Long Yangjun came over and said to Xiang Shaolong: "I heard that General Xiang was attacked, was he injured? Who is so bold and dares to rob and kill the general?"
Xiang Shaolong looked at him with a sincere look on his face. He didn't know whether it was because he really didn't know or because he was a good actor, so he could only say: "I'm sorry for you, sir. These little guys can't hurt me. There are so many people who want to kill me. I can't." Time to check these little things."
Long Yangjun said with an expression of admiration: "General Xiang is so heroic and heroic, I admire him!"
Xiang Shaolong felt a little goosebumps when he saw him. Although he had an extraordinary appearance, he was still a man.
Li Yuan and Guo Zong sat together, chatting and laughing.
Guo Zong, the "iron smelting king", seemed to have lost confidence in Zhao and wanted to betroth his daughter Guo Xiuer to Li Yuan so that he could go to Chu to avoid Qin. However, Li Yuan was obsessed with Ji Yanran and wanted to leave the position of the main wife to Ji Cai'an. Guo Zong's status was also unusual. Although he didn't mind Li Yuan's romance, his daughter definitely could not be used as a concubine.
Li Yuan now heard that Ji Yanran was very close to Xiang Shaolong after he left Xianyang. Now he has returned to Daliang and is preparing to move his family to Xianyang, knowing that he will never get Ji Yanran.
Not to mention that Xiang Shaolong's current status is far inferior to that of himself. He still holds his own financial lifeline in his hands. Although he has only mastered the paper business for a short time, he has made huge profits and his strength has also expanded rapidly. You can't blame yourself for being a bully. Although Ji Cainu is a good girl, there are so many beauties in the world. It's impossible for him to have a grudge against Xiang Shaolong over a woman who doesn't have him in his heart. They are in love with each other. Even if I am jealous, I cannot show it. Nothing is as important as the benefits. Unless one day Xiang Shaolong loses power and can be stepped on by me, otherwise I will only have less heartfelt blessings.
Li Yuan and Guo Zong came over to toast Xiang Shaolong. Guo Zong said: "General Xiang's demeanor is still unforgettable to this day. It's a pity that I, Zhao Fubo, couldn't retain General Xiang. Fortunately, with the general's talent, he can be seen everywhere." It can’t be buried, and now it’s famous all over the world, which is gratifying.”
Xiang Shaolong raised his glass and drank it down in one gulp, saying: "Mr. Guo, thank you for your praise. Our Wu family went to the outside world to establish a new home. Now we are also involved in the weapon forging industry. Mr. Guo is rich in experience. If you have the opportunity, come to our Daqin to communicate with us. See Let’s see if there are any opportunities for cooperation. The world is so big and there is endless money to be made.”
Guo Zong was surprised. His relationship with the Wu family was not good, it could even be said to be bad. When he was vying for favor in front of King Xiaocheng, he often slandered the other party. Now seeing that Xiang Shaolong had a kind attitude and no intention of holding grudges, and even extended the invitation in person, his mind immediately turned around, thinking to himself: "His invitation is just casual and polite." Sentence? Do you want to trick me into going to Qin to deal with me? Or do you really want to invite me? "
He wants to go to Li Yuan now because he wants to avoid the strong Qin, but if he can go directly to the strong Qin, wouldn't it be better? Although the possibility is not high, but this important matter of wealth and life, even if it is a one in ten thousand chance , and cannot let it go. You can test it out first, but at the same time, you can't sever the relationship with Li Yuan. As a businessman, he knows very well the principle that "eggs cannot be put in one basket". If you go all-in and win, the rewards will be great, but if you fail, you will lose everything. With his current wealth, radicalization is not advisable, and insurance is the most important.
He quickly thanked Xiang Shaolong for the invitation.
Xiang Shaolong asked Li Yuan again: "Since we left Xianyang, Mr. Li's demeanor has become even better than before. Now he is an important minister of the Chu State, and his future is limitless."
Li Yuandao: "I don't dare. I don't dare to forget General Xiang's great kindness. If you have any instructions in the future, please don't be polite."
Xiang Shaolong waved his hand and said, "Young Master Li, you're welcome. Let's help each other."
Guo Zong was stunned. He didn't expect that they had some unknown relationship, so he had to pay more attention to it.
Xiang Shaolong walked up to a man in linen clothes and bare feet, raised his wine glass and said, "Your Excellency must be Mr. Ju Ziyan from the Zhao Mo Guild."
The man didn't seem to expect that Xiang Shaolong would come to toast him. As Xiang Shaolong, he always sat there waiting for others to toast him. He quickly stood up. Being poor at words, he just said: "It's Yan Ping."
As soon as this man stood up, Xiang Shaolong discovered that he was also very tall, half a head shorter than himself, extremely thin, with a weathered face and a straight back.
Xiang Shaolong said: "I am very interested in Mohist thought. Since there are Zhao Mo, Qi Mo and Chu Mo, why don't we have a Mohist guild in Great Qin?"
Yan Ping is a practitioner who is not good at words and has an old-fashioned personality. He thought to himself: "We have been pursuing the integration of the three inks. You still want me to split off another one. What are you doing to entertain me? Besides, we are opposed to attacking and plundering. In the War of Righteousness, considering the virtues of your Qin State, can we do well if we go there?" He suddenly said displeasedly: "Our Mohist Guild is integrating and unifying, how can we split again?"
