Doomsday Code

Chapter 512 3 thoughts

Holmes looked at the smiling Chen Cheng and the indifferent Sheli beside him, and finally he sighed heavily and said:

"Okay, okay, just write it here."

Then he called out and asked the servants in the mansion to bring the paper, pen and ink specially used for writing memorials.

While waiting for the servants to fetch the pen and ink, Holmes sat down and said:

"My friend, you are amazing. This is the first time I have compromised with a junior like you in all my years as an official."

Chen Cheng complimented:

"I am definitely not as good as the Prime Minister in terms of being an official, but it's a pity that what I am talking to the Prime Minister about now is not the way to be an official, so you don't have to feel sad."

Chen Cheng's words made Holmes feel like slapping him.

But when he saw Sheli beside him, he endured it.

Then Holmes' eyes turned and said:

"Oh, you also understand the ways of being an official. I wonder if you could tell me about it."

Chen Cheng looked at Holmes, knowing that this old fox was used to playing tricks on others. He was still unwilling to accept being threatened by him with force this time, so he wanted to get back at him.

Chen Cheng had never been an official in the true sense in his past or present life, so naturally he didn't understand how to be an official.

But even if I don't understand it, I have heard of it because I live in the 21st century, an era of information explosion.

"As for the way of being an official, my humble opinion is to think twice."

"The three things an official should think about are: think of danger, think of retreat, and think of change."

"Knowing the dangers allows you to avoid them. This is called thinking about danger. Hiding where no one will notice you is called thinking about retreat. Retreating gives you the opportunity to reflect and think about your past mistakes and what you should do next. This is called thinking about change."

"And I believe that if you master these three considerations, then you will naturally be able to make informed decisions in official circles and remain unperturbed by praise or criticism."

After Chen Cheng finished speaking, he picked up the teacup and took a sip, while his eyes glanced at Holmes beside him.

Humph, you old fox, I'll scare you to death if I think twice before serving as an official.

At this time, Holmes was immersed in what Chen Cheng said about three things to think about when serving as an official. He suddenly found that he had found a soulmate. These three things were the reflection of the principles he would follow as an official throughout his life.

He looked at Chen Cheng beside him. There was no longer any contempt in his eyes. Instead, he looked at him as if he were a close friend.

"My friend, what you said is absolutely right. If you become an official, I will voluntarily resign from my current position and let you take over."

Then Holmes opened his heart to Chen Cheng and began to talk about his life as an official.

Chen Cheng was also shocked when he saw him like this.

Oh my god, is Eunuch Lu so good at thinking twice before being an official? He is about to hook the old fox Holmes into a black carp.

But he didn't know that thinking twice before serving as an official was actually a sophisticated egoist, and in any era, if an official used this theory, his official position would definitely not be low.

Because officials who follow this set of principles will avoid trouble if possible and take benefits if possible, so their official positions will naturally rise rapidly.

Holmes is such a person. When he reaches his age and meets a soulmate, he naturally becomes more confidential.

Seeing that Holmes was losing his momentum, Chen Cheng waved his hand and said:

"Prime Minister, please stop for a moment. I have another way of being an official. I wonder if you would like to hear it."

Holmes looked at Chen Cheng. He didn't expect that Chen Cheng at his age could have realized so many life truths.

"The essence of this three-step policy is still sophisticated egoism. It is designed to protect officials themselves, rather than being a proactive way of being an official.

So in addition to thinking twice, you also need an enterprising spirit.

I believe that the main responsibility of an official is to benefit the people. We cannot give up because of difficulties, nor can we stop because of the possibility of damaging the interests of officials.

Otherwise, everyone will learn from the officials who think twice before doing anything, hiding when encountering problems and taking advantage of opportunities. This will protect the officials.

But what good is this to the country and its people? Why should the country still support them?"

I also saw these words of Chen Cheng on the Internet in my previous life.

Although many people say that thinking twice before serving as an official is a great wisdom in life, this is true for ordinary people, but if it is placed on the officials and the people under their rule.

The officials who like to think twice before taking office are actually doing nothing.

At this moment, after hearing what he said, Holmes paused holding the teacup.

His originally excited face turned into understanding.

As expected, this is still a young man's mentality. How could he have the wisdom to think twice before taking office?

In Holmes's opinion, what Chen Cheng said later was just the idealism of a young man. In reality, officials are all iron-headed idealists, so it would be good enough if they were not killed. As for being promoted and entrusted with important tasks, that is absolutely impossible.

When Chen Cheng saw the change in his expression, he knew that Holmes was mocking him.

But how could Holmes know that dynasties throughout history have fallen because of human relationships and the lack of idealism.

Thinking twice before being an official may be able to maintain prosperity for a short period of time, but this prosperity is false. It is a castle in the air and its foundation has been hollowed out by countless people thinking twice before being an official.

As for idealism, its starting point is good, the process may be painful, but its result is to lay a solid foundation, allowing the dynasty to stand longer.

So it can be said that there is a sense of idealism in the pioneers of every dynasty, but this idealism may be shallow and can only last for a short time.

But it must be said that the foundation of this dynasty was this idealism.

It’s just that in the future, idealism died, second thoughts prevailed, and then the foundation was slowly hollowed out by corruption, and then the attic collapsed.

The reason why Chen Cheng said so much to Holmes today was because he wanted to see whether Holmes could shoulder the responsibility he gave him.

Now that the battle for the throne has come to an end, it is time for his next reform to begin.

Chen Cheng took a sip of tea and said:

"Why, Lord Prime Minister, do you think what I said is wrong?"

Chen Cheng still wanted to test the waters and asked.

And Holmes smiled lightly and said:

"It's not wrong, it's just too vague. Human nature makes officials more willing to think twice before taking office."

Chen Cheng knew that Holmes was saying that he was just talking nonsense and had no consideration for reality.

However, Chen Cheng shook his head and said:

"I don't think this is just empty talk. I also think it should be your responsibility, Prime Minister."

After hearing what Chen Cheng said, Holmes put down his teacup and became interested.

"What do you say, my friend?"

"Your Excellency, the Prime Minister, as the head of the Executive Yuan, shoulders the heavy responsibility of helping Your Majesty govern the country, and governing the country naturally means setting rules.

And if the Prime Minister can rely on this idea of everyone striving for progress to formulate appropriate rules for officials across the country to follow, then wouldn't this be just empty talk?"

Just like Zhang Juzheng who came after Eunuch Lu, he saw that empty talk would harm the country, so he formulated the performance evaluation system.

The core of this is to assign tasks to officials, which they need to complete on time every month.