The Human Tradition in Modern China by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 1319406
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2013-06-27T00:00:00+00:00

At the same time, Li promoted a respect for public property so that his staff would economize and avoid engrossment. “Machinery, resources, manpower, funds and all equipment should all be recognized as our country’s capital. The fruits of people’s labor must be cherished. It is appropriate to economize.”14

To be sure, Li could also resort to harsh “legalist” methods in waging his moral crusade against corruption. When Li discovered during the war that a section chief by the name of Yuan had pocketed money after giving an inflated figure for a procurement report, he handed the official over to the military tribunal of the Ordnance Department, which sentenced him to execution. Li might have felt a sense of remorse at the verdict, but he publicly used the case to reaffirm his commitment to a Confucian-style leadership based on moral suasion.

I was distraught when I heard he was sentenced to death. I regretted that I had not been sufficiently vigilant before the case and could not rescue him after the verdict and let him make a fresh start. But I told everyone in the factory that Yuan’s case was a lesson for us. I strengthened my faith in our factory maxim [‘Treat others with care and sincerity; be faithful in discharging your post; be fair and honest; be industrious and pursue knowledge’], thus Mr. Yuan’s death helped our factory.15

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