Before asking Cao Shuo, Pang Tong had already guessed how he was going to answer.

After getting the confirmed news, Pang Tong said: "Gongzi has brought back so many people, and Huainan and other places will be more prosperous in the future." ”

"Of course." Cao Shuo grinned, lowered his voice and said to Pang Tong: "More than 100,000 people are more than 100,000 seeders. Scatter most of them to different places, let them start families, not only can they have more money and food, but they can also have many more children. In another 20 years, the population will increase several times! ”

"I'm a little worried that there are too many people, and I'm afraid that there won't be enough land." Pang Tong said: "Without farmland, how can Gongzi feed so many people?" ”

"Huainan, Xuzhou and other places are not as vast as the north." Cao Shuo said: "If you just expect grain and grass to be produced here, I can only say that I am not as smart as a pig." Although it is not as good as walking on both sides of the Huai River, it is only because the climate here is suitable, and what you grow grows. Whatever you want to eat, you can have it here. But if you really use this place as an agricultural base, and meet such a manager, the people here will suffer. ”

"What do you mean by ......," Pang Tong asked.

"Xuzhou, Huainan and other places have very small areas and not much farmland." Cao Shuo said: "Since there is no farmland, how can we rely on this place to produce food in large quantities? All I want is more abundance here, and if there is a lack of food, I can buy it from somewhere else. As long as the treasury is full, can we still have less money to buy food? ”

Looking back into the distance, Cao Shuo said: "This place is bordered by Huaishui in the north and the Yangtze River in the south. It is bordered by the sea to the east and the inland to the west. After the Huaishui is Yuzhou and Yanzhou, and across the Yangtze River is Jiangdong and Jingzhou. Far away from the wild land, few Yidi comes. How could I possibly do such a stupid thing to focus on agriculture here? ”

Pang Tong nodded and said, "Childe is right, but the grain ......"

"Of course the grain has to be grown." Cao Shuo said: "But not all the people are arranged to grow grain. In order for villages to become rich, they must first raise the price of grain and grass so that people from outside cannot afford it. I want everyone here to have enough to eat, to be clothed, to live in a room, to sleep with a woman, and to have a baby. ”

"The price of grain and grass has increased, and the army is preparing grain and grass, isn't it ......" Pang Tongtong was stunned.

"As long as you have money, what can't you do?" Cao Shuo said: "I promised not to collect taxes for farming, but I didn't promise to collect anything else. It's just that we collect less, and let Fire Dance investigate how much taxes are paid by other people, and we only collect half of them. ”

"Also, permanently abolish the poll tax." Cao Shuo said to Pang Tong: "All taxes and miscellaneous taxes are exempted, and the only tax collected is personal income. ”

"Personal income?" Pang Tongyi was stunned: "Childe means ......"

"We will collect as much as the people earn." "In order to pay more taxes, what we need to do is to make the people earn more," Cao said. Instead of paying taxes evenly from each of them. ”

"I understand what Childe means." Pang Tong said: "Gongzi came back this time, and I also have something to report." ”

"If Shi Yuan has anything to say, just say it." Cao Shuo said.

"In the past few days when Gongzi went on the expedition, there have been some not very good atmospheres in Xuzhou and Huainan." Pang Tong said: "I was still discussing with Gongtai two days ago, and when Gongzi came back, I must explain this matter and ask what to do." ”

"To live a stable life, some people always refuse to stop." Cao Shuo asked, "What kind of atmosphere is it?" ”

"Most people are still fine." Pang Tong replied: "It's just that there are some splashes in the city and countryside who refuse to do anything. These people are not engaged in farming, they are idle all day long, looking for trouble from others, and taking benefits from those honest people, and the people are very angry. ”

Cao Shuo's eyes narrowed slightly: "How many such people are there?" ”

"Since it is said to have become a trend, there must be a lot of people." Pang Tong asked, "Does Childe have any plans?" ”

"It's idle and doesn't do farming, and it makes trouble for others." The corners of Cao Shuo's mouth twitched slightly, and he asked Pang Tong and Chen Gong, "What do you think is the use of these people alive?" ”

"What does Gongzi mean......" Pang Tong and Chen Gong glanced at each other and asked Cao Shuo almost in unison.

"Don't be busy yet." Cao Shuo said: "I just returned to Shouchun, and these people I brought back are still assigned to be prepared, and there are a lot of things to do. It's not too late for me to investigate those idle things in various places before I deal with them. ”

He then said to Pang Tong and Chen Gong: "In Shouchun City, it is estimated that there are few people who don't know me. In a few days, I plan to go to Lujiang. I had the least amount of road and the least number of people who knew me. Ask the local officials or get the news from you, after all, I didn't see it with my own eyes. When I see it with my own eyes, I decide what to do and how hard to do it. ”

"That's what Childe said." Pang Tong and Chen Gong both responded.

A few people were talking, and they had already entered Shouchun City.

Before entering the city, Cao Shuo saw people welcoming people on both sides of the road.

When the army entered the city, the people were boiling.

The army that Cao Shuo brought back was more than 100,000 people, and many people still remember how many men and horses he brought with him when he left Shouchun.

After months of fighting, the number of soldiers under Cao Shuo's command not only did not decrease, but increased several times.

The people of Shouchun, who were welcomed by the road, had an almost blind worship of Cao Shuo.

Seeing that he had brought back so many soldiers and horses, a shout came from the crowd: "Childe is mighty!" ”

Immediately afterwards, the whole street resounded with the cheers of "Childe is mighty".

The Yuan army captives in the team were also shocked after entering Shouchun.

Many of them had heard that Huainan was so poor that women didn't even have clothes to cover their bodies when they went out, so they could only hide at home with their bare buttocks all day long.

But when it came to Shouchun, they found out that it was not like that at all.

The people who came to welcome them were all well-dressed, and the buildings on both sides of the road were all in a unique style, but judging from the exterior walls of the buildings, these houses should have not been built in much time.

Cao Shuo occupied Huainan for a short time, but he didn't expect that in just a short time, he would develop this place from a poor area to a rich land.

The scene in Shouchun City made it difficult to calm down the tide of captives who had already surrendered to Cao Shuo.

Especially the women on the side of the road, all of them are as bright as flowers.

Thinking that Cao Shuo had told them that when they arrived in Huainan, they would settle their families and let them start a family, and many soldiers subconsciously licked their lips. 、

Some of the concentration is not very good, and there is even a picture of being in love with a woman in my mind, and a certain part used to reproduce also reacts instantly......

(End of chapter)