Chapter 2422
Disarming
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Cao Chun, with sufficient awareness and carrying the expectations and entrustment of others, embarked on the journey to the west.
It became the fastest legion to pack up and prepare for departure among all the legions.
In Chang'an, the bored Lu Bu also got the opportunity to participate by volunteering and with the recommendation of Zhao Yun.
As for this battlefield which was nominally for inspection but the actual situation was still unknown, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun had no objection in essence and were even quite supportive.
The people in Bingzhou were originally very poor and lived a difficult life. Agricultural farming alone required a huge investment of time and the pressure of life was quite great.
However, since the completion of the system transformation, the country has adopted the strategy of expanding northwards, utilizing the labor of northern nomadic peoples, actively engaged in road expansion and ore mining, strengthened ore smelting, and embarked on a path of development based on steel smelting. People's lives have indeed become much richer.
In this era, the value of steel is still very high, and to a certain extent it can even be said to be hard currency. There is no problem of excessive value decline.
Especially in the subsequent period, the expansion of territory at the national level and the upgrading and replacement of a large number of agricultural machinery all mean huge steel consumption.
As for the supply and demand relationship of steel in the entire Han Empire for a long period of time thereafter, the supply will remain less than the demand, so the price will naturally remain strong.
It can be said that in this regard, Lu Bu and others' response to the people of Bingzhou was a pretty good answer.
At least at this time, the people of Bingzhou no longer have to worry about their next meal and do not have to worry about a precarious life.
In this case, if you want to maintain it, you naturally need continuous investment and positive cycle development.
In this way, Lu Bu's behavior is still within Liu Tong's understanding, at least it can be understood from a realistic level.
Although this practice is indeed not so good according to normal human standards and moral standards, it is at least acceptable.
For nomadic people, going from not having enough food and clothing to having enough food and clothing is at least an improvement.
It is normal for others to take it away based on economic benefits and economic interests.
Due to environmental and weather factors, as well as meal times and normal rest time, it would be good if we could work four hours a day.
Based on the length of time this job had taken and comparing it with the situation in the chat group, Liu Tong really felt that the problem was not serious.
After all, without the care of lighting, and in an area at a relatively high latitude, the time for normal working is limited by the actual environmental constraints, which is actually quite humane.
However, that only applies to people in the chat group. As for Lu Bu in this world, or the vast majority of practitioners, they have begun to conceive of more ways to increase steel production.
In Lu Bu's mind, the current number of people can achieve the current output, so wouldn't adding people increase the output?
The labor force in the north, or the nomadic people, has been greatly reduced due to his sustainable sweep, and the gains from each attack have become less and less.
Whether it was just to start a discussion or to expand the scope of the raid, the gains brought back were much less.
Lu Bu, who thought he could not go on this road anymore, felt much better after knowing that there were still many people west of the Western Regions. He estimated the distance between the two sides and his mood improved instantly. The distance has doubled or tripled, but the labor force is basically at hand. Isn't this something worth being happy about?
So much so that when debating with Chen Gong, the confident Lu Bu even made Chen Gong confused and dazed for a moment with just simple addition and subtraction.
Therefore, Lu Bu, who embarked on the journey to the west, had several purposes in mind and walked west excitedly.
He didn't consider at all whether he could bring the person back after such a long journey, or whether other people would really let Lu Bu bring the person back?
Chen Gong, who finally realized that this matter was unreliable, just smiled calmly and began to help plan based on this matter.
In Chen Gong's opinion, the bad idea that Lu Bu came up with when he was hot-headed was not without the possibility of success.
It is indeed not possible to transport the labor force back directly, and the difficulty involved is simply beyond what Lu Bu can accomplish.
But that doesn't mean there aren't ways to accomplish this workforce change.
In today's world, people who have a small number of nomadic laborers are not only in Bingzhou, but also in other places.
According to the simplest method of labor replacement, it is entirely possible to give the labor obtained by Lu Bu to those families that are willing to expand their territory, and then use the names of those families, whether by money or replacement, to move the labor of nearby nomadic peoples in the country to the Bingzhou area.
In this mutually beneficial situation, completing the labor force changes and resource exchanges between both parties is definitely a win-win situation.
In the Chang'an area, in addition to Lu Bu and others, there were other legions that set out on the journey westward.
Among them was Duan Yun, who bid farewell to Liu Bei.
Duan Yun originally wanted to take off all his equipment and go to the Western Regions with only the sharp sword in his hand, but facing Liu Bei's concerned eyes, he finally decided to go to the Western Regions wearing this luxurious equipment.
However, after arriving in the Pamirs area and seeing the seniors in the army, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry stationed in this area, Duan Yun took off his equipment and changed into the same leather armor as ordinary Xiliang Iron Cavalry. Then he put this luxurious and heavy equipment on the accompanying carriage.
Lu Jun, who witnessed all this, shook his head slightly and withdrew his gaze.
"Teacher, do you think there is something wrong with them?" Xu Shu, who was standing next to Lu Jun, looked at Feixiong Jun's behavior with a hint of confusion in his eyes.
How could one just not wear such a heavy armor with excellent defensive capabilities? What kind of thinking is this person having?
Is it just for the sake of unification that all the army’s equipment was replaced with leather armor?
But this shouldn't be the case. In the Pamir Mountains, the elite Xiliang cavalry had already changed from leather armor to iron armor.
Not to mention that the Feixiong Army at this time, no matter how you look at it, can be called elite, why would they give up their armor and weaken their combat effectiveness?
If Lu Jun had not raised any objections, Xu Shu would probably have started an investigation and prepared the complaint process as appropriate.
If one general is incompetent, the whole army will be exhausted. Xu Shu did not want to destroy the only military soul legion in the Han Empire because of the incompetence of one general.
(End of this chapter)