After hearing Zhao Junchen's school examination, Liu Zimin thought carefully for a long time, and finally thought of what he thought was the correct answer, and carefully answered: "Is it... a frame-up? Kill them all? Kill the chickens to scare the monkeys?"
In Liu Zimin's view, the method he had learned most about in the past few months was frame-up. First, the Jin gentry framed all the blame for the civil unrest in Xingzhou on himself, and then Zhao Junchen framed Li for the crime of treason.
At home, the situation in Xingzhou is also changing amid this mutual frame-up.
Liu Zimin also knew that frame-up should be a conspiracy method, but if it was done openly and aboveboard, would it become a conspiracy?
After hearing this, Zhao Junchen could not help but be speechless for a while.
It doesn't matter if you answer it wrong, the point is... it's too far off the mark.
Zhao Junchen took a deep breath and finally suppressed the anger in his heart, but he no longer expected Liu Zimin to think of the correct answer on his own, and said directly: "Wrong! The fifth conspiracy method is too much! It's overcorrection! Or
, this pavilion prefers another name for this conspiracy, that is - carrying the imperial flag to rebel against the imperial flag!"
Seeing that Liu Zimin became more and more confused after hearing the answer, Zhao Junchen patiently explained again: "The so-called conspiracy is essentially the method used by the strong to deal with the weak, that is, using one's own advantages, taking advantage of the situation, and changing one's resource allocation.
In turn, you can achieve your goals with better results!
If we say that the four methods of killing three soldiers with two peaches, besieging Wei and rescuing Zhao, coercing the emperor to order the princes, and extending the favor order are the conspiracy of the high-level people in power to deal with the people in the middle level, then going too far is not enough, and overcorrecting is the way that the people in the middle level deal with the high-level people in power.
The conspiracy of the author..."
However, the more detailed Zhao Junchen explained, the more confused Liu Zimin became.
Seeing that Liu Zimin was about to overload his brain and stop moving, Zhao Junchen had to temporarily stop explaining and asked: "What don't you understand?"
Liu Zimin quickly asked: "You just said that the so-called conspiracy is essentially a means for the strong to deal with the weak. In this case... middle-level officials like students can only obey orders in front of high-level officials, and
Are you qualified to use conspiracy methods?"
Zhao Junchen sneered: "Those in power at the top seem to have more power, but after all, they have their limits and cannot cover everything. They can formulate policies and issue decrees, but they still need middle-level executors to implement the decrees for themselves, and in the specific implementation
At this level, middle-level executors have an advantage!
The so-called overkill and overcorrection means that when implementing administrative orders, middle-level executives deliberately take the situation to an extreme and amplify it. If it is an anti-corruption campaign, then everyone in the civil and military dynasty will be at risk, and even trivial matters must be taken into consideration.
go online; if you want to save money, then take the lead in cutting those expenses that are originally essential, thereby delaying the official business; if you want to maintain public security, then block the whole city and conduct house-to-house searches, making everyone feel inconvenienced and tired.
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In short, it is to torment everyone as much as possible, harm the interests of as many people as possible, and deplete the people's support and power to the greatest extent, so that the negative consequences of this policy are greater than its results! In the end, people's resentment naturally boils, and thousands of people are worried.
Means! At that time, what was originally a good government that was of great benefit to the country and the people will become a bad government in the eyes of the world, and naturally it will no longer be able to be implemented!"
At this point, Zhao Junchen looked sarcastic and said: "The most abhorrent part of this conspiracy is that even if the high-level decision-makers knew that the middle-level executors were violating the rules and making trouble secretly, they had no reason to punish them! Because
The other party is strictly implementing your decree, not only to the letter, but also actively and enthusiastically. If you punish him, more people will mistakenly think that the direction of the wind has changed, and then they will hesitate to move forward, and even think that high-level decisions have been made.
If they are inconsistent and inconsistent with their words and deeds, this decree will still come to an end!"
Having said this, Zhao Junchen stared at Liu Zimin closely and said, "If you think about it carefully, have the Xingzhou gentry used this method to deal with you in the past few months?"
Liu Zimin finally came to his senses and said: "Yes! That's what they are like! They add layers of pressure, add fuel to the flames, and constantly torment the people in the name of students and harm the interests of the people. However, the students never reacted and thought they were all loyal and obedient and actively serving their orders.
