warring states careerist

Chapter 55
There is nothing wrong with saying these words that are supposed to be secrets in front of so many people.

The form of organization is not secret, the more open the form of organization, the more rigorous the degree of organization.

For most Mohists who come here, what they see may only be the convenience of traveling between countries in the future.

But for people like Qin Huali and Gongzaoye, what they saw was that if there were people like Shengchao, Zimozi wouldn't wait until Shengchao attacked Lu three times to find out.

As far as Mozi is concerned, what he has to consider is how these so-called secret Mohists can obey Juzi's orders?How can we understand the righteousness of the giant?
In the era of bamboo slips, precepts and deeds are the only way to teach disciples.

The organizational form mentioned by Shi, which transcends the transmission from master to student, does not belong to the era of bamboo slips, and this is something that Mozi must consider.

Mozi was silent for a long time, and said a word slowly.

"Bamboo slips are expensive, but grass and silk are cheap; seal script is complicated, but official script slips. The cheap slips can't come out, so it's extremely difficult."

In the era of bamboo slips, the most simple and crude way to strengthen the country is to count the heads of military meritorious titles.A piece of bamboo slip, write down the names, count the heads, it couldn't be easier.Small officials rely entirely on teaching from masters and apprentices, so as to ensure the consistency of thinking.

What Mozi considered had its own reason and depth.

In Mozi's view, what the secretary should do is to record the essence of the Mohists on the bamboo slips in simple characters, and then teach the Mohists the characters that are easy to learn to write.

Teach this, and then you can do the rest based on it.Otherwise, it will be extremely difficult to do this right.

Hearing what Mozi said, he also replied: "Mr. is old. Ten years is too long, so we should seize the day and night. A street knight who doesn't understand the righteousness of the Mohist can learn the cheap characters first, and the rough meaning first. In the future The silk and official scripts are full of the righteousness of the master, and the sentences are easy to understand with punctuation and punctuation, and there is no ambiguity, so there is no need for the master to explain it personally."

"One scripture is a gentleman. A gentleman walks into the scriptures and transforms into thousands of people."

Mozi asked back: "But before that, how can we ensure that those people understand the righteousness of the Mohist?"

"These people meet with their husband once every two years to listen to the teachings, so as not to be isolated and live alone, and do not understand the righteousness. In the school village community, there are five groups of all the Mohists. If the giant is not there, the righteousness prevails. Three or five people discuss together Righteousness, do what is in line with the righteousness, and do not do what is not in line with the righteousness. If you have something new to say, send someone away, and you will come back when you understand it. In this way, the husband is in Shangqiu, and within a year, Yanji Those who are good at ink can also know the righteousness of the master."

As soon as Mozi heard Shi talking about the village community, he immediately thought of the matter of discussing how to deal with Sang Sheng that day.

Those Shiwu who share the oxen discussed with each other according to the appropriate reasoning, and then gathered here again.But in the end, the scope of the discussion and the opinions of the discussion are still appropriate to put forward.

Now I have left the village, but as long as a real Mohist goes there, the Mohist sent is still the backbone of the village.Even if this Mohist becomes a person like Sheng Chuo, there is no need to worry, because the Shiwu below also knows some righteousness, and they will not agree to practices that are not in line with the righteousness, and such a Mohism is impossible to have power at all.

If it is done right, it is in line with the righteousness and the words of the giant, and any Mohist can stay permanently in that village; Serve the public in the village community.

Mozi understood that in this way, the most important thing is the righteousness of the giant, and the righteousness of the giant determines what can and cannot be done.

But this great meaning... is no longer scattered and taught by precepts and deeds, but must be unified into a system so that people at the bottom can understand it.

That is to say, what Mozi thinks is "the rules of craftsmen", which turns righteousness into "rules of craftsmen", not just "words of giants".Although the two seem to be the same at this time, they are not the same when you look at it carefully. It is appropriate to let the low-level Mohists also have rules to measure others, themselves, and even the next giant.

What Shi Shi said about ten years being too long and seizing the day and night also reached Mozi's heart.

He himself knows very well that he is old, but there are still many things to be done, and what Mo Zhe should do in the future must be considered in advance.

