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Chapter 453 Help Qin
In Taoqiu, Wu Qi was lamenting his ambition and the Mohism's administration, but he didn't know that the people of the Mohism in Sishang were also talking about him.

In fact, not long after he stepped on the carriage and left Wei State, the Mohists in Wei State noticed it, and after the Wei people intercepted the "fake" Wu Qi who was empty in Xihe, they passed the news back to Sishang.

The strict deployment of traffic information allowed the Mohists to have a much higher grasp of the general trend of the world than those princes.

Four years ago, the Mohists moved the "capital city" to Pengcheng. At this time, in a large house in Pengcheng, the sun shines into the house through a small piece of light green glass, and the floating dust rolls into beautiful beams of light, as if in another kind of light. This method is used to demonstrate Mo Di's definition and conjectures about the propagation of light along a straight line during his lifetime.

It was early autumn, and it was a little hot inside the house. Several senior members of the Mo family were sitting together and discussing many things.

Wu Qi is very powerful, he can be said to be the No. 1 soldier in the world, and his talent in general and prime minister is well known in the world.He entered the Qin Dynasty with those rebels, which will definitely cause shocks in the world.

However, such a major event was not discussed as much among the high-level Mohists as the upcoming return of Solu Chan.

After all, the world and the aspirations of the Mohists are somewhat grand.

It's just that although there is little talk, there is no way around it.

Under the guise of a giant, the Seven Enlightenments gather together.

These eight people are the power center of the Mohist school, but the age division is somewhat obvious. Except for this 35-year-old person, the remaining seven people are all very old.

Age is a big problem. Perhaps for the Mohists who have "ism" and constantly absorb fresh blood, the death of a person does not mean the demise of the Mohism, but for Wu Qi, who is also 60 years old just mentioned, it is inevitable to talk about "the death of a person and the end of politics". , Difficult to make waves" these eight words.

Gong Zaoye and Wu Qi were of the same generation, and the two of them also had contacts in Zhicheng back then, so they were considered old friends.

And those who presided over the reform of the Qin land are all traitors, and this matter still needs to be discussed.

Gong Zaoye talked about Wu Qi's talent, and said: "The changes in the Qin land are beneficial to the ruler but not to the people. If the ruler is the country, it will be rich and powerful. If the people are the country, then it is different. In the final analysis, It is still a question of who is the sovereign of the country. Since those people in Shengzhuo have betrayed the morality of the Mohists, they think completely differently from us about these fundamental issues."

"Wu Qi has the talent to go from general to prime minister, but I don't think it's a big deal. He's already old, about the same as us, and he's non-essential. It is easy to be confused. In the end, people will die and government will die, and it will not last long."

When Shi heard the words "the death of the people and the death of the government", he shook his head and said, "That may not be the case."

"Confucianism says that the government of civil and military affairs is based on the policy. If the person survives, the government will act; if the person dies, the government will cease."

"If you look at the Duke of Zhou, that's not necessarily the case. The Duke of Zhou established ceremonies and enfeoffed relatives. Now that the rites have collapsed, it can be regarded as a political break. But hundreds of years ago, this policy has continued."

"Why? Because there was no ironware before, and the grain output was too low. It was indeed suitable for the production of the nobles to build the world by enfeoffing them."

"But now...the revolution in the Qin land will ultimately harm the nobles of the world. If the technology such as ironware and ox farming can keep up, and a new military class appears with great power, it is difficult to say that the people will die and the government will die. It just depends on how long it will last. And I know."

"Speaking of adapting measures to local conditions, some of our Sishang policies are indeed difficult to apply if they are copied to Qin without the organization, technology, money, and water transportation of Heshui and Hangou of the Mohist School."

"In conclusion, since the land is granted to the people, there is less exploitation by the nobles. Compared with the past, it is considered a good government. Today, the world's first beggars are Shiqing nobles. This is contrary to the meaning of 'respecting the virtuous' and 'equality' of the Mohists."

The old Qin Huali said slowly: "Hu Feizi sent a letter saying that Sheng Chuo and others want to exchange iron technology for us in the small towns north of Nanzheng and south of Baogu. In my opinion, since they are all the people of Zhuxia, It is good to teach them the skill of ironware, it will benefit the people after all.”

"Baogu is steep, and with Nanzheng in hand, Qin people can't easily cross the valley and attack. Although Wu Qi is talented, but we guard Baogu Nanzheng, he may not be able to win."

Shi stood up and said with a smile: "That's what I mean too. In one country, if you get ironware, the reform of Qin can be maintained, and the total amount of ironware in the world will increase, which is also good for the future of the world."

"Furthermore, the Praise Valley is difficult to cross, and the three Jins are separated, so the Qin people can't dispute with us for the time being."

"It is said that in the future we must benefit the world and make the world unified, but it cannot be said to be too rigid. As long as it is not suitable for us, we will be hostile to it, but it will harm the world. It is still reasonable to use the contradictions among the princes, Prepare us to gather strength."

