After drinking a glass of wine, Wang Xiaolie said: "I always hope that this world is simple. Officials should do things in a disciplined manner and get paid according to their salary. As long as they do things in a disciplined manner, no one will cause trouble, and no one will cause trouble if they do. Don’t be afraid. The money you get based on salary should be very generous. Not only can you support your family in Hukou, but you can also drink and eat meat, and have your own hobbies. If everyone does this, it is convenient for the government and the people. However, hope is just hope, not everyone They all think so. Therefore, there is no way to strengthen supervision of officials and sometimes even increase the punishment. I just hope that the people I know and have friendship with will not do such things. I hope they will do things in a down-to-earth manner. Be an honest person——"
Wang Zhong nodded: "Xiao Sheren is right, this is how people should be!"
Wang Xiaolie smiled: "Most people can explain how people should live. Just live, and you don't know what happened."
Wang Zhongdao: "I still don't understand."
Wang Xiaolie said: "The flowers are becoming more and more charming, and sometimes they can't help themselves."
Wang Zhong shook his head. In his world, he couldn't understand these things. Xiaosheren has explained it so clearly, what else is there to say? As long as you do what Xiaosheren says, how can you go wrong? From a small army of a few hundred people to now shocking the world, when did Xiao Sheren say something wrong?
After drinking a few glasses of wine, Wang Xiaolie said to Wang Zhong: "Dad, in a few days, my sister will come to Luoyang——"
Wang Zhongdao: "By the way, the eldest lady has found a family in Xiangyang. Does Xiaoshe know about it?"
Wang Xiaolie was startled: "We have been fighting recently, but my sister didn't talk about it."
Wang Zhongdao: "Well, the eldest lady has had her own ideas since she was a child. She likes to have the final say on everything. I think it was because the people in Xiaoshe were busy with the war, so I didn't tell you for a while. The father of this family is an official, and he is very good. His family background. I have seen that official before. He has a fair complexion, knows how to read and respond to courtesy, which is quite suitable."
Wang Xiaolie thought for a while. Said: "I told my sister that she has the final say in her marriage, so why should I interfere? If my sister likes it, it must be a good one. How can it be an ordinary family? When my sister comes to Luoyang, she will definitely understand this matter. ”
Wang Zhongdao: "That's what Xiaoshe said."
Wang Xiaolie said: "What I want to tell Dad is that when you arrive in Luoyang, you don't have to work exclusively for my family -"
Wang Zhong was stunned. He said hurriedly: "Why, Xiao Sheren thinks I'm not doing a good job?"
Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "Of course not. Without you, how can my sister live a good life on her own? I mean, when we get to Luoyang, I will arrange an errand for you."
Wang Zhong shook his head repeatedly: "I am from a farming background and I am illiterate, how can I become an official!"
Wang Xiaolie said: "As an official, but not an official, I can definitely do it."
Wang Zhongdao: "What kind of job is it? If it's farming, I've been familiar with it since I was a child."
Wang Xiaolie clapped his hands: "It's farming! When I was a kid, I read Tao Yuanming's "The Peach Blossom Spring". Although the Qin people escaped from the world, it was like a fairyland, and people lived carefree. Isn't this kind of world what people dream of? Since the golden thief invaded south, the world has been in chaos. I don’t know how many people hope to have such a peach blossom garden. I don’t know what the real world will be like, but I hope to build a peach blossom garden in Luoyang to repose the hopes of the people. Inside The people will be drawn from the states and counties under my rule, and they will be replaced every three years, or every five years, whichever comes later. My father will be in charge of this peach blossom garden, how about it?"
"Peach Blossom Land?" Wang Zhong looked at Yang Shen and Yu Huan with a confused look on his face. Wang Zhong knew nothing about who Tao Yuanming was and what Peach Blossom Spring was.
Yang Shen said: "Looking at Father Wang, I guess he hasn't read Mr. Wu Liu's "The Peach Blossom Spring"?"
Wang Zhongdao: "Which one is Mr. Wu Liu? But I have never heard of him."
Wang Xiao said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if you haven't read it. I'll read it for you in my free time. Tao Yuanming was born in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He was a scholar. He started out as an official, but later resigned and retired to live in seclusion and make a living by farming. "The Peach Blossom Spring" It is a short article written by Tao Yuanming. It is said that he was a fisherman who accidentally lost his way and arrived at a place. There was no government in that place, the land was flat, fertile, and full of mulberries and hemp. Everyone invited him to drink, saying that it was the troubled times of the late Qin Dynasty. , these people fled here and never went out again. After the fishermen went out, they told the government, but they could no longer find their way."
