warring states careerist

chapter 126
After the six people who went to Wuyue left, there were only a few Chu people who were born near Yiling and Yunmeng.

Mozi then said first: "I already know about your going to Bashu, and I have told you about it. General Qu and a few people will go with you, and go to Yangcheng first. General Qu and the others will go to Yangcheng first to replace them with you." The Mohist who went with Meng Sheng taught the Mohism and those words by the way, explaining clearly what the Mohist is doing in Peiyi now."

"After you arrive in Yangcheng, Meng Sheng will arrange some people for you, and go to Bashu together. This time, the leader is to make bamboo strips to celebrate the new year. When you arrive in Bashu, the previous rules are still in place. If there is anything to do, discuss it based on righteousness." Come on, but Qisui has the right to veto it."

"Along with you, there are three cobblers from the craftsmen's association. Let's get acquainted with each other on the way. They are not Mohists yet, but they are very close to the meaning of Mohism."

After Mo Zi finished speaking, Gong Zaoye handed over a few gourds from behind, which were filled with spirits produced by Mozhe Winery, and passed them to Zao Mi Qisui who was standing beside him, saying: "These spirits are the most high-grade, they are the best. We bought it with private money from some of us who are close to Meng Sheng, so send it to you."

"Meng Sheng's father was shot in the leg by the Jin people during the battle of Yongqiu. The Chu land is damp and damp. These strong wines can relieve the pain the most. It would be good if it is mixed with some herbs to treat soreness."

Qisui stretched out his hand to take it, and said with a smile: "Meng Sheng's father followed Mo Aoyang of Chu to fight against Yongcheng in order to control Song Dynasty. Now that the people of Chu will besiege Song Dynasty, I am afraid that if Meng Sheng knows, he will definitely leave Yangcheng came to help the giant defend the city. There is a gap between father and son."

Gong Zaoye sighed: "Since he is an Mohist, of course the order of the giant shall prevail. Who made him a Mohist?"

Everyone also knew the crux of it, and they couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

At that time, because of the great power of Sicheng and Sicheng's friendship with the people of Jin, Song Gong even wanted to establish a constitution similar to the constitution of the nobility with the Song Dynasty.

For this reason, Song Gong, who was not yet so dazed enough to believe in destiny astrology, went to the king of Chu in person and asked the king of Chu to send troops for help.

The Chu people were also happy to have such an opportunity to intervene in the internal affairs of Song and Zheng. After being cultivated and living after being destroyed by Wu, they just seized the opportunity to go north to the Central Plains.

So in order to deter Sicheng, he built cities in Yongcheng and Huangchi, preparing to intervene in the internal affairs of Song Dynasty.

This was intolerable to the Jin people, so the three families of Han, Zhao and Wei were ministers, and Wei Si, Zhao Huan, and Han Qizhang personally led troops to fight against it.

Jin and Chu fought in Yongqiu and Huangchi, and Chu Mo Aoyang was invincible in the battle with the Jin people. Meng Sheng's father, a Chu nobleman, was also shot by the Jin people in that battle, leaving old wounds.

Later, the Jin people continued to fight back, and the Chu people couldn't resist after all, and gradually gave up their control over Zheng. However, because the Song State was located more to the southeast, it led to the current chaos in Song's internal affairs: neither Chu nor Jin could completely control, but everyone is secretly supporting the nobles in the Song Dynasty to get close to themselves.

Everyone inside the Mohist knows that the upcoming battle of defending the city is just a continuation of the battle 20 years ago: whether the new round of overlord is Chu or Jin depends on who is going to be in this article that will revolve around Song Zheng do better.

The father of Meng Sheng participated in the hegemony war of the Chu people for the hegemony of the Chu people back then, but as a son, Meng Sheng firmly believed that the Mohist's righteous war was not an offensive. After 20 years of continuation, Meng Sheng will eventually stand on the side of the Mohist. This is what Mohists never doubt.

Even if he had been on good terms with the son of Huan Dingjun of Yangcheng at this time in Chu since he was a child, even if his father was a general under Mo Aoyang back then, when it comes to righteousness and injustice, he still has to make a choice after all.

Seeing that everyone was a little bit emotional, Shi stood up and jokingly said: "Bring some strong wine, because I am afraid that when Meng Sheng talks with his father, when he fights for righteousness and non-offensive, he will drink more and not mention it when he is drunk. So, lest the fight hurt the relationship between father and son."

