warring states careerist

Chapter 67: Multiplied Effects of Skill Specialization

Xu Shimo is a little too high-profile these days. From the wheat flour tofu to the subsequent half-month gathering, it has always attracted some people's attention.

At this time, he was quite well-known in Shangqiu City, and as soon as he spread the news about the establishment of the Craftsman Association for Mutual Aid and Mutual Benefits, the upper echelons of the nobles first attracted inquiries.

Since he is now in charge of this matter, Si Chenghuang will not come forward, and the rest of the people are not able to meet Mozi directly, so he will explain this matter.

Furthermore, Song Gong had already left Shangqiu, Si Chenghuang met with Gongzi Tian all day long, and he didn't have the energy to focus on this matter, and there was an undercurrent in Shangqiu City.

Sichenghuang had already heard about Mo Zi angrily scolding Song Gong before Song Gong left, so no matter how much Mo Zi tossed about, in his opinion, it would not be detrimental to him, so he didn't care too much.

Furthermore, if the king of Chu is angry because Song Gong went to join the alliance with the three Jins, he will need to rely on the power of the Mohist to defend Song City, so he must not turn his face at this time.

Holding on to it is the prerequisite for the rescue of soldiers from the Three Jin Dynasties.Without the Mozhe, it would be difficult to defend the city. Emperor Sicheng knew it well, and the King of Chu on the opposite side must also know the methods of the Mozhe to defend the city. When the time comes, with the Mozhe, they may just besiege but not attack, and they can last longer.

However, the movements of these Tianmo practitioners really seemed to be a bit of an uproar.People in the marketplace often hear people talking about Mohist, and the last time this happened was when Mo Di was in Chu.

He sent someone to inquire about it, and just said that it is good to ask clearly, so as not to annoy Mo Zhe.

The person who took the order to leave was one of the autumn officials, the official name of the official, who was in charge of the contracts and contracts of everyone in Shangqiu City. His status was not high, and his power was not too great.

Because it is Xiang's family, it is called Si Yuexiang.

When Si Yuexiang met Shi, Shi was talking to some carpenters there.

Hearing about this, I didn't go to see Si Yuexiang alone.

Although he can handle this matter with full authority, if there is no third person present, it will be inconvenient to talk about it in the future.

He immediately asked Zao Mi Qisui and Xiao Sheng to be witnesses, so as to prove what he said in the future.

Since some rules are his suggestions, he must lead by example.

After seeing the ceremony, Si Yuexiang asked about recent events.

But he didn't say it clearly, just said: "I don't know what Mr. Mo Di is doing these days? Mohists gather, and the people in the city are uneasy. Some people say that 'when Mohists gather, there will be wars'. I have always known that Mohist do righteousness. , the words of these rascals are not credible, but the rascals are ignorant, and the king went to the alliance again..."

When it came to the end, he was a bit hesitant to speak, obviously because he didn't want to ask too directly, but also showed that he was out of the original intention of stabilizing people's hearts.

Seeing that Si Yuexiang is not too old, and he is not a nobleman with real power, it seems that this matter is not too big, so he sighed: "Could it be said that the Mohist is guilty of doing this? Is he even suspected? ?”

Si Yuexiang remained silent and did not answer.

Shi Shi brewed his emotions for a while, with a helpless look of grievance that seemed to be incomprehensible to the world, and said: "I have heard such a story. A man is a distant official, and his wife has an affair with someone. The distant official wants to go back. , the adulterer was shocked, worried that there would be no more adulterous time in the future. The wife said: "Don't worry, you can prepare medicine and wine to kill him". I don't want these words to be heard by the concubine. The concubine is his wife's niece of the same clan. Treat her After the man returns, his wife asks his concubine to serve him wine..."

This is a story in "Biography of Su Qin", which no one has heard at this time.At this time, it is reasonable to say that it is often Shang, Tang, Xia Yu, or Wen Wang, Sheng Wang, and there are very few such life-like stories.The crux of this story is that the concubines in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods were either maidservants or distant nieces of the mistress, rather than concubines in a purely competitive relationship.

When it comes to the key point, it stops abruptly.

Si Yuexiang was terrified when he heard it, but he didn't want to say anything, but suddenly stopped, and asked quickly: "What happened next?"

Shi smiled and said, "Let me ask you to make a guess."

Si Yuexiang frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "This is difficult to do. Since the concubine has been in relatives with the poisonous woman for five times, if she informs her, she will harm her relatives; if she does not inform her, her master will be poisoned to death, which will also harm her relatives."

He pondered there for a long time, but couldn't think of a best-of-both-worlds solution.

