warring states careerist

Chapter 52
Seeing that Mozi spoke solemnly, Emperor Sicheng also saluted Mozi. Although he felt that Mozi was too stupid, he still couldn't help admiring him.

Although he had agreed in his heart, he still didn't let go. He only said that he wanted to ask Yu Jun, but he actually wanted to discuss it with his family.

But he still asked Shi Jiatun to stay. Once the matter was settled, he could ask Shi Jiatun to count the numbers and sign a contract.

He only said that there would be a reply within seven or eight days, and Mozi also promised to give Sichenghuang a pair of corn, two sweet potatoes, and two potatoes, and they were all huge.

After the banquet was over, Si Chenghuang immediately called his son, asked about this matter, and expressed some hesitation in his heart.

Huang Yueling asked back: "Father, can Mohists keep their word?"

"A word of ink can hardly be followed by four horses."

"Father, Mohists can be righteous?"

"If you talk about doing righteousness, you will go through the hot water and the fire, and you will die without hesitation."

"Father may use ink?"

"No justice, can't be used."

"Is a Mohist talented?"

"Great talent, just want to do justice."

"Father, if one day the government of the Song Dynasty belongs to us, will my father be willing to be hired by the Three Jin Dynasty?"

"Three Jins are no different from Chu. You can use the momentum but not rely on it."

"Father, do you have ambition?"

"You and I are both the blood of the mysterious bird and the queen of Shang Tang. Blood from the sky, how can it be without ambition?"

"Father, can you trust the Mohists to change the farming method, so that the taxes and fees will not be reduced, but they will be used cheaply?"

"Since Mo Di said, who doesn't believe it?"

"Father, if Chu comes to attack and the soldiers of the Three Jins have not yet arrived, how long can the Mohist defend?"

"No."

"Father, can Pei and Liu's gifts be compared with Tao and Shang?"

"They are all fifty times small towns, like a lake in a city than a lake in a river. They also need to be guarded against, but talking is better than nothing."

"Father, is there anyone in Peidi who is willing to be a fief?"

"It's bordered by tigers and wolves in the east, bordered by the big county of Chu in the south, and close to the homeland of Yangyang, where the folk customs are fierce. If you want to sacrifice for a long time, you don't want to use it as a seal. Just like Luyang in Chu, where there is no girder. The place of the Four Wars. "

"Father, Ruo Pei and Liu Dazhi, may your majesty use Mo Di's righteousness?"

"Mo Di has long been famous, and I can't compare it to it. I don't need to take credit for it. But if the emperor refuses to use Mo Di's righteousness to govern the country, Mo Di will not accept it."

"Father, if one day the government of the Song Dynasty returns to us, may the Mohists rule the Song Dynasty?"

"If you don't talk about righteousness, don't talk about non-offensive, don't talk about non-joy, don't talk about festival burials, don't talk about frugal use, who would not use it? Even if you don't talk about these things, if you use them, your superiors will be jealous. It is said that although the king is happy, he dare not use it, lest the resentment and wrath of relatives and nobles will cause Xiaoqiang."

"Father, if you don't use Mo as your minister, would you like to use Mo as your covenant official?"

"Mohists keep their promises and change them every few years. They are enough for civilian use. It is like fishing for several years. After a few years, several knuckles will be caught in the net. The harvest will be rich."

"Father, who will cast the net decades later?"

"Hey……"

"Father, your majesty will soon go to Huimeng, and there will be changes in the city. Father, is he willing to let Mo Di's people in the city?"

"I really don't want to see him unless I have to. He is a righteous person. Talking to him is like scorching sun and icy cold, but you can't speak disrespectfully, lest his disciples feel ashamed of him and splatter five steps of blood."

Huang Yueling stopped asking, bowed and saluted, and said: "Since that's the case, my son is dull, I really don't know why my father has any hesitation."

The doubts in Si Chenghuang's heart disappeared, he laughed loudly and said: "If it wasn't for you, I'm afraid I would have to hesitate for a few days. If that's the case, I'll go out of the city tomorrow to see Your Majesty."

According to the ancient system of the Song Dynasty, when there was no siege or special circumstances, the Duke of Song built a palace two miles southeast of Shangqiu City. He did not live in the city to show the difference of status.

