The story of celebrity frugality is less than 30 words.

1, Zhu Yuanzhang

In Fengyang, Zhu Yuanzhang's hometown, there is also a song with four dishes and one soup: "The emperor treats you, four dishes and one soup, radish and leek are really sweet; Onion tofu, profound and clear, makes corrupt officials flustered. When Zhu Yuanzhang celebrated the queen's birthday, he only used two bowls of carrots, leeks, vegetables and spring onion tofu soup to entertain the officials. Moreover, there are three chapters in the Covenant: in the future, no matter who hosts a banquet, only four dishes and one soup are allowed, and anyone who violates it will pay in hell.

2. Ji Wenzi

Ji Wenzi was born in a family in it runs in the family. He was a famous minister of Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period and served as an official for more than 30 years. He has been frugal all his life, based on frugality, and also asked his family to be frugal. His clothes are simple and neat, and he has almost no decent clothes except imperial clothes. Every time he goes out, the horses and chariots he rides are extremely humble. Seeing that he was so frugal, a man named Wang advised his son, "As a 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 and food." You don't even pay attention to your appearance and clothes. Is it too shabby to let people in other countries laugh at you? This is also detrimental to the dignity of our country, and people will say what kind of life Lu Shangqing leads. Why not change this way of life? It's good for you and your country. Why not? "

Hearing this, 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 eating coarse grains, wearing shabby clothes, and others are freezing and starving." With this idea, how can I have the heart to add property to myself? If ordinary people are poor in tea and clothing,

And I pretend to be a wife and concubine, raising food and horses, and I have no conscience to be an official! Besides, I heard that the strength and glory of a country can only be expressed by the noble behavior of its subjects, not by their beautiful wives and horses.

In that case, how can I accept your suggestion? This sentence made Zhong Sun look ashamed, and at the same time made him respect Moon Hee more.

After that, he took Ji Wen Zi as an example 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.

There is money hanging on the beam of sushi.

Su Shi, one of the eight masters in Tang and Song Dynasties, is 2 1 year old and a scholar. He has been an official for 40 years. During his time as an official, he always paid attention to thrift and often lived very carefully. In 1080, Su Shi was demoted to Huangzhou. Because his salary has been reduced a lot, he is too poor to live. Later, with the help of friends, he got a piece of land and cultivated it himself. In order not to waste a penny, he also plans to spend: first calculate all the money, and then divide it into 12 shares on average, and use one share every month; Each serving is divided into 30 small portions on average, and only one small portion is used every day. After all the money is paid, hang it on the beam according to the amount, and take a bag every morning as the living expenses for the whole day. After getting a small amount of money, he should weigh it carefully. If he can't buy it, he will definitely not buy it. Only surplus is allowed, and overspending is not allowed. Su Shi keeps money in a bamboo tube in case something goes wrong.

4. Zhao Kuangyin

Zhao Kuangyin taught women to be thrifty. "The fairy house in the sky is the home of the emperor on the ground.". As the head of a country, the emperor should be said to be the richest man in the world, and all the treasures can be enjoyed. However, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, not only lived frugally and opposed extravagance and waste, but also strictly educated his children to be frugal.

5. Premier Zhou

The story of Premier Zhou's diligence and thrift is well known to all women and children and has become a beautiful talk. He has always advocated building the country through diligence and thrift, demanding that "all hospitality must be domestic, frugal and simple, not extravagant and wasteful, lacking revolutionary spirit and hard work style". Comrade Zhu Guangya once recalled a story:196165438+on February 4th, a special committee was convened to consider a plan of the Second Machinery Department at that time. The meeting lasted from morning to noon, and Premier Zhou invited everyone to have lunch. On the dining table is a big bowl of meatballs cooked with cabbage and tofu, surrounded by several dishes of pickles and sesame cakes. Premier Zhou and everyone eat at the same table and eat the same food. This story sounds instructive so far. In Premier Zhou, there are countless such examples. 1In the summer of 962, Premier Zhou visited Liaoning Province. As soon as he stayed, he took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to the comrade in charge of reception, saying, "Nothing can be written on it." It turns out that this list contains more than 20 forbidden dishes, including chicken, duck, fish and so on. It is these little things that cast their great personality charm and make them the embodiment of the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation and the glorious traditions of our party and army!

6. Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong asked others to do it first. He lived a simple life, slept in a hard bed and wore coarse clothes. A nightgown was mended 73 times and worn for 20 years. During the difficult economic times, he took the initiative to reduce his salary and living standard, and did not eat fish or fruit. In the 1960s, there was a meeting before noon, and he left everyone for lunch. There is also a big bowl of meatballs and boiled cabbage on the dining table, as well as a few small dishes of pickles. The staple food is sesame cake. Great men set an example of thrift for China people.

