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Shang Yang's "Immigration and Lixin" questioned

Shang Yang's migration to the woods to establish a letter is indeed a story from the ages, and it has been passed down for a long time, but this story from the ages often reminds me of a scene I saw on the street decades ago.

It was a gangster who said he could treat people's illnesses. He also caught a few people from the onlookers and said the symptoms were not bad at all; he took action and gained immediate results. So he started to deliver medicine again, saying that he would not take a penny. When the delivery lasts, there will be more than a dozen packs. When everyone asks for the medicine, they also said that they should charge a few dollars for each person to see if you really believe him. As a result, he sat and collected a bunch of tickets, and everyone who gave them the tickets got a few "pills" wrapped in paper like mouse shit. As one of the onlookers, I said that this package could Medicines for curing many old-age diseases were sent to my father, but they were thrown into the garbage dump by my father, and he told me: This is called Jianghu Bianzi.

Decades have passed, and I have seen many swindlers like this one after another, including those in shopping malls, literary fields, and officialdom. Looking back at "Migrating Wood and Lixin", I felt that the ancients were really pure and simple. They must have never seen so many tricks. Then they saw that "If one person migrates, he will be given fifty gold", and he asked Shang Yang to put " The letter stood up. If it is placed today, or if someone takes this as a model of the government’s integrity and follows the law in order to win the people’s trust, I think it will be smashed in all likelihood. Today's well-informed people will raise all kinds of doubts——

Who can guarantee that this is not a show?

"The tree of three feet is built at the south gate of the capital, and the people who can relocate to the north gate will be given ten gold." It is clearly shown for people to act, and the motive is very clear. It is because "the order has not been issued, and the people are afraid of unbelief. ". This is really similar to the trick I saw that the one who took the initiative to cure a few people's diseases and sent more than a dozen packs of medicine. However, to win the people's trust, it was originally one by one, bit by bit, rather than a sensation. With one word fulfilled, you can only increase your credit by one point; if you fail to keep your promise, you can break your trust by ten inches. To make a sensational hype in order to win the people's trust is really suspected of being sensational. If one side "migrates wood and establishes a letter", while still owing teachers' wages and still giving farmers a blank note, where does the letter come from?

Who can guarantee that this is not a scam?

It’s helpful to play tricks around the rivers and lakes, or it can be called "childcare." The above-mentioned "onlookers" who let the swindlers cure diseases and have the same symptoms as he said may be such a role. . This kind of trick is watched a lot, and it will inevitably lead to various associations. For example, it is called "Persons who can relocate to the north gate for ten gold", such as open bidding, which is actually a black-box operation, and there is an account in private, or Relatives, or acquaintances, or even if there is no circumstantial relationship, can get him a generous rebate. Therefore, although the "ten gold" is very attractive, outsiders dare not ask for it. No, don’t dare to relocate.” This is not necessarily the case.

Who can guarantee that the policy will not change after this?

You can get the "ten golds" by relocating one tree. This "ten gold" can be applied to one person, but it is impossible to do it to the people of the world; this policy of relocating one tree and rewarding ten gold can be implemented in a moment However, long-term implementation is not at all possible. Not to mention that the national treasury does not have so much money to pay, that is, the national treasury is well-endowed. If things do not follow the laws of the market economy, they will soon be emptied. This approach can only "feed the small stove" and "make a pan-scene", just like a scammer giving a dozen packs of medicine first. As for the change from "ten gold" to "50 gold" because of "the people are strange, don't dare to emigrate", it makes people feel that this administration seems to be placing a bet, and how can people believe that the "order" you made will not turn three times in the future. complex?

Sincerity is the most important word for honesty. If you are not sincere, no matter what tricks you use, it's hard to stand up.

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