warring states careerist

Chapter 432
After Suo Lucan wrote these things, he made two copies, sent one to Qu Jiang, and kept the other to bring back to Sishang.

Not long after this incident, the Propaganda Department here finally took action, made an explanation, and quickly organized various groups to communicate and discuss.

Soon after, Solucan took those who returned from the west, drove a carriage full of books, together with a group of young people who were transferred to Sishang, including mare's milk, and the captives who had bitten out Que and Jun, together Go south and return to Sishang via Handan.

The concubine Mi stayed in Gaoliu and became the company commander of a company of infantry knights. The new recruits added in the new year also began to officially enter the training. Basically, they are focusing on training every day, and sometimes they can hear some The team returning from the prairie talked about my sister and the others over there.

It seemed that everything was as usual, except that the training was more rigorous. Soon after, a team of engineers came to Gaoliu from the south, and began to set up things like digging city walls and burying gunpowder here.

The new young officers who came from Sishang in the new year also arrived to report soon after, and began to serve as some low-level officers such as Chief Sima.

These seemingly ordinary things gradually became uncommon, and the Propaganda Department began to publicize some things that had nothing to do with the grassland, especially the rumors that Que and Jun were involved in smuggling contraband, and the relationship between Que and Jun and Prince Chao. , began to spread uncontrollably in Gaoliu.

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Two months later, Suo Lucan and others had traveled to the vicinity of Julu Lake in Zhao State. At this time, the big lake was still there, but it was not yet dry. It was extremely vast and lush with water and grass.

This is the place where Tang Yao gave way to Shun and Xia Yu to dredge the Jiuhe and divide the old sites of Kyushu.Near Zhangshui, Fushui, Mingshui, Huangshui, Guoshui, Weishui, Lishui, Bishui, Bishui, nine waters converge here.

In the vast mist, a vast village is located on the fertile land near Daze. This is a post station for the Mo family to transfer people, horses, and commodities from Sishang.

Suo Lucan's return to the south this time is exactly the way the Mohist usually used to transport horses. From the destroyed but still chaotic Zhongshan Kingdom and Yan Kingdom, there is a secret that there is a resting place every [-] miles. path.

After arriving at Julu, you can reach Handan in the west, cross the river in the south, pass through the state of Qi to Heze, and then go from Heze to Sishang along the Sishui River of Heshui.

The Mohists operated in a semi-public capacity along the route, organizing farming and purchasing grain as fodder for horses along the route, thus continuously trading horses from the north and tea and silk from the south.

This trade route is open, but most of them are places that don't matter. The countries have basically not completed the reform, and the degree of centralization is very low. If you have a good relationship with the nobles of the fief, many things can be solved.

Juluze is a good place, which is the transfer station for the Mo family to transfer horses from Zhao State. The business here is also very good. The nearby villages plant a lot of food for horses, and they can transfer [-] horses every year. .

Suo Lucan did not stay here, but quickly turned to Handan, and was about to detonate a major event that might affect Zhao, Wei, Han, Qi and other Central Plains countries.

Sitting in the carriage, Suo Lucan was not thinking about what might happen in Zhao State, but was reading a book of Mozi published a year after Mozi's death. He couldn't help laughing when he read an interesting story. stand up.

It said: Zimozi traveled to the south as an envoy to Wei, and there were many books in Guanzhong.Xiantangzi saw it and was surprised, saying: "My master taught Gong Shangguo and said: 'It's just straight and straight.' Today, the master has written a lot of books. Why is there?" .However, the people don't listen well, because there are many books.If you have a heart of passing now, the number is against the subtlety.Things that belong together, since we know their essentials, so we don't teach them in books.And why is it strange?

After reading this passage, Suo Lucan looked at the books beside him, and couldn't help but think of what the Master and Zimozi looked like when they traveled together.

At that time, there was no paper, only bamboo and wooden slips, and Zimozi had four cartloads of books at that time.

But those books, which are now compiled on paper, are only a few thin volumes. If the four carts of books I brought back today were to be placed in the era when the wooden slips existed, I am afraid that there would be four hundred carts or even a thousand carts. .

Suo Lucan thought to himself, since Zimozi had passed away, Shi's words had finally come true.Now that Zimozi walked into the grass and silk, he had thousands of incarnations, and now the number of disciples has far surpassed Zhongni's three thousand. The Mohist school is already the most prominent school in the world, and Zimozi would be gratified if he thought about it.

I also thought, if there is no paper now, how many bamboo slips would I have to copy for the books I brought back from the Far West?How many people are needed to carry it?

Thinking of this interesting incident, Suo Lucan felt much better, and continued to look at the "Mo Jing" compiled by Ben Shi and others, thinking about the conversation between Mo Zi and Xian Tang Zi.

When Gongshang passed away, Suo Lucan hadn't joined the Mohism, but he already knew the name of Gongshang Guo.

That is a person who can make Mozi think that "things that belong together, you know what they need, and you don't need to read anymore".This little story is about Xian Tangzi asking Mozi, saying, sir, you told Gongshang that books are only used to measure right and wrong. Why do you still read so many books?Mozi told Xian Tangzi that Gongshang had been such a person, and his heart had reached the subtlety of things.For the things in the world that lead to the same goal by different routes, I already know the rationale, so I don't need to teach them in books.

