The most arrogant in history

Chapter 279: Tintin's abilities.

Ye Kun chuckled: "Junior sister, if you had told me earlier, I would not be a leader of the Mohist School. Everything else can be discussed, but I cannot abide by this one point."

Madam, there are a few too many, but Ye Kun has no choice. Is it possible to throw a few away?

Gongsun Erniang sighed: "But we in the Mohist School really do have such a rule, I am not lying to you."

"But some of the Mohist rules are no longer suitable for this era and must be changed." Ye Kun looked at Gongsun Erniang and said seriously:

"Think about it, Junior Sister. When hundreds of schools of thought contended and hundreds of flowers bloomed, our Mohist School was left with no one in the end. However, Confucianism and Taoism were able to flourish and have countless disciples. Even the School of Diplomacy and the School of Legalism have their own traditions. Why is that?"

Gongsun Erniang looked gloomy: "Master said it was because of the suppression of the imperial court."

"Wrong, because we in the Mohist School have not adapted." Ye Kun shook his head and said:

"Master has realized this, so before he died, he asked you to come to me. This is a workaround. Otherwise, Master should have given the status of the Great Master to you or your fellow disciples, so that you can continue to love all and not attack."

Gongsun Erniang was stunned for a moment, then slowly said: "Master did say that the Mohist School needs to make some adjustments..."

Ye Kun led Gongsun Erniang into this and said with a smile:

"So, just leave the flexibility to me. As long as the principle of loving all and not attacking is not lost, I don't think you need to be strict about other things."

The interruption of Mohist tradition was not just due to suppression by the imperial court.

Another important reason is that Mohist thought was too advanced.

Not to mention ancient times, even in the later intelligent industrial era, Mohist ideas are very advanced.

For example, Mohism advocates helping others in need and acting bravely. Therefore, people generally recognize that "Mozi's followers are known as warm-hearted people". However, in human nature, there is a kind of indifference of "not caring about things that do not concern me". When an old man falls down, no one helps him. Indifferent spectators can be seen everywhere, and warm-hearted good people are very rare.

For example, Mohist disciples were self-disciplined and frugal all their lives, and they did not know what it meant to live a life of luxury. They only knew how to wear coarse clothes and eat coarse food, and work hard with their hands. They lived a life like an ascetic monk, wearing clothes like prisoners, eating like beggars, and living in caves.

For example, Mohist disciples keep their promises and will never change them even if they die. In order to "promote the benefit of all people", Mozi disciples "walk into fire and tread on blades, and never turn back", even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead, they will not look back!

Even in the intelligent age, the thoughts and doctrines of the Mohists are still unique and outstanding. However, the ideals of the Mohists are too lofty, and in an era of insufficient cultural dissemination, they are destined to lack a broad mass base.

When the halo of ideals fades away, among those who are eager for quick success and instant benefits, who would be willing to be such a miserable disciple of Mohism?

If Gongsun Erniang strictly enforced all the rules of the Mohist School, Ye Kun would not be able to accept it. He would throw away the iron plaque of the head of the school without hesitation and run away overnight on his warhorse!

Gongsun Erniang was quite sensible and nodded:

"Brother, as long as you adhere to the principle of loving all and not attacking, other matters can be discussed."

"Don't worry, Junior Sister. I like the principle of loving all but not attacking the enemy the most."

Ye Kun patted Gongsun Erniang on the shoulder.

Gongsun Erniang was startled and took two steps away.

In the eyes of the ancients, patting someone on the shoulder was a particularly intimate gesture.

Ye Kun shrugged and continued to check the Shenji Valley.

After the inspection, Ye Kun left behind twenty personal soldiers and ordered:

"You stay in Shenji Valley and guard the houses here, as well as my master's grave. When you have time, you can repair the roads and widen the road out of the mountain. You can also open up wasteland and be self-sufficient. After the New Year, I will arrange for a few more immigrants to come here to replace you."

