warring states careerist

Chapter 360
When everyone in the village community heard the news that a war was going to happen, they lost their minds about doing things.

This time, those who received the order to go to Peiguo, apart from King Shuqing, there were four other people in the village community, all of whom were veterans who had fought in the Battle of Shangqiu, or later became corporal chiefs or Sima chiefs in the army.

Seeing this, King Shuqing simply asked everyone to stop, and sat down by the pool where the paper was soaked, and talked about his going to Peiguo this time.

There are a total of 120 households in the village, of which [-] are now in the army, [-] farmers have returned, and [-] will go to the volunteer army for training this winter.

There are four people who will go to Peiguo together tomorrow.

It is said that there will be a war, and those who return to work in agriculture may have to return to the construction, and those who will serve in the military this winter may also have to participate in transportation and logistics.

This is not a small battle like the restoration of Tengguo in the spring. There was no general mobilization at all in that battle, and the people in Pei County basically did not feel any changes.

But now judging from the rumors from the riders, this battle may last for a year, and the young labor force in the village will basically be wiped out, so we have to discuss it.

King Shuqing is not only the representative sent by the Mohists to the village community, but also the representative of public opinion elected by the village community. These two identities are integrated, but the responsible things cannot be integrated.

Most of the village community gathered by the pool, and no one said anything. Those who had returned and served in the righteous division looked at King Shuqing, waiting for him to speak.

Shuqing Wang groped for a long time, looked at the people in the village and said: "I think this battle must be fought. I think it must be fought. After all, life is better now, so we must not forget about this. Mo The latter said that work creates wealth, but we used to work endlessly, but we never lived a life like this...Nowadays, apart from us, the world is not the same? The princes and nobles don’t have to do anything, and they live well , we don’t want to go back to how we were before.”

"That... how do you sing it? The sandalwood is cut down, the river is dry, and the river is clear and rippling. No crops, no crops, three hundred grains of grain? Right?"

The hundred and ten people said one after another: "I can't forget the original. Since others don't recognize our rules here, we have to fight. It's nothing to fight a king. In the past, when the Mo family didn't come, it was easy to serve in the army, and they had to do hard labor... only……"

Several people were hesitant to speak, but King Shuqing said with a smile: "Say what you want. I am a Mohist who is interested in benefiting the world, and I am also the representative of the village community elected by you."

One person looked at the others without making a sound, so he stood up and said, "In this battle, more than half of the light and strong will be taken away..."

King Shuqing hurriedly said: "Didn't you say this a long time ago? Fighting now is for not fighting in the future. If the princes and nobles in the world are willing to let us live like this, why do we need to fight?"

The person who spoke hastily waved his hand and said, "That's not what I mean. Everyone understands the truth. I mean, if you take away more than half of Qingzhuang at once, the land must be too busy to plant. I mean, what do you lack? Speaking of Pei Guo, do you want to say on behalf of the village, can the tax be exempted next year? This tax is based on land, and I didn’t say it at all, but it is estimated that the village community will not be able to grow so much land next year.”

What he said is correct. If there are 120 households in the village, if there is a real fight, five or sixty people will be transferred to serve in the army, and there will be civilian husbands accompanying the army. was pulled empty.

Based on the land, half of the light and strong labor force is recruited, and a lot of cultivated land is simply too busy, especially some labor-intensive crops.

A few young people in the village commune got angry, and said to the middle-aged man with a bit of sarcasm: "When the princes and nobles were around, they used to conscript labor and military service, but I haven't seen you bargaining like this. Who would dare? ? Now I dare..."

There is a bit of sarcasm in these words. Young people think less and listen more. They often listen to some Mohist propaganda, so they can't help but think simpler.

The middle-aged man was a little anxious, knowing that what he said was true. In the past, how could common people have the right to speak?You can do whatever the noble lords ask you to do. You need public land in spring, weeding in summer, building huts in autumn, and performing martial arts in winter... No one dares to say anything. "Month" and the like, complaining.

King Shuqing looked at those young people and said with a smile: "That's not what you said. The Mo family is for the benefit of the world. There are big benefits and small benefits for the world. It is the people of the world, what they want, they have to say it, which is normal."

When the middle-aged man heard King Shuqing say this, the color on his face finally recovered, and he said slowly: "Yes, that's what I mean. It's like my family, two people serve in the army, and the family's land needs to be less than [-] mu to plant. Hurry up, but the tax collection still has to be based on the number of acres in the previous contract..."

He was just talking like this, trying to fight for it. After all, when the Mohists were active in the village community and asked each village community to select representatives for public opinion, they had said that they could put forward their own ideas.

