A new avenue was built in the north of Ziling City.

This avenue is one hundred steps wide (150 meters), ten miles long, the whole avenue is paved with big bluestone, a large number of flowers are planted on both sides, giant trees, the group of flowers and brocade clans, the beauty of the United States, one end of the avenue is connected with the Wuwei Gate in the north of Ziling City, one end is connected with the wharf of the Wujiang River, a huge archway is also built at the north end of the avenue, and the four words of "Triumph Avenue" are written on it.

If Xiang Zhuang saw it, he would definitely cry and laugh, so he inadvertently told Xiang about the Vermilion Bird Street in Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty and the Triumphal Arch in France, and Xiang gave him the whole Triumphal Avenue.

However, through this triumphal avenue, you can already get a glimpse of the strong economic strength of the Chu State.

The whole avenue took only three months, almost at the same time that Xiang Zhuang left Ziling with the Xiao cavalry, the Kaixuan Avenue officially started, in order to build the Kaixuan Avenue, Xiang He recruited more than 20,000 craftsmen and hundreds of thousands of people, and also spent a lot of money to buy millions of large bluestones.

This is also a huge project, but it almost does not damage the national strength and people's strength of the Chu State.

There is only one reason, that is, the economic strength of the Chu State has swelled to an unimaginable height, and even Xiang Zhuang, the initiator, can never imagine it.

There is a view in the field of historiography that before the Tang and Song dynasties, China did not have the conditions for large-scale development of industry and commerce because of its low productivity, because the development of industry and commerce would inevitably lead to the loss of production of strong laborers, and the loss of production of strong laborers combined with low productivity would inevitably lead to a decrease in grain production. This led to severe famine.

It was out of this consideration that Shang Ying formulated the national policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business, and it lasted for nearly a thousand years!

In fact, Shang Ying's worries were completely unnecessary, and the followers of later generations were even more Handan toddlers and complacent.

The development of industry and commerce does lead to the flow of strong labour into the field of industry and commerce, because work seems to come to life more quickly. This will inevitably lead to fewer farmers and lower food production, but this is only temporary, because the market will regulate itself, and the decrease in food will inevitably lead to an increase in food prices. The increase in the price of food will inevitably encourage the craftsmen to return to farming!

In addition to the fact that the market regulates the number of farmers and craftsmen by itself, the development of industry and commerce can in turn promote the rapid development of productive forces.

It is clear that when farming is no longer profitable for the sake of subsistence and clothing, farmers will find ways to increase the yield of their farmland, and when farmers have this demand, blacksmiths will find ways to provide better agricultural tools. If you want to provide better agricultural tools, you have to find ways to improve the iron smelting process!

This formed a virtuous circle, and in the end, the development of industry and commerce not only did not lead to a shortage of food, but promoted the rapid development of productive forces, which unfortunately did not enter into ancient China.

But in the West, it entered this virtuous circle, and it was precisely because of the development of industry and commerce that the West used iron tools a full thousand years earlier than in China; And in the West, industry and commerce were already very prosperous during the Roman Empire. But I didn't see a large-scale famine in the Roman Empire because of this!

It can be seen that the development of industry and commerce does not lead to famine, but to the rapid development of productive forces.

However, due to the crossing of Xiangzhuang, today's Chu State has entered a virtuous circle, iron smelting, ceramics, textiles, winemaking, shipbuilding and other handicrafts have flourished, agriculture has also developed greatly, and the improvement of agricultural tools has made it possible to cultivate deeply. The application of deep ploughing technology has greatly improved the yield of crops, and now the yield per mu of Chudi has exceeded three stones!

The development of industry and commerce had a profound impact on the economy, culture, military and other aspects of the Chu State, among which the greatest influence was on the young people of China, in the real history of China. The ideal of young people is to learn literature and martial arts, and to sell goods to the emperor's family, that is to say, to be an official and worship a general, and to seal a wife and a son is the only ideal of young people. …,

But now, the situation has changed radically, being an official is still the highest ideal of young people, but working and farming are no longer a choice for them to scoff at, because in the state of Chu, the status of merchants, farmers and craftsmen is not low, as long as you can do a good job in this industry, you can also get a knighthood and become a prominent nobleman.

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The two sides of the just-built Triumph Avenue are already crowded with people at this moment.

Outside the city has long been crowded with people, but there are still people pouring out of the city, there are scholars with Eguanbo, there are samurai in short suits, there are craftsmen in green clothes and short jackets, there are little ladies wearing placket skirts, there are old women and old men, and countless children walk through the crowd, bustling and lively.

Today is the auspicious day of the zodiac for the king and the Xiao cavalry army.

Everyone has their own thoughts, most of the old women and old men are to welcome their sons, but the women are to welcome their men, scholars and samurai are to see the demeanor of the Xiao cavalry, as for the little ladies who are dressed up in fancy clothes, but they are to find a wishful man from among the triumphant Xiao cavalry soldiers.

