The honest historian Dong Hu

In the Spring and Autumn Period of Jin, there was a famous faint king in history, called Jin Linggong. When he was in power, he not only plundered people's wealth and collected taxes arbitrarily, but he also often stood on the tower and used a slingshot to shoot passers-by on the street for fun. Once, when the cook stewed bear paws for him but was not cooked properly, he actually killed the cook in anger.

Zhao Dun, a minister of the Jin State, saw that Jin Linggong was so cruel and fatuous, and saw that the Jin State was being destroyed in his hands, so he tried to persuade him several times. Not only did Jin Linggong not accept it humbly, but he secretly planned to kill Zhao Dun and get rid of this person who made him unhappy.

One day, Jin Linggong invited Zhao Dun to drink. While eating, a dozen soldiers who had already been lying in wait suddenly rushed up and surrounded Zhao Dun, intending to kill him. Fortunately, Zhao Dun was able to escape due to his superb martial arts skills.

Later, a relative of Zhao Dun found an opportunity to kill Duke Ling of Jin and avenge Zhao Dun. He also established a new king, brought back Zhao Dun who had taken refuge abroad, and restored his official position to his original position.

At that time, no matter how stupid the monarch was, he could not be killed. It was a sign of disloyalty and unrighteousness for his subordinates to kill the monarch. In any case, no one wanted to bear the crime of killing the king, so Zhao Dun wanted to see how the historian recorded this incident.

One afternoon, Zhao Dun came to the office of Dong Hu, the Taishi official who was responsible for compiling the history of Jin at that time. Zhao Dun picked up the bamboo slips recording history and threw it down. He said angrily to Dong Hu: "I was not in the court when Duke Ling of Jin died. How can you say that I was the one who killed him? You are slandering the imperial officials by writing like this. They are going to be beheaded."

Dong Hu said calmly: "Although you were not in the capital at that time, as a minister of the country now, you have never pursued the person who killed the king after you came back. If you say you are not the mastermind of this matter, no one will believe it.”

When Zhao Dun heard this, he thought it was the same, but he still said: “Let’s change it. Change it. It’s good for everyone.”

Dong Hu said seriously: “As a historian, the most important thing is to be honest. Black is black and white is white. Do not lie for a long time, otherwise it will be harmful to future generations. Deception. My duty is to record the true history. I can't rewrite the history books for personal gain. Losing my head is a small thing for me, but losing my integrity as a historian is a big deal. ."

After hearing what Dong Hu said, Zhao Dun was moved by his honest character and left without saying anything else, and he never gave Dong Hu any trouble in the future.

Dong Hu’s professional spirit of not fearing power and writing true history has always been regarded as a model by future generations of historians. Even the sage Confucius praised his honesty.

Honesty is priceless

There was a farmer whose family was not very wealthy and lived in an adobe house. After the reform and opening up, he boldly went to sea to do business. Not only did he make a lot of money, he also became a company manager, so he wanted to demolish the old house and build a new one.

He discussed this matter with his family, and they all agreed. Only his son Zhuangzhuang was reluctant to part with it. Zhuang Zhuang was born in this house. It was his childhood paradise and left him many beautiful memories. However, the house is really old and has to be demolished. So Zhuangzhuang agreed: The house can be demolished, but he has to watch it be demolished with his own eyes. My father thought about it and agreed.

Dad decided to dismantle it the next day. Unexpectedly, it rained heavily the next day and continued for several days, so the demolition of the house was delayed.

In a blink of an eye, the start of school is coming, and Zhuang Zhuang will soon go to study abroad. He just wanted to go a few days late, but one of his wishes was fulfilled. Dad refused to agree to anything. Zhuangzhuang was very sad, so he walked around the old house all day long, hoping to remember it deeply in his mind. Seeing that his son was so nostalgic for the old house, his father couldn't bear to disappoint him, so he comforted him and said, "Dad will wait until you have the winter vacation to demolish the house. You can just study in peace."

