My Young Master Is the Most Talented Person in the World
Although Old Guo and Guo Biao had never heard of the term 'overtime pay,' they could guess what it meant.
What?
The county magistrate ordered the lowest officials around, and he even gave them overtime pay?
And his salary was even higher than the county magistrate?!
What kind of fantasy was this?
In the Ming Dynasty.
No!
It should be because in ancient China, the officials and runners in the yamen were very lowly.
Although they were showing off in front of the common people, if they were to be serious, their social status was really not as high as that of ordinary people.
Scholars, farmers, merchants, and businessmen were the four major social classes, and officials were not included in them.
Especially after the Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, the status of the small officials in the yamen became even lower.
This might have something to do with Old Zhu's experience when he was young, right?!
As everyone knew, Old Zhu was from a poor family.
It could be said that the beginning was a bowl, and the end was a country.
Therefore, he had suffered a lot before he rebelled, and he could not avoid being bullied by the government.
And who was the one representing the government to oppress the people?!
The minor officials and runners in the yamen.
Therefore, Old Zhu's hatred for these people was reasonable.
However, in ancient times, the imperial power did not go to the countryside. If the government wanted to govern the place, it could not do without these lowly officials.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang adopted a strategy of attacking and using.
He had to use it and suppress it.
Then how would Old Zhu suppress these petty officials?!
The most obvious point was that the minor officials (scribes were not included, mainly yamen runners, prison guards, executioners, litigation tools, coroners, etc.) themselves and their descendants could not participate in the imperial examination.
The imperial examination was one of the greatest pioneering works in ancient China. It was also the only two ways for ordinary people to achieve class advancement (the other way was to rebel, but the success rate was infinitely close to zero). Now that Old Zhu did not allow the yamen runners and their descendants to participate in the imperial examination, it was equivalent to cutting off the path of promotion for these petty officials.
And the officials rarely treated these petty officials as humans.
He would often beat and scold them, and even control their lives.
Of course.
There was also the phenomenon of officials deceiving officials.
Some officials colluded with each other to take over the authority of officials and turn them into puppets.
However, that was only an isolated phenomenon.
This was a common phenomenon in society.
That was why Old Guo and Guo Biao were so surprised when they heard what Chan 'Er said.
After a few seconds, Old Guo finally reacted.
He spat out the chicken bone in his mouth on the ground without any manners and looked at Ye Jin from the corner of his eyes. He said with disdain,"Kid, you have a sharp tongue. I thought you were some extraordinary figure, but now it seems that you're just so-so.”
Ye Jin cupped his hands without a care and said to Old Guo,""I'm an ordinary person, and I've never felt that I'm anything special.”
However, Chan 'Er, who was at the side, was unwilling.
This old man was very bad.
His young master was so polite to him and even treated him to meat skewers.
Not only was he not grateful, but he was also mocking Young Master.
The young master could endure it, but the maidservant couldn't.
Therefore, Chan 'Er directly retorted,"Old man, why are you so insensible? How long have you known my young master? How can you mock him like this? In my opinion, young master is the most talented person in the world."”
Although Old Guo had a bad temper, he was different.
He could not stand Ye Jin, but he was very patient with this delicate and pretty little servant girl.
He picked up a skewer of meat from the charcoal fire and explained patiently as he ate,"This old man is teaching your young master the way of being an official. As an official, honesty is the foundation, but you must also govern well. As the saying goes, the foot teeth of a car and boat shop should be killed even if they are innocent, and so should the petty officials in the county government. These petty officials were all crafty and cunning people. If they always tolerated and pushed the blame, these people would take an inch and take a mile. At that time, how would your young master manage the place?!”
After Old Guo said this, Chan Chan was instantly confused.
It seemed like…That makes sense.
Young Master was indeed a little too lenient towards those bailiffs.
Old Guo continued," It's the duty of the bailiffs to patrol the streets at night, arrest thieves, and prevent fires. If anyone disobeys orders, they can just kill them. Your young master is good. He actually used some 'overtime pay' to coax these lowly bailiffs to patrol the streets. If you give them overtime pay today, what will you give them tomorrow?! Give him the power in his hands?"
"If it really comes to that, these damn officials will use the banner of the government to bring disaster to the village and harm the people. At that time, all the sins will be borne by your young master. Therefore, to deal with these mediocre officials, one had to use violence to deal with violence. They had to be afraid of you.”
Old Guo's words were already filled with killing intent.
Chan Chan was shocked by his sudden outburst of killing intent. She took a few steps back and hid behind Ye Jin, not daring to look at Old Guo again.
Ye Jin gently patted Chan 'Er's small hand, indicating that she did not need to be afraid.
"What you said does make sense, but I have something to ask you."”
Old Guo raised his eyebrows and said,"Tell me."”
"The Son of Heaven rules the world and manages all officials…Uh, this proposition was a little too big. Should it be that the local officials only needed to make people afraid to govern the place?!”
Old Guo was stunned and was about to answer.
Ye Jin beat him to it and continued to ask,""The former Yuan Dynasty was cruel and the people of the world suffered for a long time. According to the old sir, the rule of the former Yuan Dynasty should have been very firm. Why did it fall apart in just a hundred years?! The former Yuan Dynasty ruled the world with a butcher's knife. If the officials did not listen, they would be killed. If the people did not listen, they would be killed... There was even a suggestion from the Mengyuan royal family to kill all the kings, Li, Zhang, Liu, and Zhao, but were the people afraid?! Didn't they still rise up and overthrow Meng Yuan's brutal rule?”
"By the same logic, if you blindly use violence to suppress and manage your subordinates, it will only cause people to be alienated. Perhaps they would be afraid of you for a while, but as time passed, they would only think of ways to get your name.”
"As a qualified manager, the right path is to combine hardness and softness.”
"Small officials love money. I'll use money to tempt them. On the one hand, it can stimulate the enthusiasm of these people. On the other hand, it can prevent them from harming the people because of their lack of money.!”
At this moment, Guo Biao, who had been silent all this while, suddenly asked,""These petty officials are blinded by greed. If we only use money to tempt them, I'm afraid that it will increase their appetite.”
Ye Jin immediately cupped his hands and smiled."Brother Guo is a genius. You hit the nail on the head."
Guo Biao smiled and didn't mind.
Ye Jin then explained,"Using goods to tempt them is the softness of both hardness and softness. It also needs to be supplemented by a perfect system." First, they would announce a complete punishment and reward system. If anyone dared to test the law, they would be dealt with harshly. Although this could not completely eliminate the cunning of the small officials and government runners, it could also play a very good role.”
As he spoke, he spread out his hands and continued,"But then again, no matter how good the system is, it still needs people to implement it. If the person who made the system is upright, then his subordinates will naturally abide by it. However, if this person takes the lead to break the system, then his subordinates will naturally follow suit. Therefore, as a manager, it was very important to set an example.”
"No matter how good the system is, it still needs people to implement it…" Guo Biao muttered as he fell into deep thought.
However, Old Guo didn't seem to be moved at all and continued to eat heartily.
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