A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 171 Idealist, Mohist
Ever since the three families were divided into Jin and Qi killed the Tian family, the world has become more and more chaotic, with wars everywhere.In order to consolidate the land of Jinling, Huai State has been recuperating and developing Jinling for hundreds of miles.

In the middle and late period of Huaiwen Xianggong's administration, after the capital was moved to Jinling at the same time, the development of ironware accelerated, and now Huaiguo has begun to replace bronze wares with iron wares.

In fact, it was not weapons that were replaced first, but bronze plows.Bronze plows are heavy and soft, making cultivation laborious. Compared with iron plows, they are not only lighter, but also harder in texture, making cultivation easier.The appearance of iron plows made farming more convenient, and at the same time further reduced the price of plows.

In the past, bronze plows were only affordable for wealthy families, and ordinary farmers could only rent or use wooden plows, bone plows, or even stone plows.The iron plow is also an important part of Wang Qi and Fan Li's promotion of green crop loans.

After the iron plow appeared, the price of the iron plow was greatly reduced compared with the bronze plow.Many people are willing to grit their teeth and borrow a green crop loan to buy an iron plow.

The prosperity of the Huai State allowed the people to live in peace, but the Central Plains was raging with war.The original small country in the Central Plains was quickly annexed by big countries in the past few decades.Only small countries such as Chen, Cai, Wei, Zheng, Song, and Lu remained in the Central Plains.

Even these few remaining countries are in danger, and they may perish one day.Among them, Cai Guo should have had the best life.With the decline of Chu State, Cai State has gained a lot of benefits. Now Cai State is stronger than ever before. Of course, in terms of strength, he is still a third-rate country.

Ever since Jin and Chu fought each other, and Jin and Qi fought each other, Song State has been in the land of four wars, and its territory has been constantly shrinking. Now it has become a small third-rate country.Later, he learned to be smart, and paid tribute to Huaiguo, and finally settled down a little.

It's just that there is no foreign enemy to fight, and the Song Dynasty is in chaos again, and the public office is fighting for power and profit.As long as the State of Song does not commit suicide, the State of Huai generally does not interfere in the internal affairs of its subjects.

The conflicts among the nations and the endless wars have made the life of the grassroots people more and more difficult.Therefore, people from various countries often fled to Huai State.For these fugitives, in addition to being treacherous and criminals, Huai will lend them some food and let them go to cultivate wasteland.

And the arrival of these low-level people also let Huaiguo know a school that only developed among the low-level people-Mohism.

After Wang Pu heard about Mohism's ideas, he immediately said: "The way of Mohism is more difficult than that of Confucianism. Those who created this school are the sages of the world."

So Wang Pu sent his sons from the public office to look for Mozi, the leader of the Mohist school. However, the Mohist school was very well organized, and many Mohists at the bottom didn't know where Mozi was.

While in contact with the Mohist for a long time, some children in the Huaiguo government were also attracted by the Mohist's ideas, and finally chose to join the Mohist after consulting Wang Pu.

The children of a country's official family joined the Mohist school, which was a great boost to the Mohist school, and made them believe in the Mohist philosophy even more.

Shangqiu, the capital of Song Dynasty.

There is a dilapidated courtyard in the north of the city. Although it is only thatched mud, the courtyard is extremely clean. On the open space in the courtyard, a group of young people in brown jackets and straw sandals are practicing fighting skills.

In other corners of the yard, many people were writing, drawing, daubing and altering on the ground, as if they were calculating something.

Under the big tree next to the house, five or six people were having a heated debate.The whole yard looks like a group of strange people to others.

At this moment, a middle-aged man in sackcloth, straw sandals, and a long sword hurried into the yard and walked towards the hut.

"Juzi, good news, good news." The middle-aged man walked into the room. The room was extremely simple, except for some necessities of life, just some tools and bamboo slips.

There were more than a dozen people sitting kneeling in the room, listening to what the man in the middle was saying.

In the middle is a man with a firm face, his eyes are calm and piercing, his hands are covered with calluses, although he is kneeling there, it looks like a mountain.

He is Mo Di, the great son of the Mo family.

"Qiu slip away, is there any good news?"

"Juzi, a prince from the Huai State Office has joined our Mo family, and Duke Huai wants to invite Juzi to give lectures at the Huai State Academy."

"Ah, with the son of Huai Kingdom joining our Mo family, it seems that our Mo family is expected to prosper!"

"Even the Huai State government recognizes our Mohism, and we will definitely be able to help the people of the world."

"The Huai State Office invited Juzi to give lectures. This is our opportunity! Now that there are many Mohists, each with their own talents, it's time to become an official and preach my Mohism."

Most of the Mohists are poor people at the bottom or handicraftsmen. At the beginning, they just huddled together to keep warm. Later, after development and growth, they had their own ideas and theories.

If it is said that Mohism is most opposed to the theory, it is Confucianism.It's not just a dispute over theories, it's also a matter of position. The position of Confucianism is that of the scholar-bureaucrats, the ruling class, and the king, while the position of Mohism is that of the common people. There are inherently irreconcilable contradictions between the two.

In the view of Mohists, many things of Confucianism, including the so-called etiquette, are superfluous and useless.

And if you want to promote the Mohism to the world, the best way is to go to the academy to debate and become famous in one fell swoop.If it can be accepted by those monarchs, it will be even better for the Mohists.

The Mohists have also studied the Huai country. They admire many policies of the Huai country, and they have also learned about the life of the grassroots people and handicraftsmen in the Huai country.

Although it was hard, it was much better than the countries in the Central Plains.

The Mohism is also the most well-organized school in the world. The discipline is as strict as that of the army. At the same time, they are good at making all kinds of utensils.

They ignited a ray of light for this dark age and fought for a way for the people of the world.

This path is more difficult than that of Confucianism, but these people have no hesitation.

"Qin Huali, where is that Huai country prince now?" Mo Di asked.

"Already arrived in Song Dynasty."

"Send someone to bring him, and I will go to Huaiguo Academy with him!"

Hearing this sentence, all the ink practitioners in the room were overjoyed.They have been dormant for so long, and they are finally going to be on the world stage.

Wang Bo traveled all the way to the Song Dynasty. Because he agreed with the philosophy of the Mohist, he joined the Mohist. He no longer wore gorgeous clothes, no longer enjoyed music, wore straw sandals, a short skirt, and a long sword on his waist. He also ate very simple and simple, but he did not complain at all, his eyes were firm, and he regarded this road as a pilgrimage road.

Wang Bo went to Shangqiu, the capital of the Song Dynasty, under the leadership of several Mohists, met Mo Di, and invited him to the Huai State Academy.

PS: The Mohist school is too appetizing for the lower-level people. The modern heroes are largely born out of the Mohist spirit of chivalry.

(End of this chapter)