warring states careerist

Chapter 468 Controllable
The house is luxurious, pine, cedar and cypress green.

On the table was a porcelain cup that had just appeared in the past few years and was very popular among the nobles of the Fei Kingdom, and it was filled with crystal clear rice wine.

The dishes on the table are also affected by the technological changes in the world over the years. There are various seasonings that have never existed before, and various cooking dishes that have never existed before but have already become a habit among the wealthy businessmen and nobles in the world.

On the opposite side of the table, sat a gorgeously dressed young man, not everyone could be called a young man, and not everyone was qualified to be the guest of Tian Rang under the status of a sage, celebrity, wealthy businessman.

This son's name is Ji Sunluan, he belongs to the Fei family, but he is a concubine, and his mother is only a concubine with a low status.

Ji Sunluan didn't have any talents, so he had the status of a common son of the public family. His mother died early and his status was low. Originally, he could be regarded as a bully in the public office.

A "accidental" encounter a few years ago, Ji Sunluan and Tian Rang became close and quickly became friends.

Because Ji Sunluan's fief was too small and too poor, Tian Rang subsidized this "friend", and after overcoming the difficulties, he joined forces with Ji Sunluan to do some business.

Most of this business is maintained by Tian Rang. In fact, it is mainly some business in Chuyue, transporting some Sishang goods to those places, and then transporting some urgently needed goods there.

After earning some money, Tian Rang and Ji Sunluan partnered to open a workshop. The Mo family secretly supported and helped to contact many craftsmen. Ji Sunluan also had a small piece of land, and the farmers on it were also under his jurisdiction. Tian Rang He also recommended another "friend" to help Ji Sunluan carry out some reforms, which made Ji Sunluan's income increase day by day, and he was no longer the disheartened appearance of the past.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Ji Sunluan used the strength of the wine to sigh again: "If it weren't for you back then, how would I be where I am today? Now the windows in my house are made of glass, and there are dozens of servants, who earn a lot of profits every year. How many...how could I have dared to think of this a few years ago?"

Tian Rang smiled, but said in his heart: "Of course you don't dare to think about it. If the organization didn't let me approach you, how would you know the skilled craftsmen needed for the construction of the workshop?"

Ji Sunluan didn't think about it so much, raised his glass and said in a mocking tone: "They said that my son is a businessman and a worker, which is against etiquette and disrespectful. Hahaha, I'm afraid they will say that if they can't drink good wine. This wine is sour. How can my fiefdom support such a life? What they say is nice, and they only talk about keeping the etiquette, isn't it for profit?"

He is naturally qualified to say this. After the workshop is established, the annual income is far higher than the land rent income of the fief. Now Ji Sunluan is thinking about whether he can use the money in his hand to expand the workshop and expand the industry.

Leaving this fiefdom to future generations, I am afraid that within three or five generations, I will become a scholar traveling with a sword.

Nowadays, everything is false, only money is real.

As long as you have money, what can't you buy?Beauty, wine, meat, pearls and jade, there are many good goods in the world, but if you don't have money, you can only watch.

Ji Sunluan was more or less drunk, so Tian Rang took an excuse and asked, "Do you know the story of the Mohist transmission of books a few days ago?"

Ji Sunluan nodded and said: "Why don't you know? This matter is now being discussed in the city. Many people in the city have served as volunteer teachers, and Mohists have given lectures here after returning. Taxes have increased in recent years, and everyone has already Full of anger. Now that something like this has happened to Zhuhu, the Mo family please save the people from the three troubles, and send Meng Sheng here as an envoy...heh..."

Ji Sunluan gloated and said, "I'm not afraid of anything. As far as the income from my fiefdom is concerned, I don't care if I want it or not. If it really changes, they will be miserable. But it won't change, Meng How you got here, you have to go back."

Some news, although Tian Rang is famous, is not as easy to know as Ji Sunluan.

According to Ji Sunluan, it seems that the nobles will definitely not agree to this matter, which is not surprising.

