warring states careerist

Chapter 871
As for how to choose, one depends on when Qin State will seize Xihe. If it is within five years, Zhao State will most likely choose to avenge the "inheritance war" and take the opportunity to swallow the land of Wei State to the north of the Yellow River; If Qin State did not attack Wei until seven or eight years later, then Zhao State would most likely choose the Three-Jin Alliance and attack Zhongshan before that.

Things are universally connected.

Zhao Guo's choice is closely related to the Mohist's future choice.

In the original history, later generations regarded this time as the watershed between the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

What is Spring and Autumn?What is Warring States?
There are thousands of words.

But among the thousands, there is a saying, which can be regarded as self-justifying.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, it was a situation in which two superpowers, many strong and few were weak, and it was the initial determination of hegemonic international law after the collapse of the Zhouli international law system.

Jin and Chu ruled the Spring and Autumn Period, and the rest of Qin, Qi, Yan and Song were all vassals within the system.

If there is a system and rules, it will not be too chaotic.

With the advent of the Warring States Period, the old international legal system completely collapsed. The situation of two superpowers and multiple powers was broken with the division of the three families into the Jin Dynasty and the defeat of the Prince Ding to flee Daliang City. Three Kingdoms.

The new rules have not yet been set, and the old rules can no longer be maintained.

I understand that in the troubled times of the Warring States Period, the new rules are actually very simple: the strong rule the world, the books are written in the same way, the cars are in the same track, and all Xia and Kyushu are one.

But this requires a process, a long process.

The division of the three families into the Jin family and the Tian family's generation from the Qi family had already broken the rules of the old era, but the emergence of the Mo family delayed the collapse of the entire old rules.

More than [-] years ago, in the city of Shangqiu, Shi Shi told Mozi "the sword of the world", but because of this "sword of the world", it caused disputes within the Mohist school.

About the sword of the world, there are many interpretations.

Sishang is a single independent country, with one superpower and many powerful vassals, set new rules based on this, just like in the past when thousands of countries and nations were headed by Yin and Shang, and one country on Sishang was the sword of the world?
Or is this sword about the sword of the world, the incarnation of the will of thousands of people, the world is unified, and those who agree with the world are the people of the world?

As for the former, the Mohists can already do it, and they can do it now. It only needs to formulate a new international law, integrate Mozi's non-aggression, and the concept that all states are equal regardless of size, and promise Xihe to Qin with "jurisprudence" , then the world will be peaceful for at least 50 years or even a hundred years.

This is the theoretical basis for the Mohism's pretense of "elimination of soldiers, non-offensive, League of Nations, and new rules" this time.

As for the latter, the Mohists have been doing it all the time, and when the time comes, it will be "unification is innocent, war is justified, and for the benefit of the world and love for the world at the same time, we must have the same meaning, the same language, the same track and the same world."

Five years ago, the Heze League had already laid the foundation, but it was not enough.

This time about Song Zheng's incident, it is the right time to prepare to shout out these words thoroughly, to announce the coming of the troubled times of the Warring States Period and the complete invalidation of old international law.

Under this, Zhongshan is not guilty, but Zhao Tun Zhongshan, the Mohists will not take care of it like Zheng Guo, at least Zhao Guo will not kill people and massacre the city, and do not engage in ethnic oppression.

Under this, Zhao Guo can have more choices, so that he will not feel that Zhao Guo has no way out due to the non-aggression of the Mohists... The appearance of the stirrups has benefited Zhao Guo the most; after this battle, Zhao Guo can We know that Wei Guo is strong and moderate.

In short, Zhao Guo will not choose the way of the Three-Jin Alliance to fight the Mohists because of the "non-aggressive" shackles on his head, because for Zhao Guo, the benefits of fighting the Mohists outweigh the gains, and Zhao Guo is surrounded by Zhongshan and Yan. A weak chicken.

"We have to let the Central Plains fight, we have to let the princes of the Central Plains break out the second Central Plains War, so that Sishang will have a greater chance."

