Chapter 147: Robbery and Exploitation
The weather was overcast and cold, and there were scattered light raindrops outside the carriage.
Unconsciously, it has been more than ten days since I left Qingzhou, and the journey has been smooth, far from the twists and turns when I went.
Wen Chen lifted the curtains and read the booklet given by Master by the light outside.
The strange magic recorded above is very peculiar, all-encompassing, what calls for wind and rain, the technique of arranging troops, avoiding evil and seeking good fortune, and the method of healing people, the effect is amazing, but in Wen Chen's view, most of them have a certain scientific basis.
For example, calling for wind and rain, but by observing the natural environment and changes in animal habits, predicting the future weather and then using it, the ancients have always studied this aspect, but there are very few people who have mastered this knowledge.
Another example is that the book also records a method of treating thirst, and thirst is another name for the diabetes that Wen Chen originally treated for Empress Dowager Qi, because patients with this disease always do not drink enough water, so it is named thirst disorder.
Zhu Youshu recorded that this disease is because of eating too much fat, sweet and greasy things, which is easy to inject dampness and hurt the spleen, so that the patient is damp and hot, and the heat becomes an injury before it develops into thirst-quenching disease, which coincides with the cause of diabetes explained by Wen Chen's previous life in Chinese medicine.
The treatment method is also peculiar, set up a statue of a god three miles outside the door, the patient starts from home every morning, three steps and nine steps and a worship until the statue of the god, regardless of the wind and rain to insist on a month, during which the gods need to eat coarse tea and light rice, and take special Yuquan pills, after a course of treatment, the thirst disease should be improved!
To put it bluntly, it is to exercise more, control the diet, and then use drugs to assist, but even if this Yuquan pill is awesome, it should not be as effective as insulin.
But even though Wen Chen could explain many of the techniques recorded in the booklet with the knowledge he had learned, most of the contents of the book still benefited him a lot!
In particular, arranging troops and deploying troops, the method of deploying troops, false and false, false and true, just reading it is quite brain-consuming, and if you want to learn and apply it, you must have the opportunity to practice.
What interests Wen Chen the most is the hypnotism that Master Mo Buyu demonstrated before, as one of the more difficult methods to master in Zhuyou, it is really not easy for ordinary people to understand.
Wen Chen also spent a lot of energy to learn a little fur, the essence of which is to let the recipient relax their vigilance through body movements and verbal cues, and then use special drugs to assist to achieve the effect of hypnosis.
It's easy to say, but it's hard to put into practice.
"County Lord......"
Wen Chen turned his head, a pair of deep eyes staring at Xuan Yang's face, his arms casually resting on her shoulders, teasing a few strands of green silk.
"Dry ...... Why? Xuanyang was stared at by his sweetheart with such naked eyes, and he was a little uncomfortable.
"Want to sleep?" Wen Chen smiled evilly, and according to the hinting method recorded in the book, he squeezed his eyebrows at Xuanyang.
"Ah......h
Little Black Bean only regained consciousness after a brief loss of consciousness, lowered her head shyly, and quietly touched Wen Chen's waist.
"What do you say, don't let your master hear it......"
Cautiously glanced out of the car, and saw that Mo Buyu, who was driving the car, seemed to be dozing, so he put his mind down and whispered:
"If you want to think about it in particular, this palace promised you to find a place where no one was in a while, and we will ...... quietly"
Alas...... Failed......
Wen Chen patted his head a little speechlessly, he couldn't even hypnotize this kind of goods, how could he deal with others?
Looks like I still need to practice!
I don't know how long I walked, the sky gradually darkened, Wen Chen took out the map and looked at it, not far ahead is Qinghe County, after this county and then walk thirty miles is Shangjing City, but unfortunately it is late today, and it is worthless to rush overnight, it is better to take a good rest, and the spirit will return tomorrow!
"Master, let's go to Qinghe County today to rest for the night, shall we?" Wen Chen got up to wake up Mo Bu, who was still napping.
This old man is really strange, and he can't go the wrong way with his eyes closed to drive the carriage.
