The tone set by the Mo family is to cooperate with the princes and nobles of Zheng State, rather than overthrow them directly. m

Because the time is not ripe, doing so will only consume strength, and it is easy to be strangled by the joint efforts of the nobles of Wei, Chu, Han and Zheng.

Moreover, he knew that he would inevitably fail, that is, he was diverting the calamity and defending Sishang with arms, which made Wei Hanzheng consume energy here, which was not necessary for Sishang, who had a great advantage and at least did not need to worry about defense.

Once the united front is united, you have to compromise, you have to make concessions, and then the result of the concessions is that the people of Zheng Guo are singing love songs such as "Wei Qin" and "Chicken Song" on the city wall, waiting for Wei Han to break the city and fight without knowing why.

For the sake of the Jongmyo Society? The temple is not for his ancestors, but for Zheng Jun's family, what do Zheng's temples and common people do?

For the sake of national righteousness? Not to mention whether there is such a thing now, Zheng Hanwei uses the same words, the same habits, and the same customs, this is a noble fighting against each other, where does the national righteousness come from?

In the end, he couldn't even do his own interests, and Zheng Ren was certainly unwilling to fight.

Once the Mo family's propaganda is tied hand and foot, the power is far worse than in Sishang, what can be said is not allowed to be said, then how can it be mobilized by the people?

Several ink masters complained, couldn't help but curse a few words, and several people complained: "It can't involve the fundamental interests of the people, but you want the people to fight to the death, I think the princes and nobles of Zheng Guo should invite another master, even if the giant son comes in person, he can't do it." ”

The Mo Shi at the head was relieved: "That's not what I said, we know the people's demands, but we have to let the people know that their demands can be met by various means. ”

"Whether Xin Zheng can keep it or not, that's a trivial matter. It is important to let the population know that they have the power to ask for something. ”

Xu Miao snorted and said: "Demolishing a house and giving money, this is not the people's interest, you and I both know what the people want, but the people really want it, will those princes and nobles give it?" ”

"It was said that everything in the city was transferred by us and gave us a Huang talisman, but is this Huang talisman the same as the one in Zi Mozi's hands back then?"

"The Huang talisman in the hands of Zi Mozi back then, but he was able to directly take the family members of the nobles as hostages, so that they would not flee, what do we have?"

"Zheng Jun is a fart, the Si clan will not give us power at all. The people were not only interested in the Zheng Jun clan, but also with all the nobles in the city and the merchants who depended on them. ”

"If there is no stake, we can't move the stake, it's useless."

The inkman in charge of propaganda also sighed: "Yes, yes, the people just asked me, why is it beneficial for him to defend the city? How do I answer? ”

"If the defenders of the city die, will the Si clan reduce his tax interest? Defending the city and struggling, guarding the home for the Si family, he is not a doctor, he doesn't even have a home, he keeps the land wealth for the princes and nobles, what will the princes and nobles give them? ”

Speaking of this, the person in charge of propaganda took off the fur hat on his head and slammed it on the ground and said: "There has never been such a problem in Sishang and Huaibei!" Even if someone asks, we can solve it. ”

"And now? How do we fix it? If it can't be solved, how can I tell the people? ”

"In recent years, we have been preaching righteousness in the market, and more and more people know the truth, and it is understandable for people to ask about their own interests...... The harder it is. ”

"If you can't do it, in the eyes of the Zheng people, you and I are the people who are waving the flag and shouting for the Zheng clan and the nobles of the Si clan, how can the people still trust us?"

The Mo man at the head pinched the piece of the Huang talisman that defended the city, and said with a smile: "This is what the giant said, the military serves the government, and the material determines everything. If we are only given the name of defending the city, but do not give us enough material and the right to distribute it, it is certainly powerless to preach. ”

"But didn't we say that before? It is to let the people know that what they are asking for can be obtained by themselves by various means, and that this kind of obtaining is justified. ”

"I see that you have been in Sishang for a long time, and you only know what to do under the rules of Sishang, and you don't know what to do when you get outside. That's not going to work. ”

"Back then, Zi Mozi guarded Shangqiu, how did he borrow contradictions to benefit the people? Back then, how could the people be willing to fight? ”

"Your minds have adapted to the rules of Sishang, it's time to learn to be flexible. If the world is the rule of Sishang, then what do we need to do for those of us who dare to die first for the world? ”

The complaining people who said a few words were speechless, and Xu said weakly: "Then we can't make empty promises, when the time comes, we really defend the city, and the princes and nobles will not fulfill it, and when the time comes, not only the princes and nobles will lose their trust, but we will also be the same." ”

The Mo man at the head pretended to be surprised: "Is the power in your hands?" Is the land yours? You are Zheng Jun, are you the patriarch of the Si clan? Neither, on what basis do you promise? Isn't that what the giant said? ”

"It's like demolishing a house and giving money, it's not an empty promise, is it? It was the real gold and copper money we asked for from Zheng Jun, and this was given to the people. ”

"You have to think about one thing clearly: the purpose of defending the city is to not attack, and the purpose of not attacking is to benefit the world, but the ultimate purpose is to benefit the world. Whether the city can be defended or not, is it very important to the nobles of Prince Zheng, and is it important to our Mo family? ”

"It doesn't matter! It is important to use this opportunity to get people organized, to let people know what to do in the future, to let people know that what they want can be obtained by all means. ”

"The role of this demolition of the house as the main coupon book is only the role of the giant who said that the letter is not used to defend the city, but to make the people know to fight for their own interests and understand the power they have."

