warring states careerist

chapter 132
Jiao He was shocked, he had known for a few days that the Mohist spoke truthfully in front of the public and won them by their trust.

Hearing what Shi said, it seems that Shi is not satisfied with the output of this field, and this dissatisfaction can be said to have come out of the words.

If an acre of land only produces an extra three to five catties or more than ten catties, is it necessary to divide it into four pieces?

This obviously leaves the output of the three fields, each higher than the other.

Jiao He understood that as long as he saw with his own eyes that winter wheat could be harvested, even if he could only harvest one stone per acre, as long as he asked whether the land of the Three Jins could be planted, then he would have done a great job.

Even if only one stone is charged, it is enough to promote it in Xihe.

With just one stone, Xihe soldiers can raise [-]% more.

He was already extremely satisfied with the amount of one and a half stones, but he didn't want to get used to those ink masters, confidently thinking that this was not enough at all.

Sure enough, Shi said: "I have learned that all farming is nothing more than four things. Light and heat, rain and drought, fertilizer, and seeds. These four things are the key to farming."

"This is what I learned from the two masters, but in the debate between Mohists, experience comes first."

"Zimozi asked, is this the case? It's useless to argue with words. Since it can be tested, let's take the test first."

"As for the light and heat, I am not Zhu Rong, and I cannot change it. Therefore, these four fields are equal to the light and heat. The seeds and the like are all selected in the same way, so don't worry about the two."

"This land is A, and the rest are B, C, and D. Land A has no fertilizer and water, and it only relies on rainwater. Land B is only fermented with unfermented manure, and the rain remains the same. Land C is fermented with fermented manure, and the rain remains the same. Dingdi applied fermented manure, dug out the silt in the lake, and diverted river water to irrigate in winter and spring..."

After he finished speaking, he asked with a smile, "Which one do you want to see first?"

The people below shouted: "Look directly at Ding Di!"

"That's right, look directly at Ding Di. You just need to tell us what to do."

"Experiment and debate are what Mohists care about. Although we also want to know, we want to know how to produce more wheat."

"It's right! You mohists say it, we all listen..."

Hearing such voices, Jiao He admired in his heart, and secretly said: "It is a long time to listen to people's words, and to win people by faith. From this point of view, no one in Pei County can match the faith of the Mohist. Xihe guards Xihe, I also need to win the trust of others first, but when it comes to the trust of the people, I am afraid that the people of Xihe will not believe in Xiheshou compared to the people of Pei County who believe in Mohism."

"Only by gathering people with profit can we gain trust."

Keeping these words in mind, he followed the crowd to see the harvest of No. D field, but when it was harvested, it could be seen that the yield of this field must be extremely high. The bundled wheat straw alone was more than that of No. A field. Not a lot.

After a long and expectant wait, Jiao He heard a number.

He thought he had heard it wrong, so he carefully picked out his ears, but he heard the people next to him repeating the number he thought he had heard wrong like crazy.

Obviously, those people had great trust in Mo Zhe, and they would never consider whether Mo Zhe made a mistake, or even check whether the steelyard was level.

After they heard this number, they fell into a kind of crazy joy.

Only then did Jiao He realize that he had heard correctly. Looking at the wheat grains in the sackcloth, Jiao He's heart was beating wildly.

If this number was told to Xi Heshou and Ji Chongjun, would they believe it?
Jiao He shook his head secretly, but nodded again.

Xin said that Xihe Shou and Ji Chongjun are people who know the Mohist. They knew that the Mohist was not lying, so they sent people here after hearing the rumors about the Mohist.

That once unknown person named Shi, no one would care much about such a person after leaving the Mohists.But because he is a disciple of Mo Di, his words attracted the attention of many well-known people in the world.

What I heard just now, if I tell those bystanders, they will definitely not believe it. If someone says this, I am afraid they will be regarded as crazy.

However, these words that might be regarded as lunatics elsewhere are right in front of his eyes, and they are not true at all.

He watched the whole thing, all of it.

In an instant, he thought of the methods that Shi said a few days ago about buying land and hiring child servants to plant the land to learn how to get rich. For the first time, he felt that these things were really attractive.

even attracted him.

He has a wife and family in Wei, he is a confidant in Wei, and he has enough rewards in Wei.

If you plant according to this number, if you follow the amount of [-] mu per person for plowshares and coupe carts mentioned by these Mohists, and if you plant those new grains that are called gods... Maybe it is really not difficult to make a fortune.

