Source of the allusion

"Historical Records: Biography of Huozhi": "In the past, King Goujian of Yue used Fan Li and Ji Ran because he was superior to Kuaiji. Ji Ran said: 'Knowing how to fight will lead to When you prepare and use it, you can know the things, and the two shapes can be seen and observed... When you judge the excess and deficiency, you can know the noble and the inferior. Like dung and soil, it is as cheap as pearls and jade. Money is like running water. "In the ten years of cultivation, the country has become rich. Soldiers are generously bribed. Soldiers go to the target. If they are thirsty, they get a drink. Then they report to the powerful Wu and watch the troops in China. They are called "Five Hegemons". Fan Li was ashamed of Kuaiji, so he sighed and said: "I have planned seven strategies, but I will be satisfied with the more I use five." Now that it has been given to the country, I want to use it as a home. ’ He took a boat and floated in the rivers and lakes, and... within nineteen years, he made three thousand pieces of gold. " "Hanshu·Huo Zhi Zhuan" is also available, and in the later paragraph, "Fan Li sighed and said: "If you plan a plan, you will be satisfied if you use five out of ten. Since you have given to the country, I want to give to the family.'..."

Definition and usage

Ji Ran was a native of Yue in the Spring and Autumn Period. It is said that he was Fan Li's teacher. He proposed a set of methods to revive the economy to King Gou Jian of Yue, which made the country of Yue rich and powerful, and finally repaid the debt. The hatred of Wu State. Fan Li used this method to do business again and became extremely rich. Later, this allusion was used to refer to the country's way of getting rich or the means of making a living for ordinary people.

Usage form

Ji Ran’s Ming Dynasty·Chen Zilong: “With Ji Ran’s skill in his hand, his heart is the same as that of a martyr.”

Ji Ran Ce Tang·Xiao Yingshi : "The plan will be used, and the plan will be used to convey the public opinion."

The plan was not used. Chen Shidao of the Song Dynasty: "The plan was not used, but the whole Wu was underestimated."

After making a living, Chen Yuyi of the Song Dynasty: "In the mirror, there is no pity for the old friend, but I feel ashamed that I have to make a living later."