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Chapter 1,177: Survive to Promote Benevolence and Righteousness

More than two years is not a long time, and it is the summer solstice of another year. The sun is shining at noon, and the Yang energy is strong. The weather changes are also great, with clear skies or strong winds and showers.

The sun rises in the east and rains in the west. There is no sunshine but there is sunshine.

During the summer solstice, there is a plum rain in the Yangtze River and Huaihe River. In terms of agricultural activities, in the south of the Huaihe River, early rice is heading and blooming, and in the plateau pastoral areas, it is the golden season for grass fertilizer and livestock.

At this time, three phenomena will occur in sequence between heaven and earth:

Deer antlers will begin to fall off, male cicadas will begin to flap their wings and chirp, and a herb called pinellia will suddenly grow in swamps or paddy fields.

In the past two years or so, under Zhu Xia's call, rigid assessment indicators have been issued to the state pastors in each area. In the blink of an eye, it has been three years since the Zhu Xia Alliance.

Zhuxia's first major official assessment is about to begin, and this time, it is also the true and formal gathering of all the leaders and state pastors in Zhuxia.

People are setting off, heading towards Taotang from all over the world.

And under their feet, everyone is treading on an extremely wide road.

The development and maintenance of roads are important things that must be done by state pastoralists in various regions. This work must be continued and continued.

Trade between the north and the south gradually flourished, and commerce became a new way of population mobility. As the merchant tribes in the Central Plains were the best at business, they also began to practice their old trade.

Where roads converge, there will be some inns and even large strongholds to provide food, accommodation and rest, and there will also be garrisons in the strongholds to maintain the connectivity of the Xia's territories.

As for the form of their establishment, it is similar to the guest houses in the Qin State. When practicing, you have to show your identity to indicate whether you are from the territory of Zhuxia. These evidences of identity still continue the past "talisman" that represents the clan's power.

, only some differences are made in form.

Then, the law is used to restrict the behavior of the inn to avoid roadblocks and robberies, or the inn becoming a black shop. However, these cannot be avoided entirely. After using strict laws, the crime rate can be reduced by at least 50%.

As long as there is the temptation of wealth, a gentleman may turn into a wolf in sheep's clothing. Therefore, the existence of law is the last thunder to shock people's bad thoughts. The law is also the final bottom line of morality.

In an era when everyone was poor, you could not make much money from robbery, but once someone became rich and was still weak, he would become a lamb to be slaughtered in the eyes of others.

A carriage entered a large stronghold, which was the extreme area under the jurisdiction of the Central Plains. In the guest house of the stronghold, there was a weird public security ranking on the wall. Obviously, the Central Plains region ranked second.

"Why is the Central Plains only second in terms of public security in the Xia Dynasty? I heard that there are many sages in the Central Plains, and the Emperor of Heaven leads by example. They live a simple life. The three kings of the Central Plains do not dare to wear luxurious clothes or eat delicious food. They do not dare to wear expensive clothes or eat delicious food.

Dare to live in a large mansion, but appear in the fields every day, plowing with bare ankles like a farmer."

"If such a place is not considered to have the best security, why are the places above it even more powerful than the Central Plains?"

Many people walked out of the carriage. Next to Nvjiao, little Qi pointed at the ranking list and asked strange questions.

There is great doubt in the small eyes.

Qi is already five years old. At this age, the children of Baiyue can go into the sea to fish, the children of Shangqiu can bargain with others, and the children of Zhou tribe can be prepared to identify the timing of planting grains.

Nujiao explained to Qi, pointing to Hongzhou at the top: "That's where we are going now."

"If you want to say why the power is greater than that of the Central Plains, it is because all the thoughts in the world, and the wisdom that is now flourishing and prosperous, all started from that discussion in Hongzhou."

"That is the place where the world's thoughts originated. People are martial but not good at fighting. They are courageous but do not worship blood. Their wisdom can peek into the movement of the stars, and they can explore the mysteries of geography..."

"When you get there, you're going to start learning these great wisdoms."

In fact, Wen Ming wanted to send Qi to Hongzhou, but Nujiao was unwilling at first.

She thought the child was too young. When he was two and a half years old, he was indeed too young. But when he was five years old, Wen Ming couldn't hold it in any longer, so he took this trip to Hongzhou.

