Mozi was still silent, let alone answered, refusing to talk about the question of righteousness and injustice, because it also involved whether the Chu State really did not fight an unrighteous war after it survived this time?

The untimely death of the Central Plains Soldiers Society made Mozi completely lose his illusions about the princes and nobles, they were unreliable, and they didn't believe in the punishment of the Emperor of Heaven at all.

The policy has changed, and there is no point in arguing any further.

Seeing that Mozi didn't answer, he saluted Zhao Zhiai again: "The Mo family did not participate in this expedition, just because the Marquis of Wei, Han Hou and others all informed the fowl that they would participate in the army in three years. This is a great benefit in the world, and participating in helping the Chu people defend the city is for small benefits, so this is what the Mo family is worried about. ”

"It's just that although the ink master doesn't participate, it's okay to sell weapons that can only defend the city but can't attack. If the shield of the world is indestructible, then the warlike king will not dare to fight lightly. ”

Zhao Zhiai breathed a sigh of relief, and said in his heart that as long as you don't mention anything about whether you are in danger or anything like that.

Shi was slightly sluggish for a moment, and said: "If you want to cultivate the shield of the world, this time you can help the Chu State." ”

"Yingdu is in disrepair, or a hundred years ago the city building law, it is difficult to support, when the Wu people broke Chu, Chu had tens of thousands of people but could not defend it, which also fueled the desire of various countries to attack."

"The Mo family can help guide and repair the Chu capital, if it can't be supported, the king of Chu can still hold on to the Chu capital and wait for the return of the feudal monarch of the world."

Zhao Zhiai nodded, "That's right." Yingdu really should be repaired. ”

Shi said: "In the area of Wuyang Daliang, the Mo family was hired to help repair the city defense, and this time it can also sell some weapons used in the defense of the city. ”

Zhaozhi Ai was overjoyed, and the Jin people were only afraid of the truce of the Jin people, but if Daliang City could be defended, the Chu people could support the support point of the Central Plains.

Even if you say you want to sell weapons, that's even better.

The Mo family's weapons for defending the city are unknown to others, and Zhaozhiai, who participated in the Battle of Shangqiu, also understands its power too well.

The car, the machine, and those gunpowder mines are all sharp weapons for defending the city.

Subsequently, Shi said: "The area around Luguan Fangcheng is the essence of Chu. This place is not lost, Chu is not chaotic, and the people of Chu are not miserable, which also needs to be defended. ”

"Think about it, these weapons have to be prioritized. If I am the Marquis of Wei, I will gather the combined forces of Wei, Han and Zheng, and first break through the Luguan Fangcheng. If you can't enter the prince's determination, then turn around the first line of the beam. ”

"Wei and Han forces cannot fight on two fronts, and things have priorities."

Zhao Zhiai also understands military strategy, this kind of thing was originally the knowledge and skills mastered by the nobleman, but this person knows a lot, but it is not the first time he knows it, and he doesn't need to be shocked, he just said: "That's exactly the case." The king thinks the same way! ”

In addition to admiration, I was also secretly worried in my heart.

The actions of these people in the Mo family can obviously be worthy of the rhetoric of "noble characters, virtuous and virtuous", these people are Ling Yin, but I am afraid that they may not be as good as the only foreign surname Ling Yin Peng Zhongshuang back then.

If it is really changed according to the principles of the Mo family, the nobles of the Chu State will be wailing all over the wilderness, because these people are really capable, not just talking.

Only this analysis of Wei Han's military strategy is enough to prove this.

It is necessary to attack Fangcheng Luguan first, and if it cannot be captured, it will turn to besiege the cities of Daliang Zhongmu and other cities in the salient of the eastern front.

There are still different views within the Chu State on the defense of the Luguan defensive line.

Some believe that they have gathered heavy troops and fought a decisive battle with the Wei Plain, because the Chu people are not strong in defending the city.

The king of Chu pinned his hopes on Zhaozhiai's envoy, and if he could get the assistance of the Mo family's defense equipment, he would fight a defensive counterattack, and Lu Yanggong led the elite of the Chu army to wait until Wei and Han were tired of the siege before launching a counterattack.

The meaning of the two is very different, the king of Chu knows the strength of the Chu army, and because of the battle of Shangqiu, he was pierced by the Mo family and left many shadows.

The decisive battle of the three armies is good, but once it fails, even if the essence of the Nanyang region completely changes hands, the king of Chu will learn from the ancestors and flee to Yunmengze.

Seeing that the analysis was clear, Zhao Zhiai hurriedly praised a few more words, and said: "Our giant once said that the bow and crossbow are the best way to defend the city. ”

The Mo family's crossbow is quite famous, and Mo Zhai is also a master of crossbow making.

He didn't want to be suitable and said: "However, the bow and crossbow can not only defend the city, but also attack the city, which is not allowed by the Mo family." I don't want to use the Mo family's bow and crossbow to start an unrighteous war in the future......"

Zhaozhi Emeran, after all the previous excitement was extinguished, Shi said again: "However, the Mo family still has one thing, like a bow and crossbow, but it can only be used to defend the city, and it is difficult to use it for siege and field warfare......"

Zhao Zhiai didn't know what it was, but he knew that the Mo family was not lying, and he believed in the Mo family's technology, so he said yes in a loud voice.

What is suitable for the Chu people is naturally the primitive firearms.

It's just that the degree of primitiveness is more primitive than the tubular heavy fire gun that everyone in the Mo family saw in Daze.

