warring states careerist

Chapter 93

At the end of an era, there will always be some visions.

It is said to be like this.

So in the depths of the Daze west of Peiyi in the Song Dynasty, one day there was a sudden thunder.

A cloudless sky is not thunder.

Flocks of wild ducks inhabiting the big lake were the first to hear the thunder, fluttered their wings, and quacked, causing the rest of the birds to follow suit and fly into chaos.

Mozi, Qin Huali, Gao Sunzi and other important figures among the Mohists let go of their fingers covering their ears, and looked at the straw man who was bombed in the distance in great surprise.

Shi is holding a torch, and there is an unpleasant smell in the air. If someone smells it, he will think of the smell when he was a black ghost pretending to be a ghost and making a scene of stepping out of the clouds.

The deflagration of the mixture of sulfur, saltpeter, and charcoal does not smell very good.

But Mozi couldn't wait to snatch the torch from Shi's hand, went to the front and lit another thing called "Thunder".

Very simple to make.

A shell dug out by a mason, filled with black, dispensable powder, with a long thread sticking out.

After another loud bang, Gong Zaoye did not cover his ears this time, and shouted in a loud voice: "Sir! After making this, it seems that the means of defending the city will increase again!"

Mozi also shouted: "Yes! Throwing this thing down from the city wall can break the method of 'ant-possession'. Well, the formula of this thing must never be obtained by anyone! According to the order of the Mozhe, only Few people can know!"

Shizao was prepared, plugged his ears early, and opened his mouth halfway, so there was no buzzing sound from his ears.

Hearing the howling voices of these high-ranking Mohists, he knew that his voice was too low for these people to hear, so he waited for a while.

The "thunder" just now was filled with about one and a half kilograms of perfectly proportioned black gunpowder. It was a large firecracker, and its power was far superior to those firecrackers with a very small charge.

The stone is too heavy, and bronze can be used as the shell. There is no technical difficulty, but the bronze shell is too expensive, and one shell is worth about one hundred and ten catties of grain.

Before the great development of agriculture, the price of one catty of grain and five grams of copper will remain for a long time. This hundred catties of grain is equivalent to the surplus grain income of a farmer with nine households and one household for a year. It is really not affordable. .

Appropriately calling this thing thunder, there was no objection from the crowd.

When it burns, it has a purple flame, produces cloud-like smoke, and when it explodes, it will make a thunderous sound. It is most suitable for temporarily defending the city.

In fact, it has already been done a long time ago, but the Mohist was busy with other things before, and it was impossible to demonstrate in Peiyi, where there are many eyes and ears, and it is easy to leak the wind, so he chose to be in this inaccessible Daze.

For a long time, these Mohists, whose ears were buzzing from the shock, came to their senses, sat down together, and played with the remaining stone mine.

Shi said: "Sir, this thing is most suitable for defending the city. Didn't you worry about the Chu people besieging the Song Dynasty and the Three Jin Dynasty for hegemony, which would affect the innocent small country? With this thing, the Mohists will be more deterrent. The city will always consider our existence."

"Do you remember what I said about the sword of the world? In fact, it means the same thing. If the eldest brother hadn't brought people to Shangqiu, how could the king of Chu be persuaded by you and not attack Song Dynasty? Only by ensuring that the punishment can be guaranteed can the contract be implemented. .”

Mozi hummed, recalling the story about the Nine Paradise Paradise that Shi said, and asked: "According to what you said, this thing should appear in the next Paradise Paradise. Get it out in advance, and I know it will be very beneficial to defend the city. But a sword has two edges, it can save people and it can hurt people."

"Those rebels who followed me to learn the art of defending the city can defend the city and attack the city. Just like the gunpowder you mentioned, they can defend the city and attack the city. The configuration is so simple, as long as the formula is leaked, the The method of raising nitrate in dung piles has been spread, isn't it possible for all countries to use it? If it is used to blow up city walls, what should we do?"

