Shang Yang must establish his prestige among the people in order to make the reform of Qin go smoothly. So he came up with such a way. He erected a log three feet high at the south gate of the capital, saying, Who can carry it to the north gate and enjoy twelve taels of gold? No one believes this is true, and naturally no one carries it. Shang Yang raised the reward to fifty taels. Finally, a strong man carried the wood to the north gate, and Shang Yang rewarded him with fifty taels of gold on the spot. People talk about it in succession: Shang Yang keeps his word and his orders must be carried out. As a result, Shang Yang's political reform was successful, which laid the foundation for the prosperity of Qin State.

From this, we can feel that honesty is a virtue, and trustworthiness is the foundation of being a man. As a high-ranking ruler, only by taking the lead in being honest and law-abiding, strictly enforcing the law, and distinguishing rewards and punishments, can we truly win people's respect and recognition. No matter in the past, present or future, I believe this will always be a wise saying.

Ideas:

It is always the best tradition of our Chinese nation to be honest with others and win people by faith. In this society, if each of us can truly keep our word, treat others with sincerity and trust, this society may be regarded as a truly harmonious society.

Any reform in history is not only a re-selection of the general plan of governing the country, but also a re-adjustment of interest relations. This is the real reason why the reform will be resisted. Because Shang Yang's reform measures to abolish the mining field violated the monopoly privilege of the aristocratic class on the land, it was strongly opposed by vested interest groups headed by the prince. However, Shang Yang was not intimidated by these powerful people. He believes that laws are not just made to punish ordinary people. Since ancient times, "if the law does not obey, it will be from top to bottom", so he advocated punishing the two teachers who instigated the prince to disobey the new law first. And Shang Yang's move did play the role of "killing chickens to show monkeys". When people see that even the teacher of the prince can't escape the punishment of the law, they never dare to have any luck again. After the efforts of Shang Yang, the new law "has been implemented for ten years, and Qin Min is very happy. There are no thieves in the mountains, and the family gives enough to others. People are brave in public war, afraid of private fighting, and township governance. "

In fact, nowadays, in business, the south gate of Shang Yang is often used to achieve a goal by keeping promises.