What he wanted to sell to the Chu people were some shoddy primitive firearms.

A thick iron pipe that doesn't need to be too fine, with a stick tied to the back as a handle, can be stuffed with gunpowder and lead pellets in front of it and shoot out thirty or fifty paces...... The most primitive, simplest, and doomed firearms similar to the "Hussite hand cannon" are also destined to be eliminated.

Easy to make.

Even if it is used for attack, it will not pose a threat to the future of the long-barreled arquebus on Peixian's side.

Improvising seems to be better than nothing.

Listening to the movement or leaning on the light of the fire can strengthen your courage......

Defending a city can be reloaded slowly.

And so on, you can make a lot of money.

The advantages of this weapon are greatly magnified, without mentioning the various shortcomings in it.

And just these advantages are enough to make Zhao Zhiai excited.

The state of Chu has archers, but the archers are all elite, and they are not so easy to train.

The production cycle of crossbows is too long, the cost is too high, and the Mo family does not sell them at all, and the Chu State can't take out so many crossbows to defend the city for a while, let alone make complex arrows.

Many of the peasant soldiers in the city who defended the city, they may not have touched the bow in their lives, but the defense of the city is not easy to defend without long-range weapons, and the truly elite archers have to be transferred out to prepare for a decisive battle after Wei Han is exhausted.

It is also hoped that the people of Kyushu will come into contact with gunpowder weapons as soon as possible, especially when all the people are soldiers in the Warring States Period, so that gunpowder weapons can take root as soon as possible, which can be regarded as preparation for the future.

In addition to these primitive hand cannon tired weapons, the Shi Mean Mo family can also provide some special gunpowder mines that cannot be used for offensive throwing, but can only be used to defend the city.

This is a big deal, there is no major arms trade at this time, and all countries are producing and using their own use, and copper is the main thing.

Weapons such as bows, because the production cycle is too long, it is impossible to trade them on a large scale.

At most, countries buy and sell some raw materials such as glue, feathers, and wood.

The Mo family directly sold the weapons to defend the city, this is the first time, and the quantity is not a problem, and a batch can be provided as soon as possible and transported to the direction of Luguan.

Even the Ink Practitioner who taught the peasant soldiers to cast it could follow him, but he would not participate in the defense of the city, and would leave during the siege, to show the absolute neutrality of the Mo family this time.

Zhao Zhiai was overjoyed in his heart, and felt that once the Mo family's weapons were in hand, the defense around Luguan Fangcheng would be stable, and he could be regarded as having achieved his mission.

It has been made clear before that this is a transaction, so the price issue must also be bargained.

Before Zhao Zhiai said first, he said: "The world knows that my Mo family does not take pearls and jades as treasures, so the pearls and jade Mo families are not suitable for it." Moreover, the price of pearl and jade is difficult to determine, and they cannot eat and drink, and those craftsmen cannot agree with it. ”

"Trading with copper, the state of Chu is facing this disaster, and there is a lot of demand. After all, the war lasts for a long time, and in addition to these weapons to defend the city, I am afraid that we will also need spears and the like......"

"Moreover, since this war, the king of Chu will also reward the feudal monarch, these money and wealth come from taxes, and taxes come from the people of Chu...... Or bad for the people! ”

Zhao Zhiai originally felt that he was quite thoughtful, but when he heard it, he suddenly became alert.

I don't want anything, I don't want jade, I don't want any money from taxes...... But before it was clearly said that it was a transaction, which is probably ...... Not a good thing.

After thinking about it, he said: "I originally thought that my Mo family still has some gold and copper, but I can lend it to the King of Chu. After all, the gold and copper of the Mo family are used for the benefit of the world, and now the feudal lords and nobles lend money to the king of Chu at a certain interest rate to receive interest, and slowly repay the ......"

Although this kind of borrowing did not appear at this time, it soon appeared in the Warring States period, when merchants were powerful.

The monarch borrows, and the people force debts, so there is the idiom of high debts.

Zhou Tianzi asked the merchant to borrow, and he couldn't even pay back the interest, so that he was forced by the merchant to hide in the construction debt, at least compared to the era of unlimited concentration of imperial power, the status of the merchant was still very high - in the Manchu Dynasty, where the feudal imperial power was concentrated, he was afraid that even if he couldn't repay the loan, the merchant might not dare to go to the Forbidden City to force debts.

Zhao Zhiai also felt that this method was feasible, and the nobles might not be willing to borrow it with the credit guarantee of the King of Chu, and it sounded like the Mo family had sold a lot of weapons this time, and the nobles might not be able to borrow it.

In fact, the Mo family may not have so much cash in their hands, but the goods are out of the hands of the Mo family, which is equivalent to the Mo family lending money to the king of Chu to buy the weapons of the Mo family, and then the king of Chu will repay the principal and interest...... This is a very useful tool that later generations have learned.

However, Shi is not a businessman, and his purpose is not to make money, and his purpose of making money is only for the Mo family to make great things in the future.

So after Zhao Zhiai nodded and thought that this matter was feasible, Shi said: "It's just that these things are repaid, and they are still obtained from taxes, right?" After all, I can't bear the suffering of the people, otherwise, I have a way not to oppress the people, but also to repay the principal and interest, and at the same time to make the Chu State Treasury sufficient and the people rich. ”

Zhao Zhiai looked at Shi incredulously, and said in his heart that this world is ...... Could there be such a good thing? Instead of increasing taxes, can the government treasury be sufficient and the people rich, and still be able to repay the principal and interest?