Zhuangzhuang goes to school. Gone. The father thought that the children had many interesting things in school and would forget about them in a few days. So the house was demolished.

It was about to be a holiday. Zhuangzhuang wrote a letter and mentioned the old house again, saying: "Many interesting things happened in this old house. It is a memory of my childhood and records my growth process. . Thinking that the holiday is coming and I can see the hut again, I feel indescribably excited.

However, I have to thank my father for this. It was my father who decided to keep the cabin until the winter vacation in order not to disappoint me. "

After reading the letter, the father was happy and ashamed. He was happy that his son had a kind heart that was easily moved, but he was ashamed that he had underestimated his child's sincere feelings. Compared with his son's trust in himself, , I really didn’t keep my word.

So the father built another mud house exactly like the original one on the same spot, and when his son came back, he demolished it in front of him. .

Many people did not understand what he was doing, thinking that he was pampering his children for no reason. But the father didn’t think so. He said: “I broke my promise and deceived my children now. I was making up for my mistakes, doing what a trustworthy father should do. Only in this way can I make my son trust me again and establish prestige in front of him. ”

Sure enough, Zhuangzhuang was very moved after learning about this incident, and determined to learn from his father and become an honest and trustworthy person.

An honest lawyer

On February 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln was born into a farmer's family. When he was a child, his family was very poor and he had no chance to go to school. He followed his father to cultivate and work in the western wilderness every day. He himself said: "I never went to school. time, the total total is less than one year. "But Lincoln was diligent and studious, and asked others for advice whenever he had the opportunity. He had no money to buy paper or pens, so he always had a book in his arms when he was herding cattle, chopping wood, and digging in the ground. When he was resting, he was gnawing on hard He would eat cold bread and read with relish at night.

When he grew up, Lincoln left his hometown and went out to make a living by himself. He worked as a day laborer, a sailor, a store clerk, a rural postman, a land surveyor, and also did gravity work such as logging and splitting wood. No matter what he did, he was very responsible, honest and trustworthy. When he was a teenager, he worked as a clerk in a village grocery store. Once, a customer paid a few cents more, and he traveled more than ten miles to get the money back. Another time, he discovered that he had underpaid the customer. With only two taels of tea, he traveled several miles to deliver the tea to that person's home. He was honest, studious, and humble, and was loved by the people around him wherever he went.

In 1834, the 25-year-old. Lincoln was elected as the Illinois Congressman and began his political career. In 1836, he passed the exam and became a lawyer. Very prestigious. Many people came to him to help him with the lawsuit, but one condition for him to defend his client was that the client must be a just party. Many poor people did not have the money to pay him for his services, but they only needed to tell Lincoln: "I am a just party." Yes, please help me seek justice. "Lincoln would defend him for free.

Once, a very wealthy man asked Lincoln to defend him. After listening to the client's statement, Lincoln found that the man was falsely accusing a good person, so he said: "I'm sorry but I can't defend you because your actions are unjust.

The man said: "Mr. Lincoln, I just want to ask you to help me fight this unjust lawsuit. As long as I win the case, you can pay me whatever you want."

Lincoln said seriously: "As long as you use a little court advocacy skills, your case can easily be won, but the case itself is unfair." If I took your case, when I stood in front of the judge and spoke, I would say to myself: 'Lincoln, you're lying. ’ Lies can only be spoken out loud when one loses one’s conscience. I cannot lose my conscience and tell lies. Therefore, please ask Gao Ming for help. I am not able to serve you. "

The man listened, said nothing, and left Lincoln's office silently.

The righteous future president

Lincoln had been a sailor in his early years. One day in June 1831, he and several sailors came to the slave auction market in New Orleans, a southern city in the United States. They saw rows of black slaves standing there in shackles and handcuffs. The ropes were strung together. The slave owners looked at the slaves carefully like they were buying a mule or a horse. Sometimes they would step forward and touch the slave's arms and pat the slave's thigh to see if the slave was strong and muscular and would be ready for future work. Strength. The slave owners beat the black slaves with whips and burned them with red-hot iron bars.