After laughing, he talked about the suitability of going to the banquet with Mozi. He only said that there was another person in the Mo family who could be alone, and he didn't know what he could do.

Huang Yueling recalled what he had heard in the past few days, and said with a smile: "Father, that man taught people to plant winter wheat in the village. Not to mention those strange grains, this is the method of staying wheat, and the annual harvest can be harvested without increasing the land. Two quarters. Mohists can of course use this to do justice without reducing taxes. Collecting twice a year is to change the tithe tax into a 21 tax."

It was the first time Sichenghuang had heard of it, and asked, "Isn't winter dry?"

"That person said it's not dry, or it really is."

"Oh! If this is the case, wouldn't it be a trick of Mo Di? In this way, two taxes can be collected every year, one in summer and one in autumn. Why should these Mohists use this to do justice?"

When Huang Yueling heard this, he hurriedly persuaded: "Father, absolutely not. Let's not talk about when to plant? When to harvest? What to plant after harvesting wheat in May? These means are in the hands of those Mohists. Now I don't know if they can If you succeed, you will increase the tax, and the Mohists will be angry."

Sicheng Huang snorted and said: "So what about anger? Since they are doing justice to the world, I will raise taxes and they should promote this method of farming, otherwise, wouldn't those rascals all go hungry? If I raise taxes first, they will be forced to How will Mohist promote it?"

"Father, do justice to the world, not to the Song Dynasty. He Mohist has this ability, and he has those grain seeds, and some things that are wonderful and labor-saving. Bring the seeds to Qin, and the king of Qin will be happy; Three Jins, three Jins must fight; go to Yanqi, Yanqi will be strong... Father can't miss this opportunity for a momentary gain. Ten years later, all the peasants in Song Dynasty will use this method, and it won't be too late to add more money! "

Si Chenghuang gritted his teeth and said, "Thinking of these grains and not being able to expropriate them, I really feel unwilling. Why is such a person, if he must be a Mohist, insist on doing righteousness? How good would it be for me to be my subject and like salary ? Are the extraordinary people in this world either idiots or stupid?"

Huang Yueling lamented and sighed: "For such people, it's not that they don't like salary, but the salary they like is righteousness, not gold, copper and stone millet. Mo Di didn't have much gold and copper, but he was full of righteousness. It is possible to use these people. Father, I have also thought about it, if hundreds of Mohists are all retainers, why plan like this?"

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The struggle between the ruling class and the ruled class has never stopped, and both sides are constantly learning and improving, but with the arrival of the right time, the speed of progress of both sides has been artificially interfered.

Prior to this, the change of regime only circulated within the circle of the aristocracy.Whether it was the Song Nine Rebellion, Jin Quwo Daiyi, or even the ongoing three-family division into Jin or Tian's Daiqi, they were all jokes in the aristocratic circle.

In the 800 years of watching the Zhou Dynasty, there has never been a case where princes and generals have no kind.

Under the rules, people's thinking has become a routine, and they never think that what they are about to do will be harmful to them.

And if it is put in later generations, it will be snuffed out by the mature ruling class at the first sign. It is impossible to have such an opportunity, let alone claim a land in a grand manner.

The nobles are still advancing at the original speed, but they don't know what they learned in the school in their previous life. It can be summed up in three things: universal rebellion theory, compilation of rebellion actual combat, and wasteland reconstruction foundation.

Of course, the first two could have been reversed, but they lacked the blood of reversed, so they had to go along with it.If you want to reverse the third book, you need to use the first two books as the foundation to completely obliterate and ignorant the crowd.

In Shi's view, what the Mohist lacks is the first, and the latter two are still very basic.

After the death of Mozi, the debates of the Mohist school of debate all day should be the question of whether a white horse is not a horse.But in fact it is this: Is there a length of time?Does light travel in a straight line?Who can determine the origin between universality and particularity?Is there still volume after dividing a thing infinitely?Can volume be compared to area?Why is the definition of a circle the same length?Is it possible to define the volume, area, time and matter just like Zi Mozi defined the circle?Is the universe an infinite unity of time and space?How to explain the imaging of plane mirror and concave mirror by the principle of straight line propagation?The reason why force and shape are strong, then is force the cause of the movement of the object or the cause of the change of the movement of the object?

