Gan Family Instructions

Chapter 11
When a gentleman lives in the world, his ability is beneficial to the ears of things, and he does not just talk about empty talk.

There are no more than six things to compare the materials used in the country: one is the ministers of the imperial court, whichever is good at learning the style of governance, economics and liberal arts; Make sure to plan and do things by force; the four ministers of the vassal screen, whichever is clear and practice customs, are innocent and love the people; Chenggong saves money, and he has a little skill, which can be distinguished by those who are diligent in learning and practicing.Human nature is good or bad, how can it be beautiful, in the six ways?But when everyone knows the meaning and can keep a job, he will be worthy of his ears.

I have seen scholars of Chinese literature in the world, tasting ancient and modern algae, if they refer to various palms, and try them out, they are at a loss.Living in a world of peace, one does not know the misfortune of mourning and disorder; one lives under a temple, one does not know the urgency of war; World economic affairs also.When the Jin Dynasty crossed to the south, the gentry was favorably borrowed; therefore, the crown belt in the south of the Yangtze River, those who have talents, have been promoted to the servants of the order, and the servants of the ministers have been sent down.The rest of the literary and righteous people are mostly pedantic and flashy, not involved in world affairs; they make minor mistakes, and they are reluctant to beat Chu, so they are in a high-level, and their shortcomings are covered.As for the history of Taige Lingshi, the chief book supervisor, the kings signed the province, and learned how to use it for officials. Long too.People always overestimate themselves, and the whole world blames Liang Wudi and his son for loving villains and neglecting scholars and bureaucrats. This is also invisible to the eye.

The scholar-bureaucrats of Liang Shi all admired the clothes and belts, the big crowns and the high shoes, and when they went out, they were chariots, and when they entered, they were supported by servants. There were no horses in the suburbs.Zhou Hongzheng was loved by the king of Xuancheng. He dismounted Yiguo and served him constantly.Even if Shang Shulang rides a horse, he will be corrected and impeached.And Hou Jing's rebellion, the skin is fragile and the bones are soft, unable to walk, the body is weak, the energy is weak, the cold and heat are not tolerant, and those who sit and die in a hurry often happen naturally.Jiankang ordered Wang Fuxing to be elegant, but he had never ridden a horse. When he saw a horse neighing at Luliang, he was shocked. He said, "It's a tiger, why is it called a horse?" This is the custom.

The ancients wanted to know the difficulty of harvesting, and the way of doing business in the noble valley is also the way.The husband's food is the people's heaven, and the people can't live without food. If there is no grain for three days, father and son cannot live together.Plowing, cutting, harvesting, accumulating, beating, and winnowing, all those who get involved a little and enter the barn, how can farming be neglected and the end of the business be valued?The scholars in the south of the Yangtze River, who crossed the river south due to the prosperity of the Jin Dynasty, died as prison brigades. Up to now, in the eighth or ninth generation, they have no power to farm, and they eat their ears when they know their salary.Those who have fake orders believe that the boy servants did it, and they have never seen a mound of soil and planted a seedling; I don’t know how many months are now, how many months should be harvested, and how to know the remaining affairs of the world?Therefore, it is impossible to govern the officials, and it is not possible to manage the family. It is all a fault of leisure.

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