At this time, the young Lincoln said angrily: "What a shame! When I get the chance, I will completely destroy this slavery system."

In 1860, at the age of fifty-one, Lincoln campaigned for the U.S. President. He won and became President of the United States. He really abolished slavery and realized this great ambition, and at the same time he was respected by the American people.

Confucius's proud disciple

Yan Hui was the most proud of Confucius. Yan Hui was very poor, often wearing tattered clothes and eating very thin porridge. Once, a rich man invited Yan Hui to eat pearls from the mountains and the sea, and gave him a fine fur coat, but he refused. He said, "If I eat these delicacies and wear such comfortable and warm clothes, I will not be able to do anything." I can't continue to live my old life. Then I will do things that I don't want to do for the sake of food and clothing, and I will become dishonest because of my greed for pleasure."

One thousand. A cherry tree

George Washington was an American. He led the American Revolutionary War, was one of the founders of the United States of America, and was elected as the first President of the United States in 1789. He is a man of integrity and high moral character, and is deeply loved by the American people. To commemorate his achievements, the capital of the United States was named after him.

Washington was born in a large manor family. There were many orchards in his family. The orchards were full of fruit trees, but there were some miscellaneous trees among them. These miscellaneous trees did not bear fruit and grew very tall, affecting other trees. Growth of fruit trees.

One day, you personally handed Washington an ax and asked him to cut down the miscellaneous trees that would affect the growth of fruit trees. Moreover, he repeatedly told his son to pay attention to safety and not to chop down his own feet. Do not cut down fruit trees that are bearing fruit.

In the orchard, Washington wielded an ax and kept cutting down miscellaneous trees. Suddenly, he accidentally chopped down a cherry tree. He was afraid that his father would be angry when he found out, so he piled all the chopped trees together and covered the cherry tree with miscellaneous trees.

In the evening, my father came to the orchard and saw the cherries that fell on the ground when the cherry tree fell. He guessed that Washington accidentally cut down the fruit tree. Although my father already knew about this, he pretended not to know. He looked at the trees piled up by Washington and said, "You are so capable. Not only did you cut down so many trees in one afternoon, but you also piled the chopped trees up." "

After hearing his father's praise, Washington's face suddenly turned red. He said to his father ashamedly: "Dad, I'm sorry, it's just my carelessness that caused me to accidentally cut down a tree. Cherry tree, I piled up the trees to prevent you from finding out that I cut down the cherry tree. I deceived you, please blame me!"

After hearing this, my father laughed and was happy. Said: 'You are indeed an honest child. My father is very pleased with your honesty. Although you should be criticized for cutting down the cherry tree, I will forgive you because you did not lie. You know, I would rather lose a thousand cherry trees than hear you lie. !

Washington asked in confusion: "Is honesty really so precious? Can it be compared with a thousand cherry trees?"

My father said patiently: "Honesty is the most important quality of a person. Only an honest person can gain a foothold in society and gain the trust of others." Seeing your honesty makes me feel relieved. If I hand over the manor to you in the future, you will definitely help me run it well. "

Due to his father's teachings, Washington has always regarded honesty as a principle of life.

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Honest Gao Yun

Wei Emperor Taiwu was the third emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty. He sent Cui Hao and several scholars to write the history of Wei. Emperor Taiwu told them that writing the history of the country must be based on actual records.

Cui Hao and his colleagues followed this. According to the request, Cui Hao collected information from the previous generations of Wei and compiled a national history of Wei. At that time, the emperor's purpose of compiling the national history was only to be left to the descendants of the royal family. In order to improve his reputation, Cui Hao ingeniously compiled the national history. It was engraved on stone tablets and erected on both sides of the road in front of the Temple of Heaven in the suburbs.

