"Zhao Guo has a very good idea. In the northeast, there are Zhao Guoren and Yan Guoren. I don't think the problem is too big." Shang Wen looked at the telegram in his hand and said to Meng Yi. This telegram came from Handan, Zhao State, and was sent to him by Li Mu. The content of the telegram was about their plan to encircle the Goguryeo people in Yangping area.

"Yeah. In this way, we don't have to worry too much about the affairs of Yan State and Liaodong. We can also relax a little bit about the development of Liaodong." Meng Yi said to Shangwen.

"Yeah." Shang Wen nodded.

"However, there is still a problem that has not been resolved. Regarding the problem of railway labor. This problem is still not well resolved. This has severely restricted our construction progress." Shang Wen said worriedly.

"Especially the problems in the Western Regions are extremely serious. I heard that people from the military have already participated last time. They put all the captured Western Regions prisoners of war into the construction of the railway, but the problem is still not very serious. Good solution." Shang Wen said to Meng Yi. Then motioned Meng Yi to sit down and talk.

"This problem has been very prominent before. Although we have recruited some railway workers from various countries, their treatment still puts a lot of cost pressure on our railway company. They do not want the treatment of railway workers in the construction of railways. To work harder, they need cheaper railway workers." Meng Yi said to Shangwen.

"Yeah." Shang Wen nodded.

"It is difficult to solve this problem." Shang Wen said to Meng Yi.

"As far as I know, the Qin State does not have much cheap labor in the Western Regions, especially slaves. Many farmers and ranchers are complaining that their number of slaves has decreased a lot. In this regard, Qin can only promote some agricultural machinery. Solve this problem." Shang Wen said to Meng Yi.

"But the railway problem cannot be resolved. We must know that the railway problem is directly related to our Qin State's strategic existence in the Western Regions." Shang Wen said to Meng Yi.

"I know this too well, but the fact is that we can't solve this problem. The demand is too great, but our army can stay here and can't move. It is impossible to further develop the Western Regions. This problem exists in many places." Meng Yi said to Shang Wen.

"Well. It seems that this issue can only be put on hold temporarily." Shang Wen said to Meng Yi.

Both Shangwen and Meng Yi were unable to fundamentally solve the problem of labor in the Western Regions. This problem is a population problem. The Western Regions is a place with a large area and sparsely populated areas. The land is very vast, which can solve many agricultural problems. The minerals of Qin are also very common in the development of the country. But these all require population. Farmers need population. The pasture also mainly needs population. The development of mineral owners also needs population, because some places can only be solved by people. The bigger problem is the railway. Railway construction requires intensive labor to solve the problem of railway laying, and the labor intensity of railway engineering is very high. Generally, no one wants to do such a job. Therefore, there is a shortage of labor everywhere in Qin, especially the Western Regions under construction. But the population of the Western Regions cannot solve it by itself.

The mountainous area in the southern part of the Western Region, which is the Peshawar area in the mountainous area of ​​Afghanistan today, is an important traffic barrier connecting the continent to South Asia. The people of Yueshi tried to open up a passage to India here.

"The people of the Yue family accepted my strategy. They were very clever to besiege the city of Zhatuo. The Peacock dynasty in the south did not send reinforcements. The cannons of the people of the Yue family were very sharp. Take down this important transportation route on the road to the south." Meng Dong wrote in his notebook.

"However, the southern Maurya Dynasty has a relatively large population here. At least the population is much larger than in the mountainous areas where the Yueshi people live. Here, the Yueshi people have captured many prisoners of war, and they wiped out the tribes attached to the Maurya Dynasty. In the village, the population there is relatively dense. In just ten days, they have captured more than 5,000 people. These slaves will be sent to Qin, and Qin needs slaves very much. From today According to a businessman from the Qin State, I know where these merchants will send these slaves. Mines and railway construction sites require a lot of labor, and the price is very reasonable. I don’t know how much they will give. It's too clear, but the people of the Yue family accepted it happily." Meng Dong went on to write.

