Chapter 411

Time is ruthless and heaven and earth glow

Chapter 411 Time is ruthless and heaven and earth are glowing ([-])

The King of Chu thought over and over again, and finally sent an envoy to Pei County.

This time, the situation was very different from the situation a few years ago. The Mohists had taken the initiative to stick to the Chu State at first, but with the sudden change in the situation in the previous three Jin Dynasties, the Chu State rejected the most basic conditions of the Mohist School.

But in the current situation, active and passive have changed hands.

After the contact many years ago, the Chu State just showed a little arrogance, and the Mo family immediately gave up contact with the Chu State, just to hold the initiative in their hands on this day.

Meng Zhuze's alliance, which can be regarded as a military meeting, but the Mo family bypassed Chu State, and did not even notify Chu State, which made Chu King feel great pressure.

If you take the initiative to post it, the king of Chu will not cherish it.After losing it, now it is too late to regret it, but the initiative has changed hands. This time, inviting the Mohist family to join Chu, he can only lower his face and say some nonsense like "benefiting the people" that he doesn't believe at all.

The envoy came out from Ying, and if he wanted to go to Peiyi, he had to go east.Chen Ren's return to the country caused Chu to cut off the route connecting the northern line with the Mohists.The route taken by the envoy to Peidi this time was far from the previous land route, but went down the river, passed through Hubei to Haiyang, and then passed through Hangou from Haiyang to enter the hinterland of the Mohist school.

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When the envoy of Chu was traveling east, another group of people went west from Ying to Shu.

The Mohists here have already walked this road proficiently. The Mohists who traveled westward for the first time looked at the twists and turns of the torrential river and sighed.

More than ten years ago, the Mohist’s bamboo-making Qisui had already brought people deep into Shu, starting with businessmen, and with the help of funds, personnel, and technical support provided by the Mohist, they mined salt mines and mercury in Bashu, and there was tax exemption in Chu. The popular tax-free festival, and temporarily not participating in the internal affairs of the Shu Kingdom, has already established a firm foothold in the Shu Kingdom.

After more than ten years of operation, the reputation of the Mohists relies on things like ironware, mercury, and salt. They have already gained a reputation in the Kingdom of Shu.

The nobles of the Shu Kingdom don't know much about what the Mohist family does, and the Mohists here don't have the radical policies like Pei County, or they don't have the ability to implement radical policies. In the eyes of the nobles, they are actually extremely gentle.

As far as the Mohist policy in Peixian County is concerned, it can only be said that "Mohism that is gentle on the old aristocratic system" must be a Mohism that has not yet gained a stable foothold in power.

After operating here for more than ten years, the relationship between the Mohists and the State of Shu is based on a delicate cooperative relationship, and even began to intervene in some of the military affairs of the State of Shu.

Since decades ago, the Kingdom of Shu and the Kingdom of Qin have launched a series of repeated competitions around Nanzheng. Nanzheng belongs to Hanzhong and its location is dangerous.

From Qin's attack on Nanzheng, Nanzheng's rebellion and return to Shu, Shu sent troops again, and Qin regained it... Changed hands many times, Nanzheng was not lost, Qin's southward move to Hanzhong, Bashu was a delusion.

At this time, Stone Niu Road has not yet been dug, and it is really not easy for Shu to maintain Nanzheng.The Mo family contributed money and organizational strength, and when the Qin people were rumored to go south, they helped deliver grain and salt several times, and gained the trust of the King of Shu.

The Kingdom of Shu was not a barbaric tribe in a barren land. When King Wu defeated Zhou, the Kingdom of Shu participated in the alliance of defeating Zhou, and then gradually migrated from Hanzhong to Sichuan, Shu and Minjiang.

At this time, the capital city of the Shu Kingdom belonged to the later generations of Chengdu. At this time, the prototype of Dujiangyan had already appeared, but it was not yet perfected.

