warring states careerist

Chapter 824 Sincere Hypocrisy
The public neither opposes nor thinks it is good governance, but there are many businesses in this good governance.

Just before Shi's visit to Shangqiu, a group of people, mainly some big businessmen and princes in Shangqiu, formed a chamber of commerce and put forward an argument.

They believe that whether it is to maintain the army or develop production, taxes are needed, and taxes are collected from the people.

These big merchants and some members of the old public family proposed a good method of "the people don't pay the country enough", that is, after breaking the tax barriers in various places in the Song Dynasty, their chamber of commerce will fund the purchase of the sales rights of several townships and counties. , other merchants are not allowed to enter.

The money from selling franchise rights can be used for military expenses and some production and construction needs. For example, the ironware and salt in some townships and counties in the eastern part of the Song Dynasty are paid by the chamber of commerce to obtain franchise licenses. This large sum of money can save the government from Farmers collect some taxes and fees, the best of both worlds.

And vigorously advocated the stamp tax policy of Sishang, believed that after the iron wares entering the Song Dynasty were purchased by the chamber of commerce, they would be stamped and sold by the chamber of commerce. If they were sold privately, they would be punished. It must be decided within half a month, and it must be the people of the Song Dynasty because of this so that they will not be too harsh on profit-seeking.

In this way, the people pay less taxes, have ironware available, and the center has money that can be used for civilian production. Isn't it beautiful.

The times are always progressing, and progress is sometimes the awakening after suffering countless hardships. At this time, the people are disgusted with the aristocratic system. The argument is very marketable.

It's just that the peasant family is extremely opposed, because the peasant family is against businessmen in the first place, and what they have learned in Sishang is enough to make them realize the harm of this kind of behavior.

Therefore, the peasant family expressed its opposition, and believed that if it could not get support, then the several townships under the jurisdiction of the peasant family would pay military taxes normally, and would never sell the franchise to outsiders.

This is a compromise. The farmers think that the merchants will make profits. Although it seems that the people pay less national taxes, in fact, the merchants will not seek profits out of good intentions. So in fact, the farmers will pay the money in the end. Normal taxes may be more.

However, the peasants themselves support "the market does not pay the same price", so the peasants hope that it is also a monopoly operation, because they believe that their "conscience" can benefit the people without making profits, and even if they sell it, they will not benefit from the people. strip profit.

However, it is impossible for the farmer's plan to unify the price of the entire Song Dynasty to be recognized by other families. Coupled with the opposition of some old forces in the Song Dynasty who have changed their appearance, it is impossible to implement the plan of the Song Dynasty's unified policy.

Under the compromise, the farmers also had to admit this policy, but they hoped to borrow a sum of money from the Mohists, so as to monopolize the sales of the several townships they were going to govern, and use their conscience to ensure that the price of the market is not doubled, to ensure that The public will not lose too much interest.

As for the twists and turns, I certainly know about it. In fact, when those big merchants in the Song Dynasty discussed this matter with the old nobles who changed their identities, I knew about it.

For this matter, he neither supports nor opposes, and refuses to express any opinions, because the revolution in the Song Dynasty is not thorough, and one day in the future, of course, such things as franchise rights will be destroyed, but these things should be awakened The people of the state of Song will oppose it themselves. If it really doesn't work, and it hasn't been resolved and awakened by the time the world is settled, then the Mohists will use violence to deal with it.

Song State can only be regarded as a "region" now, not a country, because economically, Song State is basically a subsidiary of Sishang, a place of dumping and raw material production.

In the short term, the people got the land, reduced taxes, reduced the private soldiers of the nobles and the overall military tax, and the living standards of the people must have improved.

In the long run, when the people gradually become enlightened, give some guidance, and have external support, they will naturally stand up to oppose these unreasonable policies, but I hope that this is what the people will strive to wake up to.

After all, Song belongs to the world, and Song people are part of the people of the world in the future. The awakening and reshaping of the world requires the awakening of the people of the world, and the things given by charity will not last long and be cherished.

Sishang is in the position of a producer, and his own profits are enough, so between the wholesale price and the retail price, the wholesale price is closely related to the interests of Sishang. Since the big merchants and the old nobles who have changed their appearance want to grab these benefits, they will Be prepared to bear the price of backlash in the future.

The Mohists do not comment on this matter, so this matter may be harmful to the world or beneficial to the world according to the official Mohist interpretation. One day when a comment is needed, a definition will naturally be given.

Shi even knew that Dai Cong's family also had great interests in it, and hoped to use his status as the Great Yin of the Consulting Yuan to obtain sufficient benefits, of course he would not personally come forward.

A farce-like change will inevitably bring farce-like results.The farce-style result is exactly what the Mohists want Song State to look like at this time.

As for the remaining statements, they are also closely related to the interests of the old nobles and big businessmen of the Song Dynasty who have "changed themselves".

Opening banks, controlling currency issuance, and unifying the currencies of Sishang and Song are the means by which the Mohists control Song.

The capital for starting the bank was not paid by the Mo family themselves, and part of it was reserved for the nobles of the Song Dynasty. Since they don't want to rule directly for the time being, they have to raise a few obedient dogs and give them some bones to eat.

