Chapter 1561 Three Monks
The next morning, Dongchang Thousand Households Blood-Drying Sword Zhang Guyi led a hundred Dongchang fanzi and escorted five eunuchs out of the capital early in the morning and went south to Jiangnan to respond. Tian announced the decree, and the court finally agreed on the rewards and punishments related to the Japanese pirates. It is conceivable that when they leave, Jiangnan's officialdom will change drastically.
At Mao Shi, Zhao Wenhua went to Xiyuan to meet Emperor Jiajing and listen to the holy teachings. Sure enough, he got the job of supervising the military affairs in Jiangnan. He left Xiyuan with a face of joy, arranging his carriages and horses, preparing to set off the next day.
Linhuai Marquis Mansion, Li Shu touched her pregnant belly with her hand and watched the old lady packing her luggage and arranging the carriage and horses with a smile. One hundred heavily armed guards had already assembled in the manor outside the city, ready to escort them south.
In Xiahe Village, Zhu Shouren shamelessly pestered Mrs. Zhu and took five taels of silver from the second daughter-in-law, Mrs. Chen, when she was not around. Zhu Shouren took the money with Hu Wei and Xia Qiang to the county seat to have a meal at Hu Eat Sea. His heart softened and he couldn't help but spend a long night with the good girl who admired his talent, leaving behind two taels of silver. , the three of them set off, traveling all the way, eating, drinking and having fun. The journey was long and joyful...
At this moment in Yingtian, Jiangnan, Zhu Ping'an was on a high platform in the Zhejiang Army's camp. More than 800 Zhejiang troops were standing in a fan-shaped semicircle around the high platform.
After Han Laosan and three others were raped and beheaded in public trials, Zhu Pingan sent people to collect and bury their bodies, and also paid a pension to the three of them while they were still alive. relatives.
The officers and soldiers of the Zhejiang Army were all respectful.
"Brothers of the Zhejiang Army, starting from today, our Zhejiang Army has officially resumed training." Zhu Pingan stood on the high platform, glanced at the Zhejiang Army under the stage, and said loudly.
"Practice! Practice! Practice!" the Zhejiang army officers and soldiers shouted one after another.
In a good state of mind, Zhu Pingan nodded with satisfaction, stretched out his hand, and the Zhejiang Army shouting in the audience stopped.
It can be seen from this scene that Zhu Pingan's control of the Zhejiang Army has also risen to a new level.
Zhu Pingan continued to speak loudly, "Before we start training, I want to announce two things. These two things have been brewing since I brought you out to suppress the Japanese."
"Excuse me, sir!" The Zhejiang Army responded enthusiastically.
Zhu Pingan looked at the Zhejiang troops with a smile, and slowly said: "Before announcing the first thing, I will tell you a story. This story is a bit cliché. Once upon a time, there was a mountain. On the mountain There was a little monk in the temple. There was no water on the mountain, so he had to fetch water from the river below. The little monk was very diligent and went down to the mountain to fetch water every day. One day, a thin monk came to the temple... ”
At this point in the story, all the Zhejiang soldiers couldn't help laughing, "Sir, this is indeed an old story. It's almost toothless. It's one monk drinking water, two monks carrying water to drink, and three monks carrying water to drink." We all heard the story of a monk who had no water to drink.”
“Haha, it’s indeed the story of a monk who has no water to drink.” The monks carry water to drink. Three monks have no water to drink. Three monks have no water to drink. Then if more monks are added to the temple, in addition to the difficulty of drinking water, there will obviously be other difficulties, such as difficulty in eating, difficulty in cleaning, etc. Wait. So, I ask you, how to solve this problem in the temple?" Zhu Pingan smiled slightly and asked from the high platform.
After two seconds of silence, a person said loudly, "Assign them an abbot and let the abbot take care of them."
"Yes, if the temple has an abbot, there will be no chaos. Yes." All the Zhejiang troops were greatly inspired and agreed one after another.
"Well, very good, arrange an abbot for them. The abbot can take care of them and arrange the division of labor for them. Monk A is responsible for carrying water, Monk B is responsible for chopping firewood, Monk C is responsible for cooking, and Monk Ding is responsible for Clean the courtyard," Zhu Ping'an followed their suggestions.
"Yes, that's it. The abbot will make clear arrangements for them, and everything will be fine."
All the Zhejiang troops nodded repeatedly.
"However, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and problems will still arise after a long time." Zhu Pingan continued.
"What could go wrong?" Zhejiang troops asked one after another.
“Monk A will complain that carrying water has to go up and down the mountain, which is a long distance, and it is too tiring; Monk B will complain about going to the mountains to chop firewood, mosquito bites, and his hands will be worn out; Monk C will complain about cooking It is too time-consuming, affects his ability to meditate, and is too unproductive; Monk Ding will complain about cleaning the courtyard, which is dirty and tiring." Zhu Pingan shrugged his shoulders and pointed out the existing problems.
"Well, it seems like this is true. If I carry water for a long time, I will complain like this."
"Well, sweeping the floor is indeed the dirtiest."
The Zhejiang Army soldiers stepped into the scene and put themselves in their shoes. After thinking about it for a while, they all sighed with emotion.
“How to solve such a problem?” Zhu Pingan asked everyone again.
"Uh, what should we do?" A group of Zhejiang soldiers fell into deep thought.
"Take turns, let them take turns." A smart Zhejiang soldier thought of a way and shouted proudly.
"Yes, that's right. Don't they all despise their own jobs and envy other people's jobs? Then let them take turns, each having a thousand, and see if they still complain. ”
All the Zhejiang troops agreed.
Zhu Ping'an smiled and nodded, accepted their opinions, and continued: "Well, very good, the abbot proposed a rotation system. In the next ten days, Monk A will chop wood, and Monk B will chop wood. Monk carried water, Monk B cleaned, and Monk D cooked; on the second ten days, Monk A cleans, Monk B cooks, Monk C carries water, and Monk D chops firewood; on the third ten days, the rotation continues. However, if this continues, problems will still arise."
"Everyone rotates their duties. What else could go wrong?" A group of Zhejiang Army soldiers asked in confusion.
Zhu Ping'an looked at them, smiled slightly, and explained, "After rotating for a while, the monks complained. Some monks complained that the amount of firewood chopped by Monk A was not enough for burning; some monks complained that the amount of firewood picked by Monk B was not enough. The water is not clean enough and timely enough; some monks complain that Monk Ding’s cooking is too unpalatable, the steamed buns are either sour or filled with uncooked rice, and the fried vegetables can kill a person; some monks complain that Monk B does not clean the courtyard clean enough and sweeps the floor. Only the big surface is swept, not the corners. The Buddha statue is covered with spider webs.” Just deal with it."
"That's not caring."
"Indeed, some people just want to take advantage of others if they don't work hard..."
The Zhejiang troops nodded one after another and were filled with emotion.
"Then how to solve it?" Zhu Pingan threw the problem to them again.
"How to solve this? Some people are just lazy by nature. It is impossible for them to change their minds and work hard. Should we stare at them every day and give them a slap in the face if they don't work hard?"
< br> "The monk has so many things to do and it's really troublesome. The abbot is really not something that ordinary people can do."
"I really can't think of a good way."
The Zhejiang army officers thought hard for a long time and shook their heads one after another. No solution. (End of chapter)