At that time, "Mao () wanted to change the current situation and serve the way of strengthening the country and enriching the people, so he strongly agreed. Reduce the number of officials, place two leaders, and cultivate the army. I also typed six letters and executed six. " This "six letters" is very famous. In short, it is:
"First, treat the heart first ... the heart is the owner of a suit and the foundation of a hundred lines. If your heart is unclean, you will think about it. If you think foolishly, you will find the reason is unknown. If you don't know the reason, it is right or wrong. If right and wrong are chaotic, you can't govern yourself, but you can rule the people! ... is to cure the people, first to cure the heart. Generally speaking, the first thing is to cultivate one's own ideology and morality ... Thought is the master of the body and the source of all kinds of behaviors. If you think impure, you will think. It is unreasonable to dream. If you don't understand the difference between things, you will confuse right and wrong. Once right and wrong are confused, they can't do it well themselves. How can they govern the people? ... so, the root of governing the people lies in cultivating ideology and morality first. )
Second, education, ... (2) Pay attention to education and influence ...)
? "Third, make good use of the geographical location ... people who are good at politics will be informed by the opportunity and annoyed by Jane. Third, give full play to the geographical position ... People who are good at governance will make political affairs simple and appropriate according to different situations. ...)
? "Fourth, we must have morality ... The ancients said:" The beauty of a thousand people is the beauty of ten thousand people. "Today's wisdom is effective. People who know a country are not close to Britain. However, if we can be diligent and careful, get rid of the false and the true, and the counties can make maximum use of them, there will be not many people, and all of them will be enough. No clouds are wise! ... so as the saying goes: "The official province is the province, and the province is the people; If the official is annoyed, things will be annoyed, and things will be turbid. "..... (Article 4, select talents, ... The ancients said:" The outstanding person among thousands of people is called the English, and the one who is outstanding among thousands of people is called the king. "Aren't those who are smart enough to take up a position and whose virtues are known to the people in one place the same as the ancient British army? As long as we can try our best to investigate and dismiss those who have a false reputation, select those who have real talents and practical knowledge, and find the best talents in our county to appoint, then no matter how many people there are, we can manage this place well. Who says there is no talent! ... so as the saying goes: "If there are fewer officials, there will be fewer things, and if there are fewer things, the people will be safe; If there are more officials, there will be more things, and if there are more things, the people will be confused. " ……)
"Fifth, sympathize with prison proceedings, ... and kill innocent people, preferring to forgive guilty people; It is better to be immoral than to harm the good. ... (article 5, be cautious about litigation, ... rather than killing innocent people, let criminals go; It is better to let the bad guys take advantage than to harm the good guys. ...)
"Sixth, they are all in service ... The country has no money and the position can't be held." ..... (article 6, average tax corvee, ... without wealth, it is difficult to keep the position of emperor. ……)
These six articles, now, are still very instructive, and some of them are simply famous sayings of governing the country.
There is also a very famous saying in the Biography of Zhou Shu Li Chuo: "There is no beginning in the air, and there is little end." This is what Yu Wentai, a pillar country, said, which means that everything has a beginning, but there are few happy endings.