南宋刘义庆的《世说新语》中记载着许多古代官员用人处事的故事,其中有一则记述了陶侃用人用物的趣事。东晋年间,陶侃任荆州刺史,他命令造船官员将锯木屑全部收集起来。某年正月初一,人们举行祭祀庆典,正巧碰上下了几天大雪,天刚放晴,马路上、台阶上全是湿的,给人们的活动带来了 In the Southern Song Dynasty, Liu Yiqing's Shi Shuo Xin Yu recorded many stories about the officials who used to work in ancient times. One of them described Tao Kan's interesting use of useful objects. In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Tao Kan served as governor of Jingzhou, he ordered the shipbuilding officials to collect the sawdust all together. On the first day of the first lunar month, people held a festival of sacrificial rites and happened to hit a few days of heavy snow. When the weather was just fine, the streets were wet on the steps and brought activities to people