After entering the Taihang Mountains, the terrain becomes dangerous, and the mountains on both sides of the road are either undulating, or soaring into the sky, or strange rocks, or cliffs.

The three dolls were lying on the car window, looking out curiously, it was the first time they had seen such a majestic mountain and dense forest, and their small mouths grew big.

However, it is obvious that none of the three children has the talent of writing poetry at the age of seven, and they only know that they are stupid.

"In the Battle of Changping that year, we changed horses all the way and galloped, and it took several days to rush from Handan to Shangdang. Now I am walking slowly, sometimes I will stop to rest for a while, go to the roadside people to ask for saliva to drink, and then chat for a while, and I will rush to the party in a few days. Liu Ping stroked his beard and sighed with emotion.

The Battle of Changping was a turning point for many people, including him. For everyone, it's unforgettable.

"Yes, with this official road, the party really belongs to my Zhao State, and no one can take it away." Zhao Kuo pointed to the place where the smoke rose in front of him and said, "Let's go there and have a look." ”

"Now there is smoke rising...... It seems that civilians still have two meals a day. Liu Ping was stunned for a moment, and sighed deeply, in the past few years, he has had three meals a day, and sometimes there are additional meals, and he has almost forgotten the days when he used to eat two meals a day.

Sure enough, he was used to the life of a rich and noble family, and he forgot about the sufferings of the people.

"Yes, we still have a long way to go." Zhao Kuo said, walking straight towards the village in front.

The village is not very large, there are only thirty or forty households, and many mulberry trees are planted at the door, and some people's doors are closed, and some people's doors are hidden.

The outside of the village is fenced off by a fence wall, which, judging from the traces, was not built for a long time.

At the bottom of the fence wall, there are traces of ruins, as if they were left from the past.

Shangdang County once belonged to the Three Kingdoms of Han, Zhao and Wei, and the spheres of influence of the Three Kingdoms were intertwined, and the competition between them was very fierce, and many places belonged to you today and belonged to me tomorrow.

Later, he joined the Qin State, and the battle became more intense.

The Battle of Changping caused the Shangdang to wither to the extreme, and most of the villages are now rebuilt after the war.

There was an old woman at the entrance of the village who was cultivating the vegetable field, and when she saw Zhao Kuo and others coming over, she put down her hoe, her face first showed panic, and then calmed down.

"Old man, we are passing by here and begging for water." Zhao Kuo walked over and said with a smile.

"Distinguished guests...... How many are there? The old woman looked at the carriage and the guards not far away, and even if she was dizzy, she could see that this group of people was not ordinary.

"It's just my three in-laws and three children, and the others can go to the front and ask for water to drink." Zhao Kuo said that it is not easy to fetch water these days.

"Let them all come over, those who come are guests, how can there be any reason to turn them away." The old woman said, turning around and walking towards home.

"Mother, what's wrong?" A middle-aged man heard movement outside, walked out of the house, saw Zhao Kuo and others, and hurriedly took out the long shovel from behind the door, and said vigilantly. "Who are you?"

"They are passing guests, put down the shovel quickly, and invite the distinguished guests to their home." The old woman reprimanded.

The middle-aged man glanced up at Zhao Kuo, feeling a little familiar, but he couldn't remember, he shook his head a little puzzled, threw the shovel to the door, opened the door, stretched out his hand and said, "Guests, please come in." ”

"I'm sorry." Zhao Kuo clenched his fists and said.

During the conversation, Zhao Kuo learned that the man's name was Zhong, who was the head of the village, his father died in Changping, and in addition to his mother and him, there were also younger brothers, his wife, and two teenage children, as well as a baby who was still in swaddling clothes.

After the end of the war, Naka returned to his hometown and rebuilt his home under the organization of the county guard, and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant because of his considerable military strength.

"Did the lieutenant also participate in the Battle of Changping?" Zhao Kuo asked.

"None of our adult men in the party have participated in the Battle of Changping, and even thirteen or fourteen-year-old dolls and sturdy women have to participate in the war when the war is fierce."

Zhong looked at Zhao Kuo, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt like a person, but at the beginning, he could only stand and watch from a distance, so he was not sure.

In his heart, King Zhao is high, and it is impossible for him to sit down and chat with him, let alone drink the water in his house.

"Is the child sent to school?" Zhao Kuo looked at the two children hiding behind Zhong and said, taking out two pieces of caramel from his sleeve like a trick and handing them to the two children.

"No, the school is only available in the county, and it is far away." Nakashi shook his head.

"It should be built in the county in a few years, and when the time comes, we must let our children go to school, even if it is a few years later, we can't stop reading." Zhao Kuo said.

"Zhong will remember the words of the nobleman." Zhong nodded.

Although he didn't understand why he had to let his children study, he felt that he shouldn't deceive himself as Zhao Kuo.

"The guests haven't eaten yet, are we...... Coarse rice...... I don't know if you can see it. The old woman and her daughter-in-law walked into the house with the food, and after putting it away, they stood aside and rubbed their hands, and said a little embarrassed.

"There are a lot of us, so we won't stay here to eat, just drink saliva and leave immediately." Zhao Kuo glanced at the food, the rice was corn porridge, which was quite thick, and there were pancakes, and the dish was pickled shallots.

It's not good, but it's not a problem to be full.

If even the lieutenant can't eat enough, then most of the people in Zhao Kingdom won't have enough to eat.

"That'...... I'll add some water to the guests. The old woman hurriedly walked out.

"How many acres of land do you have at home?" Zhao Kuo asked.

"One hundred and ten acres." Zhong said.

"What is the yield per mu?" Zhao Kuo asked.

"The yield of millet per mu is about one and a half stones, wheat and millet are lower, only one stone, and soybeans are even lower." Zhong said.

"Has there ever been a lot of taxation or more servitude?" Zhao Kuo asked.

"There have been before, but not in recent years." Nakashi shook his head.

"Each acre of land can produce one and a half stones, without harsh government, the grain should be enough for three meals a day, why still two meals a day?" Zhao Kuo asked.

"In order to save some food, although I can eat enough now, I don't know when there will be a natural disaster. In addition, it is necessary to leave some grain to prevent the imperial court from raising taxes, so as not to borrow grain when you get it, in short, there is surplus food at home, and you don't panic. Zhong sighed.

"Where did you get the news? I haven't heard that the imperial court is going to raise taxes? Zhao Kuo frowned, it's only been a few years, is it going to kill a group of people again?

"The imperial court will not raise taxes in advance, and it is possible to raise taxes at any time, and in addition, as long as there is a war, taxes will definitely be raised." Zhong said, "In fact, there is nothing wrong with raising taxes, after all, the soldiers on the front line can't fight hungry, they are defeated hungry, and those of us who are hiding in the rear will also suffer, as long as the increase is not too much, we can accept it." ”