Just as Cao Su was about to have an attack, a soft cry suddenly came from the Shendu caravan.
On the carriage of the caravan, a veiled woman stepped out.
Her eyes are charming, and there is a sense of familiarity between her eyebrows.
"Who are you?"
Cao Su was stunned for a moment, not remembering where the other party came from.
"The slave family is the wife of the Chen family in Dengcheng..."
The girl took the initiative to reveal her identity, and Cao Su suddenly realized what she was doing.
It's not close to the city. It's at least thousands of miles away from here.
In the past, Cao Su occupied Dengcheng and took charge of Dengcheng, which had a profound influence.
This girl was just an ordinary woman from the Chen family, one of the four major families in the city. It was normal for Cao Su to glance at her and not remember her.
But Cao Su is a top warrior and has a good memory, so even if it's just a one-time encounter, he still feels familiar.
So I didn't doubt his presence and nodded with a smile.
"It turns out we are old friends from Dengcheng. What a coincidence."
Hearing what Cao Su said, those Xizhou merchants suddenly felt chills in their hearts.
It is already obvious that collusion between government and businessmen is about to begin on the other side.
Everyone shrank back, not daring to speak louder.
The opposite situation is the Shendu caravan. They never expected that anyone in the caravan would know the generals guarding the gates. The generals guarding the gates of Qianyuan were all generals with real power, powerful men with military power.
I thought that a woman from a side house who had never been well-received could be in such a situation.
The Chen family girl was so excited when she saw Cao Su "affirming the relationship" in person.
Cao Su, on the other hand, turned to look at the two teams of men. Seeing this, everyone held their breath in a deep voice, waiting for Cao Su to deal with it impartially.
"Entering and exiting the customs are all decided by me, the garrison of Xiguan, and are not the rules you argue about."
"Since I am locked up as a errand today, you must come and listen to my words. No one is allowed to disobey me. Otherwise, you will still be asked to come and go wherever you come from. You are not welcome in Xiguan."
Cao Su spoke loudly, and there was not much bias in his words.
This caused a completely different change to the two teams who were still ecstatic just now and those who were like frost beating eggplants.
Cao Su stood in the middle of the two caravans, holding his knife with one hand and breathing heavily.
No one dared to interrupt Cao Su's speech at this time.
"I don't care how many people or goods you have to pass through the customs. First of all, passing through this customs is not free. Every time you delay here, you must supply us according to the unit-wide tax."
Cao Su came up and demanded compensation from the two caravans, which stunned the people of both caravans.
Why is this so different from the gatekeeper generals they encountered before?
"Tens of thousands of us in Xiguan are here waiting for you to quarrel. Is it reasonable to give you a little compensation?"
"You have delayed so many caravans at the entrance and exit, so you can compensate a little bit, isn't it too much?"
Cao Su looked at the two caravans coldly, wanting to catch them all in one go.
After the leader of the caravan heard this, he suddenly felt very painful.
I have already paid a lot of taxes and fees when entering and exiting customs. Now I have to pay again. This is unbearable.
"how?"
Cao Su looked at him coldly, not joking.
The two caravan leaders quickly apologized to Cao Su and said, "My lord, please forgive me. My lord, please forgive me."
"I'll leave right away and won't hinder everyone's entry and exit from the city."
Cao Su snorted coldly: "Do you really think that our Xiguan is a place where you can come and leave whenever you want?"
"I don't care who of you goes in first and who goes out first. I limit you to one stick of incense. If you still stay at the pass, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
He walked away and left the problem to the two caravans.
The leaders of the two caravans were panicked and hurriedly turned back to rectify the caravans and prepare to leave.
Cao Su walked up to the woman from the Chen family and smiled broadly to console her: "Mr. Chen and I may not have seen each other for a long time. Although the girl is married, she can still go home and visit her often in the future."
Cao Su had a fit just now, which shocked the leaders of the two caravans so much that they were speechless.
Now there was a lot of laughter, and the Chen family woman hurriedly made blessings with a very reserved look, not daring to make any mistakes.
Soon, the two caravans discussed the method.
One party passes a car of goods first and enters and exits alternately.
In this way, there is no question of who comes first and who comes last.
