Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 120, Balance and Institutions
Emperor Hongzhi was dressed in casual clothes, followed by Zhu Houzhao, Liu Jian, and Du Mingen. The group walked around Xishan casually, talking and laughing.

"This Xishan is really lively. I don't feel cold at all when I come here."

Emperor Hongzhi also had a smile on his face when he saw the bustling scene in Xishan.

Of course he is very happy. He is the big boss of Xishan Coal Industry. He got the most dividends at the end of last year. Thinking that if Xishan Coal Industry operates normally this year, he can get hundreds of thousands of taels of dividends from here. Things made him feel better.

"I'm afraid there are tens of thousands of people gathered here, so many people are managed in an orderly manner, this Liu Jin is indeed a talent."

Liu Jian stroked his beard and nodded.

"It's not just a talent, it's simply incredible~"

"I'm also in business. There are also some cotton spinning workshops in the south of the Yangtze River. It's already very difficult for me to manage a few hundred people. It takes a lot of knowledge to manage thousands of people."

Du Mingen also interjected with a smile, although he guessed that Emperor Hongzhi and this Liu Jian in front of him were people of great background, but the other party did not reveal their identities, and Du Mingen was not too restrained.

While the few people were chatting, Liu Jin came over.

"Mr. Zhu, Mr. Liu, Mr. Du, Mr. Xiao, and Brother Zhu, happy new year~"

Liu Jin greeted several people with a smile.

“Happy New Year~”

Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jian smiled and nodded in response, Du Mingen also bowed his hands in return, Xiao Jing also smiled, and Zhu Houzhao blinked at Liu Jin with a playful smile.

"Mr. Liu, you came just in time. Just now, I was talking about management with Mr. Zhu and Mr. Liu. I was about to ask you a thing or two. How do you manage so many people in Xishan in an orderly manner?"

"Can you share your experience and methods with us?"

Du Mingen asked with a smile.

"It's actually very simple. Managing a workshop and running an industry is actually the same as running a country. The key lies in employing people."

Liu Jin nodded, then thought for a while and said, "Talent is the foundation of everything. The key to employing people is to use them in what they are good at."

Hearing Liu Jin's words, Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jian immediately became energetic and listened carefully. At the same time, they also felt that Liu Jin could really brag. The management of a Xishan coal industry can be compared with the management of a country. Interested, want to hear what he can say.

"Take Xishan Coal Industry as an example. Some have great strength, so I arrange them to dig coal or pick coal; Interpersonal relationship, strong learning ability, I will promote these people to manage."

"Make the best use of everything and make the best use of people's talents. In fact, management revolves around this point."

Liu Jin simply stated his own management experience. This management science is very vast. I don’t know how many books on this subject in later generations, but the core point still revolves around people, because management, management, the focus is still on people. management and utilization.

"Make the best use of everything and make the best use of people~"

Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly, but Liu Jian frowned slightly and thought for a while and said, "Didn't Mr. Liu just say that running an industry is the same as governing a country, but since ancient times, the way of governing the country has been valued first. It's not about talent, but about loyalty and filial piety."

"A man who is a great country should use etiquette as his trunk, loyalty as his armor, filial piety as his foundation, and virtue to spread far and wide throughout the world, so that the four quarters will serve as guests and the world will return to their hearts. This is the real way of governing the country."

"Mr. Liu blindly emphasizes making the best use of things and making the best use of people's talents, but he doesn't mention loyalty. Although some people have talents, they are disloyal and unfilial. Using such people will only bring disaster to the country and the people."

Liu Jian deserved to be the chief minister of the cabinet, so his eloquence was undeniable, and the quotations were based on the scriptures and said in a polite manner, which made Emperor Hongzhi and Du Mingen nod again and again, convinced that they believed it.

Liu Jin looked at the old man, and knew that if he wanted to talk about his words, ten Liu Jins would definitely not be an opponent of this kind of Liu Jian, who had been honed all his life in the official and literary circles.

After thinking about it, Liu Jin also said with a smile: "Mr. Liu's words are indeed correct. The word loyalty and filial piety must be kept in mind at all times."

