Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

Zhao Dan patted his eldest son's head and said, "Heng'er, this land is fertile. If it is not fertile, it needs to fallow and raise the field. Therefore, only the old man can cultivate the fields every year. All the fields need to be fallowed regularly to maintain the fertility of the land.”

Zhao Heng was flushed with embarrassment, but he still asked: "But if the fields are fallow, how can the farmers have food to eat?"

Zhao Dan said with a smile: "Crop rotation is possible. If you rotate crops, the fertility of the land can be restored."

As Zhao Dan spoke, he suddenly closed his mouth, thoughtful.

The others couldn't help but feel a little strange when they saw this.

After a while, Zhao Dan came back to his senses, and said with a smile: "Just now I suddenly thought of something, I was a little distracted, please forgive me. By the way, I haven't asked the old man about his annual income and expenditure?"

The old man smiled and said: "Please don't be surprised, sir. I am just a small man, how can I know these calculation methods? The total amount of this year's income can be known, but the specific expenditure is a bit difficult to calculate."

Zhao Dan couldn't help being dumb when he heard the words, but he quickly smiled and said: "It's okay, I can count on the old man."

Then Zhao Dan began to forget.

180 acres of farmland, yielding [-] shi per mu, then one year's harvest of chestnut rice is [-] shi of grain, and [-] shi of the tax is removed, then there are [-] shi of grain left.

Since Zhao State stipulates that adult men must set up their own households alone, generally speaking, the number of people in a family will not exceed five.

If counting five people, the monthly ration for one person is one and a half shi, and the ration for five people is [-] shi for a year, so there is still [-] shi of grain left.

After counting this, Zhao Dan couldn't help but said to the old man in surprise: "Old man, in this way, your life seems to be quite rich."

The old man was stunned for a while, and smiled wryly: "Mr. misunderstood, these ninety shi are just leftovers after deducting the rations. I have to sell the grain to replace farm tools, and buy clothes for my family during the festivals. You still need to pay taxes to the state, and you also need money for funerals and happy events. After a year, if there are ten or twenty shi of grain surplus, it is a good year. If there is a natural or man-made disaster, it is common to be hungry."

Zhao Dan's face gradually became serious.

Whether it is from the looks, the children running on the farmland, or even the relatively new farm tools in the hands of the old man, the old man is actually a farmer who has lived a relatively good life, and it may be considered in the 40s and 50s of later generations. On the rich peasants.

But such a family of rich peasants does not live well, so how miserable is the life of the middle peasants, lower peasants and even poor peasants in Zhao Guozhong?

Zhao Dan suddenly felt that he seemed a little unqualified as a monarch.

Since the crossing, Zhao Dan has always focused on the struggle for hegemony with the Qin State, and various reform measures are mainly carried out around the construction of the army, but inadvertently ignored the peasants, the most important group in the feudal society.

Looking at Zhao Dan's expression, the old farmer seemed to have guessed what Zhao Dan was thinking, and said with a smile: "Mr., do you think life in a certain family is difficult?"

Zhao Heng couldn't help but interjected, "Don't tell me the old man thinks this life is okay?"

"Of course!" The old farmer said with a smile: "Since the old man was born, Zhao Guo has had a small battle every year, and a big battle every three years. It's okay if he wins. When the people of Wei and Qin came in, they didn't even get any harvest. There will be, and it is impossible to say that there will be death! Now our country of Zhao has been victorious in foreign wars, and the two sons of the old man have also made meritorious service in the army. A while ago, we wrote a letter saying that we have divided the fields in Hedong County and brought our family to Hedong. The strength of Zhao State is the blessing of our peasants!"

Speaking of which, the old man pointed to his grandsons who were playing beside the farmland, and said with a smile: "These boys will go to the army to fight when they grow up, so maybe they can divide the fields in Guanzhong!"

There were also several farmers resting around, and one of the middle-aged men laughed and said: "What Ji Lao said is very true, our country of Zhao is now strong, so life is going well. Otherwise, who suffered defeats in previous years? How many people in the family must starve to death?"

The crowd joined in.

In later generations, many people may think that the so-called prosperous ancient times means that everyone has enough food and clothing, and they may have some spare money.

In fact, this does not exist.

In fact, as long as there is no large-scale famine and the vast majority of the people are guaranteed not to starve to death, this is enough to be called a "prosperous age".

Zhao Dan seemed to be out of his mind, chatted with the old man and the farmers again, handed a few Zhao Guodao coins to the old man's grandson who was playing, and left the farmland after getting some thanks.

While sitting in the carriage, Zhao Dan, who had been thinking deeply, seemed to suddenly understand something, slapped his thigh vigorously, and said to the driver in front of him, "Hurry back to the palace!"

