Jin sheng Li shui

There is a saying in the Five Elements Theory that "gold" exists in the relationship between generation and gram, but the purpose of this topic "Li Jinsheng Water" has nothing to do with the Five Elements Theory! The so-called "Jinsheng Lishui" here actually refers to a geographical concept, which originated in Lijiang, Yunnan during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

This theory of "Jin Sheng Li Shui" originated from Han Feizi's "Seven Techniques of Hidden Stories", and the relevant scripture reads: "In the land of South Jingnan, Jin Sheng Li Shui, there are many people who steal gold. If gold mining is banned, it will benefit the market. Many people left their water sources, and people stole more than just gold. The biggest sin is not to blame the city, but to stop the city and not get it. So, it says here:' Here, I'll kill you.' Mediocre people don't do it. He who gets a husband gets the world and benefits a lot. If he still doesn't do it, he will die. So, you don't have to take it, you will steal more than gold. If you knew you were going to die, you wouldn't do anything. "..." Because Lishui's gold was not saved, Jize's fire was not saved. "

Translated, Han Fei's above passage means that during the Warring States period, Jing was the south of Chu and gold was discovered in Lishui, so many people secretly went to Lishui to wash sand and collect gold. Although the State of Chu issued a theft ban, the thieves were tortured, dismembered and dumped in the city, but the effect was still repeated. Han Fei sighed: such torture of dismembering and abandoning the city still can't stop people's criminal behavior, which must be caused by not getting the true meaning of the rule of law! If you ask someone a question now and say that they will give you the world first and then let you die, what will you do? Only a fool would answer no to such a question! Although winning the world is the best "profit" in the world, no one will do it if they know the inevitable result in advance. However, if you go to Lishui for gold, people will still be lucky enough to escape legal sanctions, which means "you don't have to die", so there is a situation of "stealing gold despite embarrassment".

To put it bluntly, Han Fei believes that whether the law can play a role depends entirely on whether the people "know that they will die."