Chapter 87 He Xi’s Skills (2)

This kind of face-to-face teaching by words and deeds is obviously much more intuitive and effective than the air-to-air training session last night, and Zhang Guang also saw the unknown side of He Xi. Even if he does not engage in intelligence work in the future, Zhang Guang believes that

If He Xi becomes an actor, or starts his own theater troupe and becomes a director, he will be a real master.

What surprised Zhang Guang even more was that He Xi obviously had more than one connection with Li Mu. After one morning, Zhang Guang estimated that half of the people who came in and out of the teahouse had said hello to He Xi.

Zhang Guang did some statistics and found that most of them were minor officials in the state government. Two of them were staff members of Tongzhi and Tongpan respectively. When it was almost noon, a few soldiers came to the store. He

Xi even knew one of them.

This morning, He Xi attacked everyone and chatted so much that people who didn't know would probably think that he was the resident storyteller. Zhang Guang didn't have He Xi's eloquent ability, so he could only cooperate and chat, or

Providing a little background laughter when others are joking does not create much sense of presence.

After the soldiers left, He Xi knocked on the table and shouted: "Boy, let's settle the score!"

Calculated, the total amount was one to two or three cents, which helped to pay for tea for several tables of people. Zhang Guang finally saw what efficient use of event funds is. No wonder He Xi could pat his chest yesterday and say, as long as he can

Money is not wasted if it is spent in the right place. Based on his efficiency in collecting information, such a small amount of money can be regarded as a model of frugality.

Although the activities in the teahouse are over, it is obvious that He Xi's work will not end there - his next target is the nearby "Nanhaiju" restaurant, which is a place frequented by celebrities from all walks of life in Yazhou. Last time in Yazhou

The action team's celebration banquet was held at "Nanhaiju". He Xi, who had specifically inquired about the action team, naturally listed this restaurant as one of his event venues.

"If you have any questions, you might as well ask me now." He Xi said calmly as he sat in the street-facing seats on the third floor of "Nanhaiju".

"I do have a question to ask you." Zhang Guang nodded and said, "Two questions. First, why did these low-level officials appear in that teahouse, and how did you know about this situation? Second, look

It seems like they all know that you are not a local, so why don’t I feel that they have any scruples about you?”

"That's a good question." He Xi first affirmed Zhang Guang's attitude, and then said: "Then I'll answer you one by one. Let me talk about the first one first. After I came out yesterday morning, I ran around Beicheng.

The main purpose is to see which public places are suitable for my activities. Do you still remember the principles for choosing public places that I mentioned yesterday?"

"The flow of people should be large, so that it is not easy to attract attention, and more information will be collected." Zhang Guang replied immediately.

"That's right, based on this principle, it will not be that difficult to choose a place among the two restaurants, three small restaurants, and four teahouses in Beicheng..." He Xi looked at the sky in the distance and said faintly:

"Of course, in order to save time, I didn't do such complicated investigation work. I just spent a dollar to find an idle man on the street and it became clear after asking."

Zhang Guang almost spit out a mouthful of tea when he heard this. He Xi patted his shoulder lightly and said: "Don't think that I am opportunistic, this is called experience. Let me talk about your second question. First of all, you must pay attention.

Now that we have come into contact with these people today, who are they? They are all low-level officials. During working hours, they are chased around by others in the workplace. After work, they do not have a high social status outside. They can only have breakfast in small teahouses on the street.

To solve the problem in such a place. If you want money but no money, and if you want power but no power, you are just a low-level civil servant. So please tell me, what are their psychological needs?"

Before Zhang Guang could come up with an answer, He Xi continued: "It's respect, it's flattery, it's admiration, it's feeling your own extraordinaryness from other people's reactions! In Yazhou, not many people care about them.

Called 'adults', even many of the prisoners sent here have a much higher status than them. In their work and life, most of the time they only kneel and lick others. You can imagine their mental state. And now

There was a stranger who showed enough respect and kindness to them without any entanglement of interests. Moreover, this person obviously had a certain financial strength and social status and was willing to sit at a table and chat with them happily.

, do you think there is any reason for them to be wary of or wary of me?"

Zhang Guang opened his mouth wide and sat there for a long time before murmuring: "What you said makes sense, but I am speechless."

"If you are interested in my craft, I suggest you look for some works on personality psychology and social psychology in the large database in the future." Seeing that Zhang Guang did not respond, He Xi added

One sentence: "Learning a little knowledge of psychology will also be very helpful in chasing girls."

"Really?" Zhang Guang suddenly came back to his senses.

"Of course, this is a very rigorous science." He Xi nodded solemnly: "But before you use it to chase girls, you'd better have enough practical experience."

Not surprisingly, He Xi also met two groups of people he knew here. However, this time he acted more reserved. He just went over to toast and then returned to his table, without talking too much with anyone.

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Zhang Guang also noticed this detail. After He Xi came back and sat down, he asked, "What are those two tables about?"

