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Chapter 11 Interpretation of Plain Books (9)
China has always had a tradition of privileged classes. They are both policymakers and executors, but they themselves are not restrained.When a corrupt official was sentenced, he said: "If an official reaches our level, no one will care about him." This is a very profound sentence, and it reflects the psychology of a class, whether he is an official or a business , When you reach a certain position, you will naturally have this kind of psychology.

Generally speaking, if there is a problem at the bottom of a unit, the root cause must be at the top. This is an eternal truth.What the leader asks others to do, he must do it first, and he must be more strict, otherwise he will commit the old problem of "don't do to others what you don't want to do to you".In the United States, ordinary people's extramarital affairs are "privacy", while the president's extramarital affairs are called "political scandals". Clinton almost ruined the presidency because of this.

The second is that the order itself does not represent the interests of everyone, and there is no basis for implementation.Mencius once said: The people are the most important, the country is second, and the king is the least.This is by no means a political slogan, but a talk of experience after the game between the government and the people.Regardless of the size of the unit, the policy system must represent the will and opinions of the people, otherwise it will be ruined by itself.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, after Wang Mang usurped power, he implemented economic reform policies, but these policies failed because they lost popular support.For example, his monetary policy is nonsense. In the second year of taking office, he issued new currencies with five items, six items, and 28 items.The so-called five things refer to gold, silver, copper, tortoise, and shellfish; the six names refer to gold, silver, money, cloth, turtle, and shellfish; The second grade of goods, the fourth grade of turtle goods, the fifth grade of shellfish goods and the tenth grade of cloth goods.Because this currency system is too complicated and inconvenient for people to use, most of the original five baht coins are used in actual transactions. Countless people were punished for violating currency control orders, causing great social turmoil.

[Original Code] Later ordered Miao to be destroyed.

The note said: "If the order is not the same, if the heart has no faith, the matter will be destroyed and abandoned!"

Wang said: "Orders are carried out under authority, and rewards and punishments are based on merit and crime. The orders are established, and everyone believes and fears. The rewards and punishments follow the public, and everyone is pleased to obey. The orders are inconsistent, contradict each other, and people do not listen to it. It is difficult to achieve success. .”

【Interpretation】As a leader, the most taboo thing is to change the order day and night, change it back and forth, make the subordinates at a loss, and then doubt the authority and ability of the leader.

Before any system is implemented, one must be cautious; after it is announced, unless a certain degree of change is necessary, the principle must be maintained.Leaders who change from day to day are psychologically immature, either too headstrong or a kind of extreme inferiority complex.But no matter what the situation is, if the government orders are not unified or the orders are changed overnight, the previous efforts and goals will suffer heavy losses.

In the early morning of May 1940, 5, 10 German divisions, led by more than 136 tanks, bypassed the Maginot Line. In just over 3000 days, the German armored forces crossed the French mainland and went straight to the shore of the English Channel. More than 10 British and French allied forces began to retreat to Dunkirk.The German army is pressing on Dunkirk from the west, south, and east. The nearest tank of the German army is only 40 miles away from the port.But at this moment, Guderian, the commander of the German armored forces, received an order from Hitler to stop the attack. Hundreds of thousands of German troops surrounded a small port, not knowing what to do.

The British used this order, which puzzled historians of later generations, to save 10 troops from the death trap in just 34 days, saving a large amount of vitality for the Allied counterattack in the future, and creating a new era. A miracle in the history of World War II.

【Original Code】A person who is angry but has no prestige commits a crime.

The note said: "King Wen didn't speak loudly, and the four countries were afraid of him. Therefore, Confucius said: Don't be angry, but be more powerful than fur axe."

Wang said: "If the heart is just, its anger is selfless. It is not light, and it is difficult to offend. A person who is an official is in charge of laws and regulations, and he is in charge of laws and regulations. "If authority is not established, people have no heart of fear, although anger has no power, they must be violated."

