Diligent government and love for the people Tao Kan anecdotes
A generation of famous courtiers
Tao Kan was a famous general of the Jin Dynasty, who had been in the army for forty years and had a powerful reputation, but he did not win more than just by winning battles. Tao Kan is modest and cautious, no matter how big or small, and is equally attentive to the small details of life.
One year, Tao Kan was serving as an assassin in Jingzhou and needed to build a batch of warships, so Tao Kan often went to check the work. He found that when he built the ship, many of the remaining bamboo heads and wood chips were scattered on the ground, so he ordered his men to carefully pick them up and store them. At that time, some people did not understand, thinking that Tangtang Thorn Shi was too stingy, and some people secretly made fun of Thorn Shi Shi's miserliness.
"After the meeting, the snow began to look at, and the snow was still wet before the incident, so it was covered with crumbs." In the winter snow, after the snow ice road slippery, Tao Kan asked people to take out the wood chips and spread on the road, passers-by walked safely, then the people who laughed at Tao Kan understood the intention of the thorn history. "and Huan Wen cut down Shu, and loaded the ship with the bamboo head stored in Kan's house." Later, when Huan Wen was cutting down Shu, it was urgent to build a batch of large ships, and as a result, there were no bamboo nails for nailing ships, and after Tao Kan heard about it, he took out the stored bamboo heads and bamboo tails and made them into nails for shipbuilding.
Tao Kan and high-ranking officials were very considerate of the people's sufferings and would never allow anyone to damage their belongings. Once, Tao Kan went out to inspect and found someone holding a large bundle of rice ears that had not yet matured. Tao Kan asked very seriously, what are you going to do with this rice ear? "What you see on the road, what you talk about," the man said indifferently, and when I saw the ears of rice as I walked on the path, I picked a handful of it casually. Tao Kan was furious after hearing this, you don't farm, but you damage the rice fields that others have worked so hard to grow. Then he was called to arrest him and whipped him hard.
When an official inevitably has gifts, Tao Kan is different from others, he is a gift must be received. "Those who give, ask why, if they do it, though they are little, they will be happy, and they will be blessed with consolation." Someone sent a gift, he first asked how the item came from, if it was the giver's own labor income, Tao Kan happily accepted it, even if it was very small, he was happy, such as a piece of household weaving, a basket of fruits and vegetables, and so on. Then he gives the giver a comforting reward several times more. However, if the giver's things are from unknown sources, or are not the proceeds of labor, he reprimands them severely and returns the gifts sent. Over time, many ill-intentioned people dare not come to the door to give gifts.
The great general pays attention to small details, and small details can interpret the real character. Tao Kan, who is famous under the fame, never takes credit for himself, but is modest, self-disciplined, diligent and thrifty, always putting the interests of the people in the first place, and when people once summed up his life with eight words: "Machine god is wise, clean and diligent". Tao Dong, who was deeply loved by the soldiers and the people, eventually became a generation of famous courtiers.
Tao Kan moves bricks
The famous general Tao Kan of the Jin Dynasty, after quelling the rebellion of Su Jun, sealed the big words for his merits and lived a life like a literary word. In the Guangzhou area at that time when he was an official in Guangzhou, production was backward and the population was not large. Tao Kan didn't have much business to do there, and his life was very leisurely. As the days passed, Tao Kan felt that he could not be pampered like this, and his body was abandoned. So he began to do a unique movement of his own design twice a day: moving a hundred bricks from the house to the yard in the morning and a hundred bricks back into the house in the evening. Every day, never stopped. Tao Kan's persistent action of moving bricks every day, the neighbors looked at him and felt as if he was doing false work. So someone asked him curiously why he had to move bricks so hard. Tao Kan said: "I just finished fighting in the Central Plains, but after that, I lived a good life. If you don't do this, I am afraid that it will be difficult to fight in the future. ”
The family also felt strange and asked Tao Kan why he did this. Tao Kan replied: "I will serve the country and do great things in the future, if life is too comfortable, how can I take on heavy responsibilities and serve the country in the future?" After a few years, Tao Kan was finally transferred back to the Central Plains and reused by the emperor. After Tao Kan returned to the Central Plains, although he was busy with official duties, he never gave up the habit of moving bricks developed in Guangzhou to hone his will. He often said to people, "Dayu is a saint and cherishes time very much." As for ordinary people, they should cherish every minute and second, how can they have fun every day? When you are alive, it is not beneficial to people, and when you die, you are not remembered by future generations, which is to destroy yourself.
