The
管子 carries the name of
管仲, chancellor of Qi in the 7th century BC, but was put together by later writers. This chapter, whose title means 'cultivating authority', holds that a ruler's power rests on his land and his people, who have to be won over and taught. It weighs the returns of planting: grain gives one harvest, trees ten, and people a hundred, so training people is the plan for a lifetime.
