Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 614 Peach Blossom Spring

After drinking a glass of wine, Wang Xiaolie said: "I have always hoped that this world is simple. As an official, you should do things in a proper manner and get paid according to your salary. As long as you do things in a proper manner, no one will make trouble, and if you do, you will be fine." Don't be afraid. The money you get according to your salary should be very generous. Not only can you support your family, but you can also drink and eat meat, and you can have your own hobbies. If everyone does this, it will be convenient for the government and the people. However, hope is just hope, not everyone Think of it this way. Therefore, there is no way to strengthen the supervision of officials, and sometimes even increase the punishment. I just hope that among the people I know, those who have friendship, will not do such things. I hope they will do things in a down-to-earth manner, old man Be honest—”

Wang Zhong nodded: "Xiao Sheren is right, people should be like this!"

Wang Xiaolie smiled: "Most people can explain how people should live. They just live and don't know what's going on, so they are confused."

Wang Zhongdao: "That's still not clear."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Scattered flowers gradually become charming, and sometimes they can't help themselves."

Wang Zhong shook his head.In his world, he couldn't figure out these things.Xiao Sheren has made it so clear, what is there to be confused about?As long as you do what Xiao Sheren says, how can you do something wrong?From a small army of hundreds of people to now shaking the world, when did Xiao Sheren make a mistake?

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Wang Xiaolie said to Wang Zhong: "Father, in a few days, my sister will come to Luoyang—"

Wang Zhongdao: "By the way, the eldest lady has found a home in Xiangyang, does Xiao Sheren know?"

Wang Xiaolie was taken aback: "Recently there has been a war, but my sister didn't talk about it."

Wang Zhongdao: "Well, the eldest lady has made up her mind since she was a child, and she likes to have the final say on everything. I think it's because Xiaosheren is busy with the war, so I didn't tell you for a while. The father of this family is an official, so it's very good. His family background. I have seen that official before, he is fair-skinned, knowledgeable and courteous, which is quite appropriate."

Wang Xiaolie thought for a while.Said: "I told my sister that she has the final say on her marriage, why should I interfere? My sister must be very good if she likes it. How can it be an ordinary family? When my sister comes to Luoyang, she will definitely understand. gone."

Wang Zhongdao: "What Xiao Sheren said is true."

Wang Xiaolie said: "What I want to tell Dad is that when you arrive in Luoyang, you don't have to do things for my family—"

Wang Zhong was taken aback.He hurriedly said, "Why, Xiao Sheren thinks I'm not doing well?"

Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "Of course not. Without you, how can my sister live a good life alone? I mean, when I arrive in Luoyang, I will arrange an errand for you."

Wang Zhong shook his head again and again: "I was born in farming, and I can't read or write, how can I become an official!"

Wang Xiaolie said: "As an official, but not an official, Dad must be able to 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 child, I read Tao Yuanming's "Peach Blossom Spring". Although it is said that the Qin people hide from the world, it is like a fairyland. People live carefree. Isn't this kind of world what people dream of? Is it true? Since the gold thief committed crimes in the south, the world has been chaotic. 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 place the hope of the people. Inside The people will be transferred from the prefectures and counties under my rule, and will be changed every three years, or every five years, and it will be decided at that time. Daddy will be in charge of this Peach Blossom Spring, how about it?"

"Peach Blossom Spring?" Wang Zhong looked at Yang Shen and Yu Huan, with a dazed expression on his face.Who is Tao Yuanming and what is The Story of Peach Blossom Spring? Wang Zhong has no idea.

Yang Shen said: "Looking at Father Wang's appearance, I think he hasn't read Mr. Wuliu's "Peach Blossom Spring"?"

Wang Zhongdao: "Which one is Mr. Wuliu? I haven't heard of it."

Wang Xiaolie smiled and said: "It's okay if you haven't read it. I'll read it for you to listen to when I have free time. Tao Yuanming was born in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and was a literati. He was an official at the beginning, but later he resigned and went into seclusion to farm for a living. "Peach Blossom Spring" It is a short article written by Tao Yuanming. It is said that a fisherman lost his way by accident and came to a place. There is no government office in that place, the land is flat and fertile, and there are mulberry and hemp. They invited him to drink, saying that it was the troubled times at the end of Qin Dynasty. , These people fled here and never went out again. After the fisherman went out, he told the government, but he couldn’t find his way again.”