After arranging matters in Shenji Valley, Ye Kun took Gongsun Erniang and immediately returned to Chengdu.

Pang Jia, Sun Yi and Ding Ding all stayed behind to pack up the drawings and models and wait two days before going to Chengdu.

Ye Kun returned to Chengdu and set off for Chongqing the next day, taking Lao He and his daughter and Gongsun Erniang with him.

While on the way, Ye Kun received news from Changsha that the allied forces of Shangguan Jifu and Wei Ning had finally captured Yichun County and Nanxiang County.

Wei Kang, Kuai Qu and others, with more than 10,000 remnants, defected to Xiao Dequan in Yangzhou.

But Wei Ning was also in a miserable situation. Almost all of his elite troops were exhausted and he was unable to control the overall situation. He could only rely on the troops of Shangguan Jifu and Yan Liuhai to garrison in various places.

Shangguan Jifu wrote a letter to discuss with Ye Kun that they planned to send troops after the new year to attack Jingzhou and Xiangyang and recover all the territories previously held by Wei Dingshan.

Ye Kun was very conflicted.

I will attack Hanzhong after the new year, but Shangguan Jifu will attack Jingzhou. Attacking on two fronts will be tough battles on both sides and the risk is too great.

So Ye Kun wrote back, asking Shangguan Jifu to be patient and wait until he conquered Hanzhong.

Three days later, Ye Kun arrived in Chongqing.

Miss Yuejuan, Ma Jiaojiao and Yulian Chunhua, were waiting outside the city to greet them.

Ye Kun dismounted and took Yuejuan's hand: "Yuejuan, thank you for your hard work."

After two months of not seeing each other, Yuejuan is more beautiful than before.

"It is my husband who is working hard, for the country and the people." Yuejuan smiled and got into the car with Ye Kun to go into the city.

After one year of construction, Chongqing City expanded fivefold and its population increased by 50,000 to 60,000.

With developed commerce and convenient water and land transportation, it has become the sub-center of Yizhou.

Ye Kun sat in the car, looking at the crowds on the street, and said with a smile: "It seems that there are many new immigrants in Chongqing."

Hou Qi rode on a horse, followed Ye Kun, and reported:

"There were wars in Jiangbei and Changsha, and many refugees came to seek refuge. We took them all in according to Lord Ye's wishes. In the past two months, we have taken in about 8,000 refugees."

Ye Kun nodded: "Very good, from now on, if there are refugees, regardless of gender, age or status, we will take them all in and make arrangements slowly."

Hou Qi smiled bitterly and said, "But with so many refugees, food supply is a bit tight. It's hard to say whether the food in stock can last until the wheat harvest next year."

"Think of a way. No one should be allowed to starve or freeze to death." Ye Kun thought for a moment and said:

"There is enough food in Chengdu. I will transfer some to you. In addition, we can arrange soldiers to go hunting and fishing to replenish food. There are also snails and clams in the river, which can also satisfy hunger. If it really doesn't work, we can slaughter those old horses and cows in batches."

In ancient times, no one ate snails and clams.

This thing is hard and takes a lot of firewood to cook. It also tastes fishy because it lacks seasoning.

Now that we have chili peppers and sesame oil, we can eat snails and clams.

Gongsun Erniang was also there and immediately said:

"My junior sister Ding Ding can teach you how to make all kinds of fishing nets for catching fish. She can also teach you how to make all kinds of traps for hunting. When it comes to hunting and fishing, I believe that no one in the world can surpass Ding Ding."

Ye Kun was surprised: "Is Ding Ding so powerful?"

Gongsun Erniang smiled and said, "Dingding can feed a hundred people by hunting alone. She can catch a hundred rabbits, a hundred pheasants, or a hundred snakes in one night."

Ye Kun frowned: "Did Ding Ding use any poison?"

Gongsun Erniang shook her head: "No poison, just some simple things. Of course, making poison is not difficult, I know some."