Chapter Eighty-Five: To Each His Own Need

This time, the change of Zhongshan Kingdom can be a free advertisement, so that the world's businessmen can start to participate in politics and start to seek their own interests.

Making money, not fiefdoms, a measure of social status, is what change must go through.

There will be new pains in the new era, but we can't completely retro because of the new pains. A money-led society is not good, but the aristocracy cannot be invited back because of this badness.

The best aristocracy only exists in remembrance.

Especially when it comes to the situation of "seeking wealth with poverty, agriculture is not as good as work, industry is not as good as business, and embroidery is not as good as leaning on the city gate", when some people begin to miss the spirit of aristocracy, that is when the aristocracy is closest to "good".

I didn't explain any details, but I discussed with the orchestra pit about how much money I needed for the loan, how many weapons I would buy, and how much money I would need to cover my finances after the restoration of the country.

Zhongshan is close to the Yellow River, and at this time the Yellow River is on the ancient road, and along the Qi country, you can enter the Hebei Plain by boat, and transport the materials, money, and weapons that Zhongshan needs to be transported over.

If Zhongshan wants to repay, it needs to come up with a series of political conditions such as salt, mining rights, and land sales, otherwise the meaning of the Mohists is that merchants cannot make profits and therefore cannot raise money.

In these years, there is no money to restore the country.

In the past, everyone used to slash with bronze weapons, and if there were some core nobles and clans, it was possible to restore the country. The nobles are out of production, and if there is a chariot, one enemy and a hundred soldiers.

But now if you want to restore the country, military uniforms, muskets, lead bullets, and gunpowder are all needed, and these require a lot of money.

It's just that the merchant's money is not so easy to take.

The peasant could allow and even fantasize about the existence of a "virtuous" monarch, and even easily see the monarch as a force against the oppressive aristocracy and profit-seeking merchants.

But businessmen...... I'm afraid that they don't like absolute monarchs the most, even if they are "virtuous", they won't like them. Especially after the Mo family continued to release some theoretical books to let them see another way.

The important thing about these things is the follow-up details, and after talking with the orchestra pit for a while, he said: "If Zhongshan wants to restore the country, he must first have the righteousness of benevolent government, so that he can gain the support of the people; secondly, there must be money weapons, so as not to make the control of Wei Zhijian's armor and sharp soldiers; Finally, there is the situation in the world, which cannot be ignored. ”

"Have you heard of the dispute between the sons of Zhao Guo?"

Le Chi came to Sishang this time to ask for help from the Mo family, and it was this opportunity that everyone in Zhongshan Kingdom seized, so they nodded again and again: "I have heard of it." I also heard that Zhao Zhang is more virtuous, and Zhao Hou's son is Zhao Shaode. ”

Shi smiled and said, "Since we have already talked about non-aggression before, then the situation in this world cannot but be taken advantage of. If Zhongshan can not attack, then Zhao Gongzi will not support it? ”

"There is news from Handan, saying that Zhao Hou has died, and Zhao's internal strife is about to start, which is a general trend that must not be ignored."

The news of the Mo family is far better than that of the orchestra pit, and the prepared traffic line spreads the news very quickly, and the orchestra chi only knew that Zhao Hou was gone after listening to it, and exclaimed: "This is the opportunity to restore the country!" I should get back as soon as possible. ”

Shi Dao: "In the past, the martyr Hou Xue passed on his position. Feng his son's son Zhang in Handan. The Gongzi Dynasty was friendly with Wei, and the Wei people were afraid that they would attack Handan in order to enter the Gongzi Dynasty. ”

"The hometown of Zhongshan, intersecting with Juluze. After Juluze, it is Handan. Wei is strong and Zhao is weak, if Zhongshan wants to restore the country, the power of the Zhao people can also be borrowed. ”

"If Wei attacks Zhao and enters the Gongzi Dynasty, and the Zhongshan people raise troops to restore the country, if they can support Gongzi Zhang, it will be easier to restore the country, and Zhao and Zhongshan will work together, and things can be done; Second, in the future, the Wei people will be defeated, and they can also make friends with Zhao to form an alliance of non-attack. Third, if you get a loan raised by the merchant to buy weapons, you also need to transport them along the big river, passing through Zhao, which is necessary to discuss with the Zhao people. ”

If there is still some trust left over from history between Wei and Zhao, then if the two things of Zhongshan Restoration and Zhao Gongzi's dispute can be linked, the only remaining trust between Wei and Zhao may no longer exist.