Well... When the students just reacted, they found that their public reputation was already bad. Then, before the students could find a way to reverse the situation, a civil unrest broke out... And then, if it weren't for you, Cabinet Minister
If we arrive in time, the new agricultural reform policy in Xingzhou will be completely abolished!"
Zhao Junchen sneered again and said: "Yes, this is an over-the-top conspiracy, and it is also a common method used by gentry and officials everywhere. So what do you think...how should this kind of conspiracy be resolved? In other words, you have been doing this for the past few days.
Did you learn anything from following me?"
After Liu Zimin thought for a moment, he thought he had found the correct answer again, and said excitedly: "Framing and framing? Killing them all? Killing chickens to scare monkeys?"
Zhao Junchen: "..."
This answer was exactly the same as his last answer.
This Liu Zimin, it seems, only knows how to frame someone, kill them all, and kill the chickens to scare the monkeys.
After taking another deep breath, Zhao Junchen finally suppressed the anger in his heart again, and gave a direct answer: "Wrong! You must first identify who your main enemy is, and then unite the majority to strike a decisive blow.
The minority! It is to go deep into the people at the bottom, actively respond to the people's doubts, and make the people aware of it! It is to plan it slowly, first implement the policy in a small number of areas according to its own capabilities, and then play a role model, and let the people take the initiative to follow! "
After a pause, Zhao Junchen explained in detail with the last trace of patience: "When I first arrived in Xingzhou, the situation was not much better than yours. No matter the gentry, the government, the garrison, or the common people, everyone
It is full of hostility towards this cabinet, and the other party also has the "Zhou Party" as foreign aid. This cabinet has the status of minister, but does not have much troops and food. In fact, it is weak...
But we still reversed the situation because before we implemented the plan, we first recognized that our real enemy was within Xingzhou, not the people who participated in the riot, nor the political opponents of the 'Zhou Party' who led the behind the scenes.
This pavilion is focused on targeting the enemies of Jin Shen. All forces except Jin Shen, no matter whether they have a good or bad relationship with this pavilion in the past, or whether they are enemies or friends in the future, this pavilion will show goodwill, divide, and win over...
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Speaking of this, Zhao Junchen suddenly stopped.
Zhao Junchen originally had many ideas and methods that he wanted to further explain to Liu Zimin.
But after thinking about it carefully, Zhao Junchen discovered that with Liu Zimin's wisdom, he might not be able to even "identify the main enemy".
If Liu Zimin and Zhao Junchen were to exchange places, even if Liu Zimin knew the solution, he would most likely regard the Xingzhou people who directly joined the riots, or the "Zhou Party" who was hiding behind the scenes and fueling the flames, as his own.
The main enemy.
In this way, Liu Zimin will be taught more things, which may be counterproductive.
Thinking of this, Zhao Junchen was no longer willing to do useless work, and just taught Liu Zimin the most effective stupid method.
"Well, there are many truths that you can't figure out right now. I have only one request for you next! As long as you complete this request to the letter, you can at least guarantee that you will be successful in the next six months.
We will not be fooled by the Jin gentry again, and we can also ensure that the first phase of the new agricultural reform policy in Xingzhou can be successfully completed!"
After hearing this, Liu Zimin's eyes suddenly lit up, he nodded repeatedly and asked for advice: "Minister, please tell me that the student will definitely complete your instructions to the letter!"
Zhao Junchen stared at Liu Zimin closely and said word by word: "Starting from today, you will have to visit privately every five days, go to various places in Xingzhou to visit people's conditions, contact and talk with at least ten farmers, and understand their views on agriculture.
According to the views of the New Deal on Social Reform, if farmers have dissatisfaction and doubts, you must deal with them as soon as possible, and you will continue to do so for half a year, do you understand?"
Seeing Liu Zimin reluctantly nodding in agreement, Zhao Junchen had secretly made up his mind that he must choose another person to help him keep an eye on the situation in Xingzhou, and wait patiently for another three to five months.
After the first stage of agricultural reform and the New Deal was successfully completed, he immediately kicked Liu Zimin away and would never use him again from now on!
At the same time, Zhao Junchen became increasingly envious of the talent pool of "Party Zhou".
