Salt storage and water control: Fan Zhongyan was ordered to lead the victims to control the salt storage seawall in Xixi, Taizhou. At that time, the Xixi seawall in Taizhou was seriously damaged and had not been repaired for many years. In autumn, storms and tides flood in. Originally fertile soil gradually turned into saline-alkali land, and crops were not harvested. More than 3000 families fled for food. Fan Zhongyan was very sad to see this terrible situation, so he suggested building seawalls to relieve the worries of the people. This matter was approved by the imperial court, so he led the victims to start the salt storage and water control project. After a difficult water control war, the seawall with a total length of 150 miles was built, and the fleeing victims also returned home one after another. Gong Fan's concern for the suffering of the victims won their praise.
Nuggets don't take it: Fan Zhongyan is not moved by greed. When he was young, he studied at Liquan Temple in Changshan, Suiyang. He often sleeps till dawn with his clothes on. Once he happened to find a silverware buried in his room, but he hid it without saying a word. Later, Fan Zhongyan became a big official, and the monks in the temple asked him for donations. He wrote a letter and found money in the room where he once lived. The monks praised Fan Zhongyan's valuable qualities with thumbs up and said, "Don't worry about being an official."
Aspiring to the world: When Fan Zhongyan was studying in a temple in Suiyang, one day Song Zhenzong, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, passed by. After hearing the news, the teachers and students of the whole school made a sensation. They all thought it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for ordinary people to see Tian Yan, so they flocked to watch it. Only Fan Zhongyan stayed to continue his studies. People asked him such a rare opportunity. Why don't you go and see him again? Fan Zhongyan replied, "See you later." It is precisely because Fan Zhongyan is diligent and eager to learn that he has learned a lot of real talents and become a pillar of the country.
Fan Zhongyan has an old friend named Shi. His father is an official and his family is very rich. He was moved to see him studying in poverty. One day, I brought a lot of wine, meat and other good dishes to get together with him. In fact, he intended to help him, but Fan Zhongyan rebuffed him. Fan Zhongyan said, "Thank you for bringing such good dining tables. I appreciate your kindness, but I'm used to hard times. It doesn't feel bitter to break porridge every day. If I eat yours, I will not get used to it and will hurt me. "
When Fan Zhongyan was an official in Suzhou, he bought a homestead in Nanyuan and prepared to build a house to live in. When Mr. Feng Shui saw it, he congratulated him: "This is a treasure land, and many officials and ministers will build houses here in the future." Fan Zhongyan said with a smile: "It is better to give up running a school than to monopolize the treasure land. Isn't there more talent? " So he founded an institution of higher learning and extended the time he was lectured by famous teachers. At that time, the grand occasion was unprecedented, and all localities followed suit, so they had the reputation of "learning from the Soviet Union is the best in the world".
Some people think that you can be an official by reading only one book. So for a time, the school was overcrowded, and all the young people in Yaoshe Village went to school. At that time, even the fields were deserted, and even food was not eaten after autumn. After seeing this situation, Fan Zhongyan went to persuade and explained the relationship between "learning to be excellent and being an official" and "food is the sky for the people". Many people gave up because of difficulties and still happily returned to their hometown to farm. The elders in my hometown all thanked Fan Zhongyan for teaching their children.