In Donglai, he tried to make contact with Guo Zu.

Cao Shuo, who was in Beihai, also felt that the day of returning to Shouchun was getting closer and closer.

The villages were built one after another, and some people in the surrounding area were also attracted to it.

Cao Shuo's policies in Huainan, Xuzhou and other places have long been spread to other places.

In some areas adjacent to Qingzhou, there were people who traveled thousands of miles to settle in Xuzhou.

Most of those people really had no way to survive in their hometowns, so they had to travel long distances to Xuzhou and other places.

Although more people live in poverty, they have not yet reached the point where they can't live without leaving their hometowns, so they choose to stay.

Cao Shuo captured half of Qingzhou and got closer to these people.

Many people who had a hard time decided to move to Qingzhou after weighing it again and again.

After all, it's not very far, and the whole family can still bear the hardships of living on the road.

Many people poured into Qingzhou, and Xu Shu followed Cao Shuo's instructions and left everyone who came.

A lot of villages have been built, but more people have poured into Qingzhou, and all over the country is busy for a while, and there is really no leisure to attack the Yuan brothers.

In addition to the construction of villages and towns outside the city, the city is also being renovated.

In Beihai City, a Lingyun Pavilion restaurant rises from the ground.

Standing outside the unfinished restaurant with Cao Shuo, Xu Shu said: "Wherever there is a city, there is Lingyun Pavilion, as long as this restaurant is completed, there will be frequent exchanges between merchants in the city." ”

"Lingyun Pavilion is just helping, the key is Yuan Zhi." Cao Shuo said: "Although the local government does not collect taxes for ten years, it is not aimed at businessmen. Merchants still have to pay taxes, but they are much lower than in other places. ”

"The interests of businessmen have always doubled, and it is nothing to charge more." Xu Shu said: "Childe did this, but he was poor himself, but he was rich to others. ”

"Everyone is rich, and they are really rich." Cao Shuo grinned: "Merchants have existed since ancient times, but they have never been taken seriously. Many people think that practicing martial arts and following literature is the right way, but they don't know that if there are no businessmen in the world, many places will still be in slash-and-burn farming. Even if it is prosperous, it is limited. ”

"Can a merchant be so important?" Xu Shu smiled: "Childe also values them too much. ”

"It's not that I value them, it's that they do matter." Cao Shuo said: "For example, when a farmer grows grain, he needs to exchange it for some farming tools. If there were no merchants, they would have to bring their own grain to the city to find a blacksmith to exchange it. The blacksmith needed to change the tools for food, and he had to go to the village to find a farmer. It was very troublesome to come and go, and it also delayed a lot of work. Wouldn't it save a lot of time and effort for the merchant to buy the blacksmith's tools and the farmer's grain, and to earn some of the difference, and to provide the two sides with what they needed? ”

"I didn't really think about it." Xu Shu nodded and said, "When Gongzi said this, it seems that there is some truth for businessmen to make money. ”

"What businessmen do is to make it easier for others to benefit from it." Cao Shuo continued: "As long as they operate with integrity, we will vigorously support them. But there has always been a saying, no business is not treacherous. If it is only to earn benefits within the acceptable range of everyone, we should support it. But those cheats and abductions, or shoddy ones, what we have to do is to blow them down completely, so that they will go bankrupt and dare not do anything wrong. ”

"Bankrupt?" Xu Shu smiled: "Childe's method is good, when you meet such a person, all the family wealth will be confiscated, which is much faster than collecting taxes." ”

"You can't just think about how to steal their money." Cao Shuo said: "Confiscating family wealth is only a means, not an end. What we want is to make an example of the chickens and monkeys, so that they don't dare to come nonsense. ”

"Don't worry, Childe, I know how to measure." Xu Shu responded.

While the two were talking, one of the guards ran up.

When he arrived at Cao Shuo, the guard clasped his fists and said, "Childe, Guo Tu came from the plains to ask for a meeting, and there was news from Huowu that the trial was on his way." ”

Looking at Xu Shu, Cao Shuo asked, "What does Yuan Zhi think they are doing here?" ”

"It's just two things." Xu Shu said: "First, I want to find out if Gongzi has any plans to continue the army, and second, I want to ask Gongzi to allow them to meet with Yuan Gong. ”

"Let them meet their father-in-law?" Cao Shuo smiled and asked, "Do you think it's feasible?" ”

"Absolutely not." Xu Shu said: "The biggest trouble for the Yuan family now is that Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang are competing for the status of the lord of Hebei. If they are allowed to meet with Yuan Gong, once Yuan Gong makes a decision, Hebei will be twisted into a rope again. Although today's Hebei is not the same as in the past, but the hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, once the Yuan brothers reach a consensus, it is not easy to break Hebei. ”

"Actually, that's what I thought." Cao Shuo said: "When they came to Beihai, they must not be allowed to see their father-in-law. ”

"What are Childe's plans?" Xu Shu asked.

"I'm going to send my father-in-law to Shouchun first." Cao Shuo said: "With Yuan Fang taking care of him, he won't do anything." ”

"Is it possible to let Yuan Gong go today?" Xu Shu was stunned for a moment.

"Of course." Cao Shuo said: "Hang Guo Tu here first, and I'll meet them again when the trial also arrives in Beihai." The news of his father-in-law's return to Shouchun is not allowed to be leaked by anyone. ”

"Escorting Yuan Gong has a long way to go." Xu Shu said: "There can't be a little miss. I don't know who Childe plans to go? ”

"It was Shu Zhi who captured his father-in-law, and he took care of him well along the way." Cao Shuo said: "I plan to let Shu Zhi ride with the dragon pattern, what do you think?" ”

"Of course, it would be better for General Chen to go." Xu Shu said: "Actually, I also want to promote him. ”

"Let Uncle Zhi go back, in fact, he still has some private matters to deal with." Cao Shuo grinned, lowered his voice and said to Xu Shu: "Uncle Zhi has taken a fancy to the lightness of the fire dance, and I have asked Guo Xin and them to recall the lightness." When we return to Shouchun, I'm afraid we're going to drink Uncle Zhi's wedding wine. ”

Cao Shuo mentioned that Chen Zhi was looking at the light, and Xu Shu was a little surprised: "General Chen can actually take a fancy to a certain woman?" Presumably, this woman is extremely talented. ”

"Which of the women in the Fire Dance Camp is not talented?" Cao Shuo said: "Although I haven't seen Qingyang, I can guess that she must have something that can attract uncle." ”

"Now that a decision has been made, Childe should have acted earlier." Xu Shu reminded: "Don't delay the important thing. ”

"That's what Yuan Zhi said." Cao Shuo replied: "I'll go back and arrange for Uncle Zhi to go out of the city." In and out of the city, you have to rely on Yuan Zhi. ”

"Congratulations to Childe." Xu Shu clenched his fists and bowed down, sending Cao Shuo away.

"Let's go!" Cao Shuo greeted Cai Ji and the others, and led them to the direction of the official mansion.

Before leaving, Cai Ji did not forget to arch his hand to Xu Shu.

(End of chapter)