"The Qin merchants have attracted more Yue tribes to gather. Within a few days, three more larger tribes have come here, and they are heading to the south. I heard that they are further south. There will be more people in the Maurya Dynasty. I really don’t know what the fate of these people will be. Because these **** Yue people are equipped with a large number of muskets and artillery, these are important sharp weapons against the Maurya Dynasty, making a huge noise. , And the terrifying cannons with the killing effect. It will make the people of the **** Peacock Dynasty tremble terribly." Meng Dong introduced.

"These are very simple to say, it is killing. The killing, the continuous killing, the **** killing caused heavy casualties to the people of the Maurya Dynasty. Many of them surrendered, and more and more slaves captured by the Yue family." Meng Dong at this time. Put down the pen in his hand and looked outside the camp tent. In places farther away from his camp, there are groups of prisoners of the Maurya Dynasty. I am afraid that it will not be long before the Yue people will get more slaves, because several tribes have united and planned to attack the city they besieged. There are no tribes around, and the village can provide more population. This has become a population blank area, and the Yue people need to push further south to gain more population. Thinking of this, Meng Dong shook his head helplessly. He was also helpless about this.

"What's the matter? Lao Meng, I haven't rested yet, oh. Some reports were originally made." Just when Meng Dong picked up the pen in his hand for some records again. A lieutenant officer of the Qin Army came in.

"Oh. Brother Meng, sit down, have you eaten?" At this time, Meng Dong handed him a biscuit. This thing was exchanged from the merchants of Qin State. The price was some seeds, which was given to him after the people of the Yue family captured it. Theirs, because the people of Qin people like to collect some inconspicuous things, such as battle flags, armors, weapons, and some special works of art. They didn't know that the people of Qin had a museum. In order to let more people of Qin see outside time, Qin intentionally spent some money to buy these things, in order to open the eyes of the people of Qin.

And this biscuit was exchanged for some of their seeds. He didn't know exactly what it was. Anyway, they were not used to the Yueshi food, so they changed some biscuit if they wanted to change their taste. But he soon liked Yue's food. Because the biscuits are too dry, they are compressed biscuits of the Qin military. This kind of biscuits is difficult to swallow without water, and it is too dry and hard to bite in the mouth. If you have a bad mouth, you can't eat it at all.

"I don't eat this thing, I still like to eat rice." Meng Quan refused with a smile. He is a new observer sent by the State of Qin. He came over when he heard that there was a war here. Unexpectedly, he met Meng Dong, so the two lived together.

"Oh, rice? Only Chu people can eat it, and there are people from Qin people, but they eat less. We Qin people are still willing to drink mutton soup, eat cakes, or have some steamed cakes, if it is not bread, cheese or something. When do you like to eat rice?" Meng Dong asked curiously at this time.

"I learned this from the prisoners of the Southern Peacock Dynasty. They are willing to eat some rice. Not only this, they don’t use chopsticks, but use their hands to grab and eat. There are some other foods, I’m today I saw it too. But I still don't understand their language. I can only roughly know what they mean." Meng Quan shook his head and said, as he lay on his camp bed.

"However, we have to remind the country. These **** Yue people treat these prisoners of war as animals." Meng Quan said at this time.

"They are all dirty and dead. Many people still have diseases that have not been treated. The drinking water in the prison camps has been contaminated with their own feces. Many of them have diseases. Use this kind of drinking water. , I think they will definitely have to die if they can't reach Qin. If they bring Qin diseases, it will be even more dangerous." Meng Quan said worriedly.

"Oh. What you said is that I didn't think of this." Meng Dong picked up his record sheet and quickly wrote this down.

"Which prisoners of war did you get what?" Meng Dong asked as he wrote.

"I know that many of the prisoners we captured were originally slaves. I heard from them that there are many lowly people among them. These people are inaccessible people. They make their own gestures. Anyway, I know they are divided into four classes. I really can’t tell what the names of these four people are. Their tongues circle in circles. They speak very fast. I can’t keep up with their speed.” Meng Quan said.

"That's right. In the south, there are more people, and there are cities, and, in the south, the territory is broader." Meng Quan said.