At this time, the city walls were all made of rammed earth. If there were three to five thousand catties of gunpowder, not to mention Shangqiu, even an ancient capital city like Luoyi would be enough to explode within three days.

Shi felt that this was an unsolvable question, so he shook his head without answering.

Mozi asked again: "Let's not talk about this first, let's take a look at the other thing you mentioned."

Shi took out another bamboo tube. The outside of the bamboo tube was covered with a layer of cowhide, the inside was filled with gunpowder, and a very light cotton ball was placed in front to block it.

This time there was no danger, the cotton ball was not tightly stuffed, and after being ignited, there was a burst of gunpowder smoke, and the cotton ball sprayed forward about a dozen steps, at a very slow speed.

Shi said: "The problem that the gentleman mentioned just now is actually not as simple as blasting the city wall. Once this thing comes out, the city gate is useless."

He pointed to the crude bamboo tube, and Gong Zaozhu already understood what it meant.

Most Mohists have worked as smelters, Mohists also need leather bellows to defend the city, so there are often situations where the force is too strong and the leather can’t bear the pressure and burst. Later, the wooden bellows were replaced to solve this problem. .

Since Shi is only made of bamboo, Gongzao understands the meaning of Shi. If this thing is replaced with copper, I'm afraid it's not just as simple as hitting cotton balls. Wouldn't flying a lead pellet hurt people?If it is made bigger, wouldn't it be possible to fly the stone out and smash the city gate?

In this way, the gate defenses such as gate bolts are indeed useless.

Mozi also understood what Shi meant, and asked Gong Zao: "You have learned how to cast bells. From your point of view, it shouldn't be difficult to make something that looks like a bamboo tube?"

Xinxin said, of course it is not difficult. When artillery guns first appeared, there were air leaks at the back, not to mention those strange shapes. Pao, it is really not difficult to make a technical verification thing now.

Gong Zao Zhu really nodded and said: "It's not difficult, I don't need to ask others for help, I can make such a copper pipe."

Mozi said hesitantly: "I thought about making a powerful crossbow for defending the city in the next few years, but when this thing came out, it seemed useless for me to make this crossbow. Crossbow arrows are expensive, and they need to be sharpened and sticky. It is appropriate to say that this thing can be used only by turning the lead into pills..."

"If there are three or five thousand Mohist, holding this thing and carrying the thunder from before, I am afraid that even the three Jins and Chus will not be able to capture a city."

At this time, Mozi still wanted to create a neutral intervention force to help weak countries defend the city, which is another form of the sword of the world that he understood.

Shi Shi's thinking is different from Mozi's, but at this time it is hard to say, just say: "What you said is very true. Didn't you say that where there is light, there must be shadow? Contradictions always exist, and it is not good because this thing can be used for Don't make it if you siege the city."

Mozi laughed and said: "I'm not that pedantic yet. But for the time being, we must keep this matter a secret and prepare in advance to prevent chaos in the world and the loss of life. At that time, we may have to go everywhere to help the weak defend the city and use the exhausted power to attack the city." Heart."

Shi quickly said yes, but he was thinking about how to increase his strength without making Mo Zi feel a little ambitious while Mo Zi was alive.

A group of Mohists said a few more words, and sat on the grass to discuss the future.

The matter of the gunpowder is temporarily settled like this. First, prepare the saltpeter and sulfur in secret. Only Qiwuhai, Juzi and Shi know the secret recipe for the preparation of the gunpowder.

Some cattle and horses from the North Land have been driven back, and the former spirits have also been sold at a good price among Qilu court nobles, a good price far exceeding the cost, which can be regarded as alleviating the financial problems of the Mohists.

Although Gao Sunzi disagreed with this matter, he didn't say anything for the time being, and he will bring it up again after the autumn matter is over and when the Mohists get together.

A while ago, he went to various villages as the chief inspector. On the whole, the development of Mohists in the periphery of Peidi is quite good.

