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Chapter 172: Sticking to the rules and lingering fears (4)

When Duke Song was helpless, the man in the ink was like the rain of long drought, which made Duke Song see hope.

Before the last Duke Song went to the alliance, he wanted to go to Peiyi to see if the Mozhe could really be punished. He also wanted Mozhe, who had scolded him, to know that his astrology and prayer method could really bring him back to life, but unfortunately he had no chance.

The new Duke Song is young and has always looked down on his father.

Yu Mozhe also had contacts on weekdays, and Mozhe helped defend the city for more than a day or two. After a little discussion, he immediately presented the tiger talisman that guarded the city and handed over all the defenses of Shangqiu City to Mozhe.

This is the trust Mozi gained in his fifty years of Xingyi.

Before Mozi ordered, he had already roughly understood the emotions of the bottom of Shangqiu City, and smiled at the rumors and nursery rhymes.

One was written by him, and the other was obviously made up to cooperate with this nursery rhyme, so he didn't care at all.

When Mozhe defends the city, he must first explain the orders clearly. He led some people from Xuanyi tribe to explain the orders to defend the city clearly at that time.

The city guarding is no more than usual, so the laws of the Mohist are extremely strict.

Before, when the Mohist preached the law, it also needed to be conveyed from top to bottom.

Now that the Xuanyi Department has the Xuanyi Department and some gathering places such as craftsmen's associations, wheat flour shops, mills and other gathering places that have been laid out in Shangqiu, it is much easier to promote the laws of the Imperial Master to defend the city.

It was the first time that Shi saw how strict the rules for Mozhe were in defending the city.

On a few sheets of paper are the contents of the laws and regulations written by Mo Zi orally and written by the secretary.

Just take a look and a neat row of "kills".

Officials, soldiers and the people imitate the costumes of the enemy and the flags of the military, kill.

Those who do not obey military orders will be killed.

Those who are good at issuing orders will be killed.

Those who delay military orders will be killed.

Those who hang down from the city with a halberd and kill.

If you don’t cooperate with everyone, kill them.

It’s not just a random call in response to the order, killing.

Those who let the criminal go away their lost property will be killed.

If you have the might of others, you will kill me.

If you leave your post without permission, gather people to talk nonsense, kill them.

Hearing the sound of drums on the city wall, but after beating the drum five times, he rushed to the service location, killing him.

If you are not in a certain service point but enter without authorization, kill.

If you lead your subordinates to leave your office and enter someone else's office, kill them.

If the staff of the office refuses to arrest him, he will be killed.

Take personal letters and kill them,

If you ask for help from others, kill them.

Those who abandon the city to defend themselves and do private matters will be killed.

Those who steal other people's wives and babies will be killed.

Those who seduce other people's wives during the city guarding the city will be killed.

Those who run around in the army without certificates, kill them.

The enemy has few soldiers and generals but many soldiers, but the military discipline is chaotic but it is said to be purged. The enemy's attack method is stupid but it is said to be clever, kill.

The enemy shoots letters with arrows, picks them up without permission and kills them.

The enemy shows hypocrisy to the city, and responds to it, and kills it.

If you shoot letters to the enemy in the city, those who violate this ban will be killed and corpses will be hung in the city for public display.

Those who rob property while siege the city will be killed.

Those who set fire in the city will kill.

There was a fire in the city and he left his post without asking for instructions, even if he was good at it, he would be killed.

The raping woman, kill.

Those who deliberately burn food will be killed.

Those who deliberately damage the weapons workshop will be killed.

...After counting one by one, one by one, it was added to the end, and there were more than eighty killing orders.

Obviously, this is not the first time that the Mo family has defended the city, nor is it the first time that such an order has been made. Instead, it has been countless times in the previous decades of experience in defending the city, and many Mo people can even recite it.

Now that there are papers, this law is more formal, and dozens of copies have been written, and among the ink people, those who are eloquent and speak in special clothes are preaching in the city, striving to let everyone know.

These more than 80 items are just beheading.

There were more than 30 sentences, including the three tribes, such as hanging, chariot splitting and other punishments.

After reading it, I wanted to supplement it, but found that I had no chance to supplement it at all. Mozhe's years of experience in defending the city was exchanged for blood in practice. It can be said that adding a word is not enough, and decreasing a word is inappropriate.

These were not in the name of Mo, but in the name of Duke Song, because Duke Song was actually helping Duke Song defend the city.

This is not the first time that many people in the city have seen Mozhe guard the city. Once these rules were promulgated, they soon spread throughout Shangqiu.

People from Xuanyi tribe will naturally be able to reason, but this time there is no need to reason, but just explain these laws clearly. At most, let the people know why they are so strict.

The ink masters in the city have already begun to be busy, selecting soldiers, assigning tasks to defend the city, recruiting women to cook, digging toilets, blocking wells outside the city, and burning trees within a hundred steps outside the city...

The Mozhe's organizational and action power beyond this moment was fully demonstrated within a few days.

When Shi returned to Mo'er and accurately copied the next law, Mo Zi waved at Shi and said, "Tell me the matter of copying the law first, Xiaosheng will do it."

