Chapter 294
Cultivating Fields Sowing Seedlings and Weeds
Chapter 294 Cultivating Fields and Sowing Seedlings and Weeds ([-])
Ren Ke then looked up at the Mohist who was preaching, and knew that the Mohists now have a new name for each other, and each is called comrade.
He is not one of those people who have never read poetry and books, so he has an indescribable vigilance about this title.
Speaking of comrades, Ren Ke had to admire the excellent use of these two.
The word "comrade" comes from the article "Chonger's Marriage and Huaiying" in "Mandarin".
Calling each other like this within the Mohist family has somewhat different meanings.
The original text is "the same surname means the same virtue, the same virtue means the same heart, and the same heart means comrades. Although comrades are far away, men and women do not get along with each other, and they are fearful and respectful. Arrogance leads to resentment, resentment and chaos, disasters and surnames. That's why marrying a wife To avoid the same surname, fear chaos and disasters."
It means that people with the same surname have the same morals and the same heart, and they are comrades with the same heart.Even if the relationship between comrades is far away, children cannot marry, because comrades are a kind of extremely respectful meaning, and they are a sacred relationship that God likes.
Because of the sanctity of the relationship of comrades, if people with the same surname get married, they will desecrate this sanctity, which will lead to disasters from heaven.
After getting rid of the outer shell that can only be called comrades with the same surname, Mohists who share the same heart and mind can naturally be called comrades.
What's even more frightening is that Mohist people never admit that they are from Chu, Song, Qi, or Jin... but only call themselves Mohists or people from the world.
Chu, Song, Qi and Jin have different surnames, so they are not a family.
The Mohists call each other comrades, which means that the world is one family, and they are all one. This is the Mohist ideal derived from the word "comrade" in the article "Chonger Marriage and Huaiying": the world is not divided into princes, and they are all ministers of the Emperor of Heaven. , The world is one family.
Ren Ke consciously couldn't find a more suitable title than this.
It not only shows the Mohist's concept of one heart and one mind, but also tells the Mohist ideal that Kyushu is one family.
It's just that Ren Ke is still a little uncomfortable with this title, because this title is often used by people in the Spring and Autumn Period, but the person who uses it must have a surname.
If you have a surname, you must be an aristocrat.
Only noble friends with the same surname can be called comrades. This is a very formal title, and it is the most "respectful" title among nobles with the same surname, so that this title is so sacred that it may even lead to the sacrilege of marriage with the same surname. bring disaster.
The problem is that many people in the Mohist family don't even have surnames, and they have nothing to do with nobles at all, but they first use the most "respectful" title among nobles, which is really a bit dreamy.
This appellation made a group of Mohists who were born as peasants and businessmen unknowingly add a touch of "nobility".
What Ren Ke is wary of is exactly what this comrade's "aspiration" is.
On this point, the Mohists did not hide their views.
Ren Ke had read the pamphlet in the hand of the Mohist, who attracted many tourists to listen quietly, and studied many chapters.
He knew that the booklet was called "The Paradise of the World, A, B, B, C, Ding". It was a popular book about the Mohist philosophy for common farmers, businessmen, and down-and-out nobles. Everyone in the Xuanyi Department had a copy, and there were quite a lot of them in Peixian County. Anyone who has learned a lot of characters can understand it, and it is written in a basic dialect.
Ren Ke has studied this pamphlet, and some chapters can even be recited. Although he dislikes these principles of Mohism in his heart, he has to admit that the principles in them are enough to confuse people.
He remembered that the first page of the article was about the Mohist program and what it was.
The very simple exposition made Ren Ke feel refreshed and deeply worried at the same time.
Ren Ke was able to recite it, because it really made him understand a lot of things, but he did not belong to what the Mohist called "communist farmers and businessmen":
Ceremony collapses and music collapses, a world of great contention, a hundred schools of thought contend, all belong to the world.
For the world, any theory must achieve a certain goal.Just like going from Song State to Chu State, you only know how to go if you know that you are going to Chu State.
If a family of doctrines doesn't even know what the world they want to build stability looks like, how can they know where they should go?
