Zhao Yin couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this: "Your Highness is now a newcomer to officialdom, and you must know that there is a saying in officialdom that there is a policy at the top, and there are countermeasures at the bottom." As far as this matter is concerned, as long as the officials of the various cities spread rumors, saying that Pingcheng is on the front line of the war against the Xiongnu, it is extremely dangerous, and it should not be taken lightly, and the people are ignorant, so they will naturally not dare to come. As for the dismissal of officials, don't those who are officials have some backers behind them? ”

Zhao Yin thought for a moment, and then continued: "So, according to my estimate, it is already the best estimate that there will be about 10,000 people to come to Pingcheng to join the construction. ”

Zhao Jie's face darkened instantly when he heard this, and then he continued: "In this way, we should have 20,000 people, and there should be 10,000 young adults as the main force, which should be enough!" ”

Zhao Yin lowered his head and snapped his fingers, then raised his head and retorted, "If Your Highness wants to complete it within two or three months, I estimate that at least 30,000 people will be enough." ”

Zhao Jie said in surprise when he heard this: "So many, are you sure?" “

Zhao Yin nodded and replied: "I was in charge of a similar task when I was in the Chu State, although the scale is not so large, but I still have a good understanding and clarity about the progress of the project. ”

"Now that you're familiar with these things, your estimation should be pretty much the same." Hearing this, Zhao Jie continued to ask: "There is still a shortage of about 10,000 people, do you have any good ways to recruit more people, speak up and listen." ”

Zhao Yin thought for a moment, and then said: "Your Highness, do you see if you can write to the person in charge of Cui Weixuan in Handan, urging him to speed up and quickly deliver the second batch of materials, finances, and craftsmen." ”

Zhao Jie replied without thinking: "Far water can't solve the close mouth, now we must speed up as soon as possible, and we can't delay time." It is imperative to resettle the people who are already in Pingcheng as soon as possible, and we cannot allow so many immigrants to live in the aboriginal homes for a long time, otherwise something will definitely happen after a long time. And if you don't complete most of the projects as soon as possible, where do you let the later people live, and now the whole Pingcheng can no longer squeeze out a few houses to shelter from the cold, do we want to let the people in Handan starve and freeze. ”

"Your Highness is right, do you have any good ideas?" Zhao Yin scratched his head, and then asked, "Of course, I'll think about it too." As a result, Zhao Yin and Zhao Jie both fell into deep thought.

"I thought of it!" After a while, Zhao Yin took the lead in breaking the calm: "I heard that not long ago, the Huns entered the Kou, and Li Mu and Li Junshou captured many Huns. ”

"Yes, it's a good idea, most of the captives are strong and powerful, and they don't cost money to summon them, so they are suitable for coolies." Zhao Jie smiled and said, "Speaking of prisoners, I thought that we can actually buy some slaves, although the cost is extraordinary at the beginning, but there is almost no big expenditure in the future. ”

"But since the way of Legalism is popular in the world, the number of slaves in the Central Plains countries is getting smaller and smaller, and my Zhao State has begun to release slaves since the alliance of the ancestor Zhao Jianzi and Houma, and now there is almost no big slave market in the country. And in the three counties of the Northland, there are already few people, where will there be many slaves? Zhao Yin asked puzzled.

Zhao Jie pointed to the north with his finger, and then explained, "Have you forgotten? Nowadays, this northern land is not only my Zhao country, but the Xiongnu and other grassland tribes all have slave trade. As long as we send out caravans and exchange the goods they desperately need with the tribes of the steppe, I think many of the tribal leaders who are in their own hands will agree to this deal! ”

Zhao Yin suddenly realized: "This year's Xiongnu invasion ended in failure, so their winter necessities must be quite scarce, if we use the grain they urgently need to trade with them for the people of our Zhao State who were coerced in the war, they will definitely be extremely happy to see it." Exchanging our private grain for the captured people of our Zhao State can not only solve the problem of our lack of manpower, but also gain a good reputation among the people. ”

"Grain?" Zhao Jie suddenly remembered something, and he hurriedly asked Zhao Yindao: "Is our current grain storage enough for 50,000 people to survive this winter?" ”

Zhao Yin lowered his head again, snapped his fingers, and quickly calculated in his heart. After a long time, Zhao Yin raised his head, took out Zhao Jie's former mantra and said to Zhao Jie: "Maybe, maybe, maybe it's not enough!" ”

"Is it enough or not enough?" Zhao Jie couldn't help but laugh dumbly when he heard Zhao Yin's words.

"Not enough." Zhao Yin shook his head and said, "Even if all the grain seeds kept in the aboriginal homes are collected, there will still be a shortage of about a month. ”

"That's a lot! It seems that I can only ask the county keeper for help. Zhao Jie muttered.

"Your Highness, most of the methods you and I have come up with require the help of the county guard, General Li Mu Li." Zhao Yin also sighed when he heard this, and said earnestly: "It seems that you can't avoid going to Shanwu City once. ”

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After a lapse of seven or eight days, Zhao Jie returned here again, and Zhao Jie, who did not have enough time, entered the city and went straight to the county guard's mansion.

"Is the county keeper in the house?" Zhao Jie asked the guard guarding in front of the mansion: "I came to him for something!" ”

Hearing this, the guard nodded and said, "It's a coincidence that you're here, our lord just came from the barracks, and now he's changing clothes in the inner room, and I heard that he will go out later." ”

When Zhao Jie heard this, he didn't wait for the guards to enter to report, and walked straight to the backyard of the county guard's mansion. "Ma'am." Halfway through, Zhao Jie saw Li Mu's wife, Li Wei, so he asked, "Is he there, my lord?" ”

Li Wei was married to Li Mu when Li Mu was poor, so the two husband and wife had a deep relationship, in the past, Li Mu regarded Zhao Jie as a nephew and often brought him into the house to take care of him, so Li Wei was also quite familiar with Zhao Jie. "It turned out to be Mo'er, your uncle went to the study, you can go there to find him!" Li Weishi said with a smile.

"Mrs. Xie!" Zhao Jie thanked him, and then walked towards the study. When Zhao Jie came to the study, it happened that Li Mu was walking out of it, ready to go out.

"My lord, please go slowly!" Zhao Jie hurriedly stepped forward and called Li Mu out loud.

Li Mu turned his head when he heard this, looked at Zhao Jie, and then asked each other, "Your Highness, aren't you in Pingcheng County?" What is the matter of coming to the good city? ”