warring states careerist

Chapter 451
The inevitable cause and effect will always make people think.

The merchant guard who had talked with Wu Qi for a while had already left, but Wu Qi sat in the grass pavilion, not moving for a long time.

He didn't have a deep understanding of the Mohist theories, but he also knew that the "Inevitable Will of Heaven" preached by the Mohists was talking about the Promised Land in the age of iron and gunpowder. Unseen changes in a thousand years.

His thinking about Song Guoshiqing's future was triggered by himself.

He once said that there are five things that every soldier starts: one is fighting for fame, the other is fighting for profit, the third is accumulating evil, the fourth is civil strife, and the fifth is starvation.

Under the current situation, the Song Dynasty will always have internal strife and military disasters.

Before that, he had summed up hundreds of years of historical experience in the world, and divided the origins of war into these five types.

However, the theory of Mohism has been spread all over the world these years, and it always says to seek the "origin" of all things. Wu Qi was a little stunned for a while, and he concluded that there are five people who rise from ordinary soldiers, which is the source of war.

But what are the five sources of military disasters?

For example, he predicted that Song Dynasty would be in chaos, what is the root cause of this civil turmoil?
Is it just the instigation of the Mohists?
If so, then what is the root cause of Mohism's ability to instigate?
He once said that if you are not in harmony with the country, you cannot go to the army; if you are not in harmony with the army, you cannot go into battle;

In the current situation, looking at Tao Qiu, one knew that Song was not in line with the country.So if Taoqiu, Shangqiu, Pengcheng, Ningling, Chuqiu and other cities of the Song Dynasty are not part of the country, then what is the country?
The world has not yet been unified, and the concept of a country is difficult to define.Wu Qi is a Wei, but he became famous in Lu, but in Qin and Chu in Wei, and now he is going to Qin, which made him think about what he is after.

The rebels said that people are inherently mortal, and we cannot stop living just because people are inherently mortal.So even if the Mohist is right, the world will eventually move towards the paradise that the Mohist said, but it can't just do nothing because of this.Because the Mohists are also doing it, and they didn't just wait there because of this kind of necessity.

Wu Qi thought to himself, he is seeking fame, but what is the source of his seeking fame?What is the ultimate desire?
Some people seek fame and fame for money, sex, and profit, but they themselves understand that what they want is to display their ambitions.

But what is the ultimate goal of this ideal?
Thinking for a long time in the grass pavilion, the guards around him did not dare to startle, and remained silent for a long time, Wu Qi was full of doubts, got up and went on his way.

Under a big tree not far from the stock exchange, an ink scholar was giving a lecture there, surrounded by many people kneeling and listening to the lecture, most of them were holding swords, and there were also handicraftsmen with short brown sandals.

Tao Qiu was full of Mohists giving lectures, and Wu Qi didn't come close to listen, but just passed by and heard such words.

"Why can Jin buy some things? Or why can he just buy that much grain? Why not buy ten thousand catties, why not one catty?"

"Because a slave who digs gold can mine so much gold in a year, and if the slave goes to plow the fields, he can harvest just that much grain. So the gold can buy just that much grain. "

"Business in the market is measured, and the measurement of gold and grain is the labor involved..."

After these words, there was a burst of applause. Wu Qi knew that this was also a part of the Mohist theory. The whole world was talking about it 20 years ago.

These words are endless and cannot be refuted, then the existence of Shiqing nobles has no basis in accordance with natural law.The name is wrong and the words are not right.

But will these words die?There are endless people working in the world, so these words will probably not be endless in the world, there will always be someone who believes and someone who remembers.

Wu Qi thought of the word "origin" again, and thought that the Mohists were indeed explaining the origin of many things in the world, and the more people who knew the origin, the harder it would be for the nobles of the world to maintain themselves.

The lecturer was still talking, Wu Qi didn't continue to listen, but walked slowly into the market.

Looking at the bustling crowd, the sound of bargaining and selling, those brokers who facilitated the transaction clashed left and right, and those merchants with gold and silver in their arms broke up...

"It's all for profit."

Wu Qi thought to himself, these four words are always correct, he compiled martial arts pawns in Xihe, didn't those pawns also seek profit?If there is no benefit, how can we be willing to fight to the death?

Or there was the story of Duke Qin being besieged and three hundred strong men desperately rescued him. Because of Duke Qin's righteousness, those wild people who killed his horses were released and given wine.But this is a minority after all, if you want to rule the world, you still have to use the way.

Looking at the goods in the market that are far better than Xihe Anyi, Wu Qi sighed even more, especially the many vendors that Xihe didn't have and had already become accustomed to here, which gave Wu Qi a new understanding of the sum of the world's wealth.

Vegetable oil sellers, green vegetable sellers, wooden utensil sellers, pottery sellers, columbine cart sellers, hand hoe sellers... Amidst the cries of hawking one after another, Wu Qi walked up to an old vegetable seller.

The old man raised his head to look at Wu Qi, and also noticed the sword on Wu Qi's body and the swords of the guards around him, but there was no panic on his face.