Soon, the two jammed caravans at the gate began to circulate, and people came and went outside the gate, and calm returned.
Cao Su glared at the city gate order.
The city gate commander looked at Cao Su with admiration and admiration. In what he thought was Cao Su's "encouraging eyes", he puffed up his chest and began to more strictly inspect the caravans and people entering and exiting the pass.
Cao Su walked up to the tower, where Wu Ming was waiting for him.
"Sir, a letter from Master Wei."
Wu Ming was Cao Su's advisor and the only military advisor. He was responsible for external liaison and other matters in the past.
In his hand he held a letter sealed with wax.
Cao Su took the letter and read it carefully.
Wei Kai has not heard from Wei Kai for a long time. Ever since Cao Su entered the capital of the gods, the two of them have consciously reduced their contact.
However, Wei Kai, as the most relied-upon staff of General Right, knew all the major events in the court.
Wei Kai was very aware of the fact that Cao Su entered the Forbidden Army from the Gongwei Division and led his troops to garrison at Xiguan.
He wrote in the letter that the Imperial Guard Department was an agency directly under the emperor and had always been run independently. However, in the past few years, some deviations had occurred in the functions of the Imperial Guard Department.
Being relatively close, there are some governors and ministers who have contacts with each other.
Cao Su read the entire letter, and it was all about the affairs of the Gongwei Division.
He thought silently, guessing who the envoys Wei Kai mentioned were.
At the end of the letter, Wei Kai reminded Cao Su to be prepared.
What to prepare for?
Cao Su was stunned for a moment, then stretched out his hand and slapped it with a burst of inner energy, turning the entire letter into powder.
With the cool breeze blowing from Xiguan, it turned into nothingness.
Cao Su didn't know many governors. The one who had more contact with him was Tang Jiu, the deputy governor of the Jingyao Division.
Gu Zhenxiao, the governor of Jing Yaosi, had also been in contact with him before.
After reading the letter, he thought about it silently and guessed where these two people came from.
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Cao Su blew the wind for a while and looked westward along the city wall.
I saw in the deserted wilderness, the yellow wind sweeping across the land, merchants and people traveling from south to north, walking along the desolate ancient road outside Xiguan.
Looking far into the distance, you can even see the endless sky full of yellow sand in the north.
Cao Su knew that this was not the real yellow sand land.
The yellow sand here can only be regarded as a small sign out of Xiguan. You can still see trees and running water.
When we go further west to the land of Anzhou and Liangzhou, the land there is desolate and barren. It is swept by wind and sand all the year round, and the elegance and delicacy of Jiangnan are missing.
"Sir, the weather in the northwest is like this. You never know when a gust of wind will blow, but this yellow sand wind cannot blow through Xiguan and is blocked by the towering Xiguan Mountains here."
Wu Ming stood next to Cao Su, showing off his knowledge and skills.
It was indeed the first time for Cao Su to come to Xiguan, but how could he not understand geography? Isn't this a typical continental climate?
It has cold winters and hot summers, with scarce precipitation throughout the year and a dry climate.
"I heard that the Qiang people brought one hundred thousand cavalry. If these one hundred thousand cavalry charge over, I don't know if Xiguan can stop them."
Wu Ming sighed, which was completely different from the bellicose mood of Zhang Ke and others.
Cao Su glanced at him and said calmly: "The Qiang people will not be so stupid and insist on rushing to Xiguan."
"The essence of these nomadic people going south is just to snatch food for the winter. Outside Xiguan, they will definitely encounter crazy raids, but there are tens of thousands of elite troops stationed above Xiguan, so there is little point in rushing over."
Cao Su thought that for a powerful pass like Xiguan, the opponent's hundred thousand cavalry would be useless. Unless it was disintegrated from the inside, Xiguan would definitely not be broken.
"Hey, I don't know how many people in Xizhou will survive the war this winter."
Wu Ming sighed, with an unbearable look on his face.
From the Wanping Rebellion to the current Qiang rebellion, the Qianyuan world is riddled with holes.
What Wu Ming lamented was the suffering of Xizhou, and at the same time he was also indignant at the desolation of the world.
Cao Su gave some advice: "Wu Xiucai, shouldn't you write a poem to commemorate it now?"