Because of this understanding, when capturing Shaping City, Rong Chengxuan ordered the soldiers of the Divine Fire Camp to put away gunpowder weapons with particularly strong explosive power, and only let them use the gunpowder to blow up the city walls when entering the city gate.

When attacking the first few cities, the people who were originally in the city had already evacuated to other cities because they were attacked by the Western Zhou army.

Not only did Rong Chengxuan not do anything for the people in Shaping City, he even personally brought the soldiers who were in better physical condition into the city to clean up, and also asked people to transport some materials for building the city wall from Jicheng to Shaping City, planning to choose a day to rebuild the city wall. After all, they were the ones who blew up the city wall, so it was natural for them to rebuild it.

Not only that, Rong Chengxuan also focused on protecting the river in Shaping City. He knew that water sources in the desert were hard to come by, so naturally he had to protect the river in Shaping City well.

When the people of Shaping City saw that the soldiers of Beichen were so reasonable and considerate, and were completely different from the thousands of Western Zhou troops originally stationed here, they were no longer afraid and came out of their homes, bringing their cleaning tools to help.

Thanks to the help of the people of Shaping City, the official road in Shaping City was cleared in less time than Rong Chengxuan expected, and space was cleared for carriages carrying supplies from Ji City to pass through.

At noon, the people of Shaping invited the soldiers to their homes for lunch. Some even eagerly asked, "Will Shaping now be under Beichen's jurisdiction? Will traveling between Xizhou and Beichen no longer require the same strict rules as before?"

The man happened to ask Yonggan, who had just taken off his armor and was covered in sweat. He was obviously still not reacting and looked puzzled: "Were the Western Zhou army very harsh to you in the past?"

The man nodded. "Yes! Although trade was allowed between the two countries before the war, the taxes were too heavy. For every ten taels of silver earned, five taels would be deducted. It was just hard-earned money. I might as well just do hard labor in Shaping City. That would earn me more than trading."

As soon as the man finished speaking, someone else immediately followed up: "Yes, yes, if it weren't for the fact that Beichen has food that the Western Zhou doesn't have, no one would be willing to engage in trade."

"And whether traveling from Beichen to Xizhou or vice versa, we must first register with the government and then receive a permit from the government before we can cross Beichen. However, the round trip only takes ten days at most, and we have to pass through the border desert. We all come and go in a hurry on camels, so we can't stay in Beichen for more than a few days."

"Yeah, the rush is just like rushing to the underworld. Every time I stay here for less than two days, I have to rush back to Western Zhou. Otherwise, my pass will be revoked for a year."

Yonggan nodded, smacked his lips, and joined the people of Shaping City in complaining about the Western Zhou army: "No way? Your Western Zhou army is so short of money? They even don't let go of the people's money. I really have never seen such a way of leading troops into battle."

Ge Zichen, who was standing nearby, also heard the complaints from the people of Shaping City and joined in on the conversation: "So that's how it is. Shaping City has only just been taken over, so it will probably take a while for trade to resume."

"However, Shaping has been incorporated into the territory of Beichen, so merchants shouldn't have to go through so much trouble to trade with each other. I'll talk to our prince later and ask for his opinion. I'll try to make things as convenient as possible for you all."

The man was very happy to hear this, and repeatedly asked Ge Zichen and Yonggan to drink more of their special fruit wine, saying that it could help relieve the heat of the Western Zhou climate.

After drinking it, Ge Zichen immediately felt refreshed, and the heat in his body was much relieved. He asked the man, "Do you have any more of this fruit wine? I want to buy some more to take back to the army to give to other soldiers to cool down."

When the man heard that Ge Zichen wanted to buy the fruit wine at home, he immediately smiled and said, "Yes, yes, yes! There's still plenty! I'll go get it for the military officers right away. These fruit wines are not worth much, just take them away."

Ge Zichen called a few soldiers who were resting nearby and asked them to move all the fruit wine back to the barracks. Although the man kept saying that he didn't need to pay, Ge Zichen finally gave him a bag of silver.

After Ge Zichen left, the man opened the purse and looked at the silver inside. He found that the silver given by the military officer was more than what he earned in a year.

Ge Zichen asked someone to move the fruit wine back. The busiest people these days were the temporary military doctors that Rong Chengxuan had found.

There were so many people suffering from heatstroke that the military doctors had to stay awake to treat them.

But it didn't work. Under such conditions, they couldn't be tough. They had to eat, drink and sleep well to ensure their physical strength. If they fell down with the other soldiers, then the soldiers who fell down due to heatstroke would also die with them.

Although they were also from the frontier region, they had a hard time coping with the scorching heat after entering the Western Zhou Dynasty. But at least they were better off than the soldiers from the capital.

However, whether it was Rong Chengxuan or other soldiers in the barracks, they all knew that at this time, no one could suffer except these military doctors. Once the doctors fell down, there would be no one to treat the soldiers.

Therefore, the herbal tea was given to the military doctors first, and any cooling drinks were given to the military doctors first.

Ge Zichen even hired a few local girls to help the military doctors fan wherever they went. Although it was not very useful, at least there was some breeze, which was better than no wind at all.

The military doctors did not refuse, after all, they also knew that if they collapsed at this time, the soldiers would have no one to take care of them. The other soldiers did not care about anything here, after all, they also knew that if the military doctors collapsed, the soldiers with heatstroke would have no one to take care of them.

Even so, because there were so many people suffering from heatstroke, the military doctors were a little overwhelmed.

Among them was an older military doctor named Qian Wenjie. Since he had more experience than other doctors, the rescue work was given to him.

At the same time, he also suggested that Rong Chengxuan ask a few local doctors for help. After all, they were more adept at dealing with such illnesses. In addition, the local area also had some special medicinal herbs and special foods like homemade fruit wine, which were very good for relieving summer heat.