warring states careerist

Chapter 392
Shi didn't lie, everything he said was true, it is true that Mohism's centralization of power needs to be discussed by everyone, but once the result is agreed upon, there is no way to change it and go all out, and it does not conflict with Mohist's idea of ​​power centralization.

At this time in Peixian County, the top Mohists are really discussing this matter.

However, unlike Wanmin in Pei County who was shocked and excited by the news of the complete victory, the senior Mohists present were not too surprised by the result of this victory.

Before the decisive battle, Shi had already submitted the general idea of ​​the war, which had been reported to the Mohist Central Committee a few months ago.

The Yue people were forced to fight decisively with strategic intimidation until the final battle turned into a war of encirclement and annihilation. This is known to everyone present.

Moreover, there are a lot of Mohists who can defend the city, and although there are quite a few who can fight in the field, it is still suitable for them to understand the new tactics of gunpowder weapons and stirrup cavalry, so he will be the commander of this decisive battle.

Although the results were not shocking, everyone was still very excited as they passed on the statistics of the battle results sent.

Things that are too far away need to be discussed.

As for the nearby ones, after this incident, Sishang's situation is unstoppable, and the Mo family will gain land and population several times larger than the two counties and one country today.

The previous debate about "elimination of soldiers in the Central Plains" or "development of the upper reaches" has also temporarily disappeared with this war.

Many of the comments on the suggestion letter sent by Shi Shi still need to be discussed and time is required.

However, after these matters had been agreed by the majority in principle, Mozi immediately issued several orders in his dual capacity as the headmaster of the township school and a giant.

In the township school in Peixian County, Shi Shi has always been the school administrator and deputy, and the real headmaster has always been Mozi.

Following the issuance of these orders by Mozi, some wanderers in Pei County received a strange invitation.

A few years ago during the Battle of Shangqiu, the Mohists invited scholars from all over the world to study in Peipei.With the spread of the books "Shan Hai Jing" and "Tang Wen" debated with Liezi, many tourists are very interested in the "strange" view of heaven and earth of Mohism.

Just like the few people who came to Pei County with Mr. Changsang, many people may not be interested in things like benefiting the world, but they are interested in whether the earth under their feet is round, what the sun is, and what really exists beyond the nations. Is it a strange country like in "Shan Hai Jing"?

After they came to Pei County, they learned the characters of the Mohist school, read many books of the Mohist school, and many of them joined the Mohist school and became Mohists, but there were still some who were not used to the extremely disciplined organizational model of the Mohist school. did not join.

But they didn't leave either, because Pei County is indeed different from other places in the world, and many new things can only be learned here.

After the Battle of Shangqiu, when these tourists came to Pei County, some Mohists did some investigation and registration: Why did everyone come to Pei County?What do you want to learn?What are you most interested in?
Cooperating with the household registration system under the jurisdiction of the upper Mohist school, the Mohist people know where these people live.

There were about 150 tourists who received these strange invitations. They were invited to go to Pei County Township School two days later, and Mozi invited them.

Everyone already knew the news that the Mohist volunteers defeated the Yue army in Lushui and captured the King of Yue, but these things seemed to have nothing to do with them.

In addition, these people also knew that at this time the Mo family was extremely busy, and the busyness of the post-war affairs had just begun.

But at this time, they received an invitation from Mozi, and the 150 people couldn't help being extremely surprised.

Mozi is old and no longer accepts disciples, and rarely invites people to meet alone. Although these people have seen Mozi from a distance, few of them really talk to him.

Don't talk about Mozi's invitation, even if it is a great honor to be able to invite them after explaining to them every few months, what's more, the person who invited them this time turned out to be Mo Di, the principal of the township school. Most of his knowledge starts with Zi Mozi's words, and most people think that Mo Di's knowledge is far superior to Shi's.

Two days later, a hundred and fifty people gathered in the Peixian Township School, and none of them was absent.

When the old Mozi met them, everyone treated them like disciples, which is a respect for knowledge and respect for the old man.

According to everyone's habit, after sitting on their knees, Mo Zi, accompanied by several disciples, sat in front of everyone.

These few orders or invitations issued by Mo Zi were discussed with him a long time ago, so there was such a seemingly absurd scene: when the Mo family was busy with the affairs of Surabaya, the Mo family giant took a long time Time to meet some tourists who are not Mohists, which shows that Mohism attaches great importance to this matter.

Mozi went all over the audience and asked: "You are invited here today. You must have read "Shan Hai Jing" and "Tang Wen" and other books, and you must be full of doubts, not knowing whether it is true or not. There must be a lot of questions in your heart, right? "

When he asked this question, more than a hundred people in the room suddenly felt itchy, and couldn't help asking questions.

"Mr. Mo Di, is the earth under our feet really round? Shi once explained why those people under our feet don't fall by using the relationship between compassion, stone and iron, but we still find it hard to understand."

"Mr. Mo Di, is there really a country tens of thousands of miles away that built a [-]-foot-high pagoda? It looks like gold and is built with stone blocks? That country is the country of the Queen Mother of the West that Emperor Mu visited in the past? "

"Mr. Mo Di, if the ground under my feet is round, I have been walking north, and I have not changed direction when I reach the extreme north, but in the eyes of others, I am going south. Could it be that north and south can also be changed?"

