Chapter 739 Chicken talk with duck

Watching people loading the boxes into the truck, Wang Xiao went to sit down under the big poplar tree and thumped his waist. He said to Cui Qing next to him: "Suddenly I realized that I haven't been as busy as I am today in many years. I haven't done much work.

, I just feel soreness in my waist and back, and I feel uncomfortable everywhere in my body.”

Cui Qing said with a smile: "Xuanfu doesn't realize it himself. Whenever he goes home these two days, Xuanfu is busy inside and outside, without even a moment's rest. What's the matter?"

Wang Xiaolie tilted his head and thought for a moment, then said: "That's right. No matter what, that's it for today. Let's take a rest. After a while, you can invite Shao Ling, Xie Linong and Cao Zhiyan to drink tonight. By the way, if Yu Huan

I've arrived in Luoyang with Yang Shen, so I'll invite you too."

Cui Qing said yes. "It has been many years. It has been difficult for Xuanfu to be alone with these people."

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "Yes. These are the old subordinates who followed me through life and death when there were only a few hundred at the beginning. We haven't gotten together for a long time. My sister is getting married the day after tomorrow, and they all will come. This is a rare opportunity."

Cui Qing brought tea to Wang Xiaolian and went to invite them in person.

Before the sun set, except for Yu Huan, who was out of town, several others arrived together. When they saw Wang Xiaolie, they hurriedly greeted him together.

Wang Xiaolie said: "I have been busy preparing the dowry for my sister these past few days, and I am so tired that I feel dizzy. I just remembered today that you are also coming to attend the wedding. It is a rare opportunity, so we can drink two glasses of wine together. Speaking of which, we have been together for a long time.

No more getting together.”

Yang Shen said: "How many things does Xuanfu have to do every day? He wants to drink with us, but he can't spare the time."

Wang Xiaolie said: "It's just difficult to get together. No matter how busy I am, I can't be so busy that I can't spare time for drinking and eating. If I'm so busy, there will be a problem."

After saying that, he led a few people to the backyard and said, "My sister is married, and I am the only one left in such a big house, which is quite deserted."

Yang Shen said: "Xuanfu is getting married soon, and it won't be deserted for a few days."

Wang Xiaolie smiled and asked a few people to sit next to the sweet-scented osmanthus tree. He said: "Most of the time I eat at the government office, and there is no dedicated cook at home. If I want to invite you today, I have to ask Yao Daizhao from the government office to take care of you."

Come with a few people, cook some simple dishes, and drink two glasses of wine."

Shao Ling said hurriedly: "In this case, it will be troublesome to wait for the imperial edict."

Wang Xiaolie looked at Shao Ling and smiled. "It's nothing. This should be their business."

As a military envoy, according to the system, Wang Xiaolie should have fifty people as his followers. According to the custom of the Song Dynasty, these fifty people should be soldiers. According to the number of people, the court will give each person two stones of grain per month, which can be converted into money.

, each stone is worth 300 yuan. In addition, there are also gifts of clothing and the like.

The number of people here at Wang Xiaolie remains the same, but the soldiers are replaced by Xiang troops, who are arranged by the Xuanfu Division. These people include cooks, coachmen, etc., but do not include Cui Qing and his men. These Xiang troops

Salaries, etc., are distributed by the Xuanfu Division.

Basically, no matter whether they are chefs or coachmen, officials are no longer allowed to hire themselves. Although the Xuanfu Division spends more money than the original system, it has stricter control over officials. For example, none of Wang Xiaolie's subordinates are now

She is a prostitute. If you want to listen to music, go to a restaurant.

Everyone was seated and tea was served.

Wang Xiaolie invited tea and said to several people: "How have you been doing these past few years? Today we meet old friends again, so we can talk more casually."

Shao Ling said: "I am now the commander of an army. If I say my life is not good, I would be lying. It's just that my days are getting busier and busier, and I have no free time."

Wang Xiaolie said: "You can live a good life only if you think it is good, not if you are promoted to an official position. Some people flock to the official position, while others avoid it for fear of not being able to get it. However, no matter how big the official position is,

, and you shouldn’t be too busy. If you are too busy, you should add more people or delegate your power. Of course, you are building a new army this year, so it’s okay to be a little busier.”

Shao Ling said: "That's what Xuan Fu said. I'm too busy this year. Maybe I haven't learned how to decentralize power. Let's add more people."

Wang Xiaolie said with a smile: "There are all kinds of people in this world. When you serve as an official under me, the most important thing is that you feel comfortable and don't pay too much attention to what I say. Don't just treat me as your superior because I am your superior."

What I say is treated as an imperial edict, and I don’t dare to disobey a single word. That won’t work.”

Yang Shendao: "Xuanfu, since we are superiors and subordinates, we should naturally listen to you. Even if we don't regard what you say as an imperial edict, we don't dare to treat it casually."

Wang Xiaolie looked at Yang Shen and said: "It's not because I am the superior, you have to listen to me. Every official has his own responsibilities and has rules for doing things. Things within the responsibilities should naturally be taken seriously. Responsibilities

Otherwise, it’s optional.”

Seeing that several people had strange expressions, Wang Xiaolie said: "People are different, so officials do various things, which is normal. To do their duties well, people should have their own way of living. In this world,

There are always people who cannot do things well because they are not capable enough. He does not think it is because he is not capable enough, but because he does not have enough power. Subordinates are not allowed to object and must agree with him in everything. Furthermore, subordinates are not allowed to have their own ideas.

, you have to listen to him on everything. Going one step further, you don’t allow any objections to be heard, and you just think you have to listen to him on everything. Don’t worry, I am not such a person. I don’t like to grasp power, nor do I like to control.

