Chapter 306: Self-Respect for Wealth (Part II)
Shi Bufan finally returned home safely, and hurriedly asked people to give him some medicine. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info this time I fought in the Taiji Hall this time, this time it was really the first time in the world! Although no one was seriously harmed, because everyone was forbidden to carry weapons, it was impossible for the civilian military generals with their bare hands to have much lethality. So although everyone had a blue nose and swollen face, no one was injured.
"Husband, are you okay today? The whole Chang'an has gone crazy, and today the six officials of the imperial court are actually fighting above the imperial court, this is a strange story for the ages! Qin Jiarui said.
The so-called good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles, and the group fights in the Tang Taiji Hall this morning have spread all over Chang'an, and even further away. But if it's not extraordinary, I'm not afraid, because this matter of group fights has been solved, what is it for literati to fight in groups? There is nothing to be ashamed of this, as long as the actual benefits are in hand, the literati don't mind going to fight in a group. Is it the importance of face or the actual interest? Perhaps many people subconsciously think that ancient Chinese officials valued face rather than practical interests. However, paying attention to face and not paying attention to actual interests is just a faΓ§ade. Once the real interests are far greater than the face, the literati will be able to fight in groups. In the face of real core interests, it is inevitable to fight in groups.
And at this time, Dugu Daxue finally got off work at night and came back from work, and Dugu Daxue immediately hurried over to Shi Bufan here.
"Husband, how dare you threaten the emperor so much today? You are threatening the emperor like this today! Today the emperor called me to scold me, and I don't know what is going on yet. But then I heard that today you actually dare to blackmail the emperor, so you are too ......" Dugu Daxue asked nervously.
Shi Bufan snorted: "Oh, emperor, you can't scold my wife to be angry!" However, it seems that the emperor is also very angry! β
"Husband, what else are you talking about? I'm afraid the emperor is really angry this time, are you worth it for the position of chairman of the budget committee? Dugu Daxue asked.
"It's worth it, it's really worth it, even if I go back in time again, I'll do it!" Shi Bufan said.
Dugu Daxue hurriedly asked, "Do you know why the emperor doesn't want you to take the position of this chairman?" β
"I know, because I am too good at managing money, the emperor is worried that I have embezzled the financial power of the imperial court. If I have always mastered this financial power, then I will definitely use financial power to clamp down on the affairs of the entire Tang Dynasty, which is what the emperor is worried about. In this way, it is easy to form a gluttonous beast centered on me, so the emperor is both useful and defensive against me! He wanted me to help him get money, but he didn't want me to have too much money. His idea was that I acted as a kind of 'strategist', making ideas on the sidelines, but not having the final say. In this way, he can use my power, but he also prevents me from wielding too much wealth! Shi Bufan said.
Dugu Daxue was even more anxious and said, "Since you know everything, why do you want to do this?" β
"Do I have a way? Shangshu Province was occupied by Fang Xuanling Du Ruhui, and it was impossible for me to have a chance. Menxia Province represents the interests of the scholars, and I have no hope. Zhongshu Province represents the emperor's personal interests, and I don't have a good relationship with the emperor, can I have the opportunity to go to Zhongshu Province? According to the principle of separation of powers in the Tang Dynasty, then I have no chance to grasp a 'great power'. So I can only find another way to control the power of affairs by holding the financial power, so that there is also a big power in hand, then I can be regarded as a group. You think I'm thinking, it's not just me behind me. Behind me is your Mingli Hall, it is Xinxue, it is a cold door, am I qualified to retreat? Shi Bufan said.
Shi Bufan has a lot of things behind him, whether it is an academic school or various pressures, it is impossible for him to retreat casually, only to move forward bravely. Once you retreat, it is an abyss, and you can't turn over. Sometimes you say take a step back, but when you really become a representative of an interest group, you are not allowed to retreat. In the final analysis, every high-level politician is bound to be pushed by others, not just whatever he wants. If the time is extraordinary and not authoritarian, then the consequence of this will inevitably be to retreat. If you go back, you may have to postpone it for years. Shi Bufan can't afford to wait, maybe he took a step back, that is, it will take many more years. At this time, if you can seize the financial power, then the future development will definitely be very rapid. However, if you lose your financial power and want to re-accumulate enough political capital, it will be far more than just a year or two to solve. Shi Bufan can't afford to lose it, even if he offends Li Shimin, he is not willing to lose this financial power.
