Chapter 280 Hand-Rubbing Machine Tools There are many talented people among the various schools of thought, especially those who can be sent out as representatives, all of them have real talents and knowledge. This group of geniuses "condescended" to manage the affairs of a village, and the rapid changes made Tian Ze's eyes shine. Whenever he noticed the subtleties in them, he couldn't help but be amazed. "If the village officials under my jurisdiction could be even 20% or 30% of these people, there would be no need to worry about the unrest in the world." Looking at the summarized information, Tian Ze sighed sincerely. A tall building rises from the ground, so Tian Ze knows the importance of the bottom floor. It was a stroke of luck that Cangping County was chosen this time. Just one month would be enough to make Cangping County's development surpass the surrounding states and counties by at least five years. These heroes with "talents of a county" or even "talents of a state" transformed almost every village in Cangping County. Wherever he went, barren land turned into fertile fields, dilapidated huts became sturdy houses, and messy paths became wide roads. Even if county and county officials sit back and do nothing, this year's performance can still be doubled. "It's a pity that this model is difficult to replicate." Chen Gong said regretfully. There is a huge gap between people.
Many things seem easy in the eyes of Zhuge Liang and others, but are as difficult as climbing to the sky for ordinary village officials. Let’s not talk about anything else, just the matter of Zhuge Liang persuading the lazy people in the village. It took only five days for him to persuade them all by using both kindness and force. How could an ordinary village official do that? Those old hands were so difficult to deal with that even Tian Ze was scratching his head. He would occasionally encounter such people when he was on his "secret visits", but he was completely unable to do anything about them. "Many of these experiences cannot be generalized, but they still have many merits," Zhang Zhao commented. "It's better to have it than nothing. If we refine it well, it would be good if we can improve the level of governance by 10% or 20%." Tian Ze said. "However, among the hundreds of families, there are still some who are overambitious but lack the skills to achieve them!" Jia Xu said suddenly. Tian Ze nodded: "That's normal. After all, after being in a high position for a long time, I'm afraid I don't have a clear understanding of myself. There is still a huge gap between knowing and doing." "But fortunately, these people are only a minority, and they are not 'out of touch with the world' and can quickly put themselves in the right position." "After all, a lot of time has been wasted. I'm afraid that after this debate, some schools will take ruthless measures against their disciples." Jia Xu said dimly. You have to know that those elected this time are all elites among hundreds of schools, and some will still suffer from this kind of "inadaptability" problem. This shows that many schools of thought among the various schools of thought are still somewhat "out of touch with reality". When they are debating with each other, there may not be any big problems, but when they are actually put into practice, a lot of problems arise. "Confucianism, Legalism, etc. have deep roots after all, and their development speed is much faster than other schools. But what surprised me the most was Mohism. Its development speed seemed to be somewhat like cheating." Zhang Zhao said helplessly as he looked at the information on Mohism. "Science and technology itself is the primary productive force. They have achieved it with their own hands and have driven development with their own abilities. There is nothing to complain about." Tian Ze said nonchalantly. "What did Mo Jia do?" Guo Jia, who was lying on the table and half asleep, asked with sleepy eyes. Tian Ze was quite unhappy to see this guy being so lazy. Without the war, Xun You still knew how to help with some government affairs, while Guo Jia just lived a carefree life every day under the name of spying. "Have you sorted out the relationships between the generals under Li Jue and Guo Si and the situation under their rule? The war will start this year. If there are any problems, I will hold you responsible."
Guo Jia yawned nonchalantly and took another sip of wine: "Don't worry, my lord, I will not make any mistakes." Xun You, who was standing by, came to his rescue and said, "My Lord, it is indeed inappropriate for the Mohist School to rely on technology to accelerate its development." "What's wrong with using technology? Isn't improving farming tools also technology?" Guo Jia scratched his head in confusion and asked. "But they are rubbing machine tools by hand!" Zhang Zhao sighed. "What?" Guo Jia widened his eyes, a face full of question marks. "The Mohists found a village with abundant iron ore, and then one person took charge of the village affairs, while the other four focused on developing the manufacturing industry." "It's not that other schools of thought have adopted this unconventional approach, but they only developed industries such as salt production and wine making. These things don't bring much profit under our rule now." "But these Mohist disciples started out directly in the manufacturing industry. They even made a large number of machine tools in just a few days and then opened factories." "A large number of hydraulic facilities were built, steel was smelted, and a semi-automated production model was created." Tian Ze smacked his lips. "Especially this Mo Chen, he is such a talent!" This Mo Chen was the one who first made machine tools by hand. Relying on some simple tools in the village, he made various machine tools by hand with extremely high precision, which really shocked Tian Ze. When he first made his fortune, he was able to invent machine tools purely by cheating with his spiritual power. But this guy relies on human power, how perverted. Great craftsman! Tian Ze gave Mo Chen a direct definition. The development under Tian Ze's rule in recent years has led to a gradual decline in the prices of materials such as salt, cloth, and wine, and the profit margin is relatively limited. Even if other villages develop, the increase in the village's income is still within a reasonable range. However, the Mohists directly smelted large quantities of steel. The prices of these things were not much cheaper, and it has always been a seller's market. This group of people don’t have to do anything else. They just need to make some relatively sophisticated steel products and sell them directly to the government. With the emergence of the iron smelting plant, the average income of the entire village increased by more than ten times. It was precisely because of such exaggerated results that Zhang Zhao and others felt that there was some suspicion of cheating. After all, if they play this way, other schools will never be able to catch up with the Mohist school. "As for the issue of the final evaluation, it doesn't matter. If it doesn't work, just list the Mohist school separately, and evaluate the other schools, and the Mohist school will be tied for first place with the winner." Tian Ze said. After a brief thought, Zhang Zhao nodded. He was not afraid that other schools would not accept him. After all, if you had the ability, you could do it. The achievements of the Mohist school were real. Really, no one could compare to them. Tian Ze was actually more happy about this matter. Many of his ideas may not have much effect if he just talks about them, but when compared in practice, the difference is obvious. Everyone in the world knows that Mohism has a huge impact, but few people really realize how great its impact is. This debate can serve as a wake-up call to people all over the world, allowing them to deeply understand what it means that science and technology are the primary productive forces. This kind of dimensionality reduction attack and qualitative breakthrough is simply unattainable by other schools.
One force can break all laws. No matter how stable the government is, or how harmonious the people are, when it comes to development, technology is enough to crush everything. Before this, the ranking of Mohism was not high, but after this debate, the status of Mohism will be as irreplaceable as that of Confucianism. (End of this chapter)
