“Follow the times without blaming others.” The so-called "keeping up with the times" means focusing on studying economic laws and seizing fleeting business opportunities.

The so-called "not responsible for others", "Suo Yin" explains: "Choose people and do not let them down, so it is said that you are not responsible for others." That is to say, it means to be trustworthy and not to harm others in business.

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Fan Li: Born in the twelfth year of King Ping of Chu (517 BC) with the courtesy name Shaobo, he was a native of Chu State Wan (now Nanyang, Henan Province) at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. A famous statesman, military strategist and economist in early history. (China’s feudal tradition, which has lasted for more than 5,000 years, is divided into “scholars, farmers, workers and merchants”, with scholars at the head and merchants at the end. Until the Song Dynasty, there were still merchants who had to wear one black and one white shoes. Therefore, although Fan Li had brilliant achievements in his life, his experience of abandoning his official position and doing business prevented him from being included in the annals of history with the famous historical figures.)

Fan Li "can choose people and take charge of the time." "Follow the times without blaming others." The so-called "ability to select people" means being good at identifying and selecting talents, arranging them in appropriate positions, and playing their best role. As for "not taking responsibility for others", it means "responsible for others" and not doing things that are sorry for others. When Fan Li opened up wasteland on the coast of northeastern Shandong and developed agriculture, animal husbandry, fishery, and salt industries, he did not treat the ordinary workers under him at all, but cared and loved them, such as the "cultivating slaves" who farmed for him and the culture The "music slaves" of entertainment, he removed the "slave status" after 15 years and 10 years respectively, and became a free citizen. At the same time, this kind of "not responsible for others" is also reflected in the relationship between businessmen and customers. Treat people with sincerity and make profits from justice. Customers are God. Only by living up to others can we win the trust of customers. All of this shows his "humane" spirit.