my wonderful zoo

Chapter 126 I Have Three Strategies

"I understand, you can't just let the horse run without feeding it." Ge Chang nodded in agreement.

"You have done so many things, so your position should be adjusted. I have added a Department of Commerce and Trade under the Political Affairs Department, and you should be the chief of the Department of Commerce and Trade." Chen Xun said.

"What is the specific responsibility of this Department of Commerce?" Ge Chang did not refuse and decisively took on this responsibility.

"It mainly manages the trade of the military government, including overseas trade and land domestic and overseas trade. Small and large traders within the military government are also managed by this department." Chen Xun replied.

"Wouldn't that mean that I will be stationed in Guangzhou from now on?" Ge Chang probably understood that this was a department that made money for the military government, and the chief officer was equivalent to the military government's largest official and business leader.

"Yes. Overseas, you should find a capable deputy as soon as possible to share the load. The same is true on land. Find a few more deputies. If you do a good job, the military government will not be short of money." Chen Xun encouraged: "Whether I have enough money to spend from now on depends on you."

Chen Xun never intended to use land tax as the main source of revenue for the military government.

"Don't worry, I will definitely not make you short of money." Ge Chang replied confidently: "But having said that, I have something to report to you."

When it came time to get down to business, Chen Xun's face remained unchanged, but his mind immediately focused.

"You said."

"Many overseas managers have complained to me, saying that the people who work hard in the mainland with you are promoted as fast as riding a horse. They work hard overseas but have no chance and can only stand still." Ge Chang said cautiously. Organizing discourse.

"This is indeed a problem." Chen Xun nodded.

Looking at the overall situation, these overseas managers' contribution to the military government is not insignificant, but in fact they seem to be exiled. In the end, they can only be regarded as the heads of a colony and lose the next level of development. Space.

Compared with the people who follow Chen Xun on the mainland, they are close to the water and have a lot of opportunities for development.

"What do you mean?" Chen Xun asked, intending to ask them what they thought.

“Everyone agreed that a rotational service model could be adopted so that overseas managers could have the opportunity to return to the mainland for development.” Although Ge Chang raised a problem, he also came with a solution.

This kind of subordinate is Chen Xun's favorite, especially one with more than one backup plan.

On the contrary, Chen Xun was very annoyed by his subordinates who only raised questions without solutions and waited for Chen Xun to solve the problem.

Chen Xun later read a management theory called "monkey on the back". This "monkey" refers to the "next action".

Imagine this situation: the manager met a subordinate in the corridor, and the subordinate said: "Can I talk to you, I encountered a problem." So the manager stood in the corridor and listened intently to the subordinate's detailed explanation of the problem. , one stop lasted more than half an hour, which not only delayed what the management originally wanted to do, but also found that the information obtained was only enough for the management to intervene in the matter, but not enough to make any decisions.

If at this time, the management says: "I don't have time to discuss with you now, let me think about it and talk to you later."

Then it was discovered that the "monkey" was originally on the subordinate's back, and his hands were placed on the backs of the two people during the conversation. When the manager said that he would think about it before talking, the "monkey" moved to the manager's back.

Management takes over the role of subordinates, and subordinates may also become supervisors, coming over from time to time to ask: "How did that matter go?"

Therefore, as a senior management, what you have to do is to make decisions, rather than execute them personally.

Taking the example just now, if the management replies: "I don't have time to continue discussing with you, you come up with a specific plan first, and then talk to me about what to do."

In this way, the "monkey" is still on the subordinate's back.

Similarly, Chen Xun also hopes that when his subordinates talk to him about things, they can bring their own solutions. Even if the solution is very immature and has fatal flaws, it can still provide him with an idea.Perhaps after a while, the solutions proposed by subordinates will become more and more mature, and you only need to choose one from them.

Just like those wise men in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms said to the lord: "I have three strategies: upper, middle and lower..."

"The rotational service model is very good, but it is best not to serve less than five years. After expiration, whether to continue to serve can be decided by both myself and the military government through discussion," Chen Xundao said.

If the term of office is too short, long-term development policies cannot be formulated, and the colonies also need to develop.

Serving for too long can easily breed serious corruption or create small overseas kingdoms, which is not conducive to the military government's control of the colonies.

So whether to stay or not should be a two-way decision between both parties.

If an official has done a good job and wants to stay in office, the military government can agree.

If an official does a bad job and wants to stay in office, the military government can refuse.

If an official does a good job and the military government wants him to stay in office, the official can refuse.

"I would like to thank the governor on behalf of the overseas stewards." Ge Chang stood up and saluted.

"You go and sort out a feasible plan. I will formulate a rule after reading it and implement it accordingly in the future." Chen Xun confirmed.

"Thank you, Commander." Ge Chang thanked him again.

"Work hard and tell them that they will work hard and the military government will not treat them badly." Chen Xun encouraged.

Who can't draw big cakes.

According to the law of survivors, as long as a small number of people's ambitions are publicized in the future, Chen Xun's promise will be realized.

"One last thing." This matter should not be very important, Ge Chang said very easily: "Since the establishment of the military government, more and more pirates have targeted our military government's merchant ships in the sea off Guangzhou, and the losses caused It’s getting bigger.”

The development of Chenjiazhuang has been from scratch, and it has always been fought out from pirates. Therefore, from top to bottom, no one is afraid of pirates, but they just find it a bit troublesome.

"I know this. Pei Ren has already reported to me that it should be the pirates supported by the gentry and wealthy businessmen. I have made arrangements with Ke Lei and am planning to launch a large-scale annihilation of the pirates starting from the Wanshan Islands. " Chen Xun replied.

The wealthy gentry and businessmen from the former six counties who fled outside the military government, as well as the wealthy gentry and businessmen outside the military government who felt "dead", wanted to reduce the military government's fiscal revenue and curb the military government's influence by cracking down on the military government's maritime trade. develop.

This attempt must be in vain.

How could the scale of their overseas bandits be comparable to the scale of the military government's navy?

In the past, all the pirates secretly supported by the gentry and wealthy merchants around Guangzhou combined were not as large as the Haiwei before the uprising.

Now the military government has taken action and has successively seized thousands of large, medium and small warships. After picking and choosing, the size of the navy has reached [-].

These four hundred ships are all pure warships. They have been transformed by the military government and equipped with a large number of long-range attack weapons such as giant crossbows and trebuchets, and are equipped with a large number of incendiary bombs.

Some warships are also equipped with artillery, and their combat effectiveness is very powerful.

(End of this chapter)