Chapter 13 The Mo Family
"You used to be a craftsman?" Zhao Kuo looked at the doorman in front of him called Mo Qi.
"My lord, I did work as a craftsman." Mo Qi said.
This is not the era when everything is inferior, but the reading is high.
There is no shame in being a craftsman.
"Look at this, can you build it?" Zhao Kuo handed the catapult drawings to Mo Qi.
It took him a day to draw it, Zhao Kuo had only seen pictures of catapults on the Internet in his previous life, but had not seen real catapults, and he didn't know if he could build them.
"It's ...... Siege artifact! I don't know where the lord got it? Mo Qi took the drawing and said excitedly, endless frenzy surging in his eyes.
"You don't have to worry about that, you just tell me if I can build it." Zhao Kuo said.
"If my subordinates are not proficient in their studies, I am afraid that they will live up to the trust of the lord. But the lord can find my Mo family's son, he must be able to. Moqi said.
"The Mo family is in Handan?" Zhao Kuo said in surprise.
"Well, it's just a big boy in our family." Moqi scratched his head.
"Your department?" Zhao Kuo was a little puzzled.
"That's right......" Moqi explained.
It turned out that after Mozi's death, the Mo family split into several factions.
Among these factions, the Xiangli clan, the Xiangfu clan, and the Deng Ling clan were the most powerful, and they defected to the Qin, Chu, and Qi states respectively.
Therefore, it is also called Qin Mo, Chu Mo and Qi Mo.
Qin Mo mainly inherited the technology of the Mo family and made great contributions to the development of science and technology in the Qin State.
Chu Mo inherited the chivalry of the Mo family, put faith and righteousness first in his heart, and believed that the Mo family's love was not attacking.
Qi Mo inherited most of the ideas of the Mo family, liked debate, and used verbal arguments to make the other party submit and oppose war.
From Qin Mo, Chu Mo, and Qi Mo, it can also be seen that the three kingdoms of Qin, Chu and Qi are different, and Qin likes to do practical things the most, and does not like to play tricks.
Qi State pays the most attention to the collision of ideas, and the Jixia School Palace has been a smash hit, accommodating various schools of thought in the hundreds of schools, Mencius, Xunzi, Zou Zi, etc. have all taught in the Jixia School Palace.
The State of Chu still retains the "chivalry" of the Spring and Autumn Period, and I am afraid that this is also the reason why the State of Chu was deceived by the State of Qin three times and five times, and even the monarch was deceived and imprisoned by the State of Qin.
The Xiangli clan, the Xiangfu clan, and the Deng Ling clan were backed by the state, and gradually developed and expanded, becoming the mainstream of the Mohists.
As a descendant of Mozi, the Mo family tried to inherit all the essence of the Mo family, but without Mozi's talent, he could only continue to weaken in the end, and even after Qi destroyed the Song Dynasty, he had to flee to other countries to survive.
"If it weren't for the decline of our department, I wouldn't be where I am today." Mo Qi said bitterly.
If there is a choice, who wants to be a doorman for others.
"It's going to get better later." Zhao Kuo comforted.
"Thank you, Lord."
"If it's convenient, I'd like to meet you now." Zhao Kuo said.
"I'll take you to him." Mo Qi said.
……
Mo Qi and Zhao Kuo came to a remote alley in the north of the city.
There are low and dilapidated mud houses everywhere, the flowing years have peeled off the mud on the walls, carved old cracks, and unknown weeds grow tenaciously on the walls, adding a bit of green to the dilapidated city.
An old man who had lost his right leg snuggled in the shade of a tree in front of the door, squinting his eyes and a peaceful smile on his face.
This was the happiest time of his life, no longer having to go to hard labor, no longer having to go into battle to kill the enemy, no longer having to bend down to salute when he saw officials, showing a flattering smile, no longer having to support his parents, no longer having to worry about his children......
I have lived a lifetime, and only now is I truly living for myself......
