"There is a Bao Qingtian in Kaifeng, with an iron face and selflessness to distinguish loyalty and treachery."
This melody must be familiar to everyone, and it sings the image of the iron-faced selfless Bao Qingtian. Bao Qingtian was a minister in the Northern Song Dynasty, famous for his selfless and noble qualities, and left an important mark in history.
Although this Qing official has been innocent all his life, he also has his own unique way of making money, and his unique way has also allowed him to leave a very rich legacy to future generations, and even his 29 generations of descendants are far richer than Li Ka-shing.
How rich is Bao Qingtian's legacy, let's discuss it today.
Ten years of hard work, once a successful career. Bao Zheng successfully passed the Jinshi examination in 1027 BC during the fifth year of Tiansheng in the Northern Song Dynasty and had the "iron rice bowl" at that time.
But Bao Zheng is a very filial person, because his parents are too old and their health is not very good, although he was admitted to the imperial examination, Bao Zheng did not immediately realize his career dream, but first took care of his parents' elderly body in his hometown, until his parents died, he went to his career.
Bao Zheng's behavior, although he missed the best stage of his career, but the good quality of "filial piety" also made him famous, and his career was not affected in any way.
Bao Zheng has held many important positions in his life, such as the three envoys, supervising the imperial history, etc., no matter which position he is in, he is not selfless for the powerful and the public, and many corrupt officials have been impeached by him.
His good qualities of honesty and fairness have also been favored by everyone, and the people of the world have very much support and love him, so he has won the title of "Bao Qingtian".
When Bao Zheng served as the governor of Duanzhou, a kind of precious inkstone was produced locally, which was very popular with the world. This has led to the fact that the local governors like to take advantage of their positions to search for inkstones everywhere and quietly store them in their pockets.
It wasn't until Bao Zheng came to Duanzhou that this atmosphere was completely dispelled.
Bao Zheng explicitly forbade the number of inkstones to be offered to the imperial court, and he never used his personal position to secretly hide inkstones. When he left his post, he did not carry any precious inkstones, which shows how honest and honest he was.
Perhaps in everyone's conventional impression, Qing officials are generally destitute with clean sleeves. But Bao Zheng's Yulu is very generous, because he is an important minister of the imperial court, and his "salary" is very rich.
Taking Kaifeng Prefecture Bao Zheng as an example, his annual income reached 18,000 taels of silver, which is equivalent to more than 5 million yuan now, and he will have thousands of acres of tax-free fields as income every year, that is, he can earn more than 10 million yuan every time he is young.
In addition, the imperial court will give all kinds of subsidies to important ministers every year, and it can be said that the hidden benefits are also very rich, and Bao Zheng is a person who does not have much desire for money, and all the rich assets he earned are stored.
Although the abundant income allowed Bao Zheng to live a relatively prosperous life, he never formed a culture of extravagance and waste, and still maintained a thrifty and simple life style.
He knew that his position was to serve the people and the common people at large, not to pursue monetary gain.
When it comes to wealth, for Bao Zheng, material is only the least worthwhile property on him or his family, and for him, the most valuable spiritual heritage is his upright family style.
Bao Zheng once clearly wrote in the family motto: "In the future generations, those who commit stolen goods shall not be released to their own families; After the death, they are not allowed to be buried in the big sage. Not from my will, not from my descendants. ”
Although it is only a few dozen words, every word is sonorous and powerful, reflecting his strict requirements for future generations.
Under the influence of such an honest and honest family style, Bao Zheng's descendants have learned and inherited his fine qualities, no matter which field of society they work in, they all insist on making new contributions to the society.
One figure worth mentioning is Bao Yugang, who is the 29th grandson of Bao Zheng, and his talent lies in his business talent and acumen beyond ordinary people.
In the early 60s of the 20th century in the mainland, Bao Yugang devoted himself to the mainland's shipping industry, because of the Chinese people's market insight and decisive decision-making ability, so that his shipping industry became stronger and stronger.
At the end of the 70s of the 20th century, Bao Yugang's fleet became stronger and stronger, with a total tonnage of more than 2,000 tons, and he was also known as the world's first ship king. According to incomplete statistics, Bao Yugang's personal assets have surpassed Li Ka-shing.
Bao Yugang's success is due to his extraordinary talent on the one hand, and fundamentally because of his personal qualities of honesty, honesty, diligence and frugality.
In the process of developing his career, he always adheres to his moral bottom line, fair competition, and actively gives back to the society, making due contributions to social education and charity. In particular, he is committed to devoting himself to public welfare, helping those in poverty and danger in society, dedicating personal love and showing personal responsibility.
Pao Yugang's various behaviors are full of enthusiasm and have received countless praises, but he never thinks that these praises are capital worth showing off, for him, these are just the greatest affirmations to motivate himself to progress and make more contributions.
Pao's success has made their family famous all over the world and added a new glory to their family. But no matter what brilliant achievements their family has, they will never forget that Bao Zheng left the most precious spiritual wealth for future generations.
Today's Bao Zheng family still adheres to the ancestral teachings left by Bao Zheng, some people are in education, some are in public welfare, and some are engaged in business development, no matter what kind of career they are in to develop, they all adhere to the noble quality of Bao Zheng's honesty and kindness, and shine in their respective fields.
This famous minister of the Northern Song Dynasty has saved a lot of assets for his family within his ability, and at the same time, he has passed on his honest and honest image as a valuable spiritual wealth from generation to generation.
His story also makes us understand that the so-called wealth is not necessarily the money in hand, and sometimes the invisible wealth is more precious.
The inheritance of spirit and the shaping of character will bring about a change in a person's atmosphere.
No matter what kind of society we are in, what kind of work we are engaged in, we should learn from Bao Zheng's selflessness and honest spirit, be upright, be innocent and be yourself, stick to the right path and never forget the fundamentals, in order to truly realize personal value and make contributions to social progress.
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