warring states careerist

Chapter 474 Persuasion
When Wei Rang said this, he meant to let Ji Sunluan choose, did he choose to listen?Or choose not to listen?

But in fact, this is not an option, because Wei Rang has already cornered him.

Now his reputation has spread throughout the aristocratic circles, and he has become a traitor, yet the people say that he agrees with the words "the people are the foundation of the country".

He couldn't pick it up.

The nobles didn't believe it, but no one could go to the place where the people gathered and shout that they didn't believe it.

However, the only way for Ji Sunluan to return to the aristocratic circle now is to drive a carriage to the place where the people gather to make a statement: I did not say that. I have broken up with Tian Rang, and he did all these things in my name.

But can he do it?
Ji Sunluan smiled bitterly and said, "If you don't listen, you have to."

Tian Rang invited Ji Sunluan to the secret room, and said: "You and my friend, I have a big profit to give you. For this profit, if you invest ten gold, if you succeed, you will get a hundred times the profit. If you don't win, you will lose one gold. Wouldn't you do something like this?"

Ji Sunluan shook his head and said, "How can it be possible to invest ten gold and lose only one gold if it fails?"

Tian Rang laughed and said: "In the past, when Chong'er fled, he passed Wulu and went to beg when he was hungry. The farmer gave him a piece of soil and told him to eat it. I'm afraid this is the history book. I'm afraid the people are saying that you are only worthy of eating shit..."

Ji Sunluan also clapped his hands and said: "You also know that Duke Wen of Jin fled, and he had to eat dirt. I never thought of following the example of Prince Bao. I don't have that kind of ambition. I just want to be rich. But you want to deprive me of my wealth." Wealth and honor have reduced me to a situation where five deer eat soil, how can this be like investing ten gold and losing one gold?"

Tian Rang shook his head and said: "Chong'er's income comes from the fiefdom. What about your income? You and I have shares in Sishang and other trading companies. How much income does your fiefdom bring you? If you flee, you will still be Sufeng It’s not difficult for people like you to cook oil over a high fire to make flowers look like brocade. Can you and Chong’er be the same?”

"Jin Wen is a son, left the fief, and has nothing."

"You have left the fief, and you have everything. So, a gentleman has a country, a businessman has no country, the world is so big, as long as you have money, where can you go?"

"That's why I said, if you fail, you only lose one gold."

Businessmen have no country and can go anywhere.The royal nobles need a state to maintain their income, this is a question that Ji Sunluan has never thought about.

Wei Rang's words were like lightning piercing the night sky, making Ji Sunluan's originally completely resistant heart alive all of a sudden.

Yes, when Duke Wen of Jin fled, he was forced to gnaw on the soil. It was because his income came from fiefdoms. Without land, there would be no income.

But he owns shares, business, and a workshop, so this is considered a flight, isn't it popular and hot?

This kind of thought was only for a moment, Ji Sunluan shook his head and said: "Even if I can only lose one gold, what benefit can I get? I don't want to be a king at all."

"Besides, even if I become the king, I have already offended the nobles of the six courts. I can only agree to the conditions of the people."

"Listen to the conditions that the Mohists put forward for the common people. How can it be beneficial to me? Letting the nobles also pay taxes, what is it beneficial to me? Such a monarch, it doesn't matter if you don't do it."

"It is also necessary to make laws, not according to preference, you need to obey the law even if you kill a person. The giant of the Mohist family can be regarded as the king of a country, but he still has to abide by the laws of the Mohist family. What is the benefit of such a monarch? You say I What's the benefit?"

Tian Rang smiled slightly and said, "Don't you know Marquis Teng?"

Speaking of Marquis Teng, Ji Sunluan laughed angrily: "That's a joke! How can there be such a Marquis in the world? Domestic affairs are all handed over to the Prime Minister and the Political Council, and I only have a thousand acres of land; to build a The Palace applies to the Political Council for approval, but if the Political Council does not agree, he can't repair it, he can only use his own money to repair it, that's a joke!"

Marquis Teng, who was treated as a puppet by the Mo family, may be the most aggrieved Marquis in the world, this is really a joke.It's just that Teng country is small, and Teng country was destroyed by Yue before. It's not bad to have such treatment when it is restored, but it doesn't cause an uproar in the world.

After all, Teng country's terrain is not very important.

But Fei Country connects Yue, Qi, and Lu, and things here cannot be as simple as in Teng Country.

Seeing what Ji Sunluan said, Wei Rang said in a low voice: "You are just seeking profit. If you can shout loudly and follow the public opinion...and be promoted as a king, can't you ask the people to agree to your contribution so that Monopolize some industries in Feiguo? If you want to make laws, you can only be allowed to monopolize them. Don’t the people appreciate your kindness and won’t agree?”

"The benefits of salt and iron, I'm afraid the public will not agree. But what about other things? For example, those things that seem to have little profit, but once they are franchised, they can make a lot of profit?"

"Or allow mining, you can occupy a certain share."

"Or let the people pay a certain amount of tax every year to support your family. This is not impossible."

"From your point of view, this may be a coup d'état. But from the eyes of a businessman, it's just a business with multiple profits."

"There's nothing good about being a monarch, but if you're just a son, can you get the right to mine and franchise?"

"Besides...even if it doesn't change today, what about the future? Fei Guo is too close to Sishang, and the righteousness of the Mohists resounds in Sishang. I think the change will happen sooner or later."

"If you don't do it, the situation will change in the future, maybe someone else will do it! So I say, this is a wealth."

"I have arranged for chariots and horses, and I have reserved a dog hole in the city wall. If you fail, you can flee. There is still a deposit in the gold bank in Sishang, so what are you afraid of? You also have shares in the trading house that runs Baiyue , what can you worry about?"

