"The imperial court has a big appetite..."

Xiangliyu sighed deeply.

Although the details have not been discussed yet, judging from the situation revealed by Zhang Liang, it is very unfavorable for the Moh family.

But then again, this is someone else's country. The Mohist family is now in decline and has no capital to challenge the emperor.

"Tell me about it?" Xiang Fuqin still frowned. He felt that we could talk.

Otherwise, according to Xiang Liyu's temper, he would probably have started scolding him long ago.

"Xiang Zhang said that the emperor is only interested in the Mohist family's mechanical strength. As for other things, he will refer to some things, but he will never let the Mohist family take the lead." said Xiang Liyu.

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These are Zhang Liang's original words. Of course, I don't know if the person who sent the message has changed it. Anyway, this is what he heard.

"Does that mean the Mo family is going to be split up?" Deng Song was a little angry. Who dares to make such a decision?

The ancestors have worked hard for so many generations to achieve what they are today. Although the Mo family has been beaten to nothing by them, even so, they do not dare to make this decision easily.

Once agreed, it means that the Mohist family is gone.

"This doesn't seem to be a sincere conversation, right?" Xiang Fuqin asked next.

"It's true that the talks are not sincere. In fact, for the imperial court, it doesn't matter whether we talk or not, because these are not important. Don't you see it? Fifty or one hundred years later, even if the imperial court does not move the Mohist family, the Mohist family will not

It will be gone..." Xiang Liyu spread his hands and said extremely helplessly.

There is a very important reason why he is so calm.

The court's big net has been cast down, and you can't escape even at every turn.

Under this premise, that's why Xiang Liyu thought it was possible to talk.

Because if we talk about it, it also means that the Mo family has hope of survival. If we don't talk about it, it will only slowly disappear.

"You mean the academy?" they both said at the same time.

"That's right! Although I really want to curse, I still have to admit that what the imperial court did in Junxue and Luoyang Academy is what we did. What's more ruthless than us is that they only need to pay tuition.

, you can also pass the imperial examination to become an official, and even if you can't become an official, you can still learn a craft to make a living."

"As time goes by, there will be more and more schools, and more and more people will be able to learn the craft. At that time, what else can the Moh family attract?"

"The imperial court's move is really cruel..." Xiang Liyu was speechless again.

What is the Mo family’s routine?

I spent a lot of effort sorting out those technologies, including the lost ones.

As long as they join our Mo School, everyone can learn these techniques. The advantage of this is that after the Moists started doing this, some of China's techniques and techniques were not lost during this period of time.

Unlike in the past, when a child was passed down but not a son-in-law, a man was passed down but not a daughter, this technology would be gone after a disaster.

But learning these is not without conditions.

I have spent so much energy and financial resources, and invested so much time, and will have to spend a lot of money every year in the future, because many apprentices cannot make money, and Momen still has to support them, and we cannot always let them

Should I use my own money to benefit society?

That doesn't make sense, does it?

Therefore, in order to balance supply and demand, the Mohist family set a rule that anyone who entered an official position and made money had to turn in a large amount of income for confiscation to maintain the survival of the Mohist family.

However, with the development of Momen, the number of people is increasing. In order to survive and expand the influence of Momen, they have to do everything possible.

He wanted to be an official, sell arms, etc.

He was really wrong if he said this was wrong, but if he was right, it wasn't entirely right.

If you look at this question from different standpoints, you will definitely get different answers.

All in all, does Momen help China's development?

Yes, and it has contributed a lot.

But does Momen have a negative impact on the development of China?

Yes, the negative impact is also huge.

No one is perfect, and no policy is perfect.

It's like planning a high-speed rail station not far from your home. At this time, you will think, why not plan it on the ground of my house.

If the Mohists want to develop and survive, they must use their brains.

But not anymore.

The imperial court built so many schools in one fell swoop, which directly drained the country's resources.

Is the tuition high?

From their perspective, it's really not that high.

You can still learn this knowledge by entering a school, and you still have the hope of becoming an official. More importantly, after becoming an official, you don't need to hand over a large amount of salary every year to support other people.

Your salary is completely at your own disposal, not influenced by anyone or restricted by any school of thought.

So, comparing the two models, will Mohism have any appeal in the future?

Completely gone.

After the imperial court's schools, especially the schools with detailed levels, came out, for the Mohists, it was a complete dimensionality reduction attack, which directly caused them to lose all their mechanical advantages.

"Even in terms of theory, we have no advantage now. This emperor is not an ordinary character. Some of the tutorials in Luoyang Academy are ours!" Xiangliyu continued.

This matter is not a confidential matter. After all, there are so many students in Luoyang Academy. You will know it if you just know about it.

"I also know this. It is said that this year the imperial court proposed a twenty-four-character concept in Luoyang Academy. These twenty-four characters will be the future ideological phalanx, and all our schools of thought are based on these twenty-four characters.

Changes have been made to suit." Xiang Fuqin nodded.

"What on earth does this emperor want to do?" Deng Song scratched his head in distress.

Do you think this emperor is a tough guy?

But every punch he hits hits your vitals.

Would you say he is smart?

But you can’t understand what he did.

He has also heard of the phalanx of twenty-four characters, loyalty to the emperor, patriotism...

Adding up these twenty-four words, even the most picky person would think there is nothing wrong with it.

Because no matter what school of thought you are from, you can always find the requirements that correspond to you here.

Luoyang Academy even used these twenty-four words for brainwashing, and everyone had to recite them every morning and after class in the afternoon.

Of course, you said it was a blank brainwashing, right?

Actually that's not right either.

Because these twenty-four words do not include too much selfish private life. Loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. No one dares to say these four words wrong. No one can say them wrong. These are the basic standards of being a Han Chinese.

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To amplify it, these twenty-four words actually tell you to be loyal to the emperor and patriotic, to be a good official, and to be a good citizen.

Therefore, whether from a Confucian perspective or a Mohist perspective, they must support the idea proposed by the emperor, because many things in it are in line with their doctrines and ideas.
Chapter completed!