"The husband is the victor without a fight, and the temple is counted as a lot; The temple is not victorious without a fight, and it is considered to be less. More wins, less wins, and nothing counts. Mr. Shi, this sentence is to the effect that before deciding on the use of troops, the commander-in-chief should plan and calculate the war. The more carefully calculated, the better the chances of victory in the war; Conversely, the less well calculated it is, the less likely it is to win. Not to mention those that don't do calculations at all. "In the school in Ogurajo, a fourteen-year-old boy is answering a teacher's question.

"Good understanding, Luosheng, let me ask you again, if the two armies are fighting, the strength of both sides is equal, the battlefield is on a vast plain, and you are the commander of one of the sides, what will you do?" After listening to the young man's answer, Mr. Shi asked again.

The young man named Luosheng replied: "If this is the case, the victory or defeat depends on the bravery of the soldiers on both sides, and the brave of the two armies will win." But if I had led the army, I would not have fought such a battle at all, because this kind of war, which is won purely by force, will only be a miserable victory in the end. Killing a thousand, self-inflicting 800 losses, unless it is absolutely necessary, I will not compete with others. ”

Shi Yu asked with some curiosity: "If you don't fight bravely with the enemy in battle, then what do you fight?" ”

The young man replied: "There are clouds in the book of soldiers, and they seek it in a situation, and they do not choose to be with others." The victor wins first and then seeks to fight, and the loser fights first and then wins, and naturally only fights the battle that can be won, and those who cannot win or are not sure of winning must avoid fighting. If the enemy insists on attacking us, before the war begins, I will find a way to lead the enemy to the terrain that is favorable to our army, such as high grounds, valleys, rivers, etc., and take advantage of the terrain to defeat the enemy. Even if I can't find a terrain that is conducive to our army's battle, and I have to fight on the plain, I will choose a time that is favorable to our army, such as when the wind is downwind, and I will release thick smoke to interfere with the enemy before the two sides fight, and then give the order to rush and kill. ”

"It's rare, it's rare, I didn't expect you to know the truth of winning first and then fighting at a young age, and you also know how to make use of the time and place, compared to those generals who know the courage of the horseman in battle, I don't know how much smarter." Shi Yu was very relieved in his heart, but then he thought again: "Among the five kingdoms today, our Great Song Dynasty is the weakest, and there are Chu, Yan, and Qin kingdoms eyeing the outside world. There is constant party strife within the internal court, and the five major families are cronyistic, and the children of the poor family will not have any opportunities to stand out except for relying on them. Although this Shi Luosheng is young, he has extraordinary knowledge, and he may be a rare general in the future, but it is a pity that his family is poor, if he can't get the favor of any family, he is afraid that he will be buried in the rivers and lakes in the future. ”

Shi Luosheng didn't know what the teacher was thinking at this time, and he was still immersed in studying the military book. At this time, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the door, and I saw a person rushing into the class, and first said to Shi Yu with a slight apology: "Mr. Shi, I disturbed your class, I called Shi Luosheng." His mother was knocked down by the carriage of the eldest young master of the Yu family in the market, and her legs were crushed by the wheels of the car. ”

When Shi Luosheng heard that his mother had an accident, he didn't bother to say hello to Shi Pre, and ran home after the man.

Shi Luosheng's family was poor since he was a child, and his father died early, so he relied on his mother to farm and sell vegetables and help people do odd jobs to raise the child. In a blink of an eye, the child reached the age of studying, although Shi Mu herself was illiterate, but she also knew that if the child did not study, he could only farm or do odd jobs for others like himself in the future, and he would only barely make ends meet after a lifetime of hard work. So despite the opposition of the neighbors, he saved money and sent Shi Luosheng to the school. Shi's mother hopes that her son will be like Mr. Shi in the school in the future, teaching and educating people, and will be respected wherever he goes. Or like Master Zhou in the city, the rich side can often help the poor in the city, cook some porridge from time to time, and distribute some food, which is also very loved by the people in the city.

Early this morning, Shi Mu, as usual, picked vegetables in the field and took them to the market to sell. As soon as I arrived at the market, I happened to encounter a carriage galloping by, Shi Mu didn't have time to dodge, and was knocked to the ground by the carriage, and the wheel of the car ran directly over Shi Mu's legs, and the painful Shi Mu screamed again and again. The occupants of the carriage lost their balance and hit the car board, and the groom who was driving also fell from the car and fell heavily to the ground. An angry roar came from inside the car: "Which untouchable who doesn't open his eyes dares to block the master's carriage and beat her hard for me." ”

The angry groom got up from the ground in embarrassment, took the whip and whipped it towards the stone mother. After several whips in a row, the painful Shi Mu screamed, and there were a few more blood marks on her body in an instant.

The people in the car were still angry, jumped out of the carriage, grabbed a clay pot from the side and smashed it at Shi Mu's head, and immediately blood flowed down Shi Mu's forehead, and Shi Mu also fainted in pain.

