warring states careerist

Chapter 936 Sigh
When the east was turning pale, a group of Chu soldiers came towards them, looking like they were about to switch defenses.

The deputy brigade marshal took out the matchsticks from behind, lit them on the pot of fire lit near the city gate, and distributed them.

Before the group of Chu soldiers knew what was going on, a few strong men ignited iron thunder and threw it over.

The sound of the explosion was the most obvious signal, and the brigade that had already been lurking outside the city rushed towards the city gate.

When the sound of the explosion came, the deputy brigade commander led the team to rush into the city, taking advantage of the chaotic change of defense to charge and kill.

The defenders in the city didn't know how many people came, and they were far away from the front line, so they didn't expect that the Mo family would rush hundreds of miles to attack Shangcai directly.

These more than forty people rushed from the city gate to the palace area in the city, but they did not receive any organized resistance. The team of dozens of people dispersed as soon as they charged, and then fled back with more people.

In the end, only more than 40 people were trapped in the original palace area of ​​Cai State, and the more than [-] people who made a surprise attack stopped.

When the sun rose, this brigade had already broken into the city and controlled most of the city.

Several companies were stationed at the city walls and gates, while the rest surrounded the remaining 300 Chu people.

Before the inner city was conquered, the Mohist Shangcai County Government had already been established in the city. Mohists who had been lurking or had secret identities stepped forward one after another, and quickly organized the situation in the city in an orderly manner.

The people were neither panic nor surprised, as if they had already expected it.

Many people even ran to the vicinity of the army, not to mention food pots and pulp, but they skillfully sold the things in their homes, because they knew that the Mo family would even register compensation for tearing down a door when defending the city. It has spread all over the world ten years ago, let alone now.

People continue to sell goods, and they also receive paper money, because paper money here means hard currency - you can buy the three major items of salt, iron, and cloth. As for whether they can be exchanged for gold, the people don't care. something to focus on.

Some woodcutters even offered to suggest that the gates of the inner city are all made of wood, or else he could buy more firewood and pile it up and set fire to open the gates of the inner city, so he could give the Mo family some discounts, and so on.

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In the inner city, the nobles who were in charge of guarding the city brought their servants and servants to make a final resistance. There were more than [-] people under him, but more and more locals fled across the city. No matter what, they couldn't hold it up.

The Mohist army outside was already preparing to attack. Seeing that the people below the city were helping to pile up wood, firewood, sand and gravel, there was a lot of voices, and the nobles in the inner city could only sigh.

As an aristocrat who participated in the palace coup, he was named Duke of Shangcai County.

As early as the beginning of the coup, he suggested that we should read the books of the Mohists carefully, and clearly distinguish who is a friend and who is an enemy.

In the current state of Chu, who is the enemy to the nobles?Common farmers, businessmen, and businessmen are all enemies, at least those who cannot be trusted.

To win the hearts and minds of the people, you can't win the Mohists who are righteous, righteous, and the key is money.

Because it is impossible for nobles to give up the basis of their existence, no nobles without fiefdoms, patriarchal clan system and public labor are not nobles.

Instead of this, it is better to treat the nobles themselves well and give greater benefits.It doesn't matter if you learn from the state of Qi or the law of etiquette, but you must figure out where your butt is sitting.

Otherwise, the nobles can give the people three points of benefits, and the Mohists can give eight points. You can't use benefits to lure the people. Otherwise, if it is beneficial today, it will be with you, and if it is not beneficial, it will be against you tomorrow. That is not acceptable.

Furthermore, if you can't compete with the Mohists for the hearts of common people, farmers and workers, then it is better to give up completely and truly build a paradise for nobles.

For example, Shangcai should not continue the original policy, but should forcibly take back the land, conquer it by force, and reclassify it to the scholar class. Only in this way can these Xindeli soldiers know who to fight for and why.

As for possible resistance, it should be resolved by massacre. After all, the people are weak, and they only need to kill the leaders, and the rest will be honest.

At this time, the Shangcai county prince who was trapped was born in a nobleman, and he was only forty years old. He had read many Mohist books since he was a child.

Because many nobles in the state of Chu have close ties with the Mohists. For example, Lord Yangcheng of the nearby Yangcheng had a very good relationship with Meng Sheng, one of the leaders of the Mohism; Teacher and friend; the relationship between Gongshuban and Mozi is extraordinary...

After he grew up, paper books on Sishang had begun to appear, and at that time he had already started to master the Xuanyi Department, and the Mohism also began to slowly rise in Sishang.

All kinds of articles, through the monopoly of paper and printing, defeated the rest of those who relied on word of mouth to teach in the marketplace; The wrong understanding of development; technological progress and high-yielding crops from nowhere have forged a Mohist morality and the association of eating enough...

He also read a lot.

But it is different from some nobles and bastards.

After reading these Mohist books, some aristocrats and bastards got so excited that they didn't know where their butts were sitting, and they actually believed in the rhetoric of equality, love and synonym.

It is understandable that the noble bastard can't figure out where his butt is sitting. After all, under the patriarchal system, the bastard is also inferior to the bastard.

