Chapter Twenty-Eight: Preemptive Strike (Part II)

These words were exactly what he said when he was transferred back to Sishang from elsewhere to study again after the Heze Alliance.

For it involves the whole of the world in the programme of the activities of the rest of the princely states.

Just as many members of the Xuanyi Department returned to Sishang to re-study in order to cope with the propaganda of the new era, the activities of these secret inkers in various countries also changed their program after the death of a serious illness and the ascension to the throne.

In the past, it was "gathering the world's materials and introducing Sishang", because at that time, literate scholars were an important force for the world's innovation, and Sishang needed talents, and a large number of talents were needed.

After taking the throne four years ago, the education system and military system of Sishang have been perfected, and enough talents can be cultivated every year, and the literate population has accumulated a lot after more than 20 years of development.

Most of the scholars who were really interested in the world came to Sishang, and the rest were at most some emotional sympathizers: they sympathized with the plight of the people at the bottom, but they were a little uneasy and opposed to the violent methods of Sishang.

Such a person is just a friend, and it is too difficult to attract them to really benefit the world according to Sishang's methods.

Moreover, there are enough local talents, at most, it is to leave a passage for scholars from other parts of the world, and in fact, they are not expected to be the main force for the benefit of the world.

This can be seen from the composition of the Mo family's high-level personnel after the Sishang Conference four years ago.

When Shangqiu was reorganized more than 20 years ago, there were few real civilians like this, and under Mo Zhai, Yu Huali was a talent on the same level as Tianzi Fang Duan Ganmu and others; Meng Sheng and others were friends of the Fengjun of Chu State, who was also a teacher and friend; The public smelters and the public casters are at least scholars, and the ancestors are also considered casters; Qu will be a side branch of the Qu clan of the Chu State; Hu Feizi is a relative of the Tian family......

Four years ago, the internal struggle in Sishang was actually the struggle of the local people in Sishang, and it was the struggle between the faction that benefited the world and the non-offensive faction in Sishang, but at that time, the foothold was unstable, so it needed the help of the old people who were originally the talents of the world who were originally collected by Mozi.

By the time they were secured, most of the Mo family's top brass were locals, and when the huge investment in the education system finally paid off twenty years later, the Mo family's steady stream of literate population made it no longer in dire need of outside scholars.

A large number of educated commoners began to rise, and young Mo scholars from the peasants and industrialists began to become the backbone of Sishang, and at this time, attitudes towards scholars from outside countries also changed.

Five years ago it was ...... With a heart that was beneficial to the world, he persuaded them to go to Sishang, because there was a shortage of cadres at that time.

Now it's ...... If you have compassion, make friends with them, but let them stay in the local area, unless you have knowledge of history, astronomy, mathematics, etc., who need to find a way to get to Sishang.

Five years ago, if Sishang was not strong, the ink people in the world would be uneasy, so we must first enrich the power of Sishang.

Now, Sishang is already very strong, and more sympathetic scholars and low-ranking nobles are needed to stay in the local area and be the leading party in the future.

Simon and Gander, for example, are examples of such policy changes before and after.

If it were now, young people like Ximen Yu would generally choose to inculcate some righteousness that benefits the world, but would let them stay in the local area instead of letting them go to Sishang; Gander had enough knowledge of astronomy to send him to Sishang at any cost.

Although the program had changed four years ago, and although most of the Mohists had accepted the re-study, there was a process of change in thinking.

Many people are still in the previous mode of thinking of "righteousness is in ink, music is in the old nobles, and the world's corporal sympathy is used to attract scholars into ink" and have not changed.

This is the reason why some people said before that "its song is in me" is a disadvantage.

The person in charge of Shangqiu's secret ink maker was in Sishang four years ago, and he heard Shi talk about these things, and he remembered that at that time, he also used the cooperation between Yang Zhu Zhixue and the Mo family to abandon their previous suspicions.

It is said that the problem of Yang Zhuzhi's learning is not that it cannot make the world profitable, but that it cannot be used now, and it is too long to achieve it.

