warring states careerist

Chapter 65: Multiplied Effects of Skill Specialization

Originally, a matter that could be resolved in a day or even half a day, the mohists gathered in Shangqiu City debated and discussed with each other for half a month.

The first thing Shi Shi asked was what the Mohist will do in the future, except for those Mohist who remained in the end, no outsider knows, and it is difficult to know.

Half a month later, after these Mohists scattered and left, they finally seemed to have a clear purpose and started to work with an unprecedented efficiency.

Bian 54 took the belt that Gongshu Ban gave Mo Di back then, and went to Chu State to meet the disciples of Gongshu Ban. He used his old feelings to add his own tongue, and invited the disciples of Gongshu Ban to help them make things for the benefit of the world.

I don't ask them to become Mohists, but I ask them to come forward to help with the benefit of the common people in the world.

In the past, Mozi gave righteousness to Gongshuban, and now he asks the descendants of Gongshuban to help because of righteousness.Lu Ban once said that he was grateful to Mozi for letting him understand righteousness, so he would not take the unrighteousness of the Song Dynasty, and he would no longer contribute to the unjust battle throughout his life.

Although the two parties were eager to win and competed when they were young, they were actually close friends.

Debate 54 has a sharp tongue, which is just right for this matter.

Originally, before this meeting, Debate 54 was planning to go to the Three Jin and Wei Dynasties to invite Yang Zhu to debate with his three-inch tongue.

Yang and Mo's two families have been fighting for more than a day. Both sides have their own winners and losers. They have prepared for many years to debate, and Yang Zhu and Meng Sunyang, who are preparing to argue in one fell swoop, surrendered.

This debate between enemies is somewhat similar to the dispute between Locke's free will "On Government" and Hobbes' "Leviathan" in which authority has the right to make people synonymous.

But now that he has received the order from Juzi, he puts his mind to it and concentrates on going to Chu State to invite the disciples of Gongshu class.

Meng Sheng and other Mozi who were in various countries or lands of the monarchs returned one after another. When they returned, some people who had followed Mozi went with them.

These Mohists who originally followed Mozi were regarded as Mowu with Meng Sheng and others, not surveillance, but this was stipulated after the discussion at the gathering, and there was no longer a situation where one person was in charge of one place.

In this way, unless all the local Mohists betray righteousness, Mozi will always know the situation at the first time, and there will be no such thing as Sheng Chuo who only knew about it three times after beating Lu.Mohists like Meng Sheng in various fiefdoms no longer go their own way, but must conform to the righteousness of the giants, otherwise they will be expelled from the Mohist team.

Qin Huali took some people to the village community that had been in operation for more than half a year before, and told those village community people that they would all move away.

This matter is not difficult, but the villagers are reluctant to part with those Sumai that have turned green, but they do not refuse.After they leave, the land here will be redistributed to the rest of the people.

Shi Jiatun equipped four carriages, carrying wheat flour and other things, and set off from Shangqiu in four routes.One entered Linzi of Qi, and the other entered Sanjin.

They are the pioneers. They first showed the samples to the local merchants, so as to learn from the last time, they asked these merchants to pay for the five-year franchise.

He was born as a businessman, proficient in the means of doing business, and his family almost reached the point of "Sufeng".What's more, wheat flour has shown to be profitable, and he can't make any mistakes in doing this kind of thing.

Wumabo will take people to the Northland in half a month, and transfer the cattle and horses back from there, and guard against possible harassment and robbery along the way.

Wuma is an obvious Zhou Dynasty surname.Wuma is an official name, and it is common to use official names as surnames.

Wuma is a veterinarian in charge of raising horses. "Zhou Li" said: Wu Mashang raises sick horses and rides them to cure them, heals them with medicine, and attacks horses' diseases.Wuma belongs to the summer official among the six official officials of spring, summer, autumn and winter in heaven and earth.

The ancestor of Wumabo was Ziqi Wumashi, a disciple of Confucius.Although he didn't have the ability to be a veterinarian when Wuma was an official in his earlier years, he is both brave and capable, and he is also suitable for this job.

Wei Yue went to Wei and Jin by bicycle to meet those nobles or wealthy businessmen who had dealt with the Mohists, and asked them to come forward to take care of them.In a few days, we will go to Taodi to prepare forage for cattle and horses along Heshui and Surabaya.

Wei Yue often travels with Mozi and has a wide range of knowledge.

Because I followed Mozi for a long time, I understood the concrete, not abstract, unchangeable concept of Lishi.

