Chapter 120 Luo Mo
Luo Palace.
After seeing the excellent performance of Mo Li, Luo Chang became more and more interested in the Mohist school. He specially gathered most of the people in the Luo State royal family.
This is not a meeting about the future of Luo State, because the fate of Bang Zhou is the fate of Luo State and cannot be changed.
This was a family meeting to discuss the future of the Luo family. In order to survive after turning the country into a family, the Luo family had made a lot of preparations, such as investing in the Hundred Schools of Thought in advance, etc., but now Luo Chang had found another way.
Luo Chang said with a serious face: "When the Su King came to the world, the clan system was established, the four barbarians declined, and the Chinese people prospered.
The Mandate of Heaven of the Zhou Dynasty has gradually faded, and it is only a matter of time before the country becomes a home.
King Su has two great wishes, one is that the Xia people rule the land under the sun and moon, and the other is that his family will survive forever.
Now the prosperity of the Chinese nation has reached its peak. From the perspective of other nations, no matter who the Mandate of Heaven falls on, the Chinese nation will prosper forever, and the barbarians have been completely abandoned by the Mandate of Heaven.
Then the biggest problem we face is how the Luo family can continue to exist in the world with glory and dignity within the order ruled by the various Xia states.
The sacrifice to the Su King cannot be discontinued. This is the family’s only bottom line now.”
Everyone sang yes in unison. During the 800 years of the Zhou Dynasty, the Chinese nation had prospered to the extreme. The Luo family believed that there was no force in the world that could threaten the Chinese nation.
Luo Chang made his own conclusion, "Mohism is the key."
Luo Chang personally promoted the Luo family's infiltration into the underlying structure of the Hundred Schools of Thought, but those were overly political doctrines. In other words, they would only be useful if there was order.
But the Mohists were different. He was very interested in Mohism from the first time he came across its theory.
It was not until the Mohists came to Luo State and Luo Chang saw the Mohist's strict organization that he knew it was an organization with deep roots in the soil.
After analyzing the Mohist school, he believed that the Mohist organizational form was of great help to Luo's idea of transforming the country into a family.
"The existence of the Su Wang makes the Luo family a heavenly being, but if they live in the human world and don't keep their feet on the ground, they will surely die miserably. The Mohist School can allow the Luo family to communicate with the earth."
Luo Huaichen was the only true Mohist in the royal office, and had the most in-depth understanding of Mohism, which was why he had always wanted to bring Mohism to Luo State. Among all the people present, he understood the meaning of Luo Chang's words the best.
“What the Patriarch meant is that the Luo family’s greatest crisis is not the weird political situation.
If the Luo family can successfully turn the country into a family, the shackles will have been broken, and the Luo family members at that time will be able to protect themselves in the chaotic and changing politics. "
At this point, everyone looked as if it was a matter of course. If the blessings of their ancestors still couldn't protect them, the Luo family members could just commit suicide.
Even if you meet an unreasonable emperor, just kill him in secret. He is not the emperor of Bang Zhou.
As long as there are no shackles of restriction from heaven, the Luo family, who possess the divine artifact of destiny, will have no problem remaining invincible in the political situation.
Luo Qing understood, "Father, you are worried about the chaos of the situation, such as the war among the Xia people. Now the Luo family can still end it decently, but in the future, the prestige of the Luo family will not be enough to preserve the family. Once the order collapses, the nobles will be beaten to the ground."
Everyone was shocked. Where did the wealth and prosperity of Luo State come from? It was King Wu who was appointed by Heaven to enfeoff King Su Zhao and let him be regent.
Every change of the Mandate of Heaven would be a matter of life and death for the nobles of the previous dynasty. Look at the State of Song, which had survived for so many years but still could not escape, and finally had to rely on Qin and Chu to keep the sacrifices. Moreover, the change of the Mandate of Heaven would inevitably be accompanied by wars, and countless nobles would be destroyed in the wars.
Even if one does not participate in the fight for the world, one still has to ensure the safety of the family in troubled times, which cannot be achieved by relying solely on the royal family.
Seeing that everyone understood his idea, Luo Chang said: "The organizational structure of the Mohist School is extremely strict, which is worth learning.
In addition to the dark forces of Luo State, a new organization should be established in imitation of Mohism, named "Luo Mo". It should be hidden at ordinary times and only develop among the royal family, with the best warriors as the backbone.
In the midst of chaos, expansion began rapidly.
Through this strict organization, people can be organized and order can be maintained within a certain range. The Luo family can live in this order and remain stable. "
During times of war, the biggest problem is that as the country collapses, production suffers huge damage. The powerful organizational ability of the Mohists, combined with the talents of the Luo family, can quickly take over the power vacuum left by the collapse of the country.
As long as there is order, the Luo family can at least stabilize one area, protecting themselves and others.
"Master, the logic and reasoning of the Mohists are far superior to those of the Confucians. Their emphasis on technology can also help prosper the country.
But the biggest problem of Mohism is its core theory of universal love. You know, this is really against human nature. Loving strangers as you love your relatives is something that many moral saints cannot do.
Even in the history of the office, there are not many who can do this.