Tian Rang himself was a secret Mohist, so he naturally thought that many people in the city were also secret Mohist, not to mention the farmers who returned from righteous teachers, there were also many bright Mohist, and they often gathered to listen to people's lectures.

It can only be said that Fei Country is too close to Sishang, but too far away from Luoyang. The morality of the Mohists has spread rapidly in the past few years, coupled with Fei Country's policies, it is already under an extremely delicate balance.

Because of the introduction of improved seeds, technology, and ironware, the living standards of the people in the capital have actually risen in recent years compared to the past. Even though they have to pay the May Day tax in the past, their living standards are still better than before.

However, when they served as righteous teachers in the army, they saw the life in Sishang and listened to the propaganda of the Mohists. Under this comparison, they developed a very subtle way of thinking.

Life is better than before, what they think is not to be satisfied, not to be content with the status quo, or to thank Mohist.

But if you feel that your life is better than before, it proves that you can definitely live a better life than now. You are rich and you are also a human being. Why can you live a good life in other people's place, but you are only slightly better than before?
Under this kind of dissatisfaction, as they need to pay doubled taxes and continue to undertake labor labor such as repairing palaces and city walls, their hearts are becoming more and more resentful.

Originally, repairing city walls and palaces was a kind of obligation under the enfeoffment system, which is a matter of course, but they have heard too much propaganda that this is not a matter of course. When something is not taken for granted but is forced to do it, Everyone has accumulated dissatisfaction in their hearts.

Across the house, Tian Rang couldn't hear no matter how much preaching and anger there was on the street.

But at this moment, he felt that the sound of the fire resounding in his ears, and the suppressed roar in the hearts of those who couldn't see it, might be released soon.

And the opportunity for this release is that Meng Sheng's mission to Fei Country this time, hopes that Fei Country will reform the system to benefit the people of Fei Country.

Of course, this is just a suggestion, and the king and nobles of Fei Kingdom have the right to reject it, but with the propaganda and incitement ability of the Mohists, these rejected changes will soon cause a sensation in several cities of Fei Kingdom.

Tian Rang heard about the scene of slash-and-burn farming and setting fire to mountains.

Once the grass and trees withered and turned yellow, a little spark would ignite a prairie fire, but the difficulty was how the prairie fire could be controlled by the burners.

If it's just to start a fire, it's actually very simple. Tian Rang has been in Fei Country for many years and knows the situation in Fei Country.

Once the people of the country rioted, it would soon sweep across the cities of Fei Country, and Tian Rang knew that it was impossible to stop Fei Country from making arrangements.

It is not uncommon for the people of the country to riot and kill the king to make a new one. Even in a country that observes rituals like Lu, it has happened a few times.

But now, once something like a Chinese riot occurs, it will be completely different from the past.

In the past, coups were led by the nobles, and the people of the country also recognized the status of the noble family.

But now, from the point of view of the Mohists, Tianzi can be chosen, how about the mere princes?The bloodline has no meaning at all, and Fei Guo is the most influenced by the Mohist school, a little out of control... Tian Rang thinks that the consequences can be imagined.

At that time, those anger and hatred, accompanied by the voice of selecting a worthy man as the emperor, may burn the monarch to death, cut off the heads of the nobles, and may even declare that the country of Fei "communicates with the righteousness of the people and governs with the people." Republic.

That's okay, Tian Rang didn't think there was anything to regret about the possibility of the death of the nobles and the killing of the monarch.

It's just that when I went back to Pengcheng in the name of business, I mentioned this possibility, and Shi quickly answered him.

Tian Rang understands the concerns of Shihe Mohist high-level officials. If it is really made so intense, and it is meaningless to directly declare the hereditary monarch blood in the form of a republic, I am afraid that the world will be shaken.

Now that the Mohist's arrangements in various places have not been completed, once the matter here is resolved in the most drastic way, it is not as good as the Mohist's finding an excuse to annex Feiguo by force, and it will not make the nobles of the world panic.

