Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 510 Be Yourself
In normal governance, Wang Xiaolie seldom uses vigorous and vigorous means, most of the time he moistens things silently.As long as you make a mistake, you must accept punishment.If you deal with it a lot, everyone will naturally remember it.

As for the servants, Wang Xiaolie had reminded Chen Qiudao many times before.It's just that Chen Qiudao thinks what's the point of hiring a few servants?Just couldn't hear it.It can be said that it is inevitable that something will happen at home this time.If nothing happens this time, it will happen next time.

After a while, the food and wine were served, and several people chatted while drinking.Just talk about trivial matters, and the atmosphere is relaxed.Slowly Chen Qiudao's mood also relaxed.Sudden suspension, although Chen Qiudao didn't say anything, the psychological pressure was still great.These days, try not to think about anything, just do things according to the schedule inside.Wang Xiaolie's attitude has always been gentle, and finally let him relieve the psychological pressure.

After chatting for a while, Wang Xiaolie said: "Since we occupied Xiangyang and we have our own territory, I have thought a lot about it. Especially officials, after much deliberation, I found that there are not many people in the world who are suitable to be officials. The proportion of people in the government is very small. If unsuitable people are used as officials, the government will inevitably sacrifice some principles, otherwise it will not be sustainable. In the eyes of some people, who can be an official? As long as the power is given to me, any official can do it It looks like a model. In fact, it is not like this at all. If you employ people casually as officials, you will inevitably relax the requirements for officials. This is not acceptable. We have occupied a territory and have our own army, so we should do something different. We have to do things that others find difficult. We can’t underestimate things that others think don’t matter. To put it simply, do what no one has done before, and truly benefit the country and the people.”

Wang Ruohai said: "I've never seen another official like Jieshuai who really thinks about the country and the people. Most people can talk about it, but it's hard to get him to do it." .”

Chen Yuyi said: "That's right. There are many things that Ji Shuai has considered thoroughly, which is beyond our capabilities."

Wang Xiaolie shook his head with a smile: "Everyone likes to hear good words, but it is not a good thing if someone whispers in their ears every day. As long as everyone can work hard, there is nothing we can't do. Let's talk about officials. Since not everyone can be an official, how to select is a big problem. In the eyes of the court, we have misgivings even when we are a feudal town. We have been in Xiangyang for several years, and very few regular scholars have come to us. The same is true for officials. From their point of view, coming to us is far inferior to being an official in the court. Therefore, our officials must be selected by themselves. The talent base is poor, and there are too many people to be selected, so we can’t be too strict. In this way, many of the officials we appoint must be unqualified. In my opinion, these officials cannot serve as officials for a while, and they will serve as officials for the rest of their lives. Those who are not suitable should be cleared out in time. Only by moving in and out quickly can the overall Guarantee the quality of officials. However, if people are not allowed to be officials, they can’t just let them go. What’s more, if they are charged with a crime and punished, who would dare to come to Xiangyang to be an official? Therefore, officials must have a suitable exit Ways. For example, if he is not suitable to be an official, he can bring it up by himself or the government and let him change to another job. It is suitable for him and he can support his family.”

Wang Ruohai said: "Mr. Fan Wenzheng once said that if you are not a good minister, you are a good doctor. Those who are officials must be literate. Even if they are not officials, they will not be hungry. Or go to the countryside to buy hundreds of acres of land, Still healthy."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Students can't be officials, they must either practice medicine or fortune-telling. In my opinion, most of these people's medical skills are not flattering. Considering the lives of the people, let's forget it. Not to mention fortune-telling, they are not serious in the first place." As for buying land in the countryside to be a landlord, it is not in line with our policy. Our policy, the general direction, is to ensure that self-cultivating farmers are the mainstay, supplemented by hiring customers. It is easy to buy land, but it is difficult for scholars to cultivate the land It’s not easy. So we still have to find a way to give them a way out.”

Chen Qiudao said: "According to what Jieshuai saw, what should I do?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "There are two paths. One is to be an official, and the other is to work in the industrial and commercial industry. It's just that in the eyes of the world, the status of an official is too low. I'm afraid not many people are willing to do it. So the most important Yes, we should assign them to industrial and commercial industries."

Wang Ruohai said: "Jie Shuai means that places like supply and marketing cooperatives and shopping malls also use officials?"

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "The work here is actually similar to officials in many ways. But they earn a lot of money, so it's nothing to be given an official position. In the future, unsuitable officials will go to advanced schools to learn professional skills, and then come to the Go to the industrial and commercial industries. We have many industries, and there is always one that is suitable. If so many industries are not good, there is no need to say more, and we can only go home.”

Speaking of this, Wang Xiaolie said with emotion: "It is very difficult to manage officials. If the management is strict, the officials are not satisfied, and they feel that they are being constrained in everything they do. If the management is loose, the people are not satisfied. It is so difficult to be tight and tight! More importantly, officials are not so easy to do. Officials are easy to do, because the government relaxes the requirements and sacrifices the interests of some people to make officials easy to do. After several years of administration, I found that there are very few officials who can really meet the requirements .Some officials are obedient, but they can't handle their work well. Some officials are capable, but they are always disobedient. Those who are both capable and obedient, and able to handle their work in an orderly manner without causing trouble are very few."

"There are few people who are suitable to be officials, what should I do? The salary of officials is low, let those who don't want to be officials not do it, and leave the official positions to those who want to be officials? This method will not work. Officials have great power, but how can they be paid less They will take it themselves. Once corruption prevails, the government will be hard to manage. Punishment of corruption is easy to say, but it is impossible to improve the treatment of officials. The scariest thing at this time is not how much money corrupt officials have embezzled, It is that they occupy the seats, the real talents are squeezed out, and finally no one can use them. Therefore, the treatment of officials must be high, and the management must be strict. The law-abiding officials must be proud, and the corrupt officials should be terrified. Once Conversely, officials who are corrupt and break the law eat hot food and go unpunished. Officials who abide by the law eat chaff and swallow vegetables, how can they expect the world to be in order?"

Wang Ruohai said: "Jie Shuai is very right. Compared with the previous dynasty, my Great Song Dynasty treats the officials pretty well."

Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "It's still far from enough. The treatment of middle and high-level officials is good, but the life of lower-level officials is hard. Not to mention public servants, many of them have no salary, how can we expect them to serve the court? It is impossible to select outstanding talents as officials without wanting to pay them. Therefore, the first rule is that the government must first ensure that there is enough money to distribute their salaries. The second rule is to collect the opinions of the common people. , into effective supervision of officials.”

Chen Qiudao and Wang Ruohai nodded together without saying anything.

Had a glass of wine.Wang Xiaolie said with a wry smile: "This is the truth. I also start from myself and strictly abide by my duty. But if I want to truly select talents and make up for the lack of officials, it will take more than five years. And strictly abide by duty , Can I stick to it for the rest of my life? It means I can stick to it for the rest of my life. When I go, will the successor officials be able to do it? Only God knows. That’s how it works in the officialdom. Well, no matter how harsh the punishment is, it’s useless. It’s so difficult to start with yourself!”

Wang Ruohai said: "There are many things in the world that everyone knows when they say it, but it is difficult for many people to do it by themselves."

Chen Qiudao nodded: "That's true. And what to do is the best way to do it, and it's hard to decide how fast it is."

Wang Xiaolie said: "That's right. But it's because of the difficulty that we have to do it. Otherwise, what are we doing in this world? Just doing nothing, trying to be happy for a while? Given this opportunity, we will always do something big. "

(End of this chapter)