warring states careerist

Chapter 795 Drills
When the news that the imperial father Yueling was captured by the secret Mohist hiding beside him reached Pengcheng, Shilian said hello a few times.

The high-ranking figures of the Mohists gathered together, and the impression of the few remaining old Mohists on the emperor's father Yueling still stayed on the somewhat ambitious junior in the Song Dynasty. When Mozi talked and laughed happily with Song Gong back then, the emperor's father Yueling Ling was just a child.

Including Shi, he never took the emperor's father Yueling to heart. A mere Song Kingdom is still too small compared to the world.

The well-known history also proves this point, even if there is a hero, even if the law is reformed, so what?

When the Duke of Zhou divided up his fiefdom, he had already sent the Song Kingdom to a dead end. There was no danger to defend the surrounding plains, and there were many great countries surrounded by concubines. , wanting to challenge the heroes is simply a dream.

What's more, Song Guo inherited the sacrifices of Yin and Shang, such as the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period, except Yan Guo, who can be regarded as an orthodox name, which one of the rest is not a "rebellious official and thief"?If there is Song Xiongqi, who was sacrificed by the Yin and Shang Dynasties, it will be feared by the princes who started their families from "rebellious officials and thieves".

Now Zhao, Wei, Han, Qi, and Sishang, the eldest brother doesn't laugh at the second brother. When it comes to orthodoxy, how can there be an orthodoxy?
Shi Shi hopes that the emperor's father Yueling will live, but he hopes that through his trial, the people will participate in this earth-shaking event: Even if your blood is noble, even if your ancestors can be traced back to Song Daigong, so what?He was still trampled underfoot by former untouchables with different levels of respect.

As for the essence beyond what the emperor Yueling represented, it is not important to everyone in the upper echelons of the Mohist school, what matters is the future without people like him.

When the news came, it was the end of July and the beginning of August, the autumn harvest had already begun, and the preparations for autumn planting began.

Shi also understands that Dangshan's defense is not worth mentioning. If there is no outside reinforcements to defend the isolated city, even if the defense of this city is impeccable, it is impossible to defend it.

Give Liuzhi one month, which is the longest period, and breaking the city half a month earlier than the stipulated time limit is also expected.

The trial of the emperor's father Yueling can be put aside for a while, and he took out a report and said: "Judging from the summary of news from Wei Han and other places, I think the possibility of Wei Han sending troops is very small."

The content of the report is a summary of the reports and analyzes of the Mohists lurking in various places in Wei and Han.

"The pawns of Xihe didn't move at all, they were still stationed in Xihe, and there was no sign of mobilization."

"Wei and Han are in frequent contact, but Wei Jian himself is the happiest. He sent an envoy to invite the king of Chu to join the alliance. I think this is probably an illusion."

"The State of Wei mobilized some soldiers, peasants and soldiers from the east of the river, but in terms of numbers, it doesn't look like they want to go to war with us. Although Wei Chi is headstrong, at least he was the one who attacked Zhongshan and cut down the West River back then. When it comes to Zhibing, there are still some means."

"The frequent contact between Wei and Han doesn't seem to be going to war with us. The king of Chu himself doesn't want to interfere in this matter. I think there is a lot of room for mediation in this matter."

Speaking of it, it has to be said that the coup d'état of the Song Dynasty disrupted Sishang's plan, and the preemptive method was not to say that it could not be used, but that the emperor's father Yueling would choose to fight to the death.

The state of Song is rich and rich, and the land is fertile, but it is tasteless to Sishang.

The markets of Song State and Sishang have formed a community. Song State’s grain and raw materials are continuously supplied to Sishang’s handicraft industry; Sishang’s handicraft industry is continuously sold to Song State; a large number of Song State’s population fled to Sishang.

The salt of the sun-dried salt method completely squeezed the market share of the Hedong salt in the State of Wei in the State of Song; the operation mode of selling ironware and recycling agricultural products also made the State of Song and Sishang inseparable; more importantly, the previous production The Law Assembly rejected the decree restricting grain imports, making many aristocrats in the Song Dynasty who had transformed into operating landlords have an attitude of not opposing Sishang and seeking cooperation.

In this case, the state of Song was controlled by the Mohists, which was of little significance.

Song State is the place of the Four Wars. If you want to maintain direct rule in Song State, the cost you need to pay is too high, and it will seriously affect Sishang's strategy of first going south and then going north.

Including the decision to abandon Qi Southwest before, all because of the same reason.

Song Guo is actually a tasteless existence to the other princes.

If you don't carve up the Song State and send troops alone, it's just for the sake of righteousness. If it is during the Spring and Autumn Period, it is not impossible, but now it is no longer the Spring and Autumn Period. If you want to send troops to the Song State with the existence of the Mohists, all the princes can only go all out.

However, the Mo family cannot agree to carve up the state of Song. Even if the state of Chu is talking about the smallpox, the state of Song is already Sishang’s Chinese food in the eyes of the Mo family. The attitude of "I'll hit you if you divide it" actually has no effect.