Therefore, the top Mohists hope that Fei Guo's affairs should be resolved within a controllable range through a "coup d'état".

How to say a coup d'état is also an informal method of power transfer that conforms to the original rules.

And if it really develops into the most uncontrollable step, the world will inevitably be in chaos, and the Mo family needs to use Sishang, which has not yet been fully integrated, to fight against the nobles and princes of the whole world. This is not the most beneficial choice for the Mo family.

Tian Rang didn't know why the Mo family chose this timing, and he didn't know the changes in the world situation, but he believed that since he had received the order, he must do it well.

This person who has been in contact with him a few years ago is the key to the Mohism's intervention in Feiguo this time.

Tian Rang looked at Ji Sunluan, and said with a smile: "Tell me, if Meng Sheng came here this time, if Shi Renzheng's persuasion could not be accepted, no one would hate him for taking advantage of others and assassinate him, right?"

Ji Sunluan shook his head, which was already a little drowsy due to drunkenness, and said, "Who would dare? Don't you hear about Shenzhou envoy Song?"

"When the King of Zhuang of Chu heard of Shenzhou's death, he threw himself into his arms. His attendants rushed to the front yard to deliver the shoes, chased to the door of the palace to deliver the sword, and chased to the Puxu market before letting the king of Chuzhuang board the carriage."

"The people of Song thought that Jin was there to help them, so they dared to anger Chu and kill Shenzhou. Fei is a small country, who can help? If the Mo family is there, they can still attack, but Qi and Lu dare not swallow it. If the Mo family is angry, kill Meng Sheng... ...I'm afraid that the Mo family will be able to destroy the city in a few days."

Ji Sunluan laughed and said, "But it seems that the Mohists don't mean to be tough. It's just for the sake of the Mohist's idea of ​​benefiting the world, to appeal for the suffering of the three troubles for the people, and to ask for reform."

It sounds like this should be the conclusion among the nobles.

Tian Rang smiled and asked, "How do you say that?"

Ji Sunluan waved his hand and said: "The teacher is well-known. The covenant is still in place, and the Mohists keep their promises. It cannot be said that they were killed without guilt."

"One more thing, you and I both know that Meng Sheng is to the Mohist, not Shenzhou to Chu. For a small fee, it is not enough to let someone like Meng Sheng take risks. If the Mohist really has a conspiracy, everyone You can follow the example of Shenzhou to make Qi the story. If you let Meng Sheng come, then there is no intention of being tough."

"This... This is the Mohist's own problem. They want to benefit the world all day long, and they always say that as soon as this building of tigers happens, I heard that hundreds of fugitive Feiren petitioned. If they don't send people, I'm afraid I can’t get over it on the face, that’s why.”

Ji Sunluan thought that his analysis was logical, and he felt that it must be like this.

That Shenzhou envoy was obviously a trap, and the king of Chu was using Shenzhou's death to find an excuse.Because Shen Zhou had insulted Song Jun many years ago, and the King of Chu deliberately did not ask Song Guo for an excuse, so the King of Chu would happily "jump up" when he heard the news of Shen Zhou's death.

Ji Sunluan didn't know much about the Mohist school, but he had heard a little bit about it, and he knew some internal systems of the Mohist school. Meng Sheng's status was not comparable to that of Shenzhou in the state of Chu back then, and the Mohist school was a collection of righteousness. Can be set by one person.

In this case, it is obvious that the Mohists are not prepared to use anyone's death as an excuse. The level of the envoy is so high, it is obvious that they really want to persuade them with good words, and use a formality to explain to the petitioners: We have sent People have gone, but they don't listen, so we can't do anything...

After Ji Sunluan finished speaking, he applauded his cleverness and said with a smile: "The people are ignorant, the Mohists just asked Meng Sheng to stop their mouths."

There was a tone of praise in Tian Rang's tone, and he raised his glass in praise: "It makes sense! It turned out to be like this, I didn't know."

(End of this chapter)