Xuande

Chapter 886 Chen Yao’s Advice

Zhuge Liang first listed the importance of the matter on a form, and also listed the process of the matter on a form. After comparing the two forms, it was clear at a glance which department had the greatest responsibility and which department had the lightest responsibility.

Then Zhuge Liang also gave his own opinions based on the current actual status of each department, such as the chaotic state of the Ministry of Industry, etc.

He felt that it would be appropriate to hand over some matters to the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Military Affairs to interface with local governments, reducing the burden on the Ministry of Works, and filling the burden of the Ministry of Works would not be beneficial to the whole matter.

Zhuge Liang also summarized the manpower and material resources and the approximate time flow required for each link. He even discovered "calculation errors" in some departments.

He circled these calculation errors, performed calculations based on his mathematical knowledge, and came up with the correct answers. He listed these correct answers, corrected the time flow listed by each department, and compared it with the original plan. A comparison was made and the final conclusion was drawn.

If all departments work diligently and work together, the task can be completed seven days earlier than originally planned.

This conclusion is so complex and difficult to draw. If it were left to Chen Qun himself, it would take at least an hour to coordinate it.

It took Zhuge Liang two hours, which was not too fast, but as a newbie who had been watching politics for three months and who had never been involved in such matters before, he could even consider the relationship between various departments and the interpersonal relationship. Travel costs are also considered, and some ideas for reducing friction costs are given.

For example, Zhuge Liang felt that instead of letting various departments that had difficulty understanding each other coordinate on their own, it would be better for the emperor to intervene directly, order the cabinet to participate, and let the cabinet play a lubricant role.

Allowing the cabinet to come forward more often, and using the special status of the cabinet to prevent various departments from messing around, may improve the efficiency of this matter.

The cabinet has no power, there is no conflict of interest with them, and there will be no opposition between them. More importantly, the people in the cabinet are very professional, have some contacts with people in their departments, and are familiar with each other.

Zhuge Liang even suggested that it be better for someone from the cabinet to take the lead in setting up a joint working group to deal with special tasks and take power temporarily. After the task is completed, the position will be removed and everything will return to the original state, which will not affect the political ecology of the court.

In this way, we can even eliminate the impact of the department chief's personal emotions on this matter to the greatest extent, so that the department chiefs will not be involved, and only the people who are specifically responsible for handling the matter will be involved.

He even found a theoretical basis for this——

During the Second Empire, when war broke out in certain places, people with power who could make the final decisions were needed to preside over the situation. Therefore, the imperial court temporarily set up a military censor to supervise the armies when going on an expedition, and dismissed them when the incident was completed.

This kind of thing happened many times, and later the court even temporarily set up some generals to lead the troops in the war. After the war, the generals' term of office ended. Such things would not affect the power structure of the court.

It's just a special thing.

Isn't this the best way?
Chen Qun was dumbfounded.

Where did this kid come from?

Are the imperial examinations so awesome?

This guy took three exams and directly selected an administrative genius?
Chen Qun read it carefully inside and outside, and read it again. He picked up the pen and wanted to make some changes, but after much thought, he put down the pen. Then he went to Liu Bei with this opinion and put it down. The plan devised by Zhuge Liang was handed over to Liu Bei and asked for his opinion.

Liu Bei was quite surprised after seeing it.

Because this idea coincided with what he was planning to do, and this was actually Zhuge Liang's idea.

"Is this really Zhuge Liang's idea? Did he come up with it all by himself?"

"Yes, he came up with it all by himself. I was not involved, so this matter was indeed beyond my expectation."

Chen Qun smiled and said: "It has only been three months, but this person has actually understood some of the internal affairs of the imperial administration to a considerable extent. He can even think about it and think of things that no one else has thought of. Your Majesty, Does he really have no experience as an official before?"

"If there is any, it can only be considered that his brother Zhuge Jin has held a position, which may have a certain influence on him."

Liu Bei smiled and said: "But he himself must not have relevant experience. He is only 19 years old. He has been studying in the state school for the past four years. Where does he get the experience? In just three months, he can actually grow to this point. I really You saw him right!”

Chen Qun immediately agreed.

"Your Majesty has a keen eye for talents and directly selected him as the number one scholar. I highly agree. I wonder how your Majesty plans to use him in the future?"

"How to appoint him? We still plan to go through the normal channels and put him in the collective farm to accumulate experience. This road is the only way for our Han Dynasty officials to go through and it is indispensable."

Liu Bei smiled and said slowly: "If you want to occupy a high position, you have to start from the most basic place. If the foundation is not strong, the earth will shake. Why, Changwen, what do you think?"

"Perhaps this is indeed an indispensable path, but with Zhuge Kongming's talent, it is not impossible to do special things."

Chen Qun smiled and said: "Your Majesty, I am thinking that maybe we can let Zhuge Liang stay in the cabinet for a while to train, let him fully understand the operation of the court and the local area, learn more, and then directly arrange him to a county. You don’t have to enter the collective farm to work, what do you think?”

Liu Bei thought for a while and shook his head.

"We still have to enter the collective farms. The foundation of Dahan lies in the collective farms, in each of these farms. If we don't understand the operation mode of this grassroots level, it is difficult to say what impact it will have on his future development. He is good enough. I But we must lay a solid foundation for him. The stronger the foundation, the better he will be."

