Emperor Hongzhi was dressed in casual clothes, followed by Zhu Houzhao, Liu Jian, and Du Mingen. The group strolled around Xishan casually, talking and laughing.
"This Xishan is really lively. I don't feel cold at all when I come here."
Emperor Hongzhi looked at the bustling scene in Xishan with a smile on his face.
Of course he is very happy. He is the big boss of Xishan Coal Industry. He got the most in dividends at the end of last year. When he thinks about this year, if Xishan Coal Industry operates normally, he can get hundreds of thousands of taels of silver from the dividends.
things, he was in a better mood.
"There are probably tens of thousands of people gathered here, and so many people are managed in an orderly manner. This Liu Jin is indeed a talent."
Liu Jian touched his beard and nodded.
"Not only is he a talented person, he is simply incredible~"
"I am also a businessman. There are some cotton spinning workshops here in Jiangnan. It is already very difficult for me to manage a few hundred people. To manage thousands of people, it requires a lot of knowledge."
Du Mingen also interjected with a smile. Although he guessed that Emperor Hongzhi and the Liu Jian in front of him were both well-known people, the other party did not identify themselves, and Du Mingen was not too restrained or restrained.
Just as a few people were chatting, Liu Jin came over.
"Mr. Zhu, Mr. Liu, Mr. Du, Mr. Xiao, and Brother Zhu, happy New Year~"
Liu Jin smiled and greeted several people.
"Happy New Year~"
Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jian smiled and nodded in response, Du Mingen returned the favor in the same way, Xiao Jing also smiled, and Zhu Houzhao winked at Liu Jin with a playful smile.
"Mr. Liu, you came just in time. I just talked about management with Mr. Zhu and Mr. Liu, and I was about to ask you for advice. 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.
"This is 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 moment and said, "Talent is the foundation of everything. The key to employing people is to use them in what they are good at."
After hearing Liu Jin's words, Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jian immediately became energetic. They listened carefully, and at the same time they felt in their hearts that Liu Jin was really capable. Managing a Xishan Coal Industry was actually comparable to managing a country.
I got interested and wanted to hear what he had to say.
"Taking Xishan Coal Industry as an example, some are very strong, so I arrange for them to dig coal or carry coal. Some are clever and handy, so I arrange for them to make coal stoves. Others are very good at handling.
If they have strong interpersonal skills and learning ability, I will promote these people to management.”
"Making the best use of materials and making the best use of people's talents, in fact, management revolves around this point."
Liu Jin briefly talked about his management experience. This management science is very vast. There are countless 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's talents~"
Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly, but Liu Jian frowned slightly and thought for a moment and said: "Didn't Mr. Liu just say that running an industry is the same as governing a country, but since ancient times, the first priority in governing a country is
It’s not about talent, it’s about loyalty and filial piety.”
"A man with a great country should use etiquette as his oar, loyalty as his armor, filial piety as his foundation, and virtues that spread far and wide throughout the world. In this way, the four sides will serve as guests and the world will be at home. This is the true way to govern a country."
"Master Liu always emphasized making the best use of things and making the best use of people's talents, but he did not mention loyalty. Although some people have talents, they are unfaithful and unfilial. If they are used by such people, they will only harm the country and the people."
Liu Jian was worthy of being the chief minister of the cabinet, and his eloquence was beyond praise. He cited scriptures and spoke politely and courteously, which made Emperor Hongzhi and Du Mingen on the side nod their heads again and again, believing him deeply.
Liu Jin looked at the old man and knew that if he wanted to talk about words, ten Liu Jins would definitely not be the opponents of Liu Jian who had been honed in the literary field for a lifetime.
After thinking about it, Liu Jin also smiled and said: "Mr. Liu's words are indeed correct. The words loyalty and filial piety should be kept in mind at all times."
"But talent can be seen, and loyalty and filial piety are deeply rooted in people's hearts. Mr. Liu thinks how should we know whether a person is loyal and filial?"
"Since ancient times, rebellious ministers and traitors kept shouting at the beginning that the king wanted his ministers to die, and the ministers had to die, but in the end they were all rebellious ministers and traitors, such as Wang Mang of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao of the Three Kingdoms, and An Lushan of the Tang Dynasty.
Less?"
Liu Jin's move is to retreat in order to advance. First, he expresses his attitude. I am not a person who has some talent but is unfaithful and unfilial as you said. I am also a person who always keeps loyalty and filial piety in mind.
Then he used examples to illustrate that this ability can be seen, but loyalty and filial piety cannot be seen at all. It is completely undesirable to use loyalty and filial piety as the standard for employing people.
"This~"
Hearing Liu Jin's words, Liu Jian was speechless for a moment and was speechless. As for Emperor Hongzhi on the side, he fell into deep thought. He had been emperor for more than ten years and still had his own thoughts and feelings about this.
As Liu Jin said, some people shout loyalty and filial piety, but what they do behind the scenes is that there is no king above and no parents below. The loyalty and trustworthiness advocated by Confucianism in governing the country always seems to be idealistic.
Some people are indeed loyal to the emperor and filial to their parents, but these people often have no talents. They are loyal and filial, but they cannot do anything at all. Sometimes they even have the opposite effect and miss important things.
Thinking of this, Emperor Hongzhi also asked: "The rebellious officials and traitors you just mentioned are all talented people, so how can we prevent these people from causing harm to the country and the people?"
"This is a long story, but the key points are two points, one is balance, and the other is system."
"The so-called balance refers to the balance of power, the balance of strength, the balance of resources. For anyone under your command, you cannot give all power to him. For example, if you have military power, you cannot have financial power. If you have financial power, you cannot have financial power.
Regarding the power of personnel appointment, various powers need to be balanced and restricted.”
"The other thing is the system. The fundamental reason why these rebellious ministers and traitors were able to cause cholera is that they took control of the military power. Originally, this military power belonged to the king, but it was gradually transferred to the hands of these rebellious ministers and traitors."
"A person who may originally just want to be a loyal and virtuous minister may have thoughts and ideas that he shouldn't have and become a traitor when he is in power."
"So the second one is the system. It's very simple. Taking my employment system here in Xishan as an example, when I recruit people, I will pay attention to distinguish them, for example, based on their place of origin, age, and skills they are good at.
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"I will mix and mix people from various places, so that small geographical groups can be eliminated, because once there are too many people in one area and small teams are formed, they will crowd out people from other areas.
, when the number of people increases, they will gradually gain more say, and eventually the entire production and operation of Xishan Coal will be affected."
“In addition, I set up night classes here in Xishan to teach these illiterate people to know some simple words and calculate some simple numbers. At the same time, I also used the opportunity to instill a sense of teamwork in these people and cultivate everyone’s dedication to Xishan Coal Industry.
Spirit."
Liu Jin thought for a while and replied, Emperor Hongzhi must know better than himself about this matter, and he must know the way of balance better, but the biggest imbalance in this feudal society is that the emperor concentrates power on one person, and everything is good or bad.
The emperor's preference, no matter how good the system is, is in vain.
Someone would flatter the emperor, and the emperor would immediately promote him when he was happy, regardless of whether the person was good or bad, talented or not, and whether he was suitable for this position.
Many times, the systems of past dynasties are actually very good. It is often the emperor who really destroys the system and makes everyone not follow the system. Eventually, the collapse of the system will also bring about the change of dynasties. In the final analysis, it will return to balance and checks and balances.
Topic.
Emperor Hongzhi listened carefully to Liu Jin's words, and based on his experience as 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 many things, but nothing was as specific and clear as Liu Jin said. Liu Jin divided the powers in detail, which made him suddenly enlightened and understood.
