warring states careerist

Chapter 78 Bone Smelting Zhu Rongxue ([-])

Let's talk about one month, and everyone will believe that it can be done for one month.

If you don't know how to do it, you don't know the difficulty; if you don't know the difficulty, you don't know how long it will take.That can only be as long as the person who knows needs it.

The question of how long it will take has been resolved, and Mozi asked: "How many people are needed? Who are the people needed?"

"20 people. Rare potters, excellent stonemasons, ordinary charcoal burners, cobblers who can break skins. As for carpenters, if you have a legendary carpenter like you, then you can do whatever you want."

When Mozi heard this, he smiled and shook his head.

Shi didn't understand what Mozi meant, so he wondered, "Could it be that among the Mohists there are no rare potters in the world?"

"Yes. You have all the people you mentioned. But you still missed one person."

Shi was taken aback, looked at Mozi and said in his heart, do you know?
But when you think about it again, there are not many. Even if you know it, these few people are enough.

But I didn’t want Mozi to laugh and said: “A few days ago when Meng Sheng returned to Yangcheng, you said that someone must go with him. Did you forget when you came here? Knowing the will of heaven can benefit people You can lie to others. You need one person to see how you do it. This has nothing to do with trust. It is you who say that you want to make a date with Mohist, or even the world. Gather money and gather crowds, so that someone will expose you."

All the Mohists laughed, and Shi himself laughed too, saying: "It was my negligence. I always feel that my mind is as strong as copper, so I never thought of guarding myself."

Mozi said seriously: "Who doesn't think he is such a firm person? This is the rule, don't mess with it. I will follow it. Be a carpenter. Axe and Jujin are now busy with mills and craftsmen's associations in Shangqiu. You If you want a legendary carpenter, that’s me.”

If a person has the ability, no matter how arrogant and arrogant they say it, it will make people take it for granted instead of trying to wash their ears.

None of the people present felt that there was something wrong with Mozi saying that he was a legendary carpenter, and Mozi always thought that he was very powerful, and he always thought that attacking him with other theories was like hitting a stone with an egg, and everyone had already taken it for granted.

Immediately, Mozi ordered a few people, and gathered sixteen, all of whom were handicraftsmen.

Even though Shi only wanted a casual cobbler, but the one who stepped forward turned out to be an expert cobbler who was no less skilled than his brother Su.

After these people stood up, Qin Huali also stood up and asked: "Sir, you taught us the technique of levering specimens. Now we are the target, and the witches of the big clans are the foundation. Appropriate power can pry the foundation of the witches. But it can't shake the foundation of the big family. The rest needs to be discussed."

Hearing Qin Huali say this, he also said: "Yes. One is to unite the people in the village community to help each other and benefit each other; the second is to let the people of Peidi know that we are doing righteousness; the third is to prepare some things such as grass and silk by hand as soon as possible. Prepare; the fourth is to prepare for next year."

"My disciples think that the big family is powerful, so don't move first. Wait until the matter of Wu Zhu is about to be concluded and everyone's hearts are waiting for me, and then take measures. Wait until autumn to plant wheat, build mills, rent out cattle and horses, and weave shwu Then, let’s do the next thing.”

Mozi seemed to have thought about it a long time ago, and replied: "There are many industrial and commercial people in Peidi. Most of the handicraftsmen don't believe in witches. They don't live on the farmland, so it doesn't matter whether there is a disaster or not. I am among the handicraftsmen. With a reputation, there are quite a few people in the market who consider themselves ink masters like you, so it is very easy to recruit people to prepare grass and silk. Those farmers don’t have the time to do such things.”

Thinking back to what was done in the village community near Shangqiu, it was the stones from the mountain that could be used to attack jade, so Mozi named Chengzi again and said: "This time I come from Shangqiu, prepare more salt. You take people and go deep into those places far away from Pei. The village community fifty miles away sells salt at a low price and compiles it into Shiwu, regardless of money."

Imitating that Chengzi is proficient in Shi Wu's method, Mozi has a little bit of insight, and asked: "Sir, what do you mean... use low-priced salt to gather people? Then in the name of preventing people from buying low and selling high, they use excuses to send people from the village Make up Shiwu, buy salt according to Shiwu, and do what is suitable for the village by the way?"

Mozi laughed and said, "You are the one who understands Shiwu's criminal name the most. That's it. We make up Shiwu and buy salt together. If you can't afford it, give it away and pay it back in the future. There is no benefit. Shi Jiatun will give it to us. If you get enough money, what you need now is the trust of everyone in order to preach righteousness."

"You are either carpenters or stonemasons in the village community, and follow the appropriate methods. Within half a year, everyone in the village community will definitely trust you. Then select those who may become Mohists, and show great righteousness. Take some more Seeds are planted in one place within thirty miles, attracting people to watch."

"After half a year, the seeds will be harvested, and it will be appropriate to use Wuzhu again, and the theory of paradise will be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Between Shiwu, use it to cultivate cattle and horses, and Shiwu will be successful. But Shiwu, you have to learn from Shangqiu Village Society, Each chooses the person who is closest to the Mohist, so that the upper and lower can be synonymous."

After talking about the outline, Mozi called out the names of more than 70 people and asked them to follow Mo Chengzi to do this.

The corporal leaders of these people or themselves took orders one by one.

"As I said, the big clans are powerful, colluding with each other, violating the law, and privately using punishments. These people will not move for the time being. This year's taxation will be as usual, and everything will be established next year. Follow Shiwen to inquire about those planting methods, and then choose a piece of land to plant, just near Peidi."

