Verse 1-Wei Liao Zi Art of War Chapter 10

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Verse 1-Wei Liao Zi Art of War Chapter 10

English

Bureaucratic offices are the means to control affairs and are the foundation of state administration. Regulations on four groups that is derived according to their occupations are the parameters of administration. Honor, rank, riches and salaries must be appropriately determined by capabilities and characters for they are the embodiment of nobility and humbleness. Treating the good well and punishing the evil, rectifying the laws for organizing the people, and collecting taxes and impositions are implements for governing the people. Making land distributions equitable and restraining taxes and other impositions on the people provide measure to what is levied and bestowed. Regulating the artisans and preparing implements for use is contribution of the master artisans. Dividing the territory and occupying the strategic points is the work of eliminating oddities and stopping chaos. Preserving the laws, investigating affairs and making decision are the roles of subordinates. Illuminating the duties of the bureaucrats, setting responsibilities as light or heavy – these fall under the authority of the ministers and ruler. Making rewards and bestowals clear, being strict in executing and punishing are methods for stopping evil. Being cautious about what to undertake and what to give up, insisting on one united policy are the essentials of government. When information from below reaches to high and the concerns of high penetrate to below, this is the most ideal situations.

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Modern

设置各级官吏，主管各项事务，是治理国家的根本措施。各种官制，按职守分管士、农、工、商各个部门，这是治理国家的分工。〔天官冢宰主管]授予官爵俸禄必须与其德才相称，这是区别尊卑贵贱的体制。[地官司徒掌管]表扬好人，惩罚坏人，执行比法，以考核、统计人冒及其财产，均分土地，减轻赋税，以保障对民众取予的适度。[冬官司空掌管]分配工人的任务，供应物资器材，提高工作效率。[夏官司马主管]划分防区，守备要地，以防止和消灭各种变乱事件。执法严肃，处理果断，这是臣子的本分。制订法令，实行考核，这是君主的责任。明确属下的主管业务，区别政事的轻重缓急，这是各部大臣的职权。奖赏公正，惩罚严格，这是防止坏人活动的手段。研究应兴应革的事项，坚持统一的方针政策，这是治理国家的关键。下情上达，上情下通，这是全面了解情况的方法。

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官者，事之所主，为治之本也。制者，职分四民，治之分也。贵爵富禄，必称，尊卑之体也。好善罚恶，正比法，会计民之具也。均井地分，节赋敛，取与之度也。程工人，备器用，匠工之功也。分地塞要，殄怪禁淫之事也。守法稽断，臣下之节也。明法稽念，主上之操也。明主守，等轻重，臣主之权也。明赏赉，严诛责，止奸之术也。审开塞，守一道，为政之要也。下达上通，至聪之听也。

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