warring states careerist

Chapter 920 Powerless to Intervene
Sishang is business as usual these days.

Although everyone knew that all countries would definitely choose to interfere, because this time the Mohists did something too "excessive", clearly expressing their attitude of uprooting the aristocratic rule of Chu, and there was no room for maneuver.

The princes and nobles knew very well that if the Mo family occupied the great plains of Jianghuai, Jianghan, Sishang, and Jiangkou without interfering, the Mo family would really be able to look down on the princes in three more years and no longer need to fight art.

However, the response of various countries is swift, but they are extremely sluggish due to many problems.

The battle of Zhu City ended in an extremely comical way. Sishang had expected the enemy to be too lenient, and the Chu State after the coup was really vulnerable.

In terms of the attitude of dealing with the nobles of the Chu state, it can be regarded as completely angering the nobles of all countries.

Sishang has developed for 30 years, and a large amount of money income is invested in education every year. The ideological theory of equality and love is self-contained; the theory of self-harmonious social development of self-interest and altruism; ; Later generations perfected the grammar of words borrowed today...

All of this makes the large number of Chu nobles meaningless to the Mohists and to the world.

There are even many people who think that the only reason for the existence of those people is that they may plan to rebel and counterattack in the future if they have evil intentions, so that the concept of the world will be turned into a separatist force in Chu, and it is better to execute them all after the trial.

The reason for the killing is the original sin of "closing the land" and appropriating the fruits of other people's labor for free, derived from "labor creates wealth".

The reason why the Mohists have such confidence is also due to the large number of literate population and bureaucratic system accumulated after the prelude to the unification war was delayed for too long.

Without these, even if Chu was conquered, it would probably be the same as Qin's destruction of Chu, so that the county policy of "all counties and counties are governed by Liang" actually relied on the terrible situation of the nobles of the former state.

But now, the Mohists don't need to invite the nobles of Chu to be officials, and even the large number of reserve officials trained in Sishang wish that these nobles will die. There are not enough pits in the first place, so why should they be hired again?

I don't know my own level, and I don't have the ambition to cure the disease and save the people, educate the nobles and contribute to the world. In addition, this is different from the revolution of later generations. The literate population in the later generations is equivalent to the old ruling class. After the external aggression, the concept of the nation-state was redefined, so the attitude towards the old aristocracy can be imagined.

But considering that it is not good to kill too many at once, I finally made a decision.

Those below the taxi class with fiefdoms should be allowed to support themselves, deprived of their aristocratic status to become equal people, deprived of their previously accumulated land, means of production and wealth, and starting from scratch for everything to be equal.

In view of the fact that returning to the village may gradually monopolize the power of the village by relying on the foundation and traditional consciousness, so they are not allowed to go home, and all are sent to the coal mines for labor reform.

After five years, they can be released, and those who are willing to farm will be assigned a piece of land to farm with the immigrants, and regain the status of a new equal citizen; those who are not willing can obtain "freedom", the freedom to die of starvation: either go to the workshop to work, or go to the mine Back mines, or peasant labor without free possession, can only starve to death or beg. Starving to death is also a kind of freedom, which cannot be taken away.

The real nobles and lords above the doctor level, together with their families, were all sent to overseas barren lands.

If their ancestors were able to overcome obstacles and establish a state, then if they have the ability, they will continue to continue their state overseas and establish a new Chu; You can lay down a piece of land with just a few bronze utensils, and Tai Bo and his party can become the founding kings of the country by running from the west to Wudi. Now there are iron utensils and muskets.

For this reason, I also specially tell the world that if there are loyal people who are willing to serve the king of Chu all their lives, adhere to the etiquette of respect and inferiority, and do not believe in equality, they can sign up to come to Sishang as soon as possible. Each person of the Mohist family will send a number of seeds, a musket, a piece of iron, free of charge Send off with the king of Chu.

As a result, the world was shaken unavoidably, the nobles understood that the fangs of the Mo family had opened, and their enemies were not only the Mo family but also those who were born lower than them.

This war is no longer a battle for power and profit among princes, but a decisive battle between new rules and old systems.Either there is an orderly hierarchy, or everyone is equal and contradict each other, and there is no other possibility.

It can be said that the Mo family's treatment of the nobles of the Chu State was a bit appalling. Even if it was the enmity between Wu and Yue, the interests of some of the nobles of the Wu State were not invaded, but they just changed their allegiance to their masters.There is no such a large-scale cleansing that completely changes blood, but this time the Mohists did not even abide by the traditional virtues of destroying the country without exterminating sacrifices, and the nobles were completely outraged.

However, although the power of anger is powerful, it cannot defeat the crush of productivity, and it is even more difficult to defeat the various layouts planned before.

The war instigated by the Mohists in order to conquer the Chu State and the previous situation bought the Mohists a lot of time.

In the past few years, it was injustice to criticize Zhongshan for not carrying out more profound reforms after the restoration of the country. This was equivalent to sending a signal to Zhao to attack Zhongshan without the Mohists interfering.

Righteousness and injustice all depend on the Mohist's mouth.

The follow-up policy of Zhongshan's restoration of the country itself is impossible to be righteous.Zhongshan's restoration of the country relied on the weapon support of the Mohist School, and profit-seeking businessmen jointly invested and demanded returns. These businessmen did not do charity, but to pursue more benefits.