If Zhongshan Guo shouts out to support Gongzi Zhang and oppose Wei at the same time, then Gongzi Zhang can't use a cold ass to stick to Zhongshan Guo's hot face.

Once a fait accompli appears, the Wei side will inevitably feel that Gongzi Zhang has been planning for a long time, and even funded Zhongshan to restore the country.

The interests of Zhongshan and Zhao Gongzizhang are the same for the time being, they are all anti-Wei, so this time Fuguo clearly shouted out to support Gongzizhang, and there is no loss, and he can still tie himself to Zhao's chariot.

It is not difficult to transport weapons to Zhongshan Country. Part of the homeland of Zhongshan Kingdom is next to the Yellow River at this time, and the southernmost point is about the Hengshui and Jizhou generations in later generations.

It is not far from Handan, and if Wei wants to send troops, in addition to the direction of Yecheng, where Ximen Leopard is located, the prince of Zhongshan may also need to send some troops.

Once the weapons arrived, the relics of Zhongshan could take advantage of this to restore the country, and they could relieve the pressure in the direction of Handan.

But this reduction is actually an aggravation in the long run.

If it is just the dispute between Zhao Gongzi and the siege of Handan, the incense of the Three Jin Dynasty is still there, and there is still the possibility of reconciliation afterwards.

However, once the matter of Zhongshan's restoration is tied to Zhao's internal strife and Wei's interference, in the short term, Gongzi Zhi will not send troops to besiege Handan if he wants to deal with Zhongshan's recovery, and the pressure on Handan can be reduced.

But in the long run, Wei must feel that Zhao has gone too far, and even suspect that Zhao is preparing to seek Wei's land, and will inevitably increase the number of troops in an intervention war, and may even mobilize the troops of Xihe to try to solve the affairs of Zhao as soon as possible.

Shi has been preparing such a tense atmosphere for the Wei State: if the Zhao State is not resolved, the rear will be unstable, and once Qin and Chu are relieved, the Wei State will be finished.

This time the matter of Zhongshan State is tantamount to adding fuel to the fire, and Wei Guoguo feels that Zhao State is not only a dispute between sons and sons, but also to be the boss of the Three Jin Dynasty and weaken the power of Wei.

The Mo family's plans are all for the future of the Mo family, but when they say it, they seem to be planning for Zhongshan everywhere.

It is appropriate to say that Zhongshan is the best choice at this time, relying on the dispute between Wei and Zhao, one is to restore the country, and the other is to be able to maintain a good relationship with Zhao Hou after the restoration of the country.

The news of the orchestra pit is far less well-informed than that of the Mo family, and this information gap makes the orchestra pit impatient.

Naturally, the orchestra pit also has its own considerations, and if you can't take this opportunity to make meritorious contributions, then your status can't be improved.

His grandfather Le Yang was sealed in Lingshou, and he was not trusted by Weiss because of the matter of eating children, so he was sealed in the city near Taihang Mountain in Zhongshan Kingdom, which was already considered a snub.

When Wei Zheng succeeded to the throne and Wu Qi left, this problem was even more serious.

Can outsiders be trusted? It's a tough choice.

When Wei Zhen was still the crown prince, Duan Ganmu, a friend of Yu Huali, said: Scholars are prouder than you nobles, you have a family and a country, and it is not bullshit to leave your home and country. Scholars only have talents, the world is strife, the Tao is not good, there is no need to speak, turn around and leave, Qin Chu Qiyan can go anywhere.

Originally, this was a word of advice to Wei Zhen to Shangxian.

However, with Wu Qi's departure, the taste of these words has become different.

Those who are not nobles or princes can't believe it!

Le Yang was sealed in Lingshou, Le Yang is not a prince, and his performance is really similar to Wu Qi: Wu Qi killed his wife in Lu and begged for a general, and Le Yang ate his son in Zhongshan to seek a general.

Both of them have generals, both of them have the ability to govern so that the road is not lost, and they are both sages who enter and exit the prime minister, and then both of them are people who seem to have no family affection for fame, so in this contrast, Le Yang himself should also understand that his political career in Wei is over.

