Zhuge Liang didn't say it casually, in the early years, the population of the Han Dynasty was no longer as miserable as it was at the end of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and there were still tens of millions of people.

Coupled with the encouragement of childbearing over the years, the population has doubled over the decades, and the unbridled plundering of the outside population has now approached the 100 million mark.

Although compared with the billions of later generations, it is not even a fraction of the current one, and even strictly calculated, the population of less than 100 million cannot even fill the current territory of the Han Dynasty.

But Liu Xuan has been 'idle' for decades, and he can't sit still.

What's more, in his opinion, the area currently occupied by the Xiongnu does not need a large number of people to be stationed, which is determined by the geographical environment of the region itself.

The place currently occupied by the Xiongnu is located in the northwest of Bingzhou, above Yongzhou, and east of Liangzhou, and there are not many places suitable for settlement, which is more suitable for nomads to live.

The Han were an agrarian people, and there were only a few places in that area that were suitable for building towns.

Fortunately, these places were barely able to form an irregular net to control the area, and all Liu Xuan had to do was to relocate some of the people to settle in these cities.

In addition, as for thorough and complete development...... Certainly not something to do now.

Because once this area is captured, the Han Dynasty will border the Northern Wei Dynasty, and this area will not directly carry out a lot of development work like Liaozhou, but will enter a state of military control - that is, everything will be prioritized for military action, and a large number of soldiers and horses will be stationed here.

On the surface, it was to confront the Northern Wei Dynasty, but in fact, the generals of the Han Dynasty knew that once the Xiongnu were destroyed and the grassland area was annexed, then the Han Dynasty would automatically enter a real state of preparation for war - the so-called Xiongnu was just an appetizer before the feast, and even many generals did not look down on the Xiongnu. They preferred to save their strength to deal with the Northern Wei Dynasty.

After all, since the establishment of the country by fighting Xianbei, its huge territory, strong combat power and large population base have made it the most powerful enemy of the Han Dynasty.

Although the Huns were strong, they were stuck in the cracks, and they were ...... Their power was too small, and the generals of the Han Dynasty felt that they would not be able to open up much territory for the Han Dynasty even if they destroyed the Xiongnu.

On the contrary, the Northern Wei Dynasty, once destroyed, the territory of the Han Dynasty was directly doubled. Not to mention the high-ranking general's number, the title is also firmly gone.

You must know that under the control of today's son, the reward of the title is very strictly controlled, and so far there are only a few people in the court who have titles, such as Cao Cao, Lu Bu, and Ma Teng. The others are just officials, not knights, only some old ministers when they resign and retire, and the court will symbolically reward the lowest title - not hereditary.

Therefore, getting the title has become one of the biggest pursuits of the current Han officials, not that the benefits brought by this title are coveted by countless people, just to be able to become one of the top people in the Han Dynasty.

The so-called people fight for a breath, and that's probably it.

In short, for the Huns. The interest of the Han generals is really limited, if the king of the Huns knows that he and others are now in such a position in the eyes of the Han generals, I don't know if he will jump up and mobilize all his people to fight against the Han.

It's a pity that in Liu Xuan's eyes, even if the Huns copy the guys to fight hard with themselves and others, it is meaningless, in his eyes, the existence of the Huns is a dish. He eats whatever he wants, and he is not afraid of choking at all.

"In addition, at present, a large number of alien races have been plundered into the interior of the Han Dynasty, so be careful not to have any disputes!"

Zhuge Liang nodded, he knew how to deal with these things. In addition, Guo Jia on the side of the Criminal Department had already said hello, and Dali Temple Qing Fazheng was also an upright person, as long as something really happened, as long as the imperial court expressed its position, I believe that the county officials would understand what to do is the right thing. ...,

Then I asked about a few more things. Zhuge Liang retreated directly.

To be honest, asking Zhuge Liang to be a household secretary, although he can show his ability in internal affairs, is still a bit condescending.

Liu Xuan has always believed that the most versatile top talents in the Three Kingdoms period: Cao Cao and Zhuge Liang!

Although Xun You and Xun Yu are also very comprehensive, they do not have the ability to lead the army alone after all. Although they are a suitable military advisor, they cannot be the commander.

Although Zhuge Liang has been criticized for his tactics, he does have outstanding command ability.

Needless to say, Cao Cao is a typical example of being able to manage the soldiers and the people when he gets off the horse.

The rest of those who can be literate and capable of martial arts either focus on literature or martial arts, or they are not good at governing people's livelihood.

So he always felt that if he really wanted Zhuge Liang to show his talents, he had to let him occupy a high position.

It's just that Zhuge Liang has a very bad habit, and Liu Xuan has been pressing him not to reuse it on the premise of knowing his strength, and there is a reason for this - Zhuge Liang likes to handle big and small things himself, which at best is serious and responsible for work, and at worst it is to grasp power tightly.