Twenty years ago, such an obviously aristocratic figure appeared next to the peasants, and all the peasants avoided panic, but here it is as common as seeing rain in spring and thunder in summer.

Behind the vegetable grower is a wheelbarrow, which is loaded with some vegetables that Wu Qi has seen or not seen.

Carrots, sunflowers, leeks, gourds... tied together in bunches with hemp rope.

Wu Qi recognized carrots. The spies he sent to Pei County brought back many seeds. When Xihe was famine a few years ago, he relied on these carrots and sweet potatoes to survive the famine.

He picked up a bunch at random and asked, "How much does the old man earn from selling vegetables every year?"

The old man was talkative, and replied: "No more, no less. Most of the clothes on your body come out from your mouth."

Just this one sentence is enough to surprise Wu Qi, it is very difficult to make a living in other cities by selling vegetables.

One is that the city is not prosperous enough, and there are many farmers, and every family grows some vegetables in front of and behind their houses.

The second is that vegetables are unpalatable, and those who can afford to buy them without planting them rarely buy vegetables.

Wu Qi then asked: "Does the old man have any children at home?"

The old man nodded, indicating that he had two men and one woman, the woman was married, one of the two men was a teacher in Taoqiu, and the other was learning blacksmithing from others.

After careful questioning, it turned out that the old man was a native of Taoqiu, and he lived by renting and farming years ago. The family had only six or seven mu of land near the city wall, which was not enough to live on, so he had to rely on renting to survive.

A few years ago, the owner of the leased land took back the land and began to hire workers to manage the land and grow some profitable crops. The old man only had six or seven acres of land near the city wall.

Fortunately, my son has learned a lot of skills. Relying on the method of fertilizing the field taught by the Mohists, he accumulated a lot of dung and silt early on. The six or seven acres of private land turned into fertile soil, which was irrigated near the small river and began to grow vegetables.

At the same time that vegetable oil, soybean oil and iron pots were introduced to Taoqiu, there was a new way to cook vegetables, and they gradually became an indispensable food on the table.

And because many people who have been unable to make a living after taking back the land these years have flocked to Taoqiu to work with others to assist in farming, and meat is expensive, so the host's family bought more vegetables for cooking.

The son borrowed a sum of money from the Mo family to buy ironware and tools, and bought a wheelbarrow from the artisan association with special funds, and started his career as a vegetable seller.

After a few years, the six or seven mu of land between the city walls, which was not able to survive originally, even supported his family with all his strength.

When the old man said this, he sighed: "Nowadays, we wear cotton cloth, eat corn, and occasionally fish. People like us can buy some Mohist salt every year at a low price. It’s better when you’re farming other people’s land.”

"I heard that some high-quality irrigated lands are harvested twice a year according to the Mojialong method of composting. The two harvests together can harvest [-] catties, which can only be recovered by ten acres of land. Eh... No Mohists say it is beneficial to the world, but they are really beneficial to the world.”

"If it wasn't for the Mo family, wouldn't I be starving to death now?"

Wu Qixin said: "That's not necessarily the case. You only see the good of the Mo family. If there is no Mo family, how can the land you rented be taken back?"

He has a clear insight, and has already vaguely noticed the role played by the Mohists behind these quiet changes, which is farther-reaching than this old farmer.As he said, without the reform of the Mohists, the old man's land would not be taken back.

But he didn't say anything, the old man was still muttering: "So my son is in the army, and he said he wanted to become a Mohist, so I told him to do it..."

While muttering, a person came over to sell vegetables, the old man laughed immediately, obviously he was an old acquaintance and a regular customer with that person, after talking for a while, he bought a whole load of vegetables.

The old man cheered up and reached out to take a few "notes" that Taoqiu and Sishang shared. Looking at these banknotes, Wu Qi couldn't help but think of what he had just heard: the exchange relationship between gold and grain.

But this banknote... what's going on?The money of the Mo family has already been used by Taoqiu, but the people of Taoqiu actually used it, but if the Mo family is not around one day in the future, what are these banknotes?
If this is the case, if the Mohist family is in trouble, wouldn't Tao Qiu who holds this banknote will fight to the death?After all, it is also beneficial to oneself.

The old man pushed up the ink cart and followed the man with a smile on his face, intending to deliver the dishes.

But in Wu Qi's eyes, if there is trouble in the future, he seems to be able to see the old man using his old and thin arms to pick up this squeaky little ink cart, which is loaded with military rations to be transported to the battlefield.

How can the people's hearts want to win?The direction of people's hearts is not only the direction of righteousness, but also the direction of benefit. The methods of the Mohists are indeed brilliant.

With a secret sigh, I thought to myself, can I learn to use these methods to change and govern the country?What the hell is going on with these notes?

After all, do you still want to read more Mohist books?

The Mohists talk about the will of heaven all day long, and it is in line with the will of heaven. From this point of view, if all the Mohists do are because they are in line with the will of heaven, then it is the reason why the Mohists can rule Sishang.

After all, it is still the source.

Knowing the original reason why gold and silver can buy goods, the Mohists can buy things with paper. If not, how can they do it?

(End of this chapter)