It is impossible for him to devote himself to other places, his grandson Le Chi is in Zhongshan Kingdom, he destroyed Zhongshan, and his grandson is reused......

Obviously, Leyang is already seeking a way out for his family. Le Yang can die, and he can eat his own son, because he was still young at that time.

Now that he is old and his grandson has grown up and has become a talent, then he should pave the way for his grandson.

In history, the capital of Zhongshan after the restoration of the country was the fief of Leyang, and Leyang's grandson Lechi also became the Xiangguo of Zhongshan, which is not a coincidence.

Originally, Zhongshan wanted to restore the country, and it was a great merit to obtain the assistance of the Mo family. The orchestra pit is trying to use this as a stepping stone to the next level.

Now, the Mo family has loosened their mouths, and how much assistance will be another matter, but the interference of the Wei State in Zhao's internal strife is the best time to restore the country, if you can't be in Zhongshan at this time, how can you make meritorious contributions?

Seeing that Lechi was anxious, he said: "The military affairs are like fire. If you continue to ride back, I am afraid that it will be too late. The Mo family has a trade route leading to the giant deer, if you are not too bumpy, you can return by fast horse. ”

"In addition, Changcheng, Fuliu and other places ...... What's the situation? ”

These are some confidential matters, but Le Chi was anxious, and he also knew what the Mo family meant, and said: "As long as the ship can reach Changcheng, then we can get the goods." ”

Shidao: "That's good. In the land of giant deer, there is a batch of blades, gunpowder and stirrups, if you go to Julu, the Mo family will send someone to follow, and you can be contacted. ”

"Although the situation in the world has changed, we cannot be impatient. Wei does not seek Zhao, and Zhongshan cannot restore the country. Can you get it? ”

Le Chi nodded and said, "I can understand the teachings of the gentleman. If Wei does not seek Zhao, then Zhongshan is weak, and it will be difficult to restore the country, and the people will be killed and injured. ”

Shi bowed his head in satisfaction, but thought in his heart: "If you return to the country before the civil strife in Zhao, I am afraid that the Wei State will be too panicked, so that it will reconcile with the Zhao State and give up some of its interests...... That's not good. ”

For the poisonous plan of the five-way siege and the ambush on all sides to weaken the Wei State, Shi is also walking a tightrope, and the slightest carelessness will backfire.

If it is properly controlled, it can make Wei State anxious, after all, it will take time for Wu Qi to enter Qin and Chu State to change, so it is good to solve Zhao State first.

If it is not properly controlled, the pressure on Wei will be too great, and it may also cause Wei to give up some of the interests of the Central Plains, form an alliance with Zhao, and even cede some of the interests of Wei, a vassal state.

It's all about a degree.

The restoration of Zhongshan was too early, and this time has passed. Zhongshan took advantage of Wei to interfere with Zhao's restoration, so this degree can just exacerbate the contradiction between Wei and Zhao.

The contradiction between Wei and Zhao intensified, and the Qi State could only sing a one-man show, and even if Wei Han sent troops to interfere in Sishang, the number would not be large. Qi Guo is also reluctant to let Wei Han get involved in Sishang, and the temperament of the Tian family, who can sing a one-man show, will also worry about Wei Han picking fruits, but may not wait for Wei Han to take the lead.

Only in this way can they be broken individually.

Le Chi knew that the Mo family's methods were superb, and since he said that there was a trade route to pass, he bowed and said: "Thank you so much for the righteousness of the Mo family!" ”

If you go back late, you won't be able to catch up with the first wave of troops, and I'm afraid that your status in the future will be greatly affected. And the contact with his grandfather Le Yang must also be done by himself.

This thank you to the Mo family is really from the bottom of my heart.

He has no loyalty to Zhongshan, but Zhongshan is a ladder that he can climb up, and this change of restoration is also a way for him to become a famous person in the world.

The Mo family has been planning for this matter for a long time, and from the time when the Seventh Division was transferred to the border of Feiguo, they had already begun to prepare for various possible consequences.

The Mo family's stronghold in Juluze, which Suo Lushen passed through when he returned, had already stockpiled all kinds of weapons and gunpowder to prepare for the Handan Revolution and the Zhongshan Rebellion, and there was still a Mo family's iron-smelting workshop in Handan, all of which were ready, so it was appropriate to let the orchestra pit pass through Juyeze and get some weapons from there.