warring states careerist

Chapter 250 Jing Song Mi Bingjun Heart Shaken ([-])
Mozi also understood the key point, thought for a while and said: "So, if the Chu people participated in the Elimination Alliance, they got the gunpowder, and they forced the Jin people to participate, isn't it?"

"If Jin people don't participate, they will panic. So they have to participate. Once they participate, those small countries will have the courage to participate in this military elimination meeting."

"Your so-called 20-year truce may be achievable?"

Shi nodded, but in his heart he expressed great doubts about the 20-year truce: once the king of Chu died, there would be internal turmoil in Chu, and even if the Jin people formed an alliance to eliminate the soldiers, they would never let go of this chance of dying in a hundred years: that is the Zheng people Against the water, Chen Cai Fuguo, many big counties in Chu supported Wang Ziding and opposed Wang Ziyi's great split.

The key is that Wei Wenhou is about to die, and Young Master Ji doesn't have Wei Si's great talent and strategy, so it is impossible to endure it.

He wants to use this opportunity to make a fortune in war, accumulate enough funds for the Mohists, and attract more talents: there is nothing more profitable than a neutral country that specializes in selling weapons.

Even if the position of the Song State is not good, there will be no great danger in 20 years. The first ten years of the Three Jins will be busy dealing with the Chu people, and it will be a ghost if the Three Jins do not turn against each other after ten years!
Grain, cotton cloth, gunpowder, ironware, iron armor pieces, linlin, brass, military uniforms, and even primitive Huomen guns... In the past ten years, the Mohists can accumulate wealth that cannot be matched by Yidun Taozhu or even the later Lu Buwei. A formidable class of craftsmen could be cultivated.

In these years, the widow Qing can stand up to the king of Qin, and Lu Buwei can control the politics of a country, let alone a group of organized, thoughtful, armed...and richer people.

It's just that I dare not express this kind of dark thinking in front of the Mohists. I can only say that he wants to promote peace between Jin and Chu for 20 years, so as to benefit the people of the world.

It sounds, and it seems to make sense: sell gunpowder to the Chu people, then the Jin people have to participate in the elimination of soldiers in order to maintain their advantage.

I know it's impossible, but it makes sense logically, and all Mohists agree with it.As for the political murder of the king of Chu, this is a small probability event and cannot affect the correctness of Shi's "knowledge and inference".

Shi Xin thought, doing anything is better than doing arms and luxury goods business to make money. It is impossible for the Mo family to earn money by making low-profit chariots and ink chariots.

And gunpowder can reduce the role of nobles day by day: even if there are no muskets and artillery, the horses will be scattered when they hear the explosion before they charge.

Luxury goods can make the nobles intensify their plundering of the common people: while they plundering, their status is declining day by day with the appearance of gunpowder. This is obviously letting them make a noose and jump in by themselves. There may be a few sober ones, but But it will never make the entire class sober.

In addition to suitable and terrifying thoughts, he was dressed in the theory of benefiting the world. Mozi thought about it for a long time, but after all he didn't think so much, so he agreed.

"Since that's the case, then there are some things that can be said to the King of Chu. Even if he really has the heart to change, we can help him train some scholars."

"Without scholars, how can we fight against the great officials and officials? And we help them train scholars, using our morality and our cheap words. This is also a preparation for the future of the world."

Now that Mozi had expressed his position, everyone originally supported Shi, so they all agreed on the bottom line of this conversation.

Right before departure, two swordsmen followed behind.

One is an interpreter, and the other is one of the thirteen swords of Yue Shi. They recorded the conversation between Shi and King Chu throughout the whole process: this is what Shi asked for, and it is also the Mohist's rules. It's not clear.

Under this kind of clear rules, there is no affection for each other, and no one will be a good person, but there will be no gaps due to the surveillance of the rules.

The three talked and laughed along the way, and when they arrived at the Chu people's camp, an Mohist conveyed the giant's order, and Gong Zaoye would also follow this conversation.

If you say something that shouldn't be said, then kill it directly.

Gong Zaoye smiled, patted Shi on the shoulder and said, "This time you made a great contribution, but except for my Mo family who knew that you were the first one, the rest of the people thought you were just a maker of gunpowder. King Chu this time I want to see you because of what you said in the tent last time."

Shi smiled and said, "You have a false name. I am dedicated to benefiting the world, why do I care about these things? Gongzao, didn't you also give up the reputation of capturing the king alone, and gave this reputation to the volunteer teacher in Peixian County? Both you and I The same people, how can they care about these things?"

"The Mo family wins, and my leader, you who have realized harm, will also win and become famous."

Gong Zao Ye shouted loudly, "That's right, but I won't hide it from you, at that time I was moved to capture King Chu alive."

Shi spread his hands and said, "It doesn't matter what you say about your deeds."

The two of them talked to each other again, and the Mohist who surrounded the surrounding area had carefully surrounded King Chu's tent, and no one else was allowed to approach, including some attendants of King Chu.

The King of Chu also knew that Mo Zhe had no intention of murdering him, and it would not be so troublesome to assassinate him, so he just pretended to be magnanimous and let the attendants and guards who were allowed to approach him disperse.

After the four of them walked in together, there was no drink, but the host and guest knelt down after dividing up.

Gongzao Yehengjian knelt beside Shi, the distance was no more than three feet.In addition, one of the thirteen swords stood at the tent door holding a sword, and the Mohist who was in charge of translating and recording was about five feet beside Shi Shi.

This is not a formal meeting, just like when Han Wen met Jia Sheng back then.

It's just that the Mohists value ghosts and gods, but this time the king of Chu didn't ask ghosts and gods, but the world.

