"Summon Gu Yong to come!" Yuan Shu ordered to the nearby servant.

"No!" The nearby servant took the order and left.

After getting 300,000 people, we naturally have to discuss with Gu Yong how to make arrangements.

At the same time, Yuan Shu also wanted to know the current population under his rule.

After a while, Gu Yongshan came and bowed and said, "Greetings to the lord!"

"No need to be too polite! Sitting." Yuan Shu pointed to the seat beside him.

"Thank you lord!" Gu Yong thanked him and came to his seat to sit down.

"Ahem!" Yuan Shu cleared his throat and asked, "Yuan Shen! How many people are there under my rule?"

Gu Yong pondered for a moment and replied, "It has reached 15 million people."

Yuan Shu was overjoyed, and 15 million was beyond his expectations.

"Okay! OK!" Yuan Shu praised loudly.

Gu Yong smiled slightly, and he was very satisfied with it.

"The Han Dynasty experienced the Yellow Turban Rebellion and its population dropped sharply, less than 30 million. Now I occupy half of it, who can compete in the world?" Yuan Shu couldn't help but be proud.

When Gu Yong heard this, he was stunned at first, and then hurriedly said, "Lord is wrong! The population in the world is more than 30 million?"

"Hmm?" Yuan Shu looked at Gu Yong in surprise and asked, "How can Yuan Tan explain this?"

"Lord! All we know are recorded in the book, that is, ordinary people, but the slaves in various major families are not listed here. Moreover, the world is in chaos and countless refugees are everywhere, and these people have never recorded them. According to the subordinates, the population in the world is definitely more than 30 million," Gu Yong said.

"Why didn't I expect it!" Yuan Shu frowned and his face was extremely solemn. He naturally knew that all the slaves of the aristocratic family were not in the official records, and he had spent countless efforts to squeeze out all the population in the aristocratic family.

Perhaps because of this, Yuan Shu focused all his energy on "squeezing" the population and ignored the registration issue.

After calming down, Yuan Shu asked Gu Yong: "What is the population today?"

Gu Yong calculated silently for a while and replied: "It is definitely more than 50 million."

"Hiss!" Yuan Shu took a deep breath.

You should know that there were only nearly 60 million people during the heyday of the Han Dynasty (recorded). According to later historical records, after the Yellow Turban Rebellion and before the Battle of Guandu, the population of the Han Dynasty dropped sharply by half, leaving only about 30 million.

Based on this calculation, the aristocratic families in the world actually have a population of 20 million. What a terrible thing.

In fact, it is not as exaggerated as Yuan Shu thought. The aristocratic family only has a population of more than 10 million, and it should be noted that refugees also account for a large part.

After calming down, Yuan Shu recalled carefully and finally discovered something strange.

According to historical records, after the Three Kingdoms War, the population in the world was only more than 7 million. After the unification of the Western Jin Dynasty, the population increased sharply to more than 39 million, nearly 40 million after ten years of prosperity.

More than seven million to 39 million, such a large span is really hard to believe.

However, now Yuan Shu finally understood the reason.

First: After hundreds of years of war, the population of the world has dropped sharply, and there will definitely be a phenomenon of more land and fewer people. The people are simple and yearn for land the most, and the slaves in aristocratic families are no exception.

It can be imagined that a wave of redemption must have arisen, and for some reason, the emperor at that time, either simply wanted to increase the population or weaken the power of the aristocratic family, so he acquiesced to this scene and even fueled the fire.

Second: The wars in the world caused people to be displaced in various places, so the officials naturally could not record these people in the book. However, after the unification of the world, society was stable and the people began to settle down again.

With these populations, it is not that exaggerated to seven million to three hundred and nine million.

"The [revolution] has not been successful yet, comrades still need to work hard!" Thinking about everything, Yuan Shu couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He thought he had reached the end, but he didn't expect that he had just started his journey and things were unpredictable!

After thinking for a while, Yuan Shu said to Gu Yong: "Yuan sigh! Go and count the entire population and divide it into three tribes: young, strong, and old. Those under the age of eighteen are young, eighteen to forty-five are strong, and those above forty-five are old."

He paused and continued, "Except for the barbarians of other tribes, all the rest must be recorded in the book and must not be missed."

