Chapter 131

"Karakuri? I haven't been there for decades, and I don't know what happened to me now. Let's go check it out. Li Changding said with a smile.

Afterwards, Li Changding and some of the students and disciples behind him walked to an area, where there were workshops, neat and orderly, lined up one after another.

"Master, after your retreat, the Karakuri workshop became more and more prosperous, and the disciples carried out some rectification, and these workshops on the left were made of some Karakuri things, such as sleeve arrows, heart goggles, etc., so that the disciples who traveled abroad could carry self-defense. The workshops on the right are some improved farm tools, waterwheels, and other workshop crafts that are conducive to production. ”

As he spoke, Jiang Wudong walked to a whitewashed wall, pointed to the map on it, and said, "This is the approximate map of this Karakuri." ”

"Not bad." Li Changding looked at the distribution map on the wall, and said with relief, the Karakuri workshop he established at the beginning was just to produce some things for his own use, but now it seems that Jiang Wudong and they are influenced by the Mohist ideology and begin to understand that helping the world and saving the people cannot only rely on medical skills.

Mozi is not only a great thinker, but also a famous scientist, and the Mohist trick is a fantasy legend that has been passed down for thousands of years.

Mozi, like the Gong Brigade, was a well-known craftsman, and both used to make a wooden kite out of wood, which could fly in the air for three days without falling. However, Mozi believes that making a flying kite is not "skillful", and only things that are "beneficial to people" can be called "skillful".

Jiang Wudong will add workshops such as improving farm tools and waterwheels in this Karakuri workshop, which shows that they did not read the dozens of volumes of "Ink Book" in vain. Li Changding was naturally happy in his heart.

Then they went into the printing shop and handed the books to the craftsmen, who prepared them for printing. Of course, the printing technique used was not the block printing that is common in this world, but movable type printing.

Movable type printing was not directly taught by Li Changding, but he recruited craftsmen and asked them to improve printing. The craftsmen experimented and improved more than a dozen times, but Li Changding could not be satisfied, until one of the clever young craftsmen had an idea, and after some study, movable type printing came out.

Don't doubt the wisdom of the ancient craftsmen, sometimes you don't even have to give them ideas, when the conditions are ripe, what should come out will naturally come out.

After coming out of the printing workshop, Li Changding walked around the nearby workshop again.

In the workshop were plainly dressed disciples of Jishizong, who were engrossed in their work.

Li Changding inspected the tools they made one by one, the mechanical items such as the sleeve arrow and heart goggles were exquisite, and the tools such as farm tools and waterwheels were simple and durable, easy to operate, and each had its own characteristics, but they were all of excellent quality, and Li Changding was very satisfied with them.

"Are these tools becoming widespread?" After turning around, Li Chang asked Jiang Wudong.

"Just spread out." Jiang Wudong frowned, his face worried.

"Oh, what's going on, you can tell me more." Li Changding said.

"Yes, Master. In addition to reading and practicing and learning medicine and refining medicine, my disciples of Jishizong also have to cultivate Jiaxuan, which is the rule set by the master. ”

"Those who rely on their strength live, and those who do not rely on their strength do not live. This is Mozi's words, the poor Dao deeply thinks so, and voluntarily follows it, and I should do the same under the Jishi Sect. If you want to get something for nothing, please find another place. Li Changding sighed lightly.

There are many reasons why Li Changding admires Mozi, and here are three for the time being.

One is his high virtue and elegance, and the other is that he has worked hard all his life for the ideal of peace in the world, even Mencius, who is extremely hostile to the Mohist doctrine, said: "Mozi also loves, and he benefits the world for the sake of it." "Another is his attitude towards labor.

In Feile, Mozi proposed that the difference between humans and beasts is that humans can produce through labor, while animals cannot.

"If you are strong, you will have enough money." This is another of Mozi's views on labor. He believed that it was productive labor that really created wealth. In the case of Confucianism, which barely mentions laborers and is moral and benevolent, its progressive nature is already self-evident.

"Mozi's words, the disciple also agrees with it immensely." Jiang Wudong is also from a poor background, and he is upright, so he naturally has a sense of belonging to labor and laborers.

"It's one thing to agree, it's another to be able to stick to it. When you are in charge of Ji Shizong, there are four words that must not be forgotten, that is, - to, body, do, rule! Li Changding patted Jiang Wudong's shoulder as encouragement.

He knew that Jiang Wudong had suffered a lot when he was a child, and he admired him for being able to get on the right path after learning martial arts. On the rivers and lakes, many Jiangyang thieves who kill people and rob the way are actually mostly from poor backgrounds. When they were weak, they hated the people who oppressed them, and when they became stronger, they became the people they had always hated.

It's ridiculous!

"Teacher, you said this sentence once when you passed on the position of sect master to Senior Brother Jiang. Over the years, Senior Brother Jiang has set an example, abiding by the rules of the door, being busy morning and night, and everyone in the sect is very admirable. A student who had a good relationship with Jiang Wudong said.

"This is naturally known to the teacher." Li Changding smiled and turned around and nodded to the student, and then said to Jiang Wudong: "Remember to guard against arrogance and rashness, and make persistent efforts!" ”

"Disciple understands."

"Well, let's move on." At this time, everyone walked to the Moyi Hall, and Li Changding took the lead, leading everyone, first bowing to the Mozi statue in the center of the hall, and then taking their seats.

Although Li Changding is the patriarch of the Jishi Sect, he has already abdicated, and it stands to reason that Jiang Wudong should be the first. The rules of the Jishi Sect are strict, and Li Changding also leads by example and sits in the position of elder.

After everyone took their seats, Jiang Wudong spoke: "When the master is here, the disciples of Ji Shizong will study and practice, collect medicine and medicine, and cultivate in Jiaxuan, but they will not engage in workshop work. Later, in order to facilitate the popularization of various agricultural tools and tools, I asked my disciples to learn simple tool-making techniques, and when they traveled abroad, if they encountered suitable places, they could promote them locally. ”

"Well, how did it turn out?" Li Changding sat upright peacefully, stroked his long beard, smiled indifferently, and asked.

"As long as it is promoted by my disciples of Jishizong, when I go again, unless I am destitute and have no money to buy it, I will already use it. It's a pity that there has been a shortage of war recently, and even if there are these farm tools that are conducive to production, it will not help! ”

"I'd rather be a peace dog than a troubled world." Li Changding sighed a few words, then put these things aside for the time being, and everyone began to discuss some other things about Ji Shizong.

Moyi Hall is a meeting place for Ji Shizong, and if Ji Shizong has something difficult to decide, he will gather relevant personnel to hold a meeting to discuss. This rule was also formulated by Li Changding.

Of course, the discussion is discussed by everyone, but the power to make a decision is in the hands of the suzerain alone, and it can only be invalidated unless eighty percent of the elders present oppose it.

This time, the meeting was still discussing Ji Shizong's strategy in troubled times. However, it is no longer a matter of disciples traveling, but how Jishizong's industries in various parts of the world should be handled.

The meeting lasted an hour. During this period, Li Changding basically didn't speak, just watched the performance of the disciples in the sect. Unexpectedly, there was already a rudimentary formation of a faction within Jishizong.

This is normal, Chen Duxiu has a famous saying: There is no party outside the party, imperial thought, no faction in the party, and there are all kinds of strange.

As long as the number of people reaches three, the relationship can be distinguished, not to mention that Ji Shizong has tens of thousands of people, and it has been established for decades. It is not surprising that there are rudiments and signs of factions.

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Thank you for the reward of Comrade Duo Taixu and Comrade Xiaoping.