Whether it is Mohism, Confucianism, Yang Zhu, Lie Kou, Xihe or even Zhou Gong, without exception, they are all seeking a system that is truly beneficial to the world.
Without this kind of pursuit, it cannot be called a theory.
For example, this is a theory to maintain the ritual system of Zhou Tianzi, so what it achieves is the goal of Zhou Tianzi and the nobles: how to maintain the enfeoffment system, how to maintain the enfeoffment system of Shiqing, how to maintain the ritual system, how to restrain the peasants and workers from making them Change career?
For example, if this is a doctrine of the interests of landlords with many private lands but no status as a minister, then it must achieve the goals of the landlords: how to control the land?How to hire cultivators cheaply?How to ensure that your descendants have the opportunity to become ministers after they are rich?
For example, this is a theory that maintains the transformation of monarchs of various countries, so what it achieves is the goal of monarchs of various countries: how to win over the monarchy?How to weaken the monarch?How to centralize power?How to prevent the situation where the people of the country chase the king and interfere in politics?
In other words, this is a theory to maintain the rule of the nobles of the world, so what it achieves is the goal of the nobles of the world: how to restrain the peasants on the land?How to get farmers to cultivate public land for them?How to maintain the rule of Shiqing nobles?
Of course, the most important thing about this kind of theory is to find a way to make people in the world not consider that the world can be different from this, so that the people in the world think that: Shiqing nobles have always existed, and will always exist in the future, and it is only right and proper, even lacking Without Shiqing and nobles, the world cannot function.
It goes without saying that the goals of the people of the world are completely different from those of the nobles of Shiqing. The Mohists' so-called mutual benefit and gathering people together is precisely because of different interests, so this goal is also different.
There is a saying in the world: "When Jin is strong, Chu will suffer."
In fact, this is the same reason: "When the people of the world benefit, the nobles of Shiqing will suffer. The reverse is also the same."The pros and cons of the nobles of the world and the peasants, farmers, and businessmen of the world are contradictory, and one side will benefit and the other will suffer.
That is to say: the people of the world and the nobles of the world have their own difficulties.
But not every aristocrat in the world can get along with a good way to protect their interests. There are always some people who do not abide by the etiquette system to protect their interests, and sometimes even have to sell some benefits to the people in order to usurp the throne for themselves.
The situation of the people of the world is similar.
Someone will say, "Gee, let's make do with it, let's mind our own business. We live as our ancestors lived."
These people don't participate in anything and don't know how to fight for their own interests.
On the contrary, those who wanted to defend and fight for their own interests created doctrines and taught them to their disciples.
It can be seen that it is not the whole class that learns from a certain school, but the part of the class that is the first to wake up, and this part of the people leads the others forward.
Those who join the Mohist are those who know how to fight for their own interests best among the peasants, businessmen and down-and-out scholars in the world.
Similarly, the theory of Mohism is also to create a happy land where common people, farmers, businessmen and businessmen in the world can benefit from each other.
Because the Mohists have carefully considered the interests of the peasants, businessmen and commerce in the world, relying on the will of heaven as the rules, they know how to realize them, what kind of method is the easiest and most feasible, and how can they be realized the fastest.
Mohists seek to achieve all the goals of farmers, businessmen, and down-and-out tourists, which is the program of Mohism.That is to say, what is written in the program is something that the peasants, businessmen and down-and-out tourists in the world should strive for.
… Ren Ke could recite this chapter on the program and benefited greatly from it. He had a clear sense of seeing the dawn through the clouds and mists. He considered his own background and understood what kind of interests he should pursue.
This is the beginning of "The Land of Paradise, A, B, C, D". The following content is to explain the history of the Mohist school, briefly talk about the heavenly ghosts and Tianzhi from the Mohist creation point of view, and then use the Tianzhi to introduce several kinds of things that have appeared in Jiuchong Paradise so far. Form, even if it cannot be proved, no one can refute it.
Mostly some shocking words.