Because they do not take other people's things, the inviolability of private property, freedom, and for me, these things can benefit the world if they develop to the extreme, and the way they benefit the world is that the cities are extremely developed, and there are enough people who "have their own property and do not want to be violated by others" to spontaneously raise trouble, and the cities riot, and the whole world is like the stars at night, so that they can benefit the world.

But the premise of not taking other people's things, and others not taking their own things, is that you have to have it. But looking at it now, the main force that can be borrowed from the world is precisely a group of people who are not qualified to talk about the inviolability of private property.

This is the reason why the Mo family can get rid of their previous suspicions with Yang Zhu, but it is absolutely impossible to use Yang Zhu's learning to benefit the world.

The same is true for those who sympathize with the bottom.

They have their own things, and they don't dare to destroy the whole world, because they are afraid that such a flame will burn themselves.

What they believe more in is Yang Zhu's learning, for me, self-esteem, rebirth, and abstinence.

Such a person has compassion, but it is difficult to achieve it, at least for now.

The morality of the Mo family is not good for them, but ...... They all rely on the foil of their opponents, choosing the lesser of two evils, compared with monarchs and nobles, these people are closer to the Mo family.

They can be friends, but it is more cost-effective to transform their strength than to cultivate some young people from the bottom from Sishang since childhood.

So as long as they are friends, when they are weak, they naturally need their sympathy, but when they are strong, is it possible that they feel that the redivision of land is too cruel and oppose it, so they have to listen to them?

As for the people at the bottom of the real line...... They need to choose whether to support or disagree, and sympathy for this sentiment is a luxury for them right now.

When it comes to sympathy, whether the song is in me or the aristocracy, there must always be a subject, who is sympathetic?

They are the people, but they are not all the people.

It is necessary to distinguish clearly who supports and who opposes it, who sympathizes, who can walk together, who can be comrades of one heart and one mind, and who is irreconcilable enemies.

Therefore, the question of "its song is in me" can be seen more thoroughly: is it beneficial to lose the sympathy of a part of the scholar class, but to gain the support of tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of the people at the bottom of the Song Dynasty? Is it a disadvantage?

Twenty years ago, the literate population was too small, and a literate scholar with a strong learning foundation was actually worth more than more than 100 or even more than 1,000 people at the bottom.

And now...... Whether they sympathize with it or not, as long as it is not hatred, the system of Sishang is already solid, what is needed is population, wealth, and markets, and if the literate population is sufficient, the value of those people will also decline.

Killing by the neck and waiting for the nobles to raise their butcher knives and then fight back can certainly be exchanged for the tears of those compassionate scholars in the world, but are these tears still important?

The Mo family of twenty years ago and the Mo family of Sishang today are not the same Mo family.

From morality, personnel class organization to the hierarchy of endorsements, it has been completely revised.

Before he came to Shangqiu, he had a deep understanding of the changes in the program, so he could become the first person in charge of the activities of the secret ink artists in the Song region.

Therefore, he knew very well that for the Mo family at this time, the value of the market and labor force of a land with a population of hundreds of thousands was better than the sympathy of the entire world of compassionate scholars.

Four years ago, they had the opportunity to become comrades, but now they are destined to be friends only, and their attitude is no longer very important.

The person in charge thought that since the attitude of these low-level scholars was not important, then the attitude of the nobles and the monarch did not need to be considered.

There is no chaos in the Song Kingdom, as long as the morality of the Mo family does not change, the monarch and the great nobles will never live in peace with the Mo family.

Whether the Mohists strike first or not will not change the attitude of the monarchs of various countries.

The Mo man who said before that he wanted to strike first was right, and the attitude of various countries towards the Mo family now does not stem from the Mo family's desire to benefit the world, but from the Central Plains War five years ago, and the aggressive shooting of Qi Gongziwu during the Heze Alliance.

In the context of the struggle between the nations, the Mo family scolded the righteousness of Qin Guosheng and others all day long, betraying the righteousness of Zi Mozi; denounced the reform of the Qin State as unsustainable and harmful to the world, but while scolding here, the Qin State and the Mo family frowned, and from time to time tacitly disgusted and disgusted the Wei State from the east and west.

