warring states careerist

Chapter 210
The emperor's father Zang carefully understood the meaning of it, and finally understood, and said: "Then, according to what you said, leave some private property to protect the monarch."

The emperor's father, Yue Ling, said yes, and that night, the Sicheng Emperor's family gathered private soldiers, awarded them gold and jade, and said many words to encourage everyone.

Among them, the soldiers and dead soldiers were divided into three points, one point was used to protect Zitian, and the other two points belonged to the command of Mo Di, which was used to defend the Chu people from attacking the city.

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After leaving Si Cheng Huang's mansion, he was smiling.

This time it wasn't him acting privately, but part of the Mohist's plan this time, which was to mobilize the private soldiers and dead soldiers in the hands of Emperor Sicheng, so that those "snakes" felt that the opportunity was ripe.

Si Chenghuang is not a good bird, and Liuqing Dayin is not a good bird, this point is very clear, so he will not think about helping Si Chenghuang kill those "snakes", but just want to take advantage of Opportunities expose all contradictions on the surface.

After leaving Sichenghuang's place, Shi took people to the craftsmen's association in Shangqiu, which was regarded as the closest organization of the Mo family in Shangqiu city.

These handicraftsmen are different from farmers, they have some enthusiasm, but the success of the Chu people's siege has little effect on them, and they don't even have the resentment of the farmers that "the Chu people's siege made it impossible to plant".

As soon as he arrived, the people in the craftsmen's association asked one after another.

"Well, what is it like now?"

"Yes, there are a lot of rumors in the city now, and we don't know who to listen to."

"You should tell us what to do!"

"We are like sheep driven by two shepherds, one says to go north, the other says to go south... I really don't know what to do..."

All kinds of strange questions can be summarized as these people who have gradually gained self-awareness and gradually understood that they have the desire to pursue their own rights are confused at this time.

Seeing that the top figures in the craftsman's association were all there, and some of the technological innovations made by the Mohists over the years had benefited the craftsman's association a lot, they sat around with everyone.

Shi asked, "What do you think of the rumors in the city?"

At the beginning, he hesitated whether to join the Craftsman Association, liked many ideas of the Mohists, but hoped that others would help him fight for it while enjoying the rewards. He asked: "It is said in the city that this time the people of Chu besieged the city because of your lord. Disrespectful to Chu. Some people may say that if we can make good friends with the Chu people, the siege of the Chu people will naturally be untied."

Chu Fu is not alone in thinking like this, many craftsmen in the craftsman's association have similar ideas to him.

They were very dissatisfied with the siege of the Chu people, but they had been hesitant about who to pour their dissatisfaction on.

Are you dissatisfied with the siege of the Chu people?

Or are you dissatisfied with the Chu people besieging the city because of the monarch's mistake?
Both are dissatisfaction, but the objects of dissatisfaction are quite different.

They are different from farmers, but they are somewhat similar when defending the city.

They were forced to make all kinds of equipment for defending the city, and because of the siege of the Chu people, their living standards in the city declined greatly.

Not only food needs to be rationed, but they also have to participate in labor and guarding the city. This was originally an obligation, but the artisans will continue to promote the unity of obligations and rights for several years, making them start to think about where the obligation to guard the city comes from?
Now the Mohists say to defend the city, so they will defend the city.

The Mohist said that there was a prohibition, and they obeyed it.

Some people think that this is a righteous deed to benefit the world, help the weak and scare the warlike kings in the world.People who think this way, even if they are not Mohists, their thinking is very close.

Some people feel that they don't feel anything. They originally needed to defend the city, but now they still need to defend the city. As for the reason?It seems that this has been the case since ancient times, so there is no need for a reason.

But some people began to think, why should they defend the city?What do we get from the monarch?What will we lose after the Chu people break through Shangqiu?
Therefore, some people seem to be unable to figure out why they want to defend the city: in terms of their own interests, there is really no need to defend the city, and they don't want to benefit the world and scare the warlike kings of the world.

The third type of person is what you like, no less than the first type of person.Because after all, there are still more people of the third type in the world, and to change the world, the only way to change this world is that the first type of people are the four horses that lead the way, while the third type of people are the followers.

These craftsmen in the Craftsman Association are extremely dissatisfied with the siege of the city: Originally, with the promotion of Sumai, they could sell a lot of new farm tools and machinery, but with the start of the siege, they can make life easier. Better methods have no chance to be used at all.

This kind of dissatisfaction, coupled with the rumors in the city, they urgently need to know, who should they be dissatisfied with?
To Song Gong?

Or to the King of Chu?
Or... the rules of the whole world?

Fit, that's why.

Facing the doubts of Shen Fu and others, Shi smiled and asked: "The siege is only a special occasion. I just ask you, if the people of Chu break the city, will it be any different from the past? You don't need to pay the military tax Don't you need to join the army?"

These words are very straightforward, and there is no "morality", but the craftsmen present are silent and think carefully.