Wen Ming has a beard, and has completely lost the appearance of a handsome boy in the past. Now he has dark skin, a strong body, and can kill a tiger with one head. He wears a straw hat wherever he goes, and has a raincoat and a shovel hanging on his body.

In comparison, Nvjiao's clothes were slightly better than his, but not much better, just an extra layer of linen.

In recent years, many people have become richer and the clothes they wear have become taller and taller. The leaders of those tribes bought silk from Huayang Kingdom. After processing it in the Central Plains, they couldn't wait to wear it on their bodies. They held their heads high wherever they went.

He looked like he had a lot of money. Whenever he arrived at the store, he would immediately throw out nine sea shells or a steel contract.

"Hey! A steel deed from the National Bank! This can be exchanged for a lot of money!"

The manager of the guest house looked up and saw a well-dressed tribal leader in front of him, who took out a steel deed in his hand.

The National Bank of Hongzhou has three branches. Except for the second stronghold in Zhongyuan, the others are all in the northern region and are located on the main transportation routes. Therefore, they are either near Zhongyuan or close to the boundary of Hongzhou.

The steel deed can be used, and its representative meaning is a large amount of wealth.

The tribal leader was very proud. After all, the number of steel contracts represented his status. At this time, Wen Ming stretched his neck, looked at it, and said curiously:

"I have this thing too, but I don't know what it is used for."

Wen Ming has been traveling extensively these years, and not long after the Second National Bank of the Central Plains was opened, he embarked on a journey to Hongzhou without understanding what this thing was.

However, before leaving, Chonghua gave him a copy of this small steel bar, saying that he could take it out and use it when he reached the territory of Hongzhou. Wen Ming didn't pay much attention to it and just kicked it into his pocket.

"This small steel bar is quite unique in its casting."

"Haha! Where do you come from as a primitive tribesman!"

The tribal leader immediately mocked Wen Ming: "Looking at your outfit, I'm afraid you are not the leader of a primitive tribe. You look very poor at first glance!"

"This thing is wealth! It's money! You know what, money! It's not the furs and raw meats from your primitive tribe! This steel deed of mine can buy all the furs and raw meats your tribe gets from hunting in a year!"

The other party patted Wen Ming's chest very rudely, but after realizing that the patting was like patting a cliff, he retracted his hand angrily.

Wen Ming kicked his pocket, looked at the other party's steel contract, and then touched his own.

There are sixteen engravings on the opponent's steel deed, and one engraving is equal to one hundred seashells.

The steel deed of mine is almost densely covered with more than fifty engravings... Not to mention, it feels quite comfortable to the touch, and it's rough.

Now in Zhuxia, Tao Bei has become the basic currency. One Tao Bei is similar to a dime; Hai Bei is Tao Bei's superior and assumes a role similar to one yuan. The newly minted copper coins, which have only been on sale for more than half a year, have already

Become the new precious currency.

Wen Ming did not continue to ask. Not far away, several arrogant tribal leaders were laughing and saying things like "Primitive people also come to stay in the hotel" and "Evolution is not complete".

"What are you talking about? I'm looking for a fight!"

Boyi stood up with a fierce momentum and tall stature that frightened the leaders. At this time, the manager of the guest house came out to warn, saying that fighting was not allowed in the guest house, and violators would be severely punished.

This is not a martial arts movie, so listen less to the broadcast of the Legend of Confucius.

Boyi sat down angrily, and the tribal leaders were a little afraid of Wen Ming and his party, so they quickly ran away.

Qi stared at the tribal leaders, and then some people in the guest house stared at the tribal leader who showed the steel contract.

Yi Jian and Guo Zhi canceled each other, saying that they had been out to control floods for many years, but they did not expect that they had become primitive people.

"The difficult stories of the Three Emperors era have gradually been forgotten by the world..."

"This is a good thing. It proves that we are entering a new era of civilization. The suffering of the primitive era is worth remembering, and the behavior of the emperors will be passed down forever. However, the suffering itself is not worthy of praise. What should be praised is the fearlessness.

The courage, you have to think like this... It is precisely because of us that they can wear the silk of Huayang Kingdom and use the jacquard of the Central Plains..."

On the second day, Wen Ming and others left the guest house, left this stronghold, and went straight to the direction of Hongzhou. At the same time, many carriages set off.

