warring states careerist

chapter 300
The proper purpose is naturally to allow the Mohists to infiltrate the interior of the Chu State, take advantage of the opportunity of reform to control some of the bureaucrats of the Chu State, and at the same time use the opportunity of reducing the rank and salary to cultivate a group of emerging classes.

The real purpose, of course, cannot be disclosed to the King of Chu, but it can be manipulated and infiltrated secretly.

The reasons that can be said must make the king of Chu feel that this is really for his own sake, and at the same time make the king of Chu feel that the real purpose of the Mo family is to benefit the people.

Some political wisdom is not that the monarchs are not smart, but that they have no experience in dealing with the methods of rebellion and seizure of power by later generations.

Just as the donkey in Guizhou is not afraid of the tiger, it is not because it can win, but because it has never seen it.

Shi Shi said conveniently: "I was in Shangqiu last year, and I have already told you the crux of Chu. Just now in the secret room, the pain you have to face is also clear."

"Then, if the reform is to be successful, the king needs to have the ability... When the nobles oppose and rebel, he can hold on and defeat them. In order to implement a legal policy that benefits the people of Chu, this is exactly what the Mohists expect. .”

"Then, with the help of the defense equipment of the Mo family, to defend Fangcheng Luguan, so that the prince will not be able to enter Chu, this is the first step."

"The Mohists opened mines in Nanyang, which can enrich your treasury and allow you to fight against the rebellion of those nobles; it can also benefit the people. I think you are also aware of the changes in farming in Pei County, which doubled the wealth of the people."

"You can recruit soldiers and train them if the people plant reforms. Otherwise, the people will be dissatisfied with the barren fields during the war."

"Like Wu and started in Xihe, or the Mohists and Peixian County, recruit the people to join the army, or order to take back the land of the monarch in the future and distribute it to those who have meritorious service, so that they will be willing to fight for you."

Xiong Yi is also a wise king, and he understands the meaning of Shi, which is a necessary means to strengthen the centralization of power.

Needless to say the benefits of weakening the nobles, Xiong Yi seems that if the nobles' fiefs can really be recovered, then these lands will belong to the farmers, and the taxes they pay can be directly concentrated in their own hands.

Theoretically, because of the lack of exploitation by the nobles, the peasants can be less exploited, and with the technology of the Mohists, this improvement is obvious.

Farmers certainly hope to have a piece of land in their own hands and be freed from the heavy feudal dependency.

However, Xiong Yi felt that this matter... was hard to say.

If you directly take the nobles as the knife, will the people support you?Do people trust themselves?Can the people help themselves to defeat the nobles' counterattack?
He didn't consider the deeper Mohist infiltration problem, but these simple problems are already difficult to do.

After hesitating, he said: "This is exactly what you said just now. If there is a change, the people will benefit and know the benefits of the law. But before the change is successful, the emperor still controls the people. They are stupid and don't know the benefits and harms. I'm afraid I won't be able to borrow it."

Shi nodded and said, "That's why Yanying was built."

Xiong Yi was even more curious, and couldn't think of any connection between these two things.

Shibian said: "Yanying is an important place extending in all directions, and it is the old capital of Chu. However, is Yanying really just to guard against the invasion of the Three Jins? If the Three Jins have already reached Yanying, then the prince must be able to expelled you."

"So, nominally, the construction of Yanying is to guard against foreign enemies, but in fact, it is to prevent future aristocrats and lords from counterattacking dissatisfied with the reform."

"As long as you keep Yanying, you can gradually defeat those lords who counterattacked. Yingdu and Yanying are under your control. This is the essence of Chu, and most of them are directly under your jurisdiction. The reform here is successful. Then you don't have to worry about Feng Jun's counterattack."

"Thus, building Yanying and building city defenses is only for the future. And some changes can be initiated in Yanying first."

"Now you know the talent of the Mohists. It is also famous in the world."

"If the attack of Zheng Hanwei was resisted in Luguan, the iron smelting workshop was built in Nanyang, and the people's trust in Yanying was gained, then the reform can be successful."

"If... the giant of the Mo family recommends someone, you can appoint him as the county governor, can you make changes first?"

The talent of the Mohist school is nothing to say, and the first battle in Shangqiu and the development of Peixian County have already spread all over the world.If the Mohist family can be used as a county governor, Xiong Yi is sure that this can make a large county government and people harmonious.

It was a real surprise.

Mozi lobbied the monarchs of various countries all the year round, and he also had the ability and precedent to recommend people to be officials.

Moreover, Mozi wanted to recommend someone to be an official with extremely high means, which was the reason why many disciples had taken refuge in him before.

At that time, Mozi sent Guan Qian to Weiguo to spread Gao Shizi's reputation, and he also praised Gao Shizi because of his reputation in Weiguo.

The monarch of the state of Wei appointed Gao Shizi and granted him the position of minister.

Gao Shizi, who had passed away at this time, was a die-hard Mohist disciple, admonishing Wei Jun to practice Mohism's morality, but he didn't want Wei Jun to not listen at all.

So he resigned angrily and gave up the high salary and high salary. Mozi also praised: "There is no way in the world, and the benevolent and righteous people should not be in the position of high salary. Now Wei Jun has no way, and he is greedy for his salary and title, then , just trying to eat other people's rice. So you are doing very well, and it is worth learning from the disciples of the Mohist school."