The sunflower seeds used for playing tricks have grown up and are about to bloom.

Grandson Gao heard that this kind of flower faces the sun, and when it blooms, it looks like the sun from a distance. Therefore, there is no need to explain the prophecy that there must be golden crows living on it. Once it blooms, the people will understand what it means.

With the help of the last usurpation of the right to sacrificial shamanism and the people's belief in shamanism and obscenity, the Mohists used this trust to easily carry out those things that are suitable for the village community, without stagnation.

Some fugitive hermits also organized Shiwu in advance because of the salt problem. In name, it was just to prevent people from buying salt at a low price and then selling it. In fact, the Mohists were spending money to control the grassroots.

In addition, Luhua took some Mohists who knew some medical skills to go deep into the village to treat some diseases, and in some places it has replaced the existence of Wu Zhu.

The witches, historians, and doctors were originally one family, but now the old country in the Central Plains has been separated, but the village community here has not yet been divided, so walking in the countryside to do righteousness is also very smooth.

Now that the people's trust is almost enough, we can proceed to the next step when the crops used as samples are harvested and the sunflowers bloom to expose Wu Zhu's deception.

The Mohists also deliberately sent people to talk to the local clans in order to stabilize them.Mozi has been in and out of the courts of various countries all year round. Some Mozi are very familiar with the etiquette of the upper class, and they have not shown any intention of "checking the fields". the meaning of.

Those who reacted the most were those witch wishes. Although they are suitable for fooling around in every possible way, people will rot after death.Even if Mozi's coffin was well-made, but the smell could still come out, some followers of Wu Zhu had already become suspicious, and they didn't dare to disbelieve it yet.

After all, after that day, after taking those poisoned witches back, the things they vomited out at night did indeed emit fluorescence. This is really a miracle at this time, so they can only be dubious.

Shi also said that he would give these people an explanation when the Golden Crow was inhabited, and the followers of Wu Zhu also thought that these people might really have means, so they just doubted it.

Thinking of this, Grandson Gao asked, "Shi, you've poisoned dozens of people quietly. When the golden crows rest, I'm afraid chaos will be inevitable."

Shi smiled and said: "The chaos is known, but it is just an opportunity to kill people. The people now believe in us and believe in witches, ghosts and priests. As long as the people don't object and only rely on those witches, I think we can still deal with it? This time we will kill more Some, so that no one will have such a desire to make money again. Using the fierce public opinion to scare those elders and big families who are in collusion with Wu Zhu, we did not have popular support a few months ago, but now it is different."

Mozi looked at Grandson Gao, smiled and said, "You, I still don't understand why Shi Shi didn't kill people in public at that time, but had to wait a few months before killing people. Now we have nothing to do with gathering the people, but offering sacrifices is easy. Gather the people... If there were no sexual sacrifices, or if people were killed and exposed at the time, how could the people easily gather to listen to our righteousness?"

Mo Chengzi also said: "After seeing the thunder and fire today, I recalled the saying that there is a degree of relaxation and restraint that Yi Chan said in the past. There is a strong wind of prostitution here, and if you want to completely curb it, you must use severe punishment. Appropriate means It can frighten those witches, but it's not enough to shock people."

After finishing speaking, he pointed to the stone mine left behind, and said: "At that time, I will kill Wu Zhu's henchmen with this thing. If it fails, it will be punished by heaven; if it can be done, it will shock people's hearts. Sir, to defend the city, you have to make up a team to sit together, so that the city will not be destroyed, and the method must be cruel; now using this thunder to kill people is also to prevent adultery in the future, and the method must also be cruel."

Mozi smiled lightly and said: "The murderer will die, and the wounder will be punished. Those witches and women who burned women deserved to die, and the Mohist killed them, which is considered righteous. I think so too, and when the time comes, I will kill them like this. It's shocking."

(End of this chapter)