1. Food is the most important thing for the people. ——Si Qian, a historian, thinker and writer of the Western Han Dynasty, "Historical Records: Biography of Li Sheng and Lu Jia"

Refers to the most important and fundamental reliance. This sentence is also called "food is the first thing for the people" (see Ban Gu's "Book of Han·Li Shiqi Biography"). The main idea of ??this sentence is: the common people regard eating as the most important thing.

To live, you must eat. Food is the most important and fundamental means of living to maintain people's lives. It is indispensable for an instant, so this sentence compares it to heaven. It can be cited when emphasizing the importance of agricultural production to the national economy and people's livelihood, and can also be used to illustrate the importance of diet to people.

2. Who knows that every meal on the plate is hard work. ——Li Shen, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, "Two Antique Poems"

The main idea of ??the two sentences is: Who knows that every grain of food on the plate is the result of hard work. There are four sentences in the poem. The first two sentences are "It's noon on the day of hoeing, and the sweat drops from the grass on the soil", describing the difficulties of farmers in farming.

The last two sentences generated discussion, saying how many people eating truly understood that every grain of grain embodies the hard work of the farmers, thus expressing the author's sympathy for the farmers. It can be quoted to warn people to cherish food and value the fruits of farmers' hard work; it can also be used to discuss the hard work of agricultural production and emphasize that a porridge and a meal are hard-won.

3. Build walls high and store grain widely. ——Zhang Tingyu, a minister of the Qing Dynasty, "History of the Ming Dynasty Zhu Sheng Biography"

The general idea of ??these two sentences is: Build the city wall high and reserve food widely, and you can be invincible. When Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty was conquering the world, he captured Huizhou. Someone recommended Zhu Sheng to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked Zhu Sheng about the situation and strategy at that time, and Zhu Sheng told him three sentences: "Build walls high, accumulate grain widely, and become king slowly." Zhu Sheng's suggestions were praised by Zhu Yuanzhang. Because whether it is to ensure victory in the war or to maintain political stability, "accumulating abundant grain" is very important.

4. Grain is the life of all people and the most important treasure of the country. ?——Northern Wei Dynasty agriculturist Jia Sixie's "Essentials for Qi Min: Miscellaneous Theory"

The main idea is: Food is the lifeblood of the people in the world and the most precious treasure of the country. "Food is the first necessity of the people", food is an indispensable thing for human survival. Our country has a fine tradition of cherishing food since ancient times, and these two sentences are still a warning to the world.

5. Therefore, Yao and Yu had nine years of water, Tang had seven years of drought, and the country had no one to donate barrenness, so it was necessary to have a lot of livestock to prepare for it. ——Chao Cuo, a political commentator of the Western Han Dynasty, "On Guishu Shu"

The general idea of ??these sentences is: the era of Yao and Yu encountered nine years of floods, and the era of Shang Tang encountered seven years of drought, but their country The reason why he was not destroyed by famine due to floods and droughts was because he had plenty of food stored and had made adequate preparations in advance.

Chao Cuo was a political commentator in the Western Han Dynasty and the "think tank" of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty. He advocated "focusing on the basics and suppressing the weak", rewarding grain production, promoting agricultural development, accumulating material and financial resources, and combating businessmen's speculation and profit-making.

"On Guishu" is a very famous discussion article by him. This passage illustrates the importance of reserves in the country's political and economic life. With strong reserves of material and financial resources, political stability can be maintained even in the face of severe natural disasters.