The records in the history of the country are historical facts, but the ancestors of the rulers of the Northern Wei Dynasty were from the Tuoba tribe of the Xianbei people, who were in the Northeast at that time. Nomadic tribes; the culture of the previous generation in the Northern Wei Dynasty was still very backward and they didn't know much about etiquette. Some things were considered disgraceful to the Han people. People passing by looked at the stone tablets and started talking about them.

After Emperor Taiwu of Wei heard about it, he thought that Cui Hao and others did this deliberately to expose the scandal of the court, so he ordered all those who wrote the history of the country to be arrested and investigated.

Gao Yun, who participated in the writing, is the prince’s teacher. When the prince got the news, he took Gao Yun to the prince's east palace and said to him: "I will accompany you to see the emperor. If the emperor asks you, you can only answer according to my wishes and say nothing else."

Gao Yun didn't know what was going on, so he went to court with the prince the next day. The prince first went to the palace to meet Emperor Taiwu and said, "Gao Yun has always been cautious and has a relatively low status. The national history cases are all Cui Hao's business. Please forgive Gao Yun."

Emperor Taiwu of Wei called Gao Yun in and asked him: "Did Cui Hao write all the history of the country?"

Gao Yun answered honestly: "No, Cui Hao has too many things to do. Just an outline. The specific content was written by me and other colleagues." Emperor Taiwu of Wei asked Gao Yun again: "Is that so?"

Gao Yun. Said: "I have committed a crime, how dare I deceive Your Majesty. The prince just said this, just to save my life."

When Emperor Taiwu of Wei saw Gao Yun's honesty, he not only pardoned him, He was also ordered to draft an edict saying that Cui Hao had slandered the imperial court and sentenced everyone to copy it.

Gao Yun returned to the official office and hesitated for a long time, but did not write a word. Emperor Taiwu of Wei sent people to ask again and again, and Gao Yun said: "I request to report it to the emperor again."

So Gao Yun entered the palace and said to Emperor Taiwu of Wei: "Cui Hao has selfish motives for doing this. , there are mistakes. However, there is nothing wrong with writing history to record the emperor's activities and political gains and losses. Besides, Cui Hao and I wrote the history together. How can your Majesty forgive me if something goes wrong? , I am very grateful. But if I say anything against my conscience in order to survive, I will not do it."

Emperor Taiwu of Wei was so angry that he thought Gao Yuntai was too ignorant and asked the warriors to take him to prison. inside. Later, the prince begged again and again before letting him go.

Emperor Taiwu of Wei did not spare Cui Hao after all, and confiscated Cui Hao's entire family. But because Gao Yun dared to tell the truth, no more people were implicated. According to Emperor Taiwu of Wei himself, if it had not been for Gao Yun, he would have killed thousands of people.

Historian Sima Qian

After the death of Sima Tan, the Taishi of the Han Dynasty, his son Sima Qian succeeded him as Taishi. Sima Qian, like his father, was an honest and upright historian. Once, the general Li Ling in the DPRK failed to attack the Xiongnu and was forced to surrender. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was very angry when he found out. All the ministers in the court spoke ill of Li Ling, but Sima Qian remained silent. So Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked Sima Qian what he thought of this matter. Sima Qian said: "Li Ling fought thousands of miles, and the food and grass were never enough. The soldiers were exhausted, so it is forgivable to surrender in defeat." Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty thought that Sima Qian was deliberately saying good things to Li Ling, so he punished Sima Qian and gave him alms. Got castration. However, Sima Qian was still asked to preside over the compilation of the history book "Historical Records". Although he was punished by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Sima Qian still recorded the achievements of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty truthfully and praised Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty for being a wise king despite his mistakes.

Franklin who works with integrity

Franklin was an American in the 18th century. He was a famous scientist and a famous social activist. He participated in drafting the United States' Declaration of Independence and made great contributions to American independence and freedom.