Suo Lucan picked up a pen, pondered the story, and wrote in a commentary: "Things that belong together, if you know what it is... what is it?"

"For example, three strands, four strings, and five hooks, the essence is the square of the hook plus the square of the strands, which is equal to the square of the strings. The books mentioned by Zi Mozi are numbers such as Pythagorean three, four, five, sixty-eighty, eighty-five, seventeen, etc. .And the essentials are the root of them. Therefore, as long as you know the essentials of the things that belong to the same world, you can understand them, and you don’t need to read the books listed. This is an explanation.”

"Another example is the method mentioned by Shi Shi, and the book is the conclusion. In other words, it is the reasoning and the art of explaining knowledge that Zi Mozi said. For example, in the wheat field in Peixian County, the sun, rain, temperature, wheat seeds, and land All the numbers are the same, but only whether manure is applied or not, this is one kind. Also, as Zi Mozi said, the color outside the window is the same as the color inside the window, and knowing the color outside the window can infer the color inside the window..."

"It's just that although the method is known, the conclusion is drawn by the efforts of the sages. Unless you have memorized everything, you must read such a book. Otherwise, even if you know the method, the world is like a fleeting moment. Deduce it..."

"This is the so-called thing that belongs to the same meaning, knowing its meaning. The analogy connotation in it must be observed."

"The art of reasoning is the same all over the world. For example, when I was in the far west, I met a man named Democritus. He said that everything is composed of atoms, but someone asked: If a thing is uniform, how many atoms are contained in the length?" They are all the same, so if a rectangular triangle is formed, and each side is one, then how many atoms are there on the hypotenuse? If this number exists but is unreasonable, then are the atoms compact and can be finally divided? ?How much is the square root of two atoms? This does not prove that the person’s ideas about atoms are wrong, but only shows that some of his thoughts cannot solve this doubt, and it needs to be corrected, because according to his current thinking , the reasoning would be fallacious."

Suo Lucan writes here, can't help but think that now in Sishang, he is basically suitable for the next giant, and wonders what he has produced in the past few years?Have his two wives really been to the Far West?
In the daydream, the carriage stopped suddenly, and the mare outside the carriage rode out of the carriage and said, "Someone is in front, asking if we are us..."

Solu said with a smile: "Go and ask, it should be the person who came to welcome us."

In front of the convoy, more than a hundred people rode on horses and rode in chariots, and sent people to inquire from afar as a gesture of welcome.

Suo Lucan had already sent someone to notify the people on Gongzizhang's side before, just to attract Gongzizhang to send someone to greet him.

These more than a hundred people were sent by Gong Zizhang to welcome here, just to show Gong Zizhang's attitude and win the support of the Mohists as allies.

Among the more than a hundred people, there are many nobles of the Zhao Kingdom, and some Mohists whose identities are kept secret.

No matter what his status is, since Gong Zizhang has an order, then this time he has to make a gesture to greet him.Furthermore, the Mohists are flourishing in Sishang now, and they are already a force that cannot be ignored in world disputes. Even a barbaric country like the Yue Kingdom was able to dominate the country back then. Strength can indeed bring respect sometimes.

These people have a respectful posture, nominally to welcome Suo Lucan who has returned from tens of thousands of miles away, which is considered a big event...

Especially for Zhao Guo, this is a big event.

Because the fake "Mu Tianzi Biography" many years ago has been spread all over the world and has become the official version of "Mu Tianzi Biography".This is the story that Li Gui killed Li Kui and changed his name to Li Kui when he was a child, so this is the only official "Biography of Emperor Mu".

It was Zaofu who drove the chariot for Emperor Mu.

Zao Fu is the ancestor of Zhao Guo.

Zaofu and Mu Tianzi have been to the country of the Queen Mother of the West.

Solucan said that he really went to the country of the Queen Mother of the West and returned from there.

Solucan said that he really saw the tall pyramid mausoleum, the sphinx monster with four legs at noon, two legs at night and three legs at night, and the nobles there. Driving and racing cars are considered to be the legacy of Cepheus.

Among the eight horses of Emperor Mu, there is a famous horse Chiji, and Suo Lucan did send someone back from the western wilderness seven years ago, and sent back several high-quality blood-colored horses.

The book "Mu Tianzi Biography" was popular in Qin and Zhao Dawei. After all, it recorded the stories of their ancestors. significantly.

Of course, Gong Zizhang would not send someone to meet Solucan and the others just because of this incident.

Because before the death of Zhao Liehou and Zhao Ji, he knew that there were conflicts in the world, and if Zhao Guoxinli wanted to gain a foothold, the people of the country would definitely support his younger brother.As his son, Zhao Zhang, was young at that time, and Zhao Ji made Handan his fiefdom, so that Zhao Zhang still had a certain amount of power, and he would be able to rise to power once he had the support of nobles.

And Handan has iron mines.

The Mo family opened mines in Handan. Handan has become the iron smelting center of Zhao State in the past few years, and it is also a place where major businessmen gather. Although it is not the capital at this time, it has become a new big city of Zhao State.

(End of this chapter)