Competing in the world, only the strong will be respected. In the social jungle, only those who compete and become stronger can perform freely and avoid being trampled on by others.

King Wu conquered Zhou and established Zhou Dynasty. He not only occupied the original territory of the Shang Dynasty, but also conquered many surrounding small countries. In order to firmly control this large area of ??territory, King Wu enfeoffed the land to clan members with the same surname and meritorious advisers, allowing them to establish vassal states on their own territory. On the one hand, they protected the security of the Zhou Dynasty. On the other hand, the kings of each vassal state must also pay tribute to The king of Zhou paid tribute. Anyone who disobeyed among the princes would be severely punished. The Zhou royal family also established a special punishment institution for this purpose.

Also, there is no reason for the United States to attack Iraq. Just because it is powerful, it can be said to be looking for weapons of mass destruction, or it can be said to liberate Iraq and realize democracy. In the Iraq War, the US military's highly technological "iron fist" smashed into the nearly helpless Iraq wantonly, just like a ferocious leopard teasing an antelope on the African grasslands. This reminds people of General Patton's famous saying: "War is mankind's most spectacular competition!" In the competition, people can do whatever they want. In battle, the strong win and the weak perish.

However, it is not easy to be a strong person. You must seize the opportunity and fight hard according to the time, situation, and events, in order to win the position of strong person.

From 230 BC to 221 BC, King Qin Yingzheng successively destroyed the six eastern countries and established the first unified centralized monarchy in the history of our country. However, Qin's victory over the six kingdoms and the unification of the world was not achieved solely by superiority in military strength. It was also based on the overall situation at the time, the will of the people, the preparations that had been made, the strength of the Qin State, and the strategy of King Qin Yingzheng. are inseparable. All of these are preparations made by Qin for hegemony in the world, and they are all necessary conditions for Qin to strive for hegemony. It is precisely because of these that the six eastern countries were unable to resist the Qin army's attack, and Qin was able to unify the world.

However, "it is difficult to conquer the world, but it is even harder to dominate the world." It is also not easy for the world's hegemons to maintain their leading position for a long time. After Dog Rong killed King You of Zhou in Mount Li, the royal family of Zhou declined day by day, and King Ping of Zhou was forced to move the capital to Luoyi. The strong ones among the vassal states gathered together to annex the weak ones. Expand your own territory, establish your own huge power, and strive to win the world. Faced with such a critical situation, King Zhou Ping didn't seem to have any clever tricks, but he was just willing to let others take advantage of him. As a result, a new round of overlords came to dominate the world.

Compared with King Zhou Ping, Qin Shihuang was much wiser in this regard. In order to consolidate his dominance, he took a series of extraordinary measures, which made it possible for him to achieve peace in the world even though he was not in power. It has been stable for 12 years.

Looking back at the actions of the "heroes" who lost their dominance, it seems that it is not difficult to find out the reasons for their defeat:

Subjectively: too obsessed with their own advantages, they tend to The lagging pursuer serves as a reference for oneself, so that it loses the motivation to move forward and surpass.

Objectively speaking: Anyone who is ambitious has the intention of taking over the world, and they are constantly building momentum in secret. No one will show mercy once they have the opportunity.

No wonder Song Taizu said: "No need to say more, what is the crime in Jiangnan, but the world is one family, how can we allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the bed?"

Don't forget: drive carefully Get the Ten Thousand Years Ship. Obviously, it feels uncomfortable to be suppressed by the leader, so the weak often form alliances to make themselves feel better.

When Mongolia was first unified, it was isolated and humiliated and oppressed by the Jin Kingdom. Therefore, Genghis Khan decided to form an alliance with the Song Dynasty to attack the Jin Dynasty. The alliance with the Song Dynasty benefited Mongolia a lot. Not only did he suppress Jin's arrogance, but he also made himself stronger.

The article "The "Puppy Economy" Has Advantages" by economist Zhong Pengrong also explains very well that when you are not strong enough to confront a powerful opponent, it is wise and wise to form an alliance. . In the article, he first cited a scene that often occurs on the African savannah: several small wolfdogs, one responsible for harassing, one responsible for driving, and one responsible for attacking, can actually eat a large zebra.

Then he concluded: "The secret of three puppies eating a big zebra is a clear division of labor and close cooperation. It is precisely because everyone has a clear division of labor, each performs his own duties, and never wavers, that the division of labor comes into being. The advantages of cooperation create the energy of cooperation. In economic work, many economic activities are also completed in this way of division of labor. I call this kind of economic activity “Puppy Economy”

In Wenzhou. In economic development, there are many such "puppy economies". For example, for shoes in Wenzhou, most of the finished shoes are not produced by one company, but by many shoe-related manufacturers - those who produce soles, those who produce uppers, and those who are responsible for gluing. Through cooperation, they produce finished shoes. of. Any one of these manufacturers will be unable to monopolize the market because they do not have sufficient financial strength and technical advantages. However, through such a combination, the "puppy economy" will have the ability to compete with the "big zebra" ” advantage, which is why Wenzhou’s economy is so dynamic.

However, although cooperation can be very effective, one must not lose his mind.

Procter & Gamble's "Tide" laundry detergent and Unilever's "Omo" laundry detergent are competitors of the same level, because both are well-known international brands, and their prices are significantly higher than domestic brands. , it was considered a peaceful place at the beginning, enjoying the high-priced laundry detergent market in mainland China. But the good times did not last long. With the gradual development of washing powders such as Diaopai and Qiqiang, Tide and Omo could no longer sit idly by in 1999. As a result, they competed to lower their prices, and the peace of the past disappeared in an instant.

