warring states careerist

Chapter 699 The Eve of the Chaos ([-])

When Wu Qi said a word, everyone in the room cheered in unison.

Because except Qin Jun who is younger, just forty, the rest are already old, they can't wait anymore, the sun and the moon are passing, and the years are not with us.

Wu Qi is in his 60s, and Sheng Chuo and Wu Qi fought against each other in the state of Lu, and they are also more than 60 in the same generation. The rebels who followed Sheng Chuo to the state of Qin are all the first generation disciples of the Mo family. Seriously ill, their time is running out.

Seize the day and night, not only for the foundation of the Qin State, but also to display his own ambitions.

20 years ago, Wu Qi could talk to Marquis Wen about using the Mohism to disrupt the situation in the Central Plains, and the strategy of pre-Qin and then the Central Plains; if it were him now, he would only hate it for too long; Well, the reason why he joined the son company who was still in exile was because he was still young and in his prime at that time, but now, if he had such a choice, he would not do it, and he couldn't afford to wait.

Qin Jun bowed to everyone, and said sincerely: "It all depends on the strength of the lords. You will not let me down, and I will not let you down. You only say that 20 years is too long to fight for the day, but how can I not know?"

"In the past, Wei Wenhou was full of talents. Li Kui, Ximen Bao, Beimen Ke, Duan Ganmu, Tian Zifang, Le Yang...all of them were outstanding for a while, but their ages were almost the same as Wenhou. Wenhou After his death, within a few years, Wei Guo has no great sages, so it is difficult to display them."

Qin Jun looked at the crowd, showing emotion, and said: "I have been in exile since I was a child, and went deep into the Central Plains. Now I have Wu Qi, Sheng Chuo, Xun Wuqi, Wang Suntong..."

Every time he read a name, he turned his eyes to a person present, and said with strong emotion: "You are all outstanding talents in the world, and you cannot be compared with Western Qin."

"Now that you are all older, the old law has not changed, and the new law will take 20 to 30 years to select talents."

"Besides, the land of Qin is small, but Yongzhou has two out of five. How can it match the talents of Shangqing, Xu, Yang, Jing, Yu, Ji, and Yan Jiuzhou?"

"The land of Qin is closed. Although it is connected to the Central Plains, it is at the end of the world."

"The land of Qin will change, and the old gentlemen will regard Qin as a country of cruelty, tigers, wolves, benevolence and injustice, and will not come."

"Xuzhou changed early, and people who have a long-term view of the world and don't keep the past in their hearts, often invest in Sishang, and they are not willing to come."

"The fate of the Qin Kingdom is only in these 20 years. It is not just that the world will be in chaos, the Central Plains will be covered with clouds, and no one can interfere with Qin's reform. With the reform, Qin will always guard the western frontier, and the world has nothing to do with Qin."

He stopped and worshiped again: "If the great event is accomplished, when I am buried, I will be accompanied by all the princes, and the descendants of the Ying family will continue to sacrifice for generations."

These words are extremely heavy and solemn, and this is the best reward he can give.

After the reform, those who have no merit will have no title. This is Wu Qi's bottom line. The two of them must also lead by example. It is impossible to seek fiefdoms for their descendants while reforming. Moreover, Wu Qi is far less important to his descendants than his own ambitions.

When everyone heard the words, they sighed repeatedly, and swore to Tianmeng that if you don't break your promise, you will live up to Qin Jun.

Loyalty at this time is more like a contract: I am loyal only if you do not betray me, and I will take revenge if you betray me.

The oath of the alliance was completed, so they discussed the matter of reform, and asked the confidants to arrange a car for a hundred rides, and went out of Luoshui to Sishang to participate in the upcoming alliance, and strive to achieve a strategy of connecting the Mohists to control Wei and Han. At that time, it was thrown out that Qin had mastered the secret recipe of gunpowder, forcing Wei Han to panic when he thought that the Qin-Mo alliance had been reached.

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Sishang.

Qin State wanted to control Sishang of Wei and Han.

A coal mine stands beside ditches and canals that have been dug for seven years.

Wooden tracks meander out from the inside of the coal mine, and the trolley creaks and twists to dig out from the ground; now it has been transported out of the blood of Sishang Kelin, Sibo and other industries.

Beside the canal, ships waiting to load have already been waiting there.

The miners who go to work to dig coal carry the birdcages containing the birds, and wait by the side of the mine for their shift to enter the well.

There was a sound of firecrackers in the distance, and the little bird in the cage, which was used to guard against the lack of air or poisonous gas in the well, immediately screamed, and several miners who were waiting to change shifts were also startled, and immediately cursed: "Who the hell! Fuck it early in the morning?"

A while ago, there was a mine where 80 to [-] people died because of a gas explosion. Now the miners still feel lingering fear when they hear the explosion.

Where the firecrackers were ringing, a foundation-laying ceremony in Sishang style was being held. With the sound of firecrackers, smoke was lingering, and a piece of red cloth was pressed under the stone.

Several horses were driving towards this side with a strange big iron pot. The person in charge of the coal mine patted the shoulder of the person next to him and said, "It's better for you, you don't need to take any responsibility. We are frightened every day, and we are afraid that it will happen again. Dead people."

"The people in your workshop squat in the house every day, without the wind and sun, and have a reputation."

"What about us? Not to mention the risk of an accident in the coal mine, the people from the inspection department check us eight times a year..."