Of course, he wouldn't be so stupid that he didn't weigh it, but felt that if he could do something that appealed to him, he would definitely attract those real merchants.

Jiao He raised his head and realized that at the moment when he was in a daze, Shi Shi, who was standing on the carriage, had already talked about Tianzhi, and then from Tianzhi to Wanmin Tongyue, and from Wanmin Tongyue to planting soybeans after harvesting wheat, and then to Feed the livestock to fertilize the fields...

Jiao He remembered all of this in his heart, and he also knew that after he learned to write, these things could be seen on the grass.

Afterwards, Jiao He experienced the overall wheat harvest in Peixian County, the rush to plant soybeans after the wheat harvest, and after the busyness, the village community sent people to Peiguo’s Peixian County for a meeting. Teaching Heaven's Will and Jiarong, and sometimes talking about the Tao of Mohists, as well as the terrible words that seem to be unworthy of hearing at this time, all people are ministers of heaven and everyone is equal...

He even fell in love with going to the township school to listen to lectures every day, and fell in love with the meaning of the Mohist.

It was an eye-opener, because the teacher who gave the lecture knew too much.

It seems that the Mohist never said that the world is unreasonable, but after hearing those reasons, he couldn't help but think that the world does not conform to the will of heaven.

"It seems...something makes sense."

A few months later, when Jiao He was thinking this way, someone tapped him on the shoulder.

The other party took out half of the bronze talisman, and Jiao He also took out half of it. After matching each other perfectly, they found a place where no one was there.

It's not a secret room in a house, but a hillside by the river bank, where it is the most open, and you can see what's going on around you at a glance.

The person who came from Weidi asked the first thing he said: "I heard about Mozhe's wheat fields on this journey, is it true?"

Jiao He nodded and said: "Really. I saw it with my own eyes, from beginning to end, there is no omission."

The person on the opposite side knew that the person who could be selected as a spy by Xi Heshou and Lord Ji Chong was definitely not waiting for nothing, and he was not lying. He was surprised: "It's true? It's true?"

He asked a few questions in succession, without saying too much, but clearly expressed his shock and doubts.

Jiao He smiled and said: "I didn't believe it at first, but I just thought I heard it wrong. But it is true. If you go back, please tell Lord Ji Chong and Xihe Shou... Peiyi will be governed."

Seeing Jiao He's words, the man smiled and said, "Peiyi's great rule, I'm afraid it's the governor of all capable people in the world. Only Mo Di can be a senior official, how about a mere Peiyi?"

Jiao He shook his head and said: "It's not ordinary, but great rule. I heard Mohists talk about the will of heaven, and I know that everything in the world has a way to follow. Obedience is responsible for prosperity, and disobedience is blamed. There is only Jiarong. If the Mohist ruled the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty would rule the Song Dynasty!"

The visitor said with a smile: "The Mohist ruled the Song Dynasty? It is okay to attack. How can the six ministers of Sicheng agree to the meritorious deeds? The Mohist can only govern Pei, not the Song Dynasty."

Hearing Jiao He's solemnity, he asked again: "Could something like Jiarong show the great governance of Peiyi?"

Jiao He thought about the principles he had listened to at the township school a few days ago, and put them into practice: "Pei County, if we promote cattle plowing, ridge farming, crop rotation, composting, and new planting...one household and one cow can plow Momo mu. One hundred mu. Planting two seasons a year is equivalent to two hundred mu. Adding half the yield per mu is equivalent to three hundred mu of the original land."

"Momu is big and Zhoumu is small, more than twice. Outside of Peixian County, an ordinary family can plant [-] Momu. Three hundred to thirty, more than ten times, how can we die?"

"Taxes are not increased now, and the civilian use is enough. Even if the tax is increased, it will be doubled, and the surplus for civilian use will be more than before. How can we let it die?"

"Besides, it's not calculated like this. Farmers have to eat, and everyone eats the same amount of food a year, and the leftovers can be exchanged for military taxes, taxes, and markets. Four hundred minus three hundred, more than one hundred, three hundred One thousand minus three hundred leaves two thousand and seven... how can it be cured?"

For the first time, these simple numbers revealed the connotation hidden in the numbers, which was never thought of by the person who matched Jiao He.

I never thought about it, not because I thought it was unreasonable, so Jiao He's words were exchanged for a long silence from the other party.