There are too few saints with the spirit of sacrifice like Mozi. Both Su Wang and Laozi have clearly said that once everyone is required to be a saint, the final outcome is that everyone in the world will be a hypocrite. "
In the history of the Luo royal family, the most recent one who could achieve universal love for the world was Duke Xiang. The rest of the monarchs were all benevolent monarchs, but to say that they loved the world universally would be an insult to the word.
Luo Chang himself couldn't do it, so he said to Mozi with admiration that he was a true saint.
Luo Huaichen also sighed and said, "Yes, Mohists are brave men with a spirit of sacrifice, willing to go through fire and water for the ideals of Mohism.
But most people do this just because they are inspired by the spirit of the great masters and follow them. That’s what I do.
In fact, the only one who can truly love all is Ju Zi. For the family to be passed down, it is impossible to love all completely. After all, the ancestors are the most important. "
Luo Chang smiled and said, "Regarding universal love, we will naturally have to put it aside for the time being. When our ancestor King Su asks us to be universal, we will naturally be able to do it.
However, universal love is one of the sources of Mohism’s appeal and can be modified appropriately. The Confucian approach is very good.
Confucianism emphasizes universal love, which also encourages people to love and be friendly to each other. However, Confucianism conforms to human nature and believes that people should love their parents and relatives more, and be friendly to strangers in addition to their parents and relatives.
Although Mohism claims to be against Confucianism, in fact the two are complementary. One takes the upper-level route and the other takes the lower-level route. If they can be combined, they will be invincible.
What do you think, everyone? "
This was Luo Chang's idea, to use Mohism to build the backbone of the Luo family, and as for the appearance of officialdom, whether it was Confucianism or Taoism, it would change according to the situation. After all, there was not just one person in the family.
With the background of the Luo family's treasury, the Luo family's disciples can disguise themselves as disciples of any school and can also trace their lineage to their masters.
"agree!"
Luo Chang's considerations were very thoughtful, and no one had any objections. Seeing this, Luo Chang said, "Then the most critical issue is Luo Mo. What kind of organization should be established to ensure that the Luo family has the strength to fight back against anyone, while not causing a blow from the new dynasty."
The nobles of Bangzhou are united as one family and country, but now Luo Chang wants everyone to leave Luo State and create an organization. This is a preview of the situation after the fall of Luo State.
Luo Huaichen frowned and said, "I don't know if the Luo family can obtain a fiefdom. If they don't even have a fiefdom, they must not recruit soldiers publicly, otherwise they will surely be attacked by the monarch.
Without a rich country to collect taxes, the Luoguo Warriors, a powerful army in the world, would certainly not be able to maintain themselves."
This is the biggest problem you will encounter after turning a country into your home. Without an army, you cannot protect yourself.
But without sufficient land, it would be impossible to maintain an army strong enough to influence the situation in the world, both politically and economically.
Luo Qing pondered and said, "Father, the direct descendants have the Holy Mark, so they don't need an organization to rally people's hearts. What you are thinking is nothing more than that after the demise of Luo State, the royal family will lose the protection of the royal family's descendants.
Now that various countries were undergoing reforms, a large number of aristocratic manor-style lands were falling into disrepair, and in their place were rising large tracts of interconnected farmlands. These lands were allowed to be traded privately, and were cultivated by slaves and hired farmers.
Wei Houqing used these lands to reward soldiers. The strongest Wuzu in Wei was the largest holder of these lands, and the same was true for the bravest warriors in the country.
The power of these people is very dispersed, and they have no ability to fight back against the real nobles. Although the Wuzu have been powerful in recent years, the situation of many of them is not good, and this trend is gradually expanding.
The brave warriors did not encounter this problem because the Luo Kingdom protected them, but it was only a matter of time before the Luo Kingdom collapsed in the new dynasty.
There are some people in Mohism who specialize in being rangers and assassins. We can train these people in the name of protecting the land.
If the world is in chaos, the name of Luo Mo will no longer be a burden to the family, and the backbone can quickly attract outsiders who are willing to join Luo Mo. With the reputation of the Luo family, I believe that if they raise their arms, there will be heroes and heroes to follow them. "
Luo Chang nodded with satisfaction. Luo Qing had even taken the future land system into consideration. This was completely based on his thinking from the perspective of the Luo family losing their fiefdom and becoming ordinary nobles.
Luo Qing added: "If you want to hide deeper, it is best to leave a Luo family Mohist school in the open, which can specialize in the research of ingenious tools and numerology.
Ingenious tools are magical instruments that can change the mountains and rivers of the world, just as the emergence of the Mohist plow is important to farming. It is said that the Mohist school also did some research on water conservancy.
Numerology is essential for managing land and household registration and governing the country. This part can be exposed to the world, and you can also become an official in the future."
Luo Chang looked at everyone and smiled: "Qing'er is right. Do you have any other ideas?"
In fact, what Luo Qing said is basically the same. The establishment of a secret society is nothing more than this, and the rest are just some minor details.
There must have been many secret societies in history. I don't believe those sudden assassinations and deaths were all accidents. Big families in ancient times all had servants, but I don't like this word that is full of slavery. Luomo sounds like a group of people helping each other, which is good.
(End of this chapter)
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