"But, but you're not afraid that the emperor will be ...... The emperor is a hero in troubled times, and he is not so easy to receive threats. Dugu Daxue didn't say it directly, but the meaning was very obvious.
"Daxue, it is precisely because he is a hero in troubled times that I am very relieved that he will not do anything to me. Every troubled man will understand the importance of financial resources. There is a saying that wine strengthens heroes, but I know that money is heroic. With enough financial resources, that is the means to enable those heroes to realize their ideals. And my ability is irreplaceable, so the emperor can only compromise. It was precisely because without me that the emperor would inevitably lose a lot, so he had to compromise with me. It's a bargaining process, so I'm just asking for more, just like the capable shopkeepers are asking for more good treatment, no different. Shi Bufan said.
Dugu Daxue was surprised: "You actually regard the emperor as the owner?" β
Dugu Daxue couldn't believe that Shi Bufan actually just regarded the emperor as the "owner", that is, the same as the shopkeeper hired by private businessmen, which was too devastating. You must know that ancient people like Dugu Daxue deified the emperor and thought that the emperor was supreme. But Shi Bufan just regarded the emperor as the "owner", and then dared to bargain with the owner.
However, he did not have the concept that the emperor was divine in his heart, he just regarded the emperor as a person in his heart. In fact, Li Shimin is just a person, an ordinary person, which is beyond doubt. Shi Bufan will not tout Li Shimin, because he is not a real Tang fan, he has always looked at various dynasties from an objective point of view, so he will not regard Li Shimin as a god. Even those courtiers and wise prime ministers in the Tang Dynasty were essentially spokesmen for interest groups, not selfless.
Shi Bufan is actually in line with the thinking of "human resources" and bargaining with Li Shimin. As a rule, every time you ask your boss for a raise or more benefits, you just need to think about a few things. That is, whether the company can leave you, and how much you will lose if the company leaves, and how much benefit you can bring to the company.
As long as you think about these points clearly, you will know how to put forward the conditions. It is easy for Shi Bufan to calculate his own advantages, that is, financial management, which is the most important. With Shi Bufan, Datang can achieve a development speed of the last ten years or even more in a year. But if there is no time to be extraordinary, Li Shimin's ambition in this life will be lost. With Shi Bufan, Li Shimin was able to truly realize his ideal of being the first emperor of the ages. Without Shi Bufan, Li Shimin's loss is absolutely great, and even Li Shimin can't open him.
As for Li Shimin's unloading and killing of donkeys when the time comes, he is not afraid of this time. Because Shi Bufan has carefully studied the human resources module of business administration, in fact, whether it is a country or an enterprise, "unloading the mill and killing the donkey" is the most suitable. From the perspective of the enterprise, those old employees have an outdated knowledge system and occupy a position, and it is difficult for the latecomers to get promoted, and if those latecomers have not been able to give full play to the stage of their talents, then they will also go to change jobs. Especially the middle level, for many large companies, it is not necessarily very important for the middle level to earn more and earn less, they pay more attention to the stage where they play. If those old things are allowed to stand in the pit and not, and the middle level does not see hope, it will inevitably end up losing a large number of excellent middle layers.
As for those old ministers, their innovative and pioneering thinking is weak, and it is difficult to keep up with the needs of the situation, so they must also be eliminated, otherwise the enterprise has no future for development. This is also the situation of human resources, in fact, this is not only an enterprise, but also can be used in a dynasty, because the ancient feudal dynasty actually has many similarities with an enterprise. If those old ministers who fight the world together don't move their nests, then they will naturally not be able to come up below. And those old ministers are very powerful, and it is easy to threaten the power of the new heir. And the same is true for enterprises, there are many times before the older generation of bosses take over, they will find ways to force those old guys away through various means, or force them to retire together. Although the enterprises of later generations are not as bloody as in ancient times, the reason is the same, if you don't pull those old things down together, Ha will affect the power of your heirs.