And to consider, must also consider those things in the prophesied Promised Land, not as they were before or as they are now.

The stars move, the sun and the moon change, and Mozi doesn't want his own theory to become an ancient Confucian ritual that he laughs at, and he must always keep pace with the times.

He thought: "Perhaps, we can make some changes when dealing with the affairs of Shengchuo and Qi State in a few days."

But he hasn't figured out the specific details yet, so it's inconvenient to say more at this time.

After thinking about it, he said: "In this case, when Shi Jiatun returns at noon, you can discuss with him what to do. He knows the origins of the Mohists and their personal talents. After discussing it, let me know and I will see if it is feasible."

Shi took the order to retreat, stopped talking to Mozi, continued to eat, and continued to chat with those Mozi to get acquainted.

Seeing this, Bian 54 said to the Mohist next to him: "I thought Shi only knew the art of debating, but it turns out that there is such a method. Listening to him singing Paradise, I have never eaten this wheat flour, so I can't imagine what it tastes like. After I ate it, I realized...the right piece of wheat cake, I can argue with people for days. Words are not as good as this wheat cake."

A group of people laughed, and they also had other thoughts about the paradise that Shi said in their hearts.He also thought, if he could eat this kind of food every day, it would be really good, and besides, this food is not considered wasteful. In the future, wheat will be planted all over the world, wouldn't it be possible to eat it every day?

With such a simple thought, this Mohist who just joined made everyone like him a lot.Of course, this person also knows righteousness, otherwise, even if he has a lot of money, what does it have to do with these Mohists.

Such a group of people are either squatting, sitting on the ground, or leaning against the wall to eat. The food is not polite, but it has a special taste, laughing and laughing.

At noon, Shi Jiatun came out from Si Chenghuang's place, and Shi had already waited for a while.

After they met, they talked about what Mozi asked him to do with Shi Jiatun, and handed him a piece of hot cake that he had been clutching to his heart.

Shi Jiatun took it and ate a few mouthfuls. After hearing Shi's meaning, he patted Shi and laughed and said, "Shi, I admire your ability to do things, but I despise your ability to be a businessman. This wheat flour, either promote The world is of great benefit to people; we can sell it before we can promote the world. This is like fish, why should we sell the means of fishing?"

He is a businessman and has already seen the business opportunities in it.I also understand that even for a treasure like Suizhu Topaz, it will take half a year to transfer from Shangqiu to Yanzhao, and it will take at least ten years to promote wheat flour.

During this period, the nobles must like to eat, and it is just right to use the income to do justice to the world and promote wheat flour.

I understand the difference between selling fish and selling fish. Hearing what Shi Jiatun said, he said, "I also know that it is beneficial, but Mr. is old. I said that ten years is too long, and we only strive for the day and night. If the land is It will take a lot of money to buy cattle, mules and horses, and make wooden tools."

"This year's hundred gold is comparable to ten thousand gold ten years later. Mr. is old, I want him to see the hope of the world's well-being."

After saying this, he asked Shi Jiatun in a low voice: "Sir, you are in charge of your daily expenses. How much money do I have now?"

Since he is already a Mohist, this is not a secret, Shi Jiatun made an estimate and said: "If it is only for profit, it is actually a lot of money. There are copper and tin worth a thousand catties, which are used to make weapons for defending the city. There are some angle materials and rubber diaphragms for making crossbow arrows. These things are at a good price, and any noble king will buy them, but these things must not be sold."

"In addition to these, there are more than 70 Yijin. It looks like a lot. Hundreds of Mohists have food and clothing from this place, which is really not much."

Speaking of not much, he shook his head and smiled: "According to your means in that village, I'm afraid that only thirty villages will have no money. I haven't seen your ability to make money, but I've never seen your ability to spend money." I have seen it, the son of a shoemaker does not regard two yi golds as treasures at all. It is rare."

Shi laughed dryly at the side, thinking how could he do things without money?

Shi Jiatun grinned, shook his head in self-concern and said, "Gongzaoye talked about this that day, and he still said it. For such a person, is it really desireless? Where, are you so used to seeing better things that you don't like the gold? He said, just because you spend your gold in the village community, you know you are a good man."