The man from the workshop who had been patted on the shoulder gave a piss and cursed: "I know if I'm tired or not. You just think that we live happily? I also said that you people are better."

"Just because of this broken device, two of us died. There is no way to force it. There is a shortage of people. There is a shortage of people everywhere."

"If there are tens of millions of people around you, why do you still use machinery? The water in your mine can be transported out directly by people, so that the extra people can have food to eat."

"With a swipe of the giant pen, the principle is explained, and the principle is roughly explained. Oh, the principle is really simple, but how can it be done?"

"Well, the people in our factory have to be busy! Just install this machine for burning coal, boiling water, and lifting coal for you. After I learned from the giant, I took the lead in making it. For eight years, this Only then can it be used.”

"Have I had a good night's sleep in the past eight years? You know what a fart, every few months, the giant will write to me, asking how I am doing? What can I do? There is no way, it will benefit the world, Then don't take a break, just do it!"

The person in charge of the coal mine looked at the strange iron pot that was being transported here in the distance, and said with a smile: "It's not that I don't trust you guys. The task assigned by the giant more than ten years ago, he said he can do it, he can definitely do it. That's it. "That's the thing, what's going on?"

The man from the workshop shook his head and said, "I won't be able to explain it for a while. Let me tell you this, boil water, use your strength to push up the connecting rod. Pour cold water, the water will vaporize, and then pull it down again. You will be a Coal-burning water drain."

"The giant said a lot of principles back then, and this crap can only be used in your coal mines. Anyway, you have plenty of coal, so you can burn it as you like. If you use it in other places, you will have to pay for it."

The person in charge of the coal mine said: "On the paradise mentioned by the giant, when will you be able to manufacture the machines powered by burning coal that can be used to grind glass, weave, and even make ships run against the wind?"

The man from the workshop shook his head and said, "God knows. There are plenty of small models, and the people in our workshop will make more, and the principle is there. But there is no one that can be used to enlarge the reality."

The man from the coal mine laughed and said, "Why are you so stupid? Can't it be used if you enlarge it?"

"It can be used by zooming in? Shit!"

The man from the armory workshop cursed a few words with the "vulgar language" he learned when he was studying with Shi, and said, "Let's put it this way, the one next door to us makes guns and leaf springs."

"The flintlock musket has been proposed by the giant for ten years, right? I have made a bunch of models, and I understand the principle. All I need is a leaf spring with enough power to store it."

"Ten years, have you figured it out?"

The man shook his head, sighed and said, "You don't know. I have used all available methods."

"Iron is forged into steel, hardened in various ways."

"Water, hot water, oil, sesame oil, castor oil, hempseed oil, peanut oil, sheep oil..."

"It doesn't work, then continue to change."

"Tin and lead have low melting points, and even turn them into liquids, use them to quench, change the way of quenching, and try to rack your brains."

"If you can think of it, it's all used there; if you can't think of it, it's also used there. To put it bluntly, maybe horse urine, cow urine, and human urine have all been used."

"Is it difficult? It's just a leaf spring, the length of a finger. According to you, it should have been produced ten years ago, right? You also know what Shi Jiatun said at the time?"

"The factory needs money for money, people for people, and iron for iron... Even if you want to use gold, you can apply for it on the same day, and it will be delivered in a carriage in the afternoon. But it is still difficult..."

The man from the coal mine sighed, and said: "The giant's requirements are too high, and he must be more than [-]% angry. Hey, you all studied with the giant at the beginning, and later some specialized in learning, and some went to preside over the manufacture of weapons. You Would it be easier for those of them who study knowledge?"

Hearing this, the man from the factory laughed and said, "Don't worry. My classmate back then, Shu Qinghou, how old is he? Half of his hair is gray."

"How many years did it take to compile those inaccurate triangular tables back then, divide up a bunch of people, and use him as human flesh every day, trying little by little, trying to get close?"

"Those who make leaf springs next door to us, number 20, are divided into more than [-] groups. The first thing they do when they wake up every day is to forge iron, quench, and record different quenching methods according to the group."

"My classmates who have been observing the starry sky for ten years are even worse. All of them have stiff necks like stones, and they come out at night. A few of them have basically never seen the sun in these years. Brush up, record every day, every day Comparison."

"There are also those who are trying to refine vitriol, that's even more... hey."

"The giant himself said that I understand the truth, and I have seen the real thing. It seems quite simple, but I don't know how to do it."

"Do you think the few salutes you gave us back then were done in vain? Sir, he saluted his disciples, and we were not allowed to return the salutes. This is what Zimozi said to Geng Zhuzi back then. The things we received back then Li, that is the whip to beat us."

"It's almost the same. It is not easy for the peasants, industrialists, soldiers and us to benefit the world. If it is easy to make the world benefit, how is it possible?"

The man in the coal mine nodded and said, "That's right. By the way, what can you use this machine for? It's not just for lifting water and pulling carts, is it?"

The man from the workshop smiled and said, "It's much more capable. It's a mule, made of iron, that eats coal. If you want it to pull a cart, you can make a cart; if you want it to pull a mill, you can do it." Make a mill... It's just that this mule is too weak and eats a lot, unless it's your coal mine, it can't be used elsewhere."

"What we have to do is to turn this mule into a cow or a horse. I guess, four to fifty years? Before I die, I may see it. Maybe... I won't see it."

(End of this chapter)