Sishang's general mobilization this time is also to counter this kind of diplomatic blackmail: hit as soon as possible, whoever is afraid of whom.

In addition, based on the summary analysis of the intelligence sent by the intelligence department, Rang Shi concluded one thing: the possibility of Wei Han interfering with the Song State is very slim.

The chief in charge of farming and harvesting said immediately after hearing the words: "As the giant said, if Wei and Han have no intention of interfering, I think the general mobilization will end, and each will return to work on harvesting and planting this autumn."

"The general mobilization has had a great impact on our agriculture and harvesting. According to the submitted reports, if the mobilization continues, the number of autumn plantings this year will be reduced by about one third, and the number of spring plantings next year will be reduced by another third. "

"The food we hoard is enough for us to maintain a five-year confrontation, but the long time is not good for us. It is really a huge consumption."

Not only the chiefs in charge of agricultural affairs are quite nervous about this general mobilization, but also the heads of departments in charge of logistics, commerce, handicrafts, finance and taxation, etc. have similar attitudes.

It’s not that it can’t go on, but that this kind of general mobilization can’t last long. If it really follows this method, it will either completely switch to the wartime system, fight for ten years to give up the rest, and defeat the princes of all countries; or this mobilization will be disbanded early.

Sishang's affluent life in the past few years, in addition to its own technological advantages and industrial and commercial development, has a great relationship with the judgment of the world situation and a more reasonable recruitment system.

If the mobilization continues, Sishang's economy will inevitably be greatly affected.

This is especially true when there is a general mobilization on the one hand, and on the other hand, the territory under the jurisdiction does not continue to expand. If the general mobilization can capture one of the big countries such as Chu and Qi in two to three years, then it is okay, more manpower, material resources and land will ease the situation. pressure.

But now it is just scaring the princes. The food, cloth, and gunpowder consumed by the soldiers mobilized every day is a huge number.

This has affected agriculture, industry and commerce, and trade next year, and it is indeed unsustainable.

After thinking about it for a while, he explained: "It is difficult for us, and it is even more difficult for the princes. Under our general mobilization, with our per capita productivity, we can still maintain it. But the princes are not."

"If they are determined to intervene, they will need at least 30 people including logistics, supplies, supplies, and civilian labor."

"I said that the 30 includes the number of allied soldiers, supplies, civilian husbands, and soldiers. And the 30 can only maintain the confrontation with us in the Song Dynasty. If we want to defeat us, we may need to levy an additional 20. "

This number seems scary, but in fact there are not many real soldiers, mainly logistics, which is the bulk of the number.

In history, the battle between Qin Zhao and Changping was at the end of its battle, and the food could not last. If the fight continues, there will be famine next year.

Moreover, Sishang demonstrated the ability to attack the city this time, and demonstrated the ability to fight in the field five years ago. The princes are intriguing, and they must join forces to dare to fight against the Mohists, otherwise they will be afraid of being defeated one by one.

When the troops are joined together, the materials consumed will increase exponentially.

A mere 50 peasants and soldiers, including servants and civilians, want to encircle them with an iron wall.

The battle of Dangshan was to tell the princes not to try to divide their troops, but to interfere in the war between Song State and Sishang, and to prepare for the joint forces.

The more troops there are, the longer it will take to prepare, and the greater the chances left for Sishang and the possibility of breaking the situation.

The news obtained from intelligence can only be used as a reference, and it is also a test of the strategic judgment of the Mohist high-level.

Faced with the idea of ​​many people hoping that this will lift the mobilization order, it is understandable, but I have to say more.

"To mobilize so many people, for us, it may be that the economy is sluggish and people's livelihood is affected. But for the vassal states, it may be that if the battle is not resolved quickly, there will be famine and civil strife next year, especially our A situation where morality spreads like fire."

"The more chaotic the country is, the easier it is for our morality to spread. This must be taken into consideration."

"Now the situation in the Song Kingdom has stabilized, but we cannot cancel the general mobilization for the time being, and we will continue to maintain it for a while."

"From my point of view, except for the main army, the rest of the mobilized troops will be evenly distributed to each village without disbanding the establishment, to help plant and harvest, and ensure the planting of autumn wheat."

"Wheat harvesting in the army is originally a military task. In the past, Zheng and Zhou fought each other's wheat. The soldiers of our volunteer army are also farmers. It is not difficult to harvest wheat and grow wheat."

"Although it is judged from the report that Wei and Han may not necessarily send troops, this kind of not sending troops is the result of various factors."

"Our mobilization, the rapid stability of the situation in the Song Dynasty, the contradiction between Wei and Chu, and the various military strengths we have displayed are all indispensable, and they interact with each other to achieve this result."

"Things are universally connected. If we cancel the mobilization now, then our bottom line in the case of the Song Dynasty will be exposed, which will not be beneficial to future negotiations and mediation."

