warring states careerist

Chapter 257

When the monarchs of the countries in the Central Plains were shocked by the Shangqiu incident and made a decision for the pact to eliminate the soldiers, Shi Shi was behind the incident, but he had no illusions about the suppression of the soldiers.

The so-called balance of troops is either that the two countries are unable to hold on internally, or it is a temporary peace under the balance of power.

Looking at it now, it can only be the balance of the latter, and this balance will soon be broken by the political murder of the King of Chu and the crisis of Chu's succession.

The Three Jins can now fight with Chu Mi, and the Mohists can make shit sticks from it, and it can also promote the peace of the Central Plains' terror balance.

However, once there is a succession crisis in Chu State, this balance of power will be broken in an instant. Wei Han will never give up this opportunity, and may tear up the covenant immediately: because Zheng State, a country that is pro-Chu and hates Han at this time, will lose power because of Chu's succession rights. The problem is to give up the previous grievances and turn against the water to be close to Jin.

Everything he is doing now can only hasten the death of the King of Chu, because the wedge he buried between the nobility and the royal power before, and the secret business he had with the King of Chu, have created many rumors among Chu people: political reform.

The reform is the urging talisman of the king of Chu.The Mohist theory that wealth comes from labor and that nobles are moths has accelerated the intensification of contradictions.

I am full of confidence in everything after that, so I have no confidence in this military retreat.

However, Mozi is old, and he needs to give Mozi a hope that he can see when he is old, and he also hopes that Mozi's last illusion will be shattered: relying on morality and balanced policies and an elite organization as a shit stick to maintain peace, It simply cannot last long.

This is very cruel to Mozi, because this is the complete bankruptcy of his life-long pursuit of persuading the king not to attack.

But this is very important to the Mohists, because it will make those young Mohists give up their illusions and make the worst plans and preparations.

All of this, Shi will not say it out loud, but in the joy of the Mohists, he tells the possibility of success in eliminating soldiers this time.

If the king of Chu does not die, it seems that there may be a balance of 20 years. Whoever completes the reform and agricultural system reform first in Jin and Chu will annex the other side, and 20 years is enough.

In Shangqiu at this time, not only the Mo family members were laughing, but the entire Shangqiu city was also immersed in excitement.

After that day, the Song-Chu alliance was reached, and the Chu people formally withdrew their troops, and made an oath with the Song people: Song State will maintain an absolutely neutral position since then, and refuse any requests from Jin and Chu to borrow roads, borrow troops, and force tribute.

If the San Jin made unreasonable demands on the Song people, the Chu people would send troops, and the San Jin would never be allowed to get involved in the Song land.

This seems to be a unilateral covenant with the Chu people. In fact, the moment the covenant is reached, it means that the Jin people who did not participate in the Shangqiu city alliance have also joined the covenant: the three Jins will never allow the Chu people to occupy the covenant. Song Guo.

The people of Shangqiu rejoiced. Although the Chu people had not retreated for the time being, they were just around the corner.

The Chu people had already announced their withdrawal from the Chu army during the alliance, and the Chu people who are mainly farmers were also very excited about the news. They didn't want to fight anymore. They wanted to go home and plant their own land, thinking that they could catch up when they went back. Autumn harvest.

As the Propaganda Department advertised, they attacked the city here, and the family's old and young were left unattended, and the family's land, the King of Chu and the nobles, would not help cultivate it, and even if they captured Shangqiu, they would not be rewarded.

Since the King of Chu announced his withdrawal, even if he did not retreat for the time being, he had no choice but to do so, and it was impossible to break his promise.

The Mohist people took the opportunity to talk to the Chu army about the changes in planting technology, and told them many hopes that seemed to be within reach.

The county soldiers mobilized this time are mainly Chen and Yangxia counties, which also belong to the Huaisi River Basin, and the new farming techniques are not much different from those in the Song Dynasty.

Since the Song people in Shangqiu knew that the Chu people were about to retreat, they were also happy in their hearts for a better life in the future.

It seems that more than ten years of peace will be ushered in, and it seems that those long-awaited lives are coming soon.

Before all this can be realized, the first thing to wait is the food in Pei County.

The people of Shangqiu owed a lot of favors to the people of Pei County in the past few months.

In exchange, a brand-new rumor began to spread in Shangqiu City. From the artisan association to the farmers who planted for a living, they all heard this rumor during the celebration and deeply believed it.

Rumors generally go like this.

Now that the people of Peixian captured the King of Chu and rescued the siege of Shangqiu, it seems that Peixian's military duties have been done better than many nobles.

At least, this time in the siege of Shangqiu, many nobles did not contribute at all, nor did they mobilize their private soldiers to participate in the battle.

It is said that meritorious service is rewarded, and Pei County must be rewarded for its contributions.

Furthermore, this time Shangqiu was short of food, and Pei County was willing to provide some food to Shangqiu at a low interest rate, and the basis for Peixian people to be able to pay for this food was the reform of Pei County.