The King of Chu knew that the Mohists didn't like polite manners, and he also knew that this meeting was very short, and there were many questions that might not be able to be finished.

He and Shi had met once before, and he knew that this person was sharp and good at sowing discord and creating conflicts, so he didn't think about persuasion or irony.

The king of Chu asked: "From the perspective of the master, from the perspective of the Mohists, can a widow be a king who benefits the world and the world?"

Shi said to each other: "No. You can't even unite Chu, so how can you talk about being in the world? You can't even promote the virtuous in Chu, so you don't need to think about benefiting the world."

"Just as you are about to starve to death, but instead of asking me where I can get something to eat, what should I do if I eat too much to die of? Isn't that ridiculous?"

Hearing the words, the King of Chu was silent, and he was not angry. Instead, he let out a long sigh and said, "I am very touched by what you said that day about strengthening the royal power and strengthening Chu. Xi, this feeling is actually the same?"

Shi laughed and said, "Your words are really praising yourself."

The king of Chu blushed slightly, finally he was a little dissatisfied, and said: "I am not as good as King Wen, but is Qin Mu also out of reach?"

Shi shook his head and said, "I'm not questioning your talent, but I think the comparison you made is ridiculous. King Wen has four friends, but he also has tigers and armored warriors. The officials follow their lives without any second thoughts."

"In the first year of Duke Mu's accession to the throne, the army and Maojin defeated the Rong and Di, and all the officials were convinced. There was a rebellion in Chong'er, Yiwu, and Liji in the neighboring Jin Dynasty. The people of Qin have no worries."

"But what about you? You may be able to control the officials like King Wen, and the scholars have no second thoughts?"

King Chu shook his head.

Shi said again: "Could it be that you have won the battle bravely and subdued the hearts of the common people and scholars?"

The king of Chu blushed and was furious in his heart. He knew what Shi said: Mr. Qin Mugong had won the battle with a handsome army, and his reputation was magnificent. You, Xiong Dang, led the army to go north to fight for hegemony. , do you think everyone will convince you?

Angry in his heart, he was about to stand up, but after all, he thought that the matter had come to this point, even if he got angry, he couldn't change it, so he said: "This is something I can't do."

Shi Hui said: "If you can endure your anger, then I can continue talking to you."

The king of Chu bowed again: "Sir, please continue."

Shi asked again: "During Qin Mu's time, there was the Li Ji Rebellion in Jin. So what you are facing now is the state of Jin during the Li Ji Rebellion? With the combined forces of the three Jins, can your general be able to defeat Wu Qi? Is your Ling Yin comparable to Ji Chongjun? Your son is also comparable to Wei Jian? Is your prestige comparable to Wei Si who defeated the Chu people in Huangchi Yongqiu 20 years ago? Your Chu State is comparable to Wei who broke through Zhongshan and seized Xihe to fight Jiang Qi?"

The King of Chu shook his head again, sad in his heart, and said again: "This person sees the situation of the world so clearly, the Mo family must have a means. Since he asked, there must be a countermeasure. Let me ask."

After waiting for a few more questions, the king of Chu sighed, "I am not as good as those people. Sir, you are right, I cannot compare with them."

"But isn't it precisely because I can't compare, that's why I admire the method of change you mentioned in the account? If Chu doesn't change, I'm afraid thousands of miles will die at the hands of younger generations."

Shi hurriedly said: "Whether the thousand miles of Chu died at the hands of the younger generations is your business, and it is also your ancestral temple and community. The Mohists do not believe that you are the king who can benefit the world and the world, so these things have nothing to do with it." We have nothing to do."

"It's just that the people of Wei are not interested in benefiting the world, nor are they the rulers of the world. Therefore, in order to maintain the balance of all countries, we can't afford to fight for ten years. We still hope to see the changes in Chu. We just use Chu people It’s just to ensure that the Three Jins cannot invade other countries.”

"Please make it clear that Mo Zhe is not helping you, but just for the temporary stability of the world and the truce for the peace of the world, so that the people can recuperate."

This is a matter of position and must be made clear.

The king of Chu knew the rules of the Mohist school, and knew that the Mohist family must do things in accordance with their principles, but after hearing what Shi said, he still had expectations in his heart.

Now it seems that Shi's meaning actually has the meaning of helping the Chu people strengthen their national power, so he asked repeatedly.

Shi Shi talked about the principles of "saving use" and "reproducing" that Mozi often said, and said: "The reason why my Mohist sent me to see you now is because you have a chance to attack."

"When you made the three-year agreement, you were thinking that you would break Shangqiu and gain the upper hand within three years. But you didn't expect to be defeated by us, so now you are powerless in three years except for defending the three Jins. They went north. But after three years, I’m afraid Sanjin will be even stronger.”

"So, no matter whether you really want to attack, or you just want to breathe so that our Mo family can help you defend the city in the future to maintain the agreement to eliminate soldiers, you must attack."

"Regardless of your intentions, you really want to attack. Therefore, you can use it wisely to develop Chu."

"The iron utensils you saw last time, the gunpowder you saw before, and some good crops can all be sold to you, so that you can use them to let the people produce and increase wealth."

"As for the method of producing iron in the world, Mohism is the strongest. Peidi is the most iron-producing place in the world. For the time being, Pei County produces iron. You need to ensure that Pei County will not be attacked by Yue, Jin, Qi and other countries. Iron and gunpowder can be obtained continuously."

"Pei County, where the Mohists smelted iron and refined gunpowder, should maintain absolute neutrality and safety. In the future, they may swear an alliance with Qi, Jin and other countries, but in the oath of alliance with Duke Song tomorrow, the people of Chu promise that within 30 years, the area around Pei County and Pengcheng It is in your best interest not to fight the war."

(End of this chapter)