Chapter 78: Quiet Change
When the "wise" people, whether true, false, or have ambition, or love the world, finally begin to display their ambitions.
Kui squatted beside a stone in front of her door, holding a pottery bowl in her hand, and squatted on the ground to have a meal.
There were also several people who had served in the charity division next to him, including the partner who had fought with him in the military camp and caused him to be confined and picking up feces.
These people all held a pottery bowl in their hands, and their postures were similar.
The thumb and index finger of the left hand hook the pottery bowl, and the index finger is stuck under the thick bowl of the pottery bowl, so that no matter how hot the soup is, it will not burn your fingers.
The other three fingers of the left hand held a stack of steamed buns stacked together, and in the middle of the steamed buns were a few chili fried in lamb oil.
The steamed buns are made of sweet potato noodles or corn flour. They are very thick and crunchy, but they are just enough to eat. With the chili peppers or pickled sunflower that make people's mouths burn, they occasionally snort the salt water in the bowl and boiled carrots and mustard tassels, which makes them feel like they are experiencing a sharp sensation of their index fingers.
This is a eating habit that appeared after crops such as carrots, sweet potatoes and corn were introduced to Fei Country. Originally, people near the Central Plains either had a table or squatted on the ground and held a bowl. Even though wooden objects such as tables and stools began to appear and spread at the bottom, they were resisted by the nobles; chopsticks and other food utensils began to spread, few families in Fei Country still had wooden tables.
The land reform in Si Shang not only made farmers live better, but also gave farmers enough extra commodity grain to exchange, promoting a series of handicraft development... If the carpenters who made tables and stools in Pengcheng, Si Shang Shang, Peiyi, were in Feiguo, they would starve to death on the streets.
Since carrots and corn were introduced to Fei Kingdom, this method of eating led by the Mohist family has gradually become the mainstream of the poor: carrots or sweet potatoes cooked in the bowl, cornmeal steamed buns are buckled together and pinched in the left hand, and the chopsticks used by the nobles to eat vegetables are pinched in the right hand without any need to pick up anything. As much as they eat, they can hold a few steamed buns in their left hand, and hold one from their left hand and stuff them into their mouths, then pour a bite of hot soup and swallow the coarse food.
It is very plentiful. Although eating too much carrots is a bit heartburned, if the fertilization is done properly, a few acres of land in the family can ensure that the family will not starve to death. The remaining ones have to pay taxes, and the young and strong laborers at home will serve labor and fulfill their feudal obligations.
Under the change, the storm was surging. It was not only those wise men who discussed the system of the world, but also the civilians who were holding steamed buns and gnawing carrots.
Talk about big talk does not mean shouting loudly, but where people gather, talking about big talk is mostly a misinterpretation concept.
Kui tried hard to swallow a bite of carrots that no dogs in the noble family could eat, waved her free right hand, and slapped her chopsticks in the air and shouted: "What you said is wrong. I tell you, the nobles and princes can't believe it. Don't believe any nobles who come to worship and can recognize Gongzi Luan's words. Besides, even if they come, can we ignore the suffering of the farmers in the fiefdom?"
"If you want me to tell me, we should quickly organize the people who serve in the charity army, organize the army, and call for change. The doctors on the fiefdom will definitely not want the people on the fiefdom to escape or leave the fiefdom, so we should fight..."
Obviously these people are discussing the issues that the "sages" have been arguing over the past few days, how to treat the nobles and whether the reformed systems are only implemented in the capital.
Aoi was about to talk about the principles she had learned from the righteous master when she heard a woman screaming and scolding from behind, and she didn't need to look back. Aoi's mind flashed with her wife holding the child in one hand and pointing at him and cursing.
"You are really eating sweet potatoes and eating Zhong Ming Ding Food! What's the matter with the people in the world? Just keep yourself in mind and don't starve your family to death!"
"Change and change! Talking about change all day long, talking about righteousness all day long, saying that you want to benefit the world... After profit, you can't even sell salt! It used to be expensive, but at least you can buy it. Now? After changing, it's not as good as before!"
Just now, he was talking about raising the banner of righteousness to force the nobles to agree to the law. Kui, who was a hundred miles away from the country of Fei, suddenly became depressed and muttered: "The Mo family said that salt will arrive soon, and their grocery store will sell salt soon, and in order to prevent someone from stocking up, they will purchase according to the number of households..."
"Don't be afraid of lack of salt... The Mohist family is in Qi, and Yue has large salt fields, so why is there a lack of salt..."
The woman sternly said: "I don't know where the country of Qi and Yue are. I know that there is no salt anymore. The vegetable soup for tomorrow will be seasoned with sweat beads! Didn't you choose the wise men? Don't these wise men represent the benefits of the people?"
