Today, whether to help or not becomes a problem, we must find evidence before we can save it. People not only have no enthusiasm for helping each other, but also may get into trouble, and "everyone fears for himself" has unfortunately become a reality. In China, a state of etiquette, the reconstruction of moral civilization has changed from the call of culture to the demand of reality. Faced with the helplessness and confusion of reality, we have to turn our attention to tradition again, look for the initial light of wisdom of Chinese civilization, draw strength from it and regain confidence.
"Three systems"
Technically, China has "four great inventions". In terms of cultural thought, China has "three systems", which have influenced and continue to influence the whole world.
First, the establishment of the county system in Qin Dynasty is the originator of the current enterprise management system. From the Qin Dynasty, the feudal system of the Zhou Dynasty was abolished and changed to the county system, thus establishing the management system of "emperor-prime minister", which is similar to the modern management system of "chairman-professional manager". This system has evolved into the board system adopted by multinational companies in Europe and America today, and property rights and management rights are separated.
Second, from the beginning of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, "Confucianism is the only one". Confucianism has systematically standardized all classes, which not only stipulated the behavior of ordinary people, but also stipulated the behavior of emperors.
Third, the Sui Dynasty established the imperial examination system, which laid the foundation for the education system. The previous official selection system was mainly recommended by members of the royal family, so it was difficult for people to enter the system and there was no upward channel. Through the imperial examination selection, grassroots people can enter the "board management team" and the prime minister can be done by non-governmental people. This has led to the formation of the social atmosphere of "only reading is high" since the Sui Dynasty, and a large number of private schools have appeared in the society, which has greatly promoted the culture and civilization of the Chinese nation.
These three aspects, including system, ideology and culture, have formed China's soft culture supported by civilization, order and values. In this soft culture, the middle class, mainly the gentry class, was created. There are both literati who are "five buckets of rice" and Confucian businessmen who are "gentlemen love money and take it as the Tao". This cultural system has been exported to the whole world, and its influence on the world is no less than the "four great inventions".
New commercial civilization
Since modern times, we have been denying ourselves in various sports, learning from the West, abandoning ourselves and throwing dirty water with our children. The essence of our culture for thousands of years has been gradually abandoned, and there has been a phenomenon that "a gentleman loves money and has no way to take it".
Our generation of entrepreneurs should take the lead. First of all, they should abide by the legal system and act according to the rules of the enterprise game, such as the provisions of the WTO. At the same time, we should inherit the values of "a gentleman loves money and takes it from the Tao". Our core is to rebuild the values of Confucian businessmen and commercial civilization in the new era.
For Confucian businessmen, "profit should count for the benefit of the world, and fame should seek the benefit of the world", and truly achieve the realm of "reaching the world and helping the world".
Japan's modern and developed commercial civilization is a combination of Confucian culture and modern rule of law. Shibusawa Eiichi, the father of Japanese enterprises, wrote The Analects of Confucius and Abacus, which creatively put forward the spiritual foundation of modern Confucian businessmen, namely "the unity of righteousness and benefit" and "the soul of Confucian businessmen". Now kazuo inamori, who is admired by everyone, is also a Confucian businessman, and most of his management thoughts come from Confucianism. In addition to Japan, South Korea, and our Taiwan Province Province, Confucianism and the rule of law are well combined, and a number of modern Confucian businessmen have emerged.
Chinese dream of Confucian businessmen
There is a famous saying in the Book of Rites University: "The way to make money: more people live, less people eat, and it is enough to be sick and comfortable!" The benevolent makes a fortune, and the unkind makes a fortune. " In the last two sentences, Zheng Xuan, a scholar of the Eastern Han Dynasty, commented: "A benevolent person has money, so he should give it to others to make a name for himself; Unkind people, in order to pursue the accumulation of wealth, will devote themselves to collecting money. "
Businessmen in China have a tradition of "benevolence". Zi Gong, a disciple of Confucius, is known as the originator of Confucian merchants. Sima Qian believes that Confucianism has become a prominent school, largely due to the promotion of Zi Gong. This tradition continued until the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, among which Zhang Jian was an outstanding representative. All his wealth was used to introduce new education, medical care and public facilities.
"Benevolence" is the heart of kindness, and "righteousness" is positive energy and courage to take responsibility; "Rite" is to obey the rules, "wisdom" is the spark of thought, and "faith" is the persistence of the heart.
In the modern sense, Confucian businessmen should first uphold integrity, create value for society, and meet people's needs from the public interest, which is "benevolence"; It is "righteousness" to carry forward positive energy and not take crooked ways; It is a "courtesy" to abide by the rules and be a good defender of business order; It is "wisdom" to have innovative thinking, be good at finding market gaps and seize opportunities; Having the bottom line of being a man and doing business, being brave in defending one's inner conscience and sticking to honesty are the "beliefs". Secondly, be brave in assuming social welfare and charitable responsibilities. "Helping the world" is the feeling of Confucian businessmen. It is the responsibility of modern Confucian businessmen to gather the wealth of the world for the use of the world and eat the shortage of the world.