Think so, and prepare to do so.

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More than a month later, many things happened in the Central Plains around the change of Zheng Guo and Song Guo.

Due to the lag of the news, the Qin State in the western frontier had just received the news that the Battle of Yinyang had been completed.

The new capital of Qin State.

After more than ten years of reform, Qin has been different from more than ten years ago. At least the princes and nobles of Qin State no longer listen to the traditional "Wafu music" of Qin State, but start to appreciate the music of silk and bamboo in the Central Plains. It also began to spin around in the mansions of the nobles of the Qin State.

In the palace.

Elderly Wu Qi, Sheng Chuo and others knelt and sat under Qin Jun's head.

Ying Shicha, who was in his forties in his prime, tapped the beat with his fingers, admiring the Central Plains music he had been familiar with and liked since he was a hostage in exile in Wei State, especially Zheng Guo's profligate music.

The aroma of wine is overflowing, all originating from public workshops.

Most of Qin State’s industry and commerce belonged to the public, private industry and commerce doubled their taxes and fees, and were based on agriculture. Water turned into ice" Physiocratic system.

Even though Suo Lucan refuted those rebellious reasons in Handan City after returning from the Far West many years ago, this is still the cornerstone of Qin's policy of emphasizing agriculture.

The people are poor but the country is rich. This is the status quo of Qin at this time. The trade of monopolists to the Western Regions and the military merit system of attacking Xirong to obtain population and land have enabled a large number of civilians to become wealthy small landlords similar to "fubing".

One or two servants of Xirong, more than a hundred acres of land, this is the basis of Qin's policy, because it is still useless if the land is only divided and no one cultivates it.

Bypassing the "middleman" of the aristocrats, no one made the difference, making Qin Jun from the largest aristocrat in the Qin State to the real monarch of the Qin State.

At this moment, the lingering sound lingered, Ying Shicha waved his hand, and the musicians and dancers stopped their movements and went down one after another.

He glanced at Sheng Chuo and said with a smile, "The letter from Kai Zhishi is quite interesting."

What he said was interesting, referring to the "instigation" in his heart that he didn't hide at all: while Wu Qi and others are old, hurry up to engage in Xihe. A foreign minister with great achievements in Xihe couldn't suppress it.

Sheng Chuo nodded slightly, with a smile on his face. It is better to say something than not to say it. If Ying Shichao finds out that he is seriously ill now, he must find a way to get rid of Wu Qi Shengchuo and others. Some things must be made clear of.

At this time, Sheng Chuo seemed to understand why he cared so much about "choosing the emperor" instead of "serving one person with all the people" at the beginning.

Wu Qi met Ying Shichao's gaze, and with a smile on his face, he said, "Your Majesty, today's Central Plains reminds me of a story."

Stories are not stories of future generations, but things that have happened in the past.

Ying Shichao wondered, "What's the matter?"

Wu Qidao: "Duke Shen and his shamans entered the Jin Dynasty because of Xia Ji's affairs, and then visited Wu and passed on the method of chariot warfare. Wu and Yue alternated. This is the beginning of the decline and fall of Chu, and the loss of Jin's hegemony."

"At the beginning of Jin Jinggong's accession to the throne, the battle of Chengpu shocked the people of Chu Xia. When Jinggong asked Shen Gong's witches to make Wu tired, did he ever think about the meeting in Huangchi many years later? That was regarded as tired by Jin. Wu, the weapon of Chu, can raise troops to seek hegemony in the Central Plains?"

Ying Shichao's face darkened, and he asked, "In your opinion, at this moment, who is Jin? Who is Wu?"

When Wu Qi mentioned this story, Ying Shichi couldn't help but think of the present state of Qin.

Sheng Chuo entered the Qin Dynasty because he was regarded by the Mohists as "knowing the salary but not knowing the righteousness".

The spring and autumn chariot battle is the hero, and the organization technique is the hero at this time.

