Cao Shu got up early and said goodbye to Ding Yao. He came to the main gate of the Cao family.

Chen Dao and the Dragon Pattern Rider had been waiting there for a long time.

When he got on the horse, Cao Shuo said to Chen Dao: "Send someone to tell the soldiers waiting in Donglai, and temporarily let the Sanhans and the Liaodong Gongsun Family be free, and I will fight them when I get time."

"Why don't you beat me again?" Chen Dao asked in surprise.

"We are going to Xiliang." Cao Shuo said: "It will take at least two months to go back and forth. When we come back, maybe the south will be in chaos again. How can we have the leisure to deal with Sanhan and Liaodong?"

"What should I do with the North Sea Navy?" Chen Dao asked.

Cao Shu thought for a while and said, "Let Ju Su accompany Guo Zu to Beihai first, set up the navy on Sakhalin Island, and let them stand by for attacking the three Hans."

"I understand." Chen Dao responded and ordered a dragon-patterned cavalry to find Huo Wu and convey Cao Shu's order to Donglai.

"What are you doing in Xiliang this time?" Chen Dao asked.

"Ma Teng and Han Sui started fighting." Cao Shuo said: "Father asked us to mediate."

"Who are you going to help?" Chen Dao asked again.

"Who should I help?" Cao Shuo smiled and said, "I will not help anyone. They will beat them. If you can mediate, mediate. If you can't mediate, we will come back. Don't trap yourself in the war in Xiliang."

"It turns out that the young master has such a plan. No wonder he didn't mobilize the army and just took us here." Chen Daoying said.

"Mobilize the army?" Cao Shu said: "You must know that Ma Teng and Han Sui have been entrenched in Xiliang for many years. They have been used to each other, but we are different. Once the Cao family's army enters Xiliang, no matter what purpose they do, they will be wary, and even stop each other and target us."

"Will Ma Teng and Han Sui do this?" Chen Dao asked in disbelief.

"Others are entering your house openly and saying that they are not going to rob, do you believe it or not?" Cao Shuo asked.

He was stunned by his question, and Chen didn't know what to respond.

He patted his arm lightly, and Cao Shuo smiled and said, "I will only take you to Xiliang. Neither side will be wary of me, and it is convenient to do things."

Chen Dao no longer asked and accompanied Cao Shu to leave Yecheng.

The road from Yecheng to Xiliang is very far away.

Fortunately, Cao Shu and others were riding fast horses, so they were not very slow.

After walking for more than a day, Cao Shuo saw a magnificent city from afar.

Pointing to the city, Cao Shu asked, "Is it Luoyang ahead?"

Looking forward, Chen Dao said, "Young Master, Luoyang is ahead. But now there is nothing left in Luoyang. Dong Zhuo fired a lot of fire back then. The people in Luoyang City were also driven to Chang'an by Dong Zhuo. Countless people died along the way. In the past, the capital had already been empty."

"Dong Zhuo has caused trouble in the world and has disrupted the Han Dynasty's country into what it is today." Cao Shuo said: "No wonder someone lit the sky lantern after he died."

"Who said no?" Chen Dao replied: "If it weren't for Dong Zhuo, the Han court would not have been like this now."

"In fact, it was the Han family's aura." Cao Shuo said: "Even if there is no Dong Zhuo, someone else will appear."

Chen Dao didn't say anything anymore, Cao Shu was right.

Starting from the two emperors Huanling, the Han family's energy reached its end.

The foundation of the Han family for hundreds of years collapsed because of the emergence of two foolish monarchs.

So much so that Emperor Shao Liu Bian was poisoned by Dong Zhuo. Although the emperor is living a stable life, he does not even have any imperial power.

"Do you want to go to Luoyang to have a look?" Deng Zhan asked Cao Shu.

"No need." Cao Shuo said: "Even if you go to the burned city, you can't see anything. It's better not to go, instead of adding to the sadness."

Passing outside Luoyang City, Cao Shu saw a desolate scene after that.

This area between Chang'an and Luoyang seems to have been forgotten. Looking at the past, it is desolate and has not seen a village after walking for a long time.

"The once prosperous and noisy place has now become a wasteland." After Cao Shu, Deng Zhan suddenly said something.

"Gen. Deng has been here before?" Cao Shuo asked.

"When I was a wanderer, I walked many places." Deng Zhan said: "The desolate Huai River Basin in the past is now densely populated. Luoyang and Chang'an, which were once crowded, have become quiet."

"It will still flourish sooner or later," Cao Shuo said: "This is why I encourage population to have children."

"Since the young master encouraged childbirth, there have been a lot more children in Huainan and other places." Zhu Ao said: "Walking around Shouchun, you can see children everywhere."

"Fifteen years later, these children will grow up." Cao Shuo said: "These people will be our future army, the people who farm in the fields, and the laborers who go out to do things."

"Young Master is right." Deng Zhan replied: "But now there is indeed a little more investment. Especially the young master has also set up schools and hospitals, and these places do not charge money..."

"You haven't mentioned the key yet." Cao Shuo said: "The most important thing is that we have not collected taxes yet. There are no taxes, and every year it is a deficit. So my army has not grown stronger yet. With just the Touching Jin Camp and Lingyun Pavilion, I'm afraid I will really not be able to hold on in a few years."

"Several years have passed since the young master arrived in Huainan." Chen Dao said: "The days of collecting taxes are getting closer."

"The tax collection could not be too high at first," Cao Shuo said: "The tax control is 20 yuan, which is already a lot."

"The taxes in various places are five taxes or one taxes or one taxes." Deng Zhan asked: "Is it too little for the young master to have twenty taxes?"

"The less taxes, the less pressure the people will be." Cao Shuo said: "The people are rich because they are less pressure. In fact, I have 20 taxes, and I may actually get more than other places. What I want is to enrich the people and strengthen the army, not fish in dry ponds. Especially farmers, they can't make much money in farming. If I collect all their food, how can they live? They are too tight to force the people, so they can choose to move their families to other places. What I did before is useless."

"Young Master is kind and righteous, we are not following the wrong person." Chen Dao said: "If you treat the people with a magnanimity, sooner or later, the world will be yours."

"Actually, I feel so too." Cao Shuo smiled at him.

Chen Dao and others felt something in his words, but no one asked.

After following Cao Shu for a long time, everyone knew that his loyalty to the Han family was far less than that of Cao Cao.
Chapter completed!