warring states careerist

Chapter 189 Infinite Changes and New Strategies ([-])

The Mohists had some idealized complexes, which the King of Chu knew.

It is impossible for the king of Chu not to be tempted by the things Shi Shi gave.

After the envoy of Chu came back from Peixian County, he reported what he had seen and heard in Peixian County. The king of Chu might not agree with the political changes carried out by the Mohists in Peixian County, but the shock brought about by the progress in productivity was real.

Shi has been secretly changing the concept: the monarch can be a representative of a country, then the country's strength and prosperity are the monarch's strength, wealth and glory... But this monarch can only be a fictional monarch, just a symbol and should be this symbol When you are no longer human.

Under this concept of stealing, the king of Chu is extremely enthusiastic about ironware, cattle farming, textiles, new species...all these.

Because of the idealized complex that the Mohists often show, the King of Chu thought: "If I don't agree, in the eyes of the Mohists, I must be an unrighteous king. If the Sanjin falsely agrees, I am afraid that the Mohism will fully support the Sanjin again. "

"If you agree, it may not be impossible to double the national power in the future, and then carry out conquests. It's just that this time the siege of Shangqiu needs to be completed, which is a problem."

If this siege cannot be completed, the prestige of the king of Chu will not be enough to carry out reforms and strengthen the monarchy.

Those mysterious things that Shi said concealed the corresponding production relationship, which made the king of Chu very excited, and Shi was also thinking that the king of Chu might refuse.

He hadn't planned to make a treaty, and it was impossible unless both sides were exhausted.

Considering the reaction of the people of Chu, Shi sighed and said, "This siege will ultimately depend on the troops from the Three Jins. The gains and losses of Shangqiu have nothing to do with the Song Dynasty, but have something to do with the battle between Jin and Chu."

"We will also send people to Sanjin to persuade the monarch, if they agree."

When he said this, he showed a compassionate expression, and sighed: "If it can be achieved, the countries will have fewer disasters, and it will be regarded as benefiting the people of the world."

"At that time, the Mohists will form an alliance before the kings of Zheng, Wei, Song, and Lu, and they will strictly observe neutrality. If there is a conquest by Jin and Chu, the Mohist will help defend the city. If the Jin people attack, they will defend the city and wait for Chu; if the Chu people attack , then defend the city and wait for the advance.”

"In this way, let's convince the Three Jins and Chu. If the Three Jins and Chu fight against each other, then Qin, Qi, and Yan can all join the alliance, and all countries will be wary of each other."

"It would be best if the military disaster could be eliminated. Stop fighting for a few years, recuperate, and double the wealth and population. This is also a better way for the monarch to profit than war."

"Whoever joins the alliance, the Mohists will mine iron ore, smelt ironware, teach farming, and organize weaving in various countries... For those who do not join the alliance, the Mohists will never pass on the art of iron smelting, weaving, and farming to the states."

After he finished speaking, he saluted the king of Chu and said, "Don't the reputation of the Mohist and these iron wares, as well as the experience of the noble envoy in Peidi, not prove that the Mohist can make the world without contention and double the wealth and population? Is it?"

The king of Chu firmly believed that Chu had a large copper mine and had good copper smelting technology, but it was too extravagant to use bronze as farm tools.

It is said that the price of these iron utensils is extremely cheap compared to copper, and I am not lying when I think about it, and these iron utensils are stronger than those simple tools no matter how they look.

However, the king of Chu did not agree, but asked: "The matter of the alliance is not what the Chu people themselves said. If I retreat from Chu, Mo Zhe may guarantee that the three Jins will not attack Chu?"

Shi shook his head and said, "I can't. Because I haven't been convinced yet, Mohists don't talk about things that haven't been done yet."

The king of Chu smiled and said, "Since this is the case, I believe your words, but I cannot agree to withdraw troops and join the alliance. If I don't attack Jin, Jin will attack me. Only when Jin and I form an alliance can we form an alliance."

