In Zhao Junchen's eyes, the biggest advantages he has had since he came to this world are "efficiency" and "execution ability."
In this aspect, both Zhou Shangjing and Emperor Deqing were far inferior to Zhao Junchen.
Perhaps due to the times, everyone in this world is accustomed to inefficient ways of doing things. Even when the situation is urgent, they always look unhurried.
Whether it is discussing countermeasures, arguing with each other, settling disputes, preparation in advance, communication at all levels, specific implementation, and various irrelevant things, all aspects consume a lot of time.
Accustomed to the high efficiency of later generations, Zhao Junchen naturally could not accept this slow way of doing things.
Once, Zhao Junchen encountered an urgent matter and wanted to discuss it with Zuo Lanshan as soon as possible, so he sent someone to invite Zuo Lanshan to come to Zhao Mansion to meet him... But Zhao Junchen waited until more than three hours later.
, finally saw Zuo Lanshan, and completely missed the best opportunity.
Zhao Junchen felt it was unacceptable at the time, so he investigated the specific situation in detail.
Then, Zhao Junchen was speechless and found that these three hours were wasted on irrelevant aspects.
Zhao Junchen first ordered Xu Qingyan to send someone to invite Zuo Lanshan. Xu Qingyan wanted to select a Zhao family steward who was familiar with Zuo Lanshan to take charge of the matter, but he did not find this person at the first time.
He went shopping outside the house, but actually he was drinking tea in a teahouse. After searching for a long time with no results, Xu Qingyan finally decided to change people, and nearly half an hour was wasted;
Zuo Lanshan was still the minister of the Ministry of Industry at that time. After Zhao Mansion's messenger strolled to the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry, he also failed to see Zuo Lanshan for the first time. Zuo Lanshan was having fun outside his house at that time, and the officials of the Ministry of Industry had various scruples.
, did not dare to reveal Zuo Lanshan's whereabouts at all, so the Zhao Mansion messenger waited at the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry for more than an hour, and finally arrived at Zuo Lanshan.
After Zuo Lanshan received Zhao Junchen's invitation, he first wasted a lot of time blaming the officials of the Ministry of Industry for neglecting Zhao's messenger, and then because of etiquette issues, he spent a lot of time changing clothes, washing, arranging his appearance, and writing his own name
After waiting for nearly half an hour, Zuo Lanshan finally left the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry.
What's even more ridiculous is that after Zuo Lanshan finally arrived at the Zhao Mansion in a sedan, he heard that Zhao Junchen was meeting Fang Ru at that time, so Zuo Lanshan thought smartly that he should not choose to disturb Zhao Junchen at this time.
, so he deliberately returned to his sedan chair and waited for another half an hour.
After finding out these circumstances, Zhao Junchen's mood undoubtedly collapsed.
What made Zhao Junchen even more devastated was that everyone was accustomed to this situation and thought it was Zhao Junchen who made a fuss.
Since then, Zhao Junchen has spent a lot of energy and set many rules, trying to reverse this extremely inefficient way of doing things.
For example, Zhao Junchen requires everyone to be on call at any time during their employment and not to leave their posts without permission. If there is an unexpected situation, they must also leave emergency contact information;
For example, when news is communicated at all levels, redundant links must be eliminated as much as possible, and everyone must process and respond as soon as possible after receiving the news;
For example, Zhao Junchen has formulated a detailed priority level for all things. Everyone must do things according to this priority level. As for those detailed matters that will only waste time, they are all avoided;
For example, when everyone performs tasks, they must set success or failure standards and time limits in advance, and they must conduct assessments and accountability afterwards...
In Zhao Junchen's view, these rules are normal things, but in the eyes of everyone in this era, these rules appear to be too "harsh", just like Zhao Junchen holding a whip and constantly beating himself,
In this way, after Zhao Junchen's various efforts, he finally managed to make the efficiency of those around him reach an acceptable level.
But even this barely efficient work efficiency far exceeds all the forces in this era.
It is precisely because Zhao Junchen has this advantage that even though his political intelligence is obviously inferior to that of Zhou Shangjing, and his status and power are far inferior to that of Emperor Deqing, he can still not fall behind and rise rapidly.
Even if there are flaws in some of Zhao Junchen's plans, they can be discovered in time, reported in time, and repaired in time, so that the enemy will never find an opportunity to take advantage of it.
When Zhao Junchen starts to plot against his opponent, he often leaves his opponent with no time to react or chance to fight back because of his superior execution ability and efficiency.
This is the so-called quick step and quick step. Zhao Junchen often starts to implement the next plan before the enemy has time to react.
It was also from that time that Zhao Junchen's rise began to get out of control.
Even more so, because everyone in the Zhao Mansion is under Zhao Junchen's nose and must strictly abide by the rules set by Zhao Junchen, all the managers in the Zhao Mansion are obviously mediocre people, but they continue to do so.
Several talents have emerged, possessing the ability to take charge of their own affairs, and have successively become important leaders of organizations such as "Yerongfang", "United Shipping Company", "Jubao Trading Company" and so on.
It can be said that efficiency and execution have always been Zhao Junchen's magic weapon for winning.
In comparison, Liaodong Town, as a military organization, has to face the powerful enemy Jianzhou Jurchen for a long time, so its work efficiency and execution ability are not bad.
