In the first episode of the 87 version of the TV series "Dream of the Red Chamber", Lin Daiyu entered the bridge section of Jia Mansion, and there was a detail: passing by the gate of Ningguo Mansion, several janitors mostly sat on the "lazy stool" to rest, and those standing were also lazy and loose; and at the gate of Rongguo Mansion, although the main gate was not open, several janitors were divided into two compartments, the number was symmetrical, standing neatly and straight.
This section is well filmed, and it is also completely in line with everyone's usual cognition of the two provinces - rongguo mansion is strictly managed, and Ningguo mansion is commonplace. However, if you read the book several times, some things will look different.
The purpose of management is to be able to maintain normal operations in peacetime, and to be able to respond to emergencies at critical moments - it is enough to achieve this purpose.
In fact, the management of rongguo mansion depends to a large extent on "he had such a time, the tendons on the legs of the bag pipe were broken twice" (the fifty-fifth time) "only told them to kneel under the sun with magnetic tiles, and tea and rice did not have to be given to them" (the sixty-first time) These methods of "punishment" are rarely seen, and it is rare to see the scene of "rewarding" such a natural way as "making them use power and move for profit" (the fifty-sixth time).
Such a management method can certainly cause the superficial phenomenon of seemingly disciplined rectification, but in fact, the "conscientiousness" of the people is only for the sake of "deacon preservation" (the fourteenth time) - to keep from being beaten and punished. Under such management, it is difficult for the team to talk about how much self-motivation and development intention there is, and once there is a little flaw in the link of heavy punishment, it is easy to have a domino effect. The reason why Feng Jie is so tired and has to do everything is because she is well aware of the risks within the system, lest she drop the chain somewhere - but she does not want to change this management method, one is due to the strong personality, and the other is that the management level is limited.
Although ningguo mansion did not have the superficial phenomenon of rules and regulations (except for the month that Feng Jie assisted), daily affairs seemed to be operating normally. Although from time to time there were rumors of "picking up ashes" and "raising a little uncle" (the seventh time), such things seemed to be difficult to completely avoid in the "big households" at that time.
The key to the problem that deserves to be seen and paid attention to is that although the Ningguo Mansion is not so stormy in its management in peacetime, nor has it seen any specific management methods used (the Ningguo Mansion is originally small), but every critical moment - whether it is the customary work of worshiping ancestors in the New Year, or the emergency of Jia Jing's violent pawn, it is handled very properly in the light wind, which proves the success of basic management - including Qin Keqing's funeral, if You Shi is not "sick" for some well-known reason. There will be nothing wrong with her hosting, as can be seen from her completion of temporary tasks and the birthday of Feng Jie.
Sister Feng always thought that You Shi was "talentless, and had no mouth, and sawed the gourd with her mouth" (the sixty-eighth time), but she did not know that it was precisely her own way of playing that would only "arrive in bursts and fly all over the field", and did not achieve "I do nothing, and the people are self-righteous; I am quiet, and the people are self-righteous" (Tao Te Ching, Chapter 57) That realm - to digress, "sawn the gourd" At the Lantern Banquet, "Who are we here who have eaten monkey urine, don't pretend to be okay", so she put her sharp-toothed "drama color patches" (Fifty-fourth time) choked back. It can be seen that people are not helpless, but they do not show their posture!
The distribution of benefits is an important part of overall management. And Rong Guofu is also lackluster in this regard, to a large extent depends on Feng Jie's personal mood: Jiangnan procurement of such a big oil and water, because of her "can also see a big world" pleasure and Zhao Mama's "but come to be serious with Grandma" flattery, let the Zhao brothers participate in it, as to whether these two are really "two people in the line" (the sixteenth time), I am afraid that no one knows, do not dare to ask, right?
The management of monks and nuns in the Tiezhan Temple is such an oily and sensitive matter, just because "Jia Qin's mother Zhou Shi" and "Su Ri is not very good at taking the class" - to put it bluntly, it is more respectful to her, so he gave the goods that "casually picked a piece and gave it to the palm level" and "hired a donkey to shout and ride on it himself" (the twenty-third time), so that later "Xibei Caojin" was angry with the old man "dizzy" (the ninety-third time); on the contrary, Jia Yun, who really had some horizontal ability, even said good things and paid bribes for a tree planting job, sad husband!
Ning Guofu occupies a small amount of space, and there are few things involved in this regard, but it is not nothing. Jia Zhen – although there are many points in this public slot, today we want to praise him once: the Chinese New Year's Eve is approaching, and Jia Zhen "has to watch the children come to collect the New Year's gifts" – it seems to be an annual regular program. Such a program is very easy to get popularity, buy people's hearts, and eat flattery, and it seems that ordinary people should open the door of goodness, and the more the merrier. But Uncle Jane didn't.
When Jia Qin (this is the color again!) When eating and drinking without waiting for anyone to call, Jia Zhen fully expressed her due principled position - first of all, it was clear that "I originally gave you these things for those idle and unprofitable little uncles and brothers", and "during those two years you were idle, I also gave it to you", and then pointed out that "you are now in charge of things in that house, and the monks and Taoists in the family temple, and in January you have your points exception, and these monks' silver is passed from your hands", and then angrily rebuked "you still come to take this, too greedy", and finally "you can't get things, Take a water stick and go there", he plucked back. (Fifty-third time) Uncle Jane's bridge section has no grooves, and from words to actions, it is applauded - it is very happy!
