warring states careerist

Chapter 942 Backlash
Upon hearing the words, Young Master Fu yelled angrily: "The Mohists have the theory of synonymousness, and its meaning is known to the whole world. Now that Chu State is dead, if this continues, everyone will be ruined."

"Since it's all about to end, if Wei Guo is cut off, Wei Guo will perish sooner or later, so why talk to them?"

"Zhao is Ye and Fanyang, Qin wants Xihe Hangu, Qi wants Nanqiu Chengyang, what will Han want in the future? The second is the essence of Wei. After ceding, what is left of Wei?"

If it wasn't for the attitude of the Mohists towards the nobles of Chu that had completely frightened the nobles, the prince would definitely not talk about it after hearing the words.

It's already like this, but they are still arguing with each other about these issues. When the Mo family becomes stronger, the princes will be wiped out.Why can't we unite and not seek benefits and protect the gift with one heart?

However, Young Master Fu also understands that the matter has come to this point, if he doesn’t talk about it, Wei Guo will send others to talk about it, because the nobles of Wei Guo are already nervous, as long as their fiefdoms are not touched, then what does it matter if they cede more Woolen cloth?

Yecheng has always been the land directly under the Marquis of Wei, Ximen Bao has been operating there for a long time, it is not a noble fiefdom; Xihe area was taken from Qin State, except for some fiefdoms belonged to the nobles, the rest belonged to the people of Xihe. political reform.

If the nobles want to oppose Mo, they will definitely find a way to kill those who don't want to talk. Young Master Fu understands his situation.

His confidant said again: "Young master, this matter must never be decided. This matter must be reported to Anyi, and the emperor will make a decision, or it can be discussed by all the ministers. If not, the son will not be able to explain."

Up to now, the people around Young Master Fu can only fix all this with small profits, and they can't solve these problems from the root cause.

The intrigues and tricks left over from the aristocratic era are useless in the face of the general trend of unreasonable, unreasonable aristocrats, and an excessively literate population. The rise and fall of a family.

As for national interests, nobility has no country, only family.Gongsunhui defected from Qi to Wei, Linqiu was still his Gongsunhui family, this has never changed, until these people in Sishang started to teach people how to read like crazy, the people also began to want a home where they could think about themselves The concept of country and family will change only after interests are established.

But now, there are no people from the Wei family, only the Wei country of the Wei family and the Wei family members, and the son has nothing to rely on.

The universally applicable values ​​of equality and love plus the unity of nine states were snatched by the Mohists; the nation did not yet have an economic foundation in the Wei state; the only thing that the prince could rely on was the support of the nobles and the old system of etiquette and law.

He doesn't want to give up all these real "servants of the people" and give up ruling for the benefit of the people. Naturally, the only way to go is to accept these conditions.

In fact, there is another way, that is to take refuge in the Mohists, for the benefit of all the people of Wei, but he refuses to do so.

Seeing what his confidant said, Young Master Fu could only say: "That's the only way. I can't make the decision on this matter. I can only pass it back to Anyi to make a decision."

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In Anyi, the capital of Wei, Young Master Huan anxiously awaited his father's death.

Wei Jian's time is running out, but at this critical moment, he sent his son Fu to Luoyi. How could he, a son, not know why?

Whoever goes to Luoyi now can hook up with the princes first and gain the support of the princes.

The state of Wei could no longer sustain itself, and without the support of the princes, it would be impossible to inherit.

In the First Battle of Xihe, Wei's pawn and phalanx system was completely behind the times, and Qin transported and attacked along the river until it reached the vicinity of Hangu Pass.

Anyi has a dangerous river, and finally blocked the Qin army's offensive, but the Wei State's phalanx, which is famous for its large formations and heavy infantry formations, was completely suppressed by Qin's army formation.

Just like the battle of Yinyang back then, Qin’s army also took the same route as Sishang 20 years ago, with a large number of musketeers replacing Qin crossbows as the main output, infantry as mobile walls to cover musketeers, and a large number of stirrup cavalry Take cover on the flank.

Qin's muskets are made of flint and are very heavy. They cannot be used as short spears with short swords like some new guns on Sishang.

But probably in order to fight against Wei's heavily armored infantry and heavy chariots, the Qin people's muskets abandoned their lightness and increased their power, and replaced the matchlocks that could not be arrayed densely with exquisite flint instruments.

Although spearmen are still needed to cover them, regardless of the density or formation of muskets, they can be denser and more powerful.

The battle line was thinner and longer. Under the volley, Wei's large square formation suffered heavy casualties, and the formation was broken as soon as the cavalry charged.

Both Han and Zhao sent troops to rescue Wei, but just after they sent troops to destroy Chu, the Han and Zhao armies now stationed along the Yellow River to confront the Qin army seem to have different ideas.

