Lieutenant's Office, Zhao Xie came here after having lunch with Zhao Qian.

At the gate of the official office and in an important position inside the official office, there are special soldiers standing guard.

In the past, King Zhao had never set foot in the lieutenant's office. After Zhao Xie came in, he observed that the area here is not very large, and it is divided into an archive area, an office area, a reception area, and so on. Specifically, it is further subdivided into several departments.

The functional structure of the government office is similar to that of the later ministry, but it is also different.

In history, the Ministry of Officials generally consisted of the Department of Officials, the Department of Seals, the Division of Honors, and the Department of Examination of Merit.

During this period, the lieutenant's office was divided into three Cao. They are the officials Cao, who is mainly responsible for selecting talents and recommending them to lieutenants, as well as being in charge of official files; Evaluate the performance of officials; Bibu Cao, responsible for supervising the first two Cao.

The person in charge of each cao is called Lang Cao.

In addition to the authority of Saburo Cao, the lieutenant also has the assistant of the chief bookkeeper, and his function is equivalent to that of a modern secretary.

All the officials were concentrated, and the population of Zhao State itself was not large, and the restoration time was not long, and there were a total of forty-three officials in the entire lieutenant office.

Zhao Xie announced on the spot that the official office was under his direct jurisdiction for the time being, and he again ordered someone to read out an edict on the selection of talents from among officials at all levels.

Everyone has the opportunity to be promoted, and the vast majority of people welcome this policy and support the king's decision. Many people are eager to try it and ask for it.

According to Zhao Xie's requirements, officials who wish to be promoted and officials who intend to become officials should first write a self-recommendation letter to explain their own strengths and their philosophy of being an official. The self-recommendation letter will be read by Zhao Xie in person, and the interview will be conducted on the basis of merit.

In the room where the lieutenant worked, Zhao Xie learned about the work of the official office through the chief bookkeeper and San Lang Cao.

Zhao Xie soon discovered the problem, first of all, the source of officials, when the officials Cao and lieutenants selected officials, they were mainly based on their own preferences and personal relationships, and ability was secondary; Second, in terms of evaluating officials, the evaluation standards themselves are unreasonable; As for Bibu Cao, supervision is just a formality.

Among the four, the main book knows the most and tells the most.

Zhao Xie asked Lang Cao to step back and let the master book take the official roster file.

In the archives, the origins and resumes of officials at all levels of Zhao State are recorded. Among them, Chen Yu has the most information, recording many of his exploits, including supporting the king of Zhao at the end of Qin, and later defeating Zhang Er to welcome back the king of Zhao. In the battle of Jingcheng, Chen Yu almost suffered a defeat, but he didn't have time to record, or Chen Yu deliberately didn't let it be recorded.

The second is Li Zuoche, the file states that he is Li Mu's grandson, who served in the army at the end of the Qin Dynasty and has made many military exploits.

As for the lieutenant's main book, since Chen Yu and Zhang Er supported Zhao Wangxie at the end of the Qin Dynasty, he served as the chief bookkeeper in the lieutenant's office, which can be regarded as a veteran.

Zhao Xie spent most of the hour reading the files of officials at all levels.

The master said: "My lord, in the past three years, the minister has recommended five people to the lieutenant, including two Confucians, one Mojia and one Legalist. The minister felt that these people were talented, but the lieutenant refused to recommend and appoint. Volun only likes Taoist people. ”

Among the hundreds of scholars, there are mainly Legalists, Taoists, Mohists, Confucianists, Yin and Yang families, famous families, miscellaneous families, peasant families, vertical and horizontal families, and military families.

The main book's name is Qian Yun, about thirty years old, with a goatee, short stature, only about one meter six by eye, and does not belong to any faction in the hundred schools.

