warring states careerist

Chapter 88
The envoy also talked about the Mohist going to Peidi to do righteousness, but he didn't know much about what he was going to do, and Wu Qi didn't know much about the situation in Peidi either.

But in the bottom of my heart, I still feel that these people must have deep meaning.

He has some understanding of the Mohists, and knows that Mohist's actions cannot be without deep meaning.

After asking a few more questions, no matter how much Wu Qi knew, the envoy already didn't know, and it was determined by his vision that he couldn't communicate.

After seeing off the envoy, Wu Qi hurriedly asked people to prepare chariots and horses, and went to see Li Kui overnight.

Li Kui, who presided over the reform of the State of Wei, had already reached the age of knowing his fate. Although Wu Qi was recommended by Zhai Huang, Li Kui recognized Wu Qi's talent very much, and even commented: "Wu Qi is greedy and lustful, but if he discusses The ability to lead troops to fight is not weaker than Sima Rangju and Sun Wuzi."

Sima Rangju has passed away long ago. Now when it comes to Zhibing, he and Sun Wuzi are always called together. Li Kui believes that Wu Qi's ability to use soldiers is not weaker than these two.

Sima Rangju and Sun Wuzi are distant relatives. To be precise, they both have the surname Tian, ​​which is the surname Tian that is now in the civil turmoil in Qi.

Tian Rangju was called Sima Rangju by later generations because he lived in Da Sima. Sun Wuzi's grandfather and Tian Chang's grandfather who opened the harem to welcome guests were brothers from the same father, and Sun Wuzi and Tian Chang were four generations of cousins.

Because of his trust in Wu Qi's talents and the importance of the land of Xihe, even though Li Kui was busy dealing with the follow-up matters of conquering Zhongshan Kingdom, when he heard Wu Qi coming, he still greeted him with courtesy.

After the guests and hosts sat down, Wu Qi used the "Jiahe" incident to talk about Mo Zhe.

Although the Mohists were not very active in the Three Jins, Qin Huali had a great reputation in the Three Jins, because he was a traitor of Xi Heru, and he was the most famous among the traitors.

Wei Si, who was not Weihou at this time, recruited a large number of talents, and also had the heart to swallow the world, so he also called himself four friends in the form of King Wen's four friends and Zhongni's four friends.

Duan Ganmu and Qin Huali, one of the four friends, have known each other since they were young. Some people also call these two people together with the ancient sage Fu Shuo, saying that "his friends are all kind and righteous, sincere and fearful of orders, and they are good at dealing with officials." Its rationale".

If Qin Huali had not betrayed Zixia but defected to Mo Di, and had been silent for three years and finally got Mo Zi's approval, I am afraid that his status in Wei at this time would not be weaker than Duan Ganmu's.

Duan Ganmu's surname was Li, his first name was Ke, he was granted the title of Duan, and he was a doctor of Ganmu.And Qin Huali, a former friend, is now just a Mohist, wearing straw sandals, short brown and carrying a bronze sword, doing righteous things everywhere and eating brown rice.

The two chose different paths. They were once friends, and the names of Qin Huali and Mo Zhe were no strangers among the nobles of Wei, and they were occasionally mentioned.

Wu Qi had heard the words of the Mohists in Ludo, Zeng Shen regarded the Mohists as his mortal enemies, and some Mohist ideas were also mentioned as negative teaching materials all day long. Of course Wu Qi knew the Mohist’s ideas of well-founded and well-founded rewards and punishments .

Confucianism and Mohism are like happy enemies on some issues, especially in the matter of sacrifices to ghosts and gods, they have really achieved "opposition for the sake of opposition".

Zhongni didn't talk about ghosts, but he reburied the priests. The Mohist said that since you don't talk about ghosts and gods, wouldn't the sacrifices and reburials take off your pants and fart?
Mozi often talked about ghosts and gods, but he was buried in a festival. He wished that the princes and nobles would use a three-foot coffin when they died, and don’t waste people and money with funeral objects. Confucianism said that you Mozi knew that you were going to shit but didn’t take off your pants.

