warring states careerist

chapter 124
As soon as Shi Shi's voice fell, all the Mohists clicked their tongues.

The appropriate statement is a bit strange, or it is not the same as the behavior of the Mohists in the past.

Although he told the people all day long: Mo Zhe is a chariot, and he needs to follow some disciples.

But after all these words, the Mohist has never tried to actually do it.

The Mohists have always used the front-drive chariots for the entire army.

Whether it is the current defenders of the city, or the future Mohists who died in Yangcheng with 80 people who died in small righteousness, they are all done by the Mohist themselves.

The reasoning is correct, and the analysis is correct. With the map and the rhetoric between the contradictions, every Mohist can understand the meaning of Shi.

It is nothing more than setting up a division belonging to the Mohists, only doing righteous things, taking advantage of the opportunity of the siege of the Chu people to solve the siege of Shangqiu, and reconciling the contradictions among the nobles as a mediator, in exchange for the autonomous status of Peiyi, like Those strong counties in Chu State are average.

Mo Zhe's technique of defending the city is unparalleled in the world, and each of the twelve siege methods has its own countermeasures. Even Wu Qi, who knows how to fight, thinks that if Mo Zi and Qin Zi guard the city of three miles and thousands of households, they can only surround it. Instead of attacking.

This is the era when heroes come forth in large numbers. Gongshuban can allow Chu Renzhou to defeat Yu Qiangyue and gain the upper hand in the struggle for hegemony in the Huaihe River; The king of Yue, who had no strength to fight back, was willing to grant Mozi a doctor with five hundred miles of land.

However, Mozi would never accept the fiefdom unless the king agrees to do justice.Even if you give me five hundred miles of fiefdom for nothing, and let me be a doctor and nobleman, but you don't want my righteousness, then goodbye is out of the question.

The pre-Qin scholars were all highly principled figures, and they were also extremely proud figures.

It's just that Shi's rhetoric is completely different from the fiefdom.

The Mohist is not the governor of Peiyi, nor the doctor of Peiyi, but the people of Peiyi to fight for the autonomy of Peiyi, but they just chose the Mohist as the intermediary between the general will of the people and everyone.

The difference is that the name is justified, and it is what many Mohists value.This is a completely different concept from Mozi's direct appointment as Doctor of Peiyi.

20 years later, those Mohists who generously died without hesitation are still young at this time, they are still sitting here, and they are still alive.

There is no such thing as intrigue, even if Qiwu harms the secretaries and various radicals and other characters, as long as Mozi is still alive, no one will think about intrigue-it is meaningless.

Whether it was the debate between Gao Sunzi and Shi about the winery half a year ago, or the debate about opening a field at 240 steps per mu or [-] steps per mu a month ago, it was just an internal discussion on how to do justice better, and they seemed to blush each other But when the matter is settled, we will work together to make no difference.

It is appropriate to have absolute trust in these people.

Because in the history he knew well, they had already proved their oath that they would never die with their own lives.

It was also because a year ago, he used the sharpest words to drive away weak-willed Mohists like Sheng Chuo.

Most of the remaining ones will die in Yangcheng after 20 years if there is no change.

Just because the giant at that time told them that after such a death, the righteousness of the Mohist will be passed on, and there are still kings in the world who will use ink, and one day the Mohist will be able to blacken the king.

So nearly 200 people died in this way, and the two Mohists who delivered the letter to Tian Xiangzi ran back to Yangcheng, fearing that they would not be able to catch up with the death of martyrdom this time.

In the face of these people and such people, it is appropriate to speak more bluntly.

Today's matter was just to blow the wind in advance. A group of mohists discussed with each other. Luo Xiaoli first heard and said: "Shi, as you said, how many people are needed? We will harvest wheat and summer seeds soon, and we will also have a lot of money." To open canals, dig mines, and smelt iron, which we have already decided..."

Stretching out three fingers, Luo Xiaoli breathed in and said, "Three thousand? Three thousand is not enough. This is a division of soldiers. At least fifty four-horse chariots and one hundred chariots are needed. That's two hundred horses." Horses with three or four hundred cows are useless!"

When he said this, the rest of the Mohists also shook their heads.

There are not enough oxen and horses now, and many of the Mohists are from farmers. Knowing that it is the busy season of farming and seeing those wooden utensils pulled by oxen and horses that can be of great benefit to people, I really can't bear to recruit farmers at this time.

Although after the wheat harvest, the prestige and trust of the Mohists will reach a peak, and it is not impossible to recruit 3000 people, but the Mohism has always been economical.

Non-attack is for economy, and economy is for reproduction.

Before Shi appeared, Mozi calculated for all the Mohists that even the most difficult to double the population, as long as there are no wars for 20 years, each family can double the number of three children.

Wars, labor, etc., which lead to more separation of men and women and less gatherings, are also important reasons why the population cannot increase.

What I said earlier was becoming a teacher, and the Mohists also thought of a normal army. Of course, it was impossible to compare with the Mohist who defended the city, so they didn't think about the problem of so much training costs.

After hearing Luo Xiaoli's mention of the amount of three thousand, Shi Shi was taken aback and said to himself that you really dare to think about it.

When the people below were discussing a lot, Shi Cai said with a bitter face: "Three hundred... where is three thousand."

When Luo Xiaoli and the others heard this, they also reacted, and said with a smile: "If these 300 people can be trained to become Mohist at Beicheng Gate, they can indeed defend Shangqiu."