Others watch Tao Kan move bricks and think that he moves very hard, but in fact, for him, moving bricks is a very happy thing. That's because he does it spontaneously and automatically, and understands the benefits of moving bricks for the mind and body. If someone punishes you for moving bricks like Tao Kan every day, automatically becoming passive, moving bricks the same way and feeling different, you may feel miserable. Is "moving bricks" a good thing? For Tao Kan, he is a martial artist who does not want to have too much leisure, so he uses "moving bricks" to fill his free time and exercise physical strength. Moving a hundred bricks in and out every day is a good exercise, but it is also an exercise of perseverance, and if you do the same thing as Tao Kan, you will have the same benefits.
Many people confuse "hard" with "pain", in fact, after hard work, you see the fruits of happiness, and hard work and happiness are directly proportional. Visible suffering is often physical suffering, and the benefits come later. As for the bitterness or happiness in the heart, it is between one's thoughts. And the bitterness and happiness in the heart are also the difference between "bondage" and "freedom". When you feel compelled to do it, you feel "bound" and feel pain; but when you do something spontaneously and automatically, you feel "free" and feel happy.
From another point of view, if you also move bricks spontaneously and automatically like Tao Kan, but you don't have Tao Kan's perseverance, you probably didn't do it for three days. If someone punishes you for doing it, replace your weak willpower as a "mandate of heaven", and besides, you get the same benefits as Tao Kan. All you need to do is change your mind, so why not?
Suffering and pleasure, bondage and freedom, often exist in the same thought as man.
The road is tough
Tao Kan was originally from Duchang and later moved to Xunyang County, Lujiang County. There is no prominent record of Tao Kan's ancestors, and when he was young, he also served as a fish liang official who sought the sun, indicating that he was born in a cold door. His father, Tao Dan, was a general of Yangwu during the Three Kingdoms sun Wu, and his status was not high. Tao Kan was young and lonely, and initially served as a county magistrate.
Once, Xiaolian Fan Kui of Poyang County passed through Tao Kan's house. It was a day of ice and snow, and Tao Kan could not entertain guests in a hurry. His mother then cut off her long hair and sold it to others to make wigs in exchange for wine and food, and the guests drank and enjoyed, and even the servants were entertained unexpectedly.
When Fan Kui said goodbye, Tao Kan sent more than 100 miles. Fan Kui asked, "Does Qing want to take up a post in the county?" Tao Kan replied, "If you want to go, you can't help but be referred by no one." Fan Kui met with Lujiang Taishou Zhang Kui and praised Tao Kan vigorously. Zhang Kui summoned Tao Kan as the postmaster and received the Zongyang County Order. He was known for his talent in office, and was transferred to the main book.
When the governor of the prefecture went to the county and wanted to find some forks to punish him, Tao Kan closed the door and strictly restrained his subordinates, saying to him: "If we make a mistake, we should be punished according to the constitution, and we should not be forced to do so, and if we do not act according to the etiquette, I can also treat it." Engaged had to leave.
Zhang Kui's wife was ill and needed to go hundreds of miles away to pick up the doctor, and at that time it was snowing cold, and the chief bookkeeper and other subordinates were embarrassed, and Du Tao kan said: "Serving the father of the emperor is for the righteousness of the subject and the son, and the lady of the county is like our mother, who has parents who are sick and whose children are not satisfied." So I volunteered to go. Everyone admired his courtesy. When Changsha Taishou Wansi came to Lujiang, he saw Tao Kan, sincerely respected him, and said to him, "You will definitely be famous in the end." Let his son become friends with Tao Kan before leaving.