This is the first time he considered that there is actually a difference between the food that people eat and the food that is left over from the food that people produce.

Great difference.

It was also the first time for him to intuitively feel how much change the Mohist's so-called will of heaven can bring.It's really not just a question of five times ten times, but more.

After a long time, he took a deep breath, and said in a surprised tone: "These...the Mohists are not hiding it? Just make it clear?"

Jiao He thought of what he had listened to in the township school these days, nodded and said, "Anyone can listen as long as they want to."

He thought for a while, and there were some Mohist remarks he had heard on a daily basis, and he said a few more words. irreconcilable, contradictory techniques, etc.

Mohists seem to like to take these things hidden under the so-called "mandate of heaven" very much. After peeling them off, they use the most sinister thoughts to guess and analyze with interests, but they are extremely reasonable and easy to believe.

The man said in surprise: "This... this is a political secret technique!"

Jiao He sighed and said, "The Mohist said so indifferently, so I know they don't only know about harvesting. It's just that the Mohist think that harvesting is the foundation, so they have to do it first."

"They want to do it, so they can do amazing things... what if they want to do something else?"

"That's why I said that Peiyi will be governed."

Jiao He thought for a while, then asked again: "Have you seen the silk of Mo Zhe?"

The man nodded, thinking of the few majestic essays that had been handed down to Dayi of the Three Jin Dynasties, as well as the grass and silk that accompanied the Mohist.

Jiao He laughed and said: "The Mohist did not have a plan in these things. But how can a plan fight against it? The Mohist said that everyone is a minister of the sky, so they are equal, and everyone has the knowledge bestowed by the ghost in their minds. And writing and learning are the keys to unlock all of this. That being the case, when one day the grass and silk are spread all over the world, is there any way not to promote the virtuous? If you don’t promote the virtuous, others will. How to do it?"

"The Mohists are afraid that the people will not be able to support even one child to learn writing because of hunger and poverty, so they hope that people in the world will not be hungry. When they are full, they will learn the will of heaven and writing... How can this force them not to learn? Learn more Now, will they believe that destiny is high or low? Or are they willing to believe that everyone is a minister of heaven?"

"It's like wheat and beans, which were originally the food of the sluts, but the Mozhe changed all this in one year in Pei County. It's not that people are willing to believe in the Mohist, but they are willing to believe that wheat flour and bean food are delicious. It's just a coincidence Mo Zhe told the truth...but they know the will of heaven, so what if they always tell the truth and the truth is true?"

"The Mohist said that maybe there is a reason for the fate of heaven to be high or low, and maybe it makes sense for everyone to be a minister of heaven...but it doesn't matter. There are some things that people are more willing to believe that they can benefit. Those who use these methods make people more willing to believe... Are there more people in the world who can argue with Mohists? Or are there more people who may not understand, but are willing to believe what they say?"

"Farmers in Peixian County, how many people can distinguish between the high and the low in the destiny and the minister of the sky with no high or low, which one is reasonable? But which one are they willing to believe?"

The man was silent, and Jiao He thought that when he first came to Pei County, he would laugh at Mo Zhe's unintentional things, but now he can only laugh at himself.

Just like those who drew lots to arrange the number of mills, they have also gotten used to the rest of the rules that Mo Zhe said.The lottery itself is a kind of rules, so what they are used to is the Mohist's rules, and the rules are not just lottery.

After a long time, Jiao He said: "Go back and tell Mr. Ji Chong that you can learn the skills of the Mohist, but not the way of the Mohist. I have to study here for a long time, learn those characters, and see how the Mohist heals outside of farming. As for the death of Wei for the benefit of the most sage among those who practice ink... I'm afraid I can't."

"Sheng Chuo's rebellion against ink became famous in Linqiu only because he no longer believed in the righteousness of Mohists. If he wanted to rebel, he would be famous. If he went to Linqiu, he would become famous. He would not worry about whether he would be reused. If so If a person wants to rebel against Mo, where can he not go? Since he knows the general trend of the world, doesn't he know that the king seeks talents?"

"Jiahe Wheat Flour Grass Boxiong Wen is well-known in the world, but they don't rebel. It's just that they don't want to rebel. It's useless to talk about it."

"Mohists don't keep secrets about the art of harvesting. I want to learn more. It will be of great use in the future."

The man nodded in agreement, left pearls, jade, and gold, and took away a few pieces of grass and silk written by Jiao He in Jin script.

(End of this chapter)