Chapter 377: Insightful, accomplishing things that no one before you could do
Ma Jun continued to speak: "In the management process, there is nothing wrong with having rewards and punishments. Rewards are to encourage people, while punishments are to let them understand the bottom line of doing things. They are different.
But if rewards and punishments are unclear, if you reward those who shouldn’t be rewarded and punish those who shouldn’t be punished, then problems will arise.”
Cao Shuang said with a smile: "I didn't expect that Deheng was not only as talented as Mo Gong, but also had such insight in matters of reward and punishment. He is really a rare talent in the Wei Dynasty!"
Ma Jun clasped his fists and said, "The Prime Minister has given me a reward. These servants are just what I read from books. They are nothing."
Many superiors often make the mistake of letting their emotions take over and making mistakes where rewards and punishments are unclear. Because their subordinates’ achievements are too small, they easily ignore them and think they are not worthy of rewards. However, when their subordinates make some mistakes, they
Hold on to it, because small mistakes will breed big resentments.
If you don't reward small achievements, no one will build great achievements. If you don't forgive small resentments, big resentments will inevitably arise.
Rewarding merit cannot make people sincerely accept it, nor punishing crime can make people willing. It will definitely lead to the situation of alienation and alienation. Rewarding those who have not done meritorious service and punishing those who have not committed any crime is a manifestation of cruelty and harshness.
Whether it is reward or punishment, the basis must be fairness, justice, and openness, so that everyone can be convinced. And for rewards and punishments, they are like two tools, each with its own attributes, and it must give full play to its own attributes.
Advantages, rather than letting this tool have the opposite effect and hurt yourself.
Punishment is to let soldiers understand the bottom line of doing things, rather than the main means of management. When subordinates make some small mistakes, don't let emotions take over and try to use punishment to achieve your own goals.
From a human perspective, wherever there is oppression, there will be resistance. When your punishment is not popular among the people, great resentment will inevitably arise. Therefore, the important way of management is to encourage mainly and punish as a supplement. Therefore, small resentment
It can be ignored, but small contributions must be sufficiently encouraged.
In the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Wen of Jin defeated Wei and Cao, and the grievances he had suffered when he fled were eliminated.
Zhao Shui reminded Jin Wenhua: "If a man has a grudge and complains, don't forget to repay a favor! Jin Wengong is not an ungrateful person. After hearing Zhao Shui's words, he said: "Of course! Who can I repay the favor to?"
Zhao Shui replied: "Didn't my lord say that before? If I can return to Jin, I will definitely repay Doctor Xi's kindness."
Duke Wen of Jin said anxiously: "I looked at the list of Cao Guo's officials. Why is he not on the list?"
After investigation, it was found that Xi Fuji had been dismissed from his post and now lived in Beimen and became an ordinary citizen. Jin Wengong immediately ordered the protection of Beimen, saying: "No matter who it is, as long as it violates every plant and tree of the Xi family,
It will be punished with death."
Xi Ningji was a native of the Cao State. He once saved the life of Duke Wen of Jin and was the benefactor of Duke Wen of Jin. Therefore, when Jin Wen Gong captured Cao State, in order to repay Xi Ningji's kindness, he ordered the army not to invade Xi Ningji's territory.
If anyone violates this rule, he will be punished by death.
Generals Wei Ping and Dian Jie disobeyed orders and led their troops to surround Xi Fuji's home and set it on fire.
Wei Ping climbed onto the roof and tried to drag Xi Fuji out and kill him.
Unexpectedly, the beam couldn't bear the weight and collapsed, pinning Wei Ping underneath and unable to move. Fortunately, Dianjie arrived in time and rescued him.
When Duke Wen of Jin learned about this incident, he was very angry and decided to punish him according to the order.
Minister Zhao Shui (an ancestor of the king of Zhao) asked Duke Wen: "Both of them have made great contributions to the king. It would be a pity to kill them. Let's let them take the blame and perform meritorious service!"
Duke Wen of Jin said: "Gong is one thing, merit is another. Rewards and punishments must be clear to make soldiers obey orders."
So he ordered Wei Ping to be removed from his official position and Dian Jie to be executed. From then on, everyone in the Jin army knew that Duke Wen of Jin had clear rewards and punishments, and they no longer dared to disobey the order.
During the Warring States Period, King Qi Wei summoned the Jimo doctor and said to him: "Since you came to Jimo as an official, there have been accusations against you every day.
However, I sent people to Jimo to inspect, and found that the fields were cultivated, the people were plentiful, the government was fine, and the east was very stable.
So I knew that this was because you did not curry favor with my left and right ministers and sought internal support." So I granted the Jimo doctor a salary of ten thousand households.
King Qi Wei summoned the doctor of Adi again and said to him: "Ever since you came to guard Adi, good words of praise for you have been heard every day. But I sent people to inspect Adi, and all I saw was that the fields were barren and the people were poor and hungry.
When the State of Zhao attacked Juandi, you did not save him; when the State of Wei captured Xue Ling, you did not know; so I know that you used large sums of money to bribe my ministers to speak good words for you!" That day, King Wei of Qi ordered Ah to be cooked to death.
The local officials and the ministers who spoke favorably for him.
As a result, the ministers were terrified and did not dare to make lies anymore, but tried their best to do practical things. As a result, Qi State became a great country and became the most powerful country in the world.
During the reign of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, thieves were rampant in the Bohai and Jiaodong areas, and they committed evil everywhere.
Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty sent his minister Zhang Chang to manage the situation. Zhang Chang asked Emperor Xuan to reward those who had meritorious service in hunting down thieves and punish the thieves severely.
After taking office, he made clear rewards and punishments, and all the officers pursued them bravely, and the society quickly restored stability. It can be seen that clear rewards and punishments have a great impact on a country's strength, and it has a positive impact.
Cao Shuang responded: "In any case, it is great that you have such insight. My unfair rewards and punishments in the past few years have led to the Sima family's traitors becoming powerful and causing trouble in the Wei Dynasty. This is all my fault."
Ma Jun cupped his fists and advised: "Prime Minister, don't blame yourself too much. As the saying goes, knowing your mistakes can make a lot of improvements. Now that the Prime Minister knows the importance of rewards and punishments, he can do better than before. I believe that even time can't be done in Emperor Wu's hands."
Whatever is done must be realized by the Prime Minister!"
Cao Shuang smiled and said: "Why does Deheng have such confidence in me? He believes that I can accomplish what Emperor Wu wants to do but cannot."
Ma Jun said sincerely: "Just because the Prime Minister can use servants in an eclectic way, as evidenced by this, I firmly believe that the Prime Minister can do things that the predecessors could not do. After all, in the eyes of most of the Wei court officials, the servants
He is just a humble craftsman with no achievements worthy of praise. Only the prime minister is willing to reuse his servant."
Everyone stayed under the willow tree next to Qianjin Canal for a while, avoiding the scorching sun and continuing to chat. The soldiers pushed the trebuchet back to the city first.
About half an hour later, soldiers came galloping from the north gate of Ajiu City not far away. They dismounted and saluted the soldiers: "Prime Minister, lunch is ready. You can go back to the city for lunch."
In the summer outskirts of Luoyang, the foothills of Mang Mountain are lined with green trees and the grass on the ground is lush and green. It is very suitable for an outing. Cao Shuang was wondering if he would take his wives out for an outing when he had some free time in the next few days.