Trees here refer to cultivation and cultivation. The literal meaning of "it takes ten years to plant trees, but it takes a hundred years to cultivate people" is to cultivate a towering tree in ten years and a useful talent in a hundred years. It is often used to imply that a country, a nation and a family can succeed, multiply and inherit only by cultivating people well.

"Ten years of trees, a hundred years of people" comes from "Guan Zi Quan Xiu San": "One year's plan is nothing more than a tree valley; The ten-year plan is nothing more than a tree; Lifelong planning is nothing more than cultivating people. Nothing is better than planting crops for a year; Nothing can compare with planting trees for ten years; There is nothing better than training and selecting talents all your life. )

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The origin of "ten years of trees, a hundred years of people" The historical background of Guanzi Quanxiu No.3 is the author:

1. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the politician Guan Zhong served as the prime minister of Qi for more than 40 years, helping to carry out economic, political and military reforms, making Qi the first of the "five tyrants in the Spring and Autumn Period". His talent view is: "A year's plan is nothing more than a tree valley;" The ten-year plan is nothing more than a tree; A lifelong plan is nothing more than a tree. "

Qi was a famous politician and strategist in the Spring and Autumn Period. Zhou Muwang's descendants, who lost their father when they were young and their mother was in the hospital, lived in poverty and took care of their families early to make a living. After doing business with Bao, they joined the army and went to Qi. After many twists and turns, he was recommended by Bao as the minister of Qi, known as the "first phase in the Spring and Autumn Period" in history, and assisted to become the first overlord in the Spring and Autumn Period. So "Guan Yi raised me as a scholar" for a reason.

3. Guan Zhong's remarks can be found in Qi Yu of Mandarin, and another one, Guan Zi, has been handed down from generation to generation.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Ten years of trees, a hundred years of people.