Lu Wu came to Huocheng and really saw the big scene.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, a city garrisoned tens of thousands of slaves and had 10,000 or 20,000 slaves, which was really a place with a big scene.

The productivity of these years is low, and it is not that the powerful countries simply cannot afford to have tens of thousands of troops stationed somewhere for a long time.

This army, from the generals to the soldiers, all the consumption during their stay is counted as their own.

It's just that after serving this time, they are exempted from the burden of not having to pay taxes or pay to the monarch for a period of time in the future.

If it is not a strong country, how can any nobles and samurai withstand such a long period of service?

In the case of a small country, the nobles and samurai will have to bear the cost of a war, let alone stay in a certain place for a long time.

Lu Wu left with the team.

Qi Xi, who was in the office, inquired, and frowned when he heard that Lu Wu had only bought three hundred slaves.

He probably thought that Lu Wu was not interested, so he opened the door to convenience, and only bought so much.

I don't know how to share worries for the monarch at all, this is!

Just after a while, Qi Xi thought of something again, and showed a hearty smile.

"Excellent!" Qi Xi muttered: "If you don't buy more because of cheapness, and don't bully the lord with power, you may be able to get a good talent." ”

I didn't take advantage of it because I could take advantage of it.

It is indeed a very good relationship with the Wei family, and even the Wei family's talisman has it, but he did not rely on his power to compete with his subordinates, nor did he bully anyone.

Such a person is a person who knows how to examine himself, and he will definitely rise.

Lu Wu, who was on the way home, was taking stock of the gains and losses of going out this time.

Overall, the distortion didn't lose anything, but it gained a lot.

I saw the wider world, learned about the general topography of the southwest, and also learned about the current situation of Huocheng.

What Lu Wu paid the most attention to was the information he learned in Huocheng.

He did not know whether the number of troops there had increased or decreased.

I only know that there are still 30,000 garrisons in Huocheng.

One of them was the "middle" army of the Jin state, that is, the army directly under the Chinese general Luan Shu, with a total of 500 chariots and 12,500 soldiers.

The rest were Huocheng's original border guards. (Probably a joint defense of local nobles)

Lu Wu didn't see too many soldiers belonging to the Chinese army in the city, which means that they were not stationed in the city, so they should be camping in some front?

Then it only shows that a war is brewing on the Qin side.

In this case, war will definitely break out by the end of autumn at the latest this year.

To say that when he first came back, Lu Wu resisted going to the battlefield, a few months passed, and as he learned more, he already knew that as a nobleman in this era, going to the battlefield was inevitable.

If you don't want to go, you have to go when you are called up.

Besides, if you don't go to the battlefield, where can you go further?

Now, Lu Wu felt that he should prepare well, strive to set foot on the battlefield in the best condition, and establish a title under the name of the Meritorious Extension.

Nothing happened on the way home, so naturally there was no need to write a long story.

Returning to the domain, he was once again greeted and cheered by his subjects.

Jia Lao Zhuo came to report as soon as possible.

In the days since Lu Wu left, what happened to the land of the old Lu family, how many kinds of things were consumed, and so on.

"Is there any change in the case?" Lu Wu got the answer and pulled a long tone to make an "oh-" word.

The old man said very incomprehensibly: "Lord, knowing that there is a difference, why not chase or kill it?" ”

Cheng Ying, one of the loyal martyrs through the ages.

Lu Wu didn't care so much about history's evaluation of Cheng Ying, if he could find how to prove that the orphan was the one from the Zhao family, he would definitely kill Cheng Ying.

The key is that a month or two has passed, and he didn't find anything special with Cheng Ying at all, and Cheng Ying didn't leave the territory of the old Lu family without permission.

If there is really something hidden that can prove the identity of the Zhao orphan, Cheng Ying should attach great importance to it, and he will inevitably check whether he is still there from time to time when he carries it on his body; Hiding in the wilderness, I will not choose a place far away from Lao Lu's house, and I must often go to see if someone has taken it away.

But!

Cheng Ying didn't care about anything specifically, nor did he wander around the territory of the old Lu family, let alone the territory of the old Lu family.

"Isn't there anything that can prove the tokens of the Zhao orphans?" Lu Wu felt that something was wrong, and thought in confusion: "Could it be that just by relying on his face, he can prove that the child is an orphan of the Zhao family?" ”

It's not impossible.

After all, once Cheng Ying really saved the orphans of the Zhao family, and still appeared the only seedling of the main sect of the Zhao family at the right time, with his previous status in the main sect of the Zhao family, there is still a reasonable story, and the credibility is still quite high.

If the Zhao orphans and elders looked alike, it would be even more perfect.

"Actually, if the people of the Jin Kingdom really think that the main sect of the Zhao clan should be restored...... Lu Wu thought again: "Even if the child is not related to the Zhao family, they think it is, and it will be." ”

Lu Wu still felt that he would take a second look.

During this period of time, Cheng Ying is very honest and calm, and will take the initiative to help Lao Zhuo deal with some things, and he can do it quite properly.

Lu Wu was thinking about Cheng Ying and the Zhao orphans.

A maid came in to tell her, saying that Cheng Ying was asking to see her.

A few days later, Cheng Ying, whom Lu Wu saw again, couldn't help but be stunned when he saw it.

It's not that Cheng Ying, who hasn't seen him for a few days, has changed a lot, it's that he didn't bring the baby with him!

"Lord." Of course, Cheng Ying found that Lu Wu was obviously stunned, and he saluted first, and then said: "There are many subordinates to govern." I'm afraid it's going to be a disaster. ”

When the old Lu family crossed over at the time when Lu Wu had just crossed, there were only eight warriors and more than 500 people.

The above only counts the samurai and subjects, and does not include slaves.

In fact, even if the old Lu family is down, there are still nearly a hundred slaves.

Later, Lü Wu went to the Liang clan and brought back nearly eight hundred slaves.

On the way to Huocheng, more than a hundred savages were captured.

This time, he brought back three hundred slaves from Huocheng, all of whom were soldiers who had been captured on the battlefield.

Now slaves are not bound all the time, but they are still closely guarded.

Newly purchased slaves are expected to survive for a while and will control their freedom at all times.

Due to the smelting technology, there are not so many chains to use as anklets or something, but they will put the slaves in the yoke.

That is, a heavy wooden flail around the neck.

There are many types of "flails", some of which are locked in their heads and hands as soon as they are put on them; Others only added a burden to the slaves, but allowed them to work with their hands; There is also one that just locks the arms or legs.

Therefore, slaves were inefficient in their work, not only because of their reluctance, but also because of their limited movements.

Can Lü Wu not know that the gap between the ratio of samurai, vassals and slaves is too large, and it will be dangerous?

He observed the newly bought slaves along the way, and the Di people were actually quite honest, but some Qin people were a bit of a thief after relieving themselves.

There are only so many subjects of the old Lu family, and after promoting some subjects, there are only eighty warriors.

A samurai can usually take care of ten slaves, but the samurai needs to be sophisticated.

For example, those warriors who had just been promoted by Lu Wu (in fact, they were only temporary lords' arms), and one who could take care of five slaves was considered excellent.

The old Lu family now has close to fifteen hundred slaves, and only eighty warriors are obviously not enough!