Xiang Shaolong just said casually to start a conversation so that he could continue the conversation. He didn't expect him to answer like this. He thought to himself: "Do I mean to divide you? I want you to open branches and subsidiaries and let You can become a multinational conglomerate.”
Xiang Shaolong didn't blame Yan Ping's stiff tone. It might be that his understanding was different from reality, so he said: "I'm sorry, Mr. Yan, I don't understand the affairs of your guild and I'm offended. I respect the Mohist ideas very much. It’s not suitable to talk in detail here today, why don’t I go visit the guild tomorrow?”
Yan Ping saw that Xiang Shaolong's tone was sincere, and secretly blamed himself for being sensitive. As Xiang Shaolong, he would never come here just to amuse himself, so he still just said bluntly: "Okay."
Xiang Shaolong returned to his seat and toasted with the guests, neither arrogant nor friendly.
Xiang Shaolong stayed at the Hou Mansion that night. Zhao Mu wanted to arrange some beauties for Xiang Shaolong to sleep with him, but Xiang Shaolong refused.
In the past in Zhao Kingdom, Zhao Mu wanted to send beautiful women to Xiang Shaolong many times, but was rejected. He thought that Xiang Shaolong had some health problems. Later, when I looked at the wives and concubines that Xiang Shaolong married, I realized that it wasn't that Xiang Shaolong was not lustful, but that he had too high standards and was looked down upon by most people.
The next day, Xiang Shaolong really went to visit the Mohists Guild.
This place for the Mohists' Guild is not small, but very simple.
Mohists are truly practicing their own ideas. They advocate frugality, and they themselves are really simple and have no desire for enjoyment, instead of letting others be frugal and frugal while they themselves are arrogant and extravagant. This is also the reason why Xiang Shaolong respects Mo people, they are a group of action people.
Yan Ping spoke first: "I was too sensitive yesterday. Please don't blame me, General Xiang."
Xiang Shaolong said: "Mr. Yan, you're welcome. Mr. Mo Zhai is a great man. His ideas show his noble character and he practices them personally. He can be called the 'Great Love in the World', but he is too idealistic and a bit unfair." It is practical, but we cannot deny his correctness. I hope that more and more people will believe in Mohism, but I dare not expect that everyone will become a believer in Mohism. Just like I very much agree with your proposal of frugality, I also think that This is a good character, but I can't do it. I am greedy for pleasure, but it does not prevent me from respecting people like you."
Yan Ping was very happy to be respected by powerful people like Xiang Shaolong, although Xiang Shaolong said that they were unrealistic and said: "Qin implements the rule of law, but we advocate benevolent government. We Mohists are against war, but Qin people are warlike. , attaches great importance to military merit, I didn’t expect that the general would value our Mohist ideas.”
Xiang Shaolong said: "So I say that your ideas are too idealistic. You want to educate everyone in the world to become saints. Unfortunately, human nature is evil, and selfishness and greed are the root causes of all troubles. But I still think your ideas are worth promoting, and I am willing to Help you spread your theories. Moreover, in my eyes, Mr. Mo Zhai is not only a thinker and educator, but also a military strategist, scientist, and great craftsman. His equipment manufacturing ability is not inferior to that of Gongshu Ban, and he has knowledge of geometry and physics. There is a certain amount of research, and these are more worthy of promotion and dissemination. I have a printing factory, which is most suitable for publishing books and spreading culture to the maximum extent. You can compile the Mohist thoughts and achievements into a book, and I will help you print and disseminate it, so that More people know about you, and I can’t control whether they believe it or not. Our Daqin people are prosperous and our people are simple and honest. If Mr. Yan is interested in coming to our Daqin to develop, I, Xiang Shaolong, can provide some conveniences."
Yan Ping didn't know the terms "science", "geometry" and "physics", but he thought they were all good words, which sounded arrogant. And judging from Xiang Shaolong's meaning, it seemed that he valued these more than Pay attention to Mohist political propositions.
Yan Ping thought to himself: "If I can spread my Mohist thoughts with the help of Xiang Shaolong, even if everyone can't believe it, if it is widely spread, more people will naturally believe it. Then I will be a great contributor to Mohism." It's gone." My heart started to heat up. Although the Mohists could tolerate poverty, they still couldn't achieve "all four elements are empty". People still have desires after all.
Yan Ping's desire is "fame". He wants to become the leader of Mohists all over the world and write his name in the history of Mohism. His tone became eager and he said: "General Xiang intends to help me write a book about Mohism." , I am really grateful. As for going to Qin to develop, I have to think about it again. Now the Mohists in the world are divided into three families: Qi, Chu and Zhao, which are not subordinate to each other. If there is one more family, I am afraid it will be more difficult to integrate in the future. "
Xiang Shaolong was puzzled: "Why must it be integrated? How can it be integrated?"
Yan Ping said: "We Mohists are opposed to war. Nowadays, conquests continue in the world. We Mohists want to save the world, so we must integrate the forces of the three Mohists, exert our greatest strength, and strive for our ideals. As for how to integrate, we can obtain the 'Juzi Order' , you can command all the Mohists in the world."
Xiang Shaolong asked: "Where is Juzi Ling?"
Yan Ping replied: "In the hands of Chu Mojuzi Fudu."
Xiang Shaolong suddenly remembered the story in the original work: Yuan Zong wanted to integrate the three Mozi with the "Jiuzi Ling", but was chased by Yan Ping. Then he met Xiang Shaolong and taught him Mozi swordsmanship and Juzi Ling. Finally, He fled to Chu State and was killed.