Mo Buyu raised his head and looked around sleepily, suddenly stopped his horses, and pointed to a wasteland next to the pipe, "Don't enter the county, rest here tonight." ”
"Why?!" Xuanyang was immediately unhappy when he heard this, and poked his head out with a pout, "There is an inn to sleep in, why do you let this palace sleep in this wilderness?!" ”
In fact, they all came over like this all the way, although the conditions were a little harder, but several people were armed with martial arts, so they would not be taken away by wild wolves in the middle of the night, and their forbearance would pass.
It's just that Wen Chen's previous sentence "Do you want to sleep" made her think about it for a long time, and she subconsciously wanted to realize it.
"The people in Qinghe County are not authentic, and the old man doesn't like to deal with them." Mo Buyu said lightly.
Xiao Heidou looked reluctant and wanted to refute, but was stopped by Wen Chen.
"Master, have you ever had dealings with people in this small county?"
Mo Buyu glanced at him and asked, "Have you ever heard of the robbery and taking advantage of the situation?" ”
"It's not a good thing to know when you hear the name!" Little Black Bean rolled her eyes and interjected.
Wen Chen nodded slightly, "Taking advantage of the situation, Yuan Qingshan used this method to worship the god of Lu in Lucheng, right?" ”
"That's right." Mo Buyu snorted lightly, "It's just that Yuan Qingshan only used a game, while the people of Qinghe County used a chain game." ”
"Serial Bureau?" Wen Chen was surprised, "Please also ask Master for advice." ”
Mo Buyu took out his cigarette pouch, took a puff, and said slowly:
"Qinghe County is close to Shangjingcheng, throughout the ages is the only way for students from all over Kyushu to enter Beijing to catch the exam, 30 years ago, this county produced a tailor surnamed Ma, because the business of the shop was not very good that year, this person is good at gambling, there is no silver to do gambling money can only think of some crooked tricks."
"At that time, it was the beginning of February, but it was the eve of the candidates from all over the world entering the Beijing Spring Festival, the tailor surnamed Ma took advantage of the darkness of the night one night to dig a half-person high pit on the road near his tailor shop, and put some gravel and wood branches in the pit, but all the candidates who were in a hurry to pass by at night, most of them would fall into the pit because they could not see the road conditions, and the branches would tear their clothes and shoes.
"What is the ...... of the serial game?" Wen Chen asked.
"Relying on this bad trick, the horse tailor's business is getting better and better, and after a while, a barefoot doctor in this county found the horse tailor and told him, you can only make a small amount of money for this sewing and repairing business, if you want to make a fortune, it is better for you and me to cooperate, so he asked the horse tailor to dig the pit a little deeper, but where there are candidates accidentally fall into, the light is to twist the foot and leg, the heavy is to break the leg and break the arm, the small hospital is open next to the tailor shop, the treatment of injuries is naturally more profitable than sewing, at least fifty or sixty Wen at a time, the two rely on this deep pit, make a lot of money!"
Behind him, Xuanyang listened a little intrigued, and asked, "What happened later?" Isn't it a chain game, you can't just have two people to set up a game, right? ”
Mo Buyu sighed, his voice was a little low, "Later, a coffin seller in Qinghe County found them, and the pit changed from half a person deep at the beginning to two feet deep later. ”
"A coffin costs five taels of silver, and the capital is removed, and the three of them share it equally."
"Later, there were rumors that no one could get out of this Qinghe County safely, and people were panicked for a while, so there were a lot of traders at the gate of the county who specialized in renting carriages, claiming that renting their carriages could be safe all the way, but the rent was ten taels of silver, and the driving force behind these things was still the horse tailors, who relied on their own strength to cause half of the talents selected by my Dasheng three years to die, although these people were finally killed by raiding their homes, but in this place in Qinghe County, the old man does not want to stay for a moment!" Mo Buyu jumped out of the carriage and sat on the wasteland on one side, hooking his finger towards Wen Chen, who was a little distracted.
Wen Chen sighed slightly, got out of the car and sat next to Mo Buyu, "What advice does Master have?" ”
"Do you want to form such a bureau and fill in your hole of three million taels?" Mo Bu said as he sipped his pipe.