Zhang Kui later recommended Tao Kan as a filial piety, and after Tao Kan arrived in Luoyang, he paid homage to Zhang Hua several times. Zhang Hua began to think that he was from a remote place and ignored him. But every time Tao Kan went, he looked dejected. Zhang Hua later talked to him and was greatly surprised. Tao Kan was able to serve as Lang Zhong.
The Fubo general Sun Xiu was the extinct Sun Wu Sect, and his reputation was not high, and the northern warrior clans were ashamed to let him be his subordinate, and Sun Xiu, because Tao Kan was from the Han clan, called him a shepherd. At that time, Yuzhang Guolang's lieutenant Yang Huan was Tao Kan's fellow countryman and was unanimously praised by public opinion in the township. Tao Kan visited him, and he commented: "The I Ching says: 'Strong and virtuous, enough to be an officer.' Tao Shixing is such a person. "
Yang Han and Tao Kan rode together to meet Gu Rong, a famous scholar in Jiangnan, and Gu Rong also valued him. The official Lang Wenya said to Yang Huan, "How can you share a car with a villain?" Yang Huan said, "He is no ordinary person." At that time, the Qing leader Le Guang wanted to meet with famous people in the south, and The arsenal made Huang Qing recommend Tao Kan. Met with criticism from some people, Huang Qing said: "This person will eventually have a great future, and there is something suspicious about it." Huang Qing later served as the official Lingshi and elected Tao Kan as the Commander of Wugang County. After Tao Kan arrived in office, he was at odds with Taishou Lü Yue, so he abandoned his official and returned home. Later, he worked as a small zhongzheng in the county.
Be loyal and industrious
In the first year of Yongchang (322), the Wang Dun Rebellion broke out. In March, the imperial court ordered Tao Kan to lead the History of the Thorns of Jiangzhou with his own duties, and then transferred to the Governor of the Prefecture and the History of the Thorns of Xiangzhou. After Wang Dun invaded Jiankang and took control of the imperial government, he restored Tao Kan's original duties and added a regular attendant. At that time, Jiaozhou assassinated Shi Wang for killing the traitor Liang Shuo, and Tao Kan sent his troops to attack Gao Bao and defeat Liang Shuo. The imperial court then issued an edict ordering Tao Kan to lead the history of the state assassin. According to the merits of Tao Kan before and after, tao xia, the second son of Feng, was made the Marquis of Duting, and was given the title of Grand General of the Southern Expedition and Kaifu Yi Tongsan Division.
In the third year of Taining (325), after Wang Dun's rebellion was put down, Sima Shao, the emperor of the Jin Dynasty, in order to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past, on the one hand, reused the power of Yu Liang and Xi Jian to restrain Wang Dao, and at the same time promoted the Jiangdong Shi clan to create a balance between the Qiao and Wu clans; On the other hand, the posts of Jing and Xiang were reassigned, so that Fang Zhen could restrain each other. Therefore, in May of the same year, Tao Kan was appointed as the military governor of Jing, Xiang, Yong, and Liang, the general of The Western Expedition, the Assassin of Jingzhou, and the lieutenant of the Southern Manchus, and other positions. The people of Jingchu all congratulated each other when they heard the news.
Tao Kan ruled Jingzhou and attached great importance to the stability of social order and the development of agricultural production. After Wang Dunping, there was a great famine in Jingzhou, and many people starved to death. Tao Kan often bought rice during the autumn ripe harvest, and when there was famine, he sold it at a reduced price. The officials and the people rejoiced, and they all relied on his relief to survive. Yang Hu and Liu Hong persuaded farming in Jingzhou to develop production, which won the hearts of the people, which had a great impact on Tao Kan.
In addition, based on the need to consolidate one's own territory and develop its forces, this is also a measure that must be taken. Therefore he "diligently and diligently, though he was a warrior, he was encouraged." Those who give, ask for their reasons, and if they are caused by hard service, rejoice and comfort; If he receives it, he will return it with an insult. It is because the military and the people are diligent in farming, and the family gives people enough. Under his rule, "from the Southern Tomb to the White Emperor for thousands of miles, the road is not left behind." Although this statement is exaggerated. However, at that time, Jingzhou's society was relatively stable, and production developed, which was indeed a fact.