He comes from a family of craftsmen who have been blacksmithing for generations. Since there are many children in the family, it is difficult for his parents to rely on blacksmithing to maintain their family's life. Twelve-year-old Franklin saw his parents worrying about their livelihood all day long, so he wanted to do something for his family. At this time, in addition to blacksmithing, my father also made candles.

Later his brother opened a newspaper in the city, and Franklin became an apprentice to his brother and learned typesetting in a printing office. His brother was very mean to him, often scolding him for trivial matters, and sometimes beating him severely. This made Franklin unbearable, and soon left there to find a job in another printing office. But his brother was very bad and told all the printing shop owners in the city not to hire Franklin.

Franklin had to find work in other cities. He lived in Philadelphia, where a man named Keimou asked Franklin to help him manage the printing shop he opened, promising to give him a high salary. Franklin couldn't find another job for the time being, so he agreed.

Franklin was already a skilled worker at that time, and the other workers hired by Keimou were people who did not know much about printing, typesetting, and binding. Keimou paid these people very low wages. When the smart Franklin saw this situation, he guessed that Keimou wanted him to train these cheaply hired workers into skilled workers and then drive him away. Keimou had a bad reputation in the local area, and everyone knew that he was a cunning and cunning villain.

Although Franklin had already guessed what Kaimo was thinking, he thought that since he agreed to accept the job, he should try his best to do a good job and be serious and responsible for his work. He should not let it affect him just because his boss is not good. own serious attitude towards work. So, he taught these workers some techniques every day, and even taught these people the method of making typefaces he invented.

Keimou was very polite to Franklin at first. A few months later, he found that the workers he hired cheaply had basically mastered the typesetting and printing technology, so he began to cause trouble to Franklin for no reason. Withhold his salary. On one occasion, Keimou actually pointed at Franklin's nose and called him a stupid pig. Franklin was very angry and said: "There are only stupid pig bosses and no stupid pig workers. People like you are not worthy of being a boss at all."

Keimou was about to drive Franklin away when he The sarcastic person would say: "God didn't keep you, a genius, from working here. You can slip away like a squid."

Franklin had long ago not wanted to work, so he said in front of the workers: "Kimou , don't beat around the bush, you invited me here just to train you workers. Now that they are all skilled workers, you can drive me away. I have already guessed what you are thinking. But don't worry, I'm Franklin. People have always been honest and will not spread wrong skills to them because of your despicableness. When you fire them in the future, they can easily find jobs based on their own skills."

Finished. , Franklin packed his luggage and left the shop.

Sun Fuga, an outspoken admonisher

In 618 AD, Li Yuan, a hero of troubled times, proclaimed himself emperor in Chang'an and established the Tang Dynasty. In the winter of the fifth year, the first imperial examination in the history of the Tang Dynasty was held, and Sun Fuga ranked first.

Sun Fuga saw that the Tang Dynasty after the war was still very backward and needed to be managed with all its strength. So he said to Emperor Li Yuan: "The Sui Dynasty fell because the emperor did not listen to honest advice. Your Majesty must learn a lesson. No matter how talented a person is, it is impossible to think about all state affairs. Only one who is good at using people and listens with an open mind Only with opinions can the country be governed well."

Li Yuan listened and felt that Sun Fujia was a loyal person who cared about the country, so he appointed him as the censor of governance. Since then, Sun Fuga has spoken out to Li Yuan many times to advise him, and won the trust of Li Yuan, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

Later, during the period of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Sun Fuga still risked his life to remonstrate with Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.

Before the abdication of the throne, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty fought frequently in the north and south. Later, the world became peaceful and there was no war to fight, so he became obsessed with hunting. If he didn't hunt for a few days, he would feel itchy.

