Benefits should be shared by the whole team, but the principle of distribution according to work should be observed. If only some people benefit, it will inevitably lead to infighting and division.
"Seek less, not more, and benefit can be shared, but we can't be immune to it" is the first rule under the temptation of Zeng Guofan's "six commandments" in the late Qing Dynasty.
Zeng Guofan can be said to be one of the most important politicians, militarists and Neo-Confucianists in the late Qing Dynasty, and also one of the most revered figures in Chairman Mao's early years. Chairman Mao once said, "A fool loves a man and serves Ceng Wenzheng alone". It can be seen that Zeng Guofan's thought has a far-reaching influence on Chairman Mao.
If we want to specifically analyze Zeng Guofan's influence on Chairman Mao, the "Six Commandments" is a good starting point. So, let's take a concrete look at which six commandments are these:
If you analyze one by one, you may fall into a long story, so make a concrete analysis based on the temptation of "seeking less but not more, benefiting together but not being alone".
Chairman Mao was deeply impressed by Zeng Guofan's down-to-earth life style. He once copied a lot of Zeng Guofan's words in his reading notes, such as "cleaning up the diary of life, changing the words, and emphasizing two meanings: the sunset is the more realistic." Don't be jealous of thick people; In fact, I don't talk big, I don't have a good reputation, I don't do overhead things, and I don't say it's too high. " In fact, this is the pragmatic style of Hunan scholars. In Chairman Mao's later words, it is "seeking truth from facts".
The core of "seeking truth from facts" is to proceed from reality and analyze specific problems. This is like "seeking less but not more", because the truth is often in the hands of a few people, which is "widowhood". Because a few people will carefully examine and try to verify, the conclusions are often correct and close to the truth. Once a strategy and a strategic plan fall into the discussion of all the participants, there will be different opinions. Arguments not only delay time and miss the best opportunity to use strategies, but also often decide the direction of action by a show of hands. In this case, it can be said that it is not worth the loss. Sometimes it even makes the revolution, or the cause, fall into great difficulties.
The most obvious example is the discussion about "Do you want to play drums" when crossing Chishui for four times on the way to the Long March. At that time, except for Chairman Mao, almost everyone in the leadership of the Red Army raised their hands and agreed to attack the new drum field. At that time, Chairman Mao must have been extremely lonely, and in Zeng Guofan's words, he was "widowed". Finally, it was proved that Chairman Mao's judgment was correct, and the Red Army finally gave up attacking the new drum field under Chairman Mao's correct suggestion, thus avoiding a major crisis. After that, the Red Army launched the "three-man army" again, which can be said to be back to the correct path of "seeking less but not more".
We can even say that the "democratic centralism" of the party's fundamental organizational system and leadership system still leaves traces of "seeking less but not more".
Besides, "interests can be shared but not exclusive", and "interests" are interests. Specifically, it is nothing more than gold and silver, land, goods, food and so on. The general meaning of this sentence is: everyone shares the benefits, and one person or several people can't eat alone. This is a kind of leadership art and the only way to unite most people. Historically, Xiang Yu's failure and Liu Bang's success lie in Xiang Yu's "independence" and Liu Bang's understanding of "benefiting the Communist Party".
Perhaps inspired by this, Chairman Mao listed in his "Three Disciplines and Eight Notices" that "all seized articles shall be turned over" and then distributed uniformly and evenly. Only in this way can the equality between officers and men be truly realized; The people's army can bid farewell to the old army and move towards a new life.
Abstract: The core of Zeng Guofan's thought is "to be practical", which has a far-reaching influence on Chairman Mao and other revolutionaries of the older generation, especially Hunan revolutionaries. Of course, it is not that many of Chairman Mao's strategies must be influenced by Zeng Guofan, which is unrealistic. But it is precisely because he planted a seed of "practical application" that talents such as Chairman Mao slowly set out from reality and explored and practiced on the road of revolution, and finally formed a set of thoughts on building the party, the army and the country. And "seeking less but not more, benefiting together and not being immune to it" is part of the idea of "applying the world".
This sentence can be called "motto of life"! It is a famous saying of Zeng Guofan, an important minister in the late Qing Dynasty. Zeng Guofan, the seventieth grandson of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, was a modern politician, strategist, writer, philosopher, commander-in-chief of Xiang Army and one of the four famous ministers in the late Qing Dynasty. Known as the "semi-saint in the late Qing Dynasty".
Zeng Guofan's thoughts and ideas have a far-reaching impact on later generations, and they are respected and praised by later generations. Mao Zedong, a great man, commented on him as "being close to others and serving Ceng Wenzheng alone". Indeed, Zeng Guofan is very insightful in knowing people, employing people and treating others. Many of his ideas still make us worship the gods.
Some people say that after reading Zeng Guofan's "six precepts" in life, he learned his ways of being a man and doing things.
The famous saying, "benefits can be shared, but we can't be immune; Strategies can be less, but not more ",which comes from the temptation of life in Zeng Guofan's" six precepts ". Let's take a look at what the "six commandments" are.
These six commandments, each of which is a wise saying, have long sounded the alarm, which has played a very good guiding role in our cause and in dealing with people. Today, I mainly talk about Zeng Guofan's first time under temptation.
It is not difficult to understand the literal meaning of "benefits can be shared but not exclusive, and strategies can be hidden but not made public", which means: benefits should be shared but not exclusive. Single-minded interests are bound to fail, and everyone's strategic plan will be leaked.
