warring states careerist

Chapter 450
The last words that the guard said were also the strangest and most difficult thing for Wu Qi to figure out.

The Mohists not only say that they want profit, but also say that they want to die for the benefit of the world. How can this make people willing to join the Mohist?If death does not follow, you will suffer to the extreme, and it is contrary to seeking profit, no matter how you think about it, you will not be able to figure it out.

But he didn't ask directly, and said: "I heard that if the Mohist giant has an order to fight for the benefit of the world, those who become Mohists, even if they retreat at home, must follow the order and return to the army?"

The guard nodded and said: "It's not just that. Not only Mohist, but also people in Sishang have this obligation. Once the consensus is passed, all those who join the army can join the army without delay."

"Representative Lian said that there is no right without obligation, and there is no obligation without right. People on Sishang are obliged to join the army, and rights are to ensure that the people on Sishang are rich, not slaughtered, and those who have no land and cannot survive organize joint farming, etc. Wait……"

This person speaks in a very orderly manner. If 20 years ago, these few words alone would have resounded throughout the entire area, and would be enough to become a celebrity in the town.

It's just that now it's just an ordinary guard talking about it, Wu Qi couldn't help being shocked.

The evaluation of Mohism in my heart can't help but be higher, this Mohism actually wants "everyone becomes a scholar"?
Not to mention whether the guard understood those words, even if he could say them, it was not easy.

Those who could read a few words 20 years ago were not scholars?
Now those who have retired from the volunteer teachers can write their own names, can be regarded as literate, and everyone can say some new words in Mohist books such as duty.

When Qilu was founded, there were no more than three hundred sergeants and half a thousand corporals. Judging by the standards of soldiers at that time, there were at least ten thousand soldiers in this land of Sishang.

Wu Qi secretly sighed, thinking that he has been running Xihe for many years, how many people can write?

Seeing Wu Qi meditating there, the guard said again: "However, I am from Taoqiu, and I did not participate in joint farming or work in the workshop after retiring, so I am not bound by this obligation. Isn't Taoqiu under the management of the Mohist family?" .”

"But this means that one day if there is a great war that will benefit the world, I will also return to the army. The things of the Mo family are always right, and they can benefit us. This is all visible. Although I can't be A Mohist who will die for the benefit of the world, but if I really want to be called, then I can't shrink back."

"If the world benefits, everyone benefits. Since I am one of the people in the world, benefiting the world is benefiting myself. When it really comes time for us to join the army, I think those Mohists who are dying will die If it’s gone, if they are dead, no one will save the world to save us, so we have to do it ourselves.”

"Now..."

There was a naughty smile on the guard's face, and he laughed to himself: "Now there are Mohists who are dedicated to benefiting the world to save the world, and it's not our turn."

"But we don't need us if we think about it. If there is any major event, the Sishang volunteers have been in existence for nearly 20 years. Every three or four years, the seventeenth or eighth will have to serve in the army for three years. Every year, young people come in and veterans leave. If you really want to fight... don't talk about going to the outside world to conquer those unjust kings, if there are unrighteous kings who want to take over, let them know what a hundred thousand soldiers are."

Wu Qi echoed a few words, feeling more and more terrifying in Sishang's military system in his heart.

The soldiers of Xihe are heavy infantry, they often wear armor to fight to the death, it is not easy to train, and it is extremely difficult to select, and because of the tax exemption and other privileges involved, the number cannot be too large.

An armored soldier needs to be able to fight with a crossbow and attack with a spear. Once he is selected, he must join the army until he is fifty.

He has been running Xihe for many years, and his soldiers are no more than [-] to [-].However, these [-] to [-] soldiers were enough to make the Qin people dare not look east and persuade Han Zhao to serve Wei with his ministers.

However, volunteers in Sishang are completely different from military soldiers. This kind of military system of three or four years in the army can only be used by Sishang now.

If other countries use it, there are many reasons why it will not work.

For example, Sishang muskets, although the speed of fire is not as good as the crossbow, and the range is not as good as the bow, but it takes seven or eight years to train an archer who can shoot in close combat.However, the musketeers in Sishang have to learn to line up, raise their guns, shoot in salvo, and march. They can form an army in half a year, and their cross-shooting is not weaker than those archers who have practiced for seven or eight years.

The Sishang army formation is neat and stupid, and the pursuit and detour depend entirely on cavalry.The stirrup originated from Sishang. When all countries were using chariots, Sishang began to have cavalry, which was far superior to other countries.Therefore, the training of infantry is mainly based on the square formation. After three years of training, even if you return home for several years, once you are recruited, you can get familiar with it in half a year.

In addition, the Mohist army promotes morality, everyone knows why they are fighting, and there are those Mohists who are dying all the time as the backbone... If there is any "warrior" who wants to win, then the Mohist will really be able to win the battle. Tens of thousands of soldiers were pulled out from Sishang.Even if you can't fight in the field, you can use it to defend the city. With the ability of the Mohists to defend the city and build the city, combined with the power of the artillery, when the time comes, those field divisions of the Mohist school will be around, who will dare to say victory?
He also thought about how to fight against the Mo family, but after much deliberation, if the Mo family defended like a tortoise, it seemed that there was really no way to break through.

The Mohists did not fight many battles. The battle of Lushui was considered a regular field battle. In the subsequent battle of aiding the most, the Mohist sent people to help the Lu State defend the city. When the Qi army was exhausted, the volunteers marched again, and the Qi people were defeated. It can't be counted as a field battle.

