A wall and a line separate Jin and Chu, which have been competing for hegemony for 200 years.

Gongzaoye and Ji Chengzi crossed those two lines, asked what these people wanted, and with their own inferences and guesses, they guessed the thoughts of the Jin and Chu people, and returned to Mozi after summing them up.

The Wei people wanted agricultural transformation technologies such as cropping, composting, improved seeds, ridge cropping, and crop rotation, as well as new handicrafts such as straw silk and columbians.

The Chu people wanted more, because they didn't know what the ink master had here, but after seeing it, they knew all kinds of benefits, so they wanted more.

The opinions of these two parties were summarized by Gongzaoye and Jichengzi and submitted to the high-level discussion of the Mozhi.

After listening to the two of them, Mozi couldn't help but have some "illusions" in his heart again, feeling that this was really an opportunity to benefit the world.

After listening to the two of them, his heart was full of vigilance, and he felt that whether it was Wei Si or the new successor of Chu King Xiongdang, they were all male masters. When the two males compete, the world will be in chaos again.

In fact, the two of them have similar ideas, but Mozi still has a little fantasy about the princes and nobles.

Perhaps, it's just that he's old, and even if he proposes a way to make an appointment with the world, he thinks it's too long, and Mozi may hope to see the world before he leaves this world and wraps his body in a three-inch coffin.

The more than 20 high-level figures of the more than 400 ink masters elected had their own thoughts, and they only had the right to propose but not the right to vote, so he was waiting for others to say what they thought.

After a long time, Mozi said: "The Wei people ask for us, the Chu people ask for us, and the things they ask for are beneficial to the world." So...... I wondered, is this an opportunity to benefit the world? ”

He glanced at the disciples sitting next to him, and suddenly asked, "Shi, what do you say is the king's wealth?" ”

After thinking about it, he replied: "This has to be divided into public and private." In private terms, it is Meiji, Zhuyu, Tiansan, and the palace. In public terms, it is this state. The foundation of the nation is the people, and the king is the symbol of sovereignty of the people, and the wealth of the people is the wealth of the king. As a matter of justice, the wealth of a king can and can only be the wealth of the people. ”

This is a sovereign statement that strips away reality, and the concept is changed, and the king is a symbol of sovereignty, not a specific person.

However, Mozi and the rest of the Mozi agreed with this statement and nodded their heads one after another.

The difference between public and private is the difference between the king as a symbol of sovereignty and an individual family, which is easy to understand for Zhu Xia, who has always had a clear distinction between public, private, political and family affairs.

Mozi asked, "As you say, the king should be a prince?" Or is it private? ”

"Logically, it should be public."

Mozi nodded, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Then what is the purpose of conquering the war hegemon?" If it is for the prosperity of the people, there is no need for an unjust war, as long as production can be developed according to what is said. The land does not increase, but wealth can always double or triple in twenty years. ”

This is what Moshi has always claimed, and to some extent, it is also this kind of proposition.

But in order to achieve this goal, Shihe Mozi's opinions are divided.

If you think it's unified, then you don't have to fight. Even if you can't achieve complete unification of counties and counties, you can have the strength to completely crush the relatives of each family at the beginning of Zhou Tianzi's separation, and use the sword of the world to force the kings of the world to attack.

Mozi felt that perhaps it was possible to explain the reason clearly to the king, as long as the reason was clear, in fact, it was an easy choice to make - in terms of interests, non-offensive wars bring more benefits than unjust wars, as long as the interests are clearly explained, the wise king should not do those harmful and unprofitable things.

Hearing Mozi say this, he knew that Mozi might still have fantasies in his heart, at least he had always hidden them in his heart, even if it had been proven that this path would not work for many years, he still looked forward to trying it.

After all, it may seem like a shortcut, a shortcut that can benefit the world very quickly.

Moreover, according to the logic and deduction techniques of the Mohists, there is really no reason why they should go to war when they can develop the productive forces.

The saint governs a country, and a country can be doubled; The big one is the government of the world, and the world can be doubled. It is doubled, and it is not taken from outside, because the cost of its country to go to its uselessness is enough to double. The holy king is in power, and he gives orders, raises affairs, makes the people, and uses money, all of which are used for the sake of the government.

If the policies of the rulers cannot double the wealth of the country, logically and logically speaking, they should not do it.

It's just that some ink writers have never figured out a problem, not everyone in the world is logical and reasonable.

In fact, even Shi himself didn't understand what the purpose of the current war was.

The new landlord class has not yet taken power, not for the sake of land; The inheritance law of Zhuxia is not so complicated, and the nobles are not fighting for inheritance; The only ink person who has the heart to benefit the world, to determine the world, and has his own political program and representative class, is still in infancy and cannot fight; For bourgeois war reasons such as market monopoly dumping, not even a single hair is exposed; Zhuxia is a small family slavery, not a large-scale slavery, and it is not right to fight for slaves; It is also not a reason that the reform of the laws in various countries has not yet succeeded, and that the yeoman peasant class and the emerging military landlord class have not yet been driven......

Since 200 years ago, it has been fighting, fighting in the dark, and between relatives, nephews, and mothers, they are very happy.

If you just reason, you don't even understand what the purpose of the war is at this time.

The Moker is reasonable and logical, and the reasoning and logic tend to seek the root cause in a depressed way.

Mozi has been searching for the truth for half his life, and feels that logically speaking, the only thing that seems to make sense is that "unjust wars can be profitable".

So a logical idea came to mind: as long as a proof can be given that you can gain benefits without an unjust war, and that you can gain more benefits than an unjust war, it seems that the war in the world will die.

Mozi was made to change his thinking a little by the things he talked about in the past two years, so he was extremely hesitant.

Looking at the disciples sitting on the left and right, he said for a long time, "What do people make clothes for?" It is used to protect against the cold in winter and to protect against heat in summer. The principle of sewing clothes is to increase warmth in winter and coolness in summer. and if it is in accordance with it, it will be gained; If you can't add to it, remove it. What do people build houses for? In winter, it is used to protect against wind and cold, and in summer it is used to protect against heat and rain, and there are thieves who can defend against both. and if it is in accordance with it, it will be gained; If it doesn't match, remove it. ”

"Everything has to have a purpose. What is the purpose of the king? ”

"I think he has to know his purpose first, and then make the right policy for his purpose. People know the purpose of clothes, so clothes are getting better and better; People know the purpose of the house, so the house is getting better and better. ”

"The king may think, I want to fight for supremacy. But is the struggle for hegemony the purpose of being a king? ”

"Just like clothes, you can want clothes to be hot in the summer and cold in the winter...... You can, but that's not what clothes are for. If the reason is clarified, will the king be able to understand......"

He glanced at Shi Shi and said solemnly: "Understand that the king is only the sovereign lord of the state, and his wealth and glory can only come from the wealth and abundance of all the people. ”

Mozi could even think that Shi would raise an opposing opinion, so he glanced at Shi first.

When he heard this, he couldn't help nodding his head, and said in his heart: "Sir, what you said is too reasonable...... The problem is that you think that the king is just a symbol of the sovereignty of the state, but the king does not want to. This has to be forced to be willing with a sword, but it is not a reason that can be explained. ”

Mozi nodded a little strangely and asked, "Shi, do you think these truths are correct?" ”

Shi Lian said: "Sir's reasoning is very correct. I think so too. ”

Anyway, at present, it is only reasoning, and there is no way to talk about practice, so it is impossible to directly oppose the possible introduction of practice from reason.

Mozi asked the rest of the disciples again, and the rest of the disciples also agreed, no matter how much they thought about it, they felt that this truth seemed to be really true.

Since everyone does not object to this principle, it can be regarded as synonymous.

Mozi said: "Now, the Wei people and the Chu people have a request for us. All kinds of new skills and miracle skills can benefit the world. ”

"I thought it would take 30 years to double my wealth. However, there are many things that are now suitable for Tianzhi to launch, and I think that it only takes three or five years to double my wealth. What kind of war can double wealth in three to five years? ”

"So, I guess it's an opportunity. With the help of their opportunity to ask us, we will promote the various morals of the Mo. If I could, I could even come out and meet Weiss and Xiong Dang in person. ”

"Wei Chu did not fight, re-established the covenant of the soldiers, developed separately, and increased the wealth of the people...... Maybe it's possible. Isn't it better for the world? ”

"Since it is said that there is a natural contradiction between the monarch and the feudal nobles, I agree with this. So can we ink scholars take advantage of this contradiction to cooperate with the monarch and suppress the feudal nobles, so that the king needs to rely on our strength, and can only accept our proposition of benefiting the world. ”

"Pei County's governance of Wei and Chu has been seen, so as long as we Mo can help the king and let him see that according to us, there is no need for unjust wars, and wealth can be increased, can we benefit the world faster?"

"The Moshi can continue to train as officials, go to Wei and Chu, support the monarch's reform, and at the same time uphold the heart of benefiting the world...... As long as kings use ink as their officials, isn't the righteousness of ink the righteousness of the world? ”

When he heard this, he was secretly shocked, and said in his heart: "Sir, you are going to lean right...... Qin Mo has already proven that this method will not work......"

Mozi talked about the remaining many, which roughly means: Is it possible to maintain the foundation of Peixian as a Moist to do righteousness, and constantly send Moshi to benefit the world with the help of the contradiction between the king and the nobles...... It still doesn't seem like it's giving up its independence, but once it's implemented, it's never that simple.

Not only Qin Mo has proved this, but other things have also proved that once the power of the king is enough to suppress the nobles, he will immediately join forces with the nobles to exterminate the ink who is too radical.

When the time comes, I am afraid of the corpse of the ink man who has lost his independence and is not strong enough to protect himself...... It will hang from the snow-capped swallow lonely bamboo all the way to the spring of Chu Chenyang.

Most of the time, Shidu supports Mozi's decision to be a good student and disciple perfectly.

This time, it was the first time that he participated in this high-level meeting of the Moji as the head of the Xuanyi Department.

But he thought about it for a while, and finally got up, and said in his first official speech: "Sir, I can't agree with your idea. ”