【Interpretation】Everyone who is a leader hopes that he has full authority, speaks for himself in the unit, and is admired.But how to have authority?But it is a university question.Some leaders are often angry, but no one is afraid of them, and instead they have no prestige at all. In this way, more and more crimes will be committed by the subordinates.

"Huainanzi" says that there are three highest states of leadership authority: "Trust without speaking, benevolent without doing, and powerful without anger." Before speaking, everyone believed it; before giving benefits, everyone felt the grace ; Don't be angry, everyone recognizes the existence of authority.Why can these three points be achieved?That's because the leader has a heart of benevolence, absolute justice, and selflessness, and always holds the belief that everyone can get something, that is to say, they have a "Heavenly Heart."This kind of leader is the real "inner sage and outer king". Unfortunately, this kind of person may only come out once in hundreds of years.

There are also three levels of leadership authority that are second highest: "Benevolence is benevolence, trustworthiness is in words, and prestige is in anger." Only when benefits are given, everyone will feel kindness; The presence.This kind of leadership is the vast majority. Of course, it is not easy to achieve these three points.Because they have an enterprising heart, want to do things well, and can treat people sincerely.

There are also three lowest states of leadership authority: "Giving without kindness, words without faith, and anger without power." Even if benefits are offered, everyone will not appreciate it, and they will scold their mothers after eating meat; People; even if they are angry all day long, they have no authority at all.There are many such leaders, especially those within the Chinese system.This kind of leadership is empty-handed, but has little connotation.

Therefore, the authority of leadership lies in the quality of the heart.The so-called quality refers to a person with a big heart, who can hold all human beings in his heart, who is not angry but mighty; prestige.

[Original] Those who humiliate others will suffer.

The note said: "If you want to sell your reputation and put others in a place where you have done something wrong, it is also a way of taking disaster!"

Wang said: "Although you speak honestly and honestly, you will hurt others. If you don't complain about yourself, you should take care of others. If you don't do your own business, let others meddle in their business. Show off your cleverness, be able to argue with your tongue, talk about people's good and evil, and talk about people's faults." , to expose people's shortcomings, to humiliate the public; to have resentment in the heart, if people have resentment, they may hurt others."

【Interpretation】To be a person and a leader, the most important thing is to respect others. When criticizing subordinates who make mistakes, they should be based on facts and not insult others' personality. Otherwise, they will be hated for a lifetime and bring disaster on themselves.

There are two sentences in Song Dynasty Shi Puji's "Five Lanterns Huiyuan": "A sharp knife cuts the flesh and sores are just as good, but abusive words hurt people and hate it."There is an incident that illustrates this point very well:

A bear, badly injured in a fight with its mates, has begged for help outside a ranger's cabin.The forest guards felt sorry for it, so they decided to take it in.In the evening, the ranger patiently and carefully wiped away the blood, bandaged the wound and prepared a sumptuous dinner for the bear, all of which moved the bear very much.

When it was time to go to bed, the forester invited the bear to sleep with him, since there was only one bed.Just as the bear entered the bed, its foul smell entered the nostrils of the ranger.

"Oh my God! I've never smelled such a bad smell. You are the biggest bedbug in the world!" Xiong didn't speak a word, and of course he couldn't sleep. He reluctantly waited until dawn to thank the forest guards and set off on the road.

When they met by chance many years later, the forest guard asked Xiong: "You were injured very badly that time, has the wound healed now?" get well!"

According to Buddhism, the karma created by the human tongue includes: lying, double-tonguing, harsh speech, and gossip.Those who speak harshly are those who speak violently and hurt people with harsh words, like a knife like a sword, which makes people feel uncomfortable.Perhaps because of their special hatred for bad words, people created a hell of pulling out tongues. Anyone who commits bad words will go to the hell of pulling out tongues after death. Pull it out, not all at once, but stretch it, pull it slowly, and then nail it with a nail as a punishment.