Wang Zhong seemed to understand but said "Oh".
Wang Xiaolie said: "The land to the west of the imperial city is fertile. It's just that the people have fled and there are a lot of idle fields. It's a pity. I want to encircle the area and invite the people from Xiazhou County to come. I will cultivate the fields and live here at the same time. . We don’t expect to harvest much grain. The most important thing is to let officials know the sufferings of the people. Don’t be an official for a few years and forget how the people live. Taking the name of Peach Blossom Spring is a commemoration of Mr. Wu Liu and let future generations not forget it. These troubled times.”
Wang Zhongdao: "As long as it's farming, I can do it."
Wang Xiaolie nodded with a smile: "It's just farming. Dad will definitely do well."
The main purpose of building a peach blossom garden is to prevent senior officials from being too far away from the lives of the people. Another thing is that these people are recruited from prefectures and counties, so they can also know the sentiments of the people below. Being in the Peach Blossom Spring, I mainly interact with officials who reflect the public sentiment, and have little to do with the previous government offices.
Of course Wang Zhong doesn't understand this, and he doesn't care. All Wang Xiaolie needs is an old farmer he can trust.
As the night progressed, several people became a little drunk and spoke a lot more wildly.
Wang Xiao huddled in his chair, watching several people laughing heartily, and rarely spoke.
These are the first old people who stayed with him, and they spent the most difficult years with Wang Xiaolie. They were unfit for war and quit the army early.
How could Wang Xiaolie forget these old people? Without them, where would I be today? But this is his own feelings and has nothing to do with official matters. Wang Xiaolie will not give them any official positions just because of their personal relationship. Some people have found a position that suits them early, such as Yang Shen. Some people try again and again, such as Yu Huan. He couldn't lead troops, nor could he serve as an official. He finally found a suitable position to manage the camp. Some people can't do anything, such as Wang Zhong. After a long time, I finally found a position to manage Taohuayuan, and he was suitable for it.
It is often impossible to make a clear distinction between public and private. The big aspects can be managed, but the small aspects can only be decided by the individual. Regardless of whether it is for himself or his subordinates, Wang Xiaolie's principle is that work should be paid and treated, and people should not be allowed to work in vain. But apart from treatment and remuneration, officials are not allowed to touch public money or affairs. If not, you will be severely punished.
Those who have merit must be rewarded, and those who have made mistakes must be punished. This sentence is simple to say, but how difficult it is to do. Merits and faults, public and private, are sometimes entangled together. How many people can tell the difference between those who have done the right thing? Sometimes, it can only be a rare lake. Stick to principles on big things, but don't make too many distinctions on small issues. It is said that there is a distinction between public and private affairs, but how can we actually distinguish it? Pay attention to the big things and don’t worry about the small things.
Wang Xiaolie has a principle. Under his subordinates, he will never allow those who have meritorious service to be criticized in various ways, and as a result, they will not be rewarded. Those who have merit must be rewarded, even if they are people whom Wang Xiaolie hates, they must be rewarded. It is also not allowed to make a mistake and escape punishment because this person values it, that person thinks favorably, or this person's relatives or that person's friends. Even if it is one's own relatives and friends, it is the same.
In the officialdom, people who can do things and dare to do things are not allowed to be like the god of plague, and no one likes them. Those who can't do things but can be good people rise to great heights. In the end, those who are promoted are unable to do things, and those who can do things are only bureaucrats. If this is the case, the most important thing is not which person is unlucky, or which person is lucky, but it will bring bad officialdom, and even gods will not be able to save it.
To do this, Wang Xiaolie needed to exercise great restraint. No matter what happens, don't let your own emotions affect official duties. You also need to have a clear mind and not go to extremes no matter what. Even if it is the same thing, sometimes it is handled this way and sometimes it is handled that way. This is normal. Neither can the system be damaged because of people, nor can people be harmed because of the system. It is not easy to figure out the degree.
Only by starting from himself can Wang Xiaolie ask others. If you don't restrain yourself, even if your subordinates are obedient, they won't really listen. A leader not only makes his subordinates obey, but also makes them take the initiative to do what they ask.
