They consist of the employment of spies and servants, paying them their just dues without pride, the realisation of taxes with mercy, never taking anything whimsically and unjustifiably. O Yudhishthira, the selection of honest men, heroism, skill and cleverness, truth, seeking the good of the people, creating discord and disunion among the enemy by fair or unfair means, the repair of old and dilapedated buildings, the infliction of corporal punishments and imposition of just fines, never abandoning the honest, giving employment and protection to respectable persons, the keeping in reserve of what should be kept, living in the company of intelligent persons, always gratifying the soldiers, supervision over the subjects, steadiness in the transaction of business, filling the treasury, absence of blind confidence on the guards of the city, creating disloyalty among the citizens of a hostile town, carefully looking after the friends and allies living in the midst of the enemy's country, keeping a strict eye on the servants and officers of the state, personal supervision of the city, distrust of servants, comforting the enemy with assurance, steadily following the settled policy, readiness for action, never disregarding an enemy, and driving away the wicked.