Liu Xuan pressed Zhuge Liang at first, and later asked him to go to the Ministry of Industry to help Huang Chengyan, all to ask him to adapt to the current environment of the imperial court: you are responsible for what you are responsible for, and what should be assigned is assigned, don't keep an eye on everything personally.

At this time, he was put in charge of the household department, and there was a reason for this - there is a huge country, there are countless states, counties, cities and counties, if you Zhuge Liang really want to grasp everything in your hands, even if you are an immortal, you can vomit blood tiredly.

If you want to do it well, you have to know what things to let your subordinates do, and what things need to be done in person.

Looking at it now, Zhuge Liang is also slowly adapting, in general, although his current performance does not meet Liu Xuan's expectations, it is okay, as long as he continues to maintain, sooner or later he can meet Liu Xuan's requirements.

Anyway, the position of the three dukes can only be transferred at present, and this will not be changed until the end of the Xiongnu War, and at the same time, the Taiwei will fall on Cao Cao's head without any suspense.

"Against the Huns, it is estimated that there is no need to use many soldiers and horses!"

As soon as Zhuge Liang left, Liu Xuan began to think about this war with the Xiongnu.

In this game, there is basically no suspense about the outcome of the game, the only suspense is how long the Xiongnu can hold out, and whether the Northern Wei Dynasty will make any moves at this time - if the Xiongnu are really destroyed, the Northern Wei Dynasty will be directly threatened by the Han Dynasty, and it is impossible for the Tuoba clan not to see this, so they will definitely make some moves.

It's just that whether to assist the Xiongnu to preserve the Xiongnu as a buffer force, or to directly take advantage of the fire to rob and seize the territory of the Xiongnu, this is uncertain.

"Who to send?"

Sitting behind his desk, Liu Xuan thought about who should lead the army to destroy the Xiongnu.

To tell the truth, although there are not many military generals in the Han Dynasty today, they are sufficient! In recent years, outstanding generals such as Deng Ai and Hao Zhao have emerged, as well as many military attachés scattered throughout the Han Dynasty, and many of these people are figures who have left their names in history.

Unfortunately, because there was no century-long war, and there was no chaos later, many of these people did not really come forward.

Fortunately, these people's qualifications are indeed good, and they have basically obtained the opportunity to cultivate and prolong their lifespans, considering that the Great Han will launch an offensive against the whole world in the future, they don't have to worry that they will never have a chance to come out.

But they still have to endure it for now, after all, Liu Xuan still has a large number of generals waiting for meritorious service!

was thinking about it, and suddenly saw a head poking out of the door, yellow hair and a slightly dark complexion, with a little cunning eyes, it was not Huang Yueying?..., "Come in, there is no one else now!"

Compared with Huang Yueying, Sun Shangxiang is much more generous, and walked in directly - over the years, those who know Sun Shangxiang are either dead, or they are Liu Xuan's henchmen, and they won't ask nonsense.

And several of Liu Xuan's women knew about Sun Shangxiang's existence, so she no longer had to hide in the Tianji Pavilion all day long as before, and she could come out and walk around from time to time.

Huang Yueying didn't know what the considerations were, but she often took Sun Shangxiang with her and wandered around, and she didn't know why she came to find herself today, and she even dragged Sun Shangxiang on.

But then again, over the years, Sun Shangxiang has gradually regained some popularity.

It's not that she is not angry, since she has cultivated the power of blood, Sun Shangxiang is no different from a living person, but at that time, after a few decades of coldness, even if she regained her vitality, she felt a little cold and hard when she looked at it.

I don't usually have any expressions.,It's like I'm not interested in anything.。

But in recent years, Sun Shangxiang seems to have regained her ordinary girl's temperament, at least she can often talk and laugh with Huang Yueying and Diao Chan, and she no longer has only one expression.

"What's the matter?"

Huang Yueying directly hunched her waist, leaned on the table with her elbows, dragged her cheeks with her hands, and looked at Liu Xuan with a cute expression.

"......" frowned, and Liu Xuan finally waved his hand: "Don't deliberately pretend to be cute, it doesn't match your image!"

Huang Yueying, who said this, was annoyed for a while, and finally returned to normal after snorting twice: "I saw Kong Ming just now, are you going to fight again?"

"Oh?" Liu Xuan laughed: "Kong Ming is the head of the household, it doesn't seem that I have anything to do with the war when I recruited him, right?"

Huang Yueying showed an expression of 'what is pretending?'

Liu Xuan watched it interestingly, so he sat there and didn't speak, and in the end, Huang Yueying couldn't help but open his mouth first: "Who are you going to fight this time?" I said it in advance, I have a few big tests to do here, so I'm going to the front line!"

"Experiment?" Liu Xuan really didn't expect Huang Yueying to find himself because of this kind of thing: "Did you make any weapons again?"

Huang Yueying smiled: "It's not just a few weapons, but also the flying dragon that has been cultivated, you have to let it go to the battlefield to try the effect, right?"