After crossing the long north-south road, starting from Shangqiu in the Central Plains, we arrived all the way to Tongbai. After visiting the famous scenic spot Water Monkey Rock, we met all kinds of people, visited countless inns, and finally arrived at the border of Hongzhou.

During this period, we also encountered some inn tribes who wanted to rob.

At this time, the carriage in front had been hijacked.

The tribal leader who laughed at everyone yesterday has now been hung up, stripped naked, and dumped on the roadside in the form of post-modern nude art. His silk and steel deeds, including his carriage, have all been snatched away.

Already.

"With the steel deed, we can exchange for a large amount of goods when we arrive in Hongzhou. We will not have to worry about food and drink for at least two or three months!"

"What a fool. I knew that somewhere close to Hongzhou, there would be a fool showing off the steel deed. Little did he know that we have been waiting for a fat sheep like him for a long time!"

"These rich people deserve to be robbed!"

This group of robbery gangs who committed the crime are already familiar with planning this "zero dollar shopping activity". Obviously this is not the first time they have done this.

Moreover, they are also very cautious. They only rob money every time and do not kill people, because once they kill people, something may be attracted to them. And when they rob, they only catch a rich person and never touch the poor people.

This is a single point strike.

If you kill someone and silence them, you will die if you are caught. There are a lot of swordsmen in Hongzhou. In the past, the king of Beihu abducted a child and had a hundred transparent holes poked out by random swords. It has long been taught as a textbook.

Zhu Xia is in all directions.

Therefore, if you don't kill people, you just steal money. If you are caught, you can still argue that you are robbing the rich to give to the poor, and your life will not be in danger.

The gang held a conference and ushered in the joint strangulation of various local state shepherds in Zhuxia. If it was just a robbery and the scale was small, in fact, the state shepherds would not even know about this kind of thing. After all, the people who were robbed would not be able to reveal the matter until they were alive.

Go out and spread it to Zhou Mu's ears, and they would have run away long ago.

The robbed carriage was running wildly ahead, but at this moment, a tall and mighty man suddenly appeared in front of the road.

This man was wearing a weird robe and looked elegant, but under the robe, there were large bulging muscles. This man stood more than two meters tall and knocked the carriage apart with one punch!

"How can you commit robbery on the road? This is not a benevolent act!"

The carriage was smashed, and all five people inside fell to the ground. At this time, the big man in robe came over, grabbed a person with one hand, and shook it vigorously in his hand. Suddenly, all the steel contracts and various sundries on the person's body were all shaken.

It fell to the ground with a clang.

"Damn it! We are robbing money, and you are robbing us!"

A robber lying on the ground shouted loudly when he saw the big man in robe behaving like this!

What the hell, the mantis stalks the cicada, and the oriole follows behind, right?

No, brother, do you understand the rules? This zero-yuan purchase industry just started not long ago, and now it’s rolled up?

So the few people lying on the ground immediately prepared to fight back, but the big man in robes slapped two or three people directly on the spot and took off, hitting them heavily in the distance, and they were unconscious.

The last person left was holding a copper sword in his hand and pointing it at the big man in robes. His face was pale and his nose was dripping with tears.

The big man in robes was furious: "You actually want to use weapons against an unarmed person like me?"

"You are unkind! You are simply not human!"

"You wall of dung!"

"However, there was no random killing, and there was careful consideration. This is the only thing worthy of recognition. I originally wanted to ask you to sacrifice your life for righteousness! But now it seems that you still need to be influenced by benevolence and righteousness!"

The big man in robe stretched out his hand, grabbed the bronze sword, then rolled the sword into a small ball and flattened it.

The robber in front of him fell to his knees on the ground with a thump!

Zi once said that violence cannot solve the problem, but Zi also said that violence can solve it for you.

"If you want to teach people who are benevolent and righteous, you must constantly beat those of you who have betrayed your morals, so that you can correct your evil ways and reflect on your mistakes. Only then can you be a new person. The future will still be bright and your life will be full of hope. Just like

To temper a good piece of steel, you have to keep hammering the steel!"

"In this way, those of you who survive will be determined to promote benevolence and righteousness, and will no longer do evil!"

"This is 'If you are determined to be benevolent, there is no evil'!"

After that, he lightly punched the person in front of him on the face. The person was hit and flew away on the spot. His whole body was covered with powdery fractures and it was difficult to get up.


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