Cao Shuo is still not very at ease with many Qiang people.

The staff and generals had their own opinions, but everyone had a unified understanding that no matter how unsafe the Qiang people were, they could never reduce their numbers by means of massacre.

The army was stationed in Pengcheng for several days.

The soldiers removed the fatigue of the long journey, and sent many Qiang people to various parts of Xuzhou, and Cao Shuo returned to Shouchun with a relatively simple army.

When he left, it was only 50,000 troops, and when he came back, Cao Shuo actually brought more than 100,000 elites.

The army entered the city, and the people of Shouchun came to the street market to see this army mixed with many foreign races.

The Qiang people grew up in the northwest, and their skin was much drier than that of the Central Plains people.

Especially for people living in the Jianghuai Valley, most of them have good skin due to the moderate climate and humidity.

The people of Shouchun, who have delicate skin, feel very curious when they look at the Qiang people.

Many people even whispered about how rustic the Qiang people looked.

Cao Shuo did not stop the discussion of the people, he rode a tall snow fox at the front of the team, looking full of spirit and pride.

The generals led the army to the barracks.

The Qiang soldiers selected by Cao Shuo also followed to Shouchun's camp.

The Northern Qiang people are also different from the Western Liang Qiang people.

Many of the Qiang people living in Xiliang have no different habits from those of the Central Plains.

They also cultivate the fields and rely on the annual harvest of grain to feed their families, although the Qiang families also raise some cattle and sheep, but they have long since lost their nomadic habits.

The northern Qiang people are different.

They do not cultivate the fields, they have no grain to harvest, and their only way of life is to herd cattle and sheep.

Where the water and grass are fertile, they will go.

The perennial grazing life has made the northern Qiang people accustomed to the days of no fixed residence.

Along the way, they walked through many cities, and the Qiang soldiers were extremely envious of the living habits of the Central Plains people.

After years of development by Cao Shuo, Shouchun has long become a big city in the Jianghuai Valley.

The houses in the city are connected, and there are even some relatively tall pavilions.

When they entered the city, they thought that this city would become their home, and the Qiang soldiers all showed an unconcealable fascination.

The conditions of the Shouchun barracks are also much better than those of other barracks.

Ordinary soldiers have a room for ten people.

In each room, there is no bunk like other barracks, but a bed that Cao Shuo personally designed and divided into two layers.

The bed was covered with a thick mattress, and before I slept on it, I could feel that it must be very warm.

The veterans who have followed Cao Shuo for many years introduced the sleeping method of the beds to the Qiang soldiers.

Hearing that there are no more people sleeping head to head, the Qiang soldiers are even more overjoyed.

When you are a soldier outside, the most annoying thing is sleeping at night.

The soldiers were head to head, foot to foot, not to mention snoring and grinding their teeth at night, but only those soldiers who did not sleep honestly, always loved to hug others, or simply entangled Tongze like an octopus, which made people very unbearable.

Being able to sleep in one bed has been the dream of many Qiang soldiers for many years.

I didn't have a chance to achieve my wish in Xiliang, but I didn't expect to come to Shouchun, and I easily achieved it.

The Qiang soldiers did not yet know that their accommodation conditions were only average, and the conditions of the officers were much better.

Officers of more than 100 cents, two people in a barracks.

When you go to a junior colonel in the army, it is one room for one person.

Not to mention partial generals and generals.

The Qiang soldiers who had joined Cao Shuo cheered in the barracks, rejoicing that they had chosen a master.

Cao Shuo and his staff went directly to the official mansion.

When he returned to Shouchun, someone reported to him that although the government had to deal with a lot of affairs every day, there were still many things that he needed to approve personally.

knew that he must have accumulated a lot of official duties in the days when he left Shouchun, and Cao Shuo didn't have time to go home to see his wife first.

In the front hall of the official mansion, the staff sat in the room on both sides, and Cao Shuo sat on the head, approving the backlog of affairs in the past few days one by one.

There are too many things to deal with, and some of them are very tricky, but he didn't ask everyone more, most of them decided whether to do it or not after his own deliberation.

When he picked up a letter and opened it, Cao Shuo's brows furrowed slightly.

Judging from his face, it was not very good, and everyone was a little nervous, and a pair of eyes looked at him without blinking.

"Shi Yuan, what do you think should be done about this?" Without saying what was the matter, Cao Shuo looked up at Pang Tong.

"I don't know what it is yet." Pang Tong replied.

Handing the letter to him, Deng Zhan took the letter and presented it to Pang Tong with both hands.

After reading the letter, Pang Tong asked, "What does Childe think he should do?" ”

Cao Shuo grinned: "I'm asking you, you're good, but you pushed the question back to me." ”

"This kind of thing is ridiculous, if it depends on me, it should be severely punished." Pang Tong replied: "Privately procuring spices from the Western Regions is a serious crime. ”

"You're right." Cao Shuo nodded: "If it were according to the law of the Han Dynasty, these people should have been dragged out and beheaded." ”

"If Childe knows, why do you still ask us?" Pang Tong asked.

"Pass the letter down first, so that everyone can see it." Cao Shuo did not answer, but instructed Yu Pang Tong to give the letter to the others.

The letter passed through the hands of the people, and after a while it was back in the hands of those who were waiting to be turned.

Holding it high above the top with both hands, Deng Zhan handed it to Cao Shuo.

Taking the letter and placing it on the table, Cao Shuo asked everyone, "What do you think about this matter?" ”

Everyone looked at each other, among which the descendants supported Pang Tong's concept, and one person stood up to oppose it: "Childe, I think this kind of thing not only can't punish crimes, but brings a lot of good things from the Western Regions." ”

It was Sima Yi who stood up to oppose it.

Sima Yi and Pang Tong were both advisors that Cao Shuo relied on, and the staff members were immediately divided into two camps, one side supporting Pang Tong and the other side supporting Sima Yi.

"Why is Chung Tat opposed??" Cao Shuo did not immediately take a stand, but asked Sima Yi.

"Childe has been coming to Shouchun for many years, and now many places have begun to collect taxes, but there are still too few places to collect taxes after all, and it is just a drop in the bucket for raising an army. Childe imagined that if merchants were encouraged to spontaneously go to the Western Regions to bring back good things, would it revitalize the market and attract more merchants? Once there are too many merchants, they are still worried about having no money to raise soldiers?? ”

Cao Shuo nodded: "Zhongda's meaning coincides with me, in order to make money, businessmen can do many things that ordinary people can't do." If you kill them for this, who will dare to go to Shouchun and other places to operate in the future? I decree that all merchants may come and go freely, and that they should not be asked if they pay enough taxes to buy goods from wherever they come from. ”

(End of chapter)