"However, there are some of them who may speak some languages. It is the bald people who have very high savvy. They seem to be some monks. These people have met when they were in northern Xinjiang." Meng Quan said at this time. To.

"Oh." Meng Dong turned around curiously and looked at Meng Quan.

"They have a religion, and they have been promoting it. I can't say what it is. Anyway, these people are very talented, and many of them will gradually become familiar with our language. Unfortunately, those **** Yue people will find them , They were all killed. Damn it." Mengquan said angrily.

"Haha. There is no way, these people are too deceptive. The Yue people are also right to do this. Not only that, but these people don't do anything. They can only deal with it like this." Meng Dong said helplessly.

"I think that in the next step, we should find a few people who understand our words to take with us, otherwise, if we continue like this, we don't know anything, which is very detrimental to us." Meng Quan said while lying on the camp bed.

"Okay. All this is planned by you. Who will give you the talent for languages? I have no interest in the language of these southerners of the Maurya Dynasty, and I can't understand them. What do they mean, I have I'm too lazy to pay attention." Meng Dong rewritten his report as he said. This report records in detail what he has seen and heard here. It is best to provide some valuable information to the above. If it can attract attention, it is the best thing.

"Lao Meng, what do you think of this place?" Meng Quan asked Meng Dong at this time.

"My opinion?" Meng Dong asked Mengquan at this time.

"Yes, your opinion, those of the Southern Peacock dynasty, as well as the Yue people, what do you think, I want to hear your opinion." Meng Quan said.

"My opinion is that if the people of the Yue family want to gain more population, they have to increase their troops. You have seen these in the past few days. The number of people from the Yue family is still relatively small. It would be great if we Qin people can come here. In this case, we can also participate in the affairs here. I feel that if the people of the Yue family continue to do this, the influence of the people of the Qin country here will be relatively small. If the people of the Yue family continue to win here, especially Yes, you have also seen that the people on the land here have been driven out or become slaves. I think it will not be long before the people of the Yue family will become the masters here. This is not very important to the future strategic pattern of our Qin State. Wonderful." Meng Dong said worriedly.

"Hehe, you thought of going together. But I think there must be a new solution above. This solution is to repair the railway. As long as the railway is repaired here, the problem can basically be solved." Mengquan said.

"As for the strength of the Qin army. This problem is very big." Meng Quan said at this time.

"Yes, I think so too. This is a big problem. Our Qin army is responsible for a lot of homeland defense and security issues. In addition to the current serious shortage of troops, it is impossible for us to have a big influence here." Meng Dong said Meng Quan said.

"Haha, I have a solution." Meng Quan said with a smile at this time.

"Oh. Do you have a solution? Come and listen." Meng Dong put down his pen and said.

"My method is to recruit local people for my use. Our Qin army only needs to send in a small number of troops. Then among these prisoners of war, the local people will be expropriated as soldiers and let them fight with us. In this case, our military strength is a problem. It can be resolved, and at the same time, they can get their knowledge of their local superior resources. You know. We really don’t know much about these people. If we let us fight them rashly, our losses will be great, even though now It seems that we are very strong, but without the guidance of the locals, I am afraid it is difficult for us to have a great influence in the local area." Mengquan said.

"With the support of the locals, our speed will be much faster." Meng Quan said with a smile.

"Yeah." Meng Dong nodded.

"What you said is not a way. The locals beat the locals. In this case, many unfavorable factors will be solved." Meng Dong said at this time.

"It can also solve the problem of insufficient strength of the Qin army to a large extent. You must know that if you want to do something, it is impossible to send a large number of troops. With their support, we can solve many problems." Meng Quan said.

"Yeah. That's right. I also approve of your method." Meng Dong wrote this method in his report. If it can be implemented, it will have a great influence on them.

And on the Indochina Peninsula, the Chu people in a settlement of Chu country also thought of this way.

"These aboriginals are very cunning. We already know their habits, so we can easily defeat them. But deep in the dense forest, we have no way to defeat them. The terrain is unfamiliar. There are various natural conditions, and it is really difficult for us to capture these indigenous people as slaves." A middle-aged man from Chu State said with a musket on his back.