From a certain perspective, Zhao Junchen's problem of "being a teacher" was forced out of him because he had too many short-sighted people like Liu Zimin under his command.
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That night, in addition to Li He and Zhao Junchen, who both taught the people around them, but the results were completely different, several major events also happened in Xingzhou City.
First of all, it was the house raid by Lu Wensheng, the magistrate of Xingzhou. He hardly rested that night. He searched the houses of several Jin gentry in succession and put all the relevant people in jail. The Li family, the Li family's married Jin gentry, and
All the Jin gentry families in the eastern part of Xingzhou were not spared.
Secondly, Zhang Su, the commander-in-chief of Jizhen, wrote a secret letter to Emperor Deqing, not only explaining in detail the recent changes in Xingzhou, but also explaining his true views on Zhao Junchen to Emperor Deqing.
Because of Liang Fuchen, Zhang Su had no good impression of Zhao Junchen in the first place, and Zhang Su was not a stupid person. He knew very well that he had been used by Zhao Junchen in the past few days, and the resentment in his heart became much deeper.
Under such circumstances, Zhang Su naturally had no good words to say about Zhao Junchen. He said that Zhao Junchen had "evil ambitions", "dangerous rebellion", and was "comparable to Zhao Gao of Qin". Sooner or later, he would become a big man.
It was such a scourge that Emperor Deqing was strongly recommended to cut it off as soon as possible.
Finally, there is a seemingly trivial matter, that is, Li Ci, the head of the Li family, died in prison that night after suffering various tortures.
After various tortures and interrogations, Li Ci was already bruised and bruised. In addition, he watched helplessly as the Li family was framed for treason and would soon be wiped out. Naturally, he was filled with grief and anger. Under such circumstances, suddenly
Death is also a very normal thing, so even Zhao Junchen didn't think much about it after receiving the news, let alone how much trouble this incident would cause.
Moreover, Zhao Junchen had no intelligence channels in Xingzhou City, so he did not know that just before Li Ci's death, Song Qili sent someone to send a secret letter to Lu Wensheng, so he had no chance to connect the two things.
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In this way, after all kinds of things, the night passed quickly.
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It was early morning the next day.
It was just dawn, and after Zhao Junchen got up and washed up, the first thing he did was to ask about the changes in people's hearts in Xingzhou City.
The result made Zhao Junchen very happy. As the Xingzhou Jin gentry promised to open porridge shacks in various places in Xingzhou, the public sentiment of the people in the city quickly stabilized.
Some people in the suburbs who were stranded in Xingzhou City and were reluctant to leave also expressed their intention to return to their hometowns. On the one hand, it was because the Jin gentry would soon open porridge shacks in their hometowns, allowing them to continue to cook after returning to their hometowns.
There is hope of survival, and on the other hand, it is because they now know the benefits of the new agricultural reform policy and want to return home as soon as possible to plant sweet potatoes, potatoes and other crops.
At the same time, the rush to buy rice grains among the people also quickly subsided. On the one hand, because the people were not rich, most of the people's remaining silver had been depleted after the previous day's rush buying. On the other hand,
This is because after the Jin gentry lost the price difference subsidy from Zhao Junchen, they began to strictly screen the grain purchase vouchers in the hands of the common people, and tried their best to prevent the common people from using the grain purchase vouchers multiple times.
All in all, order is being restored and the situation is easing. It can be said that the people's minds are set and everything is waiting to be done.
After seeing this, Zhao Junchen no longer had any worries, and immediately reported the news to all walks of life in Xingzhou, announcing that he would leave Xingzhou City at 1:00 in the morning of that day, and hurry up to return to the center of the capital, not even in time for lunch.
After hearing Zhao Junchen's report, all walks of life in Xingzhou were relieved. They just felt that they could finally send away Zhao Junchen, the god of plague, so they didn't even care about the superficial politeness to persuade him to stay, and just gave him heavy gifts one after another.
, wish Zhao Junchen a smooth trip.
At the same time, after Li He received the news, he quickly expressed his position to all walks of life in Xingzhou, saying that Zhao Junchen had found out the truth about the Xingzhou Civil War on his behalf, so he had fulfilled Emperor Deqing's will and would also do the same.
