Chapter Eighty-Four: Dragged into the Water

The bottom line of the two sides is different, the information they have is different, and the winner or loser in the negotiation has been actively and passively decided.

Le Yang thought that he was just asking about the foreign policy of Zhongshan after his restoration, and he was caught in it by Zhao State, which seriously threatened Zhao's eastern front, which Zhao State could not tolerate.

Wei changed the law first, and there were famous generals such as Li Kui and Wu Qi, who were able to insert a knife in the eastern front of Zhao and occupy Zhongshan, and Zhongshan was impossible for Zhao to give up. When Wei was strong, he might be able to endure it, but once Wei declined and Zhao turned his face, Zhongshan was the forbidden state of Zhao.

The only one who can interfere with Zhongshan is the Yan State, but as the information reflected in the idiom allusion of "speechless", Zhongshan Guo believes that Yan Guo is a weak chicken and can attack it himself, and its strength is equivalent to Zhao Guo's attack on Zhongshan.

Le Yang also had a certain understanding of this, and when he heard the inquiry, he said: "If Zhao Yiqiang bullies the weak, since I am a minister of Zhongshan, I can't attack Zhao without leading troops." ”

"If the country can be restored, Zhongshan has the risk of Taihang, and the Great Wall can be built to protect the Zhao people."

Shi shook his head and said: "Some people say that there is no danger in Germany." If the people can benefit, they can fight for their own benefit. ”

"For example, today, the princes and nobles fight for land and kill people for personal gain; Fight for the city, kill the city. This so-called handsome land and cannibalism is a sin that does not allow death. ”

"If Zhongshan is restored, it will only benefit the princes and nobles of Zhongshan, which will not necessarily benefit the people of the world. The Mo family really can't help. ”

"It's just that since you say that you take three and one profit, it's better than before. Zhongshan is close to Zhao, although there is a weak Yan next to it, but if Zhongshan is not attacked, Zhongshan can attack weak Yan, and strong Zhao can attack Zhongshan. ”

The orchestra pit stood up and bowed, "I'm afraid I'm wrong, sir." If Zhongshan doesn't attack Yan, will Zhao definitely not attack Zhongshan? If I don't kill, won't anyone else kill me? ”

Shi smiled: "The murderer dies." Punishment for wounding. This is the Mohist law. If you can kill the murderer, can't you punish the king who starts an unjust war? The Mo family has a sword that is not offensive in the world. ”

At this time and then, when the Mo family talks about non-aggression now, it is no longer the time to reason in front of the monarch twenty years ago.

Take advantage of the dispute between the princes, say that you are unjust, you will be unjust, although the current route of the Mo family is not just satisfied with being a sword to restrain the countries, but at this time, he still has some confidence to say these words to the orchestra pool.

When Le Chi heard this, he realized that the Mo family was no longer a simple academic organization, but a force with tens of thousands of righteous teachers and the glory of artillery and gunpowder.

Even though he said this, the orchestra pit also muttered to himself.

The current Zhongshan has not yet recovered the country, and it is far from the time when you can shout "I will not comply with the non-offensive", the strength does not allow, and at this time you can only rely on the "non-offensive" to ask for the assistance of the Mo family.

Moreover, even if the country is restored, Zhao is eyeing the tiger, among the three Jin Dynasty, Wei and Zhao are the strongest, and Zhao's military strength and population are far better than Zhongshan, and Zhongshan is between Zhao and Yan, there is the danger of Taihang, and the width of the plain.

The Zhao people's dedication to the land is also known to the world. At that time, the affairs of the country were vivid, and that generation of the country was still Zhao Jun's brother-in-law.

After thinking about it, Le Chi said: "Ask Mr. Yu, if we return to the country, what should we do to protect Zhongshan's weakness from being bullied?" ”

Shi said with a smile: "There are three strategies: upper, middle and lower." The best policy is to practice benevolent government. ”

Le Chi was stunned for a moment, and said strangely: "Confucianism is a mortal enemy of Confucianism and Mo, does the Mo family also think that as long as they practice benevolent government, they can let the people hold a wood and defeat the armor of the enemy country?" ”

He asked, "Can the people of the people who are able to exercise benevolent government hold weapons and defeat the armor soldiers of the enemy country who are not benevolent and hold the same weapons?" The Mohists have an experimental saying, and they must always have the same variables to compare, and the Mohists have never said that as long as they practice benevolent government, they can make the system of tart and armor to strengthen the army. ”

Moreover, the so-called benevolence of the Mohists is different from the benevolence of Confucianism. Love oneself's benevolence, the people make laws to love their own interests, in order to protect their own interests, how can everyone not fight to the death? ”

Le Chi suddenly thought of the three books that were suitable for him before, and it seemed that the two books he didn't choose were the best policy.

But this best policy must not be used, otherwise why would the nobles restore the country? Restoring the country for the benefit of the people is not something that the aristocracy can do.

So he bowed again and said, "The best policy can't work." ”

Shi is not sarcastic, but said indifferently: "What about the middle policy, which is to reform some systems and promote agricultural tools and hundreds of workers to solve the three problems of the people." ”

"Externally, we preach non-offensive, and promise the world: Zhongshan non-offensive. Zhao does not attack Zhongshan, Zhongshan does not attack Zhao; Zhongshan does not attack Yan, and Yan does not attack Zhongshan; Zhongshan does not attack Yan and Zhao attacks Zhongshan, then the Mo family will naturally fulfill the righteousness of non-attack. ”

Needless to say, the orchestra pit already has a heart.

