Chen Jian did not expect that the greatest gain from this Northern Expedition was not equipment, information, nor even "revenge" on Huadu or the so-called punishment of evil and promotion of good, but something so simple yet so urgently needed by them.
People.
High-quality combat personnel and ordinary people capable of agricultural production.
This was completely outside his plan; it could even be said to be a huge surprise.
What is the foundation of civilizational revival?
Technology? Equipment? Ideology?
To put it bluntly, it's still people.
People are the foundation of everything, even though for the vast majority of the time and to most leaders, "population" is just a cold number.
But it is these cold numbers that constitute the most basic elements of civilization.
Looking at Lin Shen, who seemed relieved as if he had "let go of everything," Chen Jian asked for confirmation again:
