Chapter 15: The Quartet Comes to Vote (Part II)

Aside from his astronomical knowledge, Gander's attitude towards Sishang was neither disgusted nor disliked, and he did not care too much about what the world should do in the future.

Looking at the stars for a long time, it is inevitable that there will be a drop in the ocean of nothingness, only to feel that the universe is infinite and the heavens and the earth are vast, and people only exist in heaven and earth.

What's more, Sishang's policies did not have much impact on his life.

At this time, it was not early, and it was inconvenient for Gander to stay for a long time, and the ink man on the opposite side asked about the specific personnel who were going to Sishang, and said that he should not act rashly first, and he would naturally contact him when the time came.

Gander also knew that the ink man had the ability to reach the heavens in various big cities, and if he wanted to contact him, he would naturally get in touch, so he was relieved and left calmly.

After Gander left, the inkman who had just spoken to Gander returned to the backroom and exchanged views with the two inkmen who were in charge of the work here.

"The giant said, we now have to divide the recruitment of talents in the world into three situations."

"One is talents in astronomy, nine numbers, medicine, music, history books, etc., as long as they bring it up, I will send them to Sishang as much as possible."

"The second is that some wanderers who are dissatisfied with the world, they are literate and have some knowledge, but their knowledge and Sishang cannot be integrated. Twenty years ago, the Mo family was small, and at that time it needed people from all over the world to join it, but now Sishang himself can cultivate a steady stream of talents, and these wanderers who are dissatisfied with the world can now let them stay in the local area. ”

"The third is that some young people who have studied by themselves or who have listened to our lectures before cannot leave their hometowns and go to Sishang because of their families or relatives. If the situation changes today, and the princes are very strict about these matters, these young people can also stay in the local area. ”

"Especially the third type of people, they should pay attention to secret societies, and they also need to participate in activities such as hearings, develop some secret ink artists, and operate locally, but don't expose the identity of the ink people."

"Mr. Gander is also a great talent in Chudi, the art of stargazing has been passed down from his ancestors, and he is indeed talented, such a person wants to go to Sishang, this is what we should try our best to do."

The other two have no objection to this, their local activities are semi-open and semi-secret, this time the world's elite recruitment is divided into three kinds of people, they agree, but also a manifestation of the development of Sishang's strength.

Twenty years ago, it was necessary to spread the righteousness of benefiting the world, so that more scholars could join the Mo family and expand the power of the Mo family.

Although the Sishang script is very similar to the Qin script and not quite the same as the script of other countries, it is true that the scholar class who received cultural education since childhood had an easier time grasping the culture than the common people.

After more than 20 years, the education system in Sishang has been able to operate spontaneously, and there is not much difference in the bloodline of the Shu nobles, just because they have been educated since childhood, so the new batch of young people who grew up in Sishang are basically literate, even if they don't recognize it, they will be forced to learn in the process of compulsory service by the volunteers.

Mozi said that people are like plain silk, dyed black and yellow are yellow, this is the basic principle of the Sishang education system, since childhood instilled are the right set of things, and the old aristocracy mastered those things are incompatible, now there is no need for a large number of people from the old aristocracy to devote themselves to it, so that they can stay in the local area for the future better.

And those scholars who have mastered the inheritance of various cultural knowledge, Sishang is also divided into different types.

For example, those who have mastered the rules of etiquette and sacrificial means do not want Sishang, but this is also a paradox, and those who really believe in the rules of etiquette and sacrificial means cannot be willing to go to Sishang.

And the ritual is not the same as the astronomy that Gander mastered. Whether the former is or not does not have much impact on the lives of ordinary people; The latter may affect the navigation industry of the entire Zhuxia, and the development of the navigation industry may be related to the future lives of hundreds of thousands or even millions of people.

These two are different, with the "utilitarian" approach of the Mohists, it really can't arouse the slightest interest in rituals, and all kinds of things like it are not wanted: the rest of the people even such as divination and alchemy alchemists, as long as they are willing to go to Sishang, are acceptable, because they have at least some useful things for social development, and those who are proficient in divination must at least have a certain foundation in mathematics and astronomy in this era; Alchemy alchemists at least have some chemical skills.

Etiquette and etiquette are not the same thing, etiquette is a political system, etiquette is a moral expression, these two are very clear in the world at this time: seeing the elders respectful some is etiquette, seeing the nobles every action is stipulated that is etiquette, breaking branches for the elderly is not unique to Confucian etiquette, and the hundred schools have not heard of any family even opposing this.

In the matter of recruiting sages to collect the hearts of scholars from all over the world, the Mo family also brought "utilitarianism" to the extreme.

In fact, after years of development, the ruling class in Sishang has a sufficient population base to enrich the bureaucratic system, and there is no longer a need to compromise with the old ruling class to recruit them.

People like Gander are useful, so they are solicited by all means.

Those who are interested in the world are righteous.

Whoever has the hope that knowledge will become wealth, give money.

There are those who simply desire the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, giving them excellent research conditions and seducing them with knowledge like a fish that cats like.

