Walking in the countryside of Zhongshan, there is a scene of autumn harvest.

Although the Zhongshan people are the descendants of Bai Di, their studious spirit is indeed far superior to that of the Central Plains people, which is also the reason why the Zhongshan Kingdom was able to be destroyed and restored again. Because in order to get close to the Central Plains, because of the strong enemy, they have a deep sense of distress, so they are more eager to learn from other advanced cultures and civilizations than the people of other vassal states.

For example, in today's agriculture, in Zhongshan, in terms of farm tools, more shovels and pickaxes are used in Daigun, and the popularity of iron farming tools is even greater than that of Daigun.

Due to the superiority of iron farming tools, the people of Zhongshan were able to reclaim more wasteland and intensively cultivate the land, so relatively speaking, the output of grain was much higher than that of the surrounding vassal states.

However, the price of grain in this era was not high, and there was a situation in which grain was cheap and hurt the peasants, which seriously restricted the people's enthusiasm for production. At the same time, in this era, the largest consumer group of industrial products is this group of ordinary people, because of the low price of the grain produced, it can not stimulate the economy, Zhao Xing saw along the way is that the low price of food, although the people work hard, about to get a bumper harvest, but they can only store the grain at home, still live a tight life.

"It's not good." Zhao Xing saw such a situation, so Zhao Xing shook his head sympathetically at the Zhongshan officials who were with him and sent by the prince to accompany him.

As long as Zhao Xing says something bad, it is definitely not good, and he must give the best way. In the words of this era, change is necessary to make things perfect.

Of course, the officials in Zhongshan also knew about this situation, but they could only smile bitterly and shake their heads: "Originally, we had good relations with Yan and Qi, and some of the grain produced every year could be sold to these two countries, so that the people could get money and then improve their lives. But since we occupied the thirty cities of Yan Kingdom, the grain can no longer be sold in Yan Kingdom. And in the same way, because of the king of the five countries, the Qi State disdained to sit side by side with the king of my family, and in order to improve the morale of the army and the people, the king of Zhongshan in my family set himself up as the king, which offended the Qi country again. Although the state of Qi did not send troops to attack us, it also blockaded us. Therefore, our grain cannot be sold to the Qi country. South Korea and Wei are already big grain producers, and they don't need food anymore, which is very difficult. ”

In fact, this is the most primitive level of trade blockade, and it can be seen from this point that the political situation of Zhongshan in the vassal states.

Zhao Xing is a person who is eager to achieve good deeds, and seeing that so much grain is stored in the hands of the people, and there is no place to sell it, of course he can't sit idly by. Then after thinking for a while, he said: "As far as I know, the grain trade in Sitongguan is very prosperous, and most of them have been sold to the Qin State, and now the price has risen to four hundred generations of county money, why not sell it there?" ”

The official shook his head with a wry smile: "Although the price there is high, we are too far away from there after all. A loss-making business is something that no one does. ”

Zhao Xing quietly proposed: "Now the price of Daijun is also 400 yuan, because the people's income is high, so the people have spare money to buy other materials and improve their living standards." Why don't we sell the surplus grain to Daijun nearby? ”

Daijun is now implementing Zhao Xing's policy of storing grain at high prices. The purpose of this policy is twofold, one is to make food reserves for future wars of national destruction. It is absolutely impossible to let Zhao Yong destroy Zhongshan as appeared in history, but because of lack of food, he finally gave up halfway. After the Battle of Changping, in the face of the war of annihilation of the country by Qiang Qin, he finally had to take action and ask Qi for help and borrowed grain.

However, the king of Qi at that time, because he was short-sighted and afraid of offending Qin and setting himself on fire, adopted a policy of appeasement, and refused to lend grain to Zhao, and as a result, Zhao perished because of grain.

Another point is that from an economic point of view, excessively low food prices have restricted the development of industry and commerce. In order to promote the development of handicraft workshops and improve people's livelihood, Zhao Xing deliberately raised the price of grain in his jurisdiction by 100 yuan, and then drove the price of grain in the entire Zhao country to rise. Although Zhao Xing needed to give subsidies in a short period of time, it seemed to be very cost-effective, and it was also opposed by officials at all levels.

But after two years of operation, the tax revenue on industry and commerce was much more than the subsidies taken out, and this kind of inexplicable economic operation in the eyes of the ancients was not understood at all, but they rejoiced at the sharp increase in government revenue.

In fact, this official also knew about this situation, but he smiled bitterly and helplessly: "A fallen horse pass has choked our passage to the north to deliver grain, and we can only watch it, helpless." ”

Zhao Xing smiled slightly: "I have a way to resell the excess grain here to Daijun, and finally the grassland, but Zhao and Zhongshan have always been in a hostile position, I'm afraid I can't do this, it's a pity, it's a pity." ”

The official's eyes lit up: "If Mr. can sell the surplus grain in the hands of the people of Zhongshan to Daijun or the grassland, it will be a great good thing for the people of Zhongshan." Sir, since I can, I can apply to the prince and quietly allow you to do so. ”

Zhao Xing immediately showed a responsible spirit: "As long as the prince quietly allows, I will buy the surplus grain in the hands of the people of Zhongshan at a price of 370 yuan per hundred." And as long as the people have money in their hands, they can live a more prosperous life, which is the benevolent government of the prince. ”

Being able to implement benevolent government was what the prince was most willing to do, so he readily agreed to Zhao Xing's proposal and allowed him to buy the surplus grain in the hands of the people.

This official immediately reported Zhao Xing's idea to the prince.

This is a good thing, so the concubine visited Zhao Xing for the first time.

Remember, this is Zhao Xing who he visited, not to meet him.

From this point, it can be proved that this prince is really for the country and the people, and he is a real corporal of Lixian. In this regard, Zhao Xing felt that Bei'er had face.

"Zhongshan is sandwiched between three big countries and is bullied. And we have to work hard, and we need money to work hard, but our output is limited, and the only thing that can turn into money is this surplus food, and we are quite miserable for this. Mr. Han was able to come up with a solution for us, which would not only make the people rich, but also make the treasury abundant. ”

Zhao Xing straightened his posture and adjusted his mood. Zhao Xingdu felt that he loved this Zhongshan more than Zhongshan people.

Is it contrary to his original intention to work so hard for the well-being of the people of Zhongshan? Now, Zhao Xingdu is starting to get confused.

"A rich country and a strong army, this is the foundation for our Zhongshan people to survive in the hinterland of the Central Plains." Zhao Xing retracted his thoughts, which had begun to become chaotic, and continued to work for this Zhongshan he loved deeply.

And this expression of deep love for Zhongshan was overflowing, which made the prince deeply impressed by Zhao Xing's remarks, and at the same time, he was also moved by his expression.

"Under the eyes of strong enemies, we must have a strong team of armor soldiers, who can be pulled out at any time and can fight at any time, which is also the foundation of our country's survival."

The prince was even more impressed by Zhao Xing's foresight.