Li Fu's words were very truthful and his tone was very calm. However, the effect of these words should not be underestimated. They were like a bolt of lightning, instantly illuminating Hong Yanwu's heart.
He suddenly understood what his father really meant. What the old man wanted him to learn was actually nothing else but the role of rules.
In fact, the old man does not just trust Li Fu, but believes that he knows the rules and can abide by the rules. In other words, as long as he is a familiar person and can do these two things, the old man believes that there will be no big problems.
Let's talk about the white point, that is, the Hong family has always pursued "the rule of law is stronger than the rule of man."
Relying on rules to manage people and making everything clear and detailed is probably one of the reasons why the Hong family has been prosperous for ten generations. Otherwise, how could the Hong family, which was passed down by a single line, be outstanding people for generations?
Even further, if he thinks about it, as long as the people around him have some real ability, they are all like this.
Mr. Yu is the most disciplined person. He practices strictly and does not allow mistakes. If he makes a mistake, he will be beaten. No nonsense.
Master Si taught him how to make fried liver, what kind of utensils to use, what kind of ingredients, what kind of heat, how big to cut into pieces, how much starch to thicken, what direction to stir, how much time to use, everything is regulated.
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The prerequisite for Mr. Shan to repair a house is that he has full authority to make the decision himself, and the owner cannot rush him. He even has to mix the ashes accurately to the minute. Otherwise, how could he get the nickname "Tahini"?
Wang Hanping was the same. He repaired a chair for the Hong family. He spent several days looking for a suitable piece of wood. He had to match the wood grain and color. But he didn't get a penny more for it.
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So, what is the spirit of craftsmanship? What is a master or an expert? It is nothing more than understanding the rules and being able to do things according to the rules.
So what does it mean to know people and make good use of them? I'm afraid it's not as difficult as it seems. It should just use people who know the rules and are good at following them.
Just like his father was assured of Li Fu, and Li Fu was assured of Master Pang, it was the same.
If you look at it this way, he was undoubtedly too shallow in the past. Although he also valued rules and employment, his focus was entirely on how to obtain benefits and the distribution of benefits.
But in fact, "rules" have more functions. Work experience, work performance, high education, fluent foreign languages, and excellent eloquence are just the appearance of talents.
In fact, the most critical criterion for judging the outstanding talents that any company really needs is whether they can abide by the rules.
As for the so-called innovative talents, if they do not have a solid foundation, it is just a joke. For such people, whoever believes in the words "talents are not appreciated" is a fool.
Of course, conversely, employers must also follow rules for their employees. Things that should be done, such as respecting contracts, not delaying wages, providing overtime pay, and labor insurance benefits, are not the easiest ways to win people's hearts.
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In this way, with new insights and new gains, Hong Yanwu looked at the many matters involved in the preparations for the wedding banquet in the last three days, and his feelings were really different.
Sure enough, there are rules to follow and everything is orderly. And he found that only following the rules is the best way to achieve high efficiency.
Because there are many things that people who understand the rules don’t even need to say, they just do it. Then the cooperation can be said to be perfect.
For example, on April 28, Master Pang sent people to set up the stove first according to the rules. Specifically, he set up a fire pit first, and then the fire pit was divided into bricks and mud into a frying stove and a soup stove.
Without any instructions, Li Fu prepared bricks, broken bricks, loess, and clean water in advance, and placed them in the large kitchen where the stove was to be built for them to start on the ground.
Moreover, he had another plan and entrusted the help of the stove builder to build a tea stove under the verandah next to the hanging flower door in the inner courtyard of the second entrance.
Just for this reason, after setting up the stove, Li Fu took out the five yuan wrapped in a red envelope and gave it to the visitor to drink. At the same time, the stove builder also wrote down the number of kilograms of large and small briquettes for chopping firewood and gave it to Li Fu.
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It was fun, happy, no nonsense, everything was agreed upon, and it was over in just two hours.
On April 29, when all the fuel was purchased, all the pots, drawers and rough furniture used in the kitchen also arrived. In the afternoon, even the fine kitchen furniture was arranged and cleared.
In this way, when the kitchen marches into the shed on the first day of work, all the chefs have to do is carry kitchen knives wrapped in oil skirts.
But again, no one said anything about these things. Everyone just started working as soon as they walked in, and it was all done by tacit understanding.
Finally, April 30th is definitely the busiest day.
In the early days of the Qing Dynasty, Li Fu, together with the three "Hai Bangzi" and the manpower recruited by Hong Yanwu, worked together to lay out tables and chairs in the courtyard to set up a banquet.
At the same time, Li Fu, through Hong Yanwu, invited old craftsmen from the "Cai Zi Bureau" from Mr. Shan to come to the house to arrange the tied hydrangeas and colorful silks for the Hong family. This is the origin of the commonly known "flower play".
By the time it's past noon, the coloring will have been completed.
At this time, Master Pang personally supervised his colleagues to carry the mixed raw materials into the shed, arrange them separately, and light the fire and add coal. When the coal smoke was gone and the flames were more than three feet high, Master Pang was satisfied and began to lead others to practice.
Work.
Why start work so early? Because many things have to be made into semi-finished products in advance. It is too late to catch them immediately.
For example, seafood needs to be fattened, right? Pork needs to be chopped into minced meat, right? And some things need to be oily, right?
Both fat and thin have to be matched. What kind of meatballs have more fat? What kind of meatballs are 70% oily? What kind of meatballs are 50% oily?
Maturity is different. These are all rules.
In addition, Master Gou also came. He unceremoniously grabbed Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan to help him knead the dough. He had to steam the happy steamed buns.
This thing is very different from ordinary steamed buns. It is a kind of steamed bun that is buckled out of a wooden mold, like a piece of pastry. It is round or square, with a raised Double Happiness pattern on it. It is about two to three inches in diameter around and thick.
Less than an inch.
The scene for the Hong family costs at least six hundred yuan. Not only does it look decent and happy, but it also has to be the main meal the next day.
At the same time, others could not stay idle. Li Fu and everyone had to support the gift table and the tea table.
The scale of these two items depends on the size of the banquet. Ceremony tables and tea tables are placed on both sides of the inner courtyard of the hanging flower gate.
All eight Eight Immortals tables were put together to form a long table. Then a red tablecloth was laid out and an eight-fold screen with folded flowers was placed.
The only thing is that the tea table should be next to the tea stove, and a large tea can with two kilograms of tea leaves and six copper pots should be placed on both sides of the case. There are also sets of thirty porcelain teapots and teacups, which are called "
Clean the pot and the bowl.”
At this point, the wedding banquet scene is basically completed. The rest will wait until Li Fu himself makes the tea, food and fruit banquet in the evening.
But the matter is not over yet.
First, Li Fu had to assign tasks to Hong Yanwu's people in advance for the next day, who would be the guest of honor, who would take care of the miscellaneous items, who would register the gift list, who would be the waiter, and who would be the waiter and waiter. Finally, he would practice the general tasks one by one.
Service program.
Second, Master Pang has to prepare a table of "Luozuo rice" that is exactly the same as tomorrow's dinner in advance, and prepares to ask the host to taste it so that he can provide guidance for corrections.
So actually, it was only when it got dark at night and the Hong family went to the old house to see the situation in great joy that the general affairs related to the wedding banquet came to an end.
It is no exaggeration to say that in Hong Yanwu's eyes, there was no dissatisfaction at all. It was as enjoyable as watching a big drama starring many big names.
If there was an "Oscar" for this thing, then he was sure that the "Best Director Award" would definitely go to Li Fu.