Then, based on the changes in Jiuchong Paradise and agricultural tools, grain seeds, land, and tools, it is clarified that "Shiqing nobles" are the best choice for the upper Paradise, but they are also the biggest enemies that endanger the next Paradise, which is the so-called "Tianxia". of beetles".
What follows are some detailed rules explaining how to realize "respecting the virtuous", "equality", "communication benefits", and "non-offensive" after the completion of the paradise, as well as some descriptions of future life.
Ren Ke also knew that this pamphlet will be published in three volumes, and now only the first volume has been released. It only briefly explained the program, and did not discuss in depth how to achieve all of this.
The content is simple, and many things are said in a simple way, which is most suitable for dissemination among the market. The people in the Propaganda Department even have a copy and often preach.
If it were just this pamphlet, apart from being more provocative and easier for people to understand, it would not shock the world.
After all, at this time, not only the Mohists but also the nobles of Shiqing are not good. Many theories are quite dissatisfied with this, and the nobles can't stop it.
However, because Ren Ke knows that there is a follow-up to this set of booklets, the follow-up "how to get to the paradise" or "what to do" is what really makes people sleepless.
It has not been said now, so except for the top Mohists, no one may know "what to do".
But they don't know "how to do it", but they already have a program, so it doesn't prevent those bewitched scholars from joining the Mohist school, and the Mohist school's decision-making body should know "how to do it".
Because there is a page before the outline in this booklet, which clearly states that it is the candidate Qiwuhai and the giant in the Mohist family who personally catch the knife.
The so-called "the entire theoretical part, as well as the discussion on the Tianzhi of Paradise, etc., were jointly discussed by the Mohist giant, Qiwuhai and the alternate Qiwuhai. These 11 people are fully responsible for this. These words are just for those who want to understand Mohism. After reading the root of Mohism’s thinking, if it can help those who are new to it, it will be gratifying.”
There are still eleven names behind, Ren Ke's eyes stopped on Shi's name, which is ranked third from the bottom, for a long time, and he thought: "I'm afraid, this thing was written by this person. I already know what he wants to achieve, so just There is no taboo to write this on the grass, but what are they going to do?"
(End of this chapter)
Ren Ke then looked up at the Mohist who was preaching, and knew that the Mohists now have a new name for each other, and each is called comrade.
He is not one of those people who have never read poetry and books, so he has an indescribable vigilance about this title.
Speaking of comrades, Ren Ke had to admire the excellent use of these two.
The word "comrade" comes from the article "Chonger's Marriage and Huaiying" in "Mandarin".
Calling each other like this within the Mohist family has somewhat different meanings.
The original text is "the same surname means the same virtue, the same virtue means the same heart, and the same heart means comrades. Although comrades are far away, men and women do not get along with each other, and they are fearful and respectful. Arrogance leads to resentment, resentment and chaos, disasters and surnames. That's why marrying a wife To avoid the same surname, fear chaos and disasters."
It means that people with the same surname have the same morals and the same heart, and they are comrades with the same heart.Even if the relationship between comrades is far away, children cannot marry, because comrades are a kind of extremely respectful meaning, and they are a sacred relationship that God likes.
Because of the sanctity of the relationship of comrades, if people with the same surname get married, they will desecrate this sanctity, which will lead to disasters from heaven.
After getting rid of the outer shell that can only be called comrades with the same surname, Mohists who share the same heart and mind can naturally be called comrades.
What's even more frightening is that Mohist people never admit that they are from Chu, Song, Qi, or Jin... but only call themselves Mohists or people from the world.
Chu, Song, Qi and Jin have different surnames, so they are not a family.
The Mohists call each other comrades, which means that the world is one family, and they are all one. This is the Mohist ideal derived from the word "comrade" in the article "Chonger Marriage and Huaiying": the world is not divided into princes, and they are all ministers of the Emperor of Heaven. , The world is one family.
Ren Ke consciously couldn't find a more suitable title than this.
It not only shows the Mohist's concept of one heart and one mind, but also tells the Mohist ideal that Kyushu is one family.
