Chapter 80 The combination of leniency and fierceness is well tuned

The ancients said: "Under heavy rewards, there must be brave men; if the rewards and punishments are clear, the plan will succeed." You should reward what you want.Although Zeng Guofan was a literati, he managed the Hunan Army into a very effective army.The method is very simple. He believes that peasants who come out to fight with their lives are nothing more than to get promoted and get rich. For those who want to be an official: win a small battle and become a small official, and win a big battle to become a big official; Wealth, win big battles and make a fortune.Associating the victory or defeat of the war with the promotion and fortune of the soldiers injected vitality and vitality into the army.

If you think that this is how Zeng Guofan leads the army, then you are completely wrong. His generous temptation is based on strict military discipline.Zeng Guofan believes that the most taboo thing in marching and fighting is that the command of the army cannot obey the masses, the command is not effective, and the soldiers do not obey orders and dare to commit crimes. Such an army will naturally disperse when it encounters a strong enemy, without strong combat effectiveness.Therefore, under the guidance of "benevolence and etiquette" and "loyalty and trustworthiness", he strongly advocated "discerning the power of others" and "respecting the superior to know the propriety", that is, a strict hierarchy system, clarifying the status of the upper and lower and the status and inferiority.It emphasizes that the superior can govern the inferior, and the subordinate must not violate the superior. In particular, it advocates that the army must be strictly governed, and that "the courage should not be too lenient, and the rules should be more cautious. When you are in battle, you will be brave and fearful, and you will not dare to disobey orders."Zeng Guofan believed that only by running the army strictly and "violently" so that soldiers "take the fear of the commander as the first righteousness" can they guarantee the obedience of military orders in war.

If there is only leniency but no strictness, and only rewards but no punishment, the security of an organization or country will inevitably be threatened. Gongsun Qiao of the State of Zheng in the Spring and Autumn Period was an extremely famous reformist politician at that time. He has been in power for decades in the state of Zheng. He can pay attention to combating the stubborn conservative forces of the slave-owner nobles, commend "loyalty and frugality", oppose "luxury", reform the land system and military tax system, publish criminal law provisions, restrict privileges and clean up political discipline, making Xiao Xiao Zheng Guo, whose national power has been greatly enhanced since then, has also greatly improved its national prestige.

What Zichan implemented was actually a strategy of "combining leniency and fierceness".Zichan's political achievements were highly praised by the rulers of the feudal era. Zichan said to his son Zi Taishu when he was arranging his funeral before his death: "After I die, you must be in power. Only a benevolent person can use generosity to make the people obey. The fire is fierce, and the people are afraid when they see it." , so that few people die by fire; water is weaker, and the people play with it in contempt, so many people drown in the end, so it is not advisable to be too lenient in government. "

After Zichan died, Uncle Zi came to power to govern, and he couldn't bear to be strict and practiced leniency.In the end, there were more and more thieves in the state of Zheng, and they often gathered in the swamps overgrown with reeds to make trouble. At this time, Uncle Zi felt very regretful. "If I had listened to Zichan earlier, I wouldn't have fallen to where I am today." Therefore, he sent troops to encircle and suppress all the thieves, so that the rebellion was restrained. Zitai Shukuan was the first, which threatened the safety of the people, so the strict encirclement and suppression gave the people a peaceful environment.It would be great if he pays attention to absorbing children in advance and reconciles the relationship between leniency and strictness.Some managers pay great attention to knowing how to make good use of the relationship between the two.

During the reign of Emperor Lizong of the Southern Song Dynasty, a group of people in Jiangshan County, Quzhou wanted to take over the mountains as bandits, and they had already discussed the specific time and place for rioting. Unexpectedly, the person who delivered the news was caught by the government.Zhizhou Chen Xun made up his mind after learning about the situation of these people in detail. He stood still here, and sent people to send meat and wine to those who were going to be gangsters, and he also sent a message saying: "You are not good people, but you are gangsters. Instead of plowing the fields, you use knives and guns. This is for yourselves. Is there any benefit? Now I will send some wine and meat to you, I hope you can cherish each other. If you don’t listen to the advice, I will only kill you without mercy.”

After learning that the conspiracy had been leaked and the government was prepared, those who were preparing to make trouble turned themselves in one after another. Immediately afterwards, Chen Xun ordered: All those who surrendered their weapons will be rewarded heavily.Therefore, it didn't take long for more and more people to turn to the government.In the end, Chen Xun easily and smoothly quelled the imminent riot without sending a single soldier. The combination of leniency and fierceness must not only grasp the timing of implementation, but also accurately grasp the implementation targets.Be strict with those who should be strict, and be lenient with those who should be lenient.This is conducive to the stability of people's hearts.

There is another story.In the early Han Dynasty, Liu Bang had just pacified the world. One day, Zhang Liang told Liu Bang that some people were planning to rebel. Liu Bang asked Zhang Liang suspiciously, "What's going on?" Zhang Liang replied: "Since you became emperor, you have been rewarded by your relatives, friends and confidantes, which has disappointed many meritorious people. At the same time, they are afraid that you will pursue minor mistakes, so many people discussed the matter of treason." .” Liu Bang asked anxiously: "Then what should we do now?"

Zhang Liang asked back: "Who was the person the emperor hated most in the past?" Liu Bang said: "It's Yong Chi, I have long wanted to get rid of him." Zhang Liang said: "Up to now, you must reward him immediately in front of all officials, so that those who are anxious can calm down." Liu Bang acted according to his instructions, and sure enough, a potential crisis subsided. From the above stories, we can easily see that in order to become an excellent leader, we must learn the two means of "violence" and "softness". When you see that your subordinates are extremely lax and have no fighting power at all, you must take strict measures to restrain their behavior, so as to enhance their discipline and sense of collective honor, as the saying goes, use heavy codes in troubled times; On the one hand, this policy has been implemented for a period of time. After a certain effect is achieved, a looser policy can be implemented to appease the situation.Only in this way can the world be peaceful.

In short, we must remember that only grace is not enough, and only strictness is not enough.Pay attention to the degree of relaxation and the combination of leniency and fierceness.Only in this way can we establish our dignity, let those who "shame your face" know that you are not easy to bully, and let "those who are afraid of you" feel that you are principled.