The king of Chu thought that after talking so much, he still hoped that he would retreat, so he refused directly. Even though he was unwilling, he understood that honesty is very important at this time.

If the alliance can really be formed, it will be a good thing for the king of Chu, and he can make drastic changes in the country.

But at this time, absolutely cannot agree.

Shi Xin said, of course I know that you can't agree. You think Chu people have a great advantage now. If you agree at this time, you can't be regarded as a hero.

So he sighed and said, "Your words are correct. The elimination of the Binghui is not a matter of one country. This time, the siege of Shangqiu is not a dispute between Song and Chu, but a dispute between Jin and Chu. There is nothing wrong with that, right?"

Externally, the king of Chu can say that he is punishing Song for breaking the alliance.

But in front of Mohist, who has a certain grasp of the general trend of the world, King Chu smiled and admitted.

The Song State is not a problem at all, this time it is to compete with the Three Jins for hegemony, and by the way, show off the muscles and muscles to Zheng, Wei and other countries.

Shi said: "Since this is the case, it may be a three-year period. Within three years, the Mohists tried their best to lobby other countries to facilitate this matter."

"Before this matter is completed, the Mohist will still defend the city and help the weak."

"If three years later, the Three Jins have not agreed, the Mohist will go deep into the states that are willing to form an alliance with the Mohist, and teach iron smelting and other methods."

"If it can make laws, reform, or reveal the meaning of benefiting the world, the Mohists may also be willing to help them set the world in one!"

"After all, if you can't even agree to such a thing as the alliance to eliminate soldiers, how can you expect those kings to benefit the world?"

When he said this, King Chu's heart moved, he thought for a while, and suddenly felt that this matter was beneficial but not harmful.

The three-year period is nothing more than the time for a Mohist to lobby the countries. The Mohist said this means that three years shall prevail. Within three years, you can fight whatever you want, even if you have agreed to eliminate troops in the future, but in these three years you What to do, what to do, Mohist should help the weak to defend the city, so he will help the weak to defend the city.

But after three years, once the lobbying is successful, if the balance under a brand-new treaty system can be formed the best, all countries can recuperate, so as to change technology and benefit the world.

If after three years, the lobbying is unsuccessful, then Mohist will take the lead in helping those countries that agree to eliminate troops within three years to change their technology.

But this time, the people of Chu can be regarded as the first to get the moon, if they can agree to Mo Zhe first, then they will take the initiative three years later.

The people of Jin can only be passive. Once they accept it, it means a truce, and the king of Chu believes that his side has a huge advantage, and he can definitely gain more hegemony advantages within three years.

There were precedents for the delineation of the sphere of influence in the previous two militia meetings.

The siege of Shangqiu this time, based on the current situation, it will not take three years, I am afraid that the problem of Song State will be solved in half a year. As long as the strategic advantage is maintained within three years, when the time comes to sign the alliance agreement, the Chu people will still have the advantage of.

If the Three Jins are defeated, then the Three Jins will definitely not sign an alliance to eliminate soldiers. According to the Mohists, the song will be in the Three Jins and not in Chu.

As for the defeat of Chu... The king of Chu never thought about it, and felt that with his talents, he would definitely gain the upper hand within three years.

Three years later, it might be an excellent opportunity to use the prestige accumulated in the past three years and the peace brought about by the elimination of soldiers to carry out domestic reforms.

But he didn't know that three years had been chosen for such a weird time, seemingly to persuade the monarchs of various countries, but in fact... it was to hide evil intentions.

The signing of the covenant must be signed by the monarchs of various countries. Within three years, a large number of monarchs will die in the world.

Qin, Zhao, Han, Chu, etc., these countries are all going to die their monarchs, and they are almost concentrated within one or two years.

The dispute over the right of succession, the dispute between the reformists and the old-fashioned faction, and the internal disputes within the Three Jins... will all unfold in a year or two.

Shi didn't even think that the treaty could be implemented, and he was even more convinced that whoever completed the reform and technological innovation in each country would tear up the covenant and expand abroad.

The Mohists did not pin such things as benefiting the world on a contract that would definitely be torn up.