"No!" Gu Yong agreed without any pressure. The aristocratic family under Yuan Shu had long lost their slaves. Even if there were some maids guarding the courtyard, the two sides were only hiring relationships, not masters and servants. Yuan Shu's move should not cause any backlash.

Then, Yuan Shu asked again: "How effective is the conquering refugees now?"

Gu Yong looked bitter and sighed: "It's not as good as before! The princes from all over the country have begun to restrain the people under their rule and strictly prohibit their families from moving. In the past two years, Runan, Wancheng and other places have basically not collected many people."

Yuan Shu was not surprised. The other princes were not fools. How could they not know the importance of population? After realizing it, they would definitely take measures to prevent population loss.

"It's okay! Although there are still many princes in the north, they are much more stable than before, so there are naturally fewer refugees. If you can, you will be able to collect, and there is no need to force them." Yuan Shu comforted.

Gu Yong nodded slightly and signaled that he understood.

"By the way!" Yuan Shu suddenly thought that the main thing had not been said yet.

"I have reached an agreement with Xuzhou. In the near future, 300,000 people will be moved to Jiangling and other places. You can prepare for it and settle down." Yuan Shu instructed.

Gu Yong was overjoyed and said, "I didn't expect Liu Bei would pay such a price."

He paused and asked again, "I don't know what the lord has promised."

"Same as Tao Qian, as long as Liu Bei is in one day, I will not set foot in Xuzhou in an inch of land." Yuan Shu said casually.

"What?" Gu Yong was shocked, frowned, and advised: "Lord, I think three times, Tao Qian is old and sick, and there is not much time left, so it is okay for the lord to make such a promise. But Liu Bei is in his prime, how can he make such a promise and tie his own hands and feet?"

Yuan Shu shook his head and said, "Don't worry! Liu Bei is indeed a character, with a heroic posture, but unfortunately he is destined to be unable to gain a foothold in Xuzhou."

Gu Yong wanted to persuade him again, but Yuan Shu insisted very much and had no choice but to give up.

"Go!" Yuan Shu waved.

"I'm leaving!" Gu Yong bowed and slowly left the lobby.

After Gu Yong left, Yuan Shu began to quietly think about the situation in Xuzhou.

To be honest, Yuan Shu didn't take Liu Bei seriously at this time. Before meeting the Zhuge Demon, Liu Bei was just a dog that lost his wife and children, and fled for nothing.

The reason why Yuan Shu was so concerned about Xuzhou was because of Lu Bu.

When Yuan Shu thought of Lu Bu, he had a little headache. He really wanted to subdue the god of war, and of course his generals, but this matter could not be done with just talking about it.

"In a short time, Lu Bu will be defeated by Cao Cao and then defect to Xuzhou. Next year..."

Thinking of this, Yuan Shu frowned. Next year was a special year. In the year of Jian'an, Cao Cao kidnapped Emperor Xian and officially began to use the emperor to command the princes, and Liu Bei was his first target.

In history, Cao Cao pretended to be the emperor and ordered Liu Bei to attack Yuan Shu, and then Lu Bu took advantage of the situation to capture Xuzhou.

However, now that Yuan Shu is strong, Cao Cao may not dare to offend him. Such a scene of Liu Bei attacking Yuan Shu may not be able to be staged.

"I don't know where Cao Cao would order Liu Bei to fight." Yuan Shu was not sure. He was unlikely to be himself, and the same was true for Qingzhou. Kong Rong, Tian Kai and Liu Bei had old friends, so Cao Cao would not be so stupid that he asked him to fight Qingzhou. At that time, Liu Bei would not work hard and act like a show, and Cao Cao would have no choice.

"Maybe Cao will release Liu Bei."

However, Yuan Shu quickly denied this idea. Cao Cao's goal was Xuzhou. If he wanted to take Xuzhou, he naturally had to weaken Liu Bei's strength. The best way was to let Liu Bei fight with another prince, hold the trump card of the emperor, and not be afraid that Liu Bei would be disobedient.

After thinking for a long time, Yuan Shu was still unable to confirm and simply gave up.

After a while, Yuan Shu's voice came from the hall: "Haha! I'm also very curious about what Cao Cao's final choice was."

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