In this way, no one objected, at least the current mainstream view of the Mohist school is that relying on "teaching" is not enough to make the princes of the world follow the righteous government of the Mohist school.

If you can't trust the princes, you can only trust yourself. If you trust the people above you, you will inevitably be able to "fight for the hero of the world".

When we are weak, we can only fight against injustice.

And when it is strong, it is natural to punish injustice and injustice.

Discussions about the deal with Qin State have been carried out many times. This time, since both Qin Huali and Shi agree, it is basically considered a pass.

But the meaning of fitness is more than that.

Seeing that everyone had no objection to this matter, he said: "In my opinion, besides teaching the art of furnace iron, there are other things to teach."

"Didn't Solushen come back from the Far West? Silk, glass, and iron ingots in the Central Plains can all be profitable several times."

"Since it is said to guide people with profit, I think I will tell them this and let them run the West."

"For one thing, farming is more beneficial to the world than nomadism. The technology of ironware and other technologies is passed on to the Qin people, and the Qin people benefit from it. After all, it will make the world rich."

"Secondly... Sheng Chuo and others reformed in Qin, using the same text and Tongheng, using our Mohist script. They spread these scripts and cultures to the west, and the world we can govern will be bigger in the future."

"Three, transportation goods, Qin's handicrafts are underdeveloped, and if they want to trade with the countries in the far west, they have to buy them from the Central Plains. This in turn benefits the workers and businessmen."

Shi stood up and looked at the crowd and said: "Since we have the will to win, we don't have to act like a resentful wife in general. The Qin people are strong, and they can't last long in the end. We must strengthen our confidence in our victory."

"Besides Dalu, Qin land is thousands of miles away from us, and the nearest Nanzheng is also separated by Baogu. Let him go, and he will not be able to cause a big conflict with us. How about using their power to spread our writing and culture to the far west? The world is settled, it is necessary to maintain the same, and the beginning of the same, we must have the same text."

"In my opinion, this is not harmful to the world. If one day the people of Qin join us, and we still can't work together to stabilize the world, then we will have no face to see Zimozi in the future."

He is full of confidence, and the rest of the people are also full of confidence in Sishang, so this matter is settled.

After Gao Sunzi expressed his support, he said: "The reason is like this, but we should also put forward opinions and suggestions, some suggestions that can be more beneficial to the world."

"Since they came to talk to us, Wu Qi may also be in hiding. He will be reused when he goes to Qin. Although some of our principles may not be applicable to them, there are still some things that can be supplemented, which can make the reform of Qin more beneficial. After unification in the future, more people will benefit.”

"What I said is correct, iron smelting, early use is good. Granting land in Qin and promoting iron will also help the nobles of Shiqing not to rise again."

"Since you have ironware, ox farms, and gunpowder, if the nobles of Shiqing can let Wu Qi and Shengchuo die, then... Hey, although Shengchuo rebelled, in terms of ability, ordinary nobles of Shiqing can't match him Not to mention Wu Qi."

Although Gao Sunzi despises Shengchao's behavior of taking profit and forgetting righteousness, compared with those nobles he despises even more, his evaluation is still much higher.

The Mohists opposed some changes in the Qin land, because the changes in the Qin land did not conform to the morals of the Mohists. This is inevitable, and at least they do not support it.

However, while the Mohist criticizes and criticizes in writing, they cannot completely "difference in Taoism and do not conspire with each other" and have no connection with Qin in order to clean themselves up. Within the acceptable range of Wu Qi and others, make preparations for better benefiting the world in the future.

It is even more impossible to be like those young people who are full of ideals and feel that the morality of the Mohist school is right, so they have to go to war with the princes of the world without any strategy.

The contradictions that should be used can still be used, otherwise it will be called "beneficial to the world", but in fact it will be "harmful to the world".

This is an idea that the Mohists have criticized a few years ago, but it has been criticized too much, which has encouraged some people in Sishang to think that "Sishang lives in peace and stability, and a country can be built into a paradise without attack or war". Not right either.

Qin Huali glanced at Gaosunzi, and said: "I agree with Gaosunzi's idea, let's discuss the Qin land first, what else can benefit the world in the future and enable them to implement it."

"When those people come, meet them and talk."

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A few days later, Suo Lucan and the others finally returned to the old place where they had been away for ten years. They were one step ahead of Wu Qi and the others.

Before setting foot on the pier by the Sishui River, he saw thousands of people waiting by the river, and the leader was Qin Huali, the wife of Solucan and the current tycoon of the Mohist school.

After Qin Huali, Shi and others also stood side by side, and many old friends were there.

Before the boat touched the shore, there was a burst of firecrackers, crackling sounds, blue smoke rising, and thousands of people cheering.

All of this shows that the Mo family attaches great importance to Solucan's trip, and those who came back with Solucan are even more inexplicable. My ten years of running around are meaningful after all, it is beneficial to the world, and it is enough. valued and recognized.

With the current arrogance of the Mohists, these Mohists who followed Solucan on the boat knew that even if the Emperor Zhou came in person, the Mohists would not put up such a big battle to welcome them.

(End of this chapter)