Chapter 255: Good Feng Shui in the Marquisate

Pan Hongzhi said, "You'll get used to it. I was shocked when the prince first came to the key class. I even thought that the prince was on the second floor on the first day of every month to teach Jincheng."

Jiang Yan was stunned: "The prince also taught Jin Cheng himself? Didn't he listen to Jin Cheng bragging every day? What did he teach?"

Pan Hongzhi jokingly said, "Who knows? Why don't you go and listen some other day?"

Jiang Yan: “…”Forget it.

Even if he had a hundred times the courage, he wouldn't dare to go up and eavesdrop.

That's the crown prince, the heir apparent of a country.

Xu Wan presided over the discussion and announced the start of the discussion, inviting people to speak freely.

Shen Yibai was the first to rush to the front and said, "Regarding this topic, I think it is very necessary to cultivate your own direct subordinates. You need to know your subordinates well before you can use them. Otherwise, if they are betrayed by others, it will be a loss. Therefore, in the future, whether it is the promotion of officials or the assignment of tasks, I will only use direct subordinates."

Xu Wan thought that she should ask Minister He to come and take a look. He once said that if a stubborn person like He Zheng entered the officialdom, he would definitely rush out and be the first person to be killed. But from the current point of view, the first person should be the kid from the Shen family, and He Zheng would not be the first one to be killed for the time being.

Zong Wenxiu added: "You do have some truth in what you said, but it's too absolute. If you only employ your direct descendants, what will the other subordinates do? Many new officials are from humble families who have passed the imperial examinations and civil servant examinations and have not taken sides with any party. If you don't recruit all of them, it will be a waste of talent. Here I give an example: Qin Ye. He is not your direct descendant, nor is he anyone's direct descendant, but he is more capable than everyone else. Are you sure you don't want him to join your faction?"

The little devil rolled his eyes to the sky.

You mention it again and again. Qin Ye hasn't even become an official yet, so how come he is better than everyone else?

Humph, if the person speaking wasn’t his brother, he would have retorted at least a few words.

He Zheng said: "I think what Brother Wen Xiu said is right. We can't generalize all non-direct descendants. Direct descendants also gradually rise from non-direct descendants. We must learn to screen subordinates with good character and ability and train them to become new direct descendants. Just like Zhuge Liang captured Meng Huo seven times and Li Shimin captured Wei Chigong. Only in this way can we gain more good subordinates to follow us."

Wei Xinglu asked: "Then how should we use it? If we have the same ability, should we not give priority to Jin Cheng, who is our direct descendant, but look for Qin Ye, who we are not familiar with? Who knows how capable he is? I don't think he is as good as Jin Cheng in climbing over the wall."

"puff……"

This contrast almost made everyone in the room laugh to death.

The little devil resisted the urge to throw his shoes at the guard. He said in annoyance, "What kind of a lousy metaphor is this? I am much better than Qin Ye. Is climbing over the wall an honorable thing? Why did you ask me to climb over the wall for you?"

Wei Xinglu shrank his head as everyone laughed and said, "That depends on what the two people are more suitable for. It's hard to have two people with exactly the same abilities. Everyone has different focuses."

Zong Jincheng said: "If we only use the strongest people, there is no such thing as employing the direct descendants. That is called absolute fair competition. But this kind of absolute fairness has hidden dangers. Although it will not involve rebellion, it will also have an impact on the daily progress. For example, if Shang Yang was leaked by non-direct descendants before he was ready to propose a reform, he would probably not see the sun the next day."

Shen Yibai concluded: "So we can be sure of the first point: major events can only be handled by the direct lineage."

The other four boys nodded in unison.

Two book boys were standing by, one recording the speeches of the young masters, and the other recording the summarized regulations.

Zong Wenxiu said: "The second point: those who are not direct descendants but have outstanding abilities can be trained to become direct descendants first."

"Third point..."

Several children summarized one after another, and soon listed several summaries, which were very comprehensive.

The teachers in the key classes knew their strength and were not surprised by these events. They just felt that the children's progress was becoming more and more obvious, and most importantly, they were very united.

The most reliable relationship among direct descendants is that they grew up together, know each other well, and have deep feelings.

Zong Jincheng has the four little dandies on one hand and his brother on the other. Both sides are his close partners. Even though they usually fight with each other, they are surprisingly united at critical moments.

The two adults, Zhang Zheng and Li Qi, who came to help, originally wanted to spend a day playing with the leader's dandy kid, but the more they listened, the more they felt something was wrong. This was an extremely good cooperation, and they didn't need the teacher to intervene at all, and they started to draw conclusions on their own.

This is more efficient than many of their officials.

"Does this still require our guidance?" Li Qi asked uncertainly.

Zhang Zheng smiled and said, "Let's see how far they can come up with a summary, and then we can fill in the gaps."

Li Qi smiled and said, "This is incredible. I thought that this kid from our Lord Wei's family was not good enough. Isn't it said that he is one of the four little dandies in the capital? Now the little dandies are so powerful?"

Zhang Zheng said in confusion, "This little grandson of our Minister Shen's family also surprised me. Last time I saw him, he was baring his teeth at me, but now he speaks so coherently. He has really changed."

The two of them wondered for a while, and agreed: "The feng shui of the mansion is still good, and the atmosphere of learning is strong."

“Yes, it’s a great place.”

I didn't want to hear what they were whispering at all: "..."

Otherwise, you can go to the ancestral temple to see which ancestor of our family has this kind of feng shui?

"Sixth point: When training and appointing subordinates, you must not only look at their abilities but also their character. Otherwise, if you encounter a fence-sitter who values ​​profit, it will be easy for him to sell you out."

"Yes, the seventh point is: when our subordinates' subordinates are cultivating their own people, we must also teach them these things. Otherwise, if bad people show up at the bottom, we will still be unable to accomplish our tasks."

"The eighth point! The eighth point! This is so important. For those who are not direct descendants that you are going to train, you must find out their backgrounds, lest there are any blood feuds that we don't know about... Hey, brothers, don't glare at me. Although I have listened to many storytellers, the stories are all based on real life! You must be on guard!"

"Okay then, write this down as well."

"Ninth, ninth..."

“…”

Li Qi looked at Zhang Zheng silently and asked a fatal question: "It's already Article 9. Are you sure you still need us to supplement it?"

Zhang Zheng: “…”

It is said that three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang.

The five people in front of me are much more capable than just a group of cobblers. When they work together to summarize, the more they discuss, the more detailed they become, to the point of being frightening.