The Wuyuan County Guard stood opposite Cao Shuo.

Cao Shuo leaned slightly, stared into his eyes and asked, "Are you sure that Shang Jia has been found and sent out?" ”

"Pretty sure." The county guard said: "These people are familiar with the Hetao, and it is easier to find the Xiongnu royal court than the scouts of the army. ”

"I sent out Fire Dance and couldn't find it, could it be that Shang Jia is more capable than Fire Dance?" Cao Shuo shook his head, expressing disbelief.

"Childe doesn't know." The county guard replied, "Although I don't know what Fire Dance is capable of, they are not familiar with the Hetao after all. On the contrary, it is a businessman, who travels all over the world, and without well-informed information, they will not have much profit in business. The more desolate they are, the more they must know where to find a place to sell their goods, otherwise won't all the goods be smashed in their hands? ”

What the county guard said was very reasonable, Cao Shuo pursed his lips and asked, "How long do you estimate that they will be able to send back the news about the Xiongnu royal court?" ”

"At least a month, at most two or three months." The county guard said: "Don't worry, Gongzi, they will definitely be able to bring back the position of the Xiongnu royal court." ”

"One month to two or three months." Cao Shuo said: "Spring has just arrived, although I have left some time for the soldiers, but I can't delay it for so long. After three or two months of getting the news, it was already summer. We haven't had time to go on the offensive yet, and autumn is here again. As long as it enters autumn, even if we fight farther, it will not be possible to stabilize the results, and I don't want the soldiers to be delayed in Wuyuan for another year. ”

The county guard lowered his head and did not dare to say anything more.

"You ask someone to send a message to those merchants, I will give them ten days, if anyone can bring back the position of the Xiongnu royal court within ten days, when our army captures the Xiongnu Dadanyu, I will allow him to have business dealings with Lingyun Pavilion." Cao Shuo said to the county guard. ??? ? A look at the book ??· ｙ Ｋ?Ａ?ＮＳＨＵ·ＣＯＭ

Originally, he lowered his head, and heard that he could have some contact with Lingyun Pavilion if he found the Xiongnu Royal Court, and the county guard hurriedly raised his head.

Wuyuan did not have Lingyun Pavilion, but Lingyun Pavilion's reputation was extremely great.

Especially the businessmen who come and go, they often enjoy mentioning Lingyun Pavilion.

How many businessmen's dreams can have business dealings with Lingyun Pavilion?

The county guard had no doubt that as long as this news spread, I am afraid that someone would really be able to find the Xiongnu royal court within ten days.

"I'll arrange it." The county guard was ordered to retreat.

When he went out, he happened to bump into Lu Bu.

bowed down and saluted Lu Bu, and the county guard greeted: "General Lu!" ”

Lu Bu arched his hand very casually: "What are the county guards going to do?" ”

"I just got the order of the son, let people go to the Xiongnu royal court." Wuyuan County Shou replied and said to Lu Bu: "I'll retire first!" ”

Lu Bu nodded and watched the county guard leave.

He turned around and stood at the door: "Lu Bu asks to see Gongzi." ”

"General Lu, please come in." Cao Shuo's voice came from the house.

Entering the room, Lu Bu saw Cao Shuo sitting in the room checking something.

"I've seen Childe." He clenched his fists and saluted.

Cao Shuo raised his head and looked at him and said, "General Lu is exempt, what is the important matter to see me?" ”

"It doesn't matter." Lu Bu said: "I just want to ask Gongzi, there are so many Xiongnu women in Wuyuan City, how does Gongzi plan to settle them in the future?" ”

"The population of Wuyuan is not large, and it is close to the Hetao, and the Xiongnu women stay here, and they will have children in the future, and they are likely to have some involvement with the Huns. I don't want what I do today to be a hidden danger in the future. Cao Shuo said: "The Xiongnu women must be brought back to the Central Plains and find a marriage match for them." ”

"Have you ever thought that when we return to the Central Plains, we will have to pass through the Yuan family's territory." Lu Bu said: "In case the Yuan family intercepts and kills them halfway, these women are all burdens. ”

"I know." Cao Shuo said: "After years of war, the population of the Central Plains is no longer large. A man can marry many women and even get many women pregnant. And a woman can only give birth to one child in a certain period of time. I don't have any other way to get the population up faster. ”

"The population of Huainan and other places is now far beyond other places, and there are many newborn children, do you still feel that Gongzi is not enough?" Lu Bu was stunned.

"Of course not enough." Cao Shuo said: "A county, such a large territory, is only a few hundred thousand people, and in some places there are even hundreds of thousands. General Lu thinks this situation is normal? ”

Lu Bu was silent.

From the time he followed Ding Jianyang to the Central Plains, it seems that the population of various places is not too much.

The entire population is concentrated in the Yellow Turban Thieves.

The measures taken by the imperial court against the Yellow Turban thieves were to catch and kill one by one, and the population plummeted rapidly.

Dealing with the small population, Lu Bu certainly has no concept.

"There are too few Han people, and they are going to be bullied." Cao Shuo said: "A county, such a large territory, in my opinion, does not have tens of millions of people, and it is not suitable. ”

Lu Bu was stunned.

Tens of millions of people are an unimaginable number compared to today's 3.5 million people......

According to Cao Shuo's expectations, how much pressure did the men have to put in the places he controlled......

Giving birth to children, although the local government has a full view from beginning to end, there is no need for the people to worry about and burden.

Every time you have an extra child, you can not only receive the corresponding reward from the government, but when the child grows up, there will be an extra labor force in the family, which is extremely cost-effective for any family.

"Actually, I just don't quite understand why Gongzi left the Huns." Lu Bu said: "You know, the children they gave birth to are still half Huns......

"Growing up in the Central Plains and being nurtured by the Central Plains, their children are still Central Plains people?" Cao Shuo smiled slightly: "When their children grow up and marry the children of the Han people, the next generation will only have a quarter of the Xiongnu blood." So back and forth, but for a few generations, there were no more Xiongnu in the Central Plains. ”

"Does General Lu think that in order to exterminate a nation, it is necessary to use the method of killing?" Cao Shuo asked.

"I don't understand this very well, please forgive me." Lu Bu responded.

"If I want to exterminate the Huns, I can't rely on killing." Cao Shuo said: "What we can rely on is integration, so that the Huns can completely integrate into us." A few generations later, there will be no more Huns in the world! ”

Cao Shuo's explanation made Lu Bu understand.

He said to Cao Shuo: "I understand what Gongzi said, the Hun women came to the Central Plains just to give birth to children for us Central Plains men." The more women there are, the more children will be born under the rule of Childe, and after ten or twenty years, looking at the world, only Childe can gather an army of millions. ”

"General Lu finally understood." Cao Shuo smiled slightly and said to Lu Bu: "Those Hun women will be handed over to General Lu to take care of first, and no one will be allowed to kill them." In addition to not allowing them to move around freely, they must have an adequate supply of food and drink. Before returning to the Central Plains, no one is allowed to have adultery with them without permission. ”