Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 190 184. Old Grudges

"This……"

To be honest, Fu Zixun was indeed tempted. He had security guarantees, and he had the full support of a superior who also looked quite skilled, and he could even allocate a large amount of resources for his research. For a researcher, there was probably no condition more tempting than this.

"But I wonder what the Grand Commander is trying to study now that has left all the great craftsmen in Jingzhou helpless?"

However, Fu Zixun was surprisingly calm and decided to first ask what the current technical bottleneck was that could leave so many people who have spent their entire lives studying carpentry and craftsmen helpless.

“That’s easy. For example, I want to make a new weapon with the gunpowder I mentioned before. I need to use the explosion of gunpowder as the driving force to push out the solid bullet in front, achieving an effect similar to a catapult, but it does not require so much manpower to operate.

Another example is to shrink it down and turn it into a weapon that can be used by one person. Once it is lit, it can shoot out projectiles with great power, complementing the bow and arrow."

Feng Xi directly proposed the epoch-making artillery and muskets, but he also knew that the probability of these two things appearing now was too low.

The principle is easy to explain, but the main problem is the material of the barrel and the gun body. If you are not careful, the gunpowder will explode. It would be a shame if you get injured before you hit the enemy.

However, this does not prevent Feng Xi from making promises.

“As we mentioned before when we were discussing this heat, if we use this as a driving force to build an iron chariot that ordinary arrows cannot penetrate, and if combined with the weapons I just mentioned, wouldn’t it be a powerful weapon on the battlefield?
Unfortunately, these are just my ideas. It will be extremely difficult to realize them. Sigh..."

Feng Xi also brought up the idea of ​​tanks, and then deliberately acted like he was disappointed with this world, deliberately provoking Fu Zixun.

Fu Zixun was stunned. What Feng Xi said just now was so wild and unrestrained that Fu Zixun did not dare to think so. However, this general not only dared to think, but also wanted to do it. This made Fu Zixun feel that "I am not alone".

"Everything else is easy to say, but Xun is from the Mohist school, and he has many miscellaneous studies. I'm afraid that the great Confucian scholars may not tolerate him..."

Fu Zixun came back to his senses from the shock just now, and thought about the reality of the problem, his face couldn't help but hesitate.

"Great scholar? Yes, when you mentioned your enemies just now, you also said that you have a feud with the two families in the north and Kong Rong, but I don't know why?"

Feng Xi suddenly remembered that Fu Zixun had mentioned that the enemies included the Yuan, Cao, and Kong families. In some senses, this was also a serious matter.

At the time of the Battle of Guandu, the Yuan and Cao families were in opposition. It would have been impossible to offend both families, let alone the involvement of Kong Rong.

"Alas, this is a sin... In the past, my Mo family was a guest of the Yuan family. We worked diligently for the Yuan family and provided a lot of equipment to help the Yuan family defeat Gongsun Zan. This was also the case with some of the advantages in the early stages of the Battle of Guandu."

Fu Zixun sighed and revealed the secret.

Feng Xi suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Yuan Shao had such an easy time defeating Gongsun Zan. Even Yijing City was conquered by Yuan Shao's army. It turned out that Mohists were among them. They probably provided Yuan with many siege weapons, which complemented Yuan Shao's aggressive strategy. "Later, the news that I, a Mohist, served Yuan's family was leaked. The Confucians headed by Kong Rong naturally could not tolerate it and wanted to "execute all of us, the remnants of Mohism," according to the law."

Fu Zixun continued to speak, but his tone became increasingly depressed.

"Unfortunately, Yuan Shao, the head of the Yuan family in Hebei, was a man who was good at making plans but could not make up his mind. In the end, under the persuasion of his adviser Xu You, he decided to betray us. He captured and killed many of my Mohist brothers and handed them over to Kong Rong in order to win over the hearts of his civil and military officials.

After all, we are not tolerated by Confucianism, and we are only lowly craftsmen. Yuan Shao, who has three generations of officials in his family, may be able to conquer the world even without us."

"Then how did you offend Cao Cao?"

Feng Xi now understood a little. With Yuan Shao's character, it was possible for him to sell out the Mohist School in exchange for stability under his subordinates. But Cao Cao was not even remotely related to him, so how could he be considered an enemy?

"It was because Yuan Shao used a lot of our Mohist weapons and tactics in the Battle of Guandu. For example, Cao Cao adopted the method of his adviser Liu Ye to break the high earthen hill with the Thunderbolt Chariot, which was a suggestion from our Mohist school in the past. Unfortunately, Yuan Shao only knew the result but not the reason, so he was defeated by Cao Cao.

Later, I heard that Cao Cao had heard from the surrendered generals of the Yuan family that many of the methods used to cause the Yuan family to lose soldiers and generals were all done by our Mohist school, and he also ordered his men to hunt down our Mohist disciples, as if he wanted to get rid of them as soon as possible. "

After hearing about this past feud, Feng Xi realized that the Mohist School was quite powerful. They had offended both warring parties at once. As a result, no one in the north could tolerate them, so they had to flee to the south for refuge.

"My father, as a master of the Mohist school, was lucky enough to escape the disaster and took my brother and me to Jingzhou. It happened that Jingzhou was in turmoil, so we could only live in seclusion in the mountains and forests and have no contact with outsiders. My father was so depressed because of the great blow that he died of illness within two years, leaving my brother and me to depend on each other until now."

Feng Xi thought so too. Fu Zixun looked to be in his twenties and it was unlikely that he personally participated in the Battle of Guandu or even the previous battles. It turned out that it was his father who did it.

"I already know what you are worried about. Don't worry. Not to mention that almost all the noble families in Jingzhou have been forced to flee due to the wars over the years, and the people under my command are all loyal and dedicated. They rarely fight each other because of what their subordinates have learned. In addition, I guarantee you that as long as you have talent and can make achievements, my Jingzhou civil and military officials will never discriminate against you or attack you."

Although there were internal struggles in the early period of Ji Han, it was a relatively clean political system compared to Cao Wei and Sun Wu, and basically only the merits were appointed. As long as Fu Zixun was not a person who took advantage of the situation, Ma Liang and others would not have any complaints.

"In that case, I am grateful to the Grand Commander for his high regard for me. I am willing to serve him."

When Fu Zixun heard Feng Xi's assurance, his heart was in turmoil. It was indeed as Feng Xi said, it was not a good idea for him to hide in the mountains all the time. One day the world would be peaceful, and then he would have to do whatever Feng Xi said.

Besides, the Mohists were not the kind of people who would just accept things as they came, and Fu Zixun was waiting for someone who could assist him. Feng Xi was so open-minded, and he was quite knowledgeable about the art of government, which was a good thing for him.

Fu Zixun was not a hesitant person. Seeing that the conditions offered by Feng Xi were already rare, he simply seized the opportunity and readily agreed. It might not be a bad thing to find a way out for the Mohist School and his own family.

(End of this chapter)