"The emperor can be separated from Xuan Ling, and Du Ruhui can be separated from him, but he is absolutely inseparable from me. Because Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui can't get money, I can get money. As a country, financial management is the foundation of everything, and if you don't have enough financial management ability, then the final collapse is inevitable. I know how to manage money, and I am confident that no one in this era can surpass me in financial management ability, so the emperor will inevitably compromise. And my ability is the best of the general type, unlike Wei Chigong, who can only fight, and can't do anything else, so Yu Chigong is unlucky. Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui's abilities are also relatively too narrow, and they can only administer and cannot manage money. Wealth is the foundation of a country's power, and without me, how can they mix it! Don't worry, the emperor won't kill me, and whoever he kills won't kill me. If I don't even have this bit of confidence, then what am I messing with! β
"Although the emperor is a generation of heroes, but it is also because of his fatality, that is, he is very keen to become a generation of great emperors. As long as he wants this purpose, then he can't do anything to me. Even if I went too far, he could only endure it. As long as I didn't think about usurping the Tang Dynasty, then he could endure everything. Because in the face of this great cause, in fact, my excessive requirements are far from reaching the bottom line in his heart. I also probably know his psychological bottom line, and his tolerance for me is that as long as I don't rebel, then he can endure everything. So I know his bottom line, and I can naturally be unscrupulous. As for anything else, I'm not worried at all, I'm actually holding money for myself. Without me, this Datang will not have enough money, so I am not afraid. He wants to be the emperor of the ages, how can he do it without money? Back then, Emperor Yang of Sui wanted to be the first emperor of the ages, but he had no money, so he could only become the last emperor. The emperor will not fail to understand this truth, with the experience of Emperor Yang of Sui, he will not give up on me stupidly. There are not only people in this world who can have strategies, but also Fang Xuanling, in fact, there are many people. can analyze and decide, in fact, it is not only Du Ruhui. There are more people who have a good relationship with the emperor, and it's not just the eldest grandson Wuji. Their abilities are all replaceable, and my abilities are replaceable by Meiyu. Even if I find someone who can manage money again, he will definitely not be my opponent. So, what am I afraid of? As long as the emperor still wants to be the first emperor of the ages, he will never be able to do without me, and without me to help him get money, then his life will be very simple. β
He understands very well that Li Shimin's ideas are very real, Li Shimin will not trust anyone completely, so he will not absolutely trust himself. An emperor like Li Shimin will both use and suppress his courtiers, but in the final analysis, Li Shimin still has to focus on "use", the purpose of his suppression is to better "use", not to suppress for the sake of suppression, suppression is just a means, not an end, just to use it more conveniently. As long as you understand this purpose, then there is nothing to be afraid of. This kind of imperial mental trick is also known in real time, because this kind of thing has been exposed in various books in later generations, and anyone can say something.
As long as he understands his advantages, there is no need to be afraid of Li Shimin at that time, even if Li Shimin is angry, he will suffer it, and it is impossible to really treat Shi Bufan. Those who are afraid of the emperor unloading the mill and killing the donkey are nothing more than a few kinds of people. One is that there are too many people who can replace it, and there are too many people behind him who can replace him, so his fate is not up to him. It's like an irreplaceable talent, that's the boss begging you, not you begging the boss. In ancient times, there were many people who could replace Fang Du, but if they wanted to replace Shi Bufan, this was impossible. In the same way, there are many people who can replace Wei Chigong, many times more than those who can replace Fang Du, so Wei Chigong is the first unlucky, the first person to be kicked out of the core of power.
Shi Bufan is not afraid, no one can replace him, so he dares to "hold money and respect himself". (To be continued.) )