The vigilance of the princes of various countries for the Mo family has existed for a long time, and they have understood the inevitability of a major war four years ago, but there are too many consequences to consider when they really tear their faces.

The Qin State is the most qualified to tear its face internally, but because of its geography, the Qin State will not tear its face, and it is also eager for Sishang to be more powerful and coercive Wei Hanchu.

Qi is the most want to tear the face, but it is not qualified, four years ago the alliance and peace treaty clearly stipulates that Qi joining any alliance will be regarded as "harming the world", Sishang will be directly inserted into Linzi, in the direction of Surabaya to resist the intervention of various countries for a year of strength is still there, but Linzi can not stop the onslaught in the direction of Jucheng.

The treaty clearly stipulates that even if the Qi State and the Yan State form an alliance, it will be regarded as harmful to the world, and as long as the alliance is formed, they will be beaten. Moreover, Yimeng Mountain was lost, the southeast line of the Great Wall was occupied by the Mo family, and there was no danger to defend, and the situation of Qi was even more dangerous than five years ago - a large number of nobles captured in the war, and the land in the southwest of Qi that was not allowed to be changed by land reform made Qi internal instability.

Wei Guo wanted to tear his face, but he was afraid that he would tear his face when he was the first bird, and Zhongshan, Zhao, Qin, Chu and other countries over there immediately released their previous suspicions with Sishang......

These things have been studied by these high-level ink masters, and they have heard the core figures of the Mo family in Sishang speak, because communication is inconvenient at this time, and the responsible persons of the ink masters assigned to various places must be familiar with the situation in the world and have a program to guide them, so as to make accurate judgments.

The current situation in Shangqiu is that the emperor's father Yue Ling is ready to light a fire by himself, so that the entire Song Kingdom will burn uncontrollably, forcing the princes of all countries to release their previous suspicions, and prevent the flame of equality and sage from burning on their heads.

So what we need to do now is to disguise this fire as a smoke, even if all countries don't believe it, but at least it looks like it's going to be done.

Since the emperor's father Yue Ling wants to light a fire, what the Mo family has to do here is to lead people to extinguish the fire.

It will be difficult to wait for the fire to burn and then extinguish it.

That being the case, it is better to do it first and kill the person who lit the fire first.

After all, the emperor's father, Yue Ling, was just asking the government to order Yin, the real monarch of the Song Kingdom, and it was the mascot Song Gong.

It's just that many people have forgotten about him.

As long as he can preemptively attack the palace, he will ask why Duke Song rebelled and why he supported the emperor's father Yue Ling to rebel against the government...... Under the muzzle of the musket, I thought that the Song Duke would definitely denounce the emperor's father and his family for their troubled government.

They are all mascots, and what is the difference between doing them in the royal father's family and doing them in the Dai family? If you don't want to do it, the stories of the marquis in Fei, Xuan, Xue and other places, Song Gong must have heard it.

After weighing it again, the person in charge finally said: "I support a preemptive strike." But there are three things that must be done. ”

"First, the incident, with the Dai family, went straight to the palace to control the Song Duke, and he came forward to angrily reprimand the emperor's father and his family, and sent an envoy, saying that this is the internal affairs of the Song Dynasty, and this matter involves a non-offensive alliance with the Mo family, once another country enters the Song Dynasty, it will be regarded as a declaration of war against the Mo family."

"Second, kill or drive out the royal father's family, impose martial law in the whole city, organize the people, and distribute weapons."

"Third, while sending someone to inform Sishang, it is suggested that the central government's attitude should be tough and make a general mobilization posture, so that the continued neutrality of the Song State will become an acceptable choice for all countries."

"If possible...... Send troops directly, and the sooner the situation in the Song State is pacified, the better. Don't give Wei Chu any time to react, before they make a move, the Song State has been settled, then the less likely they are to send troops. The more it drags on, the more it prompts them to send troops. ”

"The more they want to fight, the less they dare to fight; The more they dare not fight, the more they want to fight. The more terrible the appearance, the safer our comrades in the princely cities. ”