He once asked Mozi what he should say when he met the king, and Mozi said he would talk about profit, but profit is not a fixed thing.When the country is in chaos, we should talk about praising the virtuous, and when the country is poor, we should talk about frugal use... We should talk about different things in different occasions, otherwise, it would be meaningless and purposeless talk.He is also a person who does not talk empty words. In addition, he travels with Mozi all the year round and has a wide range of contacts. He is the most suitable for this kind of thing.

I have met the monarch, and I have talked and laughed happily with those nobles who enshrined the emperor. I have followed Mozi all the year round, and those who have dealt with Mozi will also recognize him.

Gongzaoye took a step ahead and took more than 20 ink masters who were proficient in swordsmanship and archery and some gold to go to Peidi, Niasang and other places to find out the situation.

Peidi was famous once before the Han Dynasty.Zhang Yi and Qi and Chu Xiangguo met in Niesang.It can be seen that this is the edge of the rule of Qi and Chu, and it is difficult to exert power, especially now.

Later, there is no need to talk about the Sishui Pavilion, nor the battle of Xiang Yu Pengcheng.

When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty came, the Yellow River took the Huai River into the sea for the first time, and it was the Niasang near Peidi. Han Wu personally offered sacrifices to Shen Baima and served Hebo, and wrote "Huzi Song".

At this time, the Three Jins were not strong, and the Song Dynasty hadn't moved the capital—Song tried his best to manage Pengcheng, and he had to wait until the Three Jins were unstoppable, but Zhao Wei didn't turn his back on the Three Jins, and the Three Jins could still act together as the Three Ministers.

Since Zhang Yi invited Qi and Chu to the Nie Sang League in the later generations, it can be seen that it is difficult for Qi and Chu to put their power into it.

However, before the time when the Yellow River seized the Huai River and entered the sea in Hanwu, it was considered a place with good weather.

The local folk customs are extremely tough, and it used to be the hometown of the Fang Kingdoms of the Xia Dynasty, such as Peng Guoguo and Biyang Kingdom.

Needless to say, Peng Zu, forced Yang to fight against the Allied Forces of the Thirteen Kingdoms. Although the name is strange, Confucian scholars are very familiar with this country—the famous battle of Confucius’ father, Shu Lianghe, was here. The records of the war history of the Spring and Autumn Period will even lead to the destruction of a group of nobles from the Jin Kingdom...

Pengzu, Biyang Kingdom, etc. are all Fang Kingdoms that existed in the Xia Dynasty after Zhu Rong.

Zhu Rong is not a person, but an official position.

The wisher, the male wizard; the melter, the great light.Zhu Rong is the great wizard who worships the light, and is the official title in the era of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors.It's just that the most famous person, people use Zhu Rong instead of his real name.

Sacrificing to the light is divided into the six officials of spring, summer, autumn and winter in the world, of course the summer official.

In the Yin and Shang Dynasties of the Later Zhou Dynasty, the six officials of spring, summer, autumn and winter were set up in the world. The head of the summer official was Da Sima. In fact, his position was Zhu Rong in the era of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors.Zhu Rong was the head of the Xia officials in the Five Emperors era.

Therefore, later generations have the legend of Zhu Rong's battle against Gonggong, translated into the words of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty at this time, that is, Da Sima of the Huaxia Tribal Alliance led troops to conquer Gonggong.

At this time, the Song Dynasty did not fully manage these places for the time being. After thousands of years of evolution, Zhu Rong has become a god.

Therefore, it is necessary for Gong Zaoye and others to go there to inquire about the situation first, and to be familiar with the local language and customs, so that subsequent Mohists can enter.

Mo Chengzi, Gao Sunzi and Shi together registered all Mohists on the bamboo slips and made a simple "file".

The "files" at this time used bamboo slips, which were completely written in the way of the Duke of Qin's ID card: what is the age of a certain person, whether he has a black face or not, height, and so on.

In view of the confusion of the chronology at this time, the Mohists took Yu as the holy king, so they took Yu as the chronology. According to the historical books, it was estimated that it was about 600 years, and they set this year as the 600th year of Yu's sage. The time when the participants joined, so that the calculation can be saved uniformly.

The calculation is not based on the celestial stems and earthly branches, because the cultural level of Mohists is generally not high.If others don't recognize it, don't care, it's internal circulation anyway.For someone like Mozi who is very clear about relative concepts, this is not a problem at all.

