Cao Shu waited outside the tomb until the blacksmith and carpenter arrived.

After drawing the pattern of the cutting machine, Cao Shu explained the working principle in detail and handed over the task of cutting salamander skin to them.

The ancient salamander was cleared, and the excavation was just beginning.

It was useless to stay here, Cao Shuo brought Cai Ji, Wei Tu and others back to Shouchun.

As soon as I entered Shouchun City, a team of people came towards me.

The first person is Pang Tong.

When he saw Cao Shuo, Pang Tong quickly huddled to salute.

"Where is Shi Yuan going in a hurry?" Cao Shu asked, seeing that Pang Tong seemed to be very anxious.

"Young Master." Pang Tong bowed and said, "There was something wrong in the village near Xia Cai."

"What's wrong?" Cao Shuo asked, "What's going on?"

"Snatch water." Pang Tong said: "There are several villages near Xiacai, most of which are migrated from Qingzhou and Jingzhou. After the beginning of spring, water consumption in the fields increased, and water trucks have not been built in these villages. At first, the villagers fought over water grabbing, and now it has become a fight in several villages."

"Are you dead?" Cao Shu asked hurriedly when he heard that there was an armed fight.

"Several people died." Pang Tong said: "I originally planned to report to the young master, but when I arrived at the mansion, the young master was not here..."

"There was something wrong with Zhou Hao excavating the ancient tomb, and I went to him." Cao Shu said to Pang Tong: "Since we ran into each other, we will go to Cai together. It will always be better for me to go alone."

"What the young master said," Pang Tong responded and accompanied Cao Shu to leave Shouchun.

Accompanying Cao Shu to the outside of Shouchun City, Pang Tong asked, "Why Zhou Hao excavated the ancient tomb outside Shouchun City, is it?"

"It's that one." Cao Shuo said: "I told him not to continue digging, but he never listened. This time, more than a dozen soldiers from the Jinshi camp died."

"I heard that some ancient tombs have secretly rumored by the mechanism, but Zhou Hao excavated many ancient tombs, so so many people should not die..." Pang Tong, who had never heard of the situation, was a little confused.

"There are monsters in the ancient tomb." Cao Shuo said: "It's a very ancient monster. Eating people is like eating meatballs."

"Monster?" Pang Tong asked in surprise: "With a monster here, Zhou Hao dares to continue digging?"

"What we need to consider now is not whether there is a monster, but how can we remove the skin of that thing." Cao Shuo lowered his voice and said, "I found that the skin of the monster is very tough and cannot be cut open if it is used as armor."

"Young Master caught the monster?" Pang Tong was even more shocked.

"Why didn't Shi Yuan ask if Zhou Hao caught it?" Cao Shuo asked with a smile.

"Zhou Hao?" Pang Tong smiled and shook his head and said, "How can he have that ability? It must be the young master's idea to catch the monster!"

If I continue talking, I just want Pang Tong to praise him a few more words, and Cao Shu also felt that it was meaningless.

He changed the topic and asked Pang Tong: "How does Shi Yuan plan to mediate the struggle between the people?"

"Armed fights are internal friction, and suppression is definitely not possible." Pang Tong said: "I plan to punish a few of the leaders first, and then use comforting methods."

"How to comfort me?" Cao Shuo asked.

"Before the construction of water trucks and canals, they must always have a way to get water..." Pang Tong said: "The Huai River is not far away from Xia Cai. Although the possibility of irrigation of Huai River is not large, there are many tributaries..."

"If the Huai River is rich in water and the river channel is not well cleared, it will probably be a flood." Cao Shuo said: "I rarely hear that there will be droughts on both sides of the Huai River. Living around Xia Cai, I can even fight because of grabbing water. I really can't understand."

"The young master doesn't know anything." Pang Tong said: "There are many villagers who migrated from the north in the village. They used to be short of water and thought that the Huai River bank would be like their hometown. They started to make trouble first, and the villagers from Jingzhou and other places would certainly not agree. The two sides started to make trouble, and in the end the matter became bigger and bigger, so they couldn't get a deal."

"How to deal with it now?" Cao Shuo asked again.

"I have ordered the local government in Xiacai to send troops to stop it." Pang Tong said: "The revenge is getting bigger and bigger. Even if there is mediation this time, I'm afraid..."

"The hatred can only be reconciled by the relatives." Cao Shu said: "It was originally an enemy family. If it became an in-law family and there was no conflict of interest, it would be difficult to hold grudges again."

"Young Master means..." As soon as Cao Shu said, Pang Tong immediately understood.

"Punishment is the leader." Cao Shu said: "The people who take the lead in causing trouble will not be merciless, and the rest of them will be pardoned. Forced several villages to marry each other, so that they will all become in-laws. The leaders are actually thinking about the village. Although they want to kill one to warn them, they have to give their families some subsidies. After all, children need to be raised and families have to live. It is not easy for the people to live, so that they know that serious things will cost a high price, but they cannot kill them all. After all, they are not our enemies, but our backing!"

"What the young master said," said Pang Tong: "The only way to calm things down."

"Although you ordered the local government to control the situation, it is probably difficult to control it." Cao Shuo said to Pang Tong: "The most difficult thing to manage is not the army, but the village. Some villagers are used to lawlessness and always feel that no one can punish them. The local government does not have my approval and dare not do anything to them. Only by being too arrogant will you have what you are today, which is also my fault."

"Why did the young master blame himself?" Pang Tong said: "This matter has nothing to do with the young master. The villagers there are too shallow eyelids and the local governments are ineffective, so they are today. When I went there this time, I not only have to punish the leaders, but also give the local governments some good looks."

Cao Shu just smiled and didn't say much.

Cai is not very far away from Shouchun.

After riding a horse and running, Cao Shu and others came to Xiacai City in less than two hours.

When the officials in the city heard that Cao Shu and Pang Tong were coming, they hurried out to greet him.

Seeing Cao Shuo from afar, the county magistrate and a group of officials knelt on the ground.

When Cao Shuo and Pang Tong came to the city gate, the county magistrate who was kneeling on the ground said tremblingly: "I don't know that the young master has arrived and I will come out of the city to get back late. Please forgive me?"

"Forgive me?" Riding on the horse, looking down at the county magistrate, Cao Shu said, "You are indeed guilty, and it is not because you are too late to leave the city. As for why, you should know better than me!"

Kneeling on the ground, the county magistrate trembled so hard that he didn't even dare to raise his head.

Without paying attention to the county magistrate, Cao Shu rode his horse into the city.

When passing by the county magistrate, Pang Tong sighed a long sigh.

Hearing his sigh, the county magistrate shook even more.

He knew Cao Shuo's temper a little. If such a thing happened, he might really not be able to get rid of it.

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!