But compared to Zhao Junchen's efficiency and execution, there is still a clear gap, and Zhao Junchen is still leading the way.
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For everyone in Liaodong Town, too many things have happened in the past day, and it is simply too dizzying to see.
He Yu and Zhao Junchen were kidnapped, conflicts and negotiations with various forces, blackmail letters sent by the kidnappers, and He Yu's secret messages...
All these things, one after another, made them exhausted and in a hurry, and they didn't even have time to think and review.
By the time these things finally came to an end, it was already late at night.
But because Zhao Junchen's alienation plan continued to ferment, although everyone was exhausted, most of them had a sleepless night, and they were still busy for their own considerations, like a group of headless flies.
Among them, among everyone in Liaodong Town, Shi Cheng was undoubtedly the busiest one.
Therefore, that night, Shi Cheng stayed by Ximen Sheng's side to constantly comfort and comfort him; at the same time, he sent people to keep an eye on the movements of the other generals; and at the same time, he kept in touch with the middle and low-level military attachés in Liaodong Town.
, to win the support of these middle and low-level military attachés.
Because Ximen Sheng still looked disinterested and listless, Shi Cheng had to shoulder one of the responsibilities that Ximen Sheng had previously shouldered.
That is to say, we should do our best to maintain He Yu's power and prestige, and try to prevent several generals from taking the opportunity to shake He Yu's power.
It's a pity that Shi Cheng is only a Qianhu. Although he controls a part of the Liaodong cavalry, his status is insufficient after all. Even if he tries his best, he still can't change many things.
Bad news comes one after another.
Shi Cheng first received news that three generals, Li Zehe, Xu Zha, and Gan Cheng, had jointly visited General Huang Shenming, the West Road general, who was in bed recovering from injuries. After a period of secret talks, the four seemed to have reached a lot of consensus.
;
Subsequently, Shi Cheng contacted the middle and low-level military attachés in Liaodong Town and received replies one after another. Most of these low- and middle-level military attachés in Liaodong Town were cautious and unwilling to support Shi Cheng unreservedly at critical moments, but preferred to
Accept joint instructions from several generals;
Then, Shicheng received news again that Li Shijie had also sent a large number of messengers that night to connect with the Li family in the Liaodong border army, and received more responses. A large number of Liaodong military attaches visited overnight.
Li Shijie.
Finally, when Shicheng received news again that Li Zehe, the middle commander, secretly sent someone to secretly contact Jiang Quan, a member of the Forbidden Army, he finally couldn't bear it anymore and started to protest angrily!
"What on earth does Li Zehe want to do! Can't he see that the kidnapping of the General Soldier is most likely related to Zhao Junchen, and those forbidden troops are all Zhao Junchen's accomplices? Can't he see that
, everything that is happening now is Zhao Junchen's plan to alienate people? Under such circumstances, he actually secretly contacted Jiang Quan of the Forbidden Army... He is the middle general of Liaodong Town! Is it possible to betray Liaodong Town? It is simply
How stupid!"
Because Shi Cheng had been trying his best to appease Ximen Sheng, so although he was very busy that night, he was always with Ximen Sheng, and he was staying in Ximen Sheng's tent at this time.
At the same time, although Ximen Sheng no longer worked as hard as before, he still allowed Shi Cheng to hang around him. He also stayed up all night, silently watching Shi Cheng busy.
After hearing Shi Cheng's angry scolding, Ximen Sheng, who had been watching with cold eyes, finally said with a sneer: "How stupid? Li Zehe has always been the most intelligent and resourceful among the high-ranking military attachés in Liaodong Town. Haven't you noticed?
, ever since we received the secret letter from the Commander-in-Chief, everyone has been led by Li Zehe? He is not stupid, he is just so smart that he is too smart!
But if you think about it carefully, with all Li Zehe's remarks these days, he was the first person to see that Zhao Junchen wanted to follow the 'Tweeting Order' to divide and alienate us. He also understood the matter of the kidnapping of Lord Commander.
He is absolutely inseparable from Zhao Junchen, and he even knows exactly what the consequences of his actions will be...
But he is still willing to be used by Zhao Junchen, and even helps Zhao Junchen to fuel the flames... Just because he is a smart man, he knows very well that he can gain more benefits from being used by Zhao Junchen, that's all!"
At this point, Ximen Sheng sneered even more and said: "Many seemingly stupid actions are not because the person who made this decision is stupid, but because this seemingly stupid decision has more consequences for him."
Just a benefit!
Let alone Li Zehe, all of us in Liaodong Town actually have such a temper! Hey! Can’t we see that the Liaoyang trade is actually an act of capitalizing on the enemy, and will only make the Jianzhou Jurchens stronger? But
Haven’t we done this yet? Why do we insist on doing this even though we are clearly aware of the disadvantages? It’s not just for..."
Having said this, Ximen Sheng shook his head slightly and said nothing more.
However, after seeing this situation, Shi Cheng was overjoyed.
Because, Shi Cheng discovered that after a period of depression, Ximen Sheng seemed to have regained his energy and was no longer as listless as before.
For Shicheng, this is undoubtedly the greatest good news.
However, just as Shi Cheng was about to say something to Ximen Sheng, he saw a Liaodong frontier soldier hurriedly entering the tent and reported to him a piece of news that was like a bolt from the blue.