Mobilize many soldiers to go to the
battlefield to fight(興師動眾)
During the Warring States Period of China,
there was a famous general whose name was (Wu Qi).
The art of war book he wrote occupies an
important position in ancient Chinese military classics.
There is a passage in this book as follows.
The king of the Wei Kingdom asked.
If I set clear rewards and punishments, can
I boost the morale of my soldiers?
He answered.
It is important to have clear rewards and
punishments, but I think there are more effective and positive ways.
The king of the Wei Kingdom asked.
What can I do please?
He answered.
You can throw a grand banquet.
The king answered.
I have a banquet almost every day.
He says.
I suggest that this banquet you have is
different from your usual banquet.
Your previous banquets were for the nobles
of the kingdom, but this banquet you will host the soldiers who defend our
kingdom and the families of these soldiers.
You have to make these soldiers feel
respected and valued.
In this grand meeting, you need to divide
the banquet seating into three areas.
If a soldier has made a lot of military
exploits, even if his rank is very low, you still have to let the soldier sit
in the first area, which is the area closest to you.
If a soldier has not made any military
exploits at all, you have to arrange the soldier to sit in the third area. That
is, the area that is furthest away from you.
If a soldier has only made some military
exploits, you have to arrange these soldiers to sit in the second area between
the first area and the third area.
In this banquet, you must publicly reward
each soldier one by one and thank the soldier's family. Because these soldiers
must be stationed in the field, these soldiers rarely have the opportunity to
return home.
In this banquet, you must specially invite
the families of the soldiers who died defending our kingdom, and you will have
them sit in a special area.
You will publicly thank the soldiers who
lost their lives defending our kingdom, and you will comfort the families of
these soldiers.
You have to set aside a budget to take care
of the families of these soldiers who died on the battlefield every year.
The king followed his advice.
The king held such banquets regularly for
the next three years.
Three years later, the morale of all the
soldiers in the Wei Kingdom was very high.
All the soldiers faithfully carried out the
king's orders.
When the king wanted to mobilize the army
to start a war, all the soldiers took the initiative to fight for the
opportunity to go to the battlefield.
When these soldiers were on the
battlefield, each soldier fought bravely against the enemy, completely unafraid
of death.
This idiom means to mobilize many soldiers
to go to the battlefield to fight
This idiom is now usually used to describe
the use of a lot of manpower to do a certain thing.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Do you respect the soldiers who defend the
country? If you were in charge, how would you motivate your subordinates?
I hope this story will give you something
new to gain.
興師動眾(Mobilize many soldiers to go to the
battlefield to fight)
中國的戰國時代，有一個名的將軍，他的名字叫做(吳起)。
他寫的兵法書在中國古代軍事典籍中佔有重要地位。
這本書中有一段如下。
魏王國的國王問。
我如果訂定明確的獎勵與懲罰，那麼我就可以激勵士兵們的士氣嗎?
他回答。
訂定明確的獎勵與懲罰的確很重要，但我認為有更加有效且積極的方式。
魏王國的國王問。
請問我可以做些什麼呢?
他回答。
你可以舉辦一場盛大的宴會。
國王回答。
我幾乎每天都在舉辦宴會啊。
他說。
我建議你舉辦的這場宴會與你平日舉辦的宴會不同。
你以前的宴會都是招待王國中的貴族們，但這場宴會你要接待捍衛我們王國的士兵與這些士兵的家人們。
你必須讓這些士兵們感覺到自已被尊重與被重視。
在這一場盛大的會會中，你要把宴會的座位區分成三區。
如果一個士兵他立下了許多軍功，就算他的軍階很低，但你還是要讓這個士兵坐在第一區，也就是最接近你的這一個區域。
如果一個士兵他完全沒有立下任何軍功，你要讓安排這個士兵坐在第三區。也就是最距離你最遠的那一個區域。
如果一個士兵他只立下一些軍功，你就要讓安排這些士兵坐在第一個區域與第三個區域中間的第二個區域。
在這場宴會中，你必須一個一個公開地獎勵每一個士兵與感謝這些士兵的家人們。因為這些士兵必須在外地駐守，這些士兵們很少有機會可以回家。
在這場宴會中，你必須特別邀請為了保衛我們王國而戰死的士兵們的家人們，你要讓這些人坐在一個特別的區域。
你要公開地感謝這些為了保衛我們王國失去生命的士兵們，你要安慰這些士兵的家人們。
你必須撥出預算，每年持續地照顧這些戰死在戰場上的士兵的家人們。
國王聽從他的建議。
國王在接下來的三年中，經常性地舉辦這種宴會。
三年後，魏王國中的所有士兵的士氣都非常的高昂。
所有的士兵們很忠心地執行國王的命令。
當國王要調動軍隊發動戰爭時，所有的士兵都主動的爭取前往戰場的機會。
當這些士兵在戰場上的時候，每個士兵都是勇敢地與敵人對戰，完全不畏懼死亡。
這句成語的意思是調動許多士兵前往戰場打仗
這句成語現在通常被用在形容動用很多人力去做某一件事情。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你是否尊敬那些保衛國家的軍人們呢?你如果是主管，你會如何激勵你的部屬呢?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為吳子-勵士