What is the society ruled by Zhenguan?

Mystery of Tang Empire: What kind of social foundation is the rule of Zhenguan?

Rebuilding loyalty: Whenever talking about the spirit of Tang poetry, later critics always praised the poets who were full of ideals and chivalrous spirit at that time, but seemed embarrassed to say that the society at that time advertised loyalty and fame and fortune. It seems that those things are backward and should not be advocated now. But if there is no such strong spiritual strength in society, how can there be such literature as "the moon is closed in Qin Dynasty and people have not returned on the Long March" (two poems by Wang Changling)? How can there be a Tang empire in the world?

What "Why do you want to wander at the fork in the road, and the child is stained with towels" (Wang Bo Du Shaofu was appointed as Zhou Shu); What's "just ask for a moment, don't hesitate to be light" (Lu Sheng); What "a centurion is not as good as a scholar" (Yang Jiong joined the army); There is a saying, "Your Majesty knows who dares to fight on the trilateral side" (it is difficult for Wang Luobin to join the army)-who would say these "stupid words" and "crazy words" that the world later did not expect if it were not for the social atmosphere?

Whether a society or a group can advocate loyalty at any time is a crucial issue related to its sustainable development. Any competitive enterprise, its internal relations must be more than just the kind of boss talking and employees working; It must be able to ensure the relative loyalty of employees.

As early as 1957, when almost all American workers were dreaming of working for large enterprises, peter drucker, a management guru, predicted that 20 years later, enterprise organizations would begin to be divided into two parts-one part was a small part of Teamin Between who participated in management through information technology, and the other part was ordinary employees who could be adjusted at any time according to business characteristics.

The so-called middleman is a group of people who give full play to their personal potential with the encouragement of enterprise organizations. Drucker wrote in an article in 1996: "organization is not a tool, it can be the embodiment of values, but also the symbol of management style"; "The most important thing for an organization is sociality and humanism, so its purpose must be to let people develop their strengths and avoid their weaknesses and give full play to their advantages". These words are actually aimed at the elitism of enterprise teams.

In the early days of the establishment of the Tang Empire, the country was able to prosper because it benefited from rebuilding loyalty in society, first of all among the elite. In the era of cruel market competition and frequent enterprise adjustment, employers in Europe and America should cultivate the loyalty of their employees as much as possible, so as to break through the predicament and regain their glory by relying on the enthusiasm and enterprising spirit of the team.

1998, just after the strike of United Parcel Service (UPS), the third largest employer in the United States, the chairman and CEO of UPS made a speech, claiming to rebuild the "loyalty contract" between the company and its employees. The main point of the speech is to reiterate the promise made by the founder of the company in his early years that "those who make meritorious deeds will not be cut" It can be seen that even the largest enterprise in the world cannot ignore the cultivation of loyalty.

Rebuilding the nobility: Modern China people talk about elites, and most of them are full of contempt-"What elite? They are all guys who can say that they are incompetent! "

But 1000 years ago, China was not like this. It happened that the establishment of the Tang Dynasty depended on an elite in the classical sense (not in the modern sense), who dismounted to drink heavily and mounted to kill the enemy.

Later generations say that a martial spirit can be read from Tang poetry. The concentrated expression of that spirit is riding poems or samurai literature, which is often called "frontier poems" Some scholars have counted that among the more than 48,000 complete Tang poems, more than 2,000 are frontier poems, and the military theme is even more difficult to count. Some write about the life in the military camp, such as "the luminous glass of grape wine, which starts immediately when you want to drink pipa" (Liangzhou, William Wang); Some write tragic sacrifices, such as "poor bones on the banks of the Wuding River, still living in a dream" (four by Chen Tao and Longxi); Some write about the fighting spirit of soldiers, such as "a man must show his ambition in life and lose his loyalty to the world for his country" (the first two songs in the Guan Xiu Competition); Some even include policy suggestions, such as Xue Tao's "General is not greedy for Qiang horses, and the highest level can see the edge" (planning the wing building), Du Fu's western Shu terrain is dangerous in the world, so he must rely on the group of materials (five generals), and so on.