The people who were imprisoned for causing trouble each received ten boards, and each of them covered their swollen butts were released.

At the same time, many places in Xiangping City posted notices to inform the people not to continue making trouble.

On the fifth day after Cao Shu entered the city, Xiangping returned to order.

Cao's army mobilized many civilians to clean up buildings that were burned or demolished during the turmoil.

Zhong Changtong was in charge of Xiangping, and new policies to restore order were issued one after another.

Xiangping, who was once in a mess, finally calmed down. As Cao Shu said, everything was under his control.

There are crowds clearing the ruins everywhere in Xiangping City.

Some people also built new houses on the cleaned ruins.

Walking on the street and looking at the busy crowds on both sides of the road, Cao Shu said to Guo Jia beside him: "Xiangping is now safe."

"Xiangping is safe and stable, but the entire Liaodong still needs to be rebuilt." Guo Jia said: "The young master seized Liaodong and destroyed it thoroughly."

"Wars always have to be destroyed and rebuilt some." Cao Shuo said: "What I hope is that after reconstruction, this place will never be affected by war."

"Maybe not, but it will definitely be affected here." Guo Jia smiled indifferently and said to Cao Shu: "Young Master will still conquer the north in the future?"

"Of course I have to fight in the north." Cao Shu replied: "But I have no intention of leading the war to Youzhou."

"Youzhou is adjacent to the northern alien races. Since they attack each other, they may suffer from the impact." Guo Jia said: "Even if the young master is unparalleled in literature and martial arts, it is difficult to control the overall situation."

"Of course I can't do it alone." Cao Shuo grinned at him: "But with you, I think I can still do it."

Guo Jia smiled and shook his head.

Looking at the shops on both sides of the road, Cao Shu said: "There are too few merchants in Xiangping City. Without merchants, the goods here cannot be sold, and things elsewhere cannot come here. Solving business is a major event we need to deal with now."

"I always feel that the young master has been a little anxious recently." Guo Jia said: "Liaodong has just been taken down. There is a lot of money here. Even if there is help from other places, it will take at least a year to recover. Did the young master forget how much he invested in Shouchun and other places, and how long it took to build the place to what it is today?"

"The world is so big, every time I capture a place, I have to solve the problem of local reconstruction and people's livelihood. It is indeed much more difficult than conquering the world." Cao Shu said: "When my territory was not very large, it can still be supported by Lingyun Pavilion and the Jinzhan alone. But now there are more and more places under my jurisdiction, and Lingyun Pavilion is already in short supply. It is impossible for the Jinzhan to have ancient tombs to be excavated every day. I have to find a way to make money."

"Some places are exempt from taxes almost to the age of time." Guo Jia said: "When taxes are collected in those places, the young master will be more affordable."

"When taxes were imposed in those places, I would have been poor long ago." Cao Shuo said: "If I leave the north and return to Shouchun, I have to find ways to make some new things and sell them. Only if others have never seen them can I make more profits."

"Young Master, are you going to sell the newly built weapons?" Guo Jia was shocked and asked hurriedly.

"How is that possible?" Cao Shuo said: "Weapons are related to the life and death of soldiers. No matter how short of money, I will not sell those things."

"The young master seems to have only developed weapons..." Guo Jia asked confusedly: "Is there anything else?"

"Of course there is." Cao Shuo said: "In addition to military use, I can also gather a group of people to develop things for people's livelihood, such as toothpaste, toothbrush, soap, etc."

Guo Jia was confused.

He has never heard of the same things that Cao Shu said.

He didn't even know what these things were for.

"If you don't have to think about these things, you will not think about them." Cao Shuo patted his chest and said, "Only I can never do strange thoughts and tricks. Even if you are extremely intelligent, you will never think of these things."

Guo Jia smiled slightly. If someone else said such words, he would definitely be dissatisfied.

But when Cao Shu said it, he couldn't help but believe it.

"When will the young master leave Liaodong?" Guo Jia changed the subject and asked Cao Shu.

"The officials sent by Shouchun are on the way." Cao Shuo said: "In another five or six days, we should be able to reach Xiangping. Once they arrive, the army will immediately go to Jixian."

"I wonder if the young master has ever said to Tian Yuanhao that he would return to Shouchun." Guo Jia said: "If you don't say hello and have someone take over him, I'm afraid he will feel unhappy."

"Being a governor in the local area can cover the sky with one hand, of course it is more enjoyable than returning to Shouchun." Cao Shuo said: "I have sent someone to tell him a long time ago, and he also gave a reply."

"Does Tian Yuanhao mean to shirk?" Guo Jia asked.

"No." Cao Shu said: "I told him that I urgently needed someone and asked him to return to Shouchun to become an official, and his official position was much higher than that of the governor. With Yuan Hao as a human being, he should not have any complaints."

"See Tian Yuanhao back to Shouchun, and the young master will summon Pang Shiyuan back in the future. In fact, the young master's intention is very clear." Guo Jia smiled slightly, lowered his voice and said to Cao Shu: "Young master is worried that these people will become bigger and control their strength so that they will not become new heroes in the future."

Looking at Guo Jia, Cao Shu asked in an equally low voice: "Does Fengxiao feel inappropriate?"

"There's nothing wrong." Guo Jia said: "The young master dares to do this because he has enough strength. If it were someone else, he would probably have revealed his intentions and someone would immediately rebel."

"The world is stable and the best way to stabilize the world is not to let anyone hold heavy troops." Cao Shu said: "When the Yellow Turbans were in trouble, Emperor Ling issued an edict to recruit local townsmen to fight against rebels. The Yellow Turban Rebellion was indeed pacified, but who would have disbanded the local townsmen? Liu Xuande and my father, and many heroes who have been defeated, all started by recruiting local townsmen. Emperor Ling's edict directly shakes the foundation of the Han family. If it weren't for his mediocre and incompetent, how could we have fought for so many years?"

"Young Master is right, I'm afraid it will be difficult to implement it." Guo Jia said: "You know, people in the world are used to being an official in the local area and holding military power."

"The military power is mine." Cao Shu grinned and said to Guo Jia: "The soldiers and horses in various places are only ordered to defend themselves. Without my permission, no one is allowed to send troops to conquer. If you can't even do this little thing, how can I rule the world in the future? How can I give the world peace?"

The military power was concentrated in one person's hands, which was not done by emperors of all dynasties before the Han Dynasty.
Chapter completed!