But what made him most different was that some nobles who clearly had the identity of the sons of the sons actually believed the words of the Mo family, and actually began to think about things like the benefits of the common people.

He is different.

He read many books of the Mohist school. When he first read it, he suddenly felt enlightened. He suddenly understood some things that he hadn't figured out before, and then used them in reverse, sobering up where his butt was sitting. After accepting the viewpoint of contradictory interests, the effect is remarkable under reverse application.

For this reason, he even traveled to Sishang, studied in Sishang for a period of time, saw some remote areas of Chu State, and even went to Jiuyi Mountain and other original settlements.

Looking at the theory of the Promised Land summarized by the Mohists, and considering the words that the relations of production propagated by the Mohists should adapt to the development of productive forces, he was greatly enlightened.

For example, Jiuyi and other places, according to the Mohists, are paradises of ups and downs. In the remote tribes who used stone tools for slash-and-burn farming, the clan communes remained extremely serious.

For example, in Sishang, industry and commerce are well developed, and many village communities cultivate and adjust crops around the industry and commerce in Sishang. The communication between people is extremely frequent, so there is no soil for the existence of nobles in Sishang.

For example, in some cities of Chu State, the Mohist influence was deep; while in other cities, the Mohist influence was shallow.

After investigation and research, he felt that what the Mo family said made sense.

However, the path he took was completely different from that of the Mo family.

The Taoists say that all things transform themselves, and the meaning is similar.

It's just that the Mohists are more radical.

Mohists believe that productivity is improving, so the status quo of aristocratic rule must be changed, everything in the old era must be changed, and new rules, morality, and interpersonal relationships must be adopted to adapt to the advent of the iron and gunpowder workshop and the mechanical age.

And it is necessary to use the technique of rational knowledge to deduce what kind of rules and morals and the relationship between people in the new era are in line, instead of relying on the long self-transformation of all things.

At that time, he was not yet the county magistrate of Shangcai. He suddenly thought that if the progress of the times gave rise to all these changes, such as the iron ox farming and the equipment of the Sishang workshop, etc., it would give birth to a new relationship between people. and rules.

So...why not destroy all this, and thus the productive forces, in order to adapt to the backward production relations?

The principles in the Mohist scriptures are very clear, but what the Mohist means is that the times must progress and the common people must benefit.

But conversely, why do we have to move forward?Why can't we go back?
He thought, the reason why Kong Zhongni’s method failed was because of the progress and development of various technologies, so Kong Zhongni’s whole life was fruitless.But what if it ruins all of this?Doesn't that mean that the rule of the nobles can last forever?

For example, the new type of textile machine in Sishang is not necessary for the nobles. Even without this thing, the nobles can still dress and eat, and never have to engage in cheap jobs by themselves.

For example, the various ironware on Sishang, without these things, the common people would have no way to produce and work in the family unit, and could only choose to attach themselves to the village fiefdom.And nobles don't need these things.

All these things were true, so he thought for a long time, and finally came up with a solution that could completely solve the problem of more and more people in Chu State being bewitched and influenced by Mohist propaganda, and it was a root solution.

That is to keep the current system unchanged, and destroy the advanced productivity, so that the level of productivity can adapt to the rules and regulations of the old era.

Destroy all technological progress from Sishang, block borders, prevent merchants from moving, and burn all paper books.

Re-create a group of the original samurai class, enclose the land as a fiefdom, and not allow the samurai class to engage in industry and commerce. They can only choose to train as samurai out of production since childhood, re-create a group of samurai class, and realize the rule of the grassroots.

People are not allowed to change their occupations, and it is stipulated that farmers are farmers and craftsmen are craftsmen. They cannot change their identities at will, and sons inherit their father's business, and father and son inherit.

The people are not allowed to migrate, and those who migrate at will will be joined by the village community.

The land of Chen Cai, which has changed the country, will be re-enclosed, the cattle and horses will be collected, and the use of cattle and horses for farming will be prohibited...

At least, he thought that doing so would completely solve the problem of chaos in the world. However, when he made this statement, someone laughed and asked, "If you do this, how can you have the strength and force to beat Sishang? After all, the world is not only In a state of Chu, even if you do this to prevent the infiltration of Sishang, can you let Zhao Wei, Han, Qin, and Qi Yan do the same? If you can’t beat it, what’s the point of what you said? Does it mean that bringing the sun closer will make it warmer?"

He just felt that those who mocked him were ignorant and ignorant. They didn't know what was the root cause of the chaos in the world today, and they didn't know that the world's nobles would end sooner or later.

After the coup d'état, he finally relied on his talent and his family's influence to be granted the title of Duke of Shangcai County. He was about to try to spread his revenge, but he didn't expect that the Mo family had already invaded the city.

"Hey……"

Standing on the wall of the inner city, he let out a long sigh, thinking that he might never have the chance to carry out what he thought. Those who laughed at him will eventually die in ignorance and stupidity. What is the root.

"Sad husband!"

(End of this chapter)