Chapter 364 Zhao Dan's Agricultural Killer (Part [-])

On the carriage back to the palace, Zhao Dan said to Zhao Heng who was beside him: "Heng'er, you have to remember that although the country of Zhao is ruled by our Zhao family, these people are the ones who support the country. Really basic.

In the future, you can sacrifice the benefits they should enjoy to a certain extent for the development of the country, but you must remember that no matter what the situation is, you should ensure that they can survive in this world. This is what a ruler should meet the basic requirements. "

Zhao Heng nodded half-understood, and suddenly asked: "Father, what will happen if these people can't survive?"

Zhao Dan smiled, patted Zhao Heng on the shoulder, and said, "Father once heard the saying that the king is a boat and the people are water. Water can carry a boat, and it can also capsize it. Henger, you can take care of yourself." Think about the meaning of this sentence."

Zhao Dan was not in a hurry to reveal everything in his mind to the eldest son in front of him, because in Zhao Dan's opinion, what others tell you is often not as good as experiencing and thinking about it yourself Impressive came later.

Just like puppy love.It is said that puppy love is young and will affect learning, but no matter how hard-hearted the parents are, young people born in the 80s and 90s will still devote themselves to vigorous puppy love without hesitation.

Then when these post-8090s become parents, they will tell their children earnestly: "Children, puppy love is not good, and it will affect learning."

In the long road of life, some nails must be stepped on, touched, and sharpened by yourself, and finally you can stand out.

In fact, Zhao Dan already had a training plan for Zhao Heng in his heart, but since Zhao Heng is not yet old, he has not started to implement it yet.

Since Zhao Heng still had homework, this short trip out of the palace came to an end.

After returning to the palace, Zhao Dan was busy all afternoon in the Longtai side hall, and then summoned Miao Xian: "Go, find some carpenters and blacksmiths."

"Carpenter, blacksmith?" Miao Xian was obviously puzzled by Zhao Dan's order, but he faithfully carried out the order.

About an hour later, under the leadership of the guards, several craftsmen walked up to Zhao Dan tremblingly, knelt down and saluted Zhao Dan: "I have seen the king!"

These carpenters and blacksmiths look dark-skinned and lean, with thick calluses on their hands. They are basically over 30 years old, and some of them should look about 50 or [-] years old.

In general, the images of these craftsmen are really similar to those later migrant workers that Zhao Dan met before time travel.

Zhao Dan looked at the plainly dressed craftsmen in front of him, who still smelled of dust and wood, and a smile appeared on his face: "Let's get rid of the ceremony."

After hearing Zhao Dan's words, these craftsmen stood up in a hurry, and one of them almost knocked down his companion because of being too nervous.

Zhao Dan waved to the craftsmen with a smile, and said, "Come here, everyone, and take a look at the blueprint I just got."

Under Zhao Dan's repeated orders, the craftsmen finally came to Zhao Dan's table shyly, looking at the drawings on Zhao Dan's table.

At the top of this drawing, there are three very conspicuous big characters Quyuanli.

Zhao Dan was no stranger to Qu Yuanli.

You must know that before crossing, Zhao Dan was originally a college student village official, and he had worked in a poor village in a state-level poverty-stricken county for three full years.

It was during these three years of life experience that Zhao Dan, who was originally born in the city, changed from a city boy who didn't work hard and couldn't distinguish grains into a small farmer who was quite familiar with farm work. The artifact is even more familiar.

After all, after you've practiced something five or six times, it's always familiar, isn't it?

Things like Quyuanli should have appeared in the Tang Dynasty in recorded history, and then quickly swept the entire land of China. It can still be seen in some poor places in China in the Qing Dynasty and even in the 21st century.

What's even more amazing is that the shape and structure of the quyuan plow have hardly changed since it appeared until it was completely replaced by mechanization. It's just that the material has become better with the passage of time and the progress of technology. , and more durable.

It was precisely because of today's trip to the fields that he saw the super simple version of Leisi used by the old man of Zhao State, which made Zhao Dan, who had always been obsessed with fighting for hegemony, suddenly remembered, what the hell, it turned out that his own There is such a thing in his head that is not very eye-catching in later generations, but in this era, it is definitely a super killer that can be called black technology.

Several craftsmen were a little afraid of Zhao Dan at first, but when they saw the drawing of Qu Yuanli on the table, they gradually became fascinated.

You must know that these craftsmen have been craftsmen for generations, and one or two have ancestral craftsmanship, and the ones Miao Xian recruited are naturally the most outstanding craftsmen in Zhao Guozhong, both in terms of craftsmanship and vision. One by one.