He didn't know that in Shi's opinion, there would be a war between Zhao and Zhongshan in the future, but it would never be possible within ten years. So he said that the Mo family actually sent a blank check, but it sounded extremely good.

As for ten years later, the situation in the world will definitely change greatly, and the Mo family may have to be enemies of the princes of the world at that time, so why care about a Zhao country.

This decade is what the Mo family needs.

However, because of the deepening of the contradictions between the old and new nobles within the Zhao State caused by the appropriate advance layout, this time the dispute between the sons of the Zhao State will be more extensive than in history, and the Zhao State will also need to recuperate within ten years.

Sometimes this kind of war is not a bad thing for the king of a country. The aristocracy is rotten, it is impossible to eliminate itself, relying on a war of internal and external collusion, maybe they can be reborn and strip away the carrion, just like the road of rebirth of the Yan Kingdom in history.

In the past decade, many countries have been feeling the turmoil and are busy seizing the last chance. In Shi's opinion, this is the time when the Mo family can finally develop in a muffled voice.

Therefore, the promise to be fulfilled in 10 years is acceptable.

The orchestra pit knew that the Mo family wanted to keep their promises and say nothing about things related to "righteousness".

Since the Mo family promised that as long as Zhongshan did not attack, then whoever went to fight Zhongshan would come forward to support, unless Zhongshan itself violated the covenant.

Le Chi hurriedly thanked: "The Mo family keeps its promise, and it can't be said. The monarch would have agreed to it. As long as Zhongshan recovers the country, the benevolent government of taking one of the three will be implemented, and the righteousness of non-attack will be recognized. ”

"It's just that if you want to return to China, you still need some preparations. The monarch sent me because I heard about the change of the king of Chu and the restoration of the king of Yue, and the Mo family provided loans and paid them in installments. ”

"The monarch's intention, if the Mo family is willing to provide a certain amount of loans and weapons, Zhongshan is willing to sell the salt franchise policy, and use this as the payment to pay off the Mo family's loan in installments, and the interest will be calculated at an annual interest rate of eleven years."

This is the original method implemented by the Mo family in Vietnam and Chu, and the effect is remarkable, when the monarch needs a lot of money and is difficult to raise for a while, the first thing that comes to mind is to see if he can get it from the Mo family.

This kind of mortgage repayment and politically conditional loans are now in vogue, but Lechi is wrong.

The Mo family is located in Si, adjacent to Chu Yue, and the political conditions imposed can be transformed into power and profits, but the Zhongshan Kingdom is too far away, it is the forbidden state of the Three Jin Dynasty, and it is between Qi, Yan, and Zhao, and the additional political conditions there are meaningless.

The Mo family has no interest in Zhongshan Kingdom for the time being, it is thousands of miles away, at most it is to use, and there is no covetousness.

However, Shi also had other considerations, so he first showed some hesitation on his face and said: "It's just that the Mo family doesn't have enough money now......

When the orchestra pit heard this, he couldn't help but get nervous.

Ke Shi's voice changed and said: "However, the Mo family has communicated with the world's wealthy businessmen in Sishang and Taoqiu. There are also gold banks, and there are wealthy businessmen from all over the world to participate. ”

"Since it is said that the world is all for profit, the world is bustling for profit, and businessmen seek profit, the Mo family can come forward to help take the lead and raise funds. What Zhongshan Guo came up with, the Mo family was just a middleman, and it still had to be distributed to those merchants in order to make the gold bank profitable. ”

This is a new type of model, which does not belong to this era, but the orchestra has read a lot of books over the years, and I understand the meaning of it somewhat.

At present, many wealthy businessmen in the world are in contact with the Mo family, and many operating "companies" led by the Mo family have the share capital of the wealthy businessmen, and many wealthy businessmen also participate in the gold banks used to raise funds, and they pay a lot of dividends every year.

This is a typical way for the Mo family to eat meat and wealthy businessmen to drink soup, which is related to the national economy and people's livelihood, as well as war, smelting and other profiteering industries, and it is impossible for the Mo family to loosen their mouths.

However, projects such as armed colonization, the development of the south, and the construction of cargo ships were very open, allowing the intervention of external capital, and the money of the Mo family alone was not enough to make them on a huge scale.

In terms of capital, the Mo family is the biggest capitalist today, and the rest of the wealthy businessmen are just like this, dependent on survival.

Just as when we talked about the Saibei grassland, the essential problem to be solved was how Zhuxia was, and the places in the south, such as the Pearl River, which gradually developed and were armed and colonized because of the sugar industry, no matter how long the matter of the Central Plains was resolved, it could also be attributed to the territory, so the Mo family over there let the merchants invest.

Caravans, cargo ships, cities, and land are all profiteering, and these profiteering things have attracted more wealthy businessmen from all over the world to get closer, and they use their money to invest in the development of the south, and there are many big businessmen who make a profit of more than 100,000 yuan every year.

Even if these big businessmen want to get involved, they are incapable, one is strictly managed, the second is that the population is still insufficient, and the third is that the system and policy cannot allow them to make profits without a lower limit, which is the foundation of the Mo family.

On the Zhongshan side, it is still profitable, and the deeper the involvement of capital, the easier it will be to accept something when it comes to change in the future.

Franchised monopoly is the most popular way for capital to make profits.

Since the overthrow of the aristocratic feudal system is the first priority, the class of big merchants is also a class that needs to be fought for and cooperated.