Xun Chen looked at Yuan Tan, sighed, and said nothing. If others were the Lord, they might still think about whether something would happen to him on the way back. It was obvious that Yuan Tan had never thought about such a thing. "My lord, when the time comes, take three hundred men and three horses with you to ride back. But don't go back to the Central Plains. Go directly to the Northeast. The Yuan family in Runan has already moved there. I will write a list later. Whether you give it to the other party at that time, , or just talk to the other party," Xun Chen said calmly. "Three hundred elite cavalry?" Yuan Tan looked at Xun Chen with a puzzled expression. Is it necessary to lead so many people? He himself has the protection of an immortal, so even if he goes back alone, it won't be a big deal. "Bring 50,000 kilograms of gold back. Although the Yuan family is the lord's family, it is better to separate public and private matters. There are three hundred war horses with one person and three riders. Each war horse carries fifty kilograms of gold. The extra supplies will last for a month. That's almost enough." Xun Chen thought for a while and said. Although Yuan Tan was puzzled when he heard this, he still nodded and said there was no problem. "The Slavs are very good soldiers and natural warriors. Moreover, this nation currently does not have a mature culture and only has a very simple religion of natural gods. In other words, we can absorb and assimilate them in five to six years as quickly as possible, and in as little as six years. One generation." Xun Chen thought about it and informed Yuan Tan about his and Xu You's plans. "Well, that's good." Yuan Tan looked at Xun Chen in confusion, not quite understanding what the other person meant by this. "We don't have enough of a dominant ethnic group. The number of Slavs is about three million. If we want to stabilize the dominant ethnic group, we need at least two million of our own people. Ziyuan and I have the means to turn it into the same country as ours within ten years. They are from the same culture, but we can't turn them into the same species as us," Xun Chen said slowly. Only then did Yuan Tan understand Xun Chen's thinking. This is a very important issue. The number of the dominant ethnic group determines the direction of the country to a large extent. Once the dominant ethnic group in a country does not dominate, then the country is only a few steps away from collapse. Not far away. The meaning of nation, language, culture, and religion itself is to make the world use weapons. The difference in language makes communication an obstacle. Culture and customs combine with blood in a broad sense to form a nation, and the collision between different customs and cultures further escalated into a national conflict. Religion, as a belief, can also be considered a kind of culture. The same culture excludes different cultures, and strong culture crushes weak culture. This is basically the case. A highly unified culture can create a basic cultural centripetal force for those who do not know people. When the number is very large, the cultural centripetal force formed and the naturally formed ideology will form so-called barriers with people from other cultures. . The ultimate result of the social extension of human beings' natural herd behavior is the so-called collective. When the collective collides with the collective, individual behavior can really be ignored. The current Slavs do not have writing. The so-called culture is just the simple worship of nature by the fishing and hunting civilization. The concept of nation is only generated by seeing people who look like themselves and live the same way. . In essence, the Slavs were a small independent group during this period, but it was their warlike nature that brought them together. When the Romans were powerful, the result of mutual assistance was truly unified. Culture, this time was not obvious to the Slavs. This is also the reason why Xun Chen and Xu You are confident that they can counter-assimilate the Slavs with their small numbers. After all, a civilization and a cultural foundation have not been fully formed. The so-called religion is just the result of simple worship of nature and personification. Such a weak civilization, with the current level of the Han Empire, can almost easily swallow it up without much resistance from the opponent. This is a kind of confidence that intellectuals like Xu You and Xun Chen, who were born in the Han Empire, have in the cultural foundation they have mastered. It is not because of the inherent inclusiveness of Han civilization, but the simplest influence of a strong civilization on a weak civilization. Crush. Well, the current Slavic civilization is not even qualified as a weak civilization. To be precise, they are only the most elementary form of civilization, simply savages who live by fishing and hunting. It¡¯s just that the Eastern European plains are the most fertile and vast black soil granary in the world, which allows the Slavs to have such a huge number. But having said that, the simple civilization of the savages, who still played with stone knives and stone axes, was able to defeat the Romans. The Slavs' combat effectiveness far exceeded the level of normal humans. Thinking about it this way, Xun Chen understood. Xu You told him how scientific it was for the Slavs to kill tigers and bears one on one. It can even be said that as long as Sizhao City can provideRaising those three million Slavs and allowing them to drink a bowl