Chapter 412 The Lord of God
The fierce debate has been going on for several days above the temple of Song State. The two sides have been constantly putting forward their own opinions around the proposal of Mohist people and the proposition of strengthening the country and enriching the people. The giant relies on the down-to-earth Mohist family to always leave the other party speechless.
But today the opponents grasped the flaws of ghosts and gods in the Mohist theory. The Mohist said that being sick is a punishment for ghosts and gods. At the same time, the Mohist placed ghosts and gods in a very important position, which can be said to be as important as Confucian self-restraint. As long as this is attacked, the Mohist proposition will collapse.
Even Song Jun frowned, wondering whether ghosts and gods reward good and punish evil is accurate. If it is accurate, how could a sage like Giant Zi get sick? If it is not accurate, then the loopholes in the Mo family’s propositions are too big.
Faced with such a question, the giant said, "Since you don't believe in ghosts and gods, why do you sacrifice?"
"Sacrifices are to remind us that the living should review the old and learn the new, remember the teachings of our ancestors, rather than simply praying for the blessings of our ancestors. Sacrifices are to "put the law on the people", "work hard to work hard", "determination of the country with labor", "can resist great disasters", and "defend great disasters", rather than simply to pay tribute to gods and ghosts." This is what a white-haired Confucian scholar said, sacrifices are not superstition, but have practical effects. Through sacrifices, it is to allow future generations to inherit the thoughts and opinions of their predecessors, rather than to inflict strange powers and confusing gods.
After hearing this, the Giant expressed his agreement with the Confucian sacrificial reasons, but unfortunately the Confucian sacrificial sacrifice was too extravagant. The Giant said: "Using these five methods to sacrifice can indeed be in front of you, but many monarchs try to bless ghosts and gods with fat and strong sacrifices to bless ghosts and gods and pray for their own safety and to successfully annex other countries. This is an indisputable fact. There is such a thing because they do not know that the master of ghosts and gods is actually the people."
"Ah?" Everyone else was stunned. What did this mean? How could the master of ghosts and gods become the people? Ghosts and gods are vague and uncovered. Who can become their masters?
The giant talked freely regardless of the other party's surprise: "A wise monarch will always do the people's affairs first and then perform sacrifices. Sacrifice is not to bribe ghosts and gods, but to report his own achievements in governing the country. The ancestors sacrificed their sacrifices and used fat cattle and strong sheep to actually tell the gods and ghosts that the people are prosperous. The ancestors sacrificed their sacrifices and used grains to tell the gods and ghosts that the people are full of granaries. The offering of fine wine is to tell the ghosts and gods that everyone is good and do not do anything against their conscience. The ancestors sacrificed their sacrifices and ultimately let the ghosts and gods know.
I am not sorry to the people, and I worship whatever the people have. Now, some countries, even though the people are not full, they choose large and fat sacrifices. The sacrifice is just to ask gods and ghosts to bless themselves, but I don’t know that the master of gods and ghosts is actually the people.” "Now you know why I am sick, right? Because I have not taken good care of the people, ghosts and gods come to punish me." When the giant said this, he immediately explained that he was sick not because he did something wrong, but because he did not do well enough.
Because the master of ghosts and gods is the people, the purpose of sacrifice is to summarize the living standards of the people, and rich sacrifices means the people's prosperity. But now rich sacrifices are only the wealth of the king and the doctor, not the wealth of the people, so gods and ghosts are very angry.
"??" Is this possible? The giant spent a lot of time and criticized the false sacrifices that are common in the world of "bribery of ghosts and gods". On the surface, they are sincere to ghosts and gods, but in fact they just hope that ghosts and gods will bless themselves.
The giant said that the master of ghosts and gods is the people, and ghosts and gods will reward good and punish evil according to the actual situation of the people, which laid the legitimacy of gods and ghosts in the Mohist school. It also explained the reason why kind people get sick. They are not punishing them when they get sick, but gods and ghosts remind kind people that they are not slacking off.
"The love of the family has not been successful yet, and my friends still need to work hard." Looking at the speechless people, the giant continued: "Being sick is a punishment for bad people, and a reminder for good people, reminding yourself whether it is not good enough. If you have not completed the love of the family, you will be greedy for comfort first, and you will definitely get sick."
"The master of ghosts and gods is the people?" Song Jun was shocked. In fact, he was also a bribery sacrifice. The people of Song did not live much wealth. However, in order to let gods and ghosts bless him, Song Jun would still choose fat and strong sacrifices, using fine wine and food, but he never thought that ghosts and gods would know that these sacrifices were deducted from the hands of the Chinese people.
The ancestors sacrificed their sacrifices not to ask for blessings from gods and ghosts, but to report their work. They told the gods and ghosts to complete their mission and govern the country well. Therefore, they were righteous and upright when offering sacrifices, neither humble nor arrogant.
"Now I know why I feel guilty and uneasy after the sacrifice." Song Jun understood why he was so guilty and uneasy every time he sacrificed. Because he just wanted to bribe, and the reason for the bribe was that he did not do his job well, so even if the sacrifices were pure fur and fat and strong, he still couldn't feel the sense of security being protected, entirely because he did not realize that "the people are the Lord of God."
Song Jun stood up and bowed to the giant, not knowing whether he really wanted to change or because he finally decided to introduce the Mohist school to fight against the doctor. No matter what the reason was, this bow was definitely sincere and was a convincing look on the Mohist school's proposition.
It's over, others knew that the Mohist family had no choice but to enter the Song Dynasty temple. The Mohist family had even blocked the biggest flaws. Although both good people and bad people would get sick, the meaning of getting sick is different. Bad people are punished, and good people are sick is reminder. Good people should be demanded by ghosts and gods to achieve high achievements, so this explanation is seamless.
Song Jun introduced the Mohist school to rule the country with the giants.
The influence of the Mohists immediately surpassed Confucianism and Taoism, and carried out a series of reforms in the Song State. First, everyone in the Song State was registered and recorded, whether they were Chinese or savages. In addition, the land of Song State had been measured before, so it was impossible for a doctor to evade taxes. Then, it was standardized for the tax and budget of Song State. Each department had to make a budget for spending money, and if it exceeded the budget, it would be punished.
With such a scientific system of income and expenditure, the taxes of Song State are clearly clearly on the books. Even Song Jun cannot steal money from it. It is already the grace of the giant that he has not allowed to pay taxes.
With the weapon of mathematics in hand, the Song State was arranged clearly from bottom to top. Every transaction was recorded on the record. The state of Song State suddenly became clear.
Then Mozhe implemented new technologies in the Song Dynasty, improving crops, increasing harvests, and continuously enhancing the strength of the Song Dynasty.
At the same time, the famous Lu Ban was already working in the State of Chu, and his job was to build war machines for the State of Chu. I heard that there was a giant in Song State, Mozi, who was also proficient in technology and helped small countries fight against large countries. He wanted to compete with the giants.
Lu Ban, also known as Gongshu Ban, was originally from Lu. Gongshu was a clan and Ji surnamed. He was a very powerful craftsman and built various equipment for Chu. He originally thought that there was no craftsman in the world who could compare with him, but he didn't expect that a giant would come out halfway, which immediately made Lu Ban ignited his fighting spirit. He wanted to find Mo Di to fight and see who is the best skilled craftsman today.
Chapter completed!