The rest of the Mohists followed Shi to learn characters in the morning. Their cultural level is not high, so they can be regarded as teaching from scratch. Fortunately, they are not stupid, and these simple characters are easy to learn.

In the afternoon, Mo Zi personally worked with Gong Zao Zhu, Ax Ju Jin, Shi Cone, and Shi to ponder over those things that are ingenious and beneficial to people according to Shi's thinking.

Science and theory are the work of the next generation of Mohists.

Technology is what these older Mohists are good at.

There are many things that can be improved, such as curved-shaft plows, double-shaft carriages, columbine carts, etc., which are more in line with mechanics. Even if there is no iron, using wood or stone as plowshares can save a lot of human and animal power.

Shi is convinced that these simple things will not be a problem if there are wooden masters like Mozi and Fu Jujin.

Mozi can even make things like pulley blocks and compound ladders, and use them in city defense battles.And the blower equipment used in iron smelting is a must-have thing for injecting poisonous smoke into the tunnel in "Preparing Points", not to mention.

Appropriate knowledge, coupled with the skillful hands of the Mohist, is almost a match made in heaven.

The most important thing to make now is the mill driven by water power or wind power.Only by making these can the method of making wheat flour be promoted as quickly as possible, and in exchange for more gold, more cattle and horses are bought, and only then will there be the possibility of subsequent grass and evil gold.

In a water row, a windmill, and a mill, one of the key things is the linkage and wooden gears.

The rest, being able to make wheels, pulleys and axles, is not a problem at all.

But without connecting rods and wooden gears, there is no way to change the direction and trajectory of the force, and it is impossible to use these wind and water forces perfectly.

Using bamboo pieces and simple copper nails to make a few simple connecting rods, after a little demonstration, Mozi and Fu Jujin understood it.

Holding a parallelogram connecting rod made of four pieces of bamboo, Mo Zi twisted it a few times, and said in amazement: "I am more and more curious, what did Mr. Sai teach you? There are a lot of people, but they really haven’t learned these things.”

Shi smiled and said: "I'm clumsy, so I understand some things, but I can't do them. Sir, you can see through it at a glance. It shouldn't be difficult to build this mill, right?"

Parallelogram linkages are of course not used on the mill, as are the rest of the linkages, of course.

Before Mozi could answer, Fu Jujin said, "It's really not difficult. You're right, the breeze in the mountains and rivers doesn't stop all day long. If you can use the power of the heavens and the earth, you can save a lot of people and livestock. A mill, for example, using oxen and donkeys like you did in the beginning, is slow and expensive."

Mozi also praised: "That's why I said this thing is very clever. It is easy to make this thing. First, make a small one out of wood, which can only be used in streams. In the future, go to the big city of Sanjin, and then make it big."

Shi gave a hum, and asked: "Only one thing. This thing is very slow to make. Although there are many capable people among the Mohists, it is impossible to use them all to do these things. I was thinking, can we find some more people?" , and hired gold and copper to make these things."

"For one thing, there is specialization in the art industry, and whoever is skilled makes perfect. If they do a lot, they may be able to make it in a month at first, and then they may be able to make it in six or seven days when they become proficient."

"Secondly... the so-called "unsupported self-straightness in the fluffy hemp, and the blackness of the white sand in nirvana". These people face my Mohist day and night all day long, and they can also spread the words of my Mohism."

The sentence in Pengsheng Mazhong originated from Xunzi's "Encouraging Learning". Xunzi was still young at this time, and the Zhongxing clan, one of the Jin Liuqing who was defeated by the Zhao family, was Xunzi's ancestor.The Bank of China is an official position. At this time, it is not known whether the family Xun was the Bank of China or the Bank of China.

Mozi thought about what Shi said, and found it very interesting, so he smiled and said: "You always say such things, if you don't understand, who would believe that you can't read?"

Shi smiled and replied: "Sir, in the past half a month, I have known at least 170 characters, and at most [-] characters."

What he meant, of course Mozi understood, was that these Mohists who learned characters together, the least learned 170 characters, and the most learned [-] characters. It's much easier to get up.

Mozi didn't bother to praise him any more, so he talked about the business again: "The idea you said is good, but there is one thing that needs to be solved. There are seven kinds of woodworking, and all seven of them can be done. But business and food We can’t use people under the government. And those self-employed carpenters have to pay in kind... Your brother is a shoe maker, so you should know how to pay this tax. This is a difficulty.”

The payment of taxes by craftsmen is indeed the greatest difficulty in doing things properly, and some of them are compulsory in-kind taxes.

(End of this chapter)