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Chapter 150: Hundreds of times the gold and jade are returned (End)

This question is neither easy to answer or answer for the Wei envoys and Chu envoys.

Mozi had already had a trace of his life and was seventy years old, and he was going to reason with the princes and nobles.

But with the impulse of old age caused by his long-cherished wish at the age of twenty yesterday, this thought has faded, and the decision has been made within the Mozhe.

This question is not necessary.

It was impossible for the Wei envoys and Chu envoys to answer for the monarch, but they did not need to ask to know that the monarch could not use the meaning of the Mo.

Because these two countries are at the two extremes of the world at this time, and at the time when they seem to be strong, they are far from the end of the road for those who must use the Mo.

It goes without saying that if you don’t answer this question, it means silently denying it.

Shi felt secretly happy and understood that Ren Ke's last words could be said to have caused some Ink masters to lose their final fantasies.

He did not lose, which was to make the Mozhe present recognize his ability again. Others can be discussed again, but the position of Xuanyi Division is indeed competent.

As for the debate with Yang Zhu, Meng Sunyang, Lie Yuko and others, it is still not certain that they can win, but the debate on paper is temporarily at the advantage.

The two envoys of Wei and Chu were also at ease with Mo Zi's last words. As long as Mo did not all of them go to their families to serve in the small Pei County, they would not worry.

The affairs of Song State were destined to have no autonomy, and it was mainly due to the internal aristocrats who won the Chu faction and Jin faction, so both countries were not worried about the Mo people's rule of Song.

The group of the Imperials knew what the answers of the two messengers would be, and they were not in a hurry.

It was not until both sides hesitated that they could not make decisions about this matter that Mo Zi said: "Since that is the case, you can go back and ask. We will write it on the grass and silk one by one and take it to your disciples."

"Since you talked about things that benefit the world yesterday, I will tell you today. The Mo is willing to make the world profitable. However, if you do not use the righteousness of the Mo, the Mo will not become an official."

"You can also reply to your lord, that the Mohist can spread these, but not as an official, but as an official. Can you understand the Mohist's meaning?"

Ren Ke thought for a moment and nodded, "I understand what you mean. If the person who appointed Mo is an official but did not use your righteousness, that means that the Mo has abandoned his righteousness. And if he is a separate identity of the Mo, then the Mo is still obeying his righteousness to benefit the world."

Mo Zi nodded, that's what he said.

And the deeper meaning was clearly stated yesterday.

Whether it is corn, sweet potato, potato, ox plow, double-shaft chariot, mill, all of this must be remembered by the people of the world: this is made by the ink master and promoted by the ink master. The purpose of the ink master is to benefit the world.

This is a big fantasy thing, and it is impossible to do it as a retainer or official, otherwise the people would not know the reputation of the Mozhe.

As for the increase in power of various countries, it is the appropriate purpose.

Only when agricultural development brings the development of handicrafts, and only when Wei grows, can it trigger the Central Plains War faster, making all countries exhausted and difficult to notice that the Mo people who make money quietly grow.

Ren Ke thought about the explanations of Zhai Huang, Li Ku and others before, and felt that Mozhe's absolute was beneficial to Wei State but not harmful.

Wherever the Mohist is willing to go, as long as he spreads his technology, the one who benefits from Wei Hou is still the one who benefits.

At that time, even if the Mozhe says something that is not attacking or love, Wei Hou can listen or not. Anyway, he has learned everything, who will care what Mozhe says?

There are many capable people among the Mo people, and Ren Ke has seen it at this time. Young people under twenty years old can tell some truths about the world. What kind of methods will those Mo people who are already famous all over the world do?

He thought for a moment, stood up and said, "The emperor must be happy about Mo's conducting righteousness in Wei, and it will not hinder it. You can also send some famous deeds to travel around the world."

Chu Envoy also had the same answer, which seemed to him as an unexpected surprise.

I originally thought that a lot of gifts and rhetoric would be needed to exchange for some things in the hands of the Mozhe.

But now it seems that nothing is needed, and the Mo people will take the initiative to benefit the world - there are many fools like this in the world among the Mo people, so there is no doubt about it.

As for how to act righteousness, it is what the Mohist needs to do, and it has nothing to do with them.

Ren Ke thought of the grass silk that Wu Qi attached great importance to in Xihe, and asked again: "Now the grass silk is spread throughout the great city and the scholars praised this thing."

"I once heard from Shi that it is said that it is better to teach people how to fish than to teach people how to fish. This is a great saying. The Marquis of Wei is willing to give him a thousand gold and ask for this fishing."

This Mozhe also discussed it internally, and the meaning of the right thing is very clear: Of course you can sell it, but it is not selling it now, but it requires a time difference.

A three to five-year time difference made the market basically familiar with the common low-style texts of the ink artists. After the planned clay or lead type printing technology matured, papermaking was spread and paper prices were reduced. The ink artists maintained the monopoly of printing technology to monopolize private learning knowledge.

If the paper appears too early, it may not be a good thing.

Qin has Qin's writings, Chu has Chu's writings. Once paper causes knowledge to become cheap, the writings of various countries have not been unified, and future generations may be a hundred times more troublesome.

Until the "guilty characters" of the Ink master become common words in the academic circles of Xia, paper must not appear on a large scale.