As mentioned earlier, Mi Heng in the Three Kingdoms period used harsh words to hurt people, and his killing was inevitable from a human point of view. Cao Cao didn’t kill him, and Liu Biao didn’t kill him, but sooner or later someone would kill him. Take its shame.

【Original】The person who kills and humiliates the person in charge is in danger.

The note said: "When the clouds of people die, dangers follow."

Wang said: "If a person has a serious fault, he will be severely punished; if he is appointed later, he will die. If a guilty person is punished, if he is appointed again, he will feel suspicious and fearful. For example, Han Xin has ten great achievements, and the king of Han named him the king of Qi. Confidence, apprehension and fear, the body is not at ease; the heart has different ambitions, Gaozu is suspicious, and it is unavoidable for Weiyang;

[Interpretation] As a leader, the most difficult thing is to employ people. If you use one person well, great things can be accomplished, such as Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, and you will eventually become a tripartite force; if you use the wrong person, everything will end, such as Tang Xuanzong used An Lu In the mountains, there will always be Anshi Rebellion, and the Tang Empire will decline from prosperity.Therefore, insulting and persecuting the people you use have never ended well in history.

Yuan Chonghuan, a general of the Ming Dynasty, guarded Ningyuan, wounded Nurhachi with cannonballs, killed the mighty general Mao Wenlong, and led his troops to relieve Beijing's danger. He made great contributions to the country.Later, Jin used countermeasures, and Ming Sizong suspected that he was collaborating with the enemy, so he was imprisoned, and he was killed unjustly the next year.In history, there have been endless similar incidents, almost all stemming from the word "doubt".

In fact, from the perspective of human nature, do not blindly emphasize "no doubts about employing people". On the contrary, everyone who employs people is "suspicious".How can an investor be free from "doubt" when entrusting hundreds of millions of funds to others for management?
Doubt is not terrible, what is terrible is to use "suspicion" to prevent "doubt", that is, the more you prevent, the more chaotic you will be.It is the best policy to use the system to prevent "suspect", let the suspect and the suspect be bound by a certain system, and use the system to ensure mutual safety.For example, the safety of the emperor has always been the most concerned issue of the feudal dynasty, and it has always been the responsibility of the Habayashi Army. As a result, the commanders of the Habayashi Army of all dynasties are in "suspect."How to do it?The only way is to decentralize power and disperse the responsibilities of the guards. For example, there were twelve guards in the early Tang Dynasty; , mutual supervision.

[Original] Those who are anxious about their respect are fierce.

The note said: "In terms of seniority, it is teeth; in terms of court, it is noble; in terms of virtuous and foolish, it is virtue. All three are respectable, and external respect refers to teeth, nobles, and internal respect. Respect and virtue."

Wang said: "If you are happy in your heart, you will always perform respectful rituals; if your mind is disgusted, you must be negligent. Always respect things, and after negligence, you must have a suspicious heart. A wise person will see the appearance of negligence and be suspicious. If there is any strange movement, you can avoid it and avoid dangerous disasters."

【Interpretation】From the perspective of the cycle of heaven, the world is fair, and it will treat you as you treat it.This is the truth and the way of heaven.No matter how powerful you are, it is impossible to reverse this law.For example, when you insult someone at will, no matter how old you are, it is impossible to prevent the other person from hating you psychologically.

Confucius said: "A gentleman has three fears: he fears the destiny, fears the villain, and fears the words of the sage." They also need to be respected; saints are the ancient sages and sages, whose thoughts will always shine, and they need to be respected.In fact, apart from these, there are many other things that people should be in awe of, such as everything that is kind to us, such as nature, parents, relatives and friends, teachers, rules, laws... Awe makes us humble and broad-minded.

In 1945, when Nazi Germany retreated to Paris, Hitler ordered the bombing of all bridges over the Seine.But the German Commander-in-Chief, facing these bridges that were integrated with the city of Paris, disobeyed the military order.Similarly, when the Allied forces attacked Germany, many cities were destroyed by artillery fire, but Heidelberg was spared because there was Heidelberg University, where "out of this school, there is no learning", which gave birth to countless scientists, philosophers and teachers. School of writers.Out of common reverence for civilization, people put down their butcher knives.

