Han Feizi 韓非子
飭令第五十三 Chapter 53: Economizing on Orders
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飭令則法不遷,法平則吏無姦。法已定矣,不以善言害法。任功則民少言,任善則民多言。行法曲斷,以五里斷者王,以九里斷者強,宿治者削。以刑治,以賞戰,厚祿以用術。行都之過,則都無姦市。物多末眾,農弛姦勝,則國必削。民有餘食,使以粟出爵,必以其力,則農不怠。三寸之管毋當,不可滿也。授官爵出利祿不以功,是無當也。國以功授官與爵,此謂以成智謀,以威勇戰,其國無敵。國以功授官與爵,則治者省,言有塞,此謂以治去治,以言去言,以功與爵者也。故國多力,而天下莫之能侵也。兵出必取,取必能有之;案兵不攻必富。朝廷之事,小者不毀,效功取官爵,廷雖有辟言,不得以相干也,是謂以數治。以力攻者,出一取十;以言攻者,出十喪百。國好力,此謂以難攻;國好言,此謂以易攻。
其能勝其害,輕其任,而道壞餘力於心,莫負乘宮之責於君。內無伏怨,使明者不相干,故莫訟;使士不兼官,故技長;使人不同功,故莫爭。言此謂易攻。
重刑少賞,上愛民,民死賞;多賞輕刑,上不愛民,民不死賞。利出一空者,其國無敵;利出二空者,其兵半用;利出十空者,民不守。重刑明民,大制使人,則上利。行刑重其輕者,輕者不至,重者不來,此謂以刑去刑。罪重而刑輕,刑輕則事生,此謂以刑致刑,其國必削。
Chinese text: This work was published before January 1, 1923, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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