After waiting for a long time, Shi finally said: "When the concubine walked up to the master with the poisoned wine, she suddenly pretended to fall and spilled the poisoned wine on the ground. The concubine was beaten fifty times by the master. I also understand what the concubine means and dare not think about such things anymore, and the master will also be saved from death."

When Si Yuexiang heard about the fall, he couldn't help but praise: "What a smart woman!"

Shi took the opportunity to say: "So when the concubine fell down, she poured out the glass of poisoned wine, saved the master's father above, and saved the mistress' mother below, but she couldn't avoid being whipped. I don't understand."

"My Mohist family is the Song Dynasty of thousands of miles, and the people of thousands of households, but the superior cannot persuade the superior to collect less taxes. If the superior tax is less, the expenses will be insufficient; I don’t even want the people of the country to do what Juzi Gengyu did. In order to get the best of both worlds, I can only endure such suspicion and guilt, but what is this?”

When he said this, the image of Mozi immediately became taller, as if he was the concubine who was wronged and suffered the punishment of the whip, and it was consistent with Mozi's past behavior. Si Yuexiang bowed and saluted: "It's like this Reasonable. I'm stupid, if you don't tell me, I can't know."

Shi sighed and said: "Song Gonghui League, I am afraid that the people of Chu will come within a few years. However, Zi Mozi has persuaded but it is useless. If you want to go to war, you need Qiu Jiafu, and the people will not be enough. The Mozi can only find ways to increase the people's use, so that In the future, when the Qiujia Fu is collected, more Song people will not be hungry. Even if we bear such suspicion and suspicion, we are willing."

"The matter of repurchasing land is to ensure that the people can use it without reducing taxes; the matter of the artisan association is also to have more chariots and bows and arrows available for future use. Please tell Sicheng that he and Song Gong will decide on the matter of taxation, but please Don’t change the order from day to day and add gifts without reason. Let the Mohist complete the rest of the common wealth, and let the Mohist bear these suspicions and doubts!”

What he said was so righteous, it seemed that he would never do things like rebellion.

I'd rather be the concubine who was whipped than the concubine who killed the mistress's superior with a scheming heart. It's a feeling of salvation.

Hearing such a statement and heavy feelings, Si Yue felt admiration in his heart, thinking that in today's world, anyone who has such a heart to save the world is Mo Zhe.

It seems that this method is the only way for the superiors to refuse to reduce the tax and the subordinates unwilling to do what Juzi Gengyu did.

Although he belonged to the Sicheng Emperor's faction, he was a little concerned about the safety and prosperity of the Song Dynasty, and he felt a little ashamed when he thought of those people who were fighting for power and profit.

Ju Zigeng's public affairs is a standard Chinese interference in politics.Geng Yu, the Viscount of Ju, implemented tyranny, which caused extreme dissatisfaction among the people in the city.So Geng Yu was expelled and another monarch of the same clan was established.

Si Yuexiang didn't know if Shi was referring to something else, so he secretly glanced at Shi.

But Jian Shi still kept a smiling expression, as if light was blooming in the smile, as if such being puzzled by others made him firm in his heart of righteousness, and he was satisfied afterwards.

Si Yue Xiang Jianshi had such an expression, and bowed again: "I understand the meaning of Mo Zhe. Mr. Mo Di is a great talent, which is beyond my comprehension. I will also tell Si Cheng what I said, and let him understand Knowing the heart of the Mohist to save the world, let the Song people know the heart of the Mohist to save the world."

Shi shook his head indifferently and said: "I am a Mohist who saves the world by doing righteousness. Why do we have to let others know? Are we doing it for those reputations? Does Zimozi still lack that kind of reputation? This is not what we need Ah. I only wish that all the poor and common people in the world will be happy, and my hut will be enough to suffer from freezing to death!"

It is enough to say that my hut is broken and frozen to death, and Si Yuexiang was moved inexplicably.

Shi's words have real feelings.It's just a way, which is completely different from what Si Yuexiang can think of and what he said just now. It is a way beyond the limit of Si Yuexiang's imagination. It has never been done before, so there is no need to guard against it.

At this point, Si Yuexiang couldn't ask any more questions, so he left after saying a few more words, and went back to report.

When Si Yue went away, Qi Sui, who made bamboo strips, praised: "Secret Secretary Shi, your sentence that my hut is broken and frozen to death is enough. It is really excellent, and it is just what my Mohist means."

