Chapter 33: Pastoral

Zhao Fan also seemed to be infected by everyone's emotions, but he still raised his hands and slowly pressed down, and after seeing everyone quiet, he said loudly: "Fan is just an ordinary person now, how can he lead everyone to the world together?" ”

When everyone heard him say this, they couldn't help but say: "Mr. is kind to Xu Zhuang, no matter what, we will swear to follow Mr. to the death!" ”

Zhao Fan's gaze slowly swept over everyone, and there was a hint of vague satisfaction in his eyes, he risked his life to go to Xishan this time and kill the mountain Jiao, wasn't it just for the result in front of him? In this troubled world, only strength is the greatest capital for survival and struggle, and having a group of subordinates who are absolutely loyal to oneself is naturally the best strength.

Although the group of people in front of him was only forty or fifty people, it had a great effect on his trip to Cloud City this time. First of all, when his wife saw that these dozens of soldiers who joined the army were brought by Zhao Fan and others, he should no longer be angry about their unauthorized trip to Cloud City.

Moreover, Zhao Fan first came into contact with the military camp during the Warring States Period, and he didn't know many things about it, and with such a group of subordinates who were loyal to him and had served in the military, he could indeed avoid a lot of unnecessary troubles at that time.

"Listen to me." At this time, Xu Jia suddenly stood up, his slightly deep eyes swept everyone, and said, "Everyone has served in the military and knows the system of the army. Brother Zhao Fan entered the army for the first time, and he did not make military achievements, after arriving at the barracks, he must be just an ordinary soldier like everyone, so I hope that everyone in the army will still treat Brother Zhao Fan as an ordinary person. If one day Brother Zhao Fan can kill the Hu people, make military achievements, become the chief of the army, and everyone can follow him when the time comes, it is the best. ”

Hearing this, everyone nodded after a moment of silence. Indeed, the class concept in the Warring States period was very serious, and civilians could only start from the lowest-level non-commissioned officers when they joined the army, and the children of nobles like Li Mu often became officers directly as soon as they joined the army.

However, Zhao Fan heard that his wife and wife believe in Legalist thought, pay attention to equal treatment, regardless of high and low, so Li Mu went to Cloud City, and it was very likely that Li Feng would arrange a military camp and be an ordinary soldier.

As for the marriage contract between Zhao Fan and Li Bingbing, originally with his identity, he was not worthy of Li Bingbing at all, but I don't know if it was Li Feng's ideological reasons, or because his adoptive father had a very good relationship with Li Feng, so he made this marriage contract.

Zhao Fan naturally didn't have the heart to think about these things at the moment, he smiled at Xu Jia with satisfaction, Xu Jia's words were exactly what he wanted. Most of the villagers in Xuzhuang are hunters, and they have entered the military camp, whether it is martial arts or experience in fighting, they are undoubtedly much better than others, Zhao Fan really likes these people, because of his current identity and status, he can't lead these people. However, in the barracks, there is always a way out, as long as he has made military achievements, he can become an official, and as long as these people are willing to follow him, it will naturally be the best for him.

Seeing the smile on Zhao Fan's face, the Xu Ying brothers were a little embarrassed on their faces, now the matter of these forty or fifty villagers following Zhao Fan to Cloud City has been negotiated, but they are ......

"Sir, you not only killed Shanjiao, but also saved Xuzhuang. I also have the grace of saving my mother to my two brothers, and I also want to serve Mr. around, but ...... But if this is the case, the old mother in the family is afraid that there will be no one to support him, so my two brothers can't go to Cloudsdale with my husband this time. Xu Ying hesitated slightly, and finally gritted her teeth and said.

Zhao Fan was slightly stunned, a look that could not be concealed flashed, Xu Ying's brother's filial piety, he saw it early, although he knew that there was no hope of accepting the two, but he still had a touch of expectation in his heart, and now that he heard Xu Ying finally say it, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The martial arts of the Xu Ying brothers are highly valued by Zhao Fan, so they are always a little disappointed. However, disappointment is disappointment, but the approach of the two also made Zhao Fan admire, filial piety comes first, and the filial piety of the two to the old woman also indirectly proves their surname.

