Chapter 15 Quartet to vote (Part 2)
Aside from the knowledge of humans and astronomy, Gan De neither disliked nor liked Si Shang, and did not care too much about what the world should do in the future.
Looking at the stars for a long time will inevitably lead to nothingness that will be like a drop in the ocean. I only feel that the universe is infinite and the world is vast, so people live in it.
More importantly, Sishang's policies did not have much impact on his life.
It was getting late at this time, so Gande was unable to stay for a long time. The man on the opposite side asked about the specific person who was going to Si, and told him not to act rashly for the first time, and he would naturally contact him when the opportunity came.
Gan De also knew that Mo had the ability to reach the sky in every big city. He said that he would contact him, so he would feel at ease and leave calmly.
After Gande left, the Mozhe who had just talked with Gande returned to the back hall and exchanged opinions with two Mozhes who were in charge of the work here.
"The Giant said that we should recruit talents in the world now in three situations."
"One is talents such as astronomy, nine numbers, medical skills, music, and history books. As long as they come up with it, they will send them to Sishang as much as possible."
"The second is some of the Youth Scholars who are dissatisfied with the world. They are literate and have some knowledge, but their knowledge cannot be integrated with the Si Shang. Twenty years ago, the Mo family was small, and at that time, people with a lot of heart in the world needed to join them. But now Si Shang can cultivate talents and continue to grow. These Youth Scholars who are dissatisfied with the world can now let them stay local."
"The third is that some young people who have studied or heard our lecture notes before may not leave their hometowns directly for Si Shang because of their families or relatives. If the situation has changed today, the princes are very strict in investigating these matters, and these young people can also stay in the local area."
"Especially for the third type of people, you should pay attention to secret associations. You also need to participate in activities such as listening to the righteousness, develop some secret Mo people and engage in local activities, but do not expose the identity of Mo people."
"Mr. Gande is also a great talent in Chu. He has passed down the art of stargazing and is indeed talented. If such a person wants to go to Si, this is what we should do our best to do."
The other two people did not object to this. Their local activities were semi-public and half-secret. This time, the recruitment of talents from all over the world divided into three types of people. They agreed with it and it was also an appearance of Si Shang's strength development.
Twenty years ago, we needed to spread the meaning of benefiting the world, so that more scholars could join Mo and expand the power of the Mo family. At that time, we really did not refuse.
Although the characters on Si are very similar to those of Qin but not quite the same as those of other countries, the scholars who have received cultural education since childhood are indeed easier to master culture than the common people.
After more than 20 years, the education system of Si Shang could already be spontaneously operated. There was no big difference in the bloodline of common people and nobles. It was just because they received education since childhood. Therefore, the new group of young people who grew up in Si Shang basically recognized words, and even if they did not recognize them, they would force them to learn during the forced service of the righteous teacher.
Mozi said that people are as simple as silk, and if they are dyed black, they will be dyed yellow, which is the basic principle of the Si Shang education system. Since childhood, they have been instilled with the things they have mastered by the old nobles. Now, there is no need for people from the old nobles to devote themselves to it, so that they can stay locally and make plans for the future better.
Those scholars who have mastered the inheritance of various cultural knowledge have also divided into different types.
For example, if you have mastered the rules of etiquette and laws and sacrificial methods, Si Shang doesn't want it, but this is also a paradox. Those who truly believe in the rules and sacrificial methods cannot be willing to go to Si Shang.
The things of etiquette and law are different from the astronomy mastered by Gande. Whether the former has no effect on the lives of the common people; the latter may affect the entire navigation industry in the Xia Dynasty. If astronomy is not developed, it cannot sail far away, and the development of the navigation industry may affect the future lives of hundreds of thousands or even millions of people.
The two are different. With the Mohist "utilitarian" approach, they really cannot raise any interest in etiquette and law, and all similar things are not allowed: the rest can even be accepted by people like divination prophecies and alchemy alchemy as long as they are willing to go to Si, because they at least have some things that are useful for social development. People who are proficient in divination must at least have a certain foundation in mathematics and astronomy in this era; alchemy alchemy at least have some chemical skills.
Etiquette and etiquette are not the same thing. Etiquette and law are political systems, and etiquette is moral expression. At this time, the two are clearly divided: seeing elders respect is etiquette, seeing nobles welcome every move has regulations that is etiquette, and cutting branches for elders is not unique to Confucian etiquette, and not heard of any of the hundreds of schools of thought that even oppose this.
In the matter of recruiting wise men and attracting the hearts of scholars from all directions, the Mohist school also brought "utilitarianism" to the extreme.
In fact, after years of development, the ruling class in Si Shang has already had enough population base to enrich the bureaucratic system and no longer needs to compromise with the old ruling class to recruit them.
People like Gande are very useful, so they need to use various means to attract them.
Those who are determined to be in the world shall use righteousness.
