The Three Kingdoms began with island farming

Chapter 18 Management System
Although the cancer in Wen County has been basically eradicated, the management of the county and its villages has basically fallen into a blank.

Due to the vacancies of officials in the city, Tian Ze urgently appointed Jia Xu as the county magistrate and Guan Yu as the county lieutenant, who were in charge of the political and military affairs of Wen County, and arranged some outstanding guards to temporarily manage some basic affairs of the county and the management of various villages.

The first batch of guards under Tian Ze were not only literate, but also had already developed certain management skills, so they were able to manage the normal affairs of a village. If they encountered a problem that was difficult to solve, they could just hand it over to Jia Xu for handling.

In order to avoid chaos, Jia Xu also organized each village to elect several relatively fair elders to assist.

In this way, Wen County was finally brought under management, but many problems still arose.

"Wenhe, I have great use for these guards, and they are not professional managers themselves. They cannot always be used to handle government affairs and manage village affairs."

"You need to strengthen the recruitment and training of talents and the education of the people as soon as possible, and appoint a group of qualified county and village-level managers. In addition, the most important thing is to do a good job of publicity to dispel the resistance of the people in the villages."

Tian Ze looked at the reports from the guards and felt extremely helpless.

Unlike the management of refugees, the people in these villages are mostly related and stick together. In their eyes, clan is more important than law, and sometimes they are even unreasonable, which brings many troubles and difficulties to management.

In this era where clans are extremely important, it is difficult for Tian Ze to change this concept for a while. But he knows that this problem must be solved. If the situation of imperial power not going to the countryside continues, it will undoubtedly plant a huge hidden danger in his management.

Jia Xu understood what Tian Ze meant and sighed, "My lord, if we want to extend management to the village level, I'm afraid there will be too much resistance." "And the situation is still good now. If we want to expand it in the future, the number of officials we need to support will become extremely large, and I'm afraid the finances will be unable to bear it. In addition, there are also problems such as too large a management area, too few personnel, and limited management personnel level."

Tian Ze tapped the table unconsciously with his bent index finger, and said absentmindedly, "Yes, it is indeed full of difficulties, but this matter is still imperative."

"Productivity is the foundation of everything. I can ensure that the productivity of the people is improved by more than one level, which is fully able to support the fiscal pressure."

"Government decrees must be sent to the countryside and villages. Relying solely on gentry for management is not reliable, as many gentry have bad character. If the local tyrants are allowed to grow in power, even the county magistrate will be sidelined. This situation must not be allowed."

Tian Ze knew very well how an ordinary county magistrate managed a county.

Managing a county alone, it seems that he holds great power, but in fact he is restricted and has no leverage. The county's petty officials, yamen runners, and gentry are all local people.

If one does not have a strong background or extraordinary abilities, in order to manage a county well, one must rely on the power of these local people, flatter them or even become corrupt with them.

After all, compared with the entrenched gentry, the county magistrate was too weak. Even the biggest task - collecting taxes - depended on the mood of these people.

"The money of the gentry will be returned in full, and the money of the people will be divided 30% and 70%." This kind of thing is not uncommon.

Due to various reasons and comprehensive considerations, the ratio of officials to civilians in the Han Dynasty was about one to eight thousand, which made it impossible to manage the population. Therefore, governing by inaction and blending in with the world became the mainstream.

Tian Ze is well aware of the harm of this matter and is determined to eradicate it no matter how much it costs, because it involves the foundation of his rule.

Just like the Han Dynasty today, is it the world of the royal family or the world of the aristocratic families? Even the emperor cannot control the right to speak, and the right and wrong are all manipulated by the scholars. How aggrieved!
With sufficient grain production as support, Tianze has the confidence to support enough officials. By increasing this ratio a hundred times, he can extend the management.

"Wenhe, we should be bold in trying things out while we are only a county. A small boat is easy to turn around, and even if there are problems, we can just change it back. But reforms must be carried out," Tian Ze said solemnly.

"The affairs of each village should be broken down and categorized, such as agriculture, education, law, and militia training. Fixed positions should be set up in each village, and management personnel should be trained in a targeted manner. At the same time, additional staff should be added in proportion to the number of people in the village..." Tian Ze continued to express his ideas one by one.

"We can't rush this matter. We need to proceed step by step. For the time being, the three local elders can assist or even take the lead to avoid resistance from the villagers. We need to win the support of the villagers through extensive publicity and practical actions, and then gradually promote systematization and institutionalization." Hearing Tian Ze's words, Jia Xu was greatly shocked and could not help but sigh: "My lord is very talented, I am not as good as him!"

Tian Ze smiled a little guilty: "Wenhe is too modest, I just have some knowledge, this matter still depends on you to move forward."

"Let's make a two-year plan first. This year, we will train some managers and build the framework first. Next year, we will provide detailed professional training for these managers and continue to improve this matter."

“In addition, the affairs of the county and the villages must be handled in a streamlined and standardized manner to ensure efficient communication.”

At this point, Tian Ze picked up some documents on the table and pointed at the contents on them and said, "Don't bother with such nonsense as greetings and allusions. It's a complete waste of time. There are also some trivial matters that don't need to be reported at all."

“Who, when, what, what, what the problem was, how it was solved, what has been done, what to do next…try to come up with a fixed format, the report should be brief and clear, comprehensive and highlight the key points, explain the matter clearly, and facilitate uploading, downloading and summarizing.”

“List each task separately, clearly identify the tasks, personnel, completion date, progress, etc., conduct regular inspections, and conduct assessments…”

"And these accounts are too messy, totally disorganized, and there is a serious falsification. Data statistics are crucial. You are going to formulate a standard for accounting, promote the numbers, register income and expenditure separately, and conduct regular and irregular inspections..."

"The county should also reassign county officials, adjust the division of labor, clarify responsibilities, and strengthen assessment and supervision. The city walls should be demolished and rebuilt, and the houses in the city should also be rebuilt. They are too dilapidated, so they should be renovated piece by piece. The regional planning in the city is also not very reasonable, and it needs to be re-planned..."

……

Listening to Tian Ze's endless narration, Jia Xu kept moving his brush, his heart was shocked, but his face became more and more uglier.

Jia Xu knew how advanced and brilliant Tian Ze's ideas were.

Once implemented, the effect will be excellent and will bring about a qualitative improvement in the development of the company. However, this also means that the workload involved in the implementation process is extremely large, and the volume of government affairs after implementation will also be extremely large.

Jia Xu, who originally thought he could see hope, now only felt that his future was bleak. When would someone come to help him?
When Tian Ze saw Jia Xu's bitter face, he vaguely guessed his thoughts and smiled awkwardly.

"Sorry, Wenhe, I accidentally said too much."

"The refugees on Changxing Island were carefully selected by us. They were easy to manage, and we were busy building factories and running them. Our management style was somewhat simple, like a factory, so we didn't think too much about it."

"Now that we are truly managing a county, we still need to lay a solid foundation. A good start can solve many problems later."

"Don't worry, these things won't all be placed on you. Some of the talented people I'm following have already expressed their intention to come forward, and they will arrive in Wen County soon. Then you'll be relieved."

"If you just keep working hard during this period and persevere, I will give you a higher salary and a few days off to rest at the end of the year."

Hearing Tian Ze's familiar words, Jia Xu's eyes twitched unconsciously.

Why do these words sound so familiar? I might not have had any food to eat for the past six months. The pie in the sky drawn by my lord is enough to fill my stomach.

(End of this chapter)