When it’s time to break, it’s time to break

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

When it’s time to break, it’s time to break

Over in the Western Regions, Zhang Yue finally returned to Luntai with 30,000 rescued Han slaves and 40,000 Huns women.

Hearing that Zhang Yue had returned with a large number of young women, the entire Luntai was filled with joy.

After these years of development, although the population ratio in Luntai has improved a lot compared to that of the past, the problem of imbalance between men and women still exists.

This time, 40,000 Xiongnu women entered the Luntai, and many old bachelors were eagerly looking forward to it.

"Mr. Cai, must all these women be sold?"

Zhang Yue smiled and handed over all the women he brought back to Cai Ting.

At this time, Fu Jiezi on the side had an expression of disbelief on his face.

"Jun Hou, have all these women been sold?"

The confusion can clearly be heard in his words.

Zhang Yue replied firmly, "Not bad!"

Fu Jiezi couldn't bear it, "But...hey"

He wanted to persuade Zhang Yue, but in the end he just sighed helplessly.

Zhang Yue shook his head when he saw this and did not explain to Fu Jiezi.

Upon seeing this, Cai Ting said to Fu Jiezi, "Master Fu, this is the best ending for these women!"

Although Fu Jiezi did not refute, he obviously did not agree with it in his heart.

…

After Fu Jiezi left the Duhu Mansion, he walked to the city in a depressed mood.

At this time, many people in the city were talking about the sale of Hun women by the Protectorate.

Contrary to Fu Jiezi's imagination, the people who talked about it, regardless of whether they were men or women, all supported and praised what the Duhufu did.

This made Fu Jiezi even more difficult to accept for a while.

"The world is deteriorating, and people's hearts are not as old as they used to be!"

He kept sighing.

In a depressed mood, he unknowingly walked to a barbarian tavern.

He looked up at the sign of the wine shop and walked in.

"Please come upstairs, Ming Gong!"

The waiter in the shop immediately judged from Fu Jiezi's clothes that Fu Jiezi must be a high-ranking official.

Therefore, he led Fu Jiezi to the upstairs seating area with great enthusiasm.

"Bring me four side dishes and a bottle of wine!"

Fu Jiezi gave a casual order, but his eyes turned to the window again.

It turned out that at this time, a group of female slaves who were about to be sold happened to pass downstairs, preparing to go to the market.

Looking at the crowd downstairs, Fu Jiezi fell into silence again.

Soon these women entered the human market and began to be sold.

Most of the people who come to buy these women are single men from all over Luntai.

Although Luntai allowed the sale of slaves, the laws were quite strict, and it was especially difficult to obtain the qualifications to purchase women.

Contrary to Fu Jiezi's imagination, after these women were bought, they actually had smiles on their faces.

This made Fu Jiezi feel stunned.

At this time, the waiter just brought the food in.

Fu Jiezi casually asked the waiter about the matter.

When he asked, he didn't expect the waiter to give him the answer.

Unexpectedly, what the waiter said next made him extremely surprised.

"Ming Gong doesn't know something, so being able to be bought by others is a good thing for these female slaves..."

Regardless of his identity, Fu Jiezi asked the waiter about the reason.

At this time, the waiter in the shop kept explaining the reason to Fu Jiezi.

After listening to the waiter's words, Fu Jiezi fell into deep thought again.

I don’t know how long it took for Fu Jiezi to finally come back to his senses from his meditation.

He sighed and said: "That's it...that's it..."

At this time, he already understood why the waiter in the shop said that the woman who was bought was lucky.

This is because after being bought, not only will the lives of these female slaves be more secure, but their living standards will also be greatly improved.

More importantly, according to the laws of the Western Regions, once these women give birth to children, they will be registered as household members and become real Han people.

"Every bustle in the world is for benefit, and all the hustle and bustle in the world is for benefit!"

Fu Jiezi had never imagined that there were such twists and turns.

"Ming Gong doesn't know something, but now women from all countries want to sell themselves to my man!"

"I heard that the Hun women brought back by the princes will be sold to the Han people... I really envy others..."

…

Six days after Zhang Yue returned to Luntai, Pang Yi also came to visit.

"Why did Mr. Pang come to visit?"

Zhang Yue laughed and teased Pang Yi. Unlike others, Pang Yi and Hua Zhu really went to the Sanbaodian store for nothing.

Pang Yi laughed when he heard this and said, "Young nobles forget things so much!"

Only then did Zhang Yue suddenly remember the mission he had announced at the general camp.

He smiled and said, "How could I forget that the plate armor has already been made?"

Pang Yi smiled and said, "It's about the plate armor. Do you have free time today?"

Zhang Yue asked about today's arrangements and found that there was nothing urgent. He immediately said, "There are not many things to do today. It's just a good time to go and have a look at the general camp!"

Pang Yidao: "Good, if that's the case, please ask the prince to move your generals to camp!"

Zhang Yue was also in a happy mood these days. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "That's good!"

Then he ordered Zhang Zhan and others to prepare some rewards.

Zhang Yue and Pang Yi were drinking tea while waiting to prepare supplies and set off.

While drinking tea, the two of them couldn't help chatting about the Luntai market.

Pang Yi casually talked about Zhang Yue bringing back Hun women.

"Jun Hou, it is a good thing to have so many women entering the wheel this time, but I am afraid that these women are still a drop in the bucket!"

Zhang Yue said in surprise: "According to a certain census, the ratio of men to women in the Western Regions is now close... Is the data wrong?"

Pang Yi said: "The data is naturally good, but the ratio between adult men and women is still uncoordinated... We should vigorously introduce women!"

Zhang Yue said thoughtfully: "Pang Gong means a mismatch between men and women?"

Pang Yi said: "Yes, let's just say that there will be a camp with more than 20,000 people, but there are as many as 3,000 singles!"

Zhang Yue was shocked when he heard this. The man who would run the camp was considered a high-income earner in the Western Regions. He didn't expect that there were so many bachelors.

This is true for general camps, and the situation in other places may be even more serious.

When Zhang Yue was thinking about how to solve the problem, Zhang Zhan had already sent someone to report and the supplies were ready.

"Pang Gong, let's go!"

Zhang Yue temporarily put aside the problems in his mind and went to the general camp with Pang Yi.

After some time, the camp has expanded a lot.

The most obvious thing is that many houses have been added along the Kuqa River.

"Pang Gong, is the hydraulic forging hammer in front of you?"

Zhang Yue asked casually.

Pang Yi followed Zhang Yue's gaze and quickly gave his affirmative agreement.

"Exactly, the General Camp now has thirty water-powered forging hammers. It's a pity that we lack big rivers in the Western Region, otherwise we should have more water-powered forging hammers!"

When Zhang Yue heard this, he first thought of the Guishui River, the largest river in the Western Regions, which was later known as the Amu Darya River.
To be continued...