Shen Xi carefully calculated, in order to integrate the waterways and dry roads in the city, he must find someone who can hold the field, use financial resources and force to gather all the underground forces in the city together, and coordinate the affairs of the road.

"Sixth brother, are you interested in being the leading boss on Tingzhou Road?" Shen Xi asked suddenly.

Even if Song Xiaocheng is clever, he can't understand Shen Xi's brainless words: "Little shopkeeper, what do you mean?" ”

Shen Xi said with a smile: "If one day, the waterway and dry road gangs in Tingzhou Mansion are integrated, there should always be someone in charge, do you have the courage to take responsibility?" ”

Song Xiaocheng finally understood what was going on, and hurriedly waved his hand: "Little shopkeeper, you are also too exalted to me, where do I have that ability?" There are so many people in this Tingzhou Mansion who run boats to pull fiber and unload goods, and there are 100 people under our Ninghua township alone, all of which add up to hundreds or thousands, if you count those dry roads...... Oh my boy, it's terrible. ”

Shen Xi smiled, but didn't explain. He did intend to integrate the forces in the city, and with the financial and material resources of the current Chamber of Commerce, it was not impossible.

At present, the chamber of commerce does not have a fixed staff, and the only "temporary workers" it uses on weekdays are hired by the chamber, which makes it impossible for the chamber to develop the two relatively lucrative industries of shipping and carriage and horse dealership. If all the underground forces in Tingzhou can be placed under the name of the Chamber of Commerce, and then a fleet and a carriage and horse shop can be established in the name of the Chamber of Commerce, then there will be no obstacle to the procurement and transportation of goods by the Chamber of Commerce.

Shen Xi is about to face the final exam organized by the school at the end of the year, but this does not affect his plan to integrate the underground forces in the city.

Although the "waterway gang" in the city is numerous, most of them are coolies, they do not have their own boats, and they make money by helping the cargo ships on the Tingjiang River to escort, pull fiber, and unload cargo.

The "dry road gang" is mostly a rooster and dog thief, who specializes in petty theft in the city, or helps people fight and collect protection money to make a living.

These people have a common characteristic, that is, they have a low social status and have no security in life. When a crowd is gathered to make trouble, it is easy to be suppressed by the government or more powerful forces, and they have no power or power, so they can only unite and unite with the outside world.

This is similar to the situation of shop owners in the Chamber of Commerce...... Merchants had a low social status. The main purpose of the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce is to fight for businessmen to have a say in society.

If the Chamber of Commerce could give these people a guarantee, and the Chamber of Commerce would support them and provide them with jobs to do, the situation would be completely different.

The Chamber of Commerce has money. And these people have connections and strength, so it shouldn't be a big deal to work together.

Shen Xi sorted out his thoughts and explained to Hui Niang.

At the end of the year, Hui Niang was busy with the silver number, and for the group of people who came to make trouble a few days ago, she held the mentality of taking a step back and opening up the sky, thinking that as long as people stopped making trouble, then she would not pursue it. But when Shen Xi said that the gang was still stranded in the city, and it was likely that they would grab the silver number next, Hui Niang was completely panicked.

"Xiaolang. Don't scare your aunt, although the printing workshop is our lifeline, the printing workshop mainly relies on technology, and we can quickly rebuild it if it is smashed. But this silver trumpet ...... If something happens, the little foundation we had before will be completely ruined. ”

This year, Shen Xi has been growing taller, and now his height is basically the same as Hui Niang's sitting. In this way, as long as Hui Niang sits down, he can be at eye level with Hui Niang, and he doesn't have to look up at Hui Niang anymore.

Shen Xi didn't come up and talk about his long-term plan to integrate the underground forces in Tingzhou, but first talked about his short-term goals. It is mainly about how to retaliate against this gang of gangsters.

Since it is known that these people are in the city, there is a target for counterattack, but the power of the government cannot be used, because it is not clear whether these people are involved with the government. The best way to do this is to "counter violence with violence" and retaliate by asking someone to do so.

This made Hui Niang in a dilemma.