In short, that is to say: benefits can be shared but not monopolized, and few people make suggestions but not many.
Why do you say that?
Benefits should be shared, not exclusive. When we get certain benefits, we should share them with the public, not "eating alone", but learning and knowing how to "share".
Xiang Yu, the overlord of the land of Western Chu, is a lean man who can carry the tripod, but he is not good at "benefiting the Communist Party" and has no mind and courage to share interests with generals, so is his first counselor Fan Zeng.
Han Xin, an old subordinate, commented on Xiang Yu like this:
Xiang Yu's "stingy" strength makes people laugh. You don't want to give benefits to your subordinates and meet their requirements. Why do they work for you? What do they want without direct interest?
On the contrary, Liu Bang knows the weakness of human nature and understands that there must be brave people under the four rewards. On the eve of the Battle of Gaixia, Han Xin, Peng Yue, Ying Bu and other generals just held their horses and bargained for vested interests.
At this time, Liu Bang showed his great spirit and mind, and decisively promised to seal the king for the three men. Driven by huge interests, the three men worked hard with Liu Bang to encircle Xiang Yu and finally won the Chu-Han War.
Although Liu Bang was born in a peasant family, he was far-sighted and open-minded. He abolished the harsh laws of the Qin Dynasty, formulated three chapters about the law, bribed people's hearts, learned people to be good at their duties, and humbled coachable, so that all the warriors in the world defected, eventually killing Xiang Yu, winning the Chu-Han War and unifying the whole country.
Liu bang was born with the leadership ability of knowing people, employing people and controlling people, that is, the skill of emperors, even if Chu is strong and Han is weak? The end of the war was that Chu defeated Korea and won. In this process, the most important thing is that Liu Bang is familiar with human nature and understands "benefit sharing".
"Emperor Han offered heroes since ancient times, so don't laugh. It is a compliment to Liu Bang to ask who was the later emperor and who was not in the scope. Mao Zedong commented on Liu Bang:
"The world is bustling for profit, and the world is bustling for profit," Sima Qian said in Historical Records. What does this sentence mean? In other words, people from all over the world flock to China for the benefit and go their separate ways for the benefit.
Interest is what most people have longed for since ancient times, and they respect the supremacy of interest. "People die for wealth, birds die for food" is a classic summary. Although it is a bit too much, it also shows the importance of interests.
If anyone wants to monopolize the benefits without sharing them with others and only cares about "eating alone", then the result can be imagined, he will inevitably lead to public anger, become the target of public criticism, and finally be defeated.
This strategy should be hidden and not made public. When we plan an important event, we should consult with a few people, not with most people, or make it widely known.
In this world, the truth is always in the hands of a few people, and there are not many people with opinions in a team. Moreover, this society will always follow the law of the jungle, which cannot be separated from the "28 Law".
What is the 28 law?
The 28 Law, also known as 80/20 Law, Key Minority Law, 82 Law and Pareto Law, refers to the situation that only about 20% of variables control 80%.
For example, about 80% of the land in Italy is owned by 20% of the population, and 80% of pea production comes from 20% of plants. This principle is widely used in enterprise management.
Then go back to the famous saying that "planning can be less but not more", and apply the 28 th Law, that is, 20% people control the success or failure of the whole planning event, and here 20% refers to a very small scope and a very small number.
In the enterprise, the company's strategic planning, major decisions, etc. It's all decided by the CEO and a few executives. Does the boss have any important decisions to discuss with all the employees?
In an army, secrets such as strategy and tactics are formulated by military leaders in a small scope. It is impossible to discuss military strategies with all soldiers, and soldiers only need to implement them.
I worked as HRD in a company and once organized all employees to discuss the human resources system. As a result, a small attendance system was still hanging for three months, and it was finally released after middle and high-level discussions.
It is conceivable that the ideal is full and the reality is very skinny. A major strategy, plan, decision, etc. They are only suitable for small-scale production, not for large-scale publicity, and there is no need for everyone to participate.
Zeng Guofan's "not only sharing the same benefits, but not counting too many people" can be called our "motto of life", which teaches us not to focus on short-term interests, but on grand plans, not in the name of democracy, but on reality.
This sentence is very applicable in our real life and has played a great guiding role in our work, life and study. Zeng Guofan's thought has a far-reaching influence on later generations.
Zeng Guofan also had original opinions in other aspects.
0 1: In terms of making friends, Zeng Guofan thinks that elegance is the most important thing in making friends, and he should "push sincerity and keep integrity, compromise with macro, and be selfless and suspicious." "Don't take advantage of others in everything, don't play with others' money", we should brainstorm and don't turn a deaf ear.
02: In terms of social life, Zeng Guofan thinks that it is always good to have less money and less production, and patience is the top priority for officials. "Morality is detrimental to satiety, while pleasure is detrimental to arrogance."
03: When dealing with people, we must pay attention to the word "light". "It is not particularly rich and famous. The success of a person's family is determined by God, that is, whether the virtue of learning is established is mostly related to God. Let's laugh it off."
04: "You don't have to do your own work, you don't have to do your own fame", "The sooner you retire, the better", and so on.
Jiang Gong once praised Zeng Guofan: "Ceng Gong is a model of China spirit". Zeng Guofan's thought embodies a pragmatic spirit, which is worth looking forward to and learning all our lives.
Some people have different views on Ceng Gong's famous words. After all, a person's thought is the product of specific social conditions, and it is normal to have certain limitations.
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