Your own subordinates. No matter what your position is, do your best and don’t care too much about what I think.”

Cao Zhiyan smiled bitterly: "Xuan Fu said this, and we don't know what to do. How can we, as subordinates, not care about what our superiors think?"

Wang Xiaolie looked at Cao Zhiyan, and after a while he said: "Do you know why Shao Ling became the commander of an army, but you and Li Nong still unified the entire army?"

Cao Zhiyan shook his head: "How did I know? Shao Du is good at leading troops and fighting, so he will naturally be promoted."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Because Shao Ling understands my thoughts better than the two of you, and does things better. This kind of thing cannot be taught. As time goes by, you can slowly understand why.

, actually I can’t explain clearly, and Shao Ling himself may not be able to explain clearly either.”

Cao Zhiyan nodded, seeming to understand.

Wang Xiaolie leaned on the chair and said with some emotion: "I also realized not long ago that for every position we set up, there are actually not many people who are really suitable. The higher the position, the fewer the suitable people. The lower the position, the fewer the people.

There will be more people suitable for the position. Why is this? Because the world is like this and should be like this. If not, the entire social system will not be able to function. But many people do not realize this. Those with low status

When people see people with high positions above them, they think that I can do it too, or even think that I can do it better than him. People with high status, because their subordinates are disobedient, don’t agree with them, or even because they have nothing to do with them, they feel that it would be better to replace them with someone else.

OK. If the top and bottom are coordinated, there will be more and more such things. If morality is not matched, there will be disaster. Over time, the entire social system will have problems until it can no longer function."

After saying that, Wang Xiaolie couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head when he saw that the other people had blank expressions on their faces.

As his official position became higher and higher, his territory became larger and larger, and his power became more important, Wang Xiaolie found that it became more and more difficult to talk to his subordinates. Unless it did not involve official business and only talked about eating, drinking and shit, it would be very difficult for both parties.

It is difficult to understand what the other party means.

If virtue does not match the position, there will be disaster. If virtue is weak but the position is high, if wisdom is small but the plan is big, if strength is small but the responsibility is heavy, it is rare to be inferior. The meaning of this sentence is not difficult. What is virtue, what is weak virtue, and what is wisdom?

Small, what is small force is very complicated to explain.

Because these words are highly generalized. To a certain extent, words like Dao and De are like axioms in later mathematics. Do axioms need to be proved? Can axioms be proved?

It is incorrect to understand the word Tao as principles, rules, laws and the like. When you try to explain it, it is already doomed that your explanation must be wrong. The same is true for virtue, whether it is interpreted as conduct or favor.

Or something, it must be incorrect.

In life, it is very difficult to admit that you don't understand, that you can't, and that you are not good. Wang Xiaolie has been a man for two generations, and he has slowly realized what these words mean. After truly understanding the meaning of the words, he can read many ancient books.

There is a different view.

When a system lasts for a long time, various accidents will always occur and it will gradually decline. This is true for civilization, such for countries, such for nations, and so for families. Why? Some people have summarized various laws and come up with various laws.

Can all kinds of explanations be explained? In fact, none of them can. Because this decline is the comprehensive result of many factors. Just one kind of explanation is not enough, and many of them are mentioned together, and it seems that they are not explained.

If a person does a good job in a position, is it okay to replace him with another person? In most cases, it is possible, and the impact will be very small. But these small impacts, when added up, will lead to the collapse of society. The collapse is not because of one person

People, most of what is produced by one thing is the result of the superposition of many things.

This kind of change is called qualitative change in social research and emergence in natural research.

This position is of high authority and has many benefits. I hold great power. Can I replace it with my third uncle? I am just a little worse at it. Many times, I don’t even think it is bad. It is almost the same. This position has great power.

There are a lot of things, but the people who are doing it now always disagree with me, which makes me very annoying. Is it okay to replace it with someone who is obedient? In many cases, it is possible, but just a little bit different.

For those in power, this kind of thing happens often. You do it, I do it, everyone does it. The collapse of a system has already started to happen. You are just waiting for a point in time, or waiting for something.

, the whole system collapses in front of you.

When a dynasty collapses, such as in the late Northern Song Dynasty, people often blame it on a few treacherous officials, such as Cai Jing and others. Or, like Zhao Gou and others, blame Wang Anshi's new law. Is this really the case? Definitely not.

At the beginning of the dynasty, it was full of vitality, and everything looked beautiful. Some people attributed it to the wise king and wise ministers at the beginning of the dynasty, and some attributed it to the redistribution of land. There are many explanations. In the last years of the dynasty, there were many diseases and there was no way to save them.

Save. Some people attribute it to treacherous ministers being in power, some people attribute it to land annexation, and all sorts of other things.

Does what you say make sense? Most of it makes sense. Is this the reason why the dynasty collapsed? If it is changed, will it not collapse? No.

From the time the dynasty was established, it carried the seeds of collapse. If no attention is paid to this seed, it will slowly grow and become unavoidable.

This explanation is consistent with objective laws.

It was not until before the Northern Expedition that Wang Xiaolie slowly understood this and worked hard to avoid it. Wang Xiaolie didn't know what would happen to people in the future, but Wang Xiaolie would not plant this seed by himself.

So Wang Xiaolie has always told his subordinates that the officialdom is a worldly dojo and a stage. Whether you are doing it for ideals or for clothes and food, as long as you are an official, you must follow the rules. If you think it is a worldly dojo, it is just a stage.

Practice. Think of it as a stage and put on a good show.
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