Taking the Battle of Lushui as an example, Wu Qi thought about many tactics to break through the Mohist defense, but all the possibilities of victory he could think of ultimately came down to the fact that the Mohist right wing actively pursued and opened up the formation. Odds.

Wu Qi is not a person who attributes all possible victories to his opponent's mistakes, so he knows that the Mohists are hard to beat.

If you want to break through, unless the guns and cavalry are stronger than the Mohists' volunteers, but there is no such thing as guns and cavalry stronger than the volunteers. As long as the Mohists don't want to attack, then they are really invincible.

In the original battle of Lushui, there was still a chance, but now, the Mohists may not be able to annex other countries, but if countries want to join forces to attack Sishang, it is impossible.

Wu Qi secretly said: "The land of Sishang has completely belonged to the Mohist family. If Wei Jian takes Sishang, Wei State will be in danger. It's just that he didn't listen to my advice to subdue the Qin people first, and he was greedy for the wealth of Sishang. Qin... Marquis Wen's hegemony was destroyed by this son!"

With this in mind, Wu Qi finally asked the question he wanted to know the most.

"When you were serving, did anyone in the company join Mo Zhe?"

The man nodded and said: "Yes. I have been a musketeer for more than three years, and a total of seven people in the company have become ink masters or alternate ink masters."

Wu Qi laughed and said: "Then the Mohist also said that everyone should seek profit, and that to be a Mohist, one must die for the benefit of the world. Isn't this like a person saying that I both like white and hate white?"

The guard stared and said, "You...what you said is wrong."

"That's what Representative Lian told us. First, as I said just now, to benefit the world is to benefit the people of the world, and everyone is one of the people in the world, so benefiting the world is to benefit oneself. This is in line with the universal love of the Mohists. The saying is the same."

"Didn't Mozi say that benevolence is love, and only by loving yourself can you know how to love others. For example, if our representative says, I like horses for riding and using horses, that is not loving horses. What if you don't even know how to love yourself?" Maybe love someone else?"

"The same is true for benefiting the world. You have to know that you want to benefit, then you can know how the world can benefit you, and then you have to know what to do to benefit the world, so that you have the opportunity to benefit. "

"The common peasants in the past, on the land, felt that they had to pay rent and tax to serve the nobles. That's what happened. The Mohists had to teach people to seek profit first, and then they realized that it was unreasonable, and then they had to do something to seek profit. Bar?"

"Secondly, have you ever heard the story about Zihan not being able to buy jade? Some people regard gold and jade as treasures, and some regard righteousness as treasure. To get treasure is to gain profit, and some people think that they can be the ones who benefit the world. People are what they want all their lives, and there are many such people. Although they are suffering, they are also happy."

"It's like there is a sect in the Mohist school, that really suffers from the extreme. They feel that they can be satisfied by enduring hardships, benefiting others, and dying for the benefit of the world. They are happy to be close to Mo Di Yu Sheng. Quite a few."

Speaking of this, the guard couldn't help laughing and said: "There is one in our company. As for our Chief Sima, he is the person who admires Gao Sunzi the most. Oh, this person... Anyway, we feel very bitter He enjoys it, and thinks that if he doesn’t do it, he’s not good at it.”

After half-smiling and half-admiring the self-suffering man, he was about to say the third, when a businessman walked out from the nearby exchange, the man choked on the third and said: "If we can meet again in the future, Let's talk again. I'll go first."

After finishing speaking, he picked up his musket and walked to the carriage. Wu Qi got up and finally asked, "How many people like you who can hold a gun are there in Taoqiu City?"

The guard said casually: "Say less than 5000 people."

Wu Qi's heart skipped a beat... Once the Mohist military system is spread all over the world with muskets and gunpowder, all countries will probably have to learn it.

But once learned, all the people can fight, and once someone instigates it, such as chaos and riots among the people of the country, there will be endless occurrences.

In the world, who can incite the people of the country the most?Who can talk about morality?I am afraid that apart from the Mohist school, there is no second consideration.

However, if you don't learn from the Mohist military system, it may be difficult to survive in troubled times in the future.

Chariot warfare has fallen behind with the emergence of stirrups, and the emergence of firearms has also made the out-of-production nobles no longer have an overwhelming advantage over farmers.

If you don't learn this kind of military system, you can't change it. Do you still rely on chariots and soldiers to attack the guns of the Mohist school and be defeated in one battle?

After learning the Mohist military system, if the Mohist moral thought is spread, the people will easily perceive those unreasonable things, and everyone can fight. There will be riots.

If you don't learn the military system, the army is weak, and you are fighting for supremacy in troubled times. If you don't learn from others, you have to learn, and you will die early.

After learning the military system, the people are strong, and Mohism's morality is the easiest to convince the people of the country. If you spread it a little bit, you can incite it, and you can die later.

But early death and late death... the nobles of this world are all dead.

Today, an ordinary volunteer teacher in Taoqiu, and the people in the city who have retired, all have such insights... Wu Qi shook his head and smiled, thinking that the Song Kingdom might be over.

After thinking for a while, Wu Qi thought that it was wrong, according to what the Mohists said, it was the nobles of the Song Dynasty who were going to be finished, but the Song Dynasty was not going to be finished.

(End of this chapter)