Yue Ke states his grandfather had six special methods for deploying an army effectively:

Careful selection

He relied more on small numbers of well-trained soldiers than he did large masses of the poorly-trained variety. In this way, one superior soldier counted for as much as one hundred inferior soldiers. One example used to illustrate this was when the armies of Han Ching and Wu Xu were transferred into Yue’s camp. Most of them had never seen battle and were generally too old or unhealthy for sustaining prolonged troop movement and engagement of the enemy. Once Yue had filtered out the weak soldiers and sent them home, he was only left with a meager thousand able-bodied soldiers. However, after some months of intense training, they were ready to perform almost as well as the soldiers who had served under Yue for years.

Careful training

When his troops were not on military campaigns to win back lost Chinese territory in the north, Yue put his men through intense training. Apart from troop movement and weapons drills, this training also involved them leaping over walls and crawling through moats in full battle garb. The intensity of the training was such that the men would not even try to visit their families if they passed by their homes while on movement and even trained on their days off.

Justice in rewards and punishments

He rewarded his men for their merits and punished them for their boasting or lack of training. Yue once gave a private his own personal belt, silver dinner ware, and a promotion for his meritorious deeds in battle. While on the reverse, he once ordered his son Yue Yun to be decapitated for falling off his horse after failing to jump a moat. His son was only saved after Yue’s officers begged his mercy. There were a number of soldiers that were either dismissed or executed because they boasted of their skills or failed to follow orders.

Clear orders

He always delivered his orders in a simple manner that was easy for all of his soldiers to understand. Whoever failed to follow them were severely punished.

Strict discipline

While marching about the countryside, he never let his troops destroy fields or to pillage towns or villages. He made them pay a fair price for goods and made sure crops remained intact. A soldier once stole a hemp rope from a peasant so he could tie a bale of hay with it. When Yue discovered this, he questioned the soldier and had him executed.

Close fellowship with his men

He treated all of his men like equals. He ate the same food as they did and slept out in the open as they did. Even when a temporary shelter was erected for him, he made sure several soldiers could find room to sleep inside before he found a spot of his own. When there was not enough wine to go around, he would dilute it with water so every soldier would have a cup to drink from.

FARDHU 'AIN - yang berkaitan 5 RUKUN ISLAM
                           - perkara-perkara yang mendatang WAJIBnya
                                ~ cth: ilmu zakat bila berharta,
                                           ilmu mu'amalah bila berniaga,
                                           ilmu munakahat bila mahu berkahwin,

FARDHU KIFAYAH

          1. Ilmu Syari'ah (dapat drp Nabi SAW)

                        a) terpuji  -  i- usul (kitab, sunnah,ijma',athar)
                                             ii- rufu' ~ kepentingan Dunia
                                                          ~ kepentingan Akhirat
                                             iii- muqaddimah
                                             iv-  penyempurnaan
                                                          ~ usul fiqh, mustala-hadith, tafsir dll
                         b) ?

          2. Ilmu bukan Syari'ah

                         a) terpuji         - kedoktoran, matematik
                                                             ~ fardhu kifayah
                                                             ~ utama (bukan fardhu)

                         b) tercela        - sihir, tenung, silap mata

                         c) dibolehkan - pantu-pantun, sejarah

Rujukan : Ihya Ulumiddin

 CINTA DUNIA
-    ½ nya adalah cinta kepada harta*(1)
-    ½ nya lagi adalah cinta kepada kemegahan
-    yang mengikuti kedua jenis ini :  
                    - Ikut Nafsu
                    - Marah & Dengki
                    - Takabbur

*(1) HARTA

Sikap Manusia Terhadap Harta

A) Sikap Orang Miskin

1.    Qana'ah    –     Cara dapatkan : 3 Dasar - sabar, ilmu, amal
                                             i   – perbuatan : bersederhana
                                             ii  – cukup apa yang ada sekarang : ditolong oleh tawakkal
                                             iii – diketahui : kemuliaan qana'ah (tak perlukan orang)
                                             iv – mencontohi perjalanan Nabi2, wali2 & orang2 soleh
                                             v  – memahami bahaya mengumpulkan harta

2.    Tamak        i  – pada yang ditangan manusia lain
                            ii – bekerja, x harap makhluk    

B) Sikap Orang Kaya

1.    Menahan Harta    i  – Kikir
                                       ii – Tamak
 
2.    Berbelanja        i  – Boros
                                   ii – Berhemat*(rujuk bab faedah harta & fasal tugas hamba pd harta)
                                          *termasuk didalamnya sifat 'iftar'