Wang Zhong seemed to understand but didn't understand, and said "Oh".

Wang Xiao said: "The land in the west of the imperial city is fertile. It's just that the people have fled, and there are many idle fields. It's a pity. I want to enclose that place, and I invite the people from Xiazhou County to come here. Live here while reclaiming the fields. Don't expect to receive much food, the most important thing is to let the officials know the sufferings of the people. Don't be an official for a few years, and even forget how the people live. The name of Taohuayuan is a commemoration of Mr. Wuliu, so that future generations will not forget This is a mess."

Wang Zhongdao: "As long as it's farming, I can do it."

Wang Xiaolie nodded with a smile: "It's just farming. Dad must be doing well."

The main purpose of building a peach blossom garden is to keep senior officials from getting too far away from the lives of the common people.Another one, these people are all recruited from the prefectures and counties, and they can also know the people's conditions below.To be in the Taohuayuan is mainly to connect with officials who reflect the people's sentiments, and has little to do with the former government offices.

Of course Wang Zhong didn't understand this, and he didn't care.What Wang Xiaolie needed was just a trustworthy old farmer.

As the night gradually deepened, the few of them were a little drunk, and their words became more presumptuous.

Wang Xiao huddled in his chair, watching a few people laugh heartily, and he rarely spoke.

These are the first old people who were with them, and spent the most difficult years with Wang Xiaolie.They were unfit for war and retired from the army early.

How could Wang Xiaolie forget these old people?Without them, where would I be today?But this is his own feelings, nothing to do with official business, Wang Xiaolie will not give them any official positions just because of private affairs.Some people have found a position that suits them early, such as Yang Shen.Some people try it out, such as Yu Huan.It would not work for him to lead the army, nor would he be an official. Finally, he found a suitable position to handle 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 just right.

There is often no clear distinction between public and private.Big things can be managed, but small things can only be looked at by individuals.No matter for himself or his subordinates, Wang Xiaolie's principle is that work should be paid and treated, and people should not be allowed to do it for nothing.But apart from treatment and remuneration, officials cannot reach out to the public's money and affairs.If not, you will be severely punished.

Those who make meritorious deeds must be rewarded, and those who have done wrong must be punished. This sentence is easy to say, but it is so difficult to do.Merits and demerits, public and private, are sometimes entangled. How many people can tell the difference?Sometimes, it can only be rare and confused.Adhere to principles in major issues, but don't be too clear about minor issues.It is said that public and private are clearly distinguished, but how can it be clearly distinguished?Pay attention to the big details, don't worry about small things.

Wang Xiaolie has a principle.Under my own staff, I will never allow those who have made merit to be picked on in various ways, and as a result, they will not be rewarded.Those who make merit must be rewarded, even those who Wang Xiaolie hates very much must be rewarded.It is also not allowed to make a mistake, because this person values ​​it, that person is optimistic about it, or this person's relatives, that person's friends, and escape punishment.Even if it is your own relatives and friends, it is the same.

In the officialdom, people who can and dare to do things are not allowed to be like plague gods, and no one likes them.Can't do things, but can be a person's career skyrocketed.In the end, those who are promoted are unable to do things, and those who can do things can only be officials.If this is the case, the most important thing is not which person is a pity, or which person is lucky, but that it will bring down the officialdom, and it will be difficult for gods to save.

To do this, Wang Xiaolie needs great restraint.No matter what it is, don't let your happiness and anger affect your official duties.You also need to have a clear mind, no matter what things can't go to extremes.Even if it's the same thing, sometimes it's handled this way, sometimes it's handled that way, it's normal.Neither can the system be damaged because of people, nor can people be harmed because of the system.It is very difficult to determine the degree.

Only by starting with oneself can Wang Xiaolie make demands on others.If you don't restrain yourself, even if your subordinates are obedient, they won't really listen.A leader should not only make his subordinates obey, but also make them take the initiative to do what they ask.

(End of this chapter)