Chapter 250: The Heart of King Mi Bing of Jing and Song Dynasty (8)
Mo Zi also understood the key, thought for a while and said, "In this way, if the Chu people participated in the Mibing Alliance, they would get gunpowder and force the Jin people to participate. Is that true?"
"If the Jin people don't participate, they will panic. So they have to participate. Once they participate, those small countries will have the courage to participate in this military conference."
"Maybe what you call a twenty-year armistice can be achieved?"
Shi nodded, but expressed great doubts about the truce in the past twenty years: Once the King of Chu died, Chu was in chaos, even if the Jin people met with alliances, they would never miss this opportunity of death in a century: the Zheng people turned against each other, Chen Cai restored the country, and many major counties in Chu supported the prince's suspicion of the prince's division.
The key is that Wei Wenhou died soon, and the young master attack did not have Weis's talent and strategy, so it was impossible for him to stand it.
He wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune in war, accumulate enough funds for the Mohist school, and attract more talents: nothing is the most profitable than a neutral country that specializes in selling weapons.
Even if the position of the State of Song is not good, there will be no danger within twenty years. The Three Jins will be busy dealing with the people of Chu in the first ten years. If the Three Jins do not turn against each other ten years, it would be a ghost!
Grain, cotton cloth, gunpowder, ironware, iron armor sheets, brass, military uniforms, and even primitive fire door guns... In the past ten years, the Mohist family can accumulate wealth that Yidun Taozhu and even later generations cannot match, and can also cultivate a group of terrible handicraft urbanites.
In this year, the widow of Ba and Qing were able to compete with the King of Qin, and Lu Buwei could control the politics of a country, let alone a group of organized, thoughtful, armed, and richer people.
However, this dark idea was not dared to make it clear in front of the Mo family. He could only say that he wanted to promote peace in the 20th year of Jin and Chu, and thus benefit the people of the world.
It sounds like it makes sense: if the gunpowder is sold to the Chu people, then the Jin people would have to participate in the fight in order to maintain their advantage.
Shi knew it was impossible, but it made logical sense, and all the people agreed. As for the fact that the King of Chu was murdered by politics, this was a low-probability event and could not affect the correctness of Shi's "speaking and inference".
I thought to myself that it is better to make money by doing arms and luxury businesses than to do anything. The Mohist family could no longer make money by making low-profit chariots and other things.
Gunpowder can make the role of nobles declining: even if there are no muskets and cannons, the war horses will probably be distracted when they hear the explosion before they hit.
Luxury goods can intensify the plunder of the people: while they plunder, their status will decline with the emergence of gunpowder, so it is obvious that they will make themselves nooses and jump in by themselves, but there may be a few sober people, but they will never make the entire class awake.
In addition to his terrifying thoughts, he was wearing the idea of benefiting the world. Mozi thought about it for a long time but didn't think so much, so he agreed.
"Since that's the case, then some things can be said to the King of Chu. Even if he really has the intention to change, we can help him train some scholars."
"How can we fight against the doctors and ministers without scholars? And we help them train scholars, and we still use our morality and our word "sincere", which is also a preparation for the future synonyms of the world."
Since Mozi had already expressed his opinion, everyone was supportive, so they all agreed on the bottom line for this conversation.
Before leaving, two swordsmen followed behind.
One was a translator, and the other was one of the Thirteen Swords of Shizhi. They recorded the conversation between Shi and the King of Chu throughout the whole process: This was Shi’s request and the rules of the Mo family. Do you want to explain this clearly in the future because of this matter?
Under such clear rules, there is no desire between them. No one will be a good person, but there will be no gaps caused by the surveillance of the rules.
The three of them talked and laughed along the way. After arriving at the Chu camp, a Mohist conveyed the order of the giant, and Gong Zaoye would also follow this conversation.
If you say something that shouldn't be said, then kill it directly.
Gong Zaoye smiled and patted Shi's shoulder and said, "You made great contributions this time, but except for my Mo family knowing that you are the most important one, the rest of the people think that you are just a maker of gunpowder. The King of Chu wanted to see you this time because of what you said in the tent last time."
Shi smiled and said, "I am the one who is dedicated to benefiting the world. How can I care about these things? I have made a public confession, have you also given up the reputation of capturing the king alone and given this reputation to the Yishishi of Peixian County? You and I are the same people, how can you care about these things?"
"The Mo family has won, and you will also win this legend and become famous."
Gong Zaoye whistled loudly and said, "That's true, but I don't hide it from you. At that time, I was determined to capture the King of Chu alive."
He spread his hands and said, "It doesn't matter how you talk about your actions."
The two of them said something to each other again. The Mo people surrounding him had carefully surrounded the King of Chu's camp and prevented the rest from approaching, including some of the King of Chu's attendants.
The King of Chu also knew that Mozhe had no intention of murdering him, and it would not be so troublesome if it was assassinated. He just pretended to be generous and let the guards who were allowed to approach him disperse.
After the four of them entered together, there was no drink, so they just divided the guests and the host and the guests and the host and the guests and knelt down.
Gong Zao Yeheng Sword knelt beside Shi, only three feet away. One of the other thirteen swords stood at the tent with the sword, and the ink man in charge of translating and recording was about five feet next to Shi.
This is not a formal meeting, just like when Chinese Wen met Jia Sheng.
However, the Mo family values ghosts and gods, but this time the King of Chu did not ask about ghosts and gods and the world.