"Originally, Gongzao wanted General Qu to take him away, but although General Qu was acquainted with Meng Sheng's father, he was too stubborn after all. I'm afraid that if Meng Sheng's father would question him, General Qu would not help him as his son. My own family, instead of attacking and rejecting Chu... before Meng Sheng could argue, the two started arguing."

When everyone heard this, they also knew that it was possible, so they couldn't help smiling.

Qu Jiang was the concubine son of Duke Xi of Chu State at this time, the uncle of Qu Yuan's grandfather and Qu Yijiu who later hindered Wu Qi's reform.

Although the division of Shenxi is no longer the main force of the Chu people's northward advance because of the strategic eastward movement of the Chu people and the opening of Huaibei, etc., it is still an important support for the Chu people to fight against the Three Jins. At this time, the son of Duke Xi is going to fight against the Chu people , I am afraid there will be a lot of criticism.

Everyone could also understand the carefulness of Mozi's arrangement, and it had deep meaning for Qu Jiang to go to Yangcheng at this time.

After all, it is better to keep the business of Shangqiu and keep Meng Sheng, Qu Jiang and others as far as possible.

It is said that Mohists love both without a father, but in fact it is a misunderstanding of Confucian scholars. Mohist people have long understood the dialectic of loving self and loving others.

Many Mohists could do the matter of going to Yangcheng, but Mozi chose General Qu in order to send him away and prevent him from participating in the upcoming battle to defend Shangqiu.

At that time, it is not certain that Shen Gong will also participate in person, after all, the Xizhi Division is still an important military force of the Chu State.

When the time comes, the father and son will be hostile to each other in the formation, and they can't bear it.

Instead of this, it's better to let Qu Jiang go to Yangcheng to have a verbal war with Meng Sheng's father, Huan Dingjun and others.

Qisui, who made bamboo strips, also understood Mozi's arrangement, and said: "If you think about it, General Qu also understands the painstaking efforts of Juzi."

He didn't say a lot of reasoning like before, because these people in front of him were better than him in reasoning. Since these people didn't say anything, he could only hold back the desire to say something, so he just said something lightly.

Shi smiled and said: "Every Mohist knows that you are willing to argue with others, but this time I went to Bashu, but I can't argue with others. I don't understand the language. After two or three years, I will be able to understand the language. I'm afraid you don't like to talk anymore. "

Everyone who accompanied him thought that he could not understand the language and could not argue with the Ba and Shu people, and we were miserable.But since Juzi and Qiwuhai decided that he would take the lead, there is always a deep meaning, how could they not know?
Zao Mi Qisui laughed, but held back when he wanted to say something.

Shi also warned: "Before the matter, the giant also told you that you went to Bashu to make a profit. Mohists have unified interests and righteousness. If you boil salt there, the price of salt will be high and the price will be low, and the local people will benefit. You It’s a good thing to be able to pay the Mohists with the money and use it elsewhere for righteousness.”

"In short, you have learned how to get well salt by bamboo tubes, cowhide, and potter's wheel for a few months. Qisui, you are also a bamboo craftsman. The rest are carpenters and cobblers from the artisan association."

"Salt boiling in Bashu has become a business. There are many salt ponds and salt wells. If you go there with gold, you will soon accumulate money and gain a firm foothold."

"Follow the river and sell it in Chu, and you will get a lot of money. If you do well, Mohists can take the opportunity to go deep into Chu and sell salt in Yiling, Yunmeng and other places."

"Bashu likes the style of witchcraft. If you go deep into Wu, Yu, Ba, Chengdu and other places, you must also be familiar with their form of witchcraft. In the past, my master Mr. Tang Han traveled to Shu, and there was often a big lake where people used to worship. The wind must be strong. You don’t have to worry about this matter, just do the well salt thing first.”

"On weekdays, there are more words to be passed on, and there are not many words in Bashu. This is the right time. When the matter here is over, more people will be sent to Bashu to help, so you can come back to listen to the righteousness of the giants, and each has a rotation."

These Mohists who followed Zao Qisui to Bashu all thought of the exquisite and simple method of extracting well salt from cowhide in bamboo tubes that they had seen before, and they also learned the art of cooking and knew the so-called solubility. Full of confidence, I feel that it is not difficult to mine well salt in Bashu to earn money.

One can benefit the Bashu people, and the other can concentrate money on the Mohists to do some great things that benefit the world.

Only Qisui, who made bamboo strips, thought a little too much.

He is a book secretary. He has followed Shi for a long time and often listens to Shi talking about the situation in the world.

Those general maps of the world that were said to be drawn by Mr. Tang and Han traveled all over the mountains and rivers were shocking to the world at this time, but they were already common in the book secretaries.