Although Wu Qi learned from Zeng Shen first, he was driven away because of his unfilial piety, and later had inextricable relationships with Zi Xiaru in Xihe.But since Confucianism has been divided into six, the Xihe School and Zeng Shenzhi's Confucianism are already different.

In his view, although Confucianism and Mohism are mortal enemies, if the Mohists get rid of the principles of festival burial, non-aggression, and universal love, they can be used in conjunction with Xihe Learning.

The means of synonymous between upper and lower levels, fear of respecting laws and regulations, organizing people into groups, and whole city as soldiers will not become useless because of whether they are righteous or not.

This time Wu Qi returned to Weidu, heard a lot of news about the Mohists, and heard about Su Mai, so he thought of some solutions in his mind.

He sat opposite Li Kui, the surroundings were quiet, and there were no drinks or dishes, only the smoke emanating from the bronze vessel.

Li Kui knew that Wu Qi would not talk about the Mohists for no reason, and knew that this matter must be important, so he listened quietly.

Wu Qi said: "I also know the rebel Shengchuo who became famous in Linqiu. I also heard about the planting of winter wheat in the Song Dynasty. After thinking about it for a long time, this is a good opportunity for you. If you can borrow Jiahe Xiangrui this year and In the matter of defeating Qi, the Lord will be named a Marquis, and these two things will be of great benefit in the future when he strives for hegemony in the world."

Li Kui was busy asking for advice, Wu Qi straightened his mind and said: "I founded the military pawn in Xihe, no longer the integration of farmers and soldiers, but the separation of soldiers and farmers by farming and supporting strong soldiers."

"Raising a strong army requires money and silk millet. The money and silk millet come from taxes, but the taxes are planted from the hands of farmers. If the method of winter wheat, sweet potatoes and other things are introduced into Xihe, they will be harvested twice a year. The yield per mu has doubled, and the number of mu can be quadrupled without changing the number of mu.”

"In this way, originally, ten households of farmers could raise one soldier. After obtaining this method, three or five households can raise one soldier. The number of soldiers is doubled, the tax rate remains the same, and it is enough for civilian use... [-] soldiers, Allocate [-] troops to guard Xihe, and another [-] to attack the rich lands of Qi, Wei, and Zheng, and you can achieve supremacy."

The military pawn system he initiated can be regarded as a recruitment system for professional soldiers, but there are remnants of the system of mobilizing and recruiting peasants and soldiers.

This kind of military system will dominate the world within 50 years, but the vested interest class formed 50 years later and the grassroots officer corps formed by the collapsed acreage system will also cause backlash.

But at this time, this military system is invincible in the world, and it can completely beat most of the countries in Zhuxia at this time, especially Chu State, which has the most severe enfeoffment system.

Li Kui presided over the reform of Wei State, and Wu Qi said that, he knew what it meant.

If Wu Qi had [-] military pawns in his hands, and even changed the military system of the entire Wei State into a military pawn system, on the one hand, the monarchy could be strengthened, and on the other hand, the country could indeed be strengthened, and Xihe’s advantage over Qin would be maintained in the west, and troops would be divided to attack the east. The fertile land of the Central Plains is more than a hegemony can be achieved?

After talking about the wheat and the new crop rotation, Wu Qi said again: "Furthermore, Shengchuo, who became famous in Linqiu, was famous as early as in Qilu. I have always known the art of defending the city of the Mohist. The city of three miles is like Mozi. When Qinzi comes in person, I don't have five times as many troops to dare to attack."

"Qinzi learned from Xihe in the past, and then he learned Mo Zhai's city defense skills. Sheng Chuo is good at battle. Although he is not as good at defending the city as Mozi and Qinzi, his defense methods must be better. Otherwise, Linqiu will be surrounded and Tian Bu will be defeated. Digging tunnels to attack those rebels and responding with the law of defense, I am afraid that Linqiu will be broken."