Depart Xingzhou City at 1 o'clock in the morning.
Obviously, Li He just wanted to return to the center of the capital with Zhao Junchen, so that he could talk about something along the way.
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Soon, it was midnight again.
Under the respectful greetings from all walks of life in Xingzhou, Zhao Junchen, Li and the two elders rode in a carriage and slowly drove out of the gate of Xingzhou City.
It is worth mentioning that I don’t know where the news leaked out. The people of Xingzhou also heard the news that Zhao Junchen left Xingzhou City. So when Zhao Junchen left Xingzhou City, the area near the city gate was already crowded.
The people who came to see him off took the initiative.
By opening porridge sheds, issuing grain purchase vouchers, redressing grievances for the people, and other things, Zhao Junchen has gained a high reputation in the hearts of the people in Xingzhou, and many people have regarded Zhao Junchen as the Grand Master of Qingtian.
Seeing the carriage Zhao Junchen was riding in slowly driving out of the gate of Xingzhou City, the people seeing him off also kept shouting loudly!
"Have a happy journey, Zhao Gechen! I wish you a long life!"
"Master Qingtian, after I return to my hometown, I will definitely enshrine a longevity tablet for you at home!"
"Zhao Qingtian, the grassroots are willing to believe your words and work hard to plant new crops, but you must not forget to arrange for trading companies to come and purchase them..."
Amid the uproar of calls from the people, Zhao Junchen lifted the car window curtains, turned his head and waved outward.
After seeing Zhao Junchen's response, the voices of the people in Xingzhou suddenly became louder.
Li He was sitting opposite Zhao Junchen. After seeing this situation, a trace of vigilance flashed across his expression, and he thought to himself: "This Zhao Junchen is really not a fuel-efficient person. He can do it no matter where he goes."
All kinds of things happen!
His Majesty originally asked him to go to Shaanxi and Gansu to investigate the disappearance of relief grain and grass, but he directly ignored the governors of the three sides and gained the great victory of the Weishui River. Your Majesty asked him to go north to inspect Liaodong. Originally, he just wanted to divert the tigers away from the mountains, but he ended up again
They successfully rectified the Liaodong Town, which had a huge tail, and even stepped in to quell a border trouble; this time they passed through Xingzhou and only stayed there for a few days, but so many things happened again...
It seems that Zhao Junchen can no longer be allowed to leave the center of the capital at will and go anywhere alone in the future, otherwise he will definitely cause more things... People like Zhao Junchen should stay in the capital and let him
It would be better to be suppressed and constrained by all parties... Although he has never been restless in the capital..."
While Li He was thinking secretly, Zhao Junchen had already lowered the curtains and turned to look at Li He.
Before Li He took the initiative to initiate the topic, Zhao Junchen got straight to the point and said with a smile: "I am deeply honored to return to the capital with Mr. Li Ge. I have not had time these days, but I happen to have many things to ask Li Ge."
Mr. Ge is asking for advice."
"Oh? But I wonder what Cabinet Minister Zhao wants to ask me for advice?"
Zhao Junchen stopped his smile and said with a serious expression: "It's mainly about the current situation in Nanjing! In the past two or three months, the junior has been stranded in Liaodong. Although he can still receive news from the capital from time to time, for Nanjing
The situation of the subordinates is not very clear, and now that Zhou Shoufu is personally in charge of Nanjing City, Mr. Li Ge must be very clear about the news in Nanjing, but I wonder if he can reveal some of the latest developments to the younger generation?"
Li He didn't hesitate much and nodded directly and replied: "Of course, you and I also have a lot of cooperation in Nanjing. Naturally, I should inform Zhao Gechen of the latest news... Well, based on the time when Zhao Gechen left the capital,
Let’s start from eighty days ago!
On the same day that His Highness the Seventh Prince went to the imperial mausoleum to pay homage to his ancestors, Nanjing students suddenly gathered to cause trouble and fight among themselves, causing a big disturbance. Naturally, His Highness the Seventh Prince was furious and deprived the officials of the Six Ministries of Nanjing.
The power took the opportunity to move from behind the scenes to the front, and took over the situation in Nanjing with full authority. It was smooth sailing at the beginning, but soon encountered a trouble..."
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PS: My cold is better, I will resume double updates tomorrow.