That being the case, why doesn't Pei County pay the previous tax every year, then recognize the legitimacy of Song Gong, and at the same time make an oath: If Song State is attacked by an unjust war, it will immediately send troops to rescue, no matter what.

When such rumors became more and more widespread, the selection of the Pei County Advisory Council and the Common People's Council had already begun.

Before defending the city, the Mohists had already checked the food reserves and the number of fields in the city, and organized the people of Shangqiu City into Shiwu in order to defend the city.

Although it was not as good as Linzi, which was rumored to have [-] households, within [-] miles of Shangqiu City, including the city, there were still nearly [-] households of peasants, businessmen, and down-and-out aristocrats.

These people not only live in the city, but some people live near the outside of the city and form villages.

Excluding some people in the nobles' fiefdoms, there are still more than 3 households. Most of the surrounding Shangqiu City are some small nobles' fiefs, and the big nobles' fiefs are not in Shangqiu, but in other places.

Shangqiu is not the most affluent city in the Song Dynasty, Taoyi is, but Shangqiu, as the capital of the Song Dynasty, is still considered a great city in the world.

These more than 3 households had already been organized in the previous battle of defending the city, so candidates for entering the common people's house were selected according to the number of people and the establishment of the army.

The clan politics and military democracy of the Spring and Autumn Period still have remnants, and the people of the country still have the power to control the capital, and every coup before the Song Dynasty also needs the support of the people first.

Whether it's Young Master Bao's invitation to buy people's hearts, or Young Master De's alliance with Liu Qing to force his brother away decades ago, getting the people's no objection is the first and most important step.

The descriptions of a large number of local people in Pei County about the changes in Pei County in the past three years have also touched the hearts of many people in Shangqiu.

It is easier for the same farmers to communicate with each other, especially the farmers who were almost in the same situation three years ago. This kind of communication of the same feelings is sometimes more deceptive than the propaganda of the Propaganda Department.

It doesn't matter what the real reason for the development of Pei County is, no one will go into it.

The important thing is that Pei County is indeed better than Shangqiu at this time.

As long as life is good, then everything is reasonable, and everything is a better reason.

As for whether it was brought by ox plowing and iron composting?Or was it brought about by the political system in Pei County?This is an esoteric topic that cannot be explained clearly in a few words.

Therefore, everything in Pei County is good, because it is better than Shangqiu, and it happened to be tricked by the Xuanyi Department of the Mohist School.

How much difference can cattle farming, ironware, and composting bring about?
The exchanges between Shangqiu people and Peixian people brought much surprise.

The volunteers from Peixian County who came here have all seen the Mohist experimental fields with their own eyes, and they have also witnessed a model built by applying all the means of water, fertilizer and improved seeds.

Hundreds of catties of wheat per mu, sweet potatoes and potatoes that are fertilized extensively after planting so that the yield is astonishing, and those corns that are fragrant and individual after blooming, even in the experimental field, still make the people of Peixian full of hope .

This kind of hope uses intelligible prophecies and gestures to make gestures. While bringing hope and envy to Shangqiu people, it also casts a layer of hope on many systems in Peixian County.

The people of Shangqiu also want to live that kind of life, especially the Prophecy of Promised Land, which has been sung for a long time, has already been spread in Shangqiu, so the people of Shangqiu began to discuss what kind of changes are needed for their own hopes.

Dismantling public land and converting it to private land, and dividing public land tax into private land tax, this has become a topic of non-stop discussion among Shangqiu people every day.

The fixed amount, the monarch is not allowed to increase taxes privately, and tax increases must be approved by the Consulting Yuan, which has also become the bottom line for the people of Shangqiu.

Because the Propaganda Department has been preaching one thing: If the tax amount is not set, then the monarch will feel that the food that could not starve to death before is enough, and all the rest can be paid up.

The right to increase taxes must be in the hands of the Advisory Council, which is also a means of concealing evil intentions.

The right to increase taxes will definitely trigger conflicts, and may alleviate them for the time being, but as time goes by, the power that seems to ease the conflicts for the time being becomes a power accepted by the people of Shangqiu, and it will become interesting.

For example: Why are the fiefdoms of nobles not taxed?Why should all the taxes of the Song Dynasty be provided by the people?Or when one day the battle is no longer dominated by noble chariots, whether the military obligations of the nobles can still pay taxes will be questioned.

When the people who have accumulated wealth after several years start to ask why, the contradiction between the nobles and the common people will also erupt: the nobles are definitely not willing to collect taxes in their fiefdoms, and the king is of course willing, so let’s unite. The people oppressed the nobles.

The power of the people cannot be borrowed at will. Once borrowed, the consequences will often exceed expectations and control, but this is a truth that the monarch and nobles do not know yet.

Of course, this time to elect the members of the House of Commons, in addition to some people controlled by the Mohists, there are also some local rich or famous old people.

But even those people who cannot be controlled by the Mohists have to accept the various conditions of the people, otherwise the people will easily make a decision when choosing between interests and fame.

(End of this chapter)