many answers, just one. If you want to succeed, you must first let go of yourself. Thinking that you are smart is just because you are not smart, nothing else.
