On one occasion, in order to show that he is good at knowing people, Chun told Han a story about "Bole knows horses":
He said, "In the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a man named Sun Yang in the State of Qin who was very good at distinguishing the quality of horses. Because the star in charge of Tianma in China myths and legends is called Bole, people call him Bole in order to show their respect for Sun Yang.
Legend has it that once Bole passed by Yuban and saw a scrawny old horse pulling a load of salt to Taihang Mountain. It walked with difficulty. The tail drooped feebly, the hooves were worn out, the whole body was sweating, and the saliva in the mouth dripped into the dust on the ground.
The salt truck was pulled halfway up the mountain, and the horse couldn't walk any further, so the driver had to stop the car. Bole was very sorry to see such a swift horse condescending to pull the salt cart here. He quickly jumped down from the car, took off his linen robe and covered the horse.
When the horse met his bosom friend, he lowered his head and snuggled up to Bole's chest, panting. Then, he raised his head and screamed loudly, loud as a stone. "
After Chun Shen Jun finished the story of "Knowing Horses by Bole", he hoped that Han Ming would live up to expectations and make his own contribution to the prosperity of Chu. Later, according to this story, people introduced the idiom "Bole knows horses", which means being good at discovering, identifying and appointing talents.
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This story has a history of thousands of years, and the wheel of history has not pushed forward the employment system in China. On the contrary, in China, there are not many officials in all fields and at all levels who know how to employ people, appoint people on their merits, know people well and appreciate talents. They only know how to use the power in their hands, drilling in the complex network of relationships all day, pondering countless "blacklists and familiar relationships."
Under the operation of their cynical thoughts, some unscrupulous people, local ruffians and hooligans, rags and socks will put on the coat of Shangguan, openly hang out in various fields, give orders and let ordinary people become officials. Such people often do nothing. They cheat their superiors and their subordinates with their mouths that don't tell the truth. They eat and drink, bully the country above and bully the people below.
Rely on some crooked ways to pave the way for your future and shape your political achievements. These people often mix well in all walks of life. Those who are well-educated, well-read and well-read are trapped in a situation where they have no choice but to serve the country.
Throughout the history of China, there are many heroes who have died alive, such as Qu Yuan in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Lu You, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, Yue Fei, a general who resisted gold in the Southern Song Dynasty, and Zhang Zhixin in the New China Period. Not only have they not been reused, but they have ended in misery.
The reason is that officials don't listen to people's voices and don't understand people's feelings. They only listen to reports compiled by those who set them all day. It's all ordinary people who are cheated in this way. It is still your own country that is damaged.
In order to develop and progress, a country and a nation should respect knowledge, reuse talents and liberate productive forces in addition to advocating science and developing economy.
Because people are the first resource to promote social progress. Without the people, talking about development can only be empty talk. Only people-oriented can promote social development, people can live and work in peace and contentment, and the country can be civilized and progressive.
An official can only rely on the people closely, carry forward the spirit of "knowing horses and friends", insist on coming from the masses, going to the masses, thinking about what the masses think, seeking what the masses think, serving the masses wholeheartedly and serving the people wholeheartedly. Only in this way can we do good things for the people and become good leaders that the people respect and trust.
There is a song that goes like this: "If an official doesn't make decisions for the people, it's better to go home and sell sweet potatoes." That's really good. It is natural that officials should be the masters of the people.