Before the Qin people acquired Shu, in the period of King Hui Hui of the later generation, there was a record in the history books: "People come and return from Qin to Minshan Qingyi River", that is to say, within 30 years at most, the King of Wei sent people to the Kingdom of Shu to investigate the local water conservancy. project.

It's just that the rudiment of Dujiangyan is just a rudimentary form, and the overall improvement has not yet begun. More than a hundred Mohists borrowed from Chu to enter Shu for this purpose.

After more than ten years of business establishment, the prestige has been established, the young Mohists have also begun to flow continuously, the clear situation in Chu State, the "trust" in the relationship with the King of Shu, the iron tools of Nanyang Iron Mine, and the accumulation of gunpowder and rock blasting technology, all these are With the Mohists entering Shu, this water conservancy project that "benefits the world" was completed.

Moreover, this time the Mo family has a rare opportunity.

The development of the Mohist’s commercial handicraft industry in the Shu Kingdom, coupled with the involvement of the Shu Kingdom in the struggle for Nanzheng, and the praise of the Shu people brought by a large number of new tools and seed crops, made Shu King Dubie make a move to win.

Du Bie didn't know the Mohism's organizational model, and thought that Zao Mi Qi Sui here was a "big man" of the Mohist School, so he wanted to win Princess Shang over to marry him according to the feudal model, so that Zao Mi Qi Sui could become a nobleman of the Shu Kingdom , and merged with the Shu royal family to strengthen the rule.

It’s just that the Mohist’s organizational model determines that this kind of decision cannot be made to make Mi Qisui. There is an organization, the strict organizational structure at the bottom, and the Mohist’s opposition to such things as noble in-laws, all of which make Zao Qisui immediately resolve this matter. The matter was reported to the person in charge of the Mohists who were in charge of Chu and Shu affairs in Wancheng, Nanyang, and immediately reported to Sishang.

It was only after high-level discussions within the Mohist school that more than a hundred Mohists entered Shu this time.

More than ten years ago, the Mohists began to deploy in the Shu Kingdom, but due to the special situation of the Shu Kingdom, another method could only be adopted.

The decision this time was to make bamboo strips to marry the princess of Shu at the age of [-], so as to gain the trust of the king of Shu, and to organize the construction of Dujiangyan in a form similar to becoming an official.

In the long run, this is naturally for the benefit of the world.

But in the short term, this is actually for Nanzheng, Hanzhong, and also for the final preparations for entering Shu in the future.

Sishang's position is dangerous. Once it has a firm foothold in the future, when it formally declares war with the old system, it may cause siege from various countries.

The matter of Sishang cannot be resolved in Sishang, but must be resolved in Chu State.

In the future, if you really want to do something that will shake the world, Xiangyang Yanying, this is the support point of the Mo family in Chu.

If you want Xiangyang Yanying to be safe, the land of Shu must not be in the hands of others, and the situation of Shu land is special and it is difficult to make a plan like Chu State, so you must hold Nanzheng and Hanzhong in your hands, no matter what method is used.

Blocking the southward route of Qin State, the land of Shu will not be lost, and when the Mohist family makes big things in the future, the western front will be safe.With the safety of the western front, the Mohists have taken the strategic initiative: the two fronts of Nanyang and Sishang can support each other.

When attacking Sishang, the northward expedition from Nanyang threatens Yiluo and the hinterland of Han and Wei; when attacking Xiangyang, it goes north from Sishang to disintegrate the alliance of various vassal states.

Within this strategy, Hanzhong's position has become extremely important.Defense can prevent the Qin State from occupying the upper reaches of the Han River, so it can only choose to attack from the direction of Shangluo; attack, once there is a chance, it can enter Shu, so that the Mohists can connect the upper and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River.

Once the slogan of a complete break with the old system and old rules is clearly uttered, what needs to be considered is the crazy reaction of the princes and monarchs. At that time, they are likely to give up some contradictions and go all out to encircle the Mohists.

For this reason, Shi was preparing more than ten years ago, and now it is time for Shu to finally expand.