Due to the high cost of products from foreign-funded enterprises, Tide began to "miss" the previous golden age. Because the peace in the past brought higher benefits to both parties, Tide decided not only to no longer After lowering the price, they also immediately raised the price of Tide, hoping to use this market action to send a signal to Omiao to stop the war, so that both parties can continue to peacefully coexist on mid- to high-priced laundry detergent. It’s a pity that Omo has its own clear understanding and continues to push the price to the mid-price range in 2001. The result is predictable: Tide suffered heavy losses and sales reached a record low, but Omo made a big deal and firmly maintained its position as a mid-priced laundry detergent. leadership position. Later, Tide finally recovered from the setback and lowered the price even lower than Omo in 2002.

In this case, although the two have cooperated before, they cannot cooperate forever; when there is a conflict of interest, competition is inevitable, and it is naive to imagine "peace" performance. In fact, the desperate struggle between "Mystery" and "Tide" is a normal phenomenon.

There are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. This is the value principle that Americans pursue when dealing with international relations. It is gradually accepted by more and more countries, including China, of course, although it is different from China’s traditional values ??are at odds with each other. Because the traditional Chinese values ??of "wealth is like dung, benevolence and justice are worth a thousand gold" are not very consistent with the law of the jungle.

Who said the overall situation has been decided

There are two sayings that are right, "If you fall behind, you will be beaten." "Since ancient times, human society has regarded the law of the weak as natural." Therefore, no weak should give up on themselves, otherwise they will only be ravaged by the strong.

In fact, the weak should not give up the gap between themselves and the strong, because strength and weakness only arise in a certain specific environment. If the environment changes, we still don’t know how the situation will develop. Have you ever heard that "oranges grown in Huainan are called oranges, and those born in northern Huaibei are called oranges?"

There is another story that also illustrates how different environments determine the pros and cons.

"Guppies" grow on the side of the road. This kind of grass always grows tenaciously in patches on the side of the path where cars and horses trample it, and it often invades the center of the not-so-wide path. One day, someone saw that this grass had such tenacious vitality, so he suddenly had the idea to transplant this grass to his home, build a small lawn at home, and water and fertilize it regularly.

After a while, many weeds grew in the small lawn. This person used manual weeding methods to keep the lawn "pure". But the weeds grew so fast that we had to give up and ignore them.

Half a year later, this "lawn" that was supposed to be covered with "dogskins" turned into a "herb garden" with no "dogskins" in it.

Why can "Guppi Pazi" grow well in harsh environments, but cannot survive under careful care? It turns out that this "dog-skinned weed" is particularly resistant to "trampling". In an environment where it is constantly being "trampled" on the side of the path, other weeds cannot bear it and cannot survive. Instead, it has become a "paradise" for "dog-skinned weeds". In a relatively superior environment, other weeds will have no chance to grow wildly without restrictions. The "dog skin pavilion" that naturally wants to grow close to the ground will lose its competitiveness and will gradually be covered by weeds until it loses its "right to survive". ".

People often say that market competition is the survival of the fittest. But think about it carefully, what is "excellent" and what is "bad"? This seemingly obvious question is really hard to answer. Because advantages and disadvantages are related to environmental conditions.

I am born with talents that will be useful, no one needs to doubt this. Wu Shihong, former general manager of Microsoft China, said: "There are too many outstanding talents in China. The lives of many ordinary people are full of sudden changes, discoveries and adventures, and there are many beautiful or tragic stories buried deep in everyone's heart. There are many people with great talents who may have experienced similar or more difficult experiences to me. Some may slowly surface by chance and find themselves a conspicuous or inconspicuous stage in society. Before many people find such a focus, they will always remain hidden dragons and crouching tigers."

So, even the weak must firmly believe in de Gaulle's famous saying - who says defeat is certain? As long as we don’t fight until the last moment, we still have the possibility of becoming a strong force——

“We did lose the battle. We were trapped by the mechanized troops of the enemy’s army and air force. The reason why we lost was because It was not just the numbers of the Germans, but more importantly their aircraft, tanks, and strategy that panicked our generals into making this move.

" But is defeat already decided and victory hopeless? No, you can't say that.

“Please take my word for it, for I am absolutely sure of what I say.

I tell you that France is not defeated, and that one day we will turn defeat into victory by the same means that have defeated us now. ”

This is part of the radio speech delivered by General de Gaulle when the French army suffered a major setback. This passage is excerpted here just to illustrate: As long as the belief remains, strength and weakness can be reversed.

However, one thing cannot be ignored, that is, blind expansion must not be done in order to become strong, especially in business operations. Blind expansion will often bring fatal consequences to the enterprise. Trauma.

Texas Instruments is one of the top instrument manufacturers in the United States. Seeing that IBM, Apple and other companies are making a lot of money from manufacturing computers, they have also invested heavily in trying to get a share of this emerging field. However, Doing well in the field of instrument manufacturing does not mean that you will make computers. Texas Instruments' computer company performed very poorly and ended up exiting the computer field in embarrassment after losing more than one billion US dollars.

It can be seen that business operations need to be done. It pays attention to strength and strategy. Enterprises cannot act arbitrarily based on courage. All decisions must be made within the scope of the company's own capabilities. Otherwise, at least some will be burdened with debt, and at worst, they will end up bankrupt.