The gold shop on Sishang was led by the Mo family, and many businessmen invested in it, a strange thing that was created, and it was specially used for profit.In the past few years, with the development of the handicraft industry and the expansion of foreign trade, it has made a lot of profits, and many businessmen have deposited their money in it.

Not for anything else, it is because compared with lending, the rate of return of operating a depository bank is higher now, and people are just looking for profit.

In the past few years, Ji Sunluan has benefited a lot from it, and his identity is actually gradually changing, but he hasn't noticed it yet.

With the secret help of the Mohists, he has transformed from a rentier aristocrat into a new class that can survive without a fief.

Seeking profit, taking profit, this is what businessmen say, and it is also the righteousness that the Mohists have been talking about.

Ji Sunluan knew that Wei Rang had always done things safely, after thinking about it, he was actually not indifferent.

It does sound like an investment with a hundredfold profit. The Mo family has also shown enough strength in the past few years. The two battles between Lushui and Zui, with consecutive defeats of Qi and Yue, can already compete with the princes of the world. Ji Sunluan is not Fear of losing your wealth to nothing.

It's just that he was thinking with a habitual way of thinking, afraid of being involved in it and dying, so he panicked.

Now that Wei Rang said it, Ji Sunluan also thought that if he really did it and fled to Sishang, the king might not be able to do anything about it.

Wei Rang secretly observed Ji Sunluan's expression. Seeing that Ji Sunluan's eyes moved, he was obviously shaken. He secretly rejoiced, and said while the iron was hot: "Your ancestor is Ji Chengzi, don't you know about celebrating father? If it was back then If the state of Ju does not pay Qingfu, what about Qingfu? The state of Lu is big and the state of Ju is small, and Qingfu must die. If the state of Ju is big and the state of Lu is small, will Qingfu die?"

"Since you are doing business with me for profit, don't you know about Tao Zhugong? Wen Zhong died when all the birds were exhausted and his bow was hidden, but Fan Li made three thousand gold, so why do you need to seal the land? How is it different from the seal of the king? You didn't Tao Zhu's talent, but you have a different identity, this is the biggest capital, you can use this identity to make up for Tao Zhu's lack of business ability."

It’s just that Qing’s father is not dead and Lu’s troubles are endless. Ji Sunluan’s ancestor is only Qing’s father’s younger brother. After the coup failed, Qing’s father fled to Ju, but under diplomatic pressure from Qi and Lu, he had to be extradited back to his country and committed suicide on the way. .

Wei Rang has made the words of temptation very clear, once the coup d'etat fails, he will flee to Sishang.Sishang has fought fiercely with Chu State in recent years, and has a good relationship with Zhao State. The people of Qin State just passed Sishang a few days ago and cooperated with the Mohists. It is well known in the world...

What Wei Rang means is that Qingfu was handed over by Ju State under the political pressure of Lu State, but now Fei State is not Lu State, and Sishang is not Ju State. It cannot be handed over, but it is still rich.

You don't have much ambition, and you don't have Tao Zhugong's talent in business.Tao Zhugong fled from the Yue Kingdom, that is, the rest is zero except for his ability, but he is Tao Zhugong, so he can get three thousand gold.

You don't have the talent of Tao Zhugong, but you have the status of a palace. If you don't take this opportunity to make up for your lack of talent with your status, what are you waiting for?

If you don't use it now, when you really want to use it in the future, where will it be your turn?

Ji Sunluan thought for a while, and finally reached the key point, and asked, "But has the current situation really reached this level?"

Wei Rang said with a smile: "In the past, if it wasn't for King Wu, Shang Zhou might not have perished. Does civil and military affairs have to wait until the situation in the world is settled? If that is the case, how can Tang Wu revolutionaries be in the world?"

"The current situation in Fei Country is an autumn wasteland. If there is no flame, even if it is dry, will it burn? But as long as there is a trace of spark, it may burn."

"The guards expelled the monarch, isn't it the time for those pro-Jin nobles to light the fire?"

"Song people killed the monarch, isn't it the time to come, and the son of Song is fanning the flames behind?"

"The people of Zheng burned the king to death. Isn't it the time for the fire to come, and the son of Zheng Guo is lighting the fire with flint?"

"The people of Qi hanged the king. Isn't it the time for the son of Qi to lead the troops back and get the support of everyone?"

"You are the one who can start a fire now. You can't miss this opportunity. If the people's reform is successful, how can you benefit if you don't have the merits? The people think you are the same as those nobles, don't you?" Deprive you of your benefits?"

"If the public's anger is getting more and more intense, how do you know that there are no people with the same status as you who speak in support of the public? After all, no one directly speaks out against public opinion now, right?"

"That's why I said, such an opportunity now...for you, it is rare."

"The meritorious service of the first righteousness can gain the support of the people, and you can benefit."

"If you fail, you can flee to Sishang Chu State. If you have money and business, you can't do any harm."

"So, such a wealth is in front of you, but you are afraid of failure. It is like a businessman who thinks he may lose money so he does not dare to make a lot of money; a farmer is afraid of natural disasters and dare not do farming; Craftsmen are afraid that they will not be sold, and dare not make utensils... This is not for profit!"

After Ji Sunluan thought about it, he thanked him and said: "That's the reason. You convinced me that you are a true friend. Then, please protect my wife and family, my money and private soldiers. I will leave it to you to arrange , please hold my life in your hands. You are a person who abides by the righteousness of a friend."

After saying goodbye, Wei Rang said: "So, please don't leave, just wait in my house, and I will send someone to pick up your family and arrange escape in advance. If it fails, I will go out of the parliament to reconcile with you." .If it works, I will take it back."

(End of this chapter)