Shen Xi instigated: "They came to our pharmacy to smash it, have you ever thought about the royal law?" Let's just repay the favor with the other way, and let them know that this Tingzhou capital city is not something they can do nonsense before they start grabbing the silver number. ”

Hui Niang has always regarded herself as a "law-abiding and good citizen", so she is not very enthusiastic about Shen Xi's method of countering evil with evil. But Shen Xi's statement that the other party might grab the silver number made her very worried...... Even if she could sit back and watch the silver number being robbed, those shareholders would not agree!

"Then who are we going to invite to come forward?" Hui Niang was full of questions.

"It's best to go outside the city to find someone, and you can't look for it openly, you have to prepare secretly, so that even if something happens, it won't be on our heads."

The method proposed by Shen Xi is to deal with the rivers and lakes, without going through the government, if you come to smash my shop, I will find someone to beat you up, even if there are casualties on both sides, it is also a matter of the rivers and lakes, and the government will not ask.

Hui Niang was a little hesitant, because she had no connections and connections in this area, and she couldn't tell the other shareholders of Yinhao, so in the end, Shen Xi pointed out and arranged for Song Xiaocheng to look for it outside the city.

Song Xiaocheng has been in Tingzhou for less than a year, but he has a clear understanding of the forces in and out of the city, and it is easy to do things if he has money, as long as the money is in place, he can say anything.

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On the twenty-first day of the lunar month, the final examination of the school was officially held, and this time there were only ten questions about the scriptures and Moyi, but there were two articles in the current text, one large and one small.

The title of the main topic is "Women and Hui are also healed", and the subtitle is "No rules".

Shen Xi thought for a while, and the big title came from the eighth chapter of "The Analects of Gongyechang", and the full text was "Zi Gong said: 'Who is the woman and the Hui who are healed? He said: 'Give also, how dare you look back, and ask back to know ten; Give also, ask one to know two. The son said: 'Fu Ruye, I and the female Fu Ruye.' ”

Confucius's most famous method of education was to be seductive and seductive, especially to induce his disciples in order. This is a passage that induces Zigong to induce and enlighten him, so that he can compare with the best student Yan Hui, whether it is comparable to Yan Hui. Zigong knows himself realistically, which shows that he is not as good as Yan Hui, and his answer is very vivid and specific, one is "ask one to know ten", the other is "ask one to know two", the gap is very large. Confucius affirmed the correctness of his answer and praised him very much.

In Zhu Xi's annotation of this chapter, in addition to the text annotations such as "female" pronunciation "Ru", "Yue, Shengye", etc., the general annotation at the back says: "...... Ask him how he heals from his return, so as to see how he knows himself? Hearing one knows ten, the capital of knowledge, and the sub-knowledge of life. Ask one to know two, the qualifications of the Chinese people and above, and the talents who learn and know. Zigong usually returns with his own side, and sees that it is unattainable, so it is so. The Master is known for his self-knowledge. And it is not difficult to bend oneself, so since it is, it is allowed again; Therefore, in the end, he asks about sex and the way of heaven, and he doesn't specifically ask about one or two things. ”

Shen Xi pondered again. First use scratch paper to write the big question: "Ask the sage more and more, and want him to introspect." ”

Shen Xi grasped two key points, that is, "healing" and "self-examination". The former is the real word in the title, and the latter is the meaning in Zhu's note, that is, "how to look at its self-knowledge"? "Who heals" is to compare Zigong and Yan Yuan. "Introspection" is to enlighten Zigong's understanding, why to inspire him, etc., and then the whole text is developed within this scope.

The subtitle "not by the rules" comes from the chapter "Mencius: Lilou", there is this sentence in the chapter, the original Zhangyun: "Mencius said: The wisdom of Lilou, the skill of the public loser, not by the rules, can not be a square circle; Shi Kuang's Cong, not with six rules, can not be five tones; The Way of Yao Shun. If we do not govern with benevolence, we cannot rule the world peacefully. Now there is benevolence and benevolence, and the people are not allowed to be punished by it, and they cannot be lawed by the Hereafter, and they do not follow the way of the kings......"