The rumors had already spread that the people of Qi were going to take advantage of the Mo family's inability to go north, and join forces with other countries to destroy Wei in order to divide Wei's territory.

Zhao Guo is extremely supportive, South Korea does not support it, and Qin Guo's opinion is difficult to decide.

The reason why South Korea does not support the destruction of Wei is not because South Korea is Wei's most staunch ally, but because South Korea ate a lot of Zheng Di during the Yinyang War seven years ago, and those Zheng Di are poisonous...

Affected by Mohist propaganda, after the Xinzheng Defense War, the people of Zheng State were extremely dissatisfied with the aristocratic rule.

This is a piece of meat mixed with feces. It cannot be swallowed or spit out, and it cannot be effectively governed or managed at low cost.

Coupled with the Mohist attack on Chu, South Korea is most worried, because the Mohist has almost driven the cannon to the gate of the capital of South Korea.

So South Korea didn't want to destroy Wei, but just wanted to divide Wei into a part to feed Qi, Zhao, and Qin, and begged them to send troops to fight against Mo.

Qin State's attitude is unclear, it's hard to say.

On the other hand, the State of Zhao had nothing to worry about. In the battle of succession, the State of Zhao was almost created by the State of Wei to form a State of Zhao and a State of Dai.

Furthermore, the Mohists are not able to go to Zhao Guo now, and Zhao Guo has a lot of bargaining chips.

The Kingdom of Wei is a rich place, and Ximenbao managed the land of Ye, pushing the power of the Kingdom of Wei to the gate of Handan. In addition, the incident of the Kingdom of Wei made the Kingdom of Zhao completely withdraw from the Central Plains.

Looking at it now, it is a good thing, but Zhao Guo has many choices, he can attack Zhongshan, he can attack Wei, and he can oppose Mo, so Zhao Guo's attitude towards Qi Guo's suggestion is at least a statement.

Envoys from various countries have been in secret contact with Young Master Huan for a long time. His fiefdom and power are basically in the Central Plains, Ye land is not his, nor is Xihe.

Therefore, his attitude towards the princes is very clear: anti-Mo is a great righteousness, and he supports it.For this righteousness, the State of Wei can cede Xihe, Yecheng, Fanyang, Linqiu, and Chengyang.

What he is worried about is that the countries will not give him the opportunity to betray the country, because traitors also need to be qualified.

No. 1 in the traitor's list is his elder brother, son 罃.

If Young Master Fu sells the country first, then he has no chance, so he can only offer a higher price than Young Master Fu—as long as I keep the place where my fiefdom is located, the rest can be cut off.

The Xihe War also caused a lot of dissatisfaction in the Wei Kingdom, because the power of the old aristocrats was mostly in the old lands of the Wei Kingdom, and Wu Qi in the Xihe area made Wei Wuzu's military recruitment policy, resulting in very few nobles' fiefdoms.

Although few, there are still a group of new military nobles who have obtained "fiefdoms".Coupled with some unconventional rewards, such as the land rewarded after meritorious service, it is also accompanied by farmers. In name, farmers are still free farmers, but in fact, because the land is rewarded to military nobles, these farmers have no choice. Do not depend on the survival of these military nobles.

For example, in history, 140 million mu of land was rewarded to the uncle at one time. These lands must not be wasteland, and they must be cultivated by people, otherwise the wasteland would not be considered a reward.

But these people's power is not strong enough, and after Jing Xihe's defeat, these people don't have much influence in Wei State.

People in the old aristocratic system are most worried about the Mohist family going north after the Chu dynasty is destroyed, because they already feel the huge gap between the two sides.

It's not just the army, but Wei Han has swallowed Zheng Guo for seven or eight years and has not yet digested it, so South Korea is not interested in carve up Wei Guo; and the Mohists can take root wherever they go, and they have verified the principles of Mohism in Kyushu with practical actions. ——Nanzheng, Nanhai, Yunzhong, Gaoliu, and Sishang are different from each other, but all of them can gain a foothold.

Wei Guo was already in a panic, because the enmity between Wei Guo and the Mohist family lasted only a day or two, and because Sishang was too close to Wei Guo, once the Mohist family went north, Wei Guo would bear the brunt just like South Korea.

If there is a crisis in the heart, they can give up some interests that were not originally theirs.

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Along the Yellow River, in the Wei army camp, after Wu Qi left Xihe, some young talents also emerged in Wei.

Pang Juan is one of them.

Pang and Wei, considered close surnames, both originated from the fifteenth younger brother of King Wu of Zhou.

The ancestor of the Wei Guode family was a common man Bi Wan. With his own body and aristocratic blood, he made a fortune in the Jin State and was granted the title of Wei.

Pang originally means "Pang people". Received the title of Pang Township, there is Pang's family.

