Chapter 109: Half-Truths (Part I)

"As for the problem of young people who grew up on the island being susceptible to bad temptations after leaving Xia Ke Island, it is actually not that serious, because of the need for secrecy, only those who become ink can be allowed to leave Xia Ke Island, and if you want to become an ink person, in addition to having a large enough contribution, you must also accept many tests, and the guy who can pass so many tests is not something that ordinary temptation can affect", Li Hui said here, and was interrupted by Yan Fu again

The name "Xia Ke Island" made Yan Fu think about it, but he didn't forget the topic, and immediately asked again, "But there is always a chance in everything, what if it goes bad?" ”

A grim smile appeared on Li Hui's face, and he replied, "Once the ink master violates discipline, he will be stripped of the title of ink master and brought back to Xia Ke Island, and he will not be allowed to leave for the rest of his life, or he will be directly executed." ”

"This ink artist is too unfree, isn't it?" , Yan Fu couldn't help but shudder.

"If you don't want to, you can't be an inkman, there are more than 100,000 people on the island, but there are only a few thousand inkers, and the requirement for ordinary people is that they can't leave the island, and as long as the Momen returns to Middle-earth, overthrows the Manchu Qing and seizes power, they don't have to stay on the island all the time." When Li Hui said this, he immediately added, "It seems that I forgot to say that after living abroad, Momen learned from the pain and decided not to pin his hopes on others, and self-reliance was set as the basic principle that must be adhered to." In other words, Momen will no longer choose a monarch as a backer, but will seize power entirely on his own. It is also based on this requirement that Momen no longer only focuses on the lower classes, nor only cultivates elites, but also takes care of it from the bottom up, and then Momen can develop into such a powerful force as it is today."

"And in this way, we can finally begin to practice the idea of the elected leader put forward by Mozi back then, starting from the 105th generation of Juzi, with a fixed five-year term, after the expiration of the five-year period, a general meeting of the Mozi will be held with at least two-thirds of the Mozi people participating in the re-election, and everyone who 'meets the requirements' can sign up for the election, but first of all, they must run 10,000 meters in 1 hour in full view of the Mozi participants, and prove that they can do the heavy work of Juzi", Li Hui's words suddenly surprised Yan Fu, If according to this standard, the current Guangxu Emperor and the number one minister Li Hongzhang would not even be eligible to run for election, not only them, but most of the emperors and ministers in ancient times would not be able to pass the test

"You think that's demanding? A healthy adult can basically reach this standard as long as he exercises regularly, what's so difficult? What's more, Juzi is not the same as a hereditary monarch, many times he has to do everything, and if he doesn't have a strong body, he can't bear it at all. What the? How many questions do you say you need to know how to select and employ people? From the perspective of the leader shirking responsibility, it is indeed better to do so, but if it is from the perspective of a rich country and a strong army, when the leadership is quite talented, being the boss will never be as good as having to bow down to everything. Then Li Hui gave several historical examples, "Zhuge Liang must bow down to everything, and the weak Shu Han can always maintain an offensive against Cao Wei, whose national strength is far superior to his own; Emperor Wen of Sui was very profound, and in just a dozen years, the country developed into an incomparably prosperous country, and the strength of the country was incomparable even in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty; Zhu Yuanzhang is also a personal person, and he also restored the devastated Huaxia in a short period of time; And the Han Dynasty, which admired the rule of inaction, took decades to restore the country."

Li Hui's words did not convince Yan Fuxin, but he added in time, "What's more, there are only a few thousand ink masters in Momen now, and the scale was even smaller before, and Huaxia has not yet recovered, and it has attracted wolves from the West, seeing that the Manchu Qing Dynasty dragged Huaxia into the abyss step by step, the burden on our shoulders is like a mountain, such a small plate, such a big responsibility, if you still want to be a shopkeeper, what qualifications do you have to become a giant?" ”

"Indeed, the Mo family is actually still in the entrepreneurial stage, if the leader is just the king of success, then it will definitely not work." , Yan Fu nodded secretly, and was about to ask the question he was most concerned about, but suddenly remembered something, "Wait, Dongyang, you said that Juzi was elected, why did I hear that you were the heir of Juzi on the ship before?" ”

Li Hui laughed when he heard it, "Didn't I say it?" You must be eligible to participate in the election, I am eligible, naturally I am the heir, but it is different from what you think, there is more than one heir"

"On what terms?" , Yan Fu became interested, and seeing that Li Hui was not shy about it, he asked with a shy face.

"Mozi is not angry, he goes to the six secluded places and uses benevolence and righteousness. This is the necessary condition for becoming a giant, you must be able to control your emotions, so as not to affect your inner rationality, and your actions are based on benevolence and righteousness, in order to be qualified to become a giant. Li Hui replied seriously, and also gave a more detailed explanation, "Because Juzi's power is too great, if he acts rashly because of impulse, or if he undermines justice because of selfish interests, he will not only suffer himself, and even Momen may perish because of this."

After hearing this, Yan Fu showed a strange look and questioned, "This requirement is really high, but I think Dongyang is usually quite easy-going, you don't look like a saint!" ”

In this regard, Li Hui said that Yan Fu misunderstood, "There are no absolutes in everything, and the Mo family has never been so rigid, if you don't consider those trivial things, have you seen me do irrational things?" ”

Yan Fu suddenly had nothing to say at this time, "If you get rid of the details, it's true, I haven't seen you impulsive." At your age, you can definitely call it calm and self-controlled. ”

And Li Hui's words have not yet been finished, "Let's talk about benevolence and righteousness, the benevolence and righteousness of the Mo family and the benevolence and righteousness of Confucianism are not the same thing, the benevolence and righteousness of Confucianism look at the heart, only the ghost knows, in the end, it is nothing more than to see who has great power, more money or more mouth, and the benevolence and righteousness of the Mo family look at the facts, and the benevolence and righteousness of the public are benevolent and righteous!" Although I, Li Hui, am not talented, I have always acted and asked myself to be benevolent. ”

When Yan Fu heard this, he couldn't help but pick a thorn, "Who is the public?" ”

"Momen is more public than me, and Huaxia is more public than Momen. I have never done anything that is more harmful to the public than to the private gain; I have done a lot of things that are beneficial to the public, why can't I be worthy of the word benevolence and righteousness? Li Hui said so much not to boast, but to take the opportunity to explain to Yan Fu the concept of Mohist (revised version)!