"Lilou" is Mencius's full exposition of the importance of benevolent government, that is, the Confucian political system to the country, and the opposite way, even killing the country, not even endangering the country, although filial piety and virtuous grandchildren cannot be changed. At first, he used "rules" as a vivid metaphor, and repeatedly emphasized this metaphor. The original text here focuses on saying that "if you don't follow the rules, you can't make a circle". The title of this article only has the four words "not to follow the rules", and this question cannot be said together with the next sentence, but can only be played on these four words.

Shen Xi had a rough idea in his heart. However, he did not start writing, first wrote the big question on scratch paper, and then began to continue after transcribing it to the volume. ”

There are only two sentences to solve the problem, and Shen Xi first grasps the positive and negative sides of "to" and "not to". Rely on rules, not anything, just "Ming" and "Qiao", with the word "恃", so that there is an article to do.

The whole exam starts at 3:00 a.m. and ends at 3:00 p.m., three hours before and after. The end of this test marks the end of the school year, and the school will officially take its annual vacation from tomorrow when the students' exam results come out.

When Shen Xi went home after the exam, he saw Song Xiaocheng waiting at the door of the pharmacy with a ghostly head, Shen Xi stepped forward, and Song Xiaocheng looked excited: "Little shopkeeper, I have already found it." ”

"Oh." Shen Xi nodded, "How much?" ”

Song Xiaocheng thought for a while and said, "There are more than twenty of them, all of them are first-class and first-class good players, I heard that there are a few of them...... I've been a thief before. I told them the price, and they were all willing to do it! It only takes an hour before and after they enter the city, and there shouldn't be any problems. ”

Shen Xi squinted and said, "Are you sure it's okay?" Which gate did they plan to enter the city from? When to start? Who will be held accountable if something happens? What if you enter and exit the city gate and are under surrogance? ”

"This ......"

Song Xiaocheng couldn't answer.

"If you want to do something, you must first plan well, and you, the person who came forward, must not leak the bottom, if you are really held accountable by the government, this crime is not light, and you know what to do when the time comes, right?" Shen Xi looked at Song Xiaocheng with a fierce voice.

Song Xiaocheng patted his chest: "Little shopkeeper, you look down on me...... I'm not unrighteous! Besides, the two ladies are so good to me, how can I do that ungrateful thing? ”

Shen Xi frowned: "What two ladies are good to you, don't talk nonsense outside this kind of thing, I don't know what do you think you have with Aunt Sun and my mother." ”

Song Xiaocheng had a hippie smile on his face, and he was led by Shen Xi to the back door of the pharmacy.

Shen Xi went in, first made a list of actions, handed it to Song Xiaocheng, and asked him to give it to the thugs who were about to enter the city and were ready to counter violence with violence.

The plan was arranged in detail and thoroughly, and Shen Xi felt that there was nothing missing, so he was a little relieved.

After about two hours, the group of people found by Song Xiaocheng entered the city at sunset, because they were the people around Tingzhou Mansion, and most of them pushed wooden carts when they entered the city, and the wooden carts were full of vegetables or firewood, and they did not encounter difficulties from the inspection department. After entering the city, they went straight to the Tingjiang Wharf, the point had already been stepped on, the gangsters were hiding in an inn near the wharf, and were currently drinking in the wine shop on the first floor of the inn.

When they arrived at the ground, the group rushed in with sticks, and smashed things when they saw them, but of course the main purpose was to beat people.

A mess of sticks went down, and people turned on their backs.

The group of people who went to the pharmacy to smash before were beaten all over their heads and faces without reacting, and the joints of their hands and feet that occasionally resisted were broken, and the others held their heads and let the sticks hit their bodies.

They knew what was going on, but they couldn't say it, they gritted their teeth and didn't even say a word of begging for mercy.

People came and went as fast as they came, and in less than a quarter of an hour they retreated.

Shen Xi's plan was carefully arranged, and the people found by Song Xiaocheng took advantage of the time when the city gate was closed to go out of the city, because the officials guarding the city were waiting to get off work, and their spirits were lax, and the inventory was extremely lax. In addition, these people went out of the city from different city gates, so even if the government went back to investigate, they would not find too many clues.

The group of outsiders wanted to take advantage of the end of the year to make some big noise, but after this incident, they left the Tingzhou capital city by boat the next day.

After Hui Niang learned of the situation, she finally put her mind at ease.

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