"But talent can be seen. Loyalty and filial piety are deeply rooted in people's hearts. Mr. Liu thinks how should we know whether a person is loyal or filial?"

"Since ancient times, the rebellious ministers and thieves, at the beginning, they kept shouting that the king wanted the minister to die, and the minister had to die, but in the end they were all rebellious officials and thieves, such as Wang Mang of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao of the Three Kingdoms, and Anlu Mountain of the Tang Dynasty. less?"

Liu Jin's trick is to retreat to advance, first to express his attitude, I am not a talented but disloyal person as you said, I am also a person who always remembers loyalty and filial piety.

Then I used an example to illustrate that this can be seen, but this loyalty and filial piety cannot be seen at all, and it is completely inadvisable to use loyalty and filial piety as the standard for employing people.

"This~"

Hearing Liu Jin's words, Liu Jian was at a loss for words for a while, and he was speechless. As for Emperor Hongzhi, who was beside him, he fell into deep thought. He has been emperor for more than ten years, and he still has his own experience about it.

As Liu Jin said, some people say they are loyal and filial, but behind their backs they do things like there is no king above and no parents below.

Some people are indeed loyal to the emperor and filial to their parents, but these people often don't have much talent, they have nothing to do with loyalty and filial piety, but they can't do anything at all, and sometimes they even backfire and miss important things.

Thinking of this, Emperor Hongzhi also asked: "The rebellious officials and thieves you mentioned just now are all talented people, how can we prevent these people from harming the country and the people?"

"It's a long story, but the key is two points, one is balance, and the other is the system."

"The so-called balance refers to the balance of power, power, and resources. For anyone under him, you can't give all the power to him. For example, if you have military power, you can't control financial power. If you control financial power, you can't control it." The right to appoint personnel, the various powers need to be balanced and restricted."

"The other thing is the system. The fundamental reason why these rebellious officials and thieves were able to become cholera is that they have mastered the military power. Originally, this military power belonged to the king, but it was gradually transferred to the hands of these rebellious officials and thieves step by step."

"A person who originally wanted to be a loyal and virtuous minister may have thoughts and ideas that he shouldn't have when he is in power, and become a traitor."

"So the second one is the system, which is very simple. Taking my employment system in Xishan as an example, when I recruit people, I will pay attention to distinguishing them, for example, according to their native place, age, and skills they are good at. .”

"I mix people from different places, so that I can eliminate small geographical groups, because once there are too many people in one region and a small team is formed, they will crowd out people from other regions. , When the number of people increases, they will gradually grasp more power to speak, and eventually the production and operation of the entire Xishan Coal Industry will be affected."

"In addition, I set up night classes here in Xishan to teach these illiterate people to know some simple words and count some simple numbers. At the same time, I also took the opportunity to instill the awareness of teamwork in these people and cultivate everyone's dedication to Xishan Coal Industry. Spirit."

Liu Jin thought for a while and replied, for this matter, Emperor Hongzhi must know better than himself, and he must also understand the way of balance, but the biggest imbalance in this feudal society is that the emperor has centralized power in one person, and everything is good or bad. The emperor's preference, no matter how good the system is, is in vain.

Some people will flatter the emperor, and the emperor will immediately promote him when he is happy, regardless of whether the person is good or bad, talented or not, and whether he is suitable for this position.

In many cases, the systems of the past dynasties are actually very good. It is often the emperor who really destroys the system and makes everyone not follow the system. In the end, the collapse of the system will also bring about the change of dynasties. In the end, it returns to balance and checks and balances. topic.

Emperor Hongzhi listened carefully to Liu Jin's words, combined with his experience of being an emperor for many years, he also deeply agreed with Liu Jin's words.

In the past, being an emperor always felt a bit hazy and vague. He knew a lot of things, but he was not as specific and clear as what Liu Jin said. Liu Jin divided power in detail, which made him suddenly understand. many things.

　·I'm all nonsense~ Just take a look, I'm a noob, and I'm just picking up people's teeth~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)