Chapter 324: The Purpose of Discipline (X)
After the meeting, the young Jinyiwei asked Huo Chong many questions, as if Huo Chong had been doing this all along. Huo Chong wanted to refuse, but the young people's questions were not difficult, especially when they did not involve specific cases. They only asked about what the people they were facing thought.
Hearing these questions, Huo Chong felt that he was no longer sleepy. Although psychology seems complicated, it is actually far from reaching the level of metaphysics. Huo Chong grasped the three levels of "imitation, learning, and deconstruction" and added the level of needs. Many young people were confused, but some young people who were stronger in psychological perception could not help but exclaim in admiration.
Just as the meeting was about to enter an emotional stage, Huo Chong's secretary came over and said, "Governor, the scheduled time has come."
Huo Chong also felt that he had not been able to control the situation, so he quickly interrupted it and held a meeting with the Jinyiwei leader.
Sitting in the conference room, the leaders of the Jinyiwei had gloomy or solemn expressions. They didn't say a word. Huo Chong had to ask, "What's wrong with you? Why don't you speak?"
The commander of the Jinyiwei finally spoke up, "Did we fail to do our job well and make the governor angry?"
Huo Chong sighed: "If you say I am angry, I feel underestimated. Even so, I am not angry."
"The governor is not angry, but I am. I feel looked down upon." The commander-in-chief said loudly.
As soon as these words came out, the other leaders' faces changed. Huo Chong looked at this old subordinate and didn't know how to judge him. He asked, "Why are you angry?"
The commander-in-chief said angrily: "Commander-in-chief, shouldn't we deal with those bad guys? But the commander-in-chief is too kind to them. They took a cow today, but what about tomorrow? I'm afraid they will dare to rebel again!"
Huo Chong shook his head. "That's not unreasonable. But the Jinyiwei is not going against you. Instead, we want to move forward with you. Don't you agree?"
"What exactly does the governor want us to do?" the commander-in-chief asked in despair.
"There is nothing wrong with what you did. I asked everyone to come back for a meeting, not to say that you did anything wrong. I just want everyone to adjust their mindset. Everyone's job is to monitor and supervise. If the Jinyiwei doesn't do this, there is no point in me establishing the Jinyiwei. However, the Jinyiwei is to find enemies during work, not to work with the mentality that everyone they see is an enemy. This is what I care about."
"What they did was wrong in the first place! Commander-in-chief, you will understand if you go down there. Whenever you ask questions, they all dodge. Or they talk nonsense..." The commander-in-chief complained.
Huo Chong listened quietly, and gradually changed his mind. If this was the case, it meant that the commander-in-chief himself was incompetent, not the person Huo Chong thought had a problem.
However, after hearing a bunch of trivial things, Huo Chong felt that the commander-in-chief was talking about too many trivial things. He became a little alert.
When the commander-in-chief was thirsty and picked up the cup to drink, Huo Chong asked the other Jinyiwei leaders, "With so many things to deal with, have you held a meeting? Have you come up with a method to analyze these things?"
Most of the leaders were stunned, and two of them lowered their heads. Huo Chong made a judgment in his mind, and before the Jinyiwei Commander could continue to say anything, he ordered: "There must be a way to deal with different problems. You are all people who have experienced a lot of things. At this time, let's not talk about whether you have the ability to analyze psychology. Isn't there anyone who can come up with an analysis method?"
The commander was stunned for a moment, "Please tell me how to do it, Commander."
Huo Chong was unhappy, but he also knew that this was the problem. Huo Chong didn't have many outstanding talents at the moment, so this group of people intentionally or unintentionally failed to come up with a scientific system.
After all, it is human nature to dominate the situation. If there is a system that is above oneself, the subjective initiative of the individual will of course be severely restricted. This is like tying a dog leash around one's neck. Ordinary people cannot agree with such a thing. Therefore, there is a saying in China in the 21st century that history is a series of various amateur troupes that come and go.