7. Deng Xiaoping

Deng Xiaoping's frugal life is accompanied by many touching details, which are fascinating and unforgettable. "A porridge and a meal are hard to come by; Half a silk and half a wisp, it is difficult to think about matter. " Now some people who get rich first have regarded thrift as stingy and waste as promoting consumption. But these people have completely forgotten the lack of our resources. The per capita possession of cultivated land, fresh water, forest, oil and natural gas in China is only 1/3, 1/4, 1/5,110 and 1/22 of the world average respectively. Among more than 600 cities in China, more than 400 cities are short of water supply. "Heaven breeds everything, sometimes the land is limited, but people's desires are infinite. Sometimes it is limited to serve unlimited desires. If there is no legal system, things will be violent and wealth will be scarce. " This is Bai Juyi's view of resource crisis. Austerity is the most important choice to deal with the shortage of resources. Today, those of us who deeply feel the pain of water shortage, electricity shortage, coal shortage and oil shortage should have a greater sense of urgency than Bai Juyi and deeply feel the eternal charm of leaders' thrifty details.

8. Lei Feng's frugal spirit

* * * Lei Feng, a production soldier, paid attention to economy everywhere in his life. After he joined the army, the allowance he received every month was deposited in the savings office except for paying the tour fare, buying books and other necessary daily necessities. His socks are always mended and mended. I have changed beyond recognition, and I can't bear to buy a new pair. There are many scars on the enamel washbasin and washbasin, so I don't want to throw it away and buy another one. His underwear has also been mended a lot. However, when the army issued summer clothes, according to the regulations, each person could get two sets of single clothes, two shirts and two pairs of shoes, while Lei Feng only got one, saying it was "enough to wear".

9. Queen Elizabeth II

An English proverb often used by Queen Elizabeth II is "Save the penny and the pound will come". Every night, she will personally put out the lights in the halls and corridors of Buckingham Palace, and she insists that all toothpaste used by the royal family should be squeezed. Japan's Toyota Company, known as "there is always a road, and there must be a Toyota car in the road", started from bit by bit in cost management. Work gloves are broken and need to be replaced one by one. If office paper is used in the front, it needs to be used in the back. Put a brick in the water tank of the toilet to save water. One is the respect of the country, and the other is a world-famous multinational company. It is amazing that the awareness of saving is so strong.

10, frugal folk stories

There is a folk story: a long time ago, at the foot of Funiu Mountain in the Central Plains, there lived a farmer named Wu Cheng. He lives a hard life, a carefree and very happy life. Legend has it that before he died, he set up a horizontal plaque for his two sons, which read "thrift" and warned them: "If you want to be free from hunger all your life, you must be like these two families." Later, the two brothers separated and saw the plaque in half. The eldest brother got the word "thrift" and the second got the word "frugality". The boss respectfully hangs the word "diligence" at home, "work at sunrise and rest at sunset" every day, and harvest every year. However, his wife lives in luxury, and children often eat two bites of white steamed bread and throw it away. Over time, there is no surplus grain at home. Since he gave the second half a plaque, he also took the word "frugality" as nave's "Oracle", but forgot the word "thrift". He neglected farming and refused to intensively cultivate, so he didn't get much food every year. Although a family scrimps, it is difficult to last. This year's drought, the home of the eldest brother and the second child has been empty. In desperation, they tore off the plaque and put the word "diligence and thrift" on the ground. At this time, suddenly a piece of paper flew into the house from the window, and the two brothers quickly picked it up-look, it said: "Diligence is like carrying a bottomless bowl, but always full of dissatisfaction!" "If you are frugal and don't work hard, you must be poor and hungry!" The two brothers suddenly realized that the words "diligence and thrift" cannot be separated, complement each other and are indispensable. After learning the lesson, they posted the words "Diligent Housekeeping" on the door to remind themselves, warn their wives and children and live on their own. Life has been getting better and better since then.

1 1, selling dogs to marry women

In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there was a great official named Wu Yinzhi. He lost his father when he was a child and had a hard time with his mother. He has developed the habit of frugality 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 lived in only a few thatched houses. Later, when his daughter got married, people thought he would take good care of her, 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 is getting married today. Why are you not prepared at all? " The servant frowned and said, "You're welcome. My master is too frugal. My young lady is getting married today, and my master just ordered the preparation last night. I thought the owner should spend some money this time, but the owner asked me to go to the market this morning to sell the dog and use the money to buy things. Tell me, how much can a dog sell? I think ordinary people marry their daughters more elegantly than my master! " The housekeeper sighed, "Everyone says that Mr. Wu is a rare and honest official. It seems that he really deserves his reputation. "