warring states careerist

Chapter 146

The appropriate objection is to directly object to the giant.

But when he objected, Xiao Sheng, who was copying there, didn't even look up, and calmly recorded what Mozi said before.

He had followed Shi Ji before, and had seen many disputes among the Mohists.

Mozi and Mozi have the same meaning, but the internal debate has never stopped. Even when the time is not right, there are often disciples who accuse Mozi of doing wrong and saying wrongly, but most of them will be persuaded in the end.

After the reorganization of the Mohists in the autumn of the previous year, this kind of internal debate has become more common.

The last debate about whether wineries and the like will benefit the world or harm the world in the future is suitable for arguing with Gao grandson.

But after the fight is over and the decision is made, then let go of those red faces and do whatever you want.

I am qualified to speak now, and I am not speaking on the issue of pure theoretical advantages and disadvantages. This is to discuss the future path of Mohists.

Mozi waited for Xiaosheng who hadn't finished transcribing, and seeing Xiaosheng stop writing, he said, "I know what you object to, but it can be tried, isn't it?"

Shi shook his head and said: "Trying will not benefit the world. Because Mohists are short of manpower."

He used this topic to talk about the future of the Mohists.

The meaning of appropriateness is very clear. If this is done, the Mohists who are officials in various countries will definitely rely on the power of the king.

Both kings and nobles are fierce tigers that eat people. Now that two tigers are fighting, what should be done is to benefit from it, not to help one of the tigers, hoping that the tiger will obey the words of the helper.

Are tigers vegetarian?Obviously not.

Therefore, the contradiction between the king and the nobles is real, but it cannot be used in this way.

Shi said again: "Let me say that the number of Mohist people is insufficient. According to the Mohist policy to run Pei County, it is still a bit stretched. If some people are sent to Wei and Chu, I am afraid that there will be fewer people."

"If these people don't go to Wei Chu, they can do many things."

"Surveying land, digging canals, building ironworks...it takes people."

"Teaching farming, teaching literacy and counting, teaching the will of heaven and righteousness...it still needs people."

"I still stick to my opinion half a year ago. Continue to do justice in Peixian County, and use the opportunity of Chu and Wei's struggle to develop and grow."

"Teng, Xue, Ni, Fei, Zou, Pi and other countries are all small countries. Once Qi is weak, Yue moves, and Chu is defeated... these places will be easily controlled by the Mohist, and the Mohist's righteousness and Mohism will be practiced. rule."

"The manpower needed in these places is still insufficient, how can we go to Wei and Chu as officials on a large scale? Even if they say nice things and agree, once they become stronger, they can tear up the agreement at any time. If Mo Or it is only in Pei County, not to mention the sword of the world, even the sword of self-protection!"

"Sir, you have to know that when the alliance signed the treaty, it was not the alliance between the officials of the fourteen countries outside the city of Shangqiu that maintained the treaty, but the wounds of Jin and Chu. No one could do anything!"

"I still say the same thing, the sword of the world must be held in the hands of Mo Zhe. Mo Zhe's sword cannot be used by others, and it must become sharper and sharper."

"I am now serving as an intermediary for the township school, and there are not many disciples who can teach. But if the first batch of disciples grow up in five years, they can teach more people. After 15 years, Peiguo Township School can train Five thousand to ten thousand people."

"Once the opportunity arises, we can do a lot of things."

"How many nobles are there in Chu State? Counting the sergeants, is there 1 people? If Chu State can rely on less than [-] nobles to rule and wage unjust wars, why can't [-] Mohists replace them?"

"Pei County has proved that it can be governed without enfeoffments, nobles, ministers, officials, and scholars, so why do we insist on the existence of those who don't need it at all?"

"When the time comes, do we still need to ask the King of Chu to agree? I believe in us, in the rules, in the will of Heaven, and I believe in the promises and covenants of those princes and nobles. It is best for him to agree. If he does not agree, then force him to agree."

"If Wei and Chu really agree, Mr.'s method is not impossible. However, to be clear, all official Mohists must first obey the orders of the giants, and then they can obey the orders of princes without violating the orders of the giants. Is this acceptable to Weiss and Xiong Dang?"

"Besides, benefiting the world...of course it must be beneficial. But in order to benefit the world more in the future, the means of benefiting the world must be initiated by the Mohists. Whether it is spreading crops or improving tools, not as officials, but as Mohists This is the bottom line that must be adhered to, otherwise we are just feeding a tiger, and when it gets stronger it will eat us all!"

Shi thought for a while, and then said: "Or, the Marquis of Wei and the King of Chu completely follow your rules and worship you as Prime Minister and Ling Yin, then it is not impossible. However, the King of Chu is worried about the powerful nobles, so don't you worry about it?" Organized Mohist?”

This is the general plan for the future that has been discussed internally. When Qin Huali shot Teng Shuyu with an arrow, it was out of the rough consideration of the original design.

It's just that it was just a rough outline at the time, but now it is more detailed: that is, to use the opportunity of the conflict between Jin and Chu and the weakness of Qi and Yue to control the grassroots of those small countries from Peixian to the east.Use the cultural knowledge of the Mohists to break the cultural monopoly of the nobles, and train some disciples in batches who can replace the old nobles at any time if they have the opportunity.

If the country is weak and is always attacked, the king will hope that the people will be strong.But the strength of the people is often the starting point of change.

Under the feudal system, which country suffered the worst defeat and which country was most likely to break out of change.

To make a rough decision, not only must the detailed rules be implemented, but also need to seize the opportunity to select a country and make it weaker and weaker. Time will not hesitate to drink poison to quench thirst.

