Most of the affairs of Shouchun have been settled, and most of the officers and men of the three armies have also prepared their weapons and the grain and grass they carry with them.

Cao Shuo specially arranged for Sima Yi, Yan Liang, and Wen Chou to supervise the transportation of grain and grass.

The day of going to Xiliang is getting closer and closer.

In the barracks, all the staff and generals accompanied Cao Shuo and inspected the soldiers who were about to go out with him.

"How many standing armies do we have today?" Cao Shuo asked everyone.

Sima Yi replied: "Returning to Gongzi, the number of standing troops has reached 50,000. ”

"I think there are five million people under my rule, right?" Cao Shuo asked again.

"Not to mention five million." Chen Gong replied: "Gongzi has been urging all localities to have more children and raise more people, and now the registered population alone has exceeded 10 million. ”

"So much?" Cao Shuo was stunned.

"It's only on the books." Chen Gong replied: "There are still many migrants who have not been registered, and they are being assigned to do it. ”

"How many people do you estimate will be on the books?" Cao Shuo asked.

Chen Gong thought for a moment: "There are 12 million people to say the least. ”

"It's still too little." Cao Shuo said: "In such a big place, how can there be enough for 100 million people? ”

Everyone was stunned.

Since they were born, they have never imagined that there would be 100 million people in the world.

"Childe, so many people eat food...... Chen Gong reminded: "But there are a lot." ”

"I'm not already instructed to go down and have people study rice seed hybridization." Cao Shuo said: "If the research is successful, the grain output can be increased several times. ”

The hybrid rice plant Cao Shuo has been arranged for a long time, but the person in charge of the research has not seen the results so far.

Chen Gong asked, "What does Gongzi want so many people to do?" ”

"Don't you think it's easy to get things done when there are more people?" Cao Shuo smiled slightly and asked everyone.

"It's easy to do." Pang Tong said: "But it's not easy to raise too many people, and now it's a war, in case of a famine, I'm afraid the son will be anxious." ”

"As long as you have enough food, what are you afraid of in a disaster year." Cao Shuo said: "In the past, the grain was eaten dry corn, and there were no dishes, but now the people's homes consume food, and it is not as much as it was then? ”

"It's true that the consumption of food is much less than before, but the consumption of meat and fruits has increased a lot." Chen Gong said: "These are much more expensive than food. ”

"When the people live well, we will have a good life." Cao Shuo said with a smile: "Soon there will be some places to collect taxes, and every time there is more place to collect taxes, our income will be more." The more people we have, the more income we have? ”

Everyone looked at each other, and Pang Tong smiled: "Gongzi really looks at things differently from us. ”

"50,000 standing troops, the conquest of the Central Plains is enough." Cao Shuo said: "But what we will do in the future is not just to pacify the Central Plains. There are still many places to conquer and many things to do. What I hope is that one day, I will be able to lead an army of millions to sweep the world. ”

"Childe has ambitions, and sooner or later he will be able to get what he wants." The crowd responded.

"Tell the soldiers, let them go to bed early tonight, and the army will go out early tomorrow morning." Looking into the depths of the barracks, Cao Shuo gave an order.

That night, the 50,000 standing army and several elite troops under Cao Shuo ended the drill early and returned to the barracks to rest.

For many days to come, the soldiers could only sleep in tents, and the comfortable barracks would become their best memories on the battlefield.

The rest was too early, and many people couldn't sleep, so they sat in the barracks and chatted.

The barracks in Cao Shuo's army were very different from the barracks where Cao Cao's soldiers lived.

The barracks were lined with beds on the upper and lower floors.

Each soldier is assigned a soft and comfortable bed.

When you are tired from the exercise, take a hot bath, lie down on the bed again, make a book that you don't understand and read a few pages, or chat with a few people in the barracks about some unrelated topics, and don't live a happy life.

As the day of the expedition approaches, the days of comfort are about to pass.

But none of the officers and men of the Standing Army are nostalgic for such a refreshing day.

They are warriors, and their lives are to be confirmed on the battlefield.

The soldiers who couldn't sleep were talking in the barracks about how much time it would take to conquer Ma Chao in this expedition to Xiliang.

"I heard that Childe got a lot of new weapons from the craftsman's workshop this time." A stout soldier said, "I don't know what it is." ”

"Since Childe returned to Shouchun, he has been busy every day." Another soldier said, "I have a brother who is a guard next to Childe, and he told me that this weapon will definitely intimidate everyone. ”

"Didn't the weapons that Childe brought to the battlefield deter us that time?" A soldier next to him who was rummaging through the sheets and didn't know what he was looking for pouted: "If we can't deter us from killing and wounding the enemy army when we go to the battlefield, Childe will still work hard to get those things?" ”

"That's what I said." The sturdy soldier patted the back of the head of the soldier who answered his words: "Your brother didn't say what Childe brought to the battlefield this time?" ”

"How could he have said." Rubbing the back of his head, the soldier said, "The people around Childe, who dares to leak these things?" ”

"That's right." The strong master soldier nodded: "It's not difficult to know what it is, when we go to the battlefield, Gongzi will definitely take it out." ”

The soldiers were talking when the door was pushed open.

The captain stood at the door: "Childe has ordered, go to bed early tonight, what are you doing?" ”

Seeing that the captain was coming, the soldiers in the barracks hurriedly stood up and lined up, one by one, holding their heads high and straightening their bodies.

They thought that the captain would come in and reprimand them severely, but the captain didn't seem to have that intention at all, so he stepped aside and said to someone behind, "They really didn't sleep." ”

The lieutenant was respectful to the people outside, and the soldiers were all puzzled.

Their doubts didn't last long, and a few people walked out of the darkness behind the captain.

Seeing the person walking in the front, the soldiers in the barracks hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Childe! ”

Walking into the barracks with a slight smile, Cao Shuo looked around: "Yes, it's neatly cleaned up, like a barracks." ”

The soldiers bowed their heads, and no one dared to say anything.

"Why haven't you slept yet?" Cao Shuo turned to them and asked.

"Returning to the childe." One of the soldiers replied: "We can't sleep. ”

"I'm going to go on the expedition tomorrow, is it possible that I can't sleep nervously?" Cao Shuo asked.

"I have followed Childe for many years, and I have fought a lot of battles." The soldier said: "We are not nervous, we think of going to Xiliang to fight Ma Chao, and we are even looking forward to it." ”

"It turned out that I couldn't sleep in anticipation." Cao Shuo smiled slightly: "But I think you should still sleep, after tomorrow, I don't know how many days of hardship you have to endure outside before you can come back." ”