"Hiss!"
Everyone who read the first sentence was shocked by the Mohist's magnificent opening. The land of Shu was a basin surrounded by mountains. It had always been inconvenient for transportation. There were only a few plank roads that could be passed through, and most of them were mountain roads. The road of Shu was deservedly difficult to travel. The road of Shu was difficult, as difficult as ascending to heaven. It could be said that one sentence described the difficulties of the road of Shu.
"You are forty-eight thousand years old, and do not communicate with Qin Sai. … " Many officials saw the next line and couldn't help but be stunned. Wasn't Qin Fortress the land of Guanzhong? This meant that the Mohists, facing the collective opposition of the officials, had not given up on the plan of using gunpowder to open a path. They were actually prepared to use poetry to help themselves.
"As difficult as ascending to heaven, isn't this a little too exaggerated?" Wei Sian laughed and said disapprovingly.
However, Chief Editor Ma's face was heavy. Although he had a problem with Mo Jiazi, he could not help but want to open up a road for the land of Shu after reading Mo Jiazi's article.
"… The yellow crane can't fly over, and the ape wants to climb over. Green Mud What Pan Pan, Hundred Steps Nine Zigzags Winding Mountain Range.
"This is the road of Shu?" The people in front of Mo Jun could not help but exclaim.
"Yes, this is the road of Shu!" A traveling merchant nodded and said, "The shortest way to the land of Shu is through plank roads. The plank roads are built on the cliffs of the mountains. The narrowest part can only allow one person to pass through, and it requires manpower. Otherwise, why would Zhuge Kongming invent the wooden oxen?"
Anyone who had walked the road of Shu had a vivid memory of it. It was probably the most difficult road to travel in the world. Every year, countless traveling merchants died because of it.
"Mo Jiazi's plan to build a road will definitely solve the problem of the road of Shu once and for all. It will connect Guanzhong and the land of Shu. This will not only open up the road to the south of Chang 'an, but also bring many benefits to the land of Shu." Chang' an City was abuzz with discussion.
Since ancient times, many dynasties had thought of connecting their territories to Guanzhong. Unfortunately, they were limited by the technology at that time. Plank roads were the limit of what they could do. But now, with gunpowder and the success of the Wei River Bridge, the technology to build a road from Guanzhong to Shu was mature.
"Wishful thinking! Nowadays, Chang 'an City was not isolated from the land of Sichuan. There were plank roads and other longer roads that could be bypassed. Everyone knows the benefits of building a road from Chang 'an to Sichuan, but these benefits can't be compared with the risk of the gunpowder leaking. "
Wei Sian could not help but snort coldly. In his view, Mo Jiazi's efforts were futile. At most, he would be able to ask the officials of Shu to help him. He was in the court and could not change the situation. The Ministry of War would not agree to build the road at the risk of the gunpowder being leaked.
"Oh no!" Chief Editor Ma suddenly shouted when he saw the last paragraph.
"What's wrong?" Wei Sian couldn't help but frown.
Chief Editor Ma said bitterly, "I'm afraid that even the Ministry of War is going to change sides this time."
Wei Sian hurriedly scrolled down and was instantly dumbfounded, his entire body trembling.
"The Sword Pavilion stands tall and mighty. One man can hold the pass against ten thousand. Those who guarded or bandit relatives turned into wolves and jackals. Avoid a fierce tiger in the morning and a serpent in the evening; grind your teeth and suck blood, kill people like flies … "
Every line of the poem made his scalp go numb. Mo Jiazi actually used a strategic poem to describe the strategic dilemma of Shu. The road of Shu was difficult, which meant that it was easy to defend and difficult to attack. Especially the Sword Pavilion, where one man could hold the pass against ten thousand. If there was really a rebellion, the soldiers of the Tang dynasty would be blocked outside the territory by the Sword Pavilion. In this way, the construction of the road of Shu had a military significance, and the Ministry of War would be unable to stop the Mo family.
"The Dao of Shu is difficult. It's as difficult as ascending to the heavens. Cultivating the Dao of Shu is even more difficult. However, the son of Mo changed the situation with a poem. The son of Mo is indeed the son of Mo." Chief Editor Ma sighed.
Originally, Mo Jiazi advocated the construction of the road of Shu, but everyone was against it and he was isolated and helpless. Now that Mo Jiazi's poem was released, the attitude of the Ministry of War would immediately change, and the officials in the land of Shu would immediately change sides and take the lead in advocating the construction of the road of Shu. The situation in the imperial court would immediately be beneficial to Mo Jiazi.
Wei Sian sneered, "Impossible. In order to build the road of Shu, there is another practical problem other than fighting in the imperial court, and that is money. In the past few years, the imperial court has been wantonly building roads and has already emptied the treasury. There is no money to build the road of Shu. Even the cleverest housewife can't cook without rice. How can Mo Jiazi build the road of Shu?"
"But what if Mo Jiazi proposes to issue bonds again?" Chief Editor Ma frowned.
Wei Sian shook his head and said, "Using the advanced ink technique of Mo Jiazi to attract the imperial court to build the road of Shu. This is an open scheme of Mo Jiazi. Firstly, the imperial court will use the ink technique. Secondly, the imperial court will need a large amount of tax from the industry to make up for the deficit, which is even more inseparable from the school of Mo. Now that the Confucian school has seen through Mo Jiazi's open scheme, it will be even more difficult for Mo Jiazi to use the same trick again. This young master can guarantee that as long as the imperial court is held at the beginning of the year, the little money in the treasury will not be able to survive the night, let alone issue bonds. Unless Mo Jiazi still wants to use the power of the Mo Family Village to build the road of Shu, but the road of Shu is not like the Wei River Bridge. Even ten Mo Family Villages won't be able to fill this huge hole."
"Besieging Mo Jiazi is the consensus that the Confucian school has reached. From now on, it will be extremely difficult for Mo Jiazi to succeed, let alone a super project like building the road of Shu."
Hearing Wei Sian's words, Chief Editor Ma didn't know whether to be happy or sad. The dignified Confucian school was opposing for the sake of their own selfish interests. At this moment, he vaguely hoped that Mo Jiazi would create another miracle and build the road of Shu, a project that would benefit all people.
Sure enough, with the widespread spread of the road of Shu, the plight of the land of Shu was clearly placed in front of the Tang dynasty. The people raised a heated discussion about whether the road of Shu needed to be built.
"The land of Shu will suffer for a long time."
When the news of the road of Shu spread to the land of Shu, the people all cried when they heard about it. The land of Shu was trapped by the road of Shu. Every time they left Shu, it was an extremely painful thing. Now, they finally saw the light. As long as they could build the road of Shu, the land of Shu and Guanzhong would be connected in the future. The benefits of this were enough to move all the people of Shu.
Under the constant pleas of the people under their rule, the officials of the land of Shu could no longer sit still. They jointly wrote a letter to the imperial court, requesting that the road of Shu be built.
The letter from the officials of the land of Shu had just arrived. The semi-retired Li Jing also wrote a letter stating that the terrain of Shu was dangerous. Once there was an emergency, it would be a disaster. To strengthen the connection between the land of Shu and Guanzhong, building the road of Shu was imperative.
Suddenly, the situation of the imperial court changed greatly. The road of Shu that had been stillborn became the focus of the imperial court again. All these changes were caused by Mo Jiazi's poem.
"Mo Jiazi's poem is so powerful." Everyone who knew the inside story was stunned.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
