"Even when Handan was at its most prosperous in the past, it was less than half of what it is now." Zhao Sheng was a little stunned.

It's been less than three years! Compared with Zhao Kuo, those monarchs before Zhao were waste. If he knew that Zhao Kuo would be the king of Zhao, Zhao would have developed so fast, Zhao Sheng would have killed Zhao Wangdan a long time ago and helped Zhao Kuo up.

"This is still far from it, and when the expansion of Handan is completed, it will be more prosperous...... However, Handan's location somewhat limited development. Zhao Kuo said.

From the perspective of development alone, the most suitable national capital in Zhao is actually Yecheng, which is close to the Central Plains and has Zhangshui, with convenient transportation.

In contrast, the transportation capacity of water outside Handan is much smaller, otherwise Zhao Guo would not have specially arranged people to dredge.

However, Yecheng is located on the border of Zhao State, and it is Wei State beyond Huanshui, which is completely unsafe to defend and cannot be used as the capital.

Unless Zhao dominates the world in the future. But after dominating the world, there will be a better choice, and it will not be Yecheng's turn...... After leaving Handan City, the carriage headed towards Handan College.

Along the way, you can see patches of millet or bean seedlings, and some places near the river are planted with rice.

There are farmers in the fields who are weeding and catching insects, and they are very serious about this matter, and the whole family is tied to the land these days, and there is no room for sloppiness.

Zhao Kuo did not go to the academy immediately, but chose to get out of the car and talk to the farmers in the fields.

"Why is my husband farming here alone, and there is no labor at home?" Zhao Kuo arched his hand towards an old man who looked to be fifty or sixty years old not far away.

"Husband, I have two sons, but the government recruited river workers, so I let them all go. Are you going to the academy? When the old man saw Zhao Kuo coming over, he also stopped to wipe the sweat on his face.

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"Yes, we heard about Handan Academy in Wei Kingdom, so we want to go to the academy to study." Zhao Kuo said.

"Does the Zhao State Government pay for recruiting river workers?"

"Give, why don't you give. I used to give five yuan, but some time ago it rose to seven yuan, and I still took care of food at noon, so I can save a lot of money in a month. If it weren't for my father-in-law, I would be old and the fields would have to be managed, and I would have wanted to go. When the old man heard that Zhao Kuo was a student, he also let down his guard and said with a smile.

"We, the Wei State, also pay salaries, but that group of corrupt officials embezzle from it every time, and when it is sent down, there is only one lunch left." Zhao Kuo pretended to be resentful and said.

"I tell you, those corrupt officials should be killed. You see our Zhao Kingdom, no one dares to embezzle wages, because at the beginning of the year, the Mofeng foreman cut off thirteen heads outside Handan City, and hung his heads on the city gate for a month. The old man shook his head in the direction of Handan.

"That's what my husband said." Zhao Kuo said with a smile,

"By the way, I heard that Zhao Guo has built academies in various places, do any of the children and grandchildren of my father-in-law's family study in the academy?"

"How can we have that blessing, except for nobles, only soldiers who have made meritorious contributions on the battlefield can enter the academy. My husband wanted to send my two sons to serve as soldiers, but they were eliminated during the selection the year before last, and I could only have a chance when the country recruited soldiers on a large scale in wartime. The old man sighed.

"Doesn't my husband refuse to fight?" Zhao Kuo asked. 陚

"Naturally, it was exclusionary before, but now it's different. The land and money and food are all paid in full, the children can still go to school, and even if they die in battle, the family can also get a pension, although I don't know if it's true or not, but we believe in the king, he is different from the previous kings. The old man tore off his shirt, exposed his chest, pointed to a scar on his right chest, and said,

"This scar was left by the Battle of Longmen more than 30 years ago, when more than 10,000 Zhao troops came back alive. In the end, I didn't get a penny of reward. Then the old man pointed to the scar on his abdomen and said,

"This piece was left over from the Battle of Changping a few years ago, and I almost died in Changping, but in exchange for the land under my feet, it is still worth it."

"The nobleman asked me why I didn't reject the war, it's useless for us Qiantou to reject it, when we didn't give anything before, the country recruited people, don't we still have to go? Now at least I can get some land and money, and even if I die, I don't have to worry about my wife and children being bullied. ”

"To be honest, I don't think my life is worth much. In the past, when the whole family was starving, if someone said that I could feed my family in the future, my husband and I would twist my head to him without saying a word. ”

"My father's life is still very valuable, don't screw it to others easily." Zhao Kuo turned around and walked towards the carriage,

"Boy, I won't bother my father-in-law."

"It feels familiar." The old man looked at Zhao Kuo's back and scratched his head strangely,

"There are so many people in the world who look alike, it's normal to be familiar, no matter, let's weed, how much harvest can be achieved this year depends on this land." 陚...... After entering the academy, Zhao Kuo did not go to the classroom, but walked towards the big ring.

If you want to say where the most quintessential place of Handan Academy is, it must be the big ring, where you can see the most dazzling geniuses in the whole world...... Tearing apart without grace...... After the turmoil of the human trafficker case passed, Handan College continued to return to the conventional debate between heaven and man, human nature, and righteousness...... The theme above.

When Zhao Kuo walked to the big ring, the above two students were debating the debate of human nature. That is to say, the so-called sexual goodness or sexual evil.

However, Zhao Kuo didn't dare to be interested in this, because this matter had been debated for more than 2,000 years without a result.

"So few people? Didn't you say it was full? Zhao Kuo asked with a frown. The big ring, which can accommodate thousands of people at the same time, turned out to be only a few dozen people, and the remaining seats were all empty.

In addition to being used for debate, the big arena of Handan Academy also has a role, which is to make money. Anyone who wants to watch it, except for the students in the academy, has to buy a ticket.

In addition to this, the official has also set up bets that can buy either side to win or lose before the debate. Although he was ridiculed by some celebrities and celebrities to drill money, Zhao Kuo still implemented it.

On the one hand, he really went for the money. On the other hand, if he doesn't do this, someone else will do it, and instead of making a mess at that time, it is better to enter the official arena and standardize and legalize it.

Zhao Guo relied on this to make a lot of money at the beginning. But...... Now what's going on? Don't those people like to listen to debates?

"King Yu, in the past, when Xunzi, Kong Chuan, Gongsun Long and other celebrities came to the stage to debate, they were indeed full, and many people would rather stand than observe. But Xunzi and the others have not participated in the debate for a long time, and the fame of others is far less than theirs, so the number of viewers has decreased. ”

"In addition, the college formed a Keju competition a few days ago, and everyone ran to see Kemari." Zhan He said helplessly.

Compared with the debate, it is clear that Keju is more ornamental and more in line with the character of Zhao Guoren. In the past, I didn't have a choice to watch the debate, but now I have a choice, so I naturally run to see Keju!

One thing to say is that now Huaxia's Keju is ranked first in the world. Well, the top ten Keju teams in the world are all in China.