井與「警」
惟雯說故事
明代初期，在許多郡、府的官衙院落中都有一口水井，井邊立著一塊石碑，
碑上刻一個醒目的「警」字。
原來，朱元璋第一次向各地派任官員時，將他們帶到皇宮的一口水井旁，說：「做清官，靠俸祿過日子，就像守著一口井，井水雖不滿，但可汲取養活一家老小。如果從外面取水灌入井裡，滿了就要加高井台，一旦台破水溢，就會殃及你的烏紗。」
許多官員到任後，便在府衙院中掘一口井，立碑示警。
面對此「井」的警示，許多官員都能恪守例律，廉潔為官。
例如常州郡守許度，他最愛吃太湖白魚，有一次，一個漁夫告狀，為能贏官司，漁夫便送幾條又大又肥的太湖白魚給許度，但許度卻不收，漁夫不解地問：「您不是喜歡吃魚嗎？為何不收呢？」
許度答道：「正因我喜歡吃魚，所以才不能收，收了你的魚，我就是受賄，就可能被革職，烏紗、俸祿都沒了，我以後還拿什麼買魚呢？不如這樣，等打完官司，你教我織網打魚吧。」
不久，許度真的學會了織網捕魚，一有閒暇便駕舟下湖捕魚。
有一次，朱元璋來到常州，許度大擺魚宴招待他，朱元璋問道：「憑你的俸祿，哪來的銀子買這麼多魚？」
許度說魚是自己捕來的，朱元璋有些不信，便與許度一起下湖，見許度撒網捕魚技術果然不亞於老道的漁民。
朱元璋龍顏大悅，當即賞許度紋銀百兩。
他回到朝廷，還對許度自己捕魚的事大加讚賞，致使後來許多明代郡、府官員都精通農耕、種植、養植等生存之道。
朱元璋給官員們警示的「守井」哲理和他嚴格的治吏律法，也催生出一大批名垂史冊的廉官。
但是，也總有人嫌自家「井水」不滿，成為利用職權謀取不義之財的貪官污吏，當他們的「井水」滿溢之時，也是走向自我毀滅之日。
例如戶部侍郎郭桓與各地征繳皇糧的官員層層勾結，採取多收少納、瞞報截留等手段貪污侵占，使上繳國庫的糧食累計流失達4400多萬石。
朱元璋得到舉報，傳旨吏部查實後，將以郭桓為首以及各郡、府的數百貪官統統處以極刑，人心大快。
古人云：「天下之福，莫大於無欲；天下之禍，無大於不知足。」
人心不足蛇吞象，貪心的人以為貪的是財與福，其實貪的是災與禍，當有天東窗事發時，這些貪來的錢財，終將化為一把制裁他的利刃。
把握眼前就是珍惜未來，清廉為官其實就是留住了幸福。
朱元璋的井與「警」之說，無疑是至理名言。
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