Thinking of the picture Shi Shi drew before, thinking of Juzi arranging people to go to Wuyue, and then arranging them to go to Bashu... I'm afraid it's not that simple.

Song, Wuyue, Bashu... These three lands just surrounded the edge of Chu State.

In the future, if Mohist has a reputation in Wuyue, then to the west is Zhongli, Shouchun, and Xiacai.

And Bashu goes down the great river to Yiling, Ying, Yunmeng...

If it is really for selling salt for profit, I am afraid it is not the case.

Qi Sui, who made bamboo strips, remembers that Shi once said that the method of drying salt in the sun, if only for profit, took advantage of the power of the Mohists in Qi State and the internal strife of the Tian family to seek sages. It is also possible to sell salt in Qi State for profit, and it is more convenient and more profitable.

Once you think about everything, you will always feel that there must be a deep meaning in it. Zuo Mi Qisui feels that he should not think too much for the time being, and just arrange his own affairs well first.

For the time being, he didn't think about the possibility in the next few decades, and thought about what he had to do now, and he didn't think it was too difficult.

It is not that easy to extract brine with a bamboo-jointed pulley, but if you know the general idea, and you are all good craftsmen among Mohists, and you have a teachable "summarization, analysis and improvement method", it will not be too difficult.

But if you want to gain a foothold there, you will inevitably encounter many things. He first asked Mozi: "Sir, those who went to Wuyue were followed by people who had learned crude medical skills. Do we also follow a few people? Wu, there must be someone who is familiar with medicinal herbs, and if you follow one person, you can also learn to identify medicinal herbs with the locals, organize them into a book, and benefit the world in the future."

"After all, we are not in this industry, and this thing can't be done."

Hearing this, Mozi shook his head and sighed: "Just wait. I have to teach those children slowly here. I think it may be available in three to five years. Now? Peiyi is not enough. The method of the township school is wonderful. , but it will always take three to five years. After three to five years, you may succeed there, and then we will talk about it.”

Qisui asked again: "What if the king of Shu and Bazi hire us as officials?"

Mozi laughed and said: "In three to five years, I'm afraid of difficulties. As long as you don't lobby full-time, you have to do the well salt work and the dissemination of the text before it is possible. At that time, the Mohists will definitely go there and make their own decisions. Don't think about it yet. .”

Qi Sui, who made bamboo strips, said: "I don't think so, what if there is an ink artist to do it?"

Shi laughed and said: "Mohist success depends on a group of Mohists. Without the Mohist family, what can a single Mohist do? Or like Shengchao, gathering three or fifty people to become famous, can one Shengchao do it?" Mohist method?"

He dispelled his worry about making strips of Qi Sui, took out a small bag of chili seeds from behind and said, "Bashu is humid, this bag of seeds can be planted there, and if it is not possible to get salt, you can also accumulate money by planting this thing."

Zao Qisui took it and bid farewell to everyone. When he turned around and was about to go, he suddenly asked: "How should those merchants who come to beg for grain seeds from the three Jin, Wei, Lu, Qi and other places respond? I don't know, I want to know, so that I can use this as a lesson in the future. To sell or not? If sold, the Sanjin will still fight unjustly. If not sold, these grains will not let the people Profit."

Shi waved his hand and said: "Benefit the world. Benefit the people of the world. The sword can kill and save people, so why don't you make swords? Qi Sui, the mountains are high and the roads are far away. Be careful in everything, remember to benefit the people of the world, so you won't be confused."

　Whether Qu Yijiu is Qu Yuan's grandfather is doubtful, but in terms of age and status, it is almost the same.Whether Meng Sheng's father took part in the battle of Huangchi is unknown.But Meng Sheng must have a father... so let's participate in the creation.People don't just appear out of thin air.Huangchi Yongqiu, roughly located in the current Qi County, between Kaifeng and Shangqiu, was extremely important when Jin and Chu were fighting for hegemony.Left and right can control Zheng and Song, and going north can attack the left wing of Jin. Once the Chu people still have the strength to go out of Funiu Mountain to threaten the right wing of Jin, Yique and Luoyi, and the Qin people attack Xihe for Chu, it is impossible for the Jin people to accept. .The land of Song and Zheng must be contested by Jin and Chu.The form of alliance at this time is: three families of Qi, Chu and Qin, and one family of Sanjin.Yan Guo made soy sauce, Song Zheng swayed.The relationship between Yue State and Sanjin is good, but it is limited to bullying Qi State.

　　
　
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