He Xi put down his chopsticks and lowered his voice and said, "On one table is Judge Zhang Tong from the state government office, and at the other table is Wang Qianhu from the guard office."

"This is a real official, why don't you chat more?" Zhang Guang couldn't help but feel a little surprised at He Xi's performance. Previously, he was as enthusiastic as the spring breeze towards those low-level officials in the small teahouse, but now he is so disrespectful when he meets the official.

A few warm and lukewarm greetings and that's it?

He Xi raised two fingers and said: "Two reasons. First, today is only the second time we meet, and I haven't gotten to know them well enough to share a table casually; second, if someone wants to make an appointment at the wine table

For some official duties, if I stay there for too long, it will offend people. In this case, it is best not to forcefully increase your presence, as it is easy to mess up."

Zhang Guang asked curiously: "Then why didn't you plan to help them settle the bill?"

He Xi scolded, "Are you stupid? Those two tables of food and drinks cost at least twenty taels of silver. Besides, I didn't eat at the same table. Do you think I'm a lunatic if I rush to pay the bill?"

By the way, for five thousand years, have you ever seen an official use his own money to take his colleagues out to eat and drink? It’s clear that it’s public money, so why should I help these morons settle the bills?”

Zhang Guang nodded in sudden realization, but immediately felt something was wrong - weren't he and He Xi eating and drinking on public funds now? He Xi's words seemed to have scolded himself.

Of course, He Xi's integrity was just verbal. Within two minutes of sitting down, he called the waiter over and asked the waiter to bring a bottle of good wine to each of the two tables. Naturally, this account was recorded in his book.

On your own head.

He Xi's show of kindness naturally won the other party's favor. The people at the table raised their glasses to express their gratitude. The Qianhu, who was probably a warrior, had a straightforward temperament and came over to talk to him.

He Xi and Zhang Guang each had a drink.

After lunch, Zhang Guang curiously asked He Xi where he should go for activities in the afternoon. He Xi shook his head and said: "It is office hours in the afternoon, there is no suitable place. The fastest I have to wait until these people get off work is to go to the brothel to listen."

Little songs, hot chicks, etc... But it seems inconvenient to take you there, so I think I'll forget it."

Zhang Guang's face turned red and he said, "Then you acted alone yesterday and I didn't see you there!"

He Xi sighed and said: "It's impossible to tell if you go to a place like this alone. I said that I went to the brothel to work. Can you believe it?"

"It seems that the credibility is almost there." Zhang Guang also had to admit that He Xi's concerns were very reasonable.

"At the very least, two or three people need to testify against each other. I can take Maliko and Qiu Yuan there another day. These two guys used to be in the mixed system, and they must be familiar with these three-sect situations!" He Xi

The innocent Maliko and Qiu Yuan were turned into negative teaching materials without mercy.

Zhang Guang suddenly thought of something, coughed dryly and said: "Old He, I think you should give up this idea as soon as possible. I remember reading some information before coming here, which states that officials are not allowed to have prostitutes in the DPRK."

"Oh? Is there such a rule?" He Xi really didn't know there was such a thing and asked in surprise.

"There really are such regulations." Zhang Guang picked out a few that he still remembered. After the working group was selected, Ning Qi found a lot of reference materials from the large database for them to supplement their historical knowledge.

.Everyone’s focus is different based on their own interests, and what Zhang Guang read more at that time were some Ming people’s works that recorded actual events.

Lu Rong of the Ming Dynasty recorded in "Miscellaneous Notes of Shuyuan" that "in previous generations, all civil and military officials had to use official prostitutes, but now it is prohibited to use prostitutes to stay in prostitution, and even dismissal is not mentioned." Wang Qi of the Ming Dynasty recorded in "Miscellaneous Notes of Yupu", "Officials staying in prostitutes,

"Suiya is a first-class murderer. Even if he is pardoned, he will be punished for life, and his career will be extinguished." This means that once an official in the Ming Dynasty was caught engaging in prostitution, he would not be employed for life, and the punishment was very serious.

Similar records are very common in the works of the Ming Dynasty. For example, Gu Qiyuan's "Guest Words" records the prohibition and punishment of Jiang Bao, the Minister of Rites of Nanjing, "Anyone who stays in prostitution will be identified by a prostitute at night and seven minutes of silver."

"If you are punished, you should show the shackles." This means that once a prostitute is caught, he will be fined seven cents of silver and will have to wear the shackles to show to the public. The book "Allusions Chronicles" written by Yu Jideng even narrates the story during the reign of Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty.

The story of the Hainan Guard commander who was caught engaging in prostitution when he went to Beijing to report on his duties. As a result, he was stripped of his official position and relegated to the Weiyuan Guard.

He Xi was stunned after hearing this. After a long time, he sighed: "With such strict control, it will not be easy to be a civil servant in the Ming Dynasty!"
Chapter completed!