Before he could speak, Shi Jiatun, who was in charge of money, couldn't help but said: "We Mohists who have been trained to become Beichengmen? Not to mention the Beichengmen, they are people who have been trained by the giant for seven or eight years. A sword, a shield, a leather armor... how much does it cost?"

"Nowadays Mohists can't afford so much money. Three thousand peasant apprentices may not be able to train three hundred Beichengmen with daggers and sticks, and they don't have so much money!"

He was as anxious as burning his ass. Mo Zhe had made a lot of money this year, but he spent even more. He, who manages money, knows the horror of it the most.

Shi also knew that he had discussed similar matters with others, and knew that it was absolutely impossible to train the most elite Beichengmen of the Mohists.

Shi Jiatun has already talked about the issue of money, and also mentioned that these Mohists are sharp fighters from all over the world, and they followed Mozi to defend the city many times and trained hard for several years before they can fight.

At this time, there was no assault cavalry, and the battle outside the city defense battle, and the chariots could not attack.

Excluding the shock cavalry and chariots, the strongest shock troops at this time may be the soldiers of Beichengmen among the Mohists.

However, their backgrounds are not peasants who have only received apprentice martial arts since they were young, but some down-and-out nobles and minor nobles, or at least some industrial and commercial people with more than enough money.

Received swordsmanship training since childhood, and practiced and learned from each other after becoming ink masters, training formation, swordsmanship, impact, armor and so on.

Rao has received training since he was a child, and it took seven or eight years for these soldiers from the Beicheng Gate with swords and shields to be regarded as a force capable of intimidating all countries to attack the city.

If farmers are trained to rely on swords and shields to prepare city guards, even if they have enough money, food and taxes, it is not cost-effective, and the training period is too long.

Those Mohists at Beicheng Gate could kill one by one, but the farmers in Peiyi might not have such means.

In addition, these 300 people are only grassroots officers in the future, and it is impossible to use sword and shield soldiers as the main force for future military expansion.

Even if the gentlemen's army of the Yue people are all private soldiers of the nobles and the king of Yue, there are only a few thousand people wearing armor and holding swords, which is enough to fight for hegemony.

The really large numbers, trained by farmers, and capable of being used with gunpowder in the future, are still phalanxes.It may be just defending the city now, but in the future it is unknown.

The level of infantry at this time is not very high. It has just been transitioning from vehicle warfare to infantry. As long as you have an infantry that can stay in formation while marching and can march quickly in a phalanx It was the pinnacle of infantry.

Maybe with the same number, they can't beat the Junzi army with swords, but the victory lies in the simple training, easy transformation, and high cost performance.

These matters have been discussed with Juzi and Mohist high-level leaders in advance, and it is just a briefing at this time, and it is inconvenient to say clearly about the future.

Shi Bian said: "I'm just saying this. You should also listen to everyone's opinions on how to train. Money, food, armor, weapons, and time must be taken into account. This will be discussed later. Today I will only talk about the formation before About the volunteer teacher in Pei County."

After hearing this, everyone at the scene generally agreed, and said, "As you said before, this is done. If you explain the truth to the people, they will also agree."

"The people of Song will do the defense of the Song Kingdom. If other weak countries, we Mohists will do it themselves, and there is no need for them."

Seeing that everyone basically agrees, knowing that this matter is basically settled, he said: "They will also agree if they think about it. Now the wheat harvesting and summer planting will be done immediately. These things require a lot of hands."

"Once the summer planting is over, we have to prepare for things that benefit the people, such as iron smelting and digging canals. Therefore, it is impossible to perform martial arts into a division of 3000 people. But 300 people should be able to organize and practice."

"Based on these 300 people, explain the truth clearly, and make it clear that this is for the future of the people of Peiyi, or to persuade the king to return the tax. After all, the people are willing."

"300 people are full-time soldiers, not engaged in production, but specialized training. Each pavilion and township should also prepare for their farming after they leave, so that they will not worry about it. Or each township and pavilion encourages everyone to reclaim part of the field, and in the future As a reward - they exchanged the self-government tax for the rest of Peiyi, and the rest should do something for them."

He was just giving a general idea, and he had to wait for the final decision on how to do it.

But since it is blowing, it is impossible to just blow it for these Mohists.

After he finished speaking, Mo Zi stepped forward and said to the Mohists, "It's appropriate to say, I think it makes sense. But the matter has not yet been decided."

"Buy wheat harvesting and summer planting first. After these two tasks are completed, once this matter is settled, everyone needs to agree.

"Every township and village in Tingli should also clearly explain the pros and cons to the people."

"Didn't you just say one to five? These are simple truths, don't the people understand? You have to make this clear at that time. After a while, the secretary will send a few sketches. It’s all rough, go back and have a look.”

"Last autumn, most Mohists could recognize [-] characters. Now it's midsummer, and I have grass, ink, brushes, and township schools to listen to lectures, so I learn more. Killing is doing justice, Learning characters is also for doing righteousness in the future. The matter of harvesting wheat has been arranged and settled before, and it will be dismissed today, and the lecture on morality will be suspended in three days, and it will be made up after the wheat is harvested and summer planted."

Since Mozi came forward to say that this matter is reasonable, all the Mohists did not object at first, they had already made up their minds, knowing that this matter was settled, they knew that a bloody battle might be inevitable within a year.

They weren't afraid, but felt that if they didn't die, they still had to learn a few more characters after all. After they left, they went to the secretarial staff to get the characters and cursives they needed to learn this month.

Even if you die at that time, it will always be useful before you die.

(End of this chapter)