Why are Shandong people the most honest province?

Shandong people are really famous.

There is a story circulating on the Internet. The general idea is: The last time I went on a business trip with a buddy, I took a train and the train stopped briefly at a station in Shandong. My buddy ordered two large bowls of noodles from the window. The car started moving before I gave the money, and neither my buddy nor I had any change, so it was too late to get any change. The friend was so anxious that he took out a hundred-yuan note and shouted: Three days later, this car will still be in the No. 5 carriage. The people in the carriage were not only surprised. We working people live at the grassroots level, how can we have the money to make a fortune? Three days later, when we arrived at this stop, we saw a vendor running towards Car No. 5 with a basket, and after a lot of twists and turns, he found us. They gave us change that was prepared in advance and gave us two large bowls of noodles. Delighted, happy, moved, this is just trust between people.

Whether this story is true or false, the honest and trustworthy character of Shandong people is well-known throughout the country. I remember when I was doing business in Yinchuan, Ningxia, in the northwest, far away from my hometown, a few of us Shandong fellow villagers gathered together. After drinking, an older brother taught us young people: No one can do anything in the field. A shameful thing for Shandong people. Our generation has always done this. We must do what we say and what we do must be resolute. This has been the case for many years. Go to Yinchuan and take a look. When it comes to Shandong people, at least no one has a bad opinion. Shandong people are like this, honest, trustworthy, and love their hometown.

Shandong culture pays attention to ethics and morals, and one of the important contents is integrity. In the Analects of Confucius, which records Confucius's words and deeds, he and his disciples repeatedly talked about the issue of integrity: Confucius said: "If a person has no faith, he does not know what he can do." Zixia said: "When making friends, you must keep your word." In Among the four contents that Confucius taught students, integrity accounted for two. The stories of "The Friendship between Guan and Bao" in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the story of "Mountains and Flowing Waters" played by the Yin of Mount Tai in the Boyaz period all took place on the land of Qilu. Today, the ancient tradition of integrity has been inherited and promoted in Shandong. In the business circle, Shandong people are generally recognized for their trustworthiness. Shandong people have a particularly good reputation outside, which has become a "business card" for attracting investment in many places in Shandong.