Our man from Pluto is long for an audit on the work of our department laboratory.
For those who are not familiar with the language in Pluto, "work" means research output - the synonym of indexed publication.
This is a bad sign. The laboratory is largely meant for supporting our research - technicians there are not supposed to have publication.
You know what: After the suicide of Xiang Yu (項羽), Liu Bang (劉邦) was asked to evaluate the contribution of individual subordinates. Amongst all the generals, Xiao He (蕭何) was ranked the top - and was appointed as the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty.
Alas, Xiao never fought a battle himself. All he did was staying in the backyard, made sure all Han army in the front line were well fed, and kept sending more soldiers for the campaign.
As a case control study in history, Cao Cao (曹操) had had the same support from Xun Yu (荀彧) - that was the time when Cao won a series of successful battles in northern China. At the most difficult time of Cao (during the Battle of Guandu [官渡之戰]), the only - but also the best - support that Xun gave Cao was a psychological one (in a letter with seminal skill and passion, I must say). Being less fortunate than Xiao, Xun was forced to commit suicide by Cao many years later - because of a difference in opinion. The rest, alas, has become history.
For those who are not familiar with the language in Pluto, "work" means research output - the synonym of indexed publication.
This is a bad sign. The laboratory is largely meant for supporting our research - technicians there are not supposed to have publication.
You know what: After the suicide of Xiang Yu (項羽), Liu Bang (劉邦) was asked to evaluate the contribution of individual subordinates. Amongst all the generals, Xiao He (蕭何) was ranked the top - and was appointed as the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty.
Alas, Xiao never fought a battle himself. All he did was staying in the backyard, made sure all Han army in the front line were well fed, and kept sending more soldiers for the campaign.
As a case control study in history, Cao Cao (曹操) had had the same support from Xun Yu (荀彧) - that was the time when Cao won a series of successful battles in northern China. At the most difficult time of Cao (during the Battle of Guandu [官渡之戰]), the only - but also the best - support that Xun gave Cao was a psychological one (in a letter with seminal skill and passion, I must say). Being less fortunate than Xiao, Xun was forced to commit suicide by Cao many years later - because of a difference in opinion. The rest, alas, has become history.
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