The three-year period seems to be beneficial to the Chu people, but it is actually beneficial to the Mohists.

The Chu people naturally thought that they could not fail, but the Mohists also thought that this time they could defeat the Chu people without relying on the power of the Jin Dynasty and force the Chu people to retreat, thus shocking the world.

In the remnants of the Spring and Autumn Period, nobles from all over the world who were eligible to form alliances were beaten to death in wars, but they were still relatives and friends in peacetime. This kind of thing often happened.

Regardless of winning or losing, within three years there will be no great enmity between Chu State and the Mohists, it is nothing more than winning or losing.

The Chu people are looking forward to the three-year agreement, so that they can take the strategic initiative with confidence and boldness, and they can also boldly attack the city without being rejected by the Mohist for three years later.

Shi is looking forward to the three-year agreement, and can persuade the king of Chu to agree.

... Mohist is a heavy sacrifice, so some rituals are needed, and there seems to be no more suitable place for sacrifice ceremony than this wooden tower left over from before.

The officiant must be the Mohist, and how to do the sacrifice at that time is not a matter of how to say what is appropriate.

The three-year period given by Shi Shi, to the greatest extent, made the King of Chu no longer have any worries, and felt that it was a good thing that was beneficial and harmless.

In Shi Shi's words, some baits deliberately left out also made King Chu's heart move.

According to what is said, it seems that if a monarch can make the Mohist believe that he can "benefit the world", then the Mohist can help him "set the world into one."

This temptation stems from the technology of the Mohist, as well as from the strength displayed by the Mohist, as well as the huge reserve of the scholar class.

Later, there were princes of the Warring States period who kept three thousand guests, but those who went out to make up the number were probably not as many as the Mohists. Therefore, once the Mohism came into the light, they were indeed a force that the kings of various countries could recruit deliberately.

Moreover, these powers seem to be able to fight against those nobles and lords. As for how to make the Mohists think that they have "the heart of benefiting the world", in the view of the King of Chu, this needs to be asked, and it can also be pretended.

However, what Shi said has always been "the Mohist thinks that you are beneficial to the world, and will help you to make the world one." Rules, also have their own will, naturally there will be a conclusion.

Seeing that the King of Chu seemed to be moved, he added another fire, pointed to the iron objects on the ground and said, "These iron objects can actually be smelted into swords and daggers. Moreover, the smelted swords and daggers are even sharper than Qi Tong." If the city is to be defended in the future, Mo Zhe can also use these iron swords and daggers, it can be said that one is equal to five, and it is unstoppable."

"Hey...everything is beneficial and harmful. If this iron tool is beneficial to the world, it can be used by the people; if it has the heart to dominate the world, it will also make thousands of people homeless and helpless, and the widowed mother will cry..."

These seemingly sympathetic words are actually all about seducing the King of Chu.

After hesitating for a moment, the King of Chu finally said: "I intend to make the world free from disputes, and I also believe that you can make the people use more than enough. The three-year agreement, Chu people can be the first to abide by it. If an alliance is formed after three years, we will There will be no unjust war!"

He said it firmly, and said in his heart: Three years later, the Chu people will have the upper hand, and the Jin people will be allied if they don't make an alliance. It is just right to return to the country to change.

Shi showed a longing look, and thought: Forget it, you will not live for three years, your two sons will be beaten to death, and they will not hesitate to split the state of Chu.

Each had a ghost in his heart, but he said in his mouth: "Mohists value ghosts and gods, and they must sacrifice them. They must be supervised by gods and ghosts before they can be believed. If the people of Chu make an alliance, if the three Jins don't agree after three years, the Mohists will forge iron. Fa and other strange skills must be passed on to Chu and not into the Three Jins."

"I only hope that you can abide by the covenant and stop unjust wars."

"Stopping wars, promoting production, sowing iron, changing farming... Within 20 years, the wealth of the population can be doubled. These are the wealth and glory of the monarch. I really can't understand why there is still a war."

(End of this chapter)