Every big city and euphemist, whether light or dark, is practicing this method, and those who talk about handouts are in the dark, and those who talk about money are in the light.

There is both righteousness, money, and an army, this is the current situation in Sishang, that is, the source of the princes' panic today.

When the Song Kingdom was in turmoil and various countries began to be wary of the Mo family, they wanted to send a group of people to leave Yangxia and go to Sishang, although it was a little difficult, but it was not impossible.

The three people present all agreed to send Gander away, and when discussing the route, one of them said: "Yangxia is only a few dozen miles away from the Song Kingdom, but there are side cards of the Chu people on the main road, which is not easy to pass. ”

"The Song Kingdom is in great chaos now, and all countries feel that Sishang is like a plague, and the closer you are, the easier it is to get sick. The Song Kingdom had been infected with the plague in Sishang, and they were afraid that the plague would also reach them. Several countries have banned the movement of travelers in a vain attempt to retreat. ”

"I don't think it's okay to take the road of the Song Kingdom. The main thing is that there are a lot of people, not just Mr. Gander's family, but some others. ”

Yangxia is indeed extremely close to the Song State, and it is the front line of the Chu State against the direction of the Wei State's Great Liang, and it is also a bridgehead to prevent the Wei State from detouring from the Song State or interfering with the Song State in the future, and the management is really strict.

It's easy to send dozens of people, but if you send too many, there will be a lot of inconvenience.

Another person also said: "I also think it's inappropriate for Yangxia to enter the Song Dynasty." The best way is to use the merchants in Chu to enter Yingshui along the chasm and reach the Huai River. ”

"As long as you get to Xia Cai, it's easy to say."

The other two also nodded, Yangxia was close to Chen, and close to Song, Daliang, and Yuguan, which was the front line of the confrontation between Wei and Chu, and it was also the first place for Chu to make changes.

After Wang Ziding was destroyed, Chen Cai and other places carried out a bloody purge, and a large number of nobles who followed Wang Ziding were razed, which created a good foundation for the King of Chu to implement the law change here.

The nobles were dealt with, the land was vacated, and the local contradictions were alleviated, so that the Chu people here recognized the new policy of the King of Chu.

Coupled with the proximity to the Song Kingdom and Sishang, the technical exchange was also faster, and the development here was also considered a rich area in the Chu State.

and the honeymoon period before the Chu State and the Mo family, which made the commerce here very prosperous, and nine out of ten merchants had to hook up with the Mo family, and one may be a secret ink person.

Because of the power of the feudal monarchs within the Chu State, many feudal monarchs have the privilege of doing business and tax exemption, and it is difficult for businessmen who are not dependent on the power of the nobility to compete with those big feudal monarchs, and many of the morals of the Mo family are actually very in line with the interests of industrial and commercial people, and it is natural for them to be close to the Mo family.

On the contrary, the local farmers are not too close to the Mo family, because the king of Chu took the road of the Mo family, and after getting rid of the prince, he cleaned a large number of nobles and allocated land.

The execution of many nobles also means that many usury has also been abolished, and when people die, there is naturally no one to collect debts.

The activities of the Mo family here are also concentrated in the city, and it is common for the farmers outside the city to know the king of Chu but not the Mo.

Local industrialists, merchants, and ordinary citizens are the main targets of the Mo family's development outside of Sishang, and they are also close people who can help.

The most difficult thing to do is the place near Chendi, as the man just said, once you reach the Huai River, it is equivalent to going home.

Xia Cai, as the last capital of Chu in history, still belonged to the Huaiyi frontier at this time, and there were also many nobles, not at all like Chen Di, which could change the law and implement effective centralized rule, where the activities of the ink were like a fish in water.

The king of Chu can't manage it, the feudal monarch can't manage it, and all the lower reaches of the Huai River belong to the Mo family, before the Huai River flood, it was also the Mo family who mobilized food from Sishang to carry out relief along Surabaya, and the people were righteous, so as long as the king of Chu entered the Huai River, the royal power of the king of Chu was basically equivalent to nothing.

After some more discussion, the three finally reached an agreement after voting.

They first sent the news back to Sishang, and at the same time sent someone to contact the ink artist of Xiang Di, and the ink artist of Xiang Di made the final arrangement.

The activities of the Mojia in Xiangcheng are more "rampant", and it is also the center of the Mohist activities in the Chen Cai area.

The Mohists divided the state of Chu into several large regions, which developed and infiltrated according to the pattern of branch organization, and Xiangdi was the central area of Chendi; Xia Cai is the central area of the Huaishui region; Wancheng is the central area of Nanyang area; Luyang is the central district of Runan region; Changsha is the central area of the Xiangjiang region south of the Miluo River.

The person in charge of the Mo family in the bright line active in the state of Chu was Qu Jiang, in Yingdu; The central area of the dark line is in Xiangyang, that is, Yanying.

Xiang Cheng, as the seat of the shadow power of the Mo family in the dark line of Chen Di, is the head of the entire Chen Di affairs, and the three of them are sure that Xiang Di's organization will be properly arranged.