This involves the bottom line of the ink master: synonymous.

The basis of synonyms is not the same text, but synonyms can definitely promote synonyms.

Because it involves the bottom line, there is no room for negotiation on this matter.

All the details had been discussed last night. At this time, Ren Ke asked, and Mo Zi said, "A thing about grass and silk... I learned very slowly. Yesterday, Mo people discussed this matter and had plans."

"The principles, skills, and ambitions of Mo people benefit the world. This is something that everyone can learn, and Mo people are not prepared to hide their own personalities. Now that the village school has been built, I am a person who can be as famous as Zhong Ni. It is not impossible to recruit some disciples, right?"

Ren Ke hurriedly said, "It's true. Doctor Ganmu often praises your knowledge. Xihe Shou also said that he often heard of your reputation when he was in Lu. If you accept disciples, I think even a king can be regarded by his master."

His words were not compliments. At this time, the old man in front of Ren Ke was the one who could claim to be a comparison with Zhongni.

Yang Zhu and others were still young and were compared with Qin Huali; Weiss's teacher was Bu Zixia, and he was just Zhongni's disciple.

Mozi said: "Since this is the case, I think that some things that benefit the world will always be passed down. Since you are here to recruit Mo Shengchuo, you don't think that Shengchuo's righteousness is for the sake of Shengchuo..."

Ren Ke smiled shyly, this was obvious.

The Wei people valued Mo people who were skillful but meaningless like Sheng Chuo. Since Mozi had already made it clear, there was no need to hide anything. He just wanted to admit it and said that it was indeed the case.

"Since you are not hiring the Mohist's righteousness, but the Mohist's skills, that's simple. Now that the village school is already there, you can choose some talented young people to come here to study."

"Mo people value virtuousness, but they also have their own means of selecting wise men, which is not inferior to Bole's knowledge of horses and Yidun's identification of jade. Mo people can move in big cities and towns or capitals to select talents who can be taught."

"These people, Mozhe, will not let them become Mozhe, but will return to their own country after they have finished their studies, spread things that benefit the world, and go to government alive. But they were not recommended by me, Mozhe, but they were only learned in Mozhe's hometown schools. Whether to use it or not is the choice of the king."

"If you want, the king can invest gold and jade money to use it as the expenses of the village school. The man can help cultivate the teaching talents of various countries, or select them by themselves."

Mo Zhai said this and laughed: "The world's knowledge about Jiaxiang, hundreds of craftsmen, heavenly ambitions, and new technologies is the highest here, and it is incomparable anywhere else. The world is so big that no one can compare with."

Ren Ke nodded hurriedly and said, "I believe this. If you do not talk about righteousness but only talk about art, this is something that everyone in the world admires and cannot compare. But... the village school is in Peidi, which is quite far away. It is not convenient for scholars from all over the country to communicate..."

"If you can be in Shangqiu or Taoyi, it is the best. They are all in the world and are well-connected. The Marquis of Wei seeks talented people, but even if there is war, they will be restricted from invading the township school."

Mo Zi raised his hand and said, "Let's talk about this."

"I know the purpose of your coming today."

"I don't need your gold and jade if I can get it; I don't want this little gold and jade if I can't get it."

What he called knowing means that he had known the things that were clearly visible, and he was also talking about the things that were secret.

Since it is said on the surface that it has decided to only accept some academic and unjust disciples, it is warning Ren Ke not to take away the Mo people too blatantly.

If it was just the Mozhe who took the initiative to leave with gold and jade like that before, Mozi felt that there was no need to keep it. If it was a kind of person who was half hesitant and half rejected, he would still have to find a way not to let Ren Ke use some means to win over it.

The Mozhe has no time to deal with these things now, and he will immediately take advantage of the opportunity of the Chu people going north to maintain hegemony and do a lot of things. The Mozhe's internal thoughts cannot focus on maintaining the firmness of the Mozhe.

The envoys from both countries also understood Mozi's meaning, which can be regarded as Moji's final reply.

As long as they go back and explain clearly, the Mozhe will naturally send what they want, and even actively help spread good seeds and sowing technology. As for how to spread and what method to choose, it is Mozhe's business.

But the Mohist keeps his trustworthy and will do it as long as he agrees. Moreover, the Mohist has admitted that communication technology can indeed benefit the world, so he will do it.

If you want some low-level officials and talents, you can also choose to send them to Mozhe for study, which is nothing more than a portion of the money paid by the offices of various countries.

What you want to give to you, as long as you benefit the world, Mozhe will give it to you for free; if you don’t want to give it to you, you can’t take it away even if you want to.

As for those who wanted to persuade the Mo people to become officials together, this time it was considered to be borrowing from Wei and Chu people's words all over the world: the righteousness of the Mo people is not used, and everything is free from discussion.

Chu and Wei, of course it is impossible to use it. Just a word of non-attack will reject the possibility of using it.

Even if we can clearly explain the principle that increasing wealth may not necessarily require war, both countries cannot listen, because at this time, there has not been a situation where the country has experienced a sharp increase in national strength, resulting in a sharp increase in productivity.

This is determined by vision and learning from history: it is unprecedented, so no one believes in the inferences of the Mozhe.
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