Baik Buruknya Harta Terhadap Agama

A) Faedah Harta
1.    Belanja                 i  – pada 'ibadah : haji, jihad dll
                                      ii – utk menolong kpd 'ibadah : makan, pakaian, tempat tinggal

2.    Serah kpd manusia    i   – sedeqah
                                               ii  – muru-ah : hadiah, jamuan
                                               iii – menjaga kehormatan
                                               iv – upah khidmat

3.    Kegunaan Umum (Wakaf) : bina masjid, jambatan, rumah anak yatim

B) Bahaya Harta
1.    menarik kpd maksiat
2.    menarik kpd bersenang2 kpd yang mubah
3.    dilalaikan oleh kepentingan harta dari mengingat-Nya


fasal : Tugas Hamba Pada Harta

1.    MENGETAHUI : Maksud harta & untuk apa harta itu?

2.    dijaga dari SEGI MASUK    i  – haram semata2
                                                        ii – makruh    - hadiah bercampur rasuah
                                                                                - meminta2

3.    KADAR yang diusahakan
        * ukurannya ialah keperluan : makanan, pakaian, tempat tinggal
                                                              (rujuk fasal zuhud)

4.    dipelihara dari SEGI KELUAR – bersederhana (x boros & x pula menyempitkan)

5.    membaikkan niat    - ambil supaya menolong kpd 'ibadah
                                           - tolak kerana zuhud

    *Jikalau seorang laki2 mengambil semua yang di bumi & dikehendakinya yang demikian itu Wajah Allah Ta'ala, maka dia itu orang zahid. Dan jikalau ditinggalkannya semua & tidak dikehendakinya yang demikian itu Wajah Allah Ta'ala, maka dia tidaklah orang zahid. (Sayyidina 'Ali)


fasal : Faqir & Zuhud

A) Faqir

     Hakikat   1- orang zahid                                   
                      2- orang yang redha
                      3- orang yang qana'ah
                      4- orang yang rakus
                      5- orang yang sangat memerlukan
                        * orang yg ghina = sama sahaja ada/tiada

B) Zuhud

     # menurut berlebih-kurangnya kekuatan
                      1- orang yang berbuat zuhud (permulaan)
                      2- zuhud
                      3- zuhud dalam kezuhudannya

     # dikaitkan kepada yang disukai (apa yang dizuhudkan) - neraka (takut)
                      1. berjumlah                                                              - syurga (harap)
                                a) ghairulLah                                                   - jumpa Allah (cinta)
                                b) sifat diri
                                c) pada harta & kemegahan
                                d) ilmu & kemampuan
                      2. yang terurai (banyak)

     # dikaitkan kepada hukum-hukumnya
                      1- FARDHU  - pada yang HARAM
                      2- SUNAT     - pada yang HALAL        
                      3- SELAMAT - pada yang SYUBHAT  (rujuk Kitab Halal & Haram)
 
Rujukan : Ihya Ulumiddin               

Orang Cina berniaga dengan berasaskan perkara ini:

• Berniaga mestilah rajin, jika tidak ianya tidak menjadi.
• Belanja mesti jimat, jika tidak putus modal.
• Sambut pelanggan dengan senyum, jika tidak pelanggan lari.
• Mata sentiasa terbuka, jika tidak hilang peluang.
• Harga perlu berpatutan, jika tidak timbul pergaduhan.
• Memberi hutang perlu kenal orangnya, jika tidak hilang modal.
• Akaun perlu semak sendiri, jika tidak tidak tahu kekuatan modal.
• Beri tawaran perlu jelas dan terang, jika tidak ianya tidak teratur.
• Barangan perlu dikemas, jika tidak ibarat sampah-sarap.
• Beri arahan pekerja ikut peraturan, jika tidak makan diri.
• Barang mesti semak sendiri, jika tidak rendah nilai dan mutunya.
• Tempoh waktu tidak boleh lewat, jika tidak hilang kepercayaan.
• Harta peribadi dan syarikat perlu jelas, jika tidak timbul penyelewengan.
• Keluar masuk tunai perlu teliti, jika tidak banyak kesilapan.
• Menghadapi masalah perlu diselesaikan segera dengan baik, jika tidak mudarat diri.
• Niat mesti kukuh dan jelas, jika tidak membazir wang dan masa

(dipetik daripada journal Dr Deen)