The father and son stepped out of the carriage one after the other and walked towards a rice field not far away.

This rice field was actually carefully selected by Zhao Dan, and it was the field of the old man who had been here several times before.

However, to Zhao Dan's surprise, when he came to this field, he only saw a farmer about 30 years old, with several teenage children working in the field.

It is said to be farming, but in fact, it is just a curved plow on the body of the ox and then control the direction.

The children are mainly responsible for watching how the adults operate, but judging from the current posture, it is clear that the time for these big children to personally control the Quyuan plow is not too far away.

The middle-aged farmer obviously noticed the existence of Zhao Dan's father and son, and after saying a few words to the children around him, he handed over the position of the plough to one of the eldest boys, and then walked over to Zhao Dan and the others, first saluted, and then said very politely: "The noble man needs help with something?" ”

Although it is said to be a white dragon fish suit, the silk robes worn by Zhao Dan and Zhao Heng's father and son are still very conspicuous, not to mention the carriage behind them, although it is not a noble and abnormal, but it is not trivial.

Zhao Dan smiled and said to the farmer in a very gentle tone: "That's the case, I want to ask, where is the old man who has been cultivating this land all these years?" ”

The middle-aged farmer couldn't help but glance at Zhao Dan and Zhao Heng suspiciously, and suddenly realized: "It turns out that the noble man is the one my father once mentioned." ”

Zhao Dan nodded with a smile.

The farmer sighed and said, "I want to teach you that my father died last winter. ”

Zhao Dan paused for a moment, obviously not expecting this result at all, and said after a long time: "I'm sorry, please mourn and change." ”

The farmer smiled and said, "When my father died, he was already sixty-two, but it was a joy and mourning, but there is nothing to mourn. My father once said that nobles are quite interested in moisture and harvest, and they will ask about it whenever they come. I wonder if this year is also here for this purpose? ”

Zhao Dan cleaned up his mood and said with a smile: "Exactly, I see that your cultivation now seems to be much easier than before your father." ”

The farmer laughed, "That's nature." Nowadays, with this curved plough and ploughing oxen, the ploughing speed is much faster than in the past, and it is also more labor-saving. ”

Zhao Dan nodded, glanced at the ploughing ox and the Quyuan plough that were advancing steadily under the control of the half-grown child not far in front of him, and watched the pieces of land being divided in the march of the Quyuan plow, and he also had a more intuitive understanding of the efficiency of the tool Quyuan plow.

But it's normal to think about it, after all, since the invention of the Quyuan plough until the beginning of the 21st century, the Quyuan plough is still playing its role in some rural areas in China that have not applied mechanization.

Zhao Dan glanced at the farmer in front of him again, and found that he, like his child, although the linen clothes on his body were relatively inconspicuous and full of dirt, he didn't see any patches.

So Zhao Dan couldn't help but speak: "It seems that your life is good, and you can afford to buy new clothes for your whole family." ”

"New clothes?" The farmer paused for a moment, then looked at the linen clothes on his body, and couldn't help laughing: "The noble man said that he was joking, whose family would wear new clothes to the ground, I'm afraid that I won't make trouble for my mother-in-law." ”

"Huh?" Zhao Dan was stunned, the clothes of feelings are not new?

The farmer raised his head proudly, and said, "The nobleman doesn't know, now that life is good, in the past, he could only buy a few feet of cloth in a year, and he just gave the whole family a new set of clothes, which may not be enough sometimes." But now, it's hard for other people to say, my family can have three sets of clothes per person every year, and this does not include the New Year's woolen sweater. ”

Zhao Dan was really shocked now.

According to the farmer, each member of the family has four sets of clothes a year?

Although Zhao Dan also knows very well that the peasant household he contacted is actually the relatively wealthy in Zhao State, that is, the so-called "upper peasants", but no matter how rich the farmer is, he is still a farmer, and it is absolutely shocking to be able to do this.

What is this concept? You must know that in the 80s and even the 90s, most people in later generations of Huaxia could not buy four sets of new clothes a year.

But now, more than 2,000 years ago, in the Zhao Kingdom, there were peasants who were able to do this!?

Zhao Dan subconsciously glanced at Mao Sui behind him, only to see Mao Sui winking at Zhao Dan, obviously the farmer was not lying.

As the king of Zhao State, anyone who has been in contact with Zhao Dan will be secretly investigated by the supervision guard afterwards, not to mention that the farmer's old father has been chatting with Zhao Dan for so many years, and the supervision guard can be said to have a clear understanding of how many rats there are in the family.

After getting Mao Sui's answer, Zhao Dan was even more puzzled in his heart, and couldn't help asking, "So where did all this money come from in your family?" ”

The farmer couldn't help laughing, and with his fingers crossed, he calculated an account for Zhao Dan.

