"Here, I, Moton, would like to extend an invitation to all of you. The serialization section of Mo Magazine is waiting for you. If you're interested, you can submit your work to Mo Magazine. Mo Magazine will pay you handsomely, and it may even be possible to publish your work as a book in the future." Moton looked around and announced loudly.
Yu Zhining couldn't help but frown. When Liang Zhu was popular back then, it could be said that it was sought after by everyone. It directly led to a surge in sales of the Mo Periodical, which pushed the Confucian Periodical to its lowest point. Even though it was an independent book now, it was still sought after by people and sold extremely well. If the School of Mohism were to attract submissions, then the future Mo Periodical would definitely suppress the Confucian Periodical.
"Also, let me tell everyone a piece of news. This Mo's Zhu of Liang has already sold 300,000 copies in a year. Even if you give this Mo a copper coin for each copy, it will still be 100,000 coins. It's even higher than this Mo's salary." Meton laughed.
"100,000 coins!"
Everyone was in an uproar. Just a single Zhu of Liang had so much money. More importantly, this was earned in a year. In the future, wouldn't they be earning money while lying down? And this didn't even include the reputation brought by the Zhu of Liang.
In an instant, many people were moved. Perhaps this was indeed an opportunity. More importantly, there was no production cost, only some paper and pen.
Princess Changle couldn't help but reveal a trace of pride. The Zhu of Liang was the proof of her and Meton's love, making her feel even more proud.
"100,000 coins!" Li Shimin couldn't help but have an ugly expression. He originally wanted to make things difficult for Meton in terms of salary, but he didn't expect that Meton had other sources of income. Wouldn't that mean that his efforts had been wasted?
"As for the other Hundred Schools of Thought, if they really want to usher in an opportunity for development, they must make changes. Don't be selfish, don't live in seclusion, don't admire yourself. Only by truly integrating into the common people's daily use can a school of thought become a true school of thought." Meton said proudly.
The people who came to watch the Ink Technique Exhibition were not just ordinary people and profit-seeking merchants. There were also many people from the other families who had declined. They couldn't help but ponder when they heard this.
They had always been discussing and observing the School of Mo. Some were even jealous of the School of Mo. They wanted to know how the School of Mo had risen from an almost extinct school of thought in three years. They had even vaguely regained the prestige of the Pre-Qin Dynasty.
Originally, everyone thought that the secret to the Mo Clan's resurgence was the endless stream of Mo Skills. It was only today that everyone came to a sudden realization when they heard Meton's idea of using the common people's daily use as Dao.
They were wrong. What really allowed the Mo Family to rise again was their mindset of providing daily necessities for the common people. The Mo Family, which thought of themselves as high and mighty, had stuck to their former glory, but now, they had truly bent over to provide daily necessities for the common people.
Everyone in the world knew that live fish were fresh, so Mo Jiazi used the secret of live fish to benefit the people of the world. Now, unless it was the cold winter and the Shiyu could be frozen, there were basically no dead fish left overnight.
There was a shortage of meat in the Tang dynasty. Mo Jiazi invented artificial hatching technology, which doubled the production of chickens, ducks, and geese. It was no longer difficult for countless people to eat meat.
There was a lack of land and grain production, so the School of Mo invented the curved plough and introduced good seeds from other regions to improve farming technology.
There were large four-wheeled carriages with large capacity and brick roads.
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At this moment, when everyone thought back, they realized that the School of Mo's actions in these years could be said to be closely related to the common people's daily use as Dao. At the same time, it also brought great returns to the School of Mo. It was because of the common people who benefited from the School of Mo that the School of Mo's resurgence was unstoppable.
"Now we know the true School of Mo!" Many people sighed.
Even the once high and mighty School of Mo was like this, let alone them, who were not mainstream in the first place. Many people were deep in thought. They had already vaguely made a decision in their hearts.
Li Yun clenched his hands tightly and lowered his head in silence. He had always believed in the beliefs of the School of Mo. He believed that his Xiangfu Clan was the orthodox School of Mo. However, when he heard Meton's idea of the common people's daily use as Dao, he could not help but sigh in his heart.
The School of Mo had indeed gone astray these years. Now, the Xiangli Clan had suddenly awakened, but his Xiangfu Clan was still immersed in the past glory of the School of Mo, unable to extricate themselves.
"As expected of Mo Jiazi, he is indeed somewhat talented. The School of Mo has a successor." Kong Desheng had to praise. Meton's idea of the common people's daily use as Dao was indeed unique. Even he could not find any reason to refute it in a short time.
"Thank you for your praise, Senior Kong." Meton returned the courtesy.
Others could not help thinking about Meton's idea with rapt attention and could not help but get something. Seeing everyone's reaction, Meton could not help showing a knowing smile.
The common people's daily use as Dao was the philosophical proposition of Wang Gen, a thinker in the Ming Dynasty. However, at that time, it did not cause a sensation. However, Meton now proposed it hundreds of years in advance and used the rise of the School of Mo as an example. The effect was naturally different. He believed that it would definitely set off a bigger storm.
For a long time, when the Village of Mo used the new Mo technique to make goods popular in the Tang dynasty, although it earned a lot of money, it was always criticized by people. On the one hand, it was believed that the School of Mo was a clever obscene technique. On the other hand, it was accused that the School of Mo was involved in business and competed with the people for profits. Even in the Village of Mo, there were different voices. If the School of Mo did not guide the public opinion, it would not be long before the School of Mo would be reduced to the status of a merchant and be suppressed by the imperial court.
Meton used the idea of the common people's daily use as Dao. On the one hand, he found a new theoretical support for the reform of the School of Mo. On the other hand, he justified the School of Mo so that people would no longer look at the Village of Mo as a merchant.
"These Mo techniques are not the limit of the School of Mo. In the future, more Mo techniques will emerge. The School of Mo will study what the common people need and never stop." Meton said proudly.
Li Shimin could not help but nod. What did the common people need? The common people needed to eat, wear warm clothes, live in a good house, and educate their children well … These were all developed by the School of Mo, and they had made some achievements.
Yu Zhining looked embarrassed. Once the idea of the common people's daily use as Dao came out, his previous accusation of the School of Mo must be a joke. Who in the world did not want to live in a spacious, bright and impregnable house? This was also the common people's daily use!
Princess Changle nodded even harder. Although she stood on Meton's side, if she kept being accused by the Imperial Censors because of the bridal chamber, she was afraid that she would not be able to live comfortably. Meton's words today had completely silenced the Imperial Censors.
"Today's exhibition of Mo techniques ends here. Thank you for your support."
Meton solemnly bowed to the crowd under the gaze of the crowd. Only then did he slowly retreat until Meton's figure disappeared from the center of the venue.
The crowd could not help but feel lost. Although this year's exhibition of Mo techniques was not as legendary as the artificial rainbow and the prediction of a solar eclipse, it was more relevant to the common people. For the common people who came to watch the show, it was a bit of a pity.
But for some people who were from a hundred schools of thought, it was no less than a muffled thunder.
Ever since the Debate of the Hundred Schools of Thought, there had been no more dazzling ideas. However, Mo Jiazi's idea of the common people's daily use as Dao had enlightened everyone. They believed that after the exhibition of Mo techniques, it would definitely cause a storm of ideas in the Tang dynasty.
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