Give an example to explain what "tell the horse to run and not eat grass"?

For example, the boss assigns a lot of workload to employees, hoping that they can finish it as soon as possible, but he gives them very little salary and reward; Graduate tutors want students to publish high-level articles after graduation, but they don't provide them with good working conditions and research resources.

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1, but since it is necessary for an able person to do things, it is impossible for a horse to run without eating grass. You must collectively satisfy the personal desires of some capable people and let them kidnap the collective.

2. Don't let the horse run away or eat grass.

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This should be a folk proverb, who said it at the earliest, which can't be verified, but it was widely circulated after Mao Zedong said it.

I just want people to work, but I don't want to pay.

Mao Zedong quoted this sentence when describing the Soviet Union's wartime production policy. "I want the horse to run, but I want the horse not to eat grass." Then I added, "Where is this truth in this world?" .

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