After Mozi's death, the Mohist sect attached to the king was the peaceful evolution of officials, and the question they considered all day long was this: How to maximize the efficiency of military production capacity?How to make the best use of people?How to divide Shiwu for easy management?How to comprehensively plan the defense of the city?How to improve the morale of the defenders?How to prevent the enemy from digging holes and building platforms to attack?What if the enemy uses smoke?What if the enemy uses a rush car?What should the enemy do with the hook?How to use pulleys, grinding wheels and other means to make weapons?How to standardize weights and measures to ensure production standards?

After reading the simplest article "Preparing Caves", it is a "Guide to Tunnel Warfare", which contains various technical details of digging tunnels without collapsing, and even introduces the defense of biological and chemical weapons, and even has a special tool for washing smoky eyes. potion.

The only thing missing is a feasible route, which is also the biggest hidden difference between Shi and Mozi.

It was time for him to prepare for the future route struggle, so after he returned from Sicheng Royal School, he decided to invite some Mohists to dinner.

The Mohist’s life is too hard. He wants to be the person who can improve the Mohist’s overall living standard under the premise of conforming to the Mohist’s righteousness, so as to become a little secretary who is loved by Mohist people, not a person who only knows how to do things. A bitter ink painter who understands righteousness and the will of heaven.

Shi Jiatun is still in the Sicheng Imperial Mansion, and the matter of Peiyi may have to wait for a while, as long as it is before the spring planting begins.

Mozi told Shi that in ten days, all the Mozi will gather to discuss the issues of Shengchuo, big righteousness and small righteousness, and the authority of Juzi.

These ten days belong to myself.

He has just become a Mohist now, although he has done a few astonishing things, but people still don't know much about him.

Back home, Lu Hua and Liu Zhi were eating tofu with their elder brother and sister-in-law. The two brothers and sister-in-law ate with relish and praised repeatedly.

There is a pair of grinding discs piled up outside, and there is still some money left in hand.

Walking to the eating place, he picked up a spoon and ate a few mouthfuls, then said: "Brother and sister-in-law, I will be a Mohist from now on. There are too many things to do, and the family may not be able to take care of them. I once said that if there is a Money, I must buy a silk dress for my sister-in-law, I'm afraid I can't do it."

The sister-in-law chewed a piece of soft tofu, swallowed it and teased: "Look, I said a long time ago that I would never be able to wear it."

Lu Hua interjected from the side: "It's appropriate to say that there is no destiny."

Everyone at the table laughed, or laughed at her, or laughed at her to prevent others from talking about him.

Shi smiled and pointed to the old tofu in the earthen jar: "Brother and sister-in-law, as for me, I became a Mohist, so I may not have any money, but I will give you this way to make money. People often say, send Mermaids are worse than giving people fishing nets, the way to make tofu is fishing nets. There are a lot of nobles in the city, if you do well, you can make some money in three to five years."

The sister-in-law thought of what she said before going to Binshan, and asked, "Is this what you said at the beginning?"

"What else can it be? When my brother makes shoes, you get up early and make some tofu. Nowadays, even princes and nobles can't eat this thing, so it's not a problem to sell some money. What do you think of the taste?"

Everyone at this table nodded in praise, even though they had eaten Luhua Liuzhi once, they still felt that it was really delicious in the world.How can those round beans be made into such a shape?

Shi's brother and sister-in-law felt relieved, yesterday they heard that Shi followed Mozi to the Imperial Palace of Sicheng, obviously to do something big.These days, they also know the behavior of the Mohist. It is Mozi's ability, which is still corn and rice. It seems that the Mohist can only do things and can't make much money.

Since the younger brother can think about himself, it is enough to be gratified.Besides, this method of tofu, if there are only seven or eight in the city, it can definitely make some money, who would not want to eat it?
It's so soft and creamy, and it's served with chive flowers. I'm afraid Zhou Tianzi can't eat more than this.

After talking for a while, he finally got down to business.

"The mill will be installed today. After a while, I will go to the market to buy a donkey and some beans. I also have some wheat flour brought from the village. I will also ask my sister-in-law to help me. I will have a banquet tomorrow."

Ji raised his head and said strangely: "Mo Zhe doesn't care about food and clothing, and eats such good food. Doesn't Mr. Mo Di think you are a person who likes to eat and drink? Isn't it bad?"

Shi slyly smiled and said: "Today is not good, tomorrow will be fine."

(End of this chapter)