Qian Yun also recommended talents, Zhao Xie was quite surprised, and asked, "Are those five people still in Zhao Kingdom?" The widow wants to summon them, as long as it is useful to the Zhao country, the widow will definitely apply it. ”

Qian Yun said: "The person recommended by the minister was ten days ago, when Volun refused to recommend it to his superiors. Later, he said that he would go to Handan first and had left Xiangguo three days ago. Send a fast horse to Handan, maybe you can still find it. ”

Zhao Xie immediately ordered to go down and ordered someone to do so.

Qian Yun said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the minister intends to recommend himself for the position of lieutenant, so I will write a self-recommendation letter tonight and present it to you tomorrow." ”

Zhao Xie felt his desire for fame from his eyes, became interested in him, and asked, "You don't have to wait until tomorrow, you can recommend yourself in front of the widow now." If you were a lieutenant, how would you be an officer? ”

Qian Yun was overjoyed in his heart, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "To be an official in Zhao State, you must first be loyal to Zhao State and the king......"

He went on to talk about talent selection. He believes that no matter which of the hundreds of schools of thought, the key is to apply what you have learned, to be able to share the worries of the king, and to play a role in the strength of the Zhao State.

Next, Qian Yun talked about the specific criteria for identifying and screening talents, including military generals and civilian officials.

For example, military generals, he believes that they are divided into brave and resourceful. The brave type must have a high force value, be familiar with various combat skills, and be brave in battle, and be suitable for leading troops to charge into battle; The resourceful type must be familiar with military books, suitable for giving advice to the commander in terms of warfare, and suitable for commanding operations.

In terms of civil service, Qian Yun is detailed to each department. For example, this department was equivalent to the later Ministry of Industry, and Qian Yun believed that it was necessary to select people who knew about the agricultural situation and were familiar with the construction of the organs, and proposed an effective way to find talents in this field, among which the Mohists could become an important source.

After talking about finding, selecting, and appointing talents, Qian Yun talked about the assessment standards and promotion standards. Naturally, each department official will be different.

For example, when it comes to Si Kou, as well as the county lieutenants and county lieutenants who are in charge of public security and poaching in various counties and counties, Qian Yun believes that there are three standards. The first is the law and order situation; the second is the efficiency of case investigation and handling, that is, the modern case solving rate; The third is whether the unjudicial officials can enforce the law impartially and without fear of power.

Zhao Xie sat down from time to time, and when he was tired, he stood up and walked around the room, listening to Qian Yun's explanation with great interest.

Qian Yun also talked about the remuneration of officials, and his view was that as long as the revenue of the government treasury permitted, it would be conducive to arousing enthusiasm by appropriately setting the standard of remuneration for officials. It is also suggested that, in addition to the usual salary, there should be a floating one, which is used to reward those who do a good job.

Qian Yun spoke eloquently, and the connection was said for an hour.

Finally, he reiterated two things that apply to all officials: first, loyalty to the monarch; The second is to keep the law and do what you do. If you are disloyal to the monarch, you are a corrupt official, and you can't be appointed even if you are talented.

The more Zhao Xie listened, the more happy he became, this Qian Yun really excelled in personnel management, which was an unexpected discovery. Some of the directions he mentioned can also be applied to modern enterprise personnel management.

"In the past three years, why are you willing to be a master bookkeeper?"

In the past three years, Qian Yunna was depressed, and said helplessly: "The minister once recommended himself to the fake appearance and Chen Xiangguo, but they were all despised. ”

accidentally discovered this talent, Zhao Xie felt relieved and said, "That's because they have no eyes." The widow is different, the widow can recognize and employ people. From tomorrow, the widow gives you the power of a lieutenant to assist the widow in getting things done. If you want to be a lieutenant, the widow will give you the opportunity to give you a three-month probationary period, and if the widow can be satisfied during this period, he will officially appoint you a lieutenant. ”

Even if a talent is discovered, as long as it is not a last resort, Zhao Xie will not immediately appoint him as a senior official, and he has his own understanding of personnel.