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A short story about thrift, the shorter the better!

1. Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong asked others to do it first. He lived a simple life, sleeping on a hard bed and wearing coarse clothes. A pajamas was mended 73 times and worn for 2 years. During the difficult economic times, he took the initiative to reduce his salary and living standard, and did not eat fish and fruit. In the 196s, he once held a meeting before noon, and he left everyone for lunch. On the dining table, there was also a big bowl of meatballs and boiled cabbage, and a few small dishes of pickles, and the staple food was sesame cakes. Great men set an example for the Chinese people in thrift.

2. Zhao Kuangyin

Zhao Kuangyin teaches her daughter to be simple and frugal, "the fairy house in heaven is the emperor's house on earth". As the head of a country, the emperor should be said to be the richest man in the world, and he can enjoy the gold and silver treasures. However, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, not only lived frugally, opposed extravagance and waste, but also strictly educated his children to be frugal.

3. Zhu Yuanzhang

In Fengyang, Zhu Yuanzhang's hometown, there is also a ballad of four dishes and one soup: "The emperor treats you, four dishes and one soup, radish and leek are really sweet; Onion tofu, the benefits are deep and long, clear and white, and corrupt officials are flustered. When Zhu Yuanzhang gave the queen a birthday, he only used two bowls of carrots, leeks, green vegetables and bean curd soup with shallots to entertain the officials. Moreover, there are three chapters in the Covenant: No matter who holds a banquet in the future, only four dishes and one soup are allowed, and anyone who violates it will be hell to pay.

4. Bill Gates

Once, Bill Gates and a friend drove to the Hilton Hotel. Before arriving at the hotel, I found many cars parked, and the parking spaces were very tight, while the VIP parking spaces next to them were quite empty. My friend suggested parking there. "Oh, it costs 12 dollars, which is not a good price." Gates said. "I'll pay." The friend insisted. ?

"That's not a good idea. They charge extra." ? At the insistence of Gates, they finally found an ordinary parking space. Gates hates that things are not worth the money. He is never stingy with the money he spends. Just look at the figures he has donated to charity over the years.

5. The story of Su Shi's house beams hanging money

Su Shi, one of the eight masters in the Tang and Song Dynasties, was a scholar at the age of 21, and worked as an official for 4 years. During his tenure as an official, he always paid attention to thrift and often lived carefully. In 18, Su Shi was demoted to Huangzhou. Because his salary was reduced a lot, he was too poor to live. Later, with the help of his friends, he got a piece of land and cultivated it himself. In order not to waste a penny, he also planned to spend: first calculate all the money, and then divide it into 12 parts on average, one for each month. Each portion is divided into 3 small portions on average, and only one small portion is used every day.

after all the money is paid, hang it on the beam, and take a bag every morning as the living expenses for the whole day. After getting a small amount of money, he has to weigh it carefully, and he will definitely not buy what he can not buy, only the surplus is allowed, and no overspending is allowed. Su Shi saved the money in a bamboo tube in case of an accident.

6. There was a great official named Wu Yinzhi in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He lost his father when he was a child, and he struggled with his mother, thus forming the habit of thrift and simplicity. After becoming an official, he still hated luxury and refused to move into the government office prepared for him by the court. For many years, the whole family only lived in a few thatched houses. After that, his daughter got married, and people thought that he must take care of it. But on the big day, the Wu family was still deserted.

General Xie Shi's housekeeper came to congratulate him and saw a servant coming out with a dog. The housekeeper asked, "Your young lady got married this day, so how come there is no appearance of preparation?"

The servant frowned and said, "Don't mention it. My master is too frugal. My young lady got married this day, and the master ordered the preparations only last night. I thought the owner should spend some money this time, but the owner told me to go to the market this morning to sell the dog and use the money to buy things. You say, how much can a dog sell? I think ordinary people are more elegant than my master when they marry their daughters! " The housekeeper sighed: "Everyone says that Mr. Wu is a rare honest official. It seems that he really deserves his reputation."

7. Ji Wenzi was born in a family of three generations. He was a noble and famous diplomat of Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period and served as an official for more than 3 years. He lived frugally all his life, based on frugality, and asked his family to live frugally. He dresses simply and neatly, and he has few decent clothes except the royal clothes. Every time he goes out, the horses and chariots he rides are extremely simple.

Seeing that he was so thrifty, a man named Zhong Sun advised Ji Wen Zi, saying, "As a senior minister, you are highly respected, but I heard that your wives and concubines are not allowed to wear silk clothes at home, and you don't have to feed horses with food. You don't pay attention to your appearance and clothes yourself. Isn't this too shabby to make people in other countries laugh at you? It is also detrimental to the dignity of our country. People will say what kind of life the senior minister of Lu leads.

Why don't you change this way of life? It's good for your own country, so why not? "Ji Wenzi smiled indifferently and said to the man seriously: I also hope to decorate my home luxuriously and elegantly, but look at the people in our country, there are still many people who eat coarse food and wear shabby clothes, and some people are freezing and starving.

With this in mind, how can I have the heart to buy my own property? If ordinary people are poor in food and clothing, and I dress up as a wife and keep food and horses, there is no conscience to be an official! Besides, I heard that the strength and glory of a country can only be shown through the noble conduct of its subjects, not by their beautiful wives and horses.

In that case, how can I understand your recommendation? This remark made Zhong Sun look ashamed, and at the same time made him more respectful to Ji Wen Zi. Since then, he has followed the example of Ji Wenzi and paid great attention to the simplicity of life. His wives and concubines only wear clothes made of ordinary cloth, and the horses at home are only fed with chaff and weeds.