"Mr. Mo Di, is it true that there are some countries tens of thousands of miles away whose culture is not inferior to that of Zhu Xia? Could it be that they really cease war once every four years, and they race cars and wrestle?"

"Mr. Mo Di, is it true that the sun does not rise for three months and the sunset does not go for three months in the extreme north and south?"

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A series of questions were raised.

Some are real issues.

Some of them belong to the problem of "dialectics". For example, the question about the north and the south actually involves the relativity of space. Mozi can answer it, and there are many people in the world who can answer it except for the Mohist. Shizi and Liezi can actually solve it. Answer this question logically.

And what Mozi pays attention to, or hopes that the people of the world will pay attention to, is not these dialectical problems, but those practical problems.

Mozi thought of the first thing he did after getting out the paper shortly after he joined the Mohist school: he drew many villains fighting with swords, and when he turned the paper, those villains seemed to have survived.

At that time, Shi did not just talk about debates such as "shadow does not move", but said that "Tianzhi should take experience as the first, and experience is contrary to debate, and experience shall prevail."

These words have been practiced by the Mohists all these years.

So Mozi waited for everyone to calm down, and then retold the story and said: "Many things will go against common sense. Your eyes may even deceive yourself. If the things of that day can't be stopped, you can't be turned by a single sheet. Look, I'm afraid many people will think that there are really two living villains in there, right?"

Everyone nodded, and Mozi said again: "Therefore, there are some things that need to be verified."

"It's appropriate to say that there are such countries thousands of miles away, because his wife has been there. Then, those countries are thousands of miles away. If there are any, can't you go and see?"

"It is appropriate to say that in the extreme north, sunsets and sunrises often last for several months, which coincides with the interpretation of heaven, earth, sun and moon in "Tang Wen". If it is true, at least it proves that those explanations may be correct, and some explanations in the world today must be true. It's wrong."

"This is something that can be demonstrated by the Mohist's debate. There is only one will of heaven. If there is one reason that does not agree with the will of heaven, then this will of heaven must be wrong. As for the match, it can only prove that it may be right, but If you don’t find a second explanation that fits all the previous explanations, it’s at least better than those explanations that must be wrong. Isn’t that the reason?”

Those people all nodded, but some people heard different meanings, wondering if the Mohists want to organize them to verify this matter?
Although there were rumors when he came here, there has been no movement in these years.

Nowadays, apart from those few princes, only the current Mohists have the ability to organize a force of more than a hundred people to verify.

Connections, prestige, and wealth are all indispensable, but how can the princes of all countries have such thoughts?
At this time, the world is extremely unstable, and these wanderers who can travel independently and even come to Pei County are all proficient in swordsmanship.Because the people in the villages are not so kind, the grassroots control in various countries is basically empty, there are often things like blocking roads, robbery, killing, and taking goods. Those who can travel around must have a good family background. In addition to receiving a lot of knowledge since childhood, they also have swordsmanship. educate.

But it is impossible for them to do these verifications alone, but if there is an organization that can organize these people, even if it is still difficult, it may not be impossible.

Mozi said again: "In a few days, the Mo family will send envoys to Wei, Zhao, Yan and other places. This time I invite you to take advantage of this opportunity to let you follow. At that time, apart from the matter of Surabaya, the envoys will I will also persuade the kings of various countries to send three or five people to follow, and with the combined efforts of the Xia, the Mo family will pay to verify this matter."

"You want to know, and I want to know too. After all, a person's words need to be verified. Since it exists, go and see if it's true!"

"If you are willing, the Mohists will support you with horses, money, food, and muskets. They will also train you how to use muskets and how to ride horses."

"At that time, they will be divided into two teams."

"A group of envoys will follow the envoys to the country of Yan. You will send out 20 people, and the Mo family will send out ten people. They will go all the way to the north, pass North Korea, Sushen, and reach the northern border. They will bring cotton-padded clothes made of cotton wool and various foods to verify a Question: In the extreme north, are the days extremely long in summer and the days in winter extremely short. Even, if you have enough energy, if you continue to go north, can you really see the sun that never sets?"

"For the other team, you send out 130 people, and the Mohists send out 80 people, led by people who are good at fighting and eloquent. Among the 80 people, there are doctors, stonemasons, coppersmiths, boat builders, etc. If there is such a country, they You can also learn some knowledge."

"This team went from Wei to Qin, and from Qin to the west, to see if there is such a country in the far west. It is limited to three years. If there is no news after three years, they can return. If there is, there will be you It is decided to continue going west after three years, or we can go back and sort out the route, and our Mo family will send people there."

"The horses, money, gold and silver, or goods that can be exchanged along the way are all provided by the Mo family. If you are willing, you must prepare now."

"At most ten days, our Mo family will send envoys to other countries to tell about the non-attack of Surabaya. I think it will be settled today. Let me first explain that on the way to the far west, there are thousands of feet of mountains covered with snow. There are thousands of miles of yellow sand where hunger and thirst are unbearable, and there are also barbarian tribes who intercept and kill property, so you can only decide for yourself. If you are willing, that is the best. If you are not willing, my Mo family will also send people to go."

"In the eyes of the Mohists, the will of heaven is the treasure, and the world is [-] miles away. They are willing to give out the money, and they are willing to bear the pain and danger."

(End of this chapter)