More than ten years ago, Solucan of the Mohist went to the Far West and passed through the Western Regions, so that Qin knew that the Far West could be traded and the treasury became richer.

After that, muskets and stirrups were introduced to Qin, the method of grassland chariot warfare occupied the land of Xirong, and the technique of defending corner forts immigrated to reclaim wasteland, and Qin Riqiang became stronger.

The method of iron smelting and the art of mixing gunpowder all entered the Qin Dynasty, and the seeds of farming came from each other.

In the past, after the battle of Chengpu, Chu was now conquered by a third of Qi, just as it was at that time.

Wu has long been destroyed, and the more he loses Sishang, the Mohist school will appear in the Sishang area, which is most likely to affect the power of the Central Plains in the whole world, and the world will be in chaos.

When Shen Gong and Wu Chen entered Wu, the border of Chu was never peaceful, Yingdu was destroyed, and the country was almost destroyed.

The rise of the Mohists in Sishang, the three Jins who conquered Qi, lost consecutive battles, and civil strife occurred frequently. The three Jins were not allied and attacked each other.

In any case, this feeling of being treated as a "device" is not good.

Wu Qi heard the words, but he didn't take it seriously, he seemed to feel the depression in Ying Shicha's heart, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Jin raised a Wu who can deal with Chu, but Wu is not Jin's lackey. Fu Chai confronts Ding Gong directly, with tens of thousands of soldiers to show his strength, and seeks to dominate, what can the Marquis of Jin do?"

Master Ying snorted and said with a smile: "Bai Zhishi is asking me to be the king of Wu, and also to make the border of Wei country peaceful."

Wu Qi shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, it's a little different. At the time of Duke Ding, there were rebellions among the Six Ministers in Jin Dynasty, frequent internal strife, and finally a meeting in Huangchi. In the past, the lackeys could be equal to their masters in order to seek hegemony. But Sishang Mohists, Where did the chaos of the Six Ministers come from?"

"When the king succeeded to the throne, Qin was weak, and Nanzheng was unable to fight for the land of Hanzhong. When Qin was strong, Nanzheng was guarded by the Mohists, and Qin wanted to dominate the Central Plains. He had to Xiangxihe and Shangdang to seize the land of Shanxi. Must If you go forward, you will survive, and if you retreat, you will perish. At that time, Zhao, Han, and Wei will all be enemies of Qin. If you don’t advance, you will retreat. If you don’t win, you will lose.

"At that time, if you don't have the strength of one enemy and three, you can only rely on the breath of the Mohists, let alone Nanzheng. At that time, if you win, Qin, Zhao, Wei, and Han will all be exhausted, and the Mohist soldiers will come to Taihang. ;failure...the only option is to open up immigration to the west in order to find a way to go deeper."

Ying Shichao frowned, and seemed to hear some implication, and asked, "What do you mean?"

Wu Qi asked rhetorically: "The Yue State gave up Sishang East China Sea and retreated into Kuaiji. The Mohists went straight to the South China Sea, and the Yue people would perish. If the Yue people did not seek the East China Sea Sishang back then, what if there was a method of iron gunpowder at that time to seek the South China Sea?" ?”

"Your Majesty thinks that if the barbaric people in the South China Sea still use stone as weapons, but the Yue people have gunpowder and iron tools and the Mohists' technique of colonizing the South China Sea, can they occupy the South China Sea in a hundred years? Will the required troops and money affect the acquisition of the South China Sea? Sishang in the East China Sea?"

Ying Shichi knew that gunpowder, iron stirrups, new-style fortresses, and farming techniques had crushed the surrounding barbarians, and he also knew that the Mohists would not do unprofitable things. If there were iron, gunpowder and other things more than a hundred years ago, it would not affect the pursuit of Yue. Sishang hegemony.

Seeing Master Ying nodding his head, Wu Qi asked again: "If Yue wins the South China Sea, even if Sishang is defeated and Langya moves, can the Yue Kingdom still be called a big country instead of being like a vassal of the Mohists?"

(End of this chapter)