It's just that Ren Ke is still a little uncomfortable with this title, because this title is often used by people in the Spring and Autumn Period, but the person who uses it must have a surname.
If you have a surname, you must be an aristocrat.
Only noble friends with the same surname can be called comrades. This is a very formal title, and it is the most "respectful" title among nobles with the same surname, so that this title is so sacred that it may even lead to the sacrilege of marriage with the same surname. bring disaster.
The problem is that many people in the Mohist family don't even have surnames, and they have nothing to do with nobles at all, but they first use the most "respectful" title among nobles, which is really a bit dreamy.
This appellation made a group of Mohists who were born as peasants and businessmen unknowingly add a touch of "nobility".
What Ren Ke is wary of is exactly what this comrade's "aspiration" is.
On this point, the Mohists did not hide their views.
Ren Ke had read the pamphlet in the hand of the Mohist, who attracted many tourists to listen quietly, and studied many chapters.
He knew that the booklet was called "The Paradise of the World, A, B, B, C, Ding". It was a popular book about the Mohist philosophy for common farmers, businessmen, and down-and-out nobles. Everyone in the Xuanyi Department had a copy, and there were quite a lot of them in Peixian County. Anyone who has learned a lot of characters can understand it, and it is written in a basic dialect.
Ren Ke has studied this pamphlet, and some chapters can even be recited. Although he dislikes these principles of Mohism in his heart, he has to admit that the principles in them are enough to confuse people.
He remembered that the first page of the article was about the Mohist program and what it was.
The very simple exposition made Ren Ke feel refreshed and deeply worried at the same time.
Ren Ke was able to recite it, because it really made him understand a lot of things, but he did not belong to what the Mohist called "communist farmers and businessmen":
Ceremony collapses and music collapses, a world of great contention, a hundred schools of thought contend, all belong to the world.
For the world, any theory must achieve a certain goal.Just like going from Song State to Chu State, you only know how to go if you know that you are going to Chu State.
If a family of doctrines doesn't even know what the world they want to build stability looks like, how can they know where they should go?
Whether it is Mohism, Confucianism, Yang Zhu, Lie Kou, Xihe or even Zhou Gong, without exception, they are all seeking a system that is truly beneficial to the world.
Without this kind of pursuit, it cannot be called a theory.
For example, this is a theory to maintain the ritual system of Zhou Tianzi, so what it achieves is the goal of Zhou Tianzi and the nobles: how to maintain the enfeoffment system, how to maintain the enfeoffment system of Shiqing, how to maintain the ritual system, how to restrain the peasants and workers from making them Change career?
For example, if this is a doctrine of the interests of landlords with many private lands but no status as a minister, then it must achieve the goals of the landlords: how to control the land?How to hire cultivators cheaply?How to ensure that your descendants have the opportunity to become ministers after they are rich?
For example, this is a theory that maintains the transformation of monarchs of various countries, so what it achieves is the goal of monarchs of various countries: how to win over the monarchy?How to weaken the monarch?How to centralize power?How to prevent the situation where the people of the country chase the king and interfere in politics?
In other words, this is a theory to maintain the rule of the nobles of the world, so what it achieves is the goal of the nobles of the world: how to restrain the peasants on the land?How to get farmers to cultivate public land for them?How to maintain the rule of Shiqing nobles?
Of course, the most important thing about this kind of theory is to find a way to make people in the world not consider that the world can be different from this, so that the people in the world think that: Shiqing nobles have always existed, and will always exist in the future, and it is only right and proper, even lacking Without Shiqing and nobles, the world cannot function.
It goes without saying that the goals of the people of the world are completely different from those of the nobles of Shiqing. The Mohists' so-called mutual benefit and gathering people together is precisely because of different interests, so this goal is also different.
There is a saying in the world: "When Jin is strong, Chu will suffer."
In fact, this is the same reason: "When the people of the world benefit, the nobles of Shiqing will suffer. The reverse is also the same."The pros and cons of the nobles of the world and the peasants, farmers, and businessmen of the world are contradictory, and one side will benefit and the other will suffer.
That is to say: the people of the world and the nobles of the world have their own difficulties.
