Many thought-provoking famous sayings and aphorisms have long lost their original flavor after being passed down for hundreds of thousands of years. As for the above four sentences, many people think they are from the same book, but this is not the case. The first two sentences, "Compassion does not control soldiers, justice does not manage finances" comes from the book Zengguang Xianwen. As for the last two sentences, they are popular interpretations and were added by later generations. So how should we understand these four sentences?

First of all, the allusion that Ci is not in charge of soldiers comes from "Sun Wu Training Soldiers". According to legend, Sun Wu went down the mountain to defect to the King of Wu. In order to test his ability, the King of Wu found a dozen palace maids and concubines to let him train. The results are these The palace maids all thought they were playing games and did not listen to Sun Wu's command at all. Unexpectedly, Sun Wu raised his sword and killed the two concubines of King Wu on the grounds of disobeying military orders. At this time, everyone including King Wu They were all dumbfounded and obeyed from then on. On the battlefield, either you die or I die. Between life and death, there is no hesitation or mercy. A general may often commit injustice to the entire army because of his mercy to one person. Therefore, it is said that "Compassion does not control soldiers", this is a kind of great love.

Righteousness does not control wealth. Simply put, as a person who manages money, excessive pursuit of benevolence, righteousness and loyalty will bring disaster to yourself and your boss. This is reflected in the position of financial accountant. As a financial manager of a company or a large country, if you like to talk about loyalty and benevolence with others, you will leave a hole for criminals because of your personal feelings. The final result is harm. If you hurt others, you will also hurt yourself. There are many such examples in ancient times, such as Song Jiang, the leader of Liangshan. He was famous for his alms and good deeds. Whenever any hero in the world was in trouble, Song Jiang would generously donate money. Of course, this approach is understandable in winning people's hearts, but the accumulation of wealth On the one hand, if you spend all your money without being frugal, you will not be able to keep much money in the end. Therefore, people like Song Jiang and Du Yuesheng will live in poverty when they arrive.

It’s easy to understand if feelings don’t make a decision. You need to be sophisticated and flexible when doing small things, but when it comes to big things, you can't put too much emphasis on personal feelings. Especially in a country like China, which is a country of human relations, being too emotional will eventually harm yourself. As a senior leader, if you turn a blind eye to some criminal acts because of personal feelings, over time, the people below will follow suit and the whole system will be infected with this kind of culture. This is very important to a person who thinks For those who have achieved great things, it is a fatal blow.

Good people should not be officials. This sentence does not mean that kind people cannot be officials. In fact, to be a good official, you must be kind, but this kindness must be within the laws and regulations. As a good official, you must have good intentions towards the people. , not being kind to corruption, this kind of unkindness is the greatest kindness to fairness in the world.