Chapter 53: The Art of Leadership
As a living myth in the sect, the legend of the "entrepreneurship" of the five elders of Qingxuan has spread a lot in the Qingxuan sect.
These stories, after receiving Xia Qing's memories in full, were naturally accepted by Meng Zhou.
Meng Zhou is sure that these stories that can be passed down have been processed and beautified many times.
He didn't believe that in the endless battle for food with the evil wolves and hyenas, the five elders of Qingxuan, who became the ultimate victors, would be as pure as in the story.
But as long as you have a good eye for discernment, you can still find something very valuable in these stories.
The five elders of Qingxuan were able to become the ultimate victors in such a sinister situation, and there was one factor, if not the most decisive, at least one of the decisive factors.
This factor is that they are very good at cultivating disciples and tapping into the hidden potential in them.
It may be a stone in someone else's hand, but they can polish it into jade.
One of the most popular tales is the story of a monk who was an ordinary monk in other powers, who quickly showed great talent and made a significant contribution to a decisive battle.
This looks amazing, and it also adds a thick layer of beautifying aura to the five elders of Qingxuan.
Meng Zhou didn't have this filter in her eyes, and all the others saw was the incentive for the stubborn stone to turn into jade, but she saw more stubborn stones turning into waste in the process.
It is not so much that the five elders of Qingxuan have a unique vision, but that they are bolder, harder-hearted, and more knowledgeable about investment.
One hundred stubborn stones, it doesn't matter if you scrap ninety-nine, as long as one of them can be transformed into jade, it is earned!
Therefore, they are very willing to give up power.
Under them, the greater the power, the greater the responsibility, and the heavier the burden.
As for the fact that the burden is too heavy and will crush the person, they will not worry, if such a thing really happens, it can only show that the person's ability to resist pressure is not enough.
It is with this concept in mind that after the official establishment of the Qingxuan Sect, the five elders of Qingxuan handed over the responsibility of managing a start-up sect to the second generation without leaving any of them.
This is also unique among several third-order sects that were born on the front and back feet.
Before making a big fuss at the party, Meng Zhou had considered such a question.
"Strictly speaking, this is the first major external decision made by the second generation independently after the establishment of Qingxuanzong.
The previous operation of Shanmen and the development of Fang City can only be regarded as internal politics.
It is impossible for the five elders of Qingxuan not to pay attention to such an important matter! ”
"With old rivers and lakes like them, it's impossible not to see the problem, why don't they ignore it?"
“…… Perhaps, they are looking forward to the second generation to learn a painful lesson, right?
Perhaps, with their experience, as long as it is not a catastrophe to destroy the sect, even if the territory under the jurisdiction of the Qingxuan Sect is chaotic into a pot of boiling water, it is just a trivial matter, right?
They may want decision-makers to grow more than that! ”
These are, of course, her personal speculations, without any empirical evidence.
But these speculations are also the result of his careful logical deduction, not random guesswork.
No one will know that so much work has been done behind the scenes before she is ready to "make a big splash".
It was precisely based on such careful preparation that she was very confident that things would develop in the direction she expected.
The second generation has a few true inheritances of the five elders of Qingxuan in other aspects, but she doesn't know.
But she is sure that in the subdivision of how to treat her disciples, they have thoroughly inherited it and further carried it forward.
With great power comes great responsibility.
The more useful you are, the more you will be used to death.
Especially for a true legend like her, after she showed her special talent at the party, the sect would not stop if she didn't completely activate this special talent in her.
The words brought by Hao Zhen also confirmed this.
Since you were the first to come up with this approach, it's up to you to make it happen.
After all, no one in the entire sect understands better than you now. ”
About half an hour later, Hao Zhen handed over a bag of gifts to Meng Zhou.
Meng Zhou urged the mana to look at it a little, and exclaimed, "So much? ”
Hao Zhen said with a smile: "Senior sister, didn't you say that you want all the information, there are so many all the information." ”
"Okay, but you have to give me some more time, senior brother."
