An ancient saying goes: A person cannot stand without faith, and a country cannot be strong without faith. Integrity is the foundation for a country to be strong. After reading "Shang Yang established a tree to win trust" in "Knowing Honor and Disgrace to Create a New Style", I understood the meaning of this sentence more deeply. I also learned that "integrity" is a quality more precious than gold. This article "Shang Yang's standing tree to win trust" mainly highlights the story of Shang Yang's standing tree to highlight that only by being honest to others, others will treat you with sincerity and help you. Next, let’s go and take a look!
In 361 BC, the Qin State was very backward and desolate. At this time, the new king of Qin, Qin Xiaogong, succeeded to the throne. This monarch has great talents and great strategies, and he is determined to restore the country and make it strong. After reading this, I breathed a long sigh of relief and was happy for this good king. However, I am worried again. Even if the king is determined to restore the country, who will help him restore the country? Then look down. Duke Xiao of Qin issued an order: As long as someone can make the country rich and powerful, let him be a high official. Later, a young man named Wei Yang met Qin Xiaogong and talked with Qin Xiaogong about his own method of making the country rich. The two of them got more and more excited as they talked, and even forgot to eat. After reading this, another big question popped up in my mind: Can this young man really make the country rich? How did he gain the people's trust? To solve the problem, go and have a look! The next day, a piece of wood appeared at the south gate, and a notice was posted next to it: If anyone carries the wood to the north gate, he will be rewarded with ten taels of gold. The last name written was Wei Yang. A bunch of people gathered around the notice, and everyone was talking about it, but they didn't believe it. I'm also thinking: What kind of medicine does Wei Yang sell in the gourd? It’s really hard to guess! When Wei Yang saw that there was no one to carry the wood, he increased the reward to fifty taels! People were talking louder. I am also more different. There must be a brave man under the heavy reward. A man rushed out, picked up the wood and left. When Wei Yang saw this, he actually gave him gold. Everyone started talking about it. Everyone thought that Wei Yang was trustworthy, so they helped him govern the country, and Qin became rich and powerful. Duke Xiao of Qin also kept his promise and gave Wei Yang fifteen Chengchi pools. From then on, everyone called Wei Yang Yang Shang Yang.
After reading this story, have you realized the value of integrity? But some people are very unruly. I have a little story here. There was a very talented college student who was poor but very smart. He had to take the shuttle bus every day, and he spent a lot of money on it. On one occasion, he failed to buy a ticket and was not discovered. He was so surprised that he often evaded fares and was only caught once. After graduation, college students look for jobs. But no company accepted him, and he didn't understand why, so he ran to ask the manager why he wasn't accepted. The manager said: "You are very talented, but you are not honest. We don't need such employees." He regretted it so much that he never found a job again. This is just as a famous saying goes: Morality can often make up for the defects of wisdom, but wisdom can never fill the gaps of morality. Therefore, integrity is a golden key. If you have it, you will have success!
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