"Since these people have rebelled against Mohism, they obviously no longer abide by Mohist principles such as non-aggression, universal love, frugal use, and not selling righteousness. They can be used by the Lord."

"If you let these people go to Xihe to defend Dali, Yinjin, Wucheng, and Hequ...then the Qin people will not be able to break through the city. The Qin people are exhausted, so I will lead the soldiers there again, so as to break the fatigue without spending more soldiers. Rebelling against Mo and defending the city, I can save half of the troops when I attack Qin, who is exhausted from besieging the city."

"In addition to Sumai Xingu and Shiwu weaving, half of Xihe's soldiers can be divided into Hedong. To deter the Zhao family, if the opportunity arises, attack Handan and Zhongmou. Zhao's rich land belongs to Wei."

"Qi is chaotic and externally strong. There are Niuzi's rebellion, Gongsunhui's rebellion, Tian and Tian Hao brothers' rivalry, and Wei will be powerless for 20 years."

"The guard is weak and fat, and can be taken down with one attack."

"Han and Zheng have a blood feud, and Han land is close to Chu. Although the king of Chu is newly established, he is brave and aggressive. If Han wants to survive, he must turn to Wei. Twenty years later, the three Jins, Han and Wei can be united again."

"In this way, 20 years later, the general situation of the world will be determined. It is nothing more than the dispute between Wei and Chu. Chu is so large and vast that it cannot be conquered in one attack. It will be like eating mulberry within a hundred years. This is the matter of Zhongshan Jun and his descendants. .”

Li Kui knew that Wu Qi's talent lies not only in military training, but also in general, and his ambition is also very comparable.

Originally, it was not easy to select military soldiers, and they had to be trained off-duty. With the current yield per mu, it was already the limit to support [-] to [-] military soldiers, and it was impossible to increase more.

Thirty to fifty thousand military soldiers, although they could suppress the Qin people by relying on Xihe alone and prevent them from advancing eastward, they could not divide their troops to help fight for hegemony in the Central Plains.

If you train soldiers and reform the military system elsewhere, you will be opposed by the Duke of Wei.

A while ago when the Zhongshan Kingdom was destroyed, Wei Si named his son Wei Jian as the Lord of Zhongshan, which had aroused strong opposition from the Dukes of Wei, and even caused some turmoil——Wei Jian is the heir, so making him Lord of Zhongshan means two or thirty years later The monarchy directly governs.Coupled with the implementation of reforms, Xihe land, which belonged to Qin before and was not hindered by the power of the princes, the clans understand that the power of the monarch will not be able to stop them 30 years later, which they cannot accept.

However, Wu Qi saw from Dongmai Xingu and those rebels a way to strengthen the power of Xihe and the monarch on the original basis without touching the interests of the public too much.

How could Li Kui not pay attention?

After thinking about it for a while, I felt that Wu Qi's method could be implemented.

Now Hangu Pass and Weisai are in the hands of Wei Zong; Huashan and Liangshan, the two mountain ranges that suppressed the Qin people, are also owned by Wei Zong. The Great Wall built along the mountains ensures that if the Qin people can’t attack Xihe, they can only cut themselves off in the Central Plains in Guanzhong. There is absolutely no chance to touch the world.

Shanxi is the strategic commanding heights in the north.Get Shanxi, attack and defend freely.

The people of Qin are now trapped outside the mountains. The saying that the Wei Han is solid is a dream for the people of Qin at this time, and the danger of the mountains and rivers belongs to Wei at this time.

If there are [-] to [-] more soldiers, the situation of the entire Warring States period will change.

Sumai New Valley will definitely be planted all over the world in the future, but only Weidi Xihe has completed some reforms among the countries in the world. If there is no supporting reform to adapt to the new productivity, it is impossible to exert its full war power.

