But if we continue to tolerate this, and someone with ulterior motives uses it against us, we'll hold you accountable.
The slaves' evil deeds could be minor or major; the Great Xia Dynasty would collapse in an instant, and the Marquis of Loyalty and Valor would only have one head left.
Xie Tingzhou's gaze fell on Ye Zhen.
Ye Zhen's behavior today surprised him somewhat. She had her own selfish motives, but she was also genuinely trying to reorganize the Marquis of Zhongyong's residence.
Marquis Zhongyong did not show up, because Chen Qing, at Ye Zhen's instruction, had already slit Wang Mama's throat on the spot.
It was too late for him to reappear.
After the other five people died, Ye Zhen immediately promoted four people from among the servants to fill in, leaving the position of steward temporarily vacant.
In the same position, she both flattered and pressured, making the managers jealous of each other and preventing them from forming cliques.
They also formed a team of more than a dozen chief stewards, arranged them in order of priority according to the daily needs of the mansion, and supervised each other.
For example, the head steward of the kitchen could supervise the procurement steward and set a rule that "if the former is wrong, the monthly salary goes to the latter; if the latter is wrong, the monthly salary goes to the public treasury."
Those who make three mistakes will be dismissed from their posts, and those who make more than three mistakes will be expelled from the government.
A reward of five taels of silver was offered to anyone who reported the violation, leaving everyone at a loss. At the end of the month, each person was rewarded with eight taels.
Another rule was established: "A servant who has made no mistakes for three years can run for a managerial position; a servant who has made no mistakes for five years can exchange for a place to be freed from slavery..."
Marquis Zhongyong sensed something was amiss. "Why does this sound so familiar?"
He asked Xie Tingzhou.
“If the former retreats, the latter shall be beheaded; if the latter retreats, the commander shall behead him.”
Xie Tingzhou looked surprised. "It's the Unity Formation created by General Ye Jinghong."
Back then, the Canglang Kingdom launched a massive invasion. They were skilled in guerrilla warfare and were exceptionally brutal.
Furthermore, their reverence for the spirit of dying for their cause the soldiers of Dayuan to be intimidated before the battle even began, and some even deserted in the face of the enemy, leading to Dayuan's repeated defeats and the loss of many cities.
Later, Ye Jinghong emerged out of nowhere, established the Unity Formation, and set strict military discipline. No soldier dared to desert, and the Canglang Army was defeated, protecting the Great Abyss for many years.
Xie Tingzhou never expected that Ye Zhen would use the Unity Formation for managing the family.
Marquis Zhongyong was also utterly shocked.
First, severely punish to establish authority, then reward generously. Using phased promotion to capture the desire of those at the bottom to climb the ranks, this is entirely Ye Jinghong's style of leading troops.
Just as he was thinking this, he heard Ye Zhen say loudly, "With everyone united, even mountains can be shaken."
The Marquis's Mansion is our common home. Only when we are all of one mind can the Marquis's Mansion become better and better, and you will all be better off too..."
He grabbed Xie Tingzhou's arm and said excitedly, "Did you hear that? That sentence was something Ye Jinghong used to boost morale."
During that pre-battle mobilization, he was filled with fervor, wishing he could rush out immediately and kill those Canglang demons, fearless of death.
Therefore, it remains fresh in my memory.
He then recalled that Ye Zhen had mentioned that Ye Jinghong had written to her and instructed her, which he thought was just a normal aunt-niece relationship.
Only now do we truly appreciate the word "teaching" Ye Zhen used; Ye Jinghong has even taught us military strategy!
"I used to think that Ye Wantang was not like Jinghong, and did not inherit any of her heroic spirit. She must have taken after her dead father."
I have often lamented that Jinghong had no successor, but seeing Ye Zhen today, I inexplicably feel that she should be Jinghong's daughter.
What was said without malice may have been taken seriously by the listener.
Xie Tingzhou's eyes darkened as he thought about the Ye family couple's attitude towards Ye Zhen...
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