Cai Ji did not accompany Cao Shu to Shouchun.

With a few soldiers under him, he headed straight to the direction where the road was being built.

Deng Zhan and Zhu Ao accompanied Cao Shu back.

"What exactly is Captain Cai going to do when he comes back this time?" Walking beside Cao Shu, Deng Zhan said in confusion: "Can he just take the young master to see the road?"

"What do you think?" Cao Shuo asked him.

Deng Zhan shook his head.

He really didn't understand what Cai Ji was going to do.

"Did General Zhu see it?" Cao Shu asked.

"General Deng didn't even see it, I definitely couldn't see it." Zhu Ao replied.

"Of course he has a purpose when he comes back, and his purpose has been achieved." Cao Shuo said with a smile: "Cai Ji, this guy, has learned to say nothing but say something, let me guess."

"Young Master means..." Deng Zhan asked in surprise.

"It's obvious that he's going to be good for coming back." Cao Shu said: "He knew that I'm never stingy with the soldiers and those who do my job for me, so he ran back and complained. If you don't believe it, you can watch it. In less than two days, the treasury will produce a large number of winter clothes and meat."

"General Cai can do this?" Deng Zhan curled his lips: "Young Master knows his intention, how can he satisfy him?"

"He is not trying to fill his personal pockets, so what can't be satisfied?" Cao Shu said: "The road is very important. Whether a place is strong or not is the key to the road. Although he invests a lot of money during construction, the benefits he brings after it is repaired are endless."

He continued: "With a good road, the speed of people's communication will be faster, and the delivery of goods in various places will be reduced. The time spent on the road is less, so merchants will choose to trade. I don't need to say, you should all understand."

"Young Master has a long-term thought. No wonder all places are different from when we were just conquered." Deng Zhan said: "I remember when I came to Shouchun, the people here had to borrow food from the government. Some families, their eldest daughters and young wives, had no clothes to wear in winter, and could only stay at home naked. Many families even had a set of clothes that could go out."

"That's Yuan Shu's fault." Cao Shu said: "It's so hard to squeeze the people, so people can't eat enough, wear warm clothes, and their families are not rich. Where will we collect taxes in the future? They can't squeeze them until they can't survive, they will fish in the dry pond, and in the end there is no need to even squeeze."

"What the young master said is," Deng Zhan said: "But the young master has invested too much in the past two years. Even if the people have children, the young master will give them benefits. The government has to raise children for them."

"Can the people have lived hard in the past, and let them have children, can they afford to raise them?" Cao Shuo asked.

"But now they can afford it." Deng Zhan said: "There is no need..."

"It's still necessary." Cao Shuo said: "Some people are unwilling to have more children in order to live a stable life. What I want now is the population. The more people we have, the stronger we will be in the future."

"I don't really understand." Deng Zhan shook his head: "The young master nearby has only been here for two years. In each village, there are more children than adults. And the young master also needs to go to school regardless of boy or girl, which is the cost..."

Deng Zhan sighed.

Cao Shu is indeed spending a lot now. If it weren't for digging the ancient tomb in the Jinzhan camp and Lingyun Pavilion had a prosperous business, he wouldn't have been able to afford so many people.

"Actually, I still give very little to the people." Cao Shuo smiled slightly: "I will give some rewards to them for giving birth to children. When the children grow up, they don't need much money to enter the school. As for the children's food, clothing, and expenses, they are all from their parents."

"How much benefit does the young master plan to give?" Deng Zhan said: "Now, as long as the children of the people under the rule of the young master, most of them are the young masters who are supporting them. It is better for the people, as long as they are given enough food and clothing, they will be able to do it."

"We will be able to collect taxes in a few years," Cao Shu said: "And the population growth is not something I want them to live in a mess. When this generation passes and the next generation is born, there will be no motivation. They will be born if they are willing to live, and I will not force them if they are unwilling to live. However, now I need a population, and a lot of people. At least ten times the current population is now."

"General Deng said this." Zhu Ao, who had not spoken, suddenly said: "Young Master is raising pigs."

Cao Shu and Deng Zhan were both stunned.

Then the two laughed.

"General Zhu either doesn't speak, and his words are always so surprising." Cao Shuo said with a smile: "Although he invests a lot, it is also to increase the local population. How can he be linked to pig farming?"

"I think it's very similar." Zhu Ao said this and didn't say anything more.

"You said yes!" Cao Shu greeted the two of them: "Let's go back to Shouchun soon, there are still many things to do when we get to the city."

Deng Zhan and Zhu Ao responded, followed Cao Shuo with their guards, and rode their horses to Shouchun.

Cao Shu was busy preparing military affairs and developing local economy in Shouchun.

Before I knew it, a month passed.

Cao Shu, who stayed in Xiao Qiao's room, got up early.

When he pushed open the door, he felt a chilling wind blowing towards him.

The wind also contains rich moisture.

The courtyard was covered with white space. It was cloudy the night before. After only one night, it was snowing so heavily.

Before she could finish her makeup, Xiao Qiao looked very lazy with a messy makeup.

Walking behind Cao Shu and seeing the courtyard full of snow, she said in surprise: "It snowed last night?"

With his arms around her slender waist, Cao Shu said, "Yes, I only realized it was snowing."

"My husband and I didn't even notice it." Xiao Qiao said, "I slept a little too heavily that night."

"Even if we haven't fallen asleep, we can't know it's snowing." Cao Shu grinned at her: "I'm just busy doing serious things between husband and wife, so I won't notice these things."

Snuggling beside Cao Shu, Xiao Qiao said softly, "Sister has left the child for her husband, but my belly..."

"Didn't I know you're anxious and come to take care of you?" Cao Shuo said with a smile.

"I hope I can get pregnant with my husband smoothly." Xiao Qiao lowered her head, and although her cheeks were not red, she was still extremely beautiful.

"Your singing and dancing are great." Looking at the snow-covered courtyard, Cao Shu said: "How about singing and dancing for me in this snow?"

"I'll let my maid prepare the Yaoqin now." Xiao Qiao asked, "What song do you want to watch, husband?"

"Will you know the "Eighteen Beats of Hu Zi" I brought back from the Huns?" Cao Shu asked.

?  ?ps: The first three chapters were updated the day before yesterday. The 20,000 words of updates recently are really exhausting.

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