The main aristocrats of the restoration of the country are not to be the public servants of the people in order to seek the happiness of the people, they are to be the nobles who truly rule.

The merchant has obtained a lot of franchise rights. If he can hold back his desire for profit and not exploit excessively, then he will really see the devil.

The nobles have obtained a large number of fiefdoms. If they can give up their own interests and take the initiative to change to benefit the people, then these nobles will no longer be nobles.

And since the Mohists started to open up the South China Sea, most of the merchants in various vassal states have turned their attention to foreign trade and setting up workshops or buying land for long-term labor in the South China Sea. exclusive.

Those with a long-term vision know how to get out early, because they know that the Mohist policy does not allow Zhongshan's way of operating.

When the Mohists finally denounced Zhongshan's injustice, many businessmen who sold their shares early and switched to South China Sea trade breathed a sigh of relief.

They took the right path.

After the Battle of Yinyang, Zhao Guo finally determined the strategic direction of expansion to Zhongshan, because Zhao Guo knew that the Central Plains looked rich, but in fact it was a powder keg, and if you don't pay attention, you will get burned.

After Wei Guogong Zizhi canceled his false title of Zhongshan Lord, the Mohists almost benefited from the battle of Yinyang, and the rise of Qin State. In this case, the relationship between the three Jins has eased.

The three families worked together to destroy the Jin State, carve up the last bit of land in the Jin State, and demoted the Marquis of Jin to a commoner, but still reserved a certain amount of land for the Marquis of Jin to continue offering sacrifices.

Then Qin State began to harass Xihe from time to time, and tacitly carried out the strategy of advancing east and west with the Mohists. After the Mohists had bled Wei, Qin would not wait for Wei to rest, but would take advantage of Wei's weakness to continue bloodletting.

The easing of the relationship between the three Jins and the Mohist's declaration that Zhongshan was unrighteous gave Zhao the confidence to invade Zhongshan.

Zhao and Zhongshan fought.

At the same time, Qin State gathered [-] soldiers, crossed the Wei River, and fought against Wei in the Yin and Jin Dynasties. Thirty thousand soldiers of Wei were destroyed, Qin State won a big victory, and Wei State's most powerful field force in Xihe was destroyed.

Since then, Wei State no longer has the ability to attack strategically or even effectively defend in Xihe, and can only rely on the precipitous defense of some mountains and rivers.

Wei soldiers are not peasants and soldiers, but professional soldiers similar to government soldiers. Thirty thousand Wei soldiers are comparable to [-] conscripted feudal farmers. up.

Qin took the opportunity to advance eastward and captured Huashan and Linhan Valley. Zhao and Han were shocked and sent troops to support them.

Wei Houjian heard about this great change, he couldn't get sick, he called his two beloved sons to him, and told his son Huan and his son Fu to be harmonious, but in the end he couldn't bear to get rid of one of them.

South Korea sent [-] troops, and Zhao Guo sent [-] troops to help Wei guard Xihe and confront Qin.

The number of troops sent by various countries is getting smaller and smaller, but the combat effectiveness is actually getting stronger and stronger. A [-] standing army can beat [-] peasant soldiers. This is the truth that Wu Qi summed up long ago.The cost of raising [-] standing troops may be several times that of [-] peasants and soldiers.

After this battle, regardless of victory or defeat, it is impossible for Wei Guo to exert enough power to interfere in Sishang.

South Korea has made great efforts to govern in the past few years. It is not like Wei, which makes enemies on all sides. It still has a little strength, but it is not a powerful country that can interfere in the battle between Mo and Chu by relying on the power of one country.

Zhao Guo is fighting with Zhongshan, and because the Hetao land in the north is in the hands of the Mohists, even if they send troops, they can't send too many troops.

The Qin State in the west has to worry, because there is no need to worry too much because of the battle of Xihe.The only way Qin can go is to attack Nanzheng from Longyou or across the Qinling Mountains. If they can't attack for a long time, they will face a big defeat. This is closely related to the success of the Mohist's battle in Chu.

After quickly disintegrating the main force of Chu State and capturing Jianghan, the potential crisis in Nanzheng was resolved.

Wu Qi was also getting old, so what he was worried about was Wu Qi's management of the land in Longxi, taking advantage of the opportunity to send troops suddenly during the battle between Mo and Chu, entering Hanzhong from Longxi, and taking Nanzheng, so as to prepare for the future attack on Bashu.

But Wu Qi returned to the capital of the Qin State due to illness. Mo Chu was not in Longxi when the war started, and the Mo family did not dare to be careless. Nanzheng strengthened its defenses, and while guarding the Qinling road, only sent some troops down the Han River. .

Now that the situation in Jianghan has stabilized, Qin has missed the best time to send troops. At this time, if Qin wants to take action, he must first solve the Xihe problem and resolve the diplomatic relationship with Wei Hanzhao.

Yan Guo's nest is in Yandi, and it has been least affected by the changes in the Central Plains. As a living fossil that conforms to Zhou etiquette, it has not yet experienced the transformation of destroying the country and rebirth, and its ability to interfere with Sishang is minimal.

In the vast Central Plains, the only country capable of interfering in Sishang is actually Qi.

(End of this chapter)