Cao Shuo proposed to build a school at the foot of Bagong Mountain, and he had already considered that there might be thieves to harass him.

He told Mi Heng: "It's not a good thing that a school is built in a downtown area. There are many people in the downtown area, and there are many scoundrels. It's good to say that if there is a splash of trouble, they can beat them half to death. But the Troop Academy can't afford to provoke them. After all, most of the people in the Tao Strategy Academy only learn Tao Strategy, and many people don't know martial arts. ”

"Childe means to keep them away from the city?" Mi Heng asked.

"Exactly." Cao Shuo said: "A clean place is suitable for a school, it is too close to the downtown area, and there is a lot of noise outside, how can they be calm in the school." ”

"That's what Childe said." Mi Heng said: "All great sages like to choose a pure place to cultivate their self-cultivation. ”

"That's what it means." Cao Shuo said: "You go to the foot of Bagong Mountain to choose a place, which piece of land you like, and build a school there." ”

"I understand what Childe means." Mi Heng clenched his fists and said, "Let's go and choose a place to build an academy." ”

Mi Heng retreated, and Cao Shuo also stood up and said to Cai Ji and Wei Tu: "I just dealt with all the things in hand, since I returned to Shouchun, I haven't been to Lingyun Pavilion, and I don't know what happened there." ”

"Childe is going to Lingyun Pavilion now?" Cai Ji asked.

"It's time to take a look, too." Cao Shuo said: "After all, I raise Huainan and other places, and I rely on Lingyun Pavilion. ”

Leave the dwelling and go out into the street.

Cao Shuo saw that there were not many people walking back and forth on the streets.

But it's not the same as it used to be.

Although there are not many people walking on the streets, there are many foreign businessmen who are entering the city one after another.

When the people walking in the market saw Cao Shuo coming, they all let them go to the side of the road to salute.

Cao Shuo only nodded occasionally in response.

"Huainan Hou is nodding to me." A woman on the side of the road held her cheeks in her hands and said to another woman on the side, "Do you see, he is really nodding to me." ”

"How do I think he's nodding to me." The other woman looked at Cao Shuo's back, her eyes revealing obsession.

Wherever Cao Shuo passed, pedestrians would consciously pull aside, and there was no need for Cai Ji and Wei Tu to open the road and shout.

"Childe's prestige in Shouchun is already unmatched." Cai Ji said: "It's not surprising that the people took the initiative to give way, they can still be so quiet. ”

"Prestige has to be exchanged for benefits." Cao Shuo said: "You also know how much money I invested here after coming to Huainan. If it weren't for Lingyun Pavilion, he would have been unable to make ends meet. ”

"When Gongzi founded Lingyun Pavilion, it was really prescient." Cai Ji said: "Exemption from taxes is simple to say, but if you really don't collect any taxes, no government can carry it." ”

"Exempt from taxes and have Lingyun Pavilion control expenses, do you know what the benefits are?" Cao Shuo asked Cai Ji and Wei Tu.

The two of them looked dazed, and they didn't know how to respond.

"Once the government has money, the people below will try their best to fill their pockets." Cao Shuo said: "What can be done with a penny, in the end, it takes ten or even a hundred hangs. Lingyun Pavilion has invested a lot of money here, and they are qualified to control every income of the government. Dealing with business, Lingyun Pavilion couldn't be clearer, if someone fills his own pockets and falsely declares the value, they will find out immediately. Tie the money of Lingyun Pavilion to the income and exit accounts of the government, I want to see who else is so bold as to dare to secretly take benefits from me. ”

"Childe really thinks about Zhou Xiang." Cai Ji patted his ass and said, "It's impossible for anyone to think of a way as good as a child." ”

"That's right." Cao Shuo was not modest: "Founding Lingyun Pavilion and monopolizing the commerce of Huainan, Xuzhou and Lujiang, except for me, no one can really think of it." Even if someone thinks about it, they don't necessarily want to do it. ”

Cai Ji and Wei Tu both nodded.

When Cao Shuo was vigorously engaged in development in Shouchun, Liu Bei fled to Qingzhou in embarrassment.

Along the way, he suffered a lot of crimes.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were all separated, and his wife did not escape in Xiapi.

Behind him, there were only Mi Zhu and a few cavalrymen who did not fall behind.

"Uncle Huang, if you go any further, you will enter Yuan Tan's realm." Mi Zhu said: "I don't know if Yuan Tan will take us in." ”

"When I recommended him as Maocai, he should still be a little grateful to me." Liu Bei said: "I have already sent someone to deliver the letter, if I don't come, it can only be said that it is the creation of my life." ”

As he was walking, Mi Zhu raised his hand and pointed forward: "Uncle Huang, there is a team of people in front." ”

Liu Bei really saw a group of people and horses appear far away.

Since escaping from Xiapi, he has been pursued along the way, and he has long become a frightened bird.

Seeing this team, Liu Bei was taken aback, and hurriedly shouted: "Hurry up!" ”

Before he was about to turn around and run away, Mi Zhu shouted: "Uncle Huang, wait a minute." ”

Liu Bei, who was already planning to escape, turned around and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"It seems to be Yuan Tan's person." Mi Zhu pointed to the centaur coming from a distance and said.

Liu Bei was a little more relieved at this time, and looked back at the people who were coming this way.

The distance was too far away, and I couldn't see who was coming, but from the color of the battle flag, I could tell that it was not under Cao Shuo, but more like the banner of the Yuan family.

"Send someone over and take a look." Liu Bei instructed Mi Zhu: "If it weren't for Yuan Tan, we could also leave as soon as possible." ”

Mi Zhu instructed a soldier: "You go over and have a look." ”

Although the soldier was very frightened, he could only steer forward.

It didn't take long for him to run back, clasp his fists and say to Liu Bei: "Uncle Qiqi, it's Yuan Tan who came." ”

Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief.

fled all the way from Xiapi, and when he arrived here, he finally left the Cao family's sphere of influence.

Yuan Tan led a group of men and horses towards Liu Bei, and Liu Bei also took Mi Zhu and others to meet him.

"Xuande Gong!" When he arrived at Liu Bei, Yuan Tan arched his hand to him.

"Wise Child." Liu Bei returned the salute.

"I heard that Xuande Gong came to Qingzhou, I didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, so I hurried to greet him." Yuan Tan said: "Duke Xuande can live in Qingzhou for a few days first, and then I will explain this matter to my father, and then I will invite Duke Xuande to Yecheng." ”

Talking to Yuan Tan, Liu Bei's eyes quickly turned red.

Holding Yuan Tan's hands, he said with tears on his face: "Fortunately, Xian Si Gongzi saved me, otherwise my life would have been lost." ”

"It's gone." Yuan Tan said: "Xuande Gong doesn't have to take it too seriously. ”

"I'm ashamed." Liu Bei didn't wipe the tears on his face, and said to Yuan Tan: "Cao Zirong is the son-in-law of the Yuan family, and I didn't plan to be an enemy of him. Unexpectedly, he sent troops to Xuzhou......"