This incident was widely known through the Mohist articles that were spread in the market, and it was also known that Mozi wanted to recommend his disciples, either to persuade the monarch to follow the morals of the Mohist school, or because he thought that he was still a "righteous king" who could save the world. one time.

The king of Chu never thought that the Mo family would ask to be a county governor, so he was overjoyed and said repeatedly: "What's wrong with this?"

In the past few years, the Mohist family has become famous, and in the state of Chu, they even had feuds with some nobles. On this point, Xiong Yi feels that the Mohist family can only rely on themselves.

Moreover, the reputation of the Mohist family was spread too much, and the publicity was too high. If only someone recommended by the Mohist family was appointed as the county magistrate, everyone would not object.

Xiong Yi looked at Shi, and said repeatedly: "Are you going to be the governor of this county? Everyone in the world knows your talent."

Shi shook his head and said: "It may not be me. Moreover, although the Mo family has hundreds of thousands of people, there is actually one person. One person is the county governor. If he wants to benefit the world, it must not be one person, but many comrades to assist him."

"If it's just me, can I do anything?"

The king of Chu was more pleased, not one person, but a group of people... If such a person came to Chu, these future changes might really be realized.

As long as the Fangcheng area is guarded first, so that Zheng Hanwei cannot enter the prince's order, then the next thing... the king of Chu feels that there is a lot to do.

The State of Chu is not the State of Song, and the King of Chu is not worried about what happened to the State of Song on his own side, and what happened to the State of Song... The Mo family appeared as a mediator.

As for Pei County, it is not Yan Ying. In the eyes of the King of Chu, it is impossible for Pei County to be semi-independent: there are no strong enemies around Pei County, and the number one enemy of the Mohist family is the nobles. It seems impossible to change. Maybe without the help of the king, if you really want to rebel against the nobles and the king, you can crush them to death.

This seems to be a dead end for copying the way of Peixian.

Since the King of Chu was tempted, he took advantage of the opportunity to speak out some conditions that sounded very beneficial to the King of Chu, but in fact were extremely beneficial to the infiltration of the Mohist family... or in other words, a good strategy from the King of Chu's point of view.

The Mohists want to monopolize education and cultivate follow-up talents.

The Mohists must master the armed forces and infiltrate the armed forces.

The Mohists need to open up the wisdom of the people, and take advantage of the king's idea of ​​centralizing power, and first attack the nobles of the Chu state.

These points, in the ears of King Chu, are another kind of rhetoric that is full of benefits to him.

The king's division of Chu is the elite force of the king of Chu, but Shi thinks that these forces are not enough, and a group of new troops should be trained.

In the battle of Shangqiu, the Mohists became famous for their footwork, and they had firearms and gunpowder, which made them even more powerful.

The King of Chu naturally hoped that he would also have a "Pei County Volunteer" who obeyed his orders, and could achieve a strong army with hundreds of people passing through the formation.

If the nobles were in chaos, they could not only control the capital, but also pull out to fight the nobles.

The Mohists have skills in military training, which can be borrowed.

Shi said that these new troops should not use the children of nobles, but some people from industry and commerce. At the same time, after the reform of Yanying is successful in the future, some small farmers can also be recruited to join.

Since it is nominally for the use of the King of Chu, the King of Chu needs to pay the military salary, and the amount does not need to be too much. If the money is not enough, the Mo family can borrow it.

At the same time, in addition to turning over part of Yanying's tax revenue to the national treasury, a part can be left as the training expenses of the new army.

The Mohists can provide some grassroots officers and trainers, and the training place is in Yanying for future preparation.

What the king of Chu heard was for the future. Naturally, in the event of a complete quarrel with the nobles in the future, this new army can defend Yanying and prevent the nobles from directly attacking Yingdu; and it can also be pulled to Yingdu to control the situation when necessary.

Whoever is in charge of the army means that the king of Chu can issue tiger charms. After forming an army, he can issue tiger charms to people whom the king of Chu trusts. Presumably, the soldiers will obey the orders of the tiger charm holders.

This sounds wonderful.

One of the Mohists' methods of training soldiers, the Battle of Shangqiu left a deep impression on the Chu people.

The second is some new firearms of the Mohists. It seems that only the Mohism can be taught by the King of Chu, such as those gunpowder mines that shine in the city of Shangqiu. How can the rest know how to use them?
Moreover, it seems that the Mohists do not control the military power, but only train the army for the purpose of reforming in the future.

Furthermore, if there is a shortage of money, the Mo family can also provide loan support, and the money is obviously extra for the defense of the city this time.

As for the monopoly of education, what Shi said was extravagant, and it really made sense.

Don't talk about what to teach, just say that if the king of Chu wants to change in the future, he will inevitably need a lot of capable officials to be able to succeed.

But in today's world, those who can teach capable officials, it seems that the Mohist side is the best, or even the only choice.

These two things are outside the previous negotiations.

The King of Chu also understood that these things were too confidential and it was impossible for the nobles to know them in advance.

The King of Chu didn't doubt the Mohist's intentions. In his opinion, the Mohist still wanted to "benefit the world" and took it as a treasure, and the Mohist didn't seem to care about things like salary.With plausible motives, there seems to be no conspiracy.Besides, it's not a conspiracy at all this time.

(End of this chapter)