Kui lowered her head and said, "Well... I chose..."
The woman scolded, "Do these wise men know now that what they need to do is to make salt available on the market? Can I exchange the linen and cotton thread I spun for some money?"
"These wise men have food and drink, and their family wealth is rich, so they can argue about the meaning of the law there. Why does the king survive? What are you talking about?"
"Are you a wise man? How can you be a wise man? If you really want to benefit the world, you will become a Mozhe. Do you think they want you?"
"I'm not a Mozhe, nor a wise man... What does it have to do with you if someone outside the capital?"
"When you hold your guns and spears, what are the people outside the capital doing when you force the king? They want to seek profit, but do it themselves. If you don't do it, why do you harm noble people for those people? They have gathered private soldiers outside, but they are afraid that the things that Gongzi Luan promised to buy private land for twenty years will be taken back!"
Kui, who was still talking a lot, suddenly stopped and said stutteringly: "This makes sense..."
The woman scolded, "I don't know what the reason is. I just want to know when I can buy salt and when the land is really distributed to us!"
Aoi was about to explain the reason why she wanted to help each other and seek profit, but the woman hummed and went back to the yard.
Everyone around him laughed, but Aoi's face was not overwhelmed. They were all neighbors and friends. Everyone knew their respective foundations. It was obviously not the first time such a thing, so there was no need to explain anything.
As soon as the woman entered, Kui immediately said to everyone: "Women cannot listen. If they don't say anything that benefits the world or not, they will say that if the nobles come back one day, they will drive away Gongziluan, drive away the wise men, and restore the old system... we all will be tortured, and maybe even killed."
The people he mentioned refer to those partners who served in the charity division with him, as well as the group of people who were the most riots during the riots and who were the first to pick up weapons and gather into a formation.
Under life and death, this choice is simple without too much thinking.
Someone said: "Yes. This kind of thing is either you die or I die. Didn't the Mo family say that reform and revolution are all things that some people use war to make another part obey the will of these people? Just say this method, if you don't build a palace wall in the past, that's a sin, but who said it makes sense? But there is no reason, it's also a law... If you don't listen, you will be punished..."
"If the nobles really get restored, I think we all will die. Just like the corpses of those nobles hanging on the Yishui when we served that year..."
The wise men chosen by these people are not the first choice.
They had experience serving in the righteous teacher, and almost immediately thought of those obvious figures who elected the Mohist family in Feiguo, such as Xu Ruo.
In fact, they are not very familiar with Xu Ruo, but Xu Ruo is Mozhe, and having such an identity is enough for these people to trust.
However, Xu Ruo said that because the news was not clear and the Mohist organization had not decided whether to let them take office, etc., it said that the Mohist school would not accept this election for the time being.
So they elected Wei Rang. At least on weekdays, Wei Rang often came out to help the people in the capital. Although there were not many, at least some were famous.
After a few more talks, someone came to him: "But what your woman said is right. These wise men are afraid that they don't know what they should do now and what they should not do now. The price of salt, grain, cloth prices, etc. They think this is a small matter; and what is law, what is king, what is profit, what is Tao, what is Tao, what is nature, what is great. This is not right."
Kui echoed: "Yes... When we were in Yishui, we had seen the changes in the Mohist family in calligraphy. That was why we knew what the standard was and what the book was."
Speaking of this, he stopped talking, but swallowed the remaining food in big mouthfuls, clapped his hands and placed the bowls and chopsticks at the door, asked the oldest child from home to take it in, and then got up.
The partner asked, "What are you doing?"
"Go and find the wise man we elected and talk about these things."
The remaining few people nodded and said, "It should be like this. We have no choice."
This is actually a thing of the past, but in the eyes of these people, it is accustomed to this.
Judging from the old rules, when Aoi went to the ruling ruling, he was not even a scholar, but just a gangster. He was just thinking about going to the ruling ruling ruling to propose his own ideas... This was already shocking.
What's even more terrifying is that people who have served in the charity division and have experienced institutions such as the Soldiers Committee and collectively resolved the right to use food cash, take this kind of thing for granted.
When taking horrible things for granted, the world will be in chaos.
This is the most terrifying thing for the nobles. It is so scary that the influence of the old rules that have lasted for hundreds of years has been gradually eradicated. Perhaps in some places, some people are still kneeling, but they have already stood up in their hearts.
"No matter how old or young, no matter how low a person is, he is all ministers of heaven, and everyone is equal."
After such a traitor, why should equal people be respectful and fearful?
Chapter completed!