"Gongzaoye, you take Luo Huali and others to go deep into the market. First help with the tofu, wheat, powder and ink carts, and make friends with businessmen. Don't reveal your sword skills, and don't compete with others."

"Grandson Gao supervised the trip of the ink writers, touring the villages and communities, but if there are unrighteous ink artists, they will be caught and dealt with."

"As for taxation, measurement, field mowing, mu tax, etc., they will not be changed for the time being. What was originally done is still how it is now. In the future, in the name of the six ministers of the Shangqiu public clan, in the name of tidying up the land moss and collecting excess mu tax, these big clans will be mobilized again. The six ministers of the Shangqiu public clan will not do their best, but they will not oppose it. We need to do it ourselves, and we need the hearts of the peasants, businessmen, and businessmen here."

In just an instant, Mozi had explained various matters.

Shi said that he could solve the matter of Wu Zhu, and the rest is what Mozi is good at. He is a giant, and he is the first giant. No one dares to disobey his words.

When everyone thought that this was the end of the matter, Mozi said again: "You have also learned a lot of Babi characters. It seems that the matter of grass and silk is ready to be done. It will be done in autumn before the wheat is planted. Ju, I want to test and teach you clerical script. Those who fail will be punished."

"Since you are going out, you should spend eight days to learn the methods of the village community. Shi also took the secretarial staff to copy some commonly used words on the bamboo slips and distribute a copy to each of you. These days, you have to suffer a lot. Tired, I must finish copying within eight days. There must be the following words: numbers, fields, millet, ink, farm tools, cattle and horses..."

"In addition, you have to tell more stories so that those who go to the village can use their stories to attract people. The stories also have a little meaning. After eight days, even if these people are not as well known as you, at least they will be like you within half a year .Anyone who can write [-] characters now will follow Shi Shi to write wooden slips in the past few days."

"Is there anything else I don't understand? Or is there anything else that I think is unjust? Or is there any omission? You can make up for it and ask."

Everyone glanced at each other, and said one after another: "Respect the order of the giant. The disciple has nothing to add. If you don't want to, you really can't."

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Eight days later, a brand-new small wooden house has been built on the banks of the Sishui River. It is extremely crude, but the utensils inside are considered gold.

Dozens of Mohists who were about to go to the village each received several numbered bamboo slips with more than 200 characters written on them.

Many Mohists with low educational levels do not know so many characters at all, let alone write them.

But every Mohist took turns to walk in front of Shi, reciting an article that definitely didn't sound like a delicate text like "Shangshu" and "Book of Zhou", but an article that seemed to be full of nonsense.

"A man owns two cows. He has planted three hectares of land. The three hectares of land have a total of [-] mu. One mu of land requires four catties of millet and five catties of wheat. This man has a family with six people. Later There are seven people living in one Mohist. Seven people are less than the legs of a cow, and two cows have eight legs..."

A total of more than 200 commonly used characters were compiled into a story without any profound meaning, and copied on the bamboo slips, one piece for each person.

From the bamboo slips to the present, I am afraid that such crude characters have never been written on the bamboo slips, which is simply a great insult to the gentlemen.

The stories are very common, and they are all colloquial.

These Mohists have recited for seven or eight days in a row, and sometimes their sleep talk is about a person, two cows, six mouths and eight legs, and they have long been proficient in memorizing.

Shi listened to these people reciting one by one, then took out a wooden slip and pointed to a word at random and asked, "What is this?"

The person who asked was originally a bone craftsman, but because he came to Peidi with Gong Zao Ye, he learned few characters.

When he asked this question, he took out all the bamboo slips, like talking in a dream, and recited the chapters that he had already memorized by heart.

When you read a word, point your finger down one.

At the end of the click, after confirming that it was the word, I counted it again for confirmation.

Counting twice like this, it takes a long time, and I am not in a hurry, so I just wait there slowly.

After a long time, the bonesmith said, "This is a word for cake."

"you sure?"

The bonesmith felt that he had counted twice, so he was confident, not afraid of Shi's deception at all, and said with a smile: "It's decided. One is that I counted twice, and the other is that this word must be related to diet. You taught this. Secretary Shi, am I right?"

Shi nodded and smiled, and returned the bamboo slips to salute: "That's right. Then see you in autumn. I hope that when we meet again, you no longer need to recite numbers. This is necessary for doing righteousness in the future. Didn't the master say it already?" Yet?"

The bonesmith returned the courtesy and said: "When we meet again, I definitely don't need points anymore. There are charcoal, stones, and wood for walls. As long as you are willing to learn, there is always a way."

Mozi stood behind Shi, listening to the conversation between the two, with a smile on his face.

The bonesmith saluted Mozi again, and Mozi asked, "Are you familiar with those stories?"

"Most of the disciples have memorized it. Although it is not as attractive as it is suitable, it is always possible to tell those people. I also understand the origin of Tianzhi's composting and digging toilets; I am the one who makes simple bone tools. of the line."

"Then go. Don't forget your original intention, don't forget to do righteousness. Come here in autumn, and I will teach you how to recognize words and count. Isn't it a common saying, don't do it with little righteousness, and don't accumulate a small step to reach a thousand miles. That's fine. Encouraging learning is also feasible."

　Don't place too much faith in productivity levels at this point.In the Zhao tombs in the middle and late Warring States period, there are still bone farm tools and clam shell farm tools.In the tomb paintings of the Han Dynasty, the plow is still pulled in a T-shape by two oxen.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)