After peeling back the complex problems and directly grasping the problems of the ends and means and the essence, the ink writers who were still complaining just now suddenly understood.

They mistakenly think that defending the city is the goal, but they ignore that defending the city is only a part of the benefit of the world, but only a means.

From beginning to end, the Mo family did not recognize the legitimacy of the rule of the princes and nobles, and only cooperated with the princes and nobles of Zheng because they needed to defend the city for the time being.

The purpose of the princes and nobles is not the purpose of the Mo family, but their purpose at this stage is the same as the means that the Mo family wants to use.

Xu Miao reacted first, and asked with some hesitation: "What do you mean...... We can't make promises, because we don't have a material base here, and neither the land wealth nor the regime is ours. ”

"But can we let the people know what kind of promises they want from the princes and nobles? We're not pioneers here, we're just brokers? ”

The ink man at the head nodded and shook his head with a smile: "It's not that you don't want to be a horse pioneer, but you can be both a horse pioneer and a broker." ”

"What do the people want? The people know, but can you expect the people to sort out what they can negotiate in a short period of time? ”

"I can't."

"So, we have to sort out what the people want, form an entry, and then ask the people if that's what they want. Then we took these things and went to Zheng Junsi and told them that this was what the people wanted. Taking advantage of the external siege of Zheng Junsi's urgent need for the people's strength, let the people know that they have power. ”

"In normal times, if the people want to have strength a little, Zheng Junsi will definitely be vigilant and suppress it first."

"But now it's different, they need the people to have the strength to defend the city."

"This is thanks to the giant son who inherited the gunpowder used by Dayu to control the mountains and waters, otherwise the city wall is tall, they stick to it for a month or two even if they don't borrow the power of the people, but now it's not possible!"

There were a few more cannon shots outside as he spoke, and it was dull as if he was admiring what the ink man had just said.

An ink practitioner who has been active in the Xinzheng market for a long time heard this: "It's not difficult to say that. We have organizations in Ayutthaya and Juyip, and there are market events, mills, artisans' associations and even blacksmith shops, all of which are places where activities are frequent. What the people want, they ask it when they usually meet and tell stories, but it's just ......"

Xu Wanqi said: "It's just what? ”

The man smiled awkwardly and said, "It's just ...... It's just that our policies in Sishang are enough to be liked by the people, so we just need to paint a picture of how it should be. It's just that now we can't fully follow the policy of Sishang, so it's a bit difficult. ”

"But it's not that difficult, there are some things that people are eagerly waiting for, and it should be easy to know."

This is also a real problem.

Since Sishang began to rise and gradually become stronger, after winning the two battles of Moyue and Moqi, his attitude towards benefiting the world has actually been extremely firm.

On the Sishang side, there is no longer the idea of recognizing the old rules and then tinkering with them, but if they can be turned upside down, why compromise on the premise of the old rules?

Insulting Zhuxia is still a strong civilization around it, and there is no external threat for at least two hundred years, even so, there is no external contradiction that can become the main contradiction that makes the Mo family have to compromise with the outside world.

If you don't compromise, you will gradually lack the idea of changing and repairing in the world of the old rules, as the ink man said, if the various policies of Sishang are implemented in the world, it is excellent, why put the excellent before, and do not have to think about the almost good?

As the people talked about it, the core of the problem became clearer, and the way of thinking of these people was very different from that of the old days.

Soon, these people thought of a way to solve the problem after grasping the crux of the problem.

First by demolishing the house and giving money to achieve the effect of moving wood and Lixin, and then mobilizing the people to reason, but not making promises, and then asking the people what they want.

The people must be chaotic and want in their hearts, but they can't make sense in their mouths, so the ink artist will come forward and write a "deal" in the name entrusted by the people.

The parties to the transaction were yeoman farmers, farmers who closed their fields, small handicraftsmen, small traders, down-and-out scholars, and small landlords in Zhengdi.

The party B of the transaction is the prince of Zheng State, the nobles of the Si family, the big businessmen who depend on the nobility, and the big landowners who have transformed into nobles.

Party A uses blood as payment and defending the city as payment, in exchange for Party B to transfer a part of the land, reduce rent and interest, reduce taxes, etc.

If you can't talk about it, Party A will sing love songs and wait for Wei Han to break the city, and then what should you do, by the way, you will reduce the military endowment and not have to repay part of the usury, and now the non-offensive is just a means and not an end, so it is impossible for the Mo family to force the people of Zheng to defend the city for the sake of non-attack, and be the doglegs of the princes and nobles.

Anyway, if the city is broken, Party B will have to die partially, depending on whether they are willing to exchange their wealth for their lives.

If the talk is close, then the people will work to defend the city, and by the way, they will have to be organized, and Party A will be the supervisor of the contract at the same time, so that they can defend the siege of Wei and Han today, and they will also be able to restrain the execution of the contract tomorrow.

In the past, of course, there was such a contract, the Son of Heaven divided the land, the monarch was benevolent and loved the people, and the people were loyal to the king.

It's just that since the monarch and nobles pretended to fulfill the contract in the past, then the common people of course also pretended to defend the city.