Zhu Maichen (朱買臣)(AD ?- AD
115)
His surname is (Zhu), his parents gave him
the name (Maichen), and when he grew up his friends called him (Wengzi). He was
born in Jiangsu Province, China.
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朱 |
It means red. It is also one of the
Chinese family names. |
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買 |
It means to buy something. It is also a
Chinese surname. |
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臣 |
It means minister. It means to surrender. |
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翁 |
It means a child. It is also a Chinese
surname. |
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子 |
It means old man. It is also a Chinese
surname. |
He was a famous minister in the Han Dynasty
of China and his story is recorded in history books.
In his 40s he was still living in poverty,
his wife divorced him and he worked as a woodcutter.
When he was about 50 years old, he had a
great opportunity.
He went to the capital and met the king.
After talking to him, the king thought he
was a very talented person.
The king employed him as an official in the
central government.
A few years later, he was dismissed from
his position as an official because of mistakes he made at work.
At that time, the provincial governments of
each province in China set up an exclusive office in the capital.
When some officials from those provinces
have to go to the capital for business, the officials from those provinces stay
in the provincial office in the capital.
Since his hometown is in Kuaiji Province,
he became very good friends with the staff of the Kuaiji Province office in the
capital when he worked there for several years.
After he was dismissed as an official, he
did not return to his hometown.
He stayed in the capital. When he had
nothing to do, he would often go to the Kuaiji provincial office in the capital
to talk to his friends and eat.
He was very fortunate that a few months
after he was dismissed from his post, the king appointed him to a new position.
His new position was governor of Kuaiji
province.
At noon on the day he received the
personnel order, he went to the Kuaiji provincial capital office as usual.
He chatted with friends from his office in
the capital and they had lunch together.
During the meal, he and his friends drank
some Chinese rice wine and got a little tipsy.
Suddenly he smiled and said to an administrator
in the capital office
I am very grateful to you for not
neglecting me after I was dismissed as an official.
The King has appointed me to a new position
and I will leave the capital today.
Said the administrator happily.
What is your new position?
He said.
I will be the governor of Kuaiji Province.
The administrator laughed.
I think you're joking, you must be talking
big.
He smiled and took a small bag from his
pocket and handed it to the administrator.
I'm not lying to you, look at the contents
of this little bag and you'll believe me.
The administrator opened the pouch and
there was a seal in the pouch.
In ancient China, every important official
had a seal representing his position.
When that official issued any official
document, he had to stamp that seal on every official document.
This seal represented his authority and
responsibility for that official document.
The administrator saw the seal and
immediately rushed out of the office cafeteria.
The administrator announces the news to all
the other staff in the office.
After more than ten minutes, everyone in
the office knew about the King's latest personnel order.
All the staff in this office gathered in
the restaurant and stood respectfully in front of Zhu Maichen.
Zhu Maichen smiled and said to all the
staff in this office
Don't be so nervous.
I will return to Kuaiji Province to take up
my post this afternoon.
I will return to the capital many times to
report to the king, and we will meet often in the future.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Have you ever been fired? Why do you think
he told his friends know about his new position in this way?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
朱買臣(Zhu Maichen)(西元?年-西元115年）
他的姓是(朱)，他的父母給他取的名字是(買臣)，長大後朋友稱呼他的名字是(翁子)，他出生地位於在中國的江蘇省。
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朱 |
意思是紅色的意思。也是中國人的姓氏之一。 |
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買 |
意思是買東西的意思。也是中國人的姓氏之一。 |
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臣 |
意思是大臣的意思。意思是臣服的意思。 |
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翁 |
意思是小孩子的意思。也是中國人的姓氏之一。 |
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子 |
意思是老頭子的意思。也是中國人的姓氏之一。 |
他是中國的漢王朝的一個著名的大臣，歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他在40幾歲的時候還生活的很貧窮，他的妻子與他離婚，他的職業是樵夫。
在他大約50歲的時候，他遇到了一個好機會。
他到了首都並且遇到了當時的國王。
國王與他交談後，國王認為他是一個很有才能的人。
國王聘請他擔任中央政府的官員。
幾年後，他因為工作上犯了錯誤，所以他被免除了官員的職位。
當時的中國的各個省份的省政府，都在首都都設立了一個專屬的辦事處。
如果這些省份有一些官員要到首都辦事的時候，這些個省份的官員就會住在這省份位於首都的辦事處。
因為他的故鄉在會稽省，所以他在首都工作的時候幾年，他與會稽省位於首都的辦事處的人員變成很好的朋友。
他被免除官員的職位之後，他沒有回故鄉。
他待在首都中，他沒事的時候就常常到會稽省的首都辦事處內到處找他的朋友聊天與吃飯。
他非常的幸運，在他被免除他的職位的幾個月後，國王重新任命他一個新的職務。
他的新的職務是擔任會稽省的省長。
他收到這項人事命令的那一天的中午，他就像往日一樣走進會稽省的首都辦公處。
他跟他在首都辦公室的朋友們一起聊天，中午他們還一起吃飯。
在吃飯的過程中，他與他的朋友們都喝了一些中國米酒，他們都有點醉了。
他突然笑著對首都辦公室的一個管理員說。
在我被免除官員的職位後你還並沒有因此冷落我，我很感謝你。
國王已經要讓我擔任一個有新的職務，我今天就會離開首都。
這個管理員很開心的說。
你的新的職務是什麼職位呢?。
他說。
我將會到會稽省擔任省長。
管理員大笑。
我認為你在開玩笑，你一定是在在說大話。
他笑著從他的口袋拿出一個小袋子然後遞給這個管理員，他說。
我沒有騙你，你看一下這個小袋子中的東西，看了你就會相信了。
這個管理員打開這個小袋子，小袋子中有一顆印章。
古代的中國，每個重要的官員都會有一顆代表他的職位的印章。
當這個官員在發布每條公文的時候，都要在每份公文上蓋上這個印章。
這個印章代表了他的權威與他必須對這條公文負責。
這個管理員看到這顆印章後立刻衝出辦事處的餐廳。
這個管理員跟所有在這間辦公室的其他工作人員說這個消息。
經過十幾分鐘後這間辦公室的所有工作人員都知道了這件國王最新的人事命令。
這間辦公室中的所有辦公人員都聚集在餐廳，每個人都很恭敬的站在朱買臣的面前。
朱買臣笑著對這間辦公室內的所有工作同仁說。
你們可以不用那麼的緊張。
今天下午我就會回到會稽省就職。
我以後會常常回首都跟國王報告，我們以後還會經常見面。
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。
你是否曾經有被解雇的經驗嗎?你認為他為何要用這種方式讓他的朋友們知道他的新的職位呢?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
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