Before the army arrived, the triumphal avenue was already bustling.

"Grandma Wang, are you here too?" The old man who asked the question looked respectful and used your honorific title.

"Our three dogs are back, aren't you here to pick him up?" The old woman who answered raised her head slightly.

"Auntie of the Wang family, this time the third son of your family is afraid that he will be promoted to the fifth doctor, right?" The old man became more and more respectful.

"Then it doesn't need to be said, yesterday an official came to our house and said, the three dogs have made meritorious service again, and Ming'er will be promoted to a level and become a fifth doctor, by the way, I have to change the plaque on the gate when I turn back."

"Auntie Wang, you are really blessed to have given birth to such a good son."

"The fourth child of your family is not bad, although he is still a government soldier, he will become a public soldier when he turns around and makes meritorious contributions."

"Auntie Wang, you see that the third son of your family has not married yet, why don't you marry the second daughter of our family?"

"Your second girl? It's a good body, and he has the strength to work. "The princess of the Wang family is a little moved, the old man was also used to living a hard life before becoming the fifth doctor, so this concept can't be changed at once, and she always wants to marry a strong daughter-in-law, and the family can have more strong laborers.

"Don't think about it, just like your second son, can the third son look at it?" Soon another old man jumped out to stir up the situation, "Auntie Wang, our four girls have big breasts and thin waists and good appearance, your third son will definitely like it when he sees it, the key is that the fourth girl has a big buttocks, and he will have a son in the future." ”

"Yes, I have to find someone who can have a son." The princess of the Wang family was a little hesitant.

The Lu family Ah Weng stopped doing it, and shouted: "Cao family Ah Weng, aren't the four girls in your family married?" ”

"Who said it was married, who said it was done?" Cao Jia's Ah Weng said unhappily, "Our eldest girl married a farmer, the second girl married a craftsman, and the third girl married a businessman. I don't want you to give half a dowry, and the old man sticks twenty taels of gold as a dowry, is it okay? ”

As he spoke, there was a sudden commotion in front of him, and then word of mouth came from the front, and the army had arrived!

The Wang family was a little anxious, because she was short and couldn't see the situation on the Triumph Avenue ahead, so the Cao family Aweng gave the small bench he brought from home to the Wang family's aunt, stepped on the small bench, and the Wang family finally saw the situation on the Triumph Avenue clearly, and sure enough, a team of heavily armored cavalry had stepped on neat horse steps and slowly drove over.

The first horse was sturdy and tall, with a thick and straight beard on his lips, and his majesty was extraordinary, and the golden armor on his body was shining even more in the light of the morning sun, which made people unable to face it, needless to say, this must be the king of Chu, and the people of Chu who were watching on both sides of the avenue cheered like a tsunami in an instant. …,

Immediately behind the King of Chu were a group of soldiers of the cavalry.

The soldiers lined up in rows of horizontal columns, each team of fifty horsemen, all riding the tall horses of the gods, the armor on their bodies, the helmets on their heads, the scabbards on their waists and the riding boots on their feet were all polished and shiny, and the riding spears in their hands and the brass nails on the horse ornaments sparkled in the sun, setting off the knights on horseback with extraordinary grandeur.

The little ladies on both sides of the avenue screamed one after another, all of them were so excited that their pretty faces were flushed, and they couldn't wait to throw themselves into their arms now, looking for these knights with lofty spirits and bright prospects to be their husbands.

However, the soldiers of the Xiao Cavalry Army were very reserved and ignored this scene.

Originally, with their noble status as knights of the cavalry army, as well as their titles, wouldn't it be easy to find three or five beautiful women? As long as they are willing, the pretty girls who are willing to marry them can really make a long queue.

In the crowd, the princess of the Wang family finally found her son, and immediately beckoned: "Three dogs, dogs......"

In the horse team, a sturdy and imposing knight turned around when he heard the sound, saw that it was the old mother, and quickly confessed to the general, and then broke away from the brigade and came to the royal concubine, turned over and dismounted and asked, "Mother, why are you here?" ”

The princess of the Wang family looked at her handsome and upright son, smiled with joy, and took a few words before she suddenly remembered the matter, and pointed not far away, the little ladies who gathered together and were secretly looking here said: "Three dogs, my mother told you about the daughter-in-law, it is the little lady over there, the one with the most beautiful looks and the biggest ass." ”

The three dogs looked in the direction of their mother's fingers, and the pretty faces of the little ladies immediately turned red, but one by one they still endured their shame and threw their eyes at the three dogs, and the three dogs saw the most beautiful in the middle, the thinnest waist and the biggest buttocks at a glance, and said happily: "Cheng, it's her." ”