Although the differences between long-term benefits, short-term benefits, big benefits, and small benefits require people from the Xuanyi Department of the Mohist School to explain to everyone, but before answering, it does not prevent everyone from putting forward any ideas.

King Shuqing is a Mohist, and he thought about what he said to him before returning home: "You are a Mohist, you can spread Mohism's ideas, but you can't ask those who are not Mohist to benefit the hearts of the world. "

He is also the representative of the general will elected by the village community, so he still has to listen to what he says, and it's not up to him to care if it works or not.Besides, even if you want to manage and reason, you have to wait until you go to Peiguo for a meeting and understand where the reason is before you can tell everyone.

So I took out a small notebook from my arms, took out a charcoal stick, wrote a few words and said: "Then I will mention this matter. Is there anything else? Everyone is thinking about it. When I go to Pei Guo, also say it together."

After asking such a question, the crowd became quiet instead, and said one after another: "There is nothing else. There is another small matter, that is, we heard that a lot of iron pots are produced every day, but they are not sold in counties and townships. Most of them are along the river. It was transported away by the merchant... You can ask, when can we buy it? Money is not a problem..."

Many people in the village have the confidence to say that money is not a problem, Shu Qingwang nodded and said: "OK, then I will ask and mention this matter. If there is nothing else, let's leave today. "

"For those who have returned, it's time to go back and prepare, so let's prepare. I reckon that all villages will agree to fight this battle."

"Military uniforms and food are all rationed by the volunteers. But some lard, wheat cakes and other food, I also prepare some by myself, and bring some money with me. The war is only finished in a day or two, and I am still in the camp at ordinary times... ..."

He has rich experience and knows that in war, the main thing is training and walking, and it only takes a day or two to tell the winner in a real fight to the death.

Everyone responded, said something else, and dispersed.

King Shuqing returned home, played with the children for a while, his wife and mother finished dinner, went to buy some wine, and the family ate at the table without separating.

The wife didn't speak, and the father took a sip of wine. The atmosphere on the table was a little less joyful than usual, and there were more sorrows about separation.

King Shuqing thought about the family affairs, and said: "My younger brother is studying in Peiguo, and I will go to war again. My elder brother may also have to transport food with the army. The family's land will really need to be planted less next year."

"The more than 30 mu of land by the river, I think it can't be done, so I flooded it with water. One can be rested and fertilized, and the other can't be planted. When I come back and put water, there is no grass."

"Let my younger brother let Ma Juzi go and release him from time to time, and let the calf do what he needs to do. Don't spoil him too much. How can there be a cow or a horse that is born to do work? It's all practiced since childhood..."

After a few instructions, the old man nodded and said, "I know, I'm going to do the same if you don't tell me. Hey, you go to the village every two months to study and hold meetings, and you know a lot. You see, in the war with Yue, you have to fight How long? You can't... keep fighting like this, can you?"

King Shuqing shook his head and said: "I don't know. It's just that they have been beaten, so they don't have to fight in the future. Juzi and Qiwuhai know it in their hearts. I know this truth. How can they not know?"

The old man said with a hey: "That's true. I haven't seen your giants before, but that man came to our house a few years ago before digging the canal. I think you Mohist people are all sages. You should understand the truth. .”

"However, if you really want to fight, then fight. You Mohists must attack, and I also understand that in this unjust country, you have to fight against others."

"Tell me, your "Land of Paradise" says that the world is stable and there are few expeditions. When will it arrive?"

King Shuqing heard his father say "Your Mohist", and couldn't help laughing in his heart. He held his mouth for a long time and said: "The days in "Land of Paradise", the world must agree with the rules of our Mohist. Last year I Going to study in the countryside, it is said that the Tangwu Revolution...what did you say? A revolution is a forced acceptance of the will of another part of the people."

"That is to say, look at our rules, the princes and nobles are definitely not willing to accept it. They are not willing to accept it, so we have to find a way to make them accept it..."

When he was about to talk, the old man waved his hand and said, "Okay, you don't need to tell me this, I understand. It's the same as the past when you escaped and were caught and punished. Isn't this just that the princes and nobles forced us to accept it? I will Let me ask you, you said that the world is so big and Pei County is so small, can you really make everyone in the world accept our rules?"

King Shuqing said solemnly: "Yes, why not? If it was before, who would believe that I can put the tip of the spear within five feet of the King of Chu?"

Talking about his proudest heroic event, the atmosphere at the dinner table finally became lively, but his wife kept her head sullen, occasionally smiling but soon showing a sad expression.

At night, King Shuqing went around the stables and habitually added fodder. When he came back, his wife had already packed the baggage for tomorrow's departure.

After coaxing the child to sleep, the wife finally showed a look of reluctance, and said distressedly: "When will you come back?"

(End of this chapter)