One day, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was going hunting again. He led a few guards, with bows and arrows on their backs, and falcons and hounds, and was about to set off. At this time, Sun Fubao rushed over, grabbed the reins of the horse and said: "Your Majesty is hunting, playing in the forest, riding a horse and shooting arrows without necessary protection measures. It is very dangerous. Once there is something wrong, who will be in charge of government affairs? I advise your Majesty to do it for the sake of the country." People, don't be greedy for temporary pleasure and indulge in such a useless business."

It seems that someone poured cold water on Tang Taizong, who was in high spirits. He was disappointed and embarrassed, and he was really angry. Come to one place. But he didn't want to destroy the Tang Dynasty's tradition of humbly accepting advice, so he said patiently: "I have nothing to do today, and I am not greedy for women. I just like hunting and would like to take the opportunity to go out for a walk. Besides, I don't even care about hunting. He went around the village without disturbing the people, and he also brought a dozen guards with him. What else do you have to worry about?"

After saying that, he got on his saddle and mounted his horse, and waved from his entourage, ready to set off. .

Unexpectedly, Sun Fujia wrapped the horse's reins around his waist, knelt in front of the horse and said, "Your Majesty, when you go out today, please step over the old minister. I am willing to die in exchange for your honest advice." "

Tang Taizong was furious and said: "I originally thought that you were an honest and brave person who could give advice with sincerity and not harm your face. But you didn't know what to do. There is no level of ambition, and my actions are restricted.

I can't even make the decision on this matter, so why should I be an emperor? Someone, drag him out and behead him. "

Several tall and strong warriors came immediately after hearing the sound. They grabbed the weak Sun Fujia in his hands like a chicken. Sun Fujia said without fear: "The pass of Xia Dynasty. Long Feng was killed for speaking out and remonstrating. I would rather meet him under the Nine Springs than wait for you any longer. "

At this time, Tang Taizong smiled and said: "I am just trying your courage. You are really an honest and courageous gentleman. It is a blessing for the Tang Dynasty to have you! Okay, then I won’t go out today. I heard that you are very good at chess. I want to play a game with you and enjoy the joy of playing chess with a master. ”

Soon, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty appointed Sun Fujia as an admonishing official.

A dime of integrity

Shimamura Yoshio is a well-known wealthy businessman in Japan. He became rich quickly within a few years. People asked him: "What is the secret to becoming a wealthy businessman in a short period of time?" "

Shimamura Yoshio said: "Integrity, I started with ten cents of integrity. ”

Mr. Shimamura was originally an ordinary businessman doing small-scale wholesale business. After working for a few years, he saw that many businessmen around him had won the respect of their peers because of their integrity, and he gradually realized the importance of integrity. It plays a role in business interactions, so I thought of a good way to win credibility.

There are many fishermen in Japan, and hemp rope is an indispensable production tool for them. If you can do hemp rope business, you will definitely do it. He quickly became rich, so he decided to start a wholesale business of hemp rope. He first purchased hemp rope from a hemp rope manufacturer. The purchase price of each hemp rope was 50 cents, plus transportation, storage and handling fees. The price of each hemp rope must be higher than 50 cents, but Shimamura sold it to factories and retailers in Tokyo for 50 cents each, not only did he not make a penny. , and lost a lot of money. A year later, everyone knew that there was a businessman named Shimamura Yoshio, who was doing "loss-making business", so the order form flew into Shimamura's hands like snowflakes, and his name was It also flew into people's ears like it had wings.

The clever Shimamura found the manufacturer of hemp rope and said: "In the past year, I purchased a large amount of hemp rope from your factory. , and the sales have been good, but I always sold them at the purchase price and lost a lot of money. If I continue to do this, I will go bankrupt in a few days.

After the factory looked at the bill of goods issued by Dao Cun, it was indeed sold at the original price. Considering that there were many customers ordering from Dao Cun, they decided to give 5 cents and agreed to sell it at the original price for each hemp rope. Sold to Dao Cun for 45 cents.