In the alley, a few naked little broken children are chasing and fighting, scrambling for a half-bow ball.
After seeing Zhao Kuo and the others, the little broken children ran towards the depths of the alley.
Although Handan is the royal capital of Zhao State, not everyone is rich.
It's more just the bottom people who are diligent and work hard every day, but they still can't eat enough and don't have enough clothes.
Mo Qi took Zhao Kuo and walked towards the alley.
Zhao Kuo saw that many earthen walls had collapsed, leaving only ruins and broken walls, covered with moss.
"These are all men in the family who died in battle, and the little daughter-in-law couldn't survive, so she took the children back to her parents' house, or sold herself to the nobles as slaves." Mo Qi said.
"Is this the case everywhere?" Zhao Kuo asked.
"How is that possible?" Mo Qi said.
Zhao Kuo breathed a sigh of relief, it was good that this was not the case in other places.
Mo Qi said again: "After all, Handan is the capital of the Zhao king, and most of the nobles still have a conscience, plus the first king and the great king have implemented a lot of good governance. Although the people are hard, they can barely survive. Don't think about other places, let alone the common people, even the nobles at the bottom can't live happily......"
Mo Qi did not continue.
Zhao Kuo opened his mouth, he thought that other places could be better, but he didn't expect it to be like this.
He sighed and didn't ask any further.
If you can't change it, why bother with it.
Zhao Kuo thinks that he is not a saint, he just wants to let himself live now, as for the rest, let's talk about it later......
The two stopped in front of a dilapidated mansion.
Mo Qi stepped forward and knocked on the door.
Not long after, a young man opened the door and walked out.
"Juzi, why did you open the door in person? What about the others? Mo Qi said in surprise.
Zhao Kuo was also surprised, he didn't expect that the young man in front of him who looked about the same age as him turned out to be the Mo family's juzi!
"They've all gone to be doormen, so they can't wait here to starve to death." Mo Jiajuzi's face was full of bitterness.
The dignified Mo family is mixed up with this, and there is nothing to say.
"Who is this?" The Mo family looked at Zhao Kuo.
"This is our lord, Ma Fuzi." Mo Qi introduced.
"It's rude and rude, the Mo family and Mofeng have seen Ma Fuzi." The Mo family Juzi hurriedly stepped forward and bowed.
In addition to Zhao Kuo's current reputation, there is another important reason.
Zhao Kuo was the first nobleman of Zhao to visit him.
Why did Qi Mo, Chu Mo, and Qin Mo develop so well, isn't it because they took refuge in the Three Kingdoms?
Now, here's your chance.
"Juzi is gracious." Zhao Kuo said.
Mo Feng led the two into the living room.
"I don't know what Ma Fuzi is looking for?" Mo Feng asked.
"I want to ask Juzi for a favor, but Juzi has to agree first and keep it secret for me." Zhao Kuo said.
"Whether this favor can be helpful or not, I will keep it a secret for Ma Fuzi." Mo Feng said.
"I wonder if Juzi can make this?" Zhao Kuo took out the catapult drawings from his sleeve.
"It's ...... Catapults? More perfect and more powerful than the catapult of the Qin State. Mo Feng said in surprise.
"It turns out that there were already catapults in this period, but fortunately, the catapults in my hands are more powerful." Zhao Kuo thought to himself.
"If you gather all the disciples of my Mo family in Handan, you can build it, but the speed may be very slow." After a long time, Mo Feng said firmly.
He understood that as long as he agreed, he would be on Zhao Kuo's boat.
But this is the only chance for the Handan Mo family, and after missing it, he is likely to become the last generation of the Handan Mo family.
"It doesn't matter if it's slow, but I need you to go to Changping with me, and my life will be in danger. If I can come back alive, I can promise to build an academy for the Mo family. ”
"It's a deal." Mo Feng said solemnly.
Zhao Kuo didn't say what to do if he didn't come back alive.
Mo Feng didn't ask either.
Because everybody knows the result......