The King of Chu knew that the Mo family did not like etiquette and politeness, and also knew that the meeting was very short, so there were many words that might not be able to be finished.
He had met Shi before, and knew that this person was sharp and good at sowing discord and creating conflicts, so he did not have the intention of persuasion or sarcasm.
The King of Chu asked, "From the wise man, from the Mo family, can I be the king who benefits the world and the whole world?"
Shi replied, "No. You can't even have the state of Chu, so how can you talk about the world? You can't even have Shangxian in Chu, so you don't need to consider what benefits the world."
"Just just as you are about to starve to death, but don't ask me where I have food, but ask me what to do if I eat too much, isn't this ridiculous?"
When the King of Chu heard this, he was silent and did not get angry. Instead, he sighed and said, "I am very touched when I said that day, strengthening the power of the king and strengthening the four strategies of Chu. I think that when King Wen heard from Taigong and Uncle Qin saw Baili Xi, the feeling was the same?"
Shi laughed and said, "Your words are really praising yourself."
The King of Chu's face turned slightly red, and finally a little dissatisfied, saying, "Even if I am not as good as King Wen, is Qin Mu also out of reach?"
Shi shook his head and said, "I am not questioning your talent, but thinking that the comparison you made is ridiculous. King Wen has four friends, tiger soldiers, and ministers who use their lives, and has no different intentions."
"In the first year of Duke Mu ascended the throne, he personally led the army and Maojin defeated Rongdi, and all the ministers were impressed. The neighbors of Jin also had Chong'er, Yiwu and Liji's rebellion, and the Qin people had no worries."
"But what about you? You may be able to rule the ministers like King Wen, and the scholars have no different intentions?"
The King of Chu shook his head.
Shi said again: "Is it difficult that your army won the battle bravely and conquered the hearts of the people and scholars?"
The King of Chu's face turned red and his heart was furious. He knew what Shi said: Qin Mu Duke was a general's army that started a great victory in the war and had a magnificent reputation. You Xiong Dang led your troops north to fight for hegemony, and was captured by hundreds of elite elites in the Mo family. Do you think everyone would submit to you?
As soon as he was angry, he was about to get up, but after all, he thought that even if things were so angry, he could not change. So he bowed: "This is something I can't do."
Shi replied, "You can endure your anger, and I can continue to talk to you."
The King of Chu bowed again: "Sir, please continue."
Shi asked again: "During the time of Qin Mu, there was the Li Ji Rebellion in Jin. So what you are facing now is the Jin State during the Li Ji Rebellion? Can your general be able to defeat Wu Qi? Your imperial court may be comparable to Ji Chongjun? Can your son be comparable to Wei Ji? Is your prestige comparable to Wei Si who defeated the Chu people in Huangchi Yongqiu twenty years ago? Can your Chu State be comparable to Wei who defeated Zhongshan and captured Xihe to fight Jiang Qi?"
The King of Chu shook his head again, feeling sad, and said, "This person sees the situation in the world so clearly, and the Mo family has the means. Since he asked, there must be a countermeasure, I will ask."
After asking a few more questions, the King of Chu sighed and said, "These are all things I am inferior to those people. Sir, you are right, this is something I cannot compare with them."
"But isn't it because it is incomparable that I highly appreciate the method of change you mentioned in the account? If Chu did not change, he would be afraid that thousands of miles would be destroyed by the hands of his descendants."
Shi hurriedly said, "Whether Chu is destroyed by the hands of his descendants, this is your business, and your ancestral temple and country. Since the Mo family does not think that you can benefit the world and the king of the world, these things have nothing to do with us."
"But the Wei people are not willing to benefit the world, nor are they the kings of the world. Therefore, in order to maintain the balance of all countries, the war will not last for ten years, we still hope to see the changes of Chu. We are just using the Chu people to ensure that the Three Jins cannot embezzle various countries."
"Please make sure you understand that the Mozhe is not helping you, but just for the sake of temporary stability and truce in the world, so that the people can rest and recuperate."
This is a matter of position, and it must be made clear.
The King of Chu knew the rules of the Mo family and knew that the Mo family must conform to their principles when doing things, but after hearing this, he still had some expectations in his heart.
Now it seems that Shi actually had the meaning of helping the Chu people strengthen their national strength, and he asked repeatedly.
Then he talked about the principles of "spendence and use" and "reproduction" that Mozi often said, and said: "The reason why my Mo family sent me to see you now is because you have the opportunity to attack."
"You made a three-year agreement when you made a three-year agreement, but you were afraid that you would have the advantage within three years. But you didn't expect to be defeated by us, so you are now unable to go north within three years except for defending the Three Jins. But after three years, you are afraid that the Three Jins will be stronger."
"So, no matter whether you really want to attack, or just for the sake of breathing, my Mo family can help you defend the city and maintain the agreement to stop the war in the future, you must attack."
"Do not care about your mind, you must be unattacked. So you can cooperate with the use of the law and develop the State of Chu."
"Last time, the iron tools you saw, the gunpowder you saw before, and some good-quality crops can be sold to you for the people to produce and increase wealth."
"The Mohist school is the strongest in the world. The iron-producing land in the world is now Peidi. For the time being, Peidi produces iron. You need to ensure that Peidi is not attacked by Yue, Jin, Qi and other countries, so that you can continuously obtain iron and gunpowder."
Chapter completed!