The Mohists who went to Shu this time brought the order from the Mohist Central Committee: to facilitate the marriage between Zao Miao Qisui and the princess of Shu, and to recommend the Mo family to be in charge of the construction of Dujiangyan. After the completion, please seal Nanzheng as "for In the name of "Shu guarding the northern border", the center of gravity of the Mohists in Shu was moved to Nanzheng Hanzhong.

The promotion and determination of this matter have both realistic factors, future goals, and historical factors.

Water control in the Shu Kingdom is a somewhat sensitive matter, especially if the water control is very good and Dujiangyan is completed.

Because when Du Yu, the king of Shu in ancient times, his prime minister, Bie Ling, started his fortune by controlling the water, and thus won the support of the people. There was a coup d'état of "abdication", and the royal power of the Kingdom of Shu fell to the side.

As a descendant of Bie Ling, King Du Bie of Shu would definitely be very worried about this matter.

Now that the Mohist family is operating in Shu, in the view of the King of Shu, they need to be wooed, because they don’t know the Mohist’s style of work and organizational structure, so they want to use the feudal model of in-laws to let the Mohistry work for him.

However, once the construction of Dujiangyan is completed, the activities of the Mohists in Shu will inevitably attract the attention of the king of Shu, and how to reward them will be a serious problem at that time.

At that time, the reputation will be high and the people's hearts will be attached. Although there are hundreds of years of tradition to recognize the legitimacy of the King of Shu, if he can't reward and instead murder the Mohists, it will inevitably cause chaos in the Kingdom of Shu.

No reward, the Mohists have already demonstrated their ability by then, and with the appearance of stirrups and ironware, Qin will definitely choose to go south to try if it cannot win the situation in Xihe, and Shu needs talents.

In this way, taking this opportunity, please grant Nanzheng to guard the northern border, which is a matter of course.Nanzheng is far away from the hinterland of the Shu Kingdom, and the Stone Niu Road has not yet been built. It is extremely difficult to transport troops and food, and it is not easy to defend.

However, Nanzheng is an important city to suppress Ba, Qin, and Chu. Qin and Shu have been fighting around Nanzheng for decades, and the King of Shu will not give up.

At this time, there will be people with great achievements who are willing to stay away from the capital and go to the place where the Nanzheng Fourth War was fought, and the King of Shu will definitely agree.

In this way, the Mohists can continue to operate business in Bashu and accumulate popular support, and some sensitive figures can leave the political center of Shudu to avoid unnecessary coups.

At the same time, Hanzhong is regarded as "the mountains are high and the emperor is far away". Shu Kingdom can't control what to do there. At that time, they can let go of their hands and feet, carry out reforms and constructions according to the model of Sishang in Peixian County, and become the future Mohism. The important place for big events.

With Hanzhong in hand, Qin State could not go south, and either chose to fight Wei State to the death; or turned westward to attack Yiqu and Wushi to expand space under the situation of Stirrup and other westward transmission.

Hanzhong is in hand, taking advantage of the danger of Zhongnan Mountain, it can defend Qin, and at the same time develop along the Han River to Ba.Once the situation is opened, in the future, if the Mo family takes advantage of the death of the Chu king and the chaotic situation between the reformists and the conservatives in Yanying, or supports a certain son of Chu, then the upper reaches of Yanying can be guaranteed to be safe.

If the upper reaches are safe, Xiangyang can divide Chu’s Nanyang hinterland into two, defend Yan and Ying, control the capital of Chu, and take advantage of the upper reaches. If countries interfere, then Hanzhong can support them.

If there were only Sishang, Yue, and Huaibei, the situation of the Mo family would be very dangerous and they would be completely passive.As for Hanzhong and Yanying, this is the most important thing to seize the strategic initiative.

Furthermore, Qin still has historical fears. In any case, Qin cannot be allowed to follow the historically correct strategy: get stuck in Nanzheng, and never let Qin have a chance to get involved in Bashu. .

(End of this chapter)