If people lose their sense of awe, they will only see presumptuousness, evil, hypocrisy and recklessness on their faces.During World War II, 600 million Jews in Europe were murdered by the Nazis.Because the Nazis have lost their respect for life, they have become so evil and can only perish in the end.Similarly, since the industrial revolution, human beings have lost their awe of nature, arrogance, plundering and destruction, causing drastic changes in the global climate and seriously threatening the survival of the entire human race.

But "awe" itself is not a rule that restricts people, it does not require people to stick to the rules, it is the attitude that people should have in doing things.Even if you want to break through the sage's words and innovate the system, you must be in awe of previous achievements.Outright denial, pure destruction, is reckless.

【Original】Lonely person who looks good and leaves heart.The pro-slander and the far-faithful die.

Wang said: "Rewards and punishments do not distinguish between merit and crime, and employing people does not choose the virtuous and the foolish. During the meeting, although there is a respectful appearance, there is no inner respect. Selfishness towards others will inevitably cause resentment; alone and weak, do not help each other, Things are hard to come by.

If you get close to treacherous evil, the country will be confused; if you stay away from loyalty and goodness, you will not be able to defend.For example, King Ping of Chu listened to Fei Wuji's slander and accepted his wife, Princess Wuxiang, as his queen.If you get close to treacherous evil and alienate loyal people, you will suffer the loss of your country and your family. "

【Interpretation】The greatest tragedy of a leader is that his team seems to be in harmony with each other, sharing different dreams, and everyone has their own little plans.Such a leader will inevitably be lonely, his strength will be scattered, and nothing can be done.

In the past few years, it is no longer news that companies collectively change jobs. Zhou Xianfeng, the assistant president of Founder Group, joined Hisense with 30 technical backbones from the PC department of Founder Technology; "Afterwards, a bigger Mengniu was built...We don't comment on the results of these people after they left, but for the original company, these "seemingly incongruous" job-hopping are enough to cause huge turmoil.

However, for those old clubs who have turned their "closest friends" into "the most dangerous enemies", they should think more about the reasons behind the collective job-hopping: is there a problem with fairness and justice, or is there a problem with the charm of self-personality? defect.

Unity is strength. This statement is close to the truth. The ancients said that "three people are of the same mind, and their strength can cut through gold."Regardless of your great abilities, if you leave a team with one heart and one mind, you will have no choice but to be "empty and sad".The size of the so-called cause, to put it bluntly, depends on how many people you can unite.

[Original Code] Those who are close to slander and far loyal die.

The note said: "The slanderer is good at figuring out the owner's intentions and hits it; the loyal one pushes against the owner's faults and admonishes him. And Wu perishes; Qu Yuan is released, and Chu perishes."

【Interpretation】Slander is the monopoly of villainous people, and loyal words are the tombstone of the upright.In fact, any leader knows the consequences of "slandering relatives and being loyal", but they just can't do it. There are countless people who have been defeated because of this in history.The villains have always been scolded and despised by people, but they can often live a very nourishing life, and each one of them becomes successful.

In this way, there seems to be some kind of natural kinship between the leader and the villain, and they often hit it off.This is actually the relationship between supply and demand in human nature.

The villain is so flamboyant and good at flattering words.Liu Xiang in the Han Dynasty once said: "The words of villainous people are many but empty." It means: this kind of people are eloquent and eloquent, boasting and talking, and they say everything that sounds good.But ordinary people, especially leaders, are a little overjoyed and like to listen to what is pleasant to their ears. Who would like to "taste good medicine" all day long?So the slanderer focuses on these weaknesses, and often speaks to the heart of the other party.One likes to listen, the other likes to talk, the supply and demand are balanced, and the natural market is huge.

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