"What you said makes sense." An old man said while sitting on the big rock. This is already on the periphery of their settlement. It's already very safe here.

"It's just that, how do we solve this solution?" The old man said embarrassingly.

"Uncle Huang. I have a way." The middle-aged man stepped forward and said at this time.

"Oh. Nephew, please tell me." The old man said anxiously. With the increasingly deteriorating political and economic environment in Chu, many Chu people began to go to the south to reclaim wasteland, gathering Chu colonies, but as more and more land was reclaimed, because many Chus People want their own piece of land instead of renting other people's land. This has led to a serious shortage of population in the embryonic colonies of Chu.

On the one hand, the Chu people desperately immigrated, expanded their land, and established one settlement after another, but these settlements were sparsely populated, and their land was reclaimed a lot. As a result, there was more land. The population is small. This contradiction has been unable to further expand food production. This made many Chu people in the settlements feel anxious, but they also had their own solution, which was to ransack the natives near them, arrested them as slaves, and reclaimed wasteland. The effect was better at the beginning. The land quickly expanded. But then, the slaves were exhausted by their increasing labor. Many Chu people had a persistent pursuit of land. They believed that the more land the better, which led to their continuous increase in the amount of land, but The population has not increased. The imbalance between population and land is even more severe. In order to solve this problem, various settlements began to stretch out to the inland indigenous tribes, trying to reinforce their settlements by robbing people, but the consequence of doing so was that they rushed deeper and lost some population, and they also Can't get the slaves they want.

"We let the locals beat the locals, the pirates, and the crew. The young people in our village are good leaders, but in desperation, these indigenous people have geographic advantages and they can hide. We don’t even know them. Hidden somewhere. And there are many places where there are poisonous snakes and miasma. We don’t know where and how to avoid them, but they know. This is very bad for us. We have already lost a lot of people. We can’t do it anymore. This goes on." The middle-aged man said.

"That's right," the old man said.

"If we can use local people, these local people still need our things to live, such as some salt, some bowls, pots, etc., they all need them." The middle-aged man said.

"Let’s take these things in exchange, let them fight the locals, become prisoners of war, and change with us. In this case, we don’t have to send soldiers to fight them and look for them everywhere in this forest. We really can’t find them. They will release poisoned arrows for a while, and then spit out poisoned needles for you. If this goes on, it will be too bad for us." The middle-aged man said.

"It's a good idea for the locals to beat the locals," the old man said.

"In this way, we can spend more money to solve the slave problem very cheaply. This is very good. Very good." The old man laughed excitedly. On the way, they were very tired to catch the local natives, and they had not caught the natives on the way. On the contrary, some of them were injured because of this. It can be said that they made a loss-making business very uneconomically. This kind of loss mainly comes from their unfamiliarity with the local area, and such things are difficult to change in a short time. The only way is to use local people to beat local people, because only local people can know what they think.

"In addition, Uncle Huang, we have enough land. If we continue to grow food, we won't be able to eat so much." The middle-aged man continued.

"Hey, the more food, the better. We came here, but we were hungry, my old man, I'm still scared now." The old man shook his head and waved his hand to refuse.

"No, I didn't mean that. Let's continue to grow this grain." The middle-aged man said at this time.

"However, in addition to growing food, we should also grow something that can make money. I heard that in some residential areas in the north, they grow sugar cane. This thing, squeezed out of sugar, can bring money. It’s not a lot of money to grow food. If they have sugar cane, they can have sugar. With sugar, they can sell money. With money, we can buy more things. Otherwise, we are still very poor, and , The things that we bought, we need money to exchange with the locals. Without money, we can't do anything. We have no money, and we are still poor if we only have enough food." The middle-aged man persuaded at this time.

"Oh." The old man stopped and thought for a moment.

"You, you are right, we are full. We are still very poor," the old man said.

"This baby has grown up. It will cost a lot of money to marry a wife and have children. This does require money, I think, just plant some sugar cane, and it is a good choice to have sugar." The old man said at this time.