Half in the river wind, half in the clouds

Chapter 91: Governing a Great Country

Jiang Feng was stunned, knowing that Li Longji had misunderstood her meaning, thinking that she used this management method as a tool to gain fame. Indeed, it is very difficult to make those in power reflect on their management behavior.

Jiang Feng certainly had no intention of asking the future emperor of the Tang Dynasty to "wake himself up three times a day."

He said, "I have no affection for them, nor do I dare to expect them to remember my affection. I just hope that after they get their rewards, they will not bear a grudge against me for being so annoying for more than a month, and I will be thankful."

Li Longye smiled and said, "What can we do if they just hate you?"

Jiang Feng said: "Then I have to do more things that will anger the gods and people in this month."

The two brothers Ji and Ye were stunned. Li Longye said first: "Yes, you never do anything that loses money."

Li Longji also laughed, but got back to the point and asked, "One month is fine, but what should we do if we want to govern for a long time?"

This time it was Jiang Feng's turn to be stunned. Was this management consulting? How could she dare to be the emperor's teacher!

He immediately said, "My ability has been stretched to its limits for the past month, so how can I talk about long-term governance? Your Highness, please kill me."

Li Longji naturally didn't believe it and said, "We were just chatting."

Jiang Feng still didn't say anything.

Li Longye saw her in such a dilemma that he couldn't bear it and said, "Don't be so reserved in front of my third brother. If you have any ideas, just say them. Even if you are wrong, we know that you are narrow-minded and we won't laugh at you."

You are shallow, your whole family is shallow.

But to be honest, Li Longye could really inspire Jiang Feng's fighting spirit. She thought for a moment and then spoke eloquently: "Our dynasty has already formed a complete system for selecting and employing officials and supervising officials of all levels. Since the prince asked me, he must not want to hear what is already known. I am a humble woman with shallow knowledge, and I am wrong. Please forgive me, Your Highness."

Li Longji smiled and said, "Of course."

Jiang Feng said: "First, do not employ people you doubt, and do not doubt people you employ. Once you have chosen your subordinates, you must trust them, support them, and help them carry out their work. Second, a good emperor must not do everything himself, and should leave professional matters to professionals. As the saying goes, people learn things in order, and people specialize in skills. Emperor Gaozu of Han could lead 100,000 troops, but Han Xin led more troops, the better. It's the same principle. Third, absolute power easily leads to corruption. If you blindly trust and authorize, arrogance and dereliction of duty will always arise over time, which is not good."

Li Longji asked: "What should we do then?"

Jiang Feng said, "There are only two things I can think of. One is to supervise, open up channels for people to express their opinions, and be open-minded to accept advice. The other is that officials from various departments and local governors should be transferred regularly, with a term of three to five years. Those who have served as prime ministers and important officials should retire when they reach a certain age."

After Jiang Feng finished speaking, Li Longji remained silent for a long time.

Li Longye bit back, saying, "Third brother only asked you to talk about long-term governance, what are you talking about being an emperor and a minister? Father is in his prime, that's also something you can say."

Jiang Feng was careless for a moment.

Li Longji did not ask about governing the world, but she believed that Li Longji could be the emperor, so she took it for granted and said all this.

She wanted to slap herself in the face.

She knelt down and said, "Your Highness, please forgive me for my words."

Li Longji looked at Li Longye, smiled and said angrily: "You always say that she is afraid of me, and you scare her like this. She will be even more scared when she sees me in the future."

After hearing this, Li Longye took a step forward, helped Jiang Feng up from his kneeling position, and said with a smile: "You keep your mouth shut about trivial matters, but you speak freely about major matters. I really don't know what's in your head!"

Jiang Feng stood up and said, "The prince always says that he follows the prince's lead. I was not prepared to reply, so I just said whatever I wanted to say."

Li Longye's eyes darkened, and he immediately said, "You did something wrong and said something wrong, so naturally it's all my fault."

Jiang Feng said: "That's natural."

Li Longji saw the two of them talking about love under his nose, and couldn't help but smile. He said, "Your 'Ten Don'ts' are also very good, especially the rule of not bullying the people and not trampling on and disrupting farm work. I want to pass the order down and let everyone abide by it. What do you think?"

Jiang Feng was pleasantly surprised and said, "Of course it's good. The prince loves the people and cares about the world. This is really a blessing for the people."

Li Longji said: "It is rare that you have such thoughts at such a young age."

Jiang Feng thought, this is just the beginning, you haven't seen the "Three Major Disciplines and Eight Points of Attention" yet, that is the real iron discipline, and it also vividly demonstrates what it means that whoever wins the hearts of the people will win the world.

She could only humbly say, "I don't understand those great principles. It's just that when I was a child, I lived with my aunt. The grain that her family was about to harvest was trampled in the fields by the passing army. My uncle had a toothache for a month, and my aunt cried until her eyes were red and swollen. My aunt's family was relatively well-off, but it was like this. I wonder what ordinary families would be like. They only have a few acres of land and produce little, and they work hard for a year, just waiting for the harvest in autumn! If I put myself in their shoes, I can't bear to see their expectations go to waste."

Li Longji felt that this little sister-in-law was good. He said, "Don't take a nap. Come with me and Wu Lang to see the emperor."

Jiang Feng waved his hands and refused to go.

Li Longye laughed and said, "How dare you disobey the prince's order?"

Jiang Feng was speechless. It was so easy for Li Longye to control her now.

Li Longye added: "Third brother, if you want to promote the use of your 'Ten Don'ts', you, the 'initiator', must be present so that everyone knows who made these 'inhumane' rules. You must not blame third brother and father."

Jiang Feng was not angry, he just said: "With His Majesty and the Crown Prince protecting me, what do I have to fear? Besides, even if there were no 'Ten Prohibitions', would anyone commit those crimes? I have never heard of a single case. Everyone knows that His Majesty is kind and the Crown Prince loves the people. As the saying goes, what goes up must be followed, so naturally they will strictly discipline themselves."

Look at how he flatters her! Li Longye felt inferior to her.

The three of them stopped chatting and Jiang Feng followed the two brothers towards the tent of Ruizong Li Dan.

The three of them did not know at this time that Jiang Feng's remarks today on governing the country and employing people were used by Li Longji in personnel management after he ascended the throne. He successively appointed three wise prime ministers, Yao Chong, Song Jing and Zhang Shuo, and changed the system of having a group of prime ministers to one main prime minister, that is, the number of prime ministers was reduced from seven to one.

During the period when Yao, Song and Zhang served as prime ministers, they received the full trust and authorization of Li Longji, and made great contributions to the founding of the Kaiyuan Prosperity.

However, the three prime ministers were also removed from power for various reasons within a certain period of time, which also responded to Jiang Feng's suggestion of regular transfer and retirement of officials at that time.

Later, Emperor Xuanzong finally began to rest on his laurels. After his fighting spirit was corrupted by his fresh love, he employed Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong for a long time without restriction, which eventually led to the Anshi Rebellion. This is another story for another time.

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