But not every aristocrat in the world can get along with a good way to protect their interests. There are always some people who do not abide by the etiquette system to protect their interests, and sometimes even have to sell some benefits to the people in order to usurp the throne for themselves.
The situation of the people of the world is similar.
Someone will say, "Gee, let's make do with it, let's mind our own business. We live as our ancestors lived."
These people don't participate in anything and don't know how to fight for their own interests.
On the contrary, those who wanted to defend and fight for their own interests created doctrines and taught them to their disciples.
It can be seen that it is not the whole class that learns from a certain school, but the part of the class that is the first to wake up, and this part of the people leads the others forward.
Those who join the Mohist are those who know how to fight for their own interests best among the peasants, businessmen and down-and-out scholars in the world.
Similarly, the theory of Mohism is also to create a happy land where common people, farmers, businessmen and businessmen in the world can benefit from each other.
Because the Mohists have carefully considered the interests of the peasants, businessmen and commerce in the world, relying on the will of heaven as the rules, they know how to realize them, what kind of method is the easiest and most feasible, and how can they be realized the fastest.
Mohists seek to achieve all the goals of farmers, businessmen, and down-and-out tourists, which is the program of Mohism.That is to say, what is written in the program is something that the peasants, businessmen and down-and-out tourists in the world should strive for.
… Ren Ke could recite this chapter on the program and benefited greatly from it. He had a clear sense of seeing the dawn through the clouds and mists. He considered his own background and understood what kind of interests he should pursue.
This is the beginning of "The Land of Paradise, A, B, C, D". The following content is to explain the history of the Mohist school, briefly talk about the heavenly ghosts and Tianzhi from the Mohist creation point of view, and then use the Tianzhi to introduce several kinds of things that have appeared in Jiuchong Paradise so far. Form, even if it cannot be proved, no one can refute it.
Mostly some shocking words.
Then, based on the changes in Jiuchong Paradise and agricultural tools, grain seeds, land, and tools, it is clarified that "Shiqing nobles" are the best choice for the upper Paradise, but they are also the biggest enemies that endanger the next Paradise, which is the so-called "Tianxia". of beetles".
What follows are some detailed rules explaining how to realize "respecting the virtuous", "equality", "communication benefits", and "non-offensive" after the completion of the paradise, as well as some descriptions of future life.
Ren Ke also knew that this pamphlet will be published in three volumes, and now only the first volume has been released. It only briefly explained the program, and did not discuss in depth how to achieve all of this.
The content is simple, and many things are said in a simple way, which is most suitable for dissemination among the market. The people in the Propaganda Department even have a copy and often preach.
If it were just this pamphlet, apart from being more provocative and easier for people to understand, it would not shock the world.
After all, at this time, not only the Mohists but also the nobles of Shiqing are not good. Many theories are quite dissatisfied with this, and the nobles can't stop it.
However, because Ren Ke knows that there is a follow-up to this set of booklets, the follow-up "how to get to the paradise" or "what to do" is what really makes people sleepless.
It has not been said now, so except for the top Mohists, no one may know "what to do".
But they don't know "how to do it", but they already have a program, so it doesn't prevent those bewitched scholars from joining the Mohist school, and the Mohist school's decision-making body should know "how to do it".
Because there is a page before the outline in this booklet, which clearly states that it is the candidate Qiwuhai and the giant in the Mohist family who personally catch the knife.
The so-called "the entire theoretical part, as well as the discussion on the Tianzhi of Paradise, etc., were jointly discussed by the Mohist giant, Qiwuhai and the alternate Qiwuhai. These 11 people are fully responsible for this. These words are just for those who want to understand Mohism. After reading the root of Mohism’s thinking, if it can help those who are new to it, it will be gratifying.”
There are still eleven names behind, Ren Ke's eyes stopped on Shi's name, which is ranked third from the bottom, for a long time, and he thought: "I'm afraid, this thing was written by this person. I already know what he wants to achieve, so just There is no taboo to write this on the grass, but what are they going to do?"
(End of this chapter)