Seeing this, the pedestrians on the side of the road persuaded one after another: "Young Master Yu, you can dissipate your anger, you can't fight anymore, if you continue to fight like this, you will die." ”

The young master vented, and his anger disappeared a lot, looking at Shi Mu lying in a pool of blood, he frowned, and then took out two taels of silver from his sleeve and threw it to the vendor next to him, and said: "You send her home, find a doctor for her, and let her get out of Kokura City after the injury is healed, and don't let the young master see her in the city in the future." ”

The person who injured Shimu was called Yu Shaoshang, the eldest son of Yu Zhen, a wealthy merchant in the city. In his early years, Yu Zhen was mainly engaged in the grain business, and one year there was a drought, and the people of Kokura City did not harvest, but Yu Zhen sold a large amount of grain that he had hoarded at a high price in this drought and made a lot of money. Later, the business became bigger and bigger, opened pawnshops, pharmacies, inns, and also started a silk business, with the increase of wealth, Yu Zhen's influence in the city also became more and more, even if Song Xun was too guarded, he would give him three points of face when he usually saw him. Slowly Yu Zhen began to dominate, and his sons were also more horizontal than one another, and they dominated one side in the township on weekdays.

When Shi Luosheng arrived home, Li Langzhong from the pharmacy had already finished treating Shi Mu's wounds, and when he saw Luosheng coming back, he gave a few more words. Luosheng sent Lang Zhong away, lying on the head of his mother's bed, looking at his mother covered in blood, and couldn't help crying bitterly.

Shi's mother opened her eyes when she heard the cry, reached out and touched her son's head: "Luosheng, it's okay, my mother will rest for two days." You have to study hard in the school, and don't be bullied like your mother in the future. Even if she is seriously injured in bed, Shi Mu is still most worried about her child's studies.

Shi Luosheng said to his mother with tears in his eyes: "Mother, don't worry, the child will definitely study hard, and if he gets famous in the future, no one will bully us anymore." ”

After serving Shi Mu and falling asleep, Shi Luosheng sat alone outside the door, and all that came to his mind was the picture of his mother being beaten by Yu Shaoshang. "If the eldest husband can't make meritorious deeds in the world, won't he be rotten with the grass and trees?" Shi Luosheng thought of what Shi had taught, but unfortunately he was weak now and couldn't even protect his mother, so he was talking about making contributions. Yu Shaoshang threatened to drive his mother out of Kokura City, if he really did this, what could he do? Watching your mother be kicked out of the city? No, absolutely not, I have to find a way to fight back, I can't sit and wait for someone to come to the door.

In the early morning of the next day, Shi Luosheng made breakfast, boiled the medicine and served his mother to eat, and after eating it, Shi Luosheng urged her son to go to the school quickly.

On the way to the school, Shi Luosheng saw a new notice posted in the city, and came forward to take a look, it turned out that the government was preparing to divide a large piece of vacant land in the west of the city into nine small pieces and sell them to the people in the city in the form of auction, and the auction would be held ten days later.

There were many people around the notice talking, and some people said: "The vacant land in the west of the city, which ordinary people can participate in the bidding, said that it is for the people of the whole city, in fact, it is the Yu family, the Zhou family and the Huang family and their three families competing, not to mention ordinary people like us, even a few other wealthy businessmen in Kokura City have no fun." ”

The Yu family is Yu Shao's businessman, and his father Yu Zhen is the head of the Yu family, and he is also the richest man in Kokura City. The other Zhou family and the Huang family are also wealthy merchants in the city, although there is still a big gap with the Yu family, but they are far more than other merchants in the city. Among them, the Zhou family, the main business of the family is also the business of food and herbs, and the main business of the Yu family conflicts, the competition between the two is fierce, and there is a price war from time to time, but the Yu family also has other businesses such as silk to support, so every time there is a price war, the Zhou family suffers in the end, and many of its stores have been closed by the Yu family, and Zhou Yun, the head of the Zhou family, often thinks about whether to avoid the edge of the Yu family and transform into other businesses.

After Shi Luosheng saw the notice, he pondered in his heart, don't look at the continuous war in the Great Song Dynasty, but Ogura Castle is a corner of peace, the geographical location is superior, and the war cannot spread here for the time being, compared to other cities, Kokura Castle is much more peaceful. In addition, Song Xun was also relatively incorruptible, and in addition to the normal taxes, he did not set up a project to levy other miscellaneous taxes every year, so the people were relatively wealthy. In this turbulent era of constant war, Kokura Castle is no less than a paradise, and because of this, a large number of displaced people pour in every year, and all the idle land in the city was developed a few years ago, and the price has quadrupled.

About two years ago, Song Xun decided to develop the west of the city, and as soon as the news broke, some businessmen in the city bought a large area of land in the west of the city to build houses and other infrastructure. After two years of development, the construction of the western part of the city has also begun to see scale, and the population has gradually increased.

And now the vacant land to be auctioned is in the center of the west of the city, which can be said to be the most golden location in the future, and the rich businessmen in the city have ideas about that land, and they have also looked for Song Xun many times in private. Song Xun also knew the value of this land, so in order not to offend all parties, he divided the land into nine small pieces to sell, which could not only avoid the dominance of the family, but also allow more people to participate, and most importantly, sell more silver.

After Shi Luosheng learned about these circumstances, he had a plan in his heart, to hit the Yu family hard through this auction.