Since the three families were divided into the Jin Dynasty and the Tian clan was killed together, the world has become more and more chaotic and wars have broken out. In order to consolidate the land of Jinling, the Huai Kingdom has been recuperating and developing hundreds of miles around Jinling.
In the middle and late period of the reign of Duke Wenxiang of Huaihe, and after the capital was moved to Jinling at the same time, the development of ironware accelerated. Now Huaiguo has begun to switch from bronze to ironware.
In fact, the first thing to be replaced was not the weapon, but the bronze plow. The bronze plow was heavy and soft, making farming laborious. Compared with the iron plow, it was not only light but also harder, making farming easier. The emergence of the iron plow made farming more convenient and also further reduced the price of plows.
In the past, only wealthy families could afford bronze plows. Ordinary farmers could only rent them, or use wooden plows, bone plows, or even stone plows. When Wang Qi and Fan Li implemented the Green Miao Loan, the iron plow was also an important part of it.
After the appearance of the iron plow, the price of the iron plow was significantly lower than that of the bronze plow. Many people are willing to bite the bullet and borrow Qingmiao loans to buy an iron plow.
The prosperity of the Huai Kingdom allowed the people to live in peace, but the Central Plains was raging with war. The original small country in the Central Plains was quickly annexed by big countries in the past few decades. Only small countries such as Chen, Cai, Wei, Zheng, Song, and Lu are left in the Central Plains.
Even these few remaining countries are in danger and may one day be destroyed. Among them, Cai Guo probably had the best life. Cai State has benefited a lot from the decline of Chu State. Cai State is now stronger than ever before. Of course, in terms of strength, it is still a third-rate country.
Ever since the Jin and Chu wars and the Jin and Qi wars, the Song Kingdom has been in a state of four wars, and its territory has been shrinking, and now it has become a third-rate small country. Later, he learned wisely and paid tribute to the Huai State, finally settling down a little.
However, without the external enemies to fight against each other, chaos arose inside the Song Dynasty again, with the public offices fighting for power. As long as the Song State does not seek death, the Huai State will generally not interfere in domestic affairs.
There are disputes and endless wars among various countries, which makes the life of the grassroots people more and more difficult. Therefore, people from various countries often fled to Huai State. For these fugitives, except for the female gangsters who committed crimes, the Huaiguo Congress lent them some food and allowed them to cultivate wasteland.
The arrival of these lower-class people also made Huai Kingdom aware of a school of thought that only developed among the lower-class people - Mohism.
After Wang Pu heard the Mohist's ideas, he immediately said: "The Mohist way is more difficult than Confucianism. The person who founded this school is a sage in this world."
So Wang Pu sent his disciples from the royal family to find Mozi, the leader of the Mohist school. However, the Mohist school was well-organized, and many lower-level Mohists did not know where Mozi was.
While having long-term contact with Mo Zhe, some of the disciples of the Huai Kingdom were also attracted by Mo Zhe's ideas, and finally chose to join Mo Zhe after consulting Wang Pu.
When a son of a royal family joined the Mohists, this was a great encouragement to the Mohist school and made them believe in the Mohist philosophy even more.
Shangqiu, the capital of the Song Dynasty.
There is a dilapidated courtyard in the north of the city. Although it is just thatch and mud, the courtyard is extremely clean. In the open space in the courtyard, a group of young people wearing brown shorts and straw sandals are practicing fighting skills.
In other corners of the yard, many people were writing and making changes on the ground, seeming to be calculating something.
Under the big tree next to the house, five or six people were having a heated debate. The whole yard seems to others to be a group of strange people.
At this moment, a middle-aged man wearing linen clothes, straw sandals, and a sword at his waist hurriedly walked into the yard and walked towards the thatched hut.
"Juzi, good news, good news." The middle-aged man walked into the house. The house was extremely simple, except for some necessities of life, including some tools and bamboo slips.
There were more than a dozen people kneeling in the room, listening to what the man in the middle was saying.
In the middle is a man with a resolute face, his eyes are steady and piercing, and his hands are covered with calluses. Although he is sitting there kneeling, he looks like a mountain.
He is Mo Zhai, the great son of the Mo family.
"The bird slipped away, what's the good news?"
"Juzi, a young master from Huaiguo's palace has joined our Mo family, and
Duke Huai wanted to invite Juzi to give lectures at the Huaiguo Academy. "
"Ah, with Mr. Huai Guo joining our Mo family, it seems that our Mo family has hope for great success!"
"Even the Duke of Huai recognizes our Mo family, and we will definitely be able to save the people of the world."
"The Duke of Huai has invited Juzi to give lectures. This is our opportunity! Now there are many Mohists, each with their own talents. It is time to become an official and preach our Mohist doctrines."
The Mohists were mostly poor people at the bottom, or craftsmen. At the beginning, they just stayed together to keep warm. Later, after growing up, they had their own ideas and theories.
If we talk about the theory that Mohism is most opposed to, the first one is Confucianism. It is not just a dispute over doctrine, but also a matter of standpoint. The Confucian standpoint is the scholar-bureaucrats, the ruling class, and the king, while the Mohist standpoint is the common people. There is an inherent irreconcilable contradiction between the two.
In the Mohist view, many things in Confucianism, including the so-called etiquette, are completely unnecessary, complicated and useless.
If you want to promote Mohism to the world, the best way is to go to the academy to debate and become famous in one fell swoop. If it can be accepted by those monarchs, it will be better for the Mohist family.
Mohists have also done research on the Huai State. They highly admire many of Huai State's policies, and they have also learned about the lives of the grassroots people and craftsmen in the Huai State.
Although it was hard, it was much better than the other countries in the Central Plains.
The Mohists are also the most well-organized among the schools in the world, with strict disciplines that can almost be compared to the army. They are also good at making various utensils and are extremely proficient in physics, astronomy, and mathematics. Almost all people who join the ranks of Mohists idealist.
They ignited a ray of light in this dark era and fought for a road for the people of the world.
This path is more difficult than Confucianism, but these people have no hesitation.
"Qin slipped away, where is the young master of Huai Kingdom now?" Mo Zhai asked.
"We have arrived in Song Dynasty."
"Send someone to bring him, and I will go to Huaiguo Academy with him!"
Hearing this sentence, all the Mohists in the room beamed with joy. They have been dormant for so long and are finally going to step onto the world stage.
Wang Bo went to the Song Dynasty after a long journey. Because he agreed with the Mohists' philosophy, he joined the Mohists. He no longer wore gorgeous clothes, no longer enjoyed music, wore straw sandals, a short lapel, and a long sword on his waist. His meals were also very simple. Simple, but he didn't complain at all, his eyes were firm, and he regarded this road as a pilgrimage.
Wang Bo, led by several Mo scholars, came to Shangqiu, the capital of the Song Dynasty, met Mo Zhai, and invited him to the Huaiguo Academy.
PS: The Mohist school of thought is too appealing to the lower class people. Most of the modern heroes are born out of the Mohist spirit of chivalry. It is a pity that these people are stepping on the wrong path.