Hao Zhen was a little embarrassed.
Meng Zhou knew his concerns, so he added: "One month, no more than one month at the latest." ”
Senior Brother Hao is also a poor person living under the oppression of the teachers, and the task indicators are also very heavy, and he doesn't mind releasing his kindness.
Hearing this guarantee, Hao Zhen's face was immediately full of joy.
After he left, Meng Zhou ordered Xiaoqing to call Jing Wan'er, Xu Zheng, and Fan Ling.
After waiting for everyone to arrive, she said:
"I'm going to give you a chance to get an experience."
Jing Wan'er was curious: "What chance?" ”
Xu Fan and the others also pricked up their ears and looked at her curiously.
Because of the sect's teaching policy for the true transmission of Qi training, everyone's daily life is actually a bit boring.
In addition to cultivating, it seems that you can do anything or nothing, and a person who does not have a clear plan and a strong heart is very easy to become sluggish in this atmosphere.
If there are some serious things to do, it will make them feel fresh and their spirits can be shaken.
Meng Zhou took out the bag that Hao Zhen handed over to her intact, "You divide up the work and spend ten days to summarize and refine all the useful things in it for me." ”
The enthusiasm of the three of them was like being poured cold water.
She didn't seem to see it, but continued to ask: "What I want is not a simple compression of information, I need you to turn it into two tables and a simple diagram." ”
Her intensification did not extinguish the little enthusiasm left by the three of them, but aroused their interest and some doubts.
"Tables and diagrams?"
Literally, they can roughly understand, but they really have to think about it, but they can't think of a reason.
No matter how clever they are, they can't imagine something they've never seen before.
Meng Zhou dipped his fingers in water and drew a few lines horizontally and vertically on the table.
While explaining: "The two forms I want are very simple, one is the spiritual vein statistics.
The number, name, and current occupation of all the second-order spiritual veins and first-order spiritual lands in our territory, and what is the approximate situation of this force, these contents are filled in a table according to this format, this is simple, right? ”
She explained as she spoke, and it was all very simple content, and there was nothing she couldn't understand.
But the three of them just thought it was a novelty, and although the form had not yet been made, they had completely imagined what the finished product would look like.
The kind of conciseness, self-clarity, and strong contrasting reference effect are incomparable to any other refining method.
"It's so simple, why didn't anyone think of it before?"
They couldn't help but think like this, and looked at the senior sister who was still telling, and admired it even more.
They have already figured it out, a new thing that has never been exposed to it is so easy to understand, it is not because they are smart, the real capable person is the senior sister!
Clever people, they can fully imagine how much change this method will bring when it is popularized within the sect.
And they will be the first to master this new tool.
They thought of a possibility, the senior sister arranged this task for them, the important thing is not the task itself, but to let them learn new methods.
While listening to the senior sister's explanation, they couldn't help but glance at each other.
"This second table counts the tasks of the sect.
What tasks have been arranged by the sect, who has received them, what kind of cultivation, position in the sect, age and potential, etc.
And where are the destinations of these missions, all of which are filled in the form in this way. ”
"It's easier to get a sketch, I think, as long as you're done with both forms, you can do it with your eyes closed.
Just draw a simple map of the jurisdiction, and mark the relative locations of our sect and other spiritual veins and various forces, as well as the location of the expatriates who receive the tasks of the sect.
Mark the corresponding serial number, and when the time comes, it is convenient to directly look at the diagram to find the relevant information in the table.
If you can, it is of course better to make a three-dimensional sand table. ”
After the introduction, Meng Zhou looked up at the three of them and asked, "How is it, is there any difficulty?" ”
Facing her gaze, the three of them couldn't help but raise their heads and straighten their chests.
"Senior sister, leave it to us, and promise to complete this matter within ten days."
Meng Zhou nodded and advised: "Don't delay your cultivation, if you are too busy, you can find a few trustworthy inner disciples to help." ”
Her casual words made the hearts of the three of them feel warmer.
Nodding heavily.