Chapter 66 Integrity

In 1696, when the talented and bold Emperor Kangxi personally conquered Galdan for the second time, he personally inspected the items sent to him by the crown prince who stayed in the capital and sent him to the army, and found that the packages were not tightly bound. Zhu Zhuzhong solemnly pointed out: "All the items sent to me must be carefully inspected by the crown prince after the package is respected. The deer tail package sent is loose. It seems that it has not been inspected by the crown prince before delivery. When it is delivered They are all broken. All the items I send to the capital, I have personally inspected the package. It is disrespectful to tell the person in charge of the package, a shameless villain!" Although Kangxi loved the crown prince very much at that time, In the end, the board was hit on the "man on rice", that is, the servant, but because of the crown prince's failure on this seemingly detail issue

The unhappiness caused by mistakes is obviously difficult to eliminate.The crown prince didn't pay much attention to his father's criticism and took it lightly again and again. In 1697, when Kangxi went out to conquer Galdan for the third time, the packages he sent were still so loose that Kangxi simply wrote in his Zhu Zhu: "If it is delivered in good condition, it is fine; if it is damaged, do not send it again! "In 1708, the crown prince was abolished by Kangxi (even though he was once restored, he was finally abolished and imprisoned for life). There are many reasons. The matter of binding and binding tightly may be the "end of Qingping".

In 1718, Kangxi sent the fourteenth prince to lead an expedition to Junggar. The fourteenth prince was not like the crown prince at that time, who regarded the bundling of the package as a "minor detail". He knew that what was tied was actually integrity. Xining, where he was stationed, was extremely far away from the capital At that time, the post roads at that time could not be compared with the current national highways, and the means of transportation were backward, but he was able to carefully inspect each one when they were bundled and bandaged. One case of damage and deterioration. In 1719, he personally supervised the production of Naipizi made of local Saerluk milk together with other local specialties in Xining, and sent them to Kangxi before the Mid-Autumn Festival.Now we can still see Kangxi’s beaming Zhu Zhu’s comment from the Manchu archives: “The things you sent people are all clean and intact when they are delivered. I have heard of Saerluke butter before. Its breasts, milk skin, I have never eaten milk cakes, etc., but I tasted it today, and it is indeed a good milk that is outstanding!" In his later years, Kangxi preferred the fourteenth prince, but he learned the lesson of the failure of the public reserve, and adopted the method of secret reserve. In addition to various other factors, the advantage of being able to properly bind the package is obviously not an insignificant weight when evaluating its value.Later, due to the sudden death of Kangxi in 1722, the four princes took the opportunity to ascend the throne. It was Emperor Yongzheng. Kangxi's fourteenth prince and many other princes finally became tragic figures. Too much to say.

Kangxi was a feudal emperor. He paid great attention to the details of whether the package was tightly bound, especially the carefulness of the successor from such trivial matters. Of course, it was for the purpose of perpetuating imperial power.Times are very different now.But such historical facts can still inspire people today.Now we often talk about "improving the investment environment". A foreign businessman went to two places one after another, and the decision makers of the two places warmly received him, but in the end he gave up A and chose B. Why?Because he felt that Department A had a rough idea of ​​the project, but spent money in the reception, just like the bundled and wrapped packages are very sloppy, and they will be scattered and damaged in the future, while Department B is rigorous in the argumentation of the project, and the reception is thoughtful and economical, just like bundling The tightly packed package can run for thousands of miles without deformation.The modern market economy especially emphasizes the integrity of all parties involved in transactions and cooperation. All kinds of contracts must withstand repeated scrutiny and be as tight as water, and all parties must not be loose and degenerate during execution, so that the final result will be "clean" and "excellent".In contemporary social life, there is still reference value for inspecting cadres and recruiting personnel, and Kangxi's vision of focusing on the effect of bundled packages.In the grand system engineering, it should become our habit to pay attention to every detail and regard the small things like bundled packages as bundled integrity.