Saying this, Liu Bei looked at Chen Qun and said with a smile: "Chang Wen, when you proposed this idea, could it be that you took a fancy to Zhuge Liang's ability and wanted him to be your deputy to help relieve your pressure?"

Chen Qun smiled.

"Your Majesty is aware that I have never seen a newcomer as capable as Zhuge Liang. If I can keep him by my side for a while, I will be able to relax for a long time..." Liu Bei nodded, stood up and took a few steps. , thought about it for a while.

"Let's see, the war in Yizhou is about to begin. I have prepared you to lead a special task force to deal with special tasks and handle the logistical affairs of Yizhou. This matter requires many people to do it. I will give you ten For quota, you select ten people from this group to join."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Chen Qun looked happy, and then asked: "Your Majesty, will the ministers of various departments have any opinions on this matter?"

"What do they dare to say?"

Liu Bei said dissatisfied: "The matter has reached this point and we can't cooperate together. I asked you to dispatch it as a last warning to them. If they still can't wake up, the heads of these departments can be replaced!" "

"According to the order!"

Chen Qun nodded and said nothing more. He knew that Liu Bei had already made up his mind.

Since it was something he had made up his mind, there was no point in anyone trying to persuade him.

So the emperor's order was quickly issued. News that Chen Qun, the cabinet minister, was leading a special working group on Yizhou affairs quickly spread throughout the court and outside. Officials from various departments had different opinions on this, but to be precise, Chen Qun Don't care anymore.

He called Zhuge Liang in front of him and handed over his appointment to Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang looked puzzled.

"Enter the Yizhou Affairs Special Working Group? Shouldn't I...be released into the collective farm?"

Chen Qun shook his head.

"You are very talented, so I suggest to His Majesty that you stay in the cabinet for a while. It just so happens that I will lead officials from various departments to establish a working group. This working group will be fully responsible for the logistics of the next war in Yizhou, all the way to Yizhou. The war in the state was settled.

Your Majesty and I both think you are very talented, so we will give you a special opportunity to join this team and experience what the atmosphere is like when dealing with emergency matters and what needs to be done.

Zhuge Kongming, are you ready?In the next few months, the working group will have to do so many things that it is unbelievable. It will even far exceed the things you have been exposed to in the cabinet during this period, and it will be even busier. Go to the next level, are you willing? "

"willing!"

Zhuge Liang didn't hesitate and accepted Chen Qun's invitation with excitement.

Chen Qun nodded happily.

Good boy, I know you are willing. There are not many boys who are so useful now, who are so energetic, talented, and willing to endure hardships. With the joining of this boy, my old bones can rest more, otherwise This whole package is enough for me.

With Zhuge Liang as his personal secret, Chen Qun felt that this wave of tasks might not be difficult for him. There were many things that he could leave to Zhuge Liang.

After that, Chen Qun consulted the opinions of his subordinates, evaluated this wave of newcomers, and selected ten relatively outstanding people to join his working group. It is worth mentioning that Zhuge Liang's office All six people in the group were selected.

Chen Yao provided considerable help in their selection.

He strongly recommended these six people in front of Chen Qun, and believed that the six newcomers headed by Zhuge Liang could be regarded as the new combat power group of the cabinet. They had initially formed a "combat power". As long as they were given some guidance, they could exert their creativity. Unexpected effects.

As for others other than these ten people, according to unified regulations, they were assigned to local grassroots units that were in short supply of manpower, and went to the collective farms at the local grassroots level to officially start their career as officials.

None of them were deposed because of poor performance. Mainly because the Han Empire was indeed short of manpower at the grassroots level over the years. A large number of capable and skilled officials were transferred from the mainland to Liaozhou, Yangzhou, the Western Regions and other places to carry out arduous development projects. Instead, a large number of relatively easy-to-do positions in the mainland have been vacated.

These positions are just right for newcomers to practice.

It was only at this time that Zhuge Liang realized that the things Chen Yao said were false and used by him to deceive people. Zhuge Liang was quite depressed about this.

Chen Yaoze didn't feel embarrassed at all.

"What? Do you think there is something wrong with what I did? I am indeed your examiner. What's wrong with giving you a little test? Let me tell you, this is just a small trick. If you want to be a high-ranking official in the future, you will have to face There are too many scenes, so what does this mean?
In the future, you will have to face many shameless people. What these people do may even destroy you. Even if you win the fight with them, you may not be the final winner. No one can protect you forever. , the only one who can protect you is yourself, so learn more! "

Chen Yao walked up to Zhuge Liang, patted Zhuge Liang on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Don't just learn how to do things, but also learn how to fight with others. This is what your Majesty taught me. To be able to do things, you must also be able to manage people." , only in this way can you go further.

Also, never trust the people around you too much. You have to know that the people you meet now are still good people, and they are all good talents, but you cannot always be so lucky. What about selfish and shameless people? "

Chen Yao gave Zhuge Liang one last piece of advice and left.

Zhuge Liang was silent for a long time and did not speak.

PS: I’m ready to finish it, it will be finished this month.

(End of this chapter)