After discussing the matter of these forty or fifty Xuzhuang villagers going to Cloud City, these people went home separately and prepared to go to Cloud City tomorrow to carry their luggage, and at this moment, Li Bingbing and others in the backyard had already finished eating, and more than a dozen people gathered in the front hall to share lunch.

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After the removal of the mountain Jiao, Xuzhuang also became angry invisibly, the villagers went out to work in the farmland, and they were no longer as frightened as before, in the farmland at the foot of the West Mountain, the villagers sang the mountain song that Zhao Fan did not understand, and they were extremely happy to work in the farmland.

Zhao Fan, who had finished lunch, was holding Li Bingbing's hand very leisurely at the moment, wandering around the farmland near the village, enjoying the pastoral life belonging to the Warring States Period.

Li Bingbing seemed to be accustomed to the latter's intimate and bold movements, and was held by him, and no longer had the shyness of before, the two were like lovers in later generations, enjoying this quiet atmosphere sweetly and warmly.

The villagers of Xuzhuang, who were working in the fields, greeted him with gratitude and affection after seeing Zhao Fan, knowing that the mountain Jiao was removed by Zhao Fan, and every Xuzhuang villager was grateful to him. And Zhao Fan also smiled in return, and his demeanor was friendly, which immediately made the villagers feel good.

Zhao Fan stepped on the soft mud soil, his eyes were quite enjoyable to look at the green world nearby, he chatted intimately with Li Bingbing while observing the work of the villagers.

In the hands of the villagers, all the iron tools are used, mainly hoes, sickles, trowels, axes, adzes, sharpeners, knives and other tools. Zhao Fan knew that during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, due to the progress of iron-smelting technology, the iron-smelting handicraft industry had made great progress, and iron production tools were widely used in the field of agricultural production, which promoted the development of agricultural production. Like other countries, Zhao also used iron production tools in agricultural production.

In the farmland, from time to time, villagers drive oxen with nose rings, holding a "V" shape, sharp at the front, and wide at the back. Compared with the previous use of plough farming, the production efficiency has been greatly improved.

As early as the late Spring and Autumn period, cattle farming has been popularized and used in various countries. In the late Spring and Autumn period, after the defeat of the Fan clan and the Zhongxing clan in the domestic annexation war, they fled to the state of Qi, and their descendants became peasants, and some people say that "now their descendants will cultivate in Qi", just like "the sacrifice of the temple is the diligence of the mu" ("Chinese Jin Yu IX"). The sacrifice used as a sacrifice in the temple was put into the fields to be cultivated, which is enough to prove that ox farming was widely used in the late Spring and Autumn Jin Kingdom. The state of Zhao, which came from the Jin State, was of course no exception.

Zhao Fan observed the work of the nearby villagers, although he knew this knowledge very well in his previous life, but judging from the books, he could not understand the situation at that time more deeply. Only by seeing with your own eyes the way people worked during the Warring States period can you have a deeper understanding.

Moreover, Zhao Fan's ambitions are quite ambitious, since he has come to the Warring States, these things also need to be understood by him.

When Zhao Fan observed how people cultivated the fields and how they planted, he actually found that people in the Warring States period had realized that weeds and leaves could be used as fertilizer for seeds after rotting in the soil.

From time to time, some villagers hide some leaves scattered on the ground in the field where the seeds have been planted.

In fact, in the history books, there is also a clear record of this, "Gou Zi Wang System" said that "the superiority is superior, depending on the fertilizer, the order of five kinds", "cover the surface of the land, thorn grass and grow the grain, and apply more fertilizer to the field", agriculture can have more harvests. "Gou Zi Zhishi" said that "when the tree falls, the dung is born", and the weeds and leaves are used as fertilizer, expanding the source of manure. The emphasis on accumulation and fertilization was an important factor in Zhao Guo's increase in agricultural production. In order to further increase agricultural production, Zhao also adopted a multi-cropping system. "Gou Zi Fu Guo" said: "Today is the birth of the soil and the five grains, and if people govern it well, they will benefit from a few pots per mu, and they will be reaped at the age of one year." "Winter wheat is planted after the mid-autumn harvest and autumn crops are planted after the summer harvest, making full use of the fertility of the land.

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