First of all, with the improvement of agricultural efficiency, coupled with the 100 acres of land that farmers were rewarded for their military exploits in the past when they participated in the war, farmers now have as much as 200 acres of land in their hands.

You must know that most of the 200 acres of land are upper fields, and the rest are middle fields, which are not comparable to those fields with low yields.

In addition to grain, the family also grabs a season of soybeans after the harvest.

Due to the presence of manure, the yield of both grain and soybeans is better than in previous years.

In addition, there is also an income from sericulture.

The rented farm implements and ploughing ox had been paid for in the first two years, and now the ox and the zigzag plough in the field belonged to the farmer.

In addition to this, the cow gave birth to three calves, and the farmer kept one and sold the other two calves to other farmers, which was another income.

Finally, the farmer's wife would go to the city every year to work in the city's private wool mill during her slack time, which was also an income.

After all the calculations, Zhao Dan was stunned to find that the farmer's family had four different sources of income in the past year, and it was no wonder that his family's life was so prosperous.

"I see...... Zhao Dan nodded, and couldn't help asking: "Are there many families like the Ru family in your village?" ”

The farmer straightened his chest and said proudly, "That's not much, but it's one of the most prosperous families in the village." But don't hide it from the nobles, the life in the village has been getting better and better year by year over the years, and there were still people dying of hunger in previous years, but last year, no one died of cold and starvation, it's really amazing, it's amazing! The farmer let out a sigh of admiration as he spoke.

It seems that when it comes to the beginning, the farmer's words can't be held back as soon as he opens it: "To be honest, to have such a life, it all depends on the king!" If it weren't for the king's renting of these curved ploughs and ploughing oxen to us at a very low price, our lives would not have changed so drastically, and the appearance of the woolen coat is said to have been developed by the king's order, and ......"

The farmer gushed endlessly, and his words were full of admiration for the king in the Longtai Palace in Handan.

Zhao Dan didn't stop him, just smiled and watched the farmer keep talking.

Honestly, this feeling of being touted to your face...... It's really cool!

In fact, this is also a very normal thing, after all, Zhao has waged wars against foreign countries for so many years, of course, it is not without dividends.

The expansion of territory represents an increase in resources, and the increase in resources can make domestic industries and economic activities more developed, thus playing a role in feeding the country.

Specifically, the war on the steppes could bring a large number of cattle, sheep, and slaves to the Zhao state, which could help in textiles, animal husbandry, agriculture, and even the smelting industry, which required a lot of coolies.

The progress in smelting was not only able to produce more weapons and equipment for the Zhao State, but also to produce more iron tools such as Quyuan plows, which greatly reduced the cost of iron tools and thus reduced the burden of the people to buy iron farming tools.

In the war against the Central Plains, Zhao was able to plunder a large number of craftsmen and high-quality farmland, the craftsmen could promote the progress of all aspects of the handicraft industry of Zhao, and the farmland could effectively increase the grain of Zhao, and at the same time it was the best shortcut to reward meritorious soldiers and inspire them to forge ahead and participate in the war.

These things do not exist in a single line, but like a spider web, they affect each other and promote together, making Zhao's national strength stronger and stronger with the war.

After the farmer said for a while, he suddenly realized something, stopped his mouth a little embarrassed, and smiled at Zhao Dan: "Let the noble man smile." ”

Zhao Dan smiled mildly and said, "It's okay, but I disturbed your farming, by the way, can anyone in your family join the army?" ”

As soon as the farmer said this, he was a little depressed, and said, "I was also one of the county soldiers before, but after my father died, my eldest son was not an adult, so now I have to work as a farmer at home." The nobles don't know, originally I was the richest family in my village, but after the battle of Vaqi last year, several people from the same village came back with titles and rewards, but they suddenly surpassed me, hey! However, my eldest son will be an adult in the next year, and I may be able to catch up with the battle of Chu by then! ”

As he spoke, the farmer's eyes gleamed with hope, and he couldn't wait to get involved in the war.

After a while, Zhao Dan and Zhao Heng, father and son, said goodbye to the farmer and got into the carriage again.

Looking at Zhao Heng, who was a little excited beside him, Zhao Dan smiled and said: "See, Heng'er, war, in fact, is not only a way of reckless warfare. As long as it is done in an appropriate way, the benefits and development that the war can bring to the Zhao State are far beyond your imagination. But you must remember that at all times the blessings of war should be extended to all, at least the majority of the people. Otherwise, a war that is harmful to the national strength and the people will only lead to the destruction of the country! ”

Zhao Heng nodded convincingly, and said, "Father, my son understands!" ”

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