"The matter of the Song Dynasty will eventually need to be resolved by all countries. If you want to take one step back, you must go two steps forward."

"Our bottom line is to maintain the neutrality of the Song State, the non-interference of other countries, and the recognition of the Song State's coup. But in order to make the countries agree with this bottom line, the attitude we have to make is to go two steps further than this."

"Businessmen sell, and they know how to set the price on the spot and pay back the money on the spot. This kind of negotiation is also the same. How can you directly give the lowest price?"

If the mobilization continues, agriculture will definitely be affected. Even if an administrative order is issued requiring each village to plant a sufficient amount of land, this will cause great difficulties due to insufficient manpower.

However, with these years of grain storage and the current amount of land, even if a certain amount of planting is reduced, under the tax system and price system, Sishang can last longer than the princes.

Shi looked at Shi Jiatun, who was in charge of finance, industry and commerce, and asked, "How's the businessman's mood?"

Shi Jiatun laughed and said, "Businessmen value profits. When news of the siege of Dangshan came, they ran around to tell each other. They were all very happy."

"Prices are naturally stable. Since we cracked down on grain speculation a few years ago, merchants have also understood that with their little capital, if they want to fight us, they are looking for a dead end. The prices of grain and cotton are now stable. Businessmen are also very smart and dare not speculate on grain, because they want to hoard speculatively with their little capital, and we only need a large warehouse of inventory to crush them to death."

"Instead, there were rumors before that we were going to issue Yitianxia bonds. Since Dangshan was besieged, I heard that there are a lot of people. More businessmen are holding gold and copper and want to invest in Yitianxia bonds. , for profit."

"Businessmen have sufficient confidence in us, at least for now. They don't care whether they were born in Luoyi or Anyang; Linzi or Yingdu, all they need is benefits. If the war can bring them benefits, then they happy to invest.”

"Actually, we all know that even now, we haven't had a real general mobilization. We haven't even implemented the decree on interest rate debt and food price control. What kind of general mobilization is this?"

Merchants value profits, which was fully demonstrated when Zhongshan restored the country.

Zhongshan's restoration of the country was led by the Mohists. The merchants provided the money and the Mohists provided the weapons. They stunned to end Wei's rule in Zhongshan.

Merchants don't care about the significance of Zhongshan's restoration of the country to the benefit of the world. What they care about is the franchise rights given by Zhongshan Lord as a benefit for debt repayment: the franchise rights for salt, iron, horses, and furs have repaid the loans of the merchants back then.

The same is true for Sishang now. The biggest temptation of the Song Dynasty for businessmen lies in the land.

On the premise of ensuring that some farmers are allocated land, a large number of lands of fugitive nobles will be auctioned off. This is the interest that merchants care about. Therefore, under the premise that Dangshan was besieged and the situation in the Song Dynasty was stable, merchants supported the Sishang campaign. of.

The same is land, the price is different in the Song Dynasty and in the South China Sea. If there is a thousand mu of land in the Song Dynasty to grow fuel, cotton, and grain, relying on the industrial and commercial consumption of Sishang, it will be sure to make a profit.

Moreover, the Song State is not short of population, especially if the Mohists choose not to take over the Song State and only carry out reforms under the premise of protecting the interests of the farmers, industrialists and businessmen, the power of the landless peasants represented by the peasant family is not enough to cause a big wave.

It’s just that the rumor about the issuance of bonds for the benefit of the world is just a market rumor, but from the degree of concern of the merchants, it can be seen that the merchants trust Sishang’s strength very much. trouble.

The profits of today's industrial and commercial products in Sishang are generally in a three-legged way.

The Huai River Basin in the southwest of Qi in the Song Dynasty is part of the market; the interior of Sishang is part; the South China Sea and the wild areas around the South China Sea are part of it.

As long as there is no sign of defeat on Sishang, although there will be an impact on business, it will not be enough to hurt the bones.

This time, Sishang was facing a small crisis, after all, it was a bit like going to war with the princes from all walks of life, so I felt that this was also a drill.

A series of drills in mobilization, agriculture, industry and commerce, public opinion, and public opinion have enabled the ruling group in Sishang to learn from experience and learn how to deal with it, so that they can make full preparations for a real war in the future.

Mohists can't trust the merchant class, but it's not important.What matters is that they seek profit.

Just like the restoration of Zhongshan back then, merchants from the state of Wei invested heavily in Zhongshan for profit.

It's the same when it comes to Sis, it's too naive to expect them to benefit the world.

As long as it is profitable, it may be that Sishang is at war with Wei State, and the merchants in Sishang can transport grain to the cities of Wei State.

However, as long as Sishang can continue to win and most businessmen feel that it is not profitable to invest in other princes at this time, that is enough.Businessmen can't get enough food, but the world at this time is a rotten world. Sishang is not an ideal country for businessmen, but at least it is better than the princes.

(End of this chapter)