However, once the poisonous wine is drunk, it is difficult to spit it out.

It is not yet the time to force the king to drink poison to quench his thirst. It is meaningless to go at this time. Instead, he will fall into an endless struggle for power with the nobles, vainly consuming the power of the Mohists and wasting the insufficient manpower of the Mohism. It will also use those new and new technologies as a means of promotion by the king to reduce the reputation of the Mohists among the people.

Now every Mohist is extremely precious. Putting it in the right place is like planting a seed in the ground, and you will reap a lot in ten years.

The Propaganda Department propagandizes in every big city and giant city, that is sowing seeds; teaching students in township schools, it is also sowing seeds; even governing Pei County, it is also plowing the land for sowing seeds so that the seeds have more suitable soil for growth.

I am convinced that the most important task of the Mohists now is to make money silently, increase the number of Mohist people, and increase the number of people who have studied in the township schools in Pei, Teng, Xue and other places than the total number of nobles in a certain big country, then they are eligible to do something An earth-shattering event.

Otherwise, it is meaningless to rely on the power of the old aristocrats to implement governance.

Planning for the future and truly benefiting the world requires long-term consideration.

After Shi finished speaking, Gong Zaoye got up first and said: "I agree with Shi's opinion. I can't trust those princes and nobles. If you divide people up, even if you don't want to do justice now, how can you abide by it when the king becomes stronger in the future?"

Mo Chengzi also said: "Unless the king agrees, like the law of all people in Peixian County, and sets the law, what the king can and cannot do, and everyone's consent is required to do those things... Otherwise, I think it will be difficult."

Mozi stood up, walked around the room a few times with his hands behind his back, and remained silent.

Looking at Mo Zi's appearance, Shi said in a low voice, "Sir...you..."

Before he could say anything, Mozi waved his hand and said, "I need to think again."

Shi didn't speak anymore, and everyone kept quiet.

Mozi walked around the room with his hands behind his back, stopped for a long time, but didn't talk about this topic, but suddenly asked: "Shi, you are not yet twenty this year."

This is not a question, it seems to be a statement.

I didn't know how to answer, so I hummed for a long time.

Mozi stood in front of the window pasted with grass and silk, turned his back to the group of Mohists and said, "Twenty...how young. If I am also 20 years old, how good would it be? 20 years from now, even 30 years from now."

It was rare for the disciples to see Mr. showing such a gloomy mood, and they were at a loss for a while, let alone how to comfort him.

After thinking for a long time, I said: "Sir, now there is grass and silk, which is cheap and not as complicated as the bamboo slips. Your people are all ministers of the sky, so they are equal. Your festivals bury these righteousness... like a weaned baby, it will grow up slowly. They are still younger."

Mozi laughed and sighed: "I am not a saint. I have my own desires. Since I was 20 years old, I have been looking forward to the stability of the world, love from everyone, and great benefits to the world. This is my desire. The selfish desires you want."

"Qin Huali studied from Xihe Zixia. At that time, I had just gained some fame and had some disciples. Qin Huali followed me for three years without saying a word. I was young at that time, and I could wait for three years, Even wait ten years to see Qin Huali's intentions. Three years later, I will invite him to climb Mount Tai, and on the top of Mount Tai, we will drink together and teach him the art of defending the city."

"Grand Shangguo has followed me for a long time and asked him to go to Wuyue. Zhu Gou is willing to hire me with a fief of five hundred li. I want to live. If I am a doctor of this fief of five hundred li, I will definitely make this place great and beneficial to the five hundred li. People in the fief. But I don’t want to accept it, because I think five hundred miles is too small, and what I want to benefit from is the world. I’m in my prime, and I still have a lot of time.”

"But now?"

"Back then I was able to breathe hard with a sword and couldn't fight back. Now I have to lean on the wall when I go to the toilet; back then I could spend three days making a wooden kite just to say that Gongshuban is not good for people. Now I’m afraid I’ll miss too many important things in three days; when I rescued Song and said that Chu returned, I could sleep in the rain all night, but now I’m in pain because I don’t cook ham at night…”

"Ten years later, 20 years later... Some of you can see it, but I really can't see it after all. Since I was 20 years old, I have been looking forward to the stability of the world, the love of the world, and the non-aggression of merit..."

"From the time I was 60 years old, I knew that these 40 years of righteousness made me understand that it is impossible for princes and nobles to listen to all this."

"But when I was 70 years old, I saw great governance in Pei County. I thought, those things like rice, ox plowing, composting, columbine carts, and iron smelting are spread all over the world, and the world will no longer fight wars. That is a paradise. , That is the world of Italy... So when I was 70 years old and saw all this in front of my eyes, I actually forgot everything I thought about when I was 60 years old... I just hope that before I die, I can see the world in abundance."

He sighed bitterly, it was rare to show the mentality that an aging old man should have in front of his disciples, but after saying that he only hoped that the world would be prosperous, he straightened his body again.

Looking at Shi, who is so young that he hasn't even grown his beard, and looking at those disciples who are either old or crying, he sighed: "As a giant, I agree with Shi's idea. As a I don't agree with the old Mo Di who wishes to see everything before he dies."

"It is Juzi, not Mo Di, who has the right to say yes or no. Mo Di can die, but Juzi is always there. Mo Di is a Juzi, but Juzi is the general will condensed by the righteousness of Tian Zhi Mo. If it doesn't die, the giant will always live."

He seemed to have made a difficult decision, restraining the old aura that was only occasionally revealed before, and after Qiwuhai voted in support of Shi, Mozi said loudly: "So, tomorrow I will invite the envoy Wei With the envoy of Chu."

(End of this chapter)