of wine every once in a while, Xun Chen felt that ten thousand of them could teach the Slavs all the Chinese language and Chinese characters, and their customs and habits could become more harmonious with those of the Han Dynasty. Exactly the same. However, some things are not calculated in this way. Even if Xun Chen can do such a thing, he will tell Yuan Tan and let Yuan Tan find a way to attract Han people here. The reason is very simple. The old Yuan family is Han, and he, Xun Chen, is also Han. Even if they educate the Slavs to look like the Han people, in the eyes of others, the Slavs and the Han people are two completely different races. Although people like Xun Chen and Xu You don't care about this, they must care about other people's opinions. The future of the Yuan family, whether it is the princes and kings of the Han Dynasty or the self-proclaimed barbarians, they actually need to make a choice now. . Although the reality is that big fists are justified, but on the one hand, the Yuan family's current fists are not very big. On the other hand, even if the Yuan family's fists are big, the national policy formulated by Xun Chen is to follow the footsteps of the Han Empire, to accumulate resources and keep a low profile. As a human being, you must never stand out. Therefore, even if the Slavs can be easily assimilated, Xun Chen will not let Sizhao City become a place where barbarians make up the majority. He will hold high the banner that we are Han princes, quietly develop his own strength, and coordinate with the Han Dynasty. In the same direction, Chen Zichuan was determined not to do unnecessary things before his death. Therefore, even if it is to avoid trouble, Sizhao City currently needs at least two to three million Han people to join Yuan Tan's command. Even if this is likely to be targeted by the Central Plains, it is better than the Yuan family being labeled as barbarians. , and then be done away with. Without Qin State's Shang Yang's ability to crush the six countries after the reform, it would definitely be difficult to clean up after being labeled as a barbarian, so now I would rather die a small death and make half of the world's aristocratic families unhappy, than be dismissed because of being too strong in the end. People are labeled as barbarians and then attack them in groups, so increasing the number of the main ethnic groups must be implemented as soon as possible. "Well, can I ask again? How many people are needed?" Yuan Tan raised his hand to interrupt Xun Chen, who just seemed to have heard an astronomical number. "At least two million is needed. If it's more, three million is not too little, and five million is not too much." As well as various farm tools, necessary living supplies, etc. " "Do you think I can get so many people?" Yuan Tan wiped his cold sweat and looked at Xun Chen and said, "Do you think this kind of thing is possible? Can you do it? " "I didn't say it could be done right now, not to mention long-distance, large-scale human transportation is also very difficult, and the materials that need to be prepared, including the number of oxen and horses for transportation, are not small." Xun Chen stretched out his hand to take it. After going through a pile of information, he didn't pay attention to Yuan Tan's rhetorical questions at all. "You also know that there is no way I can do such a thing." Yuan Tan said angrily, "If three million people are gone, how can we not be discovered? This is no longer an ordinary deception. There are not so many people in Nanyang County who can do it. " "I didn't ask you to do it now, as long as you can achieve it in the future," Xun Chen said with a smile, "But there is not much time, I will imitate. We don't have much time to understand the way of thinking of Chen Zichuan, Li Wenru, Jia Wenhe, Guo Fengxiao, Liu Ziyang and others. " "" Yuan Tan looked at Xun Chen's expression as he read the official documents, frowned slightly, and nodded after a while. He said that he would try his best to solve this matter. Of course, he also said that if it couldn't be completed, Xun Chen wouldn't care. "After arriving in the Northeast, remember to inform Yuan Jiujiu that we are short of people here. Maybe he can complete it." Xun Chen suddenly said. Yuan Tan's eyelids twitched. He knew his uncle very well. Let's just say he was reliable. Sometimes he was very reliable. But if Yuan Shu got anything into his hands, even if the result was achieved, the process would be destructive. Yuan Shu can be said to be very dangerous. "Don't worry, I'm ready to take the risk. You can safely inform General Yu." Xun Chen said calmly, Yuan Tan nodded silently, just be mentally prepared. "Then when will I go on the road? Speaking of which, you should have received information about the war between us and Rome. Do you have any ideas?" Yuan Tan asked casually. "Rome didn't try its best." Xun Chen said casually. "Didn't you try your best?" Yuan Tan was silent for a while and nodded. "There are also certain problems with their cooperation. In the future, after the Battle of Parthia, according to the growth rate of our army that I see now, after the opponent solves the coordination problem, it will probably be one to two times stronger than it is now." Xun Chen said after throwing the things in his hands aside. "Is that so?" Yuan Tan was obviously surprised when he heard this, but since this was Xun Chen's judgment, he had no doubts. "Hey, I heard that justice has come out." Xun Chen reached out to touch the tea cup and asked in a low voice.