warring states careerist

Chapter 435 Undercurrent
In troubled times, it is no longer possible to be alone.

Under the impact of the Mohist capital and technology, if Guo Zong wants to grow his family, only power can make it possible.And to gain power, one should participate in the struggle between the sons of Zhao.

At that time, relying on the support of Young Master Chao, once Young Master Chao ascends to the position, he needs to repay him.

At that time, the Mohists are not allowed to operate in the Zhao country, the Mohist iron ore workshops are taken back, and the monopoly is the only way to win.

Fortunately, there are many people who compete for profit between the Mohists and the people.

There are many people who are dissatisfied with the Mohism. These people have great energy. It is time to get together and participate in this big event that almost everyone knows.

Guo Zong, dressed in filial piety, gathered a group of people who had revenged the Mo family and Gongzizhang during the reform in Handan. At this moment, he asked everyone a word.

"What is the greatest wealth in the world today?"

The bustling world is for profit, and the bustling world is for profit.

There is no hatred for no reason in the world. The root cause of the hatred of these people gathered here for Gong Zizhang and the Mohists is that their own interests have been damaged.

Speaking of wealth, some of these people said it was gold and silver, some said it was pearls and jade, and some said it was land, but Guo Zong refuted all of these.

At the end, Guo Zong said: "The greatest wealth in this world is power. If you and I have power, even if the Mohist family has money, even if we have a lot of property, what can we do?"

"Issuing a decree to take back the property of the Mohist family and divide it among us, and only allow us to monopolize it. Is there any way for the Mohist family to fight against us?"

"You and I are both business people. What you seek is the profit of gold and silver. Selling horses, double the profit; smelting copper and iron, five times the profit; trading pearls and jade, ten times the profit. But if you invest in power, you can Get a hundredfold benefit."

It is not in vain that he has read many Mohist books, and because of the existence of these books, he can see a wider world at a young age.

Guo Zong, who could leave a mark in the history books if he appeared inappropriately, has his own merits.

It was recorded in later generations that Guo Zong "lived in Handan, made a fortune with iron smelting, and became rich with the king".

It is precisely because of this huge wealth, and because they are engaged in the iron smelting industry that is very related to military warfare, that the Guo family, as a foreign surname, has gradually entered the core decision-making level of Zhao State.

And then his descendants can already become the people who decide the fall of Zhao State...the mastermind behind framing Wu'an Jun Li Mu to be killed by Zhao Wang; The man is Guo Kai, the descendant of Guo Zong's clan.

The Warring States Period was one of the few times when merchants could participate in political disputes among various countries. The vision of merchants was better than that of ordinary civilians because they did not have the monopoly of paper, printing, and aristocratic knowledge.

At such a young age, it is not easy for Guo Zong to think of this point. In other words, this is the only way he can think of to fight against the wave of the Mohists transforming society according to the wishes of capital.

However, he didn't think about it, if the king's power can support him and suppress others with his words, then how can he protect the interests of the entire industrial and commercial class from being suppressed by the king's power?
All that the Mohists have done is ultimately for one purpose. One day in the future, when the industrial and commercial class is strong enough, strong enough to have class consciousness, and does not want a royal power over its head, it will be a handicap hanging over its head. smashed to pieces.

This requires a material foundation, and it also requires some theories and arguments to make the bottom stand with them.Rich households contribute money, the bottom contribute, and nominal equality and love replace the natural inequality of blood.

In a sense, what Guo Zong wants to do, his vision is still too small after all.

However, looking at it now, Guo Zong can't think of a better way to fight this monster on Sishang, except relying on power.

It is impossible for the rest of the people who gathered here because of hatred or loss of interests to come up with more practical and practical ideas than Guo Zong.

Everyone smacked on the words "Investing in power, gaining a hundred times the profit", and they felt more and more the taste contained in it.

Originally, they were not very willing to devote themselves to such a thing, because no matter who became Marquis Zhao, they would need their help in some matters after all, and they would not easily provoke rich people like them, but would treat each other with courtesy.

However, under the unintentional competition and suppression of the Mohists, they have changed from wearing shoes to being barefoot. They need to fight to the death or they can only wait for death slowly.

Under the change of mentality, Guo Zong's idea that would have been considered unacceptable by many people present 20 years ago was praised at this time.

Everyone calmed down, listened to some of Guo Zong's opinions, considered the privileges they wanted if they succeeded, and calculated the servants, weapons, and money they could take out, and became more and more excited.

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Guo Zong's invisible undercurrent is still the choice of Zhao's insiders, and it is an internal disagreement within a country under the impact of the times.

In Handan City, as the dispute between the sons of Zhao became apparent, more foreigners appeared on the streets of Handan, all for different purposes.

More than ten days after Suo Lucan came to Handan, in a guest house and wine shop in Handan city.

In the past few years in Handan, the Mohist school has become very popular in giving lectures, and many people in Handan city go to listen to the lectures when they are free.