After Wei conquered Pang, Pang Juan's family moved to Wei. Because he was also a nobleman, he had the opportunity to be rewarded for his meritorious service. Pang Juan gradually became famous in Xihe, and he has become a leader among the young talents in the Xihe army.

The system of military soldiers in Xihe is still there, and Pang Juan has accumulated to become a general by virtue of his military exploits. He did not participate in the previous battle with Qin, but deployed defenses on the north bank of the Yellow River after the Qin people went down the river.

In the past, Wei Wuzu, who was quite advanced and could beat the Western Qin Dynasty to overwhelm Han and Zhao, now the backlash and shortcomings have appeared, or because the Wei State has more defeats and fewer victories, the shortcomings of this system have been manifested prematurely .

The so-called military soldiers are a group of cheap soldiers who don't respect the old lineage, and a new batch of soldiers who can't afford the six arts and chariots.

The number of the scholar class is basically fixed, the eldest son inherits, and the concubine becomes a commoner, so it is difficult to expand the scholar class.

The warriors, on the other hand, select fighters from among the common people and give them the essence of "soldiers" but without the status of soldiers. Once selected, they will serve as soldiers for the rest of their lives.

The advantage is that the family can be exempted from labor and taxes, military exploits and trophies can be exchanged for land, and there can be slave farmers and slaves.

Farmers and soldiers are trained during slack farming, while military soldiers are professional soldiers who train all day long, and the state is responsible for food, clothing, armor, and weapons.

Therefore, such a large state of Wei could not afford to support too many military pawns, and it was obvious that continuous external expansion was needed to continuously expand the number of military pawns. With more taxes and more land, one could be tax-free and exempt from military service.

What the owner farmers are afraid of is not the tithe, but the sudden increase in taxes by the monarch and the almost endless labor.

For the benefit of exempting the rest of his family from taxation and labor, Wei Wuzu got the first batch of professional soldiers in the entire Zhuxia. They had a great advantage in the early stage, but now problems have also appeared.

The first batch of military soldiers, who did not die in battle, have basically become new military nobles. Although they may be a group of corporals without the title of corporal, they have become the pillar force of the Xihe Army of Wei State. The first batch of official military meritorious landlords.

They also have their own demands for interests. What they yearn for are military achievements, land, and population. However, the Wei State has been defeated all these years, which makes it difficult to satisfy their interests, and also makes the number of new batches of soldiers drop sharply.

The State of Wei couldn't afford enough money, land, and slave farmers to spread the military pawn system across the country.

The advent of the gunpowder era has gradually reduced the advantages of military soldiers. In the cold weapon era, the standing army that trains all day can be compared to ten; but now, when they shoot against musketeers from various countries, they will not be able to be compared to ten just because they have been in the army for a lifetime. , At most, one is two.

They have trained for a lifetime, more than ten years, but when they actually go to the battlefield, they may not be able to match the musketeers who have been trained for three years.

In the battle of Xihe, they suffered heavy losses. They eagerly hoped to participate in the battle between the sons of the Wei State and seek a spokesperson for their own interests.

They don't want to participate in the war in the southeast, because they know the strength of the Sishang Army, and they don't want to fight an enemy who is obviously stronger than themselves.Only with victory, can there be military exploits, land, and servants, while failure means nothing, including life.

The premise of Xiao Gui and Cao Sui in later generations is that the whole world and society are progressing steadily.

Wu Qi created a precedent for recruiting and adding soldiers. Based on Wei's productivity and financial income, he was naturally brave and invincible in the early stage-a group of farmers and soldiers who could eat enough to eat, a group of farmers and soldiers who only trained in winter. A pawn can really do one against five, and if he dares to risk his life, he will have military exploits.

But now, the world is changing dramatically, these systems need to be repaired, but no one in the Wei Kingdom can stand up to repair these systems to make them conform to the current situation, and keep them as they are, and more thoughts are spent on the struggle between princes and nobles superior.

The current Xihe military soldiers don't want to fight against enemies stronger than them, let alone go to the southeast to fight for their lives.

Fighting Qin is for his own land, his family and interests in Xihe, and Qin doesn't seem so invincible, at least it doesn't look so terrible now.

Fighting with Sishang, what is the plan?There are rumors that someone in the capital is going to cede the land where his home is located to the Qin people, so why are you fighting?In other words, are the nobles in the capital willing to allocate their land to repay these 30-year-old soldiers?If they don't want to, why don't they go to fight the Qin people to take back the land, but go to fight those 30-year-old undefeated troops in Sishang?
Now, they need someone to ask the ministers of the DPRK and China: If Xihe is cut off, where will they make up for the missing land?Are those nobles in the court who frequently occupy millions of acres of land and entrust hundreds of miles of land willing to give up their land to supply the new nobles of the armed forces?

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