If you have hope that knowledge will become wealth, give money.
Those who simply desire the way of heaven and earth give them excellent research conditions and use knowledge like fish that cats like to seduce.
The secrets of every big city, big city, are implemented in this way. The lecture notes are in the dark, and the money is in the bright.
It has both righteousness, money, and army. This is the current situation in Si Shang, which is the source of panic and uneasiness of the princes.
When the Song Dynasty was in trouble and countries began to be vigilant about the Mo family, they wanted to send a group of people to leave Yangxia and go to Si Shang. Although it was a bit difficult, they were not impossible.
All three people present agreed to send Gande away. While discussing the route, one of them said: "Yangxia is only a few dozen miles away from Song State, but there are borders of Chu people on the main road, which is not easy to pass."
"The Song State is now extremely chaotic. All countries think that Si Shang is like a plague. The closer they are, the more likely they are to get sick. Song State has been infected with the plague in Si Shang, and they are afraid that the plague will also spread to them. Several countries have banned the wanderers from walking around and trying to go into seclusion."
"I think it's not possible to follow the Song State road. The main reason is that there are many people, not only Mr. Gande's family, but also some others."
Yangxia is indeed very close to Song State, and it is also the front line of Chu State's resistance to Wei State's Daliang. It is also a bridgehead to prevent Wei State from taking a detour from Song State or interfering with Song State in the future. The management is really strict.
It is easy to give away dozens of people, but if you give too many, there will be many inconveniences.
Another person also said: "I also think it is inappropriate to enter the Song Dynasty. The best way is to use the merchants in Chu to enter the Ying River along the Gang of the Gang and reach the Huai River."
"As long as we arrive at Xia Cai, it's easy to say."
The other two nodded, Yang Xia approached Chen, Song, Daliang, and Yuguan. This was the front line of the confrontation between Wei and Chu, and it was also the first place where the Chu State carried out reforms.
After Prince Ding was destroyed, Chen Cai and other places carried out a bloody purge, and a large number of nobles who followed Prince Ding were given to the Yi tribe, creating a good foundation for the King of Chu to implement reforms here.
The aristocrats were dealt with, the land was vacant, and the local conflicts were alleviated, making the Chu people here very approve of the new policy of the King of Chu.
In addition, close to Song and Si Shang, technical exchanges are faster, and the development here is also considered a prosperous area in Chu.
As well as the previous honeymoon period between the Chu State and the Mo family, the business here was very developed. Nine out of the ten merchants had to hook up with the Mo family, and one might be the secret Mo people.
Because of the power of ceasing the kings in Chu, many ceasing kings have the privilege of doing business and tax exemption. It is difficult for merchants who do not rely on the power of aristocratic people to compete with those ceasing kings. Many of the morals of the Mo family are actually in line with the interests of industrial and commercial people, and it is natural that they are close to the Mo family.
On the contrary, the local farmers were not very close to the Mo family, because the King of Chu took the road of the Mo family, and then removed the prince's decree and cleaned up a large number of nobles and allocated land. Compared with the life of a few years ago, the farmers lived a very good life and were grateful to the King of Chu.
Many nobles executed also mean that many usury loans have been abolished, and no one will collect debts when everyone dies.
The activities of the Mo family here are concentrated in cities. It is also common for farmers outside the cities to know the King of Chu but not Mo.
Local industrialists and businessmen and petty citizens are the main targets of the development of Mohism outside Si Shang, and are also close friends who can help.
The most difficult thing is the place near Chendi. As the person said just now, once you reach the Huaihe River, it is equivalent to getting home.
As the last capital of Chu State in history, Xia Cai was still in the border of Huaiyi at this time, and there were many nobles there. It was not as good as Chendi, which could reform and implement effective centralized rule. There were Momen in the Mo area.
The King of Chu could not control the king, and the lower reaches of the Huai River were all returned to the Mo family. Before the Huai River flooded, the Mo family mobilized grain from Si to provide relief along the Si River. All the people were justified, so as long as they entered the Huai River, the King of Chu was completely tantamount to nothing.
After discussing for a while, the three of them finally reached an unanimous opinion after the vote.
They first sent the news back to Si, and at the same time sent people to contact the ink masters of Xiangdi, and the ink masters of Xiangdi made the final arrangements.
The activities of the Mohist family in Xiangcheng should be more "rampant" and are also the activity center of the Mohist family in Chencai area.
The Mohist school divided the State of Chu into several major regions and developed and penetrated according to the branch organization model. Xiangdi is the central area of Chendi; Xiacai is the central area of Huai River area; Wancheng is the central area of Nanyang area; Luyang is the central area of Runan area; Changsha is the central area of Xiangri area south of Miluo River.
The head of the Mohist family in the open line that was active in Chu State was Qu Jiang, who was in Yingdu; while the central area of the hidden line was in Xiangyang, which was Yan Ying.
Chapter completed!