Shimamura came to his customer again and said honestly: "In order to expand my influence, I used to sell hemp rope at the original price. Now I have almost lost all my money. If this continues, I will close down. I just came back from the hemp rope factory, and they decided to give me five cents for each hemp rope. Can you please discuss and give me a little more?"

The customers read the purchase order and knew that Dao Cun was telling the truth, so they decided to add 5 cents to each hemp rope and buy Dao Cun's hemp rope at a price of 55 cents per rope.

Because Shimamura is honest and always tells manufacturers and customers clearly how much money he has made in the process, he has won people's trust and people are willing to do business with him.

Papermaking King

Zhang Yin, whose ancestral home is Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province, is now the president of Mid-South America Co., Ltd. and the honorary president of the American Business Association. In 1997, her company ranked 95th among the "Top 500 Women's Enterprises" in the United States, and jumped to 54th in the 2002 selection. She is a star in the paper industry and is called the "Paper King" by many media. She said her career started with integrity.

At that time, 27-year-old Zhang Yin gave up her stable job and housing in her hometown and came to Hong Kong with 30,000 yuan, which was all her savings. However, to gain a foothold in Hong Kong, a world-class financial center, 30,000 yuan is actually a drop in the bucket. A Hong Kong boss hired her with a generous salary of 500,000 Hong Kong dollars per year, but she politely declined because she wanted to start her own business. After being introduced, she started a company in partnership with others.

After that, she entered the papermaking industry, first recycling waste paper, then using waste paper to make pulp, and finally using the pulp to make new paper. Zhang Yin's company sells both pulp and finished paper.

Many of her customers are mainlanders who often purchase her pulp. At that time, a director of a paper mill in mainland China said to her: "The pulp imported from Hong Kong is mostly mixed with water, not 100% pure pulp, and the quality is not very good. I hope you can change this situation." < /p>

This sentence reminded Zhang Yin, she thought: if you are more successful than others, you should win in terms of credibility. So she started producing pure pulp without water, and her business was indeed much better than before. However, adding water to paper pulp had become a "business rule" in Hong Kong's paper industry at that time, and no one dared to violate this unwritten rule. It happened that a new woman broke this rule, and her disaster came. She often received threatening calls from the underworld, and even her partners lied to her and secretly added a certain amount of water to the pulp, causing her to suffer huge financial losses. But she did not flinch and still insisted on her own approach. Soon people knew that there was a female paper king in Hong Kong who operated with integrity and did not add water to the pulp, so they all rushed to buy her pulp. In order to compete with her, peers in Hong Kong's paper industry also had to produce pure pulp. She has made great contributions to the healthy development of Hong Kong's paper industry.

Hong Kong is, after all, a small island. It is difficult to purchase large amounts of waste paper as raw materials, and it cannot realize its dream of being a "paper king". So in 1990, she came to the United States again, where she still insisted on putting integrity first and winning with quality. Soon her Zhongnan Co., Ltd. built seven packaging plants and transportation companies in the United States, becoming the real "paper king."

McDonald’s Integrity

McDonald’s is an American fast food company. Its chain stores span all continents around the world and are very popular among consumers. How did an ordinary fast food company spread all over the world in just a few decades? Its business secret is integrity. In McDonald's chains around the world, whether the waiters there are white, black or yellow-skinned Asians, as long as you walk in, you will be warmly received, and you can ask the employees there to celebrate your birthday with you; even if it is not different Things can also be rested inside, and no one will kick you out before off-duty hours; you can make any request you have, as long as it is reasonable, they will try their best to satisfy you and let you leave satisfied.

Once, an old American lady lost a tooth while eating at McDonald's. The doctor diagnosed that the tooth was knocked out by the hard food. The doctor determined that the tooth was knocked out by the hard food. The teeth were not very strong, so McDonald’s compensated the old lady $600,000. Not only did this incident not diminish McDonald's reputation, people felt that it was a sign of McDonald's integrity.