After a long time, Shen Fu said: "Thinking about it, there is no difference. You have to pay the military tax that should be paid, whether you should join the army or have to join the army."

Shi laughed and said: "That's right. You are not doctors, you are not Shangqing. You have no salary, no fiefdom, no rights but obligations. What does the Song Dynasty have to do with you? It is just changed to Shangqiu County of Chu, What's the difference?"

Shen Fu thought for a while, and asked with a smile, "As you said, Shangqiu City doesn't need to be defended anymore?"

Shi shook his head and said, "Is Shangqiu City alone? Doctors and Shangqing, of course they have to defend, because they have salaries and fiefs in Song Dynasty."

"Of course Mo Zhe wants to help defend the city. It is to restrain the warlike kings of the world. After all, if the warlike kings of the world are no longer warlike and do not engage in unjust wars, it will be regarded as benefiting the world."

"Even if you don't want to benefit the world, you still have to think about it. If there is no more unjust war, wouldn't you pay less salary? Do less military service? After all, you also have a reason to defend the city."

"The so-called mutual benefit means that everyone benefits, so we must defend the city."

This can be regarded as a reason for the first type of people to listen to, and it is enough to say it, but it is not enough to convince other people.

Shi didn't care about defending the city at all.It's not that he doesn't care whether the city can be defended, but that it doesn't mean that everyone needs to have the awareness that "defending the country is an inescapable duty"... The country at this time is not the country he understands, so thinking at this time Absolutely wrong, and he absolutely didn't want the sayings like Chu people, Qin people, and Song people to appear in the world.

At this point, what he needs is incitement, to fan some special flames called "fighting for his own interests."

And this kind of incitement cannot be said directly, but needs to be constantly seduced.

It is only the third type of person who is tempted.

Sure enough, after hearing Shi's reason, a craftsman like Shen Fu sneered and asked, "Shi, you're right, but...we still don't like to hear it."

"We benefit the world, but why are craftsmen in Yingdu, Anyi, Luoyang, Linzi and other places not benefiting the world?"

"If we can help you scare the warlike kings of the world, then craftsmen in Anyi, Luoyi and other places don't need to pay so much military taxes, but why should we help them? I don't know them..."

"You Mohists always say that you love both. If they can love me, I will naturally love them. But they never loved me. Why should I love them?"

"I also know that what you say is beneficial to the world, in the end it is the people of the world who benefit. But why can't people from other places benefit the world and us? Why do we have to pay?"

The Mohist formed the Artisan Association, which has been active for a long time. After the establishment of the Xuanyi Department, it has been suitable for governing the consciousness of these people.

I don't want a pure Mohism, but an interest alliance group.

Even if it's full of ambition, selfishness, and all that stuff.Because the era can only go so far, the pure ascetic group that Mozi wants will inevitably fail at this time.

Therefore, within the Craftsman Association, good and evil are mixed, and the mentality of the first batch of craftsmen and citizens who grow up is more inclined to self-interest, and this pursuit is precisely the basis for overthrowing the aristocratic enfeoffment rule in the future.

Selfishness is the idea that the nobles are most afraid of, because they need to use the opposite of these four words to demand those farmers, serfs and craftsmen, but they themselves do not need to obey, and no one will criticize them.

After listening to Shen Fu's words, Shi slowly guided, "Then, isn't benefiting the world something that everyone can benefit from? You are also a part of the world."

Shen Fu smiled shyly and said: "Shi, if I do one thing, I can get a lot before I die. Even if it is true, I don't want to do it. Isn't there a kind of thing that can be done within a few years?" Is there a way to get it?"

"I also know that it is each of us who benefit the world in the end. But let me suffer so much that I can't benefit until I die. I can't do it."

"How many people in the world can do it? Isn't there only a few hundred Mohists?"

Shi laughed, and many people present also knew that Shi spoke in a friendly manner and could mingle with them, so they would definitely not be angry with these words of Shen Fu, this haha ​​laughter must be real laughter.

After laughing, Shi Shi questioned Shen Fu and the others: "The people of Chu have not broken the city yet, so it is hard to say what will happen after the city is broken."

"If you break the city, you are forced to double the military tax, and all craftsmen belong to Gongyin... This will be harmful to you in the end."

"The giant once said that power and two evils are in power, and the lesser is the benefit. Then you say that if this is the case, will you defend the city?"

There is no need to think about this question, and everyone said: "Naturally, it must be guarded. But it may not be the case."

Shi nodded and said: "We don't necessarily know how Chu people are. But..."

When he said but, his voice was heavy, and he said with a bit of bewilderment: "However, if Duke Song agrees with you, if you can defend the city, your military payment will be halved, and you will be given money for your hard labor. Freedom from usury interest . . . "

"Even in the future, the affairs of the Song Dynasty will not only be discussed and decided by the public clan, six ministers, and high officials, but also the peasants, businessmen, and businessmen can participate in the discussion... If this is the case, should you keep it or not?"

(End of this chapter)