Chapter 1390: 944 Observing faults, thus knowing benevolence_3
Fang Qing suddenly said sothing inexplicable, seemingly completely unrelated to the topic of the eting.
However, everyone maintained full patience, listening quietly and attentively.
“Actually, whether animals or humans, their brains have a setting called path dependency. In other words, once an animal obtains food by attacking humans, this path is set in its brain. Whenever it feels hungry afterward, it instinctively thinks of using this thod to forage.”
“It’s like the saying about infidelity. There’s either zero tis or countless tis; drug addiction is the sa, a lifeti chasing after gambling once you’ve started with drugs, gamblers squander their fortunes without remorse. Once path dependency forms in the brain, it can’t be erased for a lifeti.”
“In the Emperor’s Sche within the 72 Gates of the Thousand Doors?”
Bai Zheli looked at Fang Qing and spoke.
“What sche?”
Luo Peng didn’t understand.
“That’s right, it can also be called the ‘Observation Sche.'” Fang Qing nodded, “Thousands of years ago, the Chancellor of Qi, Guan Zhong, was gravely ill. Duke Huan of Qi went to visit him and there was a dialogue between them.”
“What dialogue?”
Luo Peng asked subconsciously.
Bai Zheli thoughtfully continued, “Duke Huan of Qi asked Guan Zhong about the future governance of the nation, claiming he had three confidants loyal to him: Yi Ya, Shu Diao, and Wei Kaifang. He asked if Guan Zhong could recomnd these n after his passing.”
“I’ve heard this story too.” Jiang Chen tapped his finger on the table, “Guan Zhong shook his head and gave his answer with his last breath. Yi Ya, knowing the Duke had tasted all delicacies but human flesh, cooked his son as an offering. Soone who doesn’t care for his own son, how can he care for others? Shu Diao, to get close to the Duke, vied for the position of head of the harem, even castrating himself. Soone who doesn’t cherish his own body, how will he cherish anyone else? Lastly, Wei Kaifang, don’t even ntion him; he didn’t visit his parents in fifteen years, even when his father was critically ill. Soone with no basic filial piety, how can they understand the way between ruler and subject? Filicide, self-castration, betraying kin—using these kinds of people will bring endless trouble. In the end, Duke Huan ignored Guan Zhong’s dying advice and employed these n, and within two years, they rebelled, imprisoning him in his chamber, starving him to death.”
Luo Peng listened, bewildered.
He felt his intellect was fine, his experience was fine, but sohow in this conference room, it seed insufficient?
“To recognize and employ people is a skill that every ruler, minister, and manager must learn. On this point, Cao Cao did very well during the Three Kingdoms period.”
After Jiang Chen finished speaking, Fang Qing continued, “Cao Cao’s love for talent is well-known; he released Guan Yu, letting the tiger return to the mountain, ordered the capture leading Zhao Zilong to enter and exit Cao Camp seven tis, but when faced with Lv Bu’s intent to surrender, he executed him directly. Confucius once said, a person’s faults are best observed in their actions. Observing faults reveals their character. Lv Bu was brave and skilled, invincible under heaven, but his survival strategy was to betray his master for glory, a path dependency ingrained in his bones, unchangeable, so Cao Cao could only kill him. Eight hundred thousand may be inconsequential to a company, but it’s not just a matter of money. Su Da’s Niu Jili once said during an interview, if anyone dares to embezzle 10,000 yuan from the company, he’d rather spend 100,000, 1 million to investigate. Regardless of the cost, he would send the person to prison. Essentially, that’s why Su Da has grown to its current scale.”
Hearing Niu Jili ntioned, Jiang Chen couldn’t help but feel a bit odd inside, but he didn’t interrupt.
“As a lawyer, I believe acknowledging and correcting mistakes is comndable. But as the company’s legal advisor, I don’t approve of spending extensive ti and effort repeatedly testing soone who has erred.”
“As a manager, one must not only know that a nine-story terrace can be built from piles of soil, but also understand that a dike a thousand miles long can be destroyed by ant tunnels.”
Fang Qing finished speaking.
“Clap, clap, clap.”
Jiang Chen raised both hands and slowly applauded.
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