Shiqi said: "Meng Sheng also said in the morning that the son of Lord Huan Ding valued righteousness and despised wealth, but he was full of disdain."

Shi Jiatun snorted and said: "Mr. Huan Ding sat there, and the people below collected the money. He has ten thousand gold to buy righteousness with a hundred gold. You...you go back and ask your brother and sister-in-law, how long are they?" Have you ever seen two yi of gold so big? Gong Zaoye looks thick, but Zi Mozi often praises him for his wisdom."

He patted him again to show his goodwill, maybe Shi Jiatun is the kind of person who likes to express his affection through physical contact, so I should keep this person's habit in my heart.

Shi Jiatun sighed and said, "Shi, Shi, you have created a big problem for me. According to your way of doing justice, you are going to force me, the Mohist who is in charge of wealth, to become a character like Tao Zhugong. "

Shi Ye also patted him, and said with a smile: "So Mr. asked me to find you, let you be on the left and I on the right, to complete this matter. The matter of Peidi requires more than a hundred cows and horses at least. I don’t look at it, I just want to get the money out within half a year. After the seventy yi gold is eaten and drank, there is not much left, it’s really a drop in the bucket.”

Although Shi Jiatun sighed, his head was turning rapidly, and he nodded after a while, thinking of the specific operation.

Qin had not reformed, Guan Zhong had died, and the jurisdiction of the world was not so strict, especially for groups like the Mohists. Many rules could not restrain them, and the rules of the king also restrained the peasants.

"In places like Shangqiu and Taoyi in the Song Dynasty, there are many Mohist scholars. They can sell fish for a long-term plan. Places like Luoyang and Linzi are huge cities, and the traffic is slow. You can teach fish as you said. Ask someone to bring Put wheat flour, tofu, and crops like peppers that you grow, and show them to the merchants."

He squatted down, drew a few strokes on the ground with his hand and said: "In five years, the big cities of Linzi and Luoyang will be built by Shi Zhui and Axe Jujin to build mills for them. They collect wheat from the local area and sell wheat flour. We don’t care, and within five years we will keep our word and never tell others about this method, and only charge them a sum of money.”

"Mr. Axe and Jujin learned carpentry. The Gongshu class is dead, and you seldom make wooden utensils yourself. If you can't make ax, jujin and stone cones, no one in the world can make them. Maybe you can only Go ask that Mr. Sai and Tang Han who have died and turned into dust."

"Tofu shops and noodle shops can be opened by the local Mohist family. This is a matter of strength. Those big businessmen are not easy to see, and it just happens to be a place for us Mohist to do justice in the world in the future. "

"It's a pity that I, Mohist, don't have time to do righteousness. Otherwise, I can sell hundreds of thousands of dollars. There are many merchants in Taoyi with unique vision. They won't miss it."

"There are many cattle and horses in Jin, and the descendants of Yidun traded with Rong Di, so that those who go to the giant city and Dayi to sell them can buy cattle and horses directly with the money they get. The expenses along the way must also be set aside."

"When you come back, go back separately. There are not many Mohists in Jin, so it's difficult to take care of them. There are too many cattle and horses and not enough fodder, so we must divide the route. Make a group of thirty or fifty, not too many."

"After returning to Song Dynasty, we will gather in Taoyi, where there are many people, and prepare fodder there in advance. After gathering, we will go down the river and head to Peidi."

"According to the calculations, this spring will not be able to use the ox plowing and ridge farming method you mentioned, but it will definitely be able to catch up with the planting of wheat. Let's go to the land first, and use the seeds you planted and the song of the paradise to spread righteousness. When they see the planting harvest, they will trust us, and then use it to farm cattle. With trust, they can follow the trend."

Saying this, Shi Jiatun has already drawn several lines with his fingers on the ground, and these lines finally converge to one place, which is the route for the bought cattle and horses to return.

Where there is a big city, where there is support, where there are Mohists who are officials there, where are the rich nobles who owe the Mohism's friendship, who should be selected to do it, he has calculations in his mind, and strives for perfection.

(End of this chapter)