If the Zhao family was forced by the Wei family to not go south, they could only go north to develop.Once the Zhao family captured the Hetao land, they could threaten the poor and weak Qin State from north to south without going through the Xihe River owned by the Wei people. At that time, the situation of the entire Warring States period would be very different.

Furthermore, if the Mo rebels helped Wu Qi defend the Xihe River, the Qin people could not break through the city in a hurry, and when the Qin army was exhausted, Wu Qi could calmly mobilize soldiers to encircle and kill, which could save troops.

This kind of tactic of defending the city and waiting for help was used three or five times, and the Qin people did not dare to attack Xihe again without sending out all-out troops.And to send out all the soldiers, the interval between each attack on Xihe will be extended.

Because the more troops dispatched, the more preparations were made in advance, and the longer it took, and Wu Qi was not afraid of a decisive battle with Qin at all.

Now it's like a rotten cowhide, it comes once every three to five years, and if the Qin people are taught a few times, the interval may be from three to five years to more than ten years before it is possible to come once.If Qin does not reform, time is on the side of Wei, and the longer the time, the greater the gap in strength between the two sides.

Those rebels also used tools, farming, and Shiwu, and their methods of building cities and walls are also unique in the world.It's just that because of Feigong, it is impossible for Mohist to go to Sanjin, and now those who rebel against Mohism are the best opportunity.

Li Kui is not worried about Sheng Chuo, he has heard about this man.Since they like salary and fame, they are people similar to Wu Qi. Such people need to give them enough stage to display their revenge.

As long as you tell the Lord yourself, send a car to Linqiu to meet him, give him fame, give him benefits, and give him wealth, then this person will definitely be useful.

But the matter of Sumai, new valley, ridge cropping, and field mu was initiated by a person named Shi, and Li Kui had never heard of this person's name.

So he asked: "Jun Zeng Shilu, I have also met Mo Di, and I have learned from Zeng Shen, so I must have an understanding of the characters among the Mohists. What kind of person is this called Shi, who may be used by us? He was in the Song Dynasty. If the land is not reused, it may come to Wei?"

He thought, what kind of hermit is this man who learned from Mr. Sai and Tang Han? Perhaps these two people are people like Lao Peng.

Since the new grain was obtained by this young man named Shi, the technique of farming must be pure and pure. If it can be used, the policy of emphasizing agriculture will be easier to implement.

It was not reused in the Song Dynasty. If you want to do justice, you have to ask the powerful officials for permission. Maybe you can come to the Wei Dynasty?

I don't want Wu Qi to shake his head directly after hearing this.

"This person is young and has not yet reached the crown. I didn't know this person before. But I know that this person must not be used by us. A thousand pieces of gold may be able to hire a good man, but it is absolutely impossible to hire those Mohists who have never betrayed Mohist. If Qinzi hadn't left and stayed in Xihe back then, he might be a doctor now, but he doesn't regret it, and most Mohists are like this."

"That's why I came to you to discuss."

　The "Niuzi" of Qi State is also one of the leaders of Tian Qi, and it is said that he belongs to Xiang Ziniu.It is inferred that at this time the Tian family was struggling for power internally, and it was likely to be a family republic and senior deliberative system. "Huainanzi" said that when the Three Kingdoms attacked Qi Niuzi, there was also the disaster of Xiangzi Niu. The Xiangzi Niu who should be better served was also an important figure in Tian Qi. He should be very important, so that because of his rebellion, Qi Hou had to drive the king of Yue to ask the king of Yue to retreat, and Xiang Ziniu often attacked Lu. It can be seen that his fief and power are mostly in the southwest of Qi, and he is an important lord against Yue and Lu.Chu Yuguan was defeated, and it was not Tian He who asked Qi for help, but Tian Hu or Tian Hao. It is likely that Tian He was squeezed out by his brothers during the civil strife during this period. Later, his son Tian Wu succeeded in the coup and tried his best to kill his uncle and Cousin's contribution in the family.

　　
　
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