The wisdom of the Spring and Autumn statesman Guan Zhong benefited greatly from reading it

Mondo History Updated on 2024-01-19

Guan Zhong, assisting Qi Huan Gong "Nine Princes, One Kuang World" name.

Guan Zhong, the name Yiwu, the word Zhong, was a native of Qi during the Spring and Autumn Period. His father was originally a doctor in the Qi Kingdom, and after the decline of the family, Guan Zhong and his friend Bao Shuya made a living in business. In 686 BC, the monarch of Qi Xianggong was killed, and Xianggong's two younger brothers, Gongzi Jiao and Gongzi Xiaobai, competed for the throne. At that time, Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya assisted Gongzi Jiu and Gongzi Xiaobai respectively. Guan Zhong once attempted to assassinate Gongzi Xiaobai. Gongzi Xiaobai successfully ascended to the throne, that is, Duke Qi Huan.

After Duke Qi Huan ascended the throne, he listened to Uncle Bao's suggestion, gave up his previous suspicions, and took Guan Zhong as his prime minister and respected him as the "middle father". After Guan Zhong's auxiliary government, he carried out a comprehensive reform of the country:

In terms of administrative management, the implementation of the "three countries and the military of its contempt", in accordance with the principle of division of industry and settlement, the country (national capital area) is divided into 15 Shiju Townships, 3 Gongju Townships and 3 Commercial Residential Townships, and the disdain (areas outside the national capital) is divided into 5 genera, and the selection of meritocracy is not only convenient for management, but also conducive to maintaining social stability.

In terms of economic management, the implementation of "equal land division of forces" -- the allocation of state-owned land to peasants for cultivation, and the implementation of "land and decay of taxation" -- levy corresponding taxes according to the quality of land, arouse peasants' enthusiasm for production, and promote agricultural development. Vigorously develop industry and commerce, implement "official mountains and seas," establish a monopoly system of salt and iron monopolized by the state, and develop industry and commerce by lowering tax rates and providing convenient food and lodging services for businessmen.

Reform the military system, "send military orders for internal affairs", stipulate that every 5 of the 15 townships in Shiju send 10,000 troops, realize the isomorphism of social organization and military organization, and integrate the military and the government.

1. The unity of the army and the people, "the code is the same, and the war is the same strength".

Under the reform measures of Guan Zhong, the national strength of Qi has been significantly improved. Guan Zhong then played the banner of "respecting the king and conquering the king", calling on the vassal states to respect the Zhou royal family, pursue Zhou etiquette, help Yan, Xing, and Wei resist the invasion of foreign enemies, and unite the vassal states of the Central Plains to contain the Chu state that expanded northward.

In 651 B.C., King Xiang of Zhou sent people to participate in the alliance convened by the Duke of Qi Huan in Kwaiqiu and recognized the hegemony of the Duke of Qi Huan, known as the "Nine Princes" in history. Guan Zhong assisted Duke Huan of Qi to reform internal affairs, develop the economy, strengthen armaments, and stabilized the chaotic order between the vassal states after King Zhou Ping moved eastward, becoming the first overlord in the Spring and Autumn Period.

In conclusion, Guan Zhong is one of the outstanding statesmen, military strategists, and businessmen in Chinese history, and his achievements and ideas have had a profound impact on later generations.

First, it is impossible to do it, and it is impossible to obtain it if it is not wanted;It can't be anywhere for a long time, and it can't be recovered. - Guan Zhong

To behave in the world, we must do what we can. You can't do things that can't be done, things you can't do. To put it bluntly, it is necessary to do things in line with reality, and don't do things that are imaginative and inadequate.

To do things in line with the actual situation, to work hard according to their own ideas combined with the goals that can be achieved in the real society, to achieve, can not be achieved overnight, and it is difficult to eat a fat man in one bite.

Second, the number of heavenly ways, the most is the opposite, and the prosperity is the decline. - Guan Zhong's "Pipe, Heavy Order".

This sentence can be said to be really incisive, everything in heaven and earth, everything, is like this, when it reaches a certain level, it will develop in the opposite direction, prosperity will decline, and things will be reversed.

We can only fill more if we learn to maintain a state of discontent, like a water glass, and not allow ourselves to fill it with water. Or you have to know how to unload, go all the way, unload all the way. The more you take, the slower you go. Life needs to use the computer, always clean up the useless garbage, in order to run more smoothly.

3. All ways to govern the country must first enrich the people. - Pipe Governance".

The fundamental principle of governing the country is that the people must first be rich.

Fourth, the ear listens, the hearing will be smooth, and the hearing is the deaf. - Pipe, Cardinal

The function of the ear is to hear, and when it hears the news, it is called to be intelligent.

Fifth, those who have no land and want to be rich are worried. ——Spring and Autumn Guan Zhong's "Guanzi Bayan".

It is impossible to become rich without land. Then, in a rapidly developing society, knowledge will be scarce, ability will be weakened, and future development will be extremely detrimental.

Sixth, there is no one in the world who suffers from no wealth, and no one can share it. ——Spring and Autumn Guan Zhong, "Guanzi Herdsman".

There is no need to worry about the lack of wealth available in the world, what you need to worry about is that there is no one to manage and manage this wealth, so that wealth cannot be used by people. Wealth is created by people through hard work, and its value can only be realized in circulation. Therefore, if people want to make use of wealth and enjoy it, they should first do a good job in production and business activities, so that wealth can be created in a steady stream and circulated in society in a continuous cycle.

7. Governing the country is always rich, and a chaotic country must be poor,—— and govern the country".

A stable country is often rich, while a troubled country is necessarily poor.

8. What must be obtained is not enough to rely on;The promise is not enough to believe.

From the Spring and Autumn Period Guan Zhong's "Guanzi Situation Solution". Lai: Lean. What you think you can do must be unreliablePromises that can be fulfilled must not be credible.

9. If the upper part loses its position, the lower part will exceed its knot. ——Spring and Autumn Guan Zhong, "Guanzi Herdsman".

If the monarch leaves his position at will and does not act in the way of the king, then the courtiers will change their integrity and do not act in the way of the courtiers.

10. The way to govern the country must first enrich the people. If the people are rich, it is easy to govern, and if the people are poor, it is difficult to govern. ——Spring and Autumn Guan Zhong, "Guanzi Governing the Country".

When the people's lives are prosperous, they will be able to live and work in peace and contentment, and social order will be stable, and such a society will be easy to govern, or even be governed without cure. If the people live in poverty and have no food and clothing, they will flee for famine and survive in all directions, and the society will become chaotic and disorderly, and such a society will be difficult to govern.

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