After glanced at me, I found that there were some rewards. Mozi explained: "Only you can keep it with rewards and punishments. Only when you are strict in rewards can you last for a long time. How can you only punish but not rewards make everyone happy?"

Shi walked to Mozi and said, "Sir, today I was watching the city wall. When I saw Sumai outside the city, I felt uneasy."

Mo Zi nodded and said, "This is exactly why I asked you to come. Sumai outside the city is too close to it and must be eliminated and burned, and cannot be left to the Chu people. If this matter is not done well, Shangqiu may not be able to defend it. The Chu people earned food due to the land and besieged the city for a year, but they were afraid that Shangqiu would have countless hunger again."

Shi nodded and said, "Mr. I once said that if there is no foreign aid in the city, it is best to go out of the city to defeat the enemy. But now I am planning to burn Sumai outside the city. Is it seem that there is only one way to defend the death?"

Mo Zi did not answer in a deep voice and asked for a while: "What do you think?"

Shi shook his head and said, "Missacre is everywhere in the city, and the disaster of Xiao Wall is approaching. The people in the city may not be willing to defend themselves. What if they keep it? The Chu people do not slaughter them, and they will still guard them for the princes and nobles. Even if they get to the Chu people, they will still have to pay the food and tax."

This very obvious "traitor" remark seemed very pleasant to Mozi.

Originally, the Song State was not the Song State of the people. If the Mohists wanted to benefit the "world", they could not use the Song State of the Song State to inspire the people. The principles that all the world must be applicable.

Mo Zi sighed and said, "I came to guard the city not for Duke Song and the Six Lords, but they were the ones who benefited. In fact, I was not for the people in Shangqiu City, but for the people of the world."

"If this time can shock the King of Chu, it will be difficult to fight between Jin and Chu within a few years. Those who come to Jin will join Chu to defend Jin; those who come to Chu will join Jin to defend Chu. After a few times, at least there will be no more battle between Zheng and Song."

"If we Mo people can defend it, whoever fights in Jin and Chu will be defeated by the city. I think the monarchs of various countries will not dare to move troops easily."

When he wanted to say something, Mo Zi waved his hand and said, "I can't see your sword of the world. I'm old!"

"Shi, this is the only way to use now. Can Pei County fight against Jin and Chu and restrain them from easily committing an unjust battle?"

"It's not possible now, so don't you do anything that benefits the world?"

"Your method is right, but that is in the future. My method is right, and the benefit is now. I know that people in the city may not be willing to defend it, but this time, I must defend it. If no one dares to attack Song within a few years, it will always allow the people of Song to live a good life for a few years."

"It's been two hundred and thirty years since the Battle of Chengpu, right?"

After calculating, he agreed. Mo Zi sighed and said, "The Battle of Chengpu was because the Chu people attacked Song and Jin people rescued them."

"From then on, how many years did Song Dynasty live in peace? This has always been a place for the battle between Jin and Chu, and the people are displaced and cannot produce."

"If we can intimidate the King of Chu and make him afraid to send troops easily in the future, the Mohist will inform the world that he will only defend but not attack, and will show our methods in the battle to defend the city. I think the people of Jin dare not send troops easily."

He nodded helplessly and understood what Mozi meant. It seemed that Mozi wanted to use what he had learned throughout his life to declare the world when he was old and was about to fall into vain: "No one can conquer the city guarded by Mo, whoever attacked would fail, and others would take the opportunity to attack. You'd better not do anything to fight for the hegemony of the Central Plains when I'm alive."

After a while, Shi said, "Sir, I think there must be many spies from the Chu people in Shangqiu City and outside the city, right?"

Mo Zi smiled bitterly and said, "It's not just inside the city and outside the city? Even inside the Six Ministers' Office, there are a lot of them. Can I still not understand their thoughts? It's just that I want to take advantage of this to fight for power and profit."

After thinking about it, he said, "Since this is the case, the Chu people should soon know about burning the wheat fields outside the city. The wheat fields within thirty miles must be burned, and thirty miles are exactly one day's transportation time. If the Chu people want to borrow wheat for military rations, they must divide their troops to harvest wheat and transport wheat."

"At that time, the troops will be divided into siege again, and the power of the Chu people to truly siege the city will be reduced. Originally, the Chu people thought there would be food here, so they could not carry too much, so they could choose to siege instead of fighting."

"Once it becomes a foregone conclusion, it takes time for the Chu people to transfer food from a distance to athletes. The Chu people are afraid that they will have to attack the city if they don't want to attack."

"If the Chu people do not attack the city, they will not know the methods of our Mo people; if the Chu people attack the city, they will only make the world aware of some methods of the Mo people."

Mo Zi showed a look of praise in his eyes, waved his hand to let Shi approach, and said, "That's true. It is impossible to cut wheat for a hundred miles. If you cut wheat for thirty miles, the Chu people will divide their troops, which is just right."

"Now Mozhe also has a righteous army, many weapons that specialize in defending the city, and the gunpowder you made."

"It is to play the music bell of non-aggression in Shangqiu so that the world can know."
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