If the head of a group wants to reverse the situation, he will face the question "Please XX come up with a solution."
Huo Chong felt that he was a person with some authority, and the things he brought out would probably be studied in a pretense, but in fact would be used as an excuse for the people below to take various actions.
If there is no authority, what is produced will only be criticized. Every time there is a reform, it is common to shout "the benefits are not 100, but the law remains unchanged".
But what should we do about this? Apart from holding our noses and carrying on, we can also expand the scope of education.
Huo Chong did not get angry, and announced that all the Jinyiwei should prepare for a two-week study and discussion.
At this time, two weeks was 12 days. When the Jinyiwei leaders heard this order, they were a little surprised, but no one said anything. They probably just accepted it with a pinch of their noses.
Huo Chong did not force these guys to do anything, but convened a court committee. Although what the Jinyiwei did did not satisfy Huo Chong, they at least got first-hand information, especially the description of the people, which was very interesting from an already hostile perspective.
After hearing Huo Chong's story about the relatives of the family getting the calf, many committee members looked very unhappy. Huo Chong asked, "Raise your hands if you think this is the Jinyiwei using chicken feathers as a token of authority."
No one raised their hand, but judging from their expressions, they probably thought that the Jinyiwei was taking chicken feathers as their authority.
Since these people were not honest, Huo Chong said with a smile: " Since you didn't raise your hands, it means it's not you. Haha. If you think it's the people below who are messing around, or even abusing their power for personal gain, raise your hands."
Still no one raised their hands, but most committee members looked very interesting.
At this time, the acting Minister of Revenue, Wei Bo, asked: "My lord, I think it is both. But I want to ask what you are going to do?"
Weber, a scholar, seemed to be able to come up with a point. Huo Chong sighed, "I am not here to distinguish right from wrong. I am here to solve the problem. Let me ask you, do you think every household wants to have their own livestock? Raise your hands if you agree."
This time everyone raised their hands.
"Everyone who has their own livestock wants to raise them well. Raise your hands if you agree."
This time, 90% of the people raised their hands, except Weber.
Huo Chong actually agreed with Weber's ruthlessness, but at this moment, he was not in a party-building situation, so he continued to ask: "Raise your hand if you think every family can raise livestock well."
This time, no one raised their hands. This made Huo Chong feel that his men at least had some basic rationality. Since everyone was rational, Huo Chong continued to ask: "So what is our goal? To enable every family to acquire the ability to raise livestock well, or to enable every family to obtain the power of livestock when needed?"
The discussion lasted for two days. After two days, each department of the court held a meeting of its own department. Huo Chong held a meeting on Jinyiwei.
"Your grassroots review has achieved very good results, which is a credit." Huo Chong opened his remarks with praise.
The Jinyiwei were confused and asked what was going on. Huo Chong told everyone the result of the discussion. The court did not think that every household could raise their own horses. Huo Chong asked the Jinyiwei what they thought, and all the Jinyiwei, regardless of their rank, agreed with this view.
Among them, some Jinyiwei who knew about raising livestock pointed out the problems that would be encountered. From foot-and-mouth disease to various diseases, these alone were enough to greatly reduce the survival rate of livestock.
Satisfied with everyone's basic knowledge, Huo Chong continued, "In this case, the solution is to increase the total number of livestock and reduce the number of livestock that are susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease. In particular, we need to expand feed production and establish an organization specifically responsible for providing animal power. In short, we can make up for it by increasing the total amount."
"How can one rely on total volume?" The commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard asked a question that matched the level of knowledge that one should have for his position.
"For example, the animal power requirement is 100, and we provide 105." Huo Chong answered readily.
"This... this is such a waste!" The commander-in-chief was shocked.
Huo Chong answered decisively: "So, agriculture must be reformed! It must be reformed! We must fully change the current agricultural model and advance China's agriculture to a model where agriculture and animal husbandry coexist."