In the restaurant today, a man who traveled westward with Suolucan back then, with a clear tongue, a not-so-standard Zhao voice mixed with a Weidi accent, was spitting and telling what he had seen and heard on the journey westward.

This person has a clear mouth and a solid heart. He followed Solu for ten years, and joined the Mohists on the way and became a Mohist. Now he returns to his hometown and talks about it with others. It is really fascinating.

At this moment, he was talking about Solucan’s stay in Persia. He was talking about a tribe near Persia. Solucan used gunpowder to make some tribesmen mistakenly think that he was the god of thunder and lightning, which aroused everyone’s laughter.

Many young people thought to themselves, those people are really stupid, why don't they even know about gunpowder?
But some older people thought, this is normal. When gunpowder was first introduced to Handan, didn't some people think it was thunder and lightning from the sky?
The restaurant was filled with a cheerful atmosphere. In the corner of the restaurant, which already had a rather Sishang style, with seats and tables, two people held wine glasses and listened attentively to the stories told in the restaurant.

On the table for the two of them, there was a jug of wine, some wheat cakes, and a piece of mutton fried with chili. There were no spoons and forks on the table for the low-level nobles to eat, only two pairs of wooden chopsticks.

The two were tall and the other short, and when they heard the cunning words of the man in the wine shop about Suolucan, the taller man couldn't help laughing and said, "It's been twenty years since we left Shangqiu. Temperament, it’s still the same, it’s really worthy of the title of the Great Eastern Sly.”

The short man said humanely: "Zhong Ni said, teach students according to their aptitude. The giant said, let each person have his own strengths, and the world should do it. When I chose Solu to go west, I naturally valued his temperament. It is not because he can't do it. Go west. Tens of thousands of miles, ten years of travel, without great wisdom and courage, this cannot be done."

When the short man talked about the giant, it was so natural, as if he had already gotten used to it.

The tall man sighed and said: "Don't call yourself a giant. Back then when his parents passed away, he passed on the book to the world, and he was not allowed to wait for mourning. He has already cut off the name of master and apprentice. We are no longer Mohists..."

Just as he was sighing, the person who was carrying the "task" in the wine shop to tell these things inadvertently turned his head, and saw the tall and short person in the corner with a look of surprise on his face, and then stopped After saying the words in his mouth, he moved closer to the low table and observed carefully.

Seeing this man staring at them, the two people, one tall and one short, couldn't help but startled, and subconsciously stroked the iron sword on the table with their palms.

But the person who told the story asked with a hint of surprise: "It's... Mr. Gao and Mr. Short? Didn't you follow the young master back to Qin?"

As soon as Mr. Gao and Mr. Short were called out, they moved their palms away from the scabbard. After careful inspection, they found that they didn't recognize each other, but since they were called so, they were obviously old friends, so they asked, "You are?"

The teller said repeatedly: "I served Young Master Lian back then, when three people came to see Young Master Lian, they defeated the swordsman next to Young Master with one hand of swordsmanship, so that Young Master Lian could win. At that time, I served the left and right sides."

"Ten years ago, Suo Lucan met Sheng Chuo in Anyi and met Young Master Lian. When he talked about his journey to the west, Young Master Lian sent ten swordsmen to follow him, and I was among them."

The two also have first and last names, but when they were around Gong Zilian, everyone called him Mr. Tall and Short, so they both knew that this was the old story.

Back then, in order to attract the attention of Young Master Lian, Sheng Chuo sent people to Anyi first, and showed some skills beside Young Master Lian, so that Young Master Lian could set fire to the court, and these two were among them.

When the tall man heard that this person called himself Mr. Gao, but he called him by his first name when he mentioned Solucan, knowing the difference, he asked with a smile, "Are you also joining the Mohists? Interacting with them?" Comrades?"

While talking, he asked someone to add a chair, and said with a smile: "The Mohism's righteousness is that everyone is equal, and you sit down."

The man didn't hold back, he sat aside and said, "That's right. On the way back from Persia, I heard the meaning of the Mohists taught by Solu Chancellor and became a Mohist. What are the two gentlemen doing here?"

When this man joined the Mo family, Mozi had already ordered the whole world not to follow Shengchao's rebels to mourn his death, which was tantamount to completely breaking off the relationship between master and apprentice.

It's just that this person doesn't know much about the grievances of the previous generation of the Mohist family. He just knows that these two people rebelled against Mohism.

After he asked, he thought of some rumors after he came back, and said strangely: "Mr. Sheng Chuo has entered Qin Dynasty with the young master, and the young master is now the king of Qin. The two gentlemen... If they travel, it should be a hundred horses and chariots." That's right."

The tall man shook his head and said with a smile: "Hundred chariots and horses, that is the king's order. I came to Handan today to meet some old friends in my personal capacity."

(End of this chapter)