Shi Wenyan was about to say a few words of modesty, and said another similar sentence, but he didn't want to make a fool of Qisui, shaking his head and said: "But the matter of the concubine before, from the perspective of my Mohist rhetoric, there is something unreasonable. First, poison How does the concubine learn about the private conversation between a woman and an adulterer? Second, if the concubine finds out, the person who can prove the adulterous relationship must also sleep in it. , if the concubine knows but does not agree, since the poisonous woman has the heart to poison her husband, how can she let the concubine go? Fourth, if..."

The appropriate modest words were held back like this.

For a long time, Qi Sui, who made the bamboo strips, had already talked about the twelfth year, and he waved his hands with a sad face and said: "Stop, those craftsmen are still waiting. If you are interested in this, you can wait for Bian 54 to return from Chudi ..."

Zao Mi Qi Sui looked aggrieved and stopped talking, helpless.

Xiaosheng raised his forehead and sighed: "Stupid! Everyone is like this, is there any stupid thing in the world?"

He didn't talk much, just said one sentence, followed Shi Shi to meet those craftsmen, made strips of strips and said in his heart: "That's why I want to teach people in the world to explain the law of knowledge. There are at least fifteen or six unreasonable things in the story. I'm not finished yet..."

outside.

A group of craftsmen were waiting, not knowing what had happened.

One of the craftsmen, named Chu Fu, was pondering in his heart the words that Shi Shi said earlier about benefiting from each other, sharing and cooperating.

It's impossible not to be moved.I dare not speak of people in the world, but in Shangqiu City, there is no carpenter who does not know Mo Di's ability with the ax and jujin.

Shen Fuxin said that these people should be gathered in one place as appropriate.There are wheels, spokes, shafts, and carriages... It is true that they can benefit from each other, and this year's military tribute can be completed in a short period of time.

This is obvious, and all craftsmen are aware of it, but no one organizes them on weekdays.These people are unwilling to go to the government to be craftsmen, and would rather complete those military tributes on their own in order to preserve a free body.

Leaving aside such mutually beneficial things, getting some advice from Mo Di, Fu Jujin and others will be a skill that will help him survive in the future, and it is said that he will also learn to make other things that can make huge profits.

The Mohists had given them the impression that they were a group of ascetics. Although craftsmen had skills, they didn't put their minds on it.

However, since the incident of wheat flour tofu that shocked the whole city, everyone now knows the ability of Mohists to gain benefits. At this time, it is much more credible to talk about the saying that mutual benefit is gained.

Shen Fu and others have been educated since they were young to "govern industry, work hard in business, chase tithes for joy, and take tithes to stay in business."If you can get two-tenths of the profit, even if you are making a lot of money, if you can get one-tenth of the profit, then there is no need to change industries.

Even with military taxes, taxes and fees, the life of a craftsman is still good, much better than those of farmers, not to mention those craftsmen who have been craftsmen for generations in official farms.

Speaking of which, Shen Fu also knew some ideas of the Mohists, and even went to listen to Mozi's lectures several times when he was young.

He very much agrees with the sayings of honoring the virtuous, the impermanence of the noble and the humble, frugal use, frugal burial, and fewer battles to raise the population, and he also thinks that it is excellent if it is really wanted.

However, it is absolutely unwilling for him to become a Mohist, to endure hardships, to do righteousness, and to personally pursue such a future.

He thought, anyway, there are others who are ink masters, why should he do it himself?

If others don't do it, even if you do it yourself, you can't do it.

Doing righteousness yourself, but fighting for the future for others, why?Injustice or not?
No matter what, there is no reason to join, just wait for others to do it.

Therefore, when he first listened to Mo Zhe's invitation, he refused.

But after listening to Shi's explanation, I realized that it was not for them to become Mohists at all, but for them to benefit from each other.Thinking about it in my heart, of course I have to respond to the Mohist's call, as long as I don't let myself do justice.

He thought that if he made money in the future, he could make good sacrifices to ghosts and gods, and pray for the realization of the world of righteousness pursued by the Mohists.But it is impossible for him to participate in person. It is enough for the priest to pray and pray, which can be regarded as a contribution.

Righteousness is the best in the world, if you can't, you can live your life as usual.Just wait for the ink master to come to rescue.

　Qiujia Fu.I have said about a Machu ox before.The Qiujia Fu can be simply understood as, originally, there was one horse for each hill, but after the collection of this Fu, one hill would have one four-horse carriage.The equivalent of quadrupling the war tax.Tithes, there is a saying that there are fallow fields at this time, and tithes are taxed on fallow fields, which is equivalent to doubling the tax, so there is a saying that the two are not enough.Si Yuexiang may be a descendant of Song Dafu Xiang Rong who initiated the alliance to eliminate soldiers.Therefore, at this time, the people who are in power are all distant relatives...

　　
　
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