After drinking wine and eating deer meat for a while, the atmosphere gradually became lively.
Wen Ruyan said drunkenly: "The minister ordered each village to select an official to take charge of the wine warehouse, pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks, etc. Generally, the military envoy or the secretary in charge is the chief, and the grain and grass officer is the deputy. I don’t know who will be in charge of your castle?"
Wang Zhongfu said: "I am the one who leads the troops to fight, how can I manage this? Leave it to Secretary Xiao Tang!"
Wen Ruyan said: "Military envoy, this matter cannot be so casual. The recruitment has given instructions. Once the official in charge is appointed, other officials cannot interfere. The recruitment department conducts annual assessments, whether they are punished or rewarded, and most of them are on this official. .Other officials are only jointly and severally liable."
After hearing this, Wang Zhongfu couldn't help but lower his head in thought. In Wang Xiao's hunting army, it is said that other officials are not allowed to interfere, that is, they cannot ask or take care of it in normal times. They can only watch whether it is good or bad. Joint and several liability does not mean that you just forget it, but you really have to be punished.
After thinking about it again and again, Wang Zhongfu couldn't help but sigh: "Forget it, I'll take care of it in the first year. When I get familiar with it, I'll either leave it to others or take care of it myself, and I'll have a good idea. It's not easy to take care of these chores. .”
Wen Ruyan said: "What the military envoy said is absolutely true. Although it is a chore, it is not easy to manage it well. Generally speaking, the people who herd sheep and pigs cannot be military officers, but must be ordinary people. How to reward them if they do well? , there are particularities in how you should be punished if you do poorly. The Recruitment Department only assesses your actual performance and does not interfere with you in normal times. In short, these matters are only related to one official and cannot affect the training and operations of the army. "
Shu Jiming said: "I heard people say that the army is only responsible for limited matters such as land reclamation and grain planting. General chores are managed by specialized officials and have nothing to do with the army. I don't know if that is true or not?"
Wen Ruyan nodded: "Yes, that's exactly what the recruitment order is. Here on Hedong Road, the army must feed itself, eat well, and dress well, but it must not affect the army's combat effectiveness."
Shu Jiming shook his head: "How can this be done?"
Wen Ruyan said: "The capital knows that it can't be done, so why don't you know about recruiting? We just set up a law here so that the forts will not use production as an excuse to delay the training of the army. How to do it well? Every castle is in trouble."
Shu Jiming nodded to express his understanding.
If a group wants to be managed well, it cannot be too loose or too tight. Once officials are appointed, they must play their role. For most things, superiors should not set targets and methods too rigidly, but should give officials room to play. It's hard to say what specific method to use for this kind of thing, it depends on the officials' own abilities. Those who do well should be rewarded, and those who do poorly should be punished. Rewards and punishments cannot be careless.
This is Wang Xiaolie's fundamental concept of doing things. An army must have strict discipline. But strict discipline does not mean that there will be a state of solemnity within the army, and soldiers will be blamed at every turn. But everyone knows when discipline needs to be strict and everyone abides by it. At other times, there should be a lively atmosphere, and everyone's actions will not be restricted too much.
Setting up a law is actually setting up an artificial boundary. This boundary is artificially established and is not insurmountable. In Wang Xiaolie's eyes, setting boundaries for his subordinates was actually a reminder that a certain action was on the verge of danger. When necessary, the boundaries set can be broken, but they are not untouchable. But once the dangerous moment has passed, you must take the initiative to return to your original position.
No matter what kind of boundaries are set and what kind of regulations are made, the boundaries can be broken when the regulations are met. Because boundaries are defined by people, not by nature. If people define it, there is no way to overcome the shortcoming that people are not omniscient and omnipotent about the world. Boundaries work some of the time, simply because the person doing them isn't under much pressure or hasn't found a way.
The boss must set boundaries for his subordinates and let them know the limitations of their power. However, when managing subordinates, one cannot focus on set boundaries, let alone use these boundaries to judge the performance of subordinates. The boundaries set are actually to remind subordinates, not to regulate them. If you use boundaries to manage your subordinates, you will not select talents, but only obedient slaves.
Setting boundaries at fine points and managing from an overall perspective, both far and near, is the correct approach for a manager.
Shu Jiming had studied in the military academy for more than half a year, and was naturally very familiar with the habits of Wang Xiao's army. As soon as Wen Ruyan said it, he naturally knew what he meant. Jiang Min has many rules and regulations for the management of each fort. But the evaluation of military officers has little to do with these rules and regulations. These rules and regulations are used by various functional departments for daily management, not for recruitment.
As the head of the capital, Shu Jiming's task is to ensure that the army has combat effectiveness. It’s just that combat effectiveness involves many factors and cannot be clearly listed one by one. For example, if there is more training, there will be less production. If the army is short of clothes and clothing, its combat effectiveness will decrease. If there are too many production tasks, daily training will not be enough, and combat effectiveness will also decrease. How to maintain balance is the skill of an officer.
In fact, combat effectiveness is more than just these two items? In all aspects, Jean Dutou himself could not list clearly at the moment. You can only constantly adjust your work in practice. Easier said than done?
After drinking for a while, Wang Zhongfu said: "Director, we have searched the surrounding mountains and forests these days, and there are more than a dozen families in the fort. Most of these people are having a hard time and need help. Can the Recruitment Department allocate a special sum of money for this purpose? About this?"
Shu Jiming said: "I remembered that the military envoy mentioned this matter. Among these dozen families, six people want to join the army. And the cotton-padded clothes we distribute in winter are sufficient, where can we have extra for them? The recruitment department wants to Think of ways to."
Wen Ruyan said: "It's not just you here, there are more people in all the forts, and many have added new soldiers. The recruitment has already been ordered. In a few days, the recruitment department will gather all the new recruits for training, just like before. After training, they will be assigned to various forts. However, under normal circumstances, they will not be assigned to the fort where their parents' families are. You must make this matter clear so that no one who joins the army will misunderstand."
Shu Jiming said: "If you say that, I understand. You have to wait until the new recruits' training is over before giving them cotton-padded clothes and weapons, right?"
Wen Ruyan said: "Whether the recruits are sent out in the recruit camp or assigned to each fort, the Recruitment Department will naturally have regulations."
Wang Zhongfu said with a smile: "Cotton-padded clothes are a new thing, and they are expensive in the north. Those people see our cotton-padded clothes, and they don't know how envious they are! If we tell them that we can't make it for a while, they will be disappointed."
Wen Ruyan said: "Capital, military envoy, Zhao Fu specially told me two days ago that although we are in difficulty now, we are not short of money. Some materials that are easy to transport are being shipped by the rear through all possible means. These materials , is a great thing not only in the eyes of the people, but also in the eyes of other armies. When you are in the local area, you must have a good relationship with the people and don't cause trouble because of their envy."
Wang Zhongfu said: "Don't worry, of course I understand. Not only the materials, but also the hoe and shovel we use to clear up wasteland. The people are envious when they see it. Many people have been farming all their lives. Where have they seen such sophisticated agricultural tools? They I am envious, but we all know that these are military supplies. Where can ordinary people get them? Relax, I have my own sense of discretion."