A drop of water sees the sun, and Ning Guofu seems to be stronger than Rong Guofu in this regard.
Further analysis - the daily management of Rong Guo mansion seems to be in the hands of Feng Jie alone. Although Jia Zheng did not care about anything, Madame Wang did not show her face (there are other reasons, which are detailed below). Jia Lian, who was supposed to be in charge of daily life, because she married a strong wife, "regressed a shot" (the second time), and in front of Feng Jie's arbitrary manipulation, she only ended up with "no good meaning, just laughing and eating wine" (the sixteenth time); even if she "relied on (Jia Yun) and told him to wait", in the face of the threat of his wife's "good evil and good to follow me like this", he had to "come out of this matter so easily, and you took it again" (the twenty-third time)!
Don't underestimate this! This has touched on the basic rituals of the time. Second Master Lian may be tolerant of the background of the Wang family, or perhaps he is intimidated by Sister Feng's pungency and tolerance, but in the long run, the external image damage and inner stimulation of such a "good opportunity on the road to the world, talking about it" (the second time), plus some other things (we hope to have the opportunity to discuss in other words), there will be an outbreak day in the morning and evening evening - Sister Feng only blindly wants to be strong, but she does not know that she has sown a mine.
The situation in Ningguo Province was different. Although the daily affairs are in the hands of You Shi, when Jia Zhen asks or participates, you will listen to Jia Zhen's arrangement for big things and small things - the obedience of the "sawn gourd" to her husband is largely a respect from the overall consideration, which is not the same as the situation of Lady Xing. On the other hand, Jia Zhen will not interfere too much, but to control the principle of the overall situation, maintain the authority of the "masters of the house", and respect you in specific affairs, so there is a saying that You Shi "is in charge of the family plan of Ning Province alone, except for Jia Zhen, who is also the only one who respects him" (the 117th time). "Grandpa" and "Grandma" are very "harmonious" in handling daily affairs, so that at least the contradictions will not erupt from within.
I talked about a lot of Feng Jie's problems earlier, but in fact, she is also a victim in the fundamental problem - this involves two serious internal contradictions in the management of rongguo mansion.
One is the contradiction between the second-room boss and the long-house daughter-in-law, which has already bred a crisis, once the mother-in-law of the family comes to a little bit of a strong constraint - "Talk to the second grandmother, spare him this time" (the seventy-first time), Feng Jie's execution was immediately discounted.
What is more important is the contradiction between the current transition and future succession. The future daughter-in-law's succession to the housekeeper is the established arrangement of Madame Wang, and the niece can only be a transitional role no matter how capable she is.
And this "transitional housekeeper", in addition to the temporary top shift, also has a function - to do dirty work for Madame Wang and offend people. But even though she knew that she was such a "swill tank" character, Feng Jie, who was always competitive and competitive and confined to the love of her aunt and nephew, still always acted as a gun for people, charged into battle, and "made people hate and complain" (the sixty-first time), and as a result offended a large number of people, including her mother-in-law.
If Sister Feng is only in this aspect, then the aunt who got the cheap, whether based on inner shame or some other reason, is afraid that she will still support her niece's work at a critical moment.
But Sister Feng was not willing to do this - it makes sense to say, why is it exhausting to be a "guard cabinet"? The old lady's favor, her own "mighty order" (fourteenth time) strength, monthly money and other oil and water, and so on- such a variety of things, so that Feng Jie quickly had a unique meaning, "arbitrarily acting up" (the sixteenth time). The purpose is obvious - it is okay to do dirty work for you and offend people, but it must be long-term, and you can't unload and kill donkeys.
With the successive entry of Dai Yu and Bao Chao, Bao Yu's marriage problems gradually surfaced, and the contradiction between "Mu Shi Qian Meng" and "Golden Jade Good Fortune" first appeared. Madame Wang's deployment became more and more obvious, and Sister Feng's sense of crisis became stronger and stronger. For the long-term protection of her own power, Feng Jie is quite obviously on the side of "Mushi" (the reason is very simple, Daiyu's physical condition determines that even if she becomes Bao'er's grandmother, it is difficult to manage), which touches on Lady Wang's overall consideration.
So things changed—the formation of the temporary management team of the Grand View Garden, the standing idling of Lady Xing when she was embarrassed, and the "big dirty work" of the introduction to copy and inspect the Grand View Garden—for those who prevented Neiding's daughter-in-law Bao Chao from ascending to the throne, even the nephew And Lady Officia, who had worked hard for many years, was not soft, and Sister Feng's status and power were constantly suppressed.
In such a deep-seated contradiction, what can be the management efficiency? In Ningguo Province, this problem did not exist at all, and the power of affairs was unified in the hands of Jia Zhen and his wife.
Although it is said that "it is really peaceful to say that everything is glorious and the beginning of the provocation is really peaceful", we should see that Cao Gong's words are said from the perspective of "love heaven and sea illusion, love will meet and will be adulterous" (the fifth time). If you look at the overall level of domestic management, it is difficult to say how high and low the two governments are - even, from a certain point of view, Ning Birong has more permission to take, is this not the case?
Author: Wind and Rain Autumn Window, this article is to read less of the original works of the Red Chamber.