In the future, if something happens because the businessman exploits the people too much, it has nothing to do with the Mohists. Instead, the people will "welcome the master" or spontaneously revolutionize.

This farce-like change in the Song Dynasty was a bit of progress, and it hit the nobles of the feudal system. The old ruling class was finished, and new contradictions were still budding and brewing, and it was too early.

By the way, more people in the Song Dynasty have the means of production and can afford the handicraft products in Sishang, which contributes to the expensive education system in Sishang every year.

As for whether the messy political structure of Song State can pass the bills of those big businessmen and remnants of nobles, it is Song State's own business for the time being.It’s best if it doesn’t pass, it proves that the people of the Song Kingdom are able to control their own destiny, understand their own interests, and focus on the Kyushu Zhuxia, which cannot be measured by money; It can allow Sishang to grab more wealth to support more soldiers and literate people, and the generals will come to rescue them in the future.

Shi Shi knew very well in his heart that he was still dubbed "one of Mozi's most valued disciples" for all he had done, but if Mozi came back to life, he might not be angry and let Thirteen Swords punish him and kill him.

Shi's attitude towards Mozi's theory is actually "abstract affirmation" and "concrete negation".

In terms of benefiting the people, equality, honoring the virtuous, and universal love in the entire abstract sense, it is appropriate to talk about it every day.

But in terms of the overall specific operation, I am afraid that many practices are unlikely to be approved by Mozi, and they run counter to it.

After talking about these things about the Song Dynasty, Shi once again preached: "All people in the world are the subjects of the Emperor of Heaven, and all countries in the world are the land of Kyushu."

"Non-attack and elimination of soldiers is the wish of tens of thousands of my Mohists."

"When I came to Shangqiu today, I thought of the two military elimination meetings in the past, which were all resolved under the city of Shangqiu. After the military elimination, there has been no war in the Central Plains for a hundred years, and the people are healthy and prosperous. It is really a blessing for Kyushu."

Shangqiu was the place where the covenants of the Jin and Chu dynasties were concluded twice. It can be said that when you come to Shangqiu, you will inevitably think about this problem.

It seems that these issues were not addressed to the people, but passed on to the princes through this public speech, because it seems that the people cannot determine the peace of the world.

However, this is not the case.

"As for the elimination of soldiers, my Mohists have always wanted to promote the elimination of soldiers in the world since the time of Zi Mozi, not to attack peace. After the first battle in Shangqiu in the past, we wanted to eliminate the soldiers of Wei and Chu, but it was impossible."

"In the past, there were eight hundred princes, but now there are only Chu, Ba, Shu, Wei, Zhao, Han, Qi, Qin, Yan, Zheng, Song, and Wei districts in the world. Everyone hates, it's hard to love at the same time."

"There are many unrighteous tyrants in the princes, but today I still hope that all countries can eliminate troops, non-aggression, and peace."

"Harmony benefits, war results in loss."

"There are ironware, cotton cloth, linlin, and ceramics on the Si. These are all things that can make people's lives better. It's a pity that all the princes in the world are fighting endlessly for their own self-interest."

"If there is no war, tariffs will be banned in Kyushu, laws will be changed, land will be granted to the people, talents will be exchanged, sages will be promoted, and goods will be transported... What kind of beautiful world will it be?"

Shi is not an idiot, of course he knows that what he said is bullshit, it is impossible and unrealistic.

But he just wanted to say it.

The people like to hear it, and they also like to believe that the Mohists are working hard to eliminate the soldiers in the world and to solve the war that the people of the world dislike the most.

Appropriate attitudes towards some of Mozi's theories are "abstract affirmation" and "concrete negation", and the same is true for Fei Gong Mi Bing.

Before he joined Mohism, what Mozi wanted for half of his life was to hope that all nations would be equal under the heavens, and to build a new system of international legal ethics and international law, so that the big would not invade the small, the strong would not bully the weak, and all countries would be equal in terms of national character. are equal, forming a brand new Zhuxia system.

This is of course a beautiful idea that met the wishes of the people at the bottom under historical conditions.

Under the "abstract affirmation", of course, we support the peace of non-aggression and elimination of soldiers, but in the approach of "concrete negation", we believe that the solution to the problem of elimination of soldiers is to unify the world, not only to fight, but also to fight fiercely and quickly. The quicker and more tragic civil war is more beneficial to the Kyushu Zhuxia, and the longer it is delayed, the easier it is to create estrangement in the future.

So today, in front of the people, he still wants to shout out "elimination of soldiers, peace, non-offensive", because he knows... Even if he shouts loudly, the princes will not agree.

So, who is "unrighteous" and caused the war?

Anyway, it’s not the Mohists. The Mohist giants shouted loudly in Shangqiu, wanting the world to eliminate soldiers. The princes of all countries gathered together to establish a League of Nations that was different from Zhou Tianzi. Everyone sat down to solve the problem, abolished tariffs and established a Kyushu Customs Union. If there is any problem, don't rely on war to solve it, but rely on the meeting of the League of Nations to solve it...

This is obviously a dream, not realistic.

Shi is not an idiot, so this dream has another meaning.

(End of this chapter)