At this time, Zhao Kuo didn't know that so many major events had happened in the Central Plains, and immediately after Hexi County, he went north along the official road, and it didn't take long to arrive at Hetao.

In fact, you can also take the waterway, except for the section from Longmen to Hukou Waterfall that is not navigable, other sections of the Yellow River are basically navigable.

The Yellow River runs through the Loop, and the most convenient transportation in the Loop is water transportation, which is more convenient than the official road.

However, there was no big ship in Hexi County that could accommodate the carriage, and Zhao Kuo couldn't leave the carriage, so he still took the carriage.

"It's almost as desolate as the Central Plains, and it's not as desolate as imagined." An gazes out at the endless plains of the Hetao, through which the river flows through it, feeding the people on both sides.

Patches of neat farmland are spread on the ground like blankets, and golden ears of wheat are like golden oceans tumbling on the waves.

The Tian family has few idle months, and people are busy in May.

It was harvest time, the fields were full of people, everyone didn't care about the scorching sun, the hot weather, kept waving the sickle in their hands with their heads down, and the dust was mixed with sweat beads and dripped into the fields, and everyone's faces were filled with happy smiles.

The year is busy, just for these few days.

Hard work is hard work, but as long as the family can eat and clothe warmly, it is all worth it.

"Three years ago, it was still very desolate, at that time, there were only a few small cities in the entire Hetao except for Yunzhong County, and the west of Jiuyuan fell into the hands of the Hu people. Today's prosperity is made by the people of my Zhao country little by little. Zhao Kuo pointed to the grassland at the end of the farmland and said, "Do you see there, three years ago, all these farmlands were like that, they were all grass, which was very suitable for feeding cattle, but people would have indigestion when they ate grass, and it was better to eat grain, so they cultivated and farmed." ”

An Ning and the others were used to Zhao Kuo coming up with a few inconsequential words from time to time.

After Zhao Zheng and Po Nu heard it, their eyes lit up, and they felt very fresh, so they secretly stuffed a handful of grass into their mouths, chewed it twice, spit it out, and looked at Zhao Kuo with a depressed face.

"Why aren't those wastelands reclaimed?" Zhao Ji asked.

"The manpower is not busy, and the Hetao also needs to have pasture, and the pastures have to go to the Hetao for the winter to spend the winter." Zhao Kuo said.

Anyway, now that the Hetao and Mo Nan are in the hands of Zhao Guo, he thinks of where to spend the winter, so he naturally chooses the Hetao that is more suitable for winter.

"When are we going to the ranch?" An Ning said happily.

"After inspecting the Hetao, I went to the pasture, in fact, there is also a pasture here, and you can also ride a horse." Zhao Kuo said, "Let's go over and have a look first, and then we'll go to the ranch." ”

Two quarters of an hour later, Zhao Kuo finally found an old man sitting on the edge of the field to rest, as for the others who were busy in the fields, he was really embarrassed to disturb others.

At this time, disturbing other people's food collection is no different from the enemy.

"Uncle, how is this year's harvest?" Zhao Kuo sat next to the old man, and casually pulled a grass core from the side and put it in his mouth.

"A few of them are from out of town." The old man glanced at Zhao Kuo and spoke.

"Yes, we are from Handan." Zhao Kuo nodded.

"Handan's? So it's a surprise to see this, right? The old man pointed to the harvest in front of him and said with pride on his face.

"It's really surprising, a few years ago, this was still a grassland, but I didn't expect it to become a large area of farmland so quickly." Zhao Kuo said that the Hetao was even better than he imagined, and the chestnut belly and others must have spent a lot of effort.

"This year, the wind and rain are good, and the yield per mu of some of my family's land has reached one and a half stones, which is higher than before moving to Hetao, and I want to plant as much land as I want, although the government has stipulated the number of acres per household, according to the population. But as long as you can finish planting, the government will actually not take care of it. ”

The old man pointed to the wasteland in the distance and said, "Do you see that piece, whoever cultivates it belongs to him." But we already have enough land, and we can't manage it anymore, so we just throw it there. Although the government will not care if you reclaim more land, if it is registered, but it is not cultivated and becomes wasteland, you will be fined. ”

"What about taxes?" Zhao Kuo asked.

"Now there is no agricultural tax, and the government says that it will be exempt from tax for five years, and after five years, it will be taxed according to the normal land, and there will be no more or less tax." The old man said.

"In this way, we can have a lot of food left over this year." Zhao Kuo said.

"There is definitely a balance, but not too much. The production capacity per mu reaches one and a half stones, and most of them are only about one stone, and there are some fields that have just been reclaimed this year, and the yield per mu is only a few buckets. By next year, there will be more food surplus. The old man said with a smile.

"It's good to have a surplus, there is food at home, and there is no panic." Zhao Kuo also followed suit.

"Housheng's words are right." The old man stood up and walked towards the farmland, "Okay, enough rest, it's time to work, I won't chat with you, old man." ”

The old man obviously knows that he and Zhao Kuo and others are not all the way, even if Zhao Kuo and others do not farm, they can live well, and occasionally go to the fields for a walk, which is called experiencing life.

He farms to survive.

If you don't farm, just wait to starve to death.

So the time was almost up, and the old man consciously returned to the field.

"This is a wise man." Zhao Kuo turned around and said to a few people, and continued to walk forward.

According to the custom, the king of the country should harvest together with the people in the summer or autumn harvest every year, just as he should plow and plough every spring, as a sign of attaching importance to agriculture and not forgetting his roots.

Zhao Kuo was not exempt, and the next day he took the three little ones to a public field and taught them how to harvest wheat.

Bin had cut it before, and he was quite skilled, and Zhao Zheng and Po Nu cut their fingers unexpectedly, but Zhao Kuo still insisted that they cut a small piece of land.

After the end, Zhao Ji and An Ning hugged the child and blamed Zhao Kuo.

"The slave is still young, can't he wait until he grows up to learn?" An Ning said a little angrily, don't say that the king of a country is an ordinary family, which father is ruthless enough to let his child cut wheat at the age of three or four?

"It's not to let him learn to cut wheat, but to let him know the hard work of farmers, the hard-won grain, and only the young age will be impressed. As for cutting wheat, it doesn't matter if you can learn it or not. Zhao Kuo shook his head.

Although this can be done in the future, the younger you are, the better the effect, and when you grow up, it won't have much effect.

"King, Handan urgently. The state of Chu sent troops to attack the state of Lu. At this time, Liu Ping walked over from outside with a piece of information in his hand.

"Why did Xiong Wan suddenly rise again?" Zhao Kuo said strangely.

"Princess Chu gave birth to a son for the King of Chu and was named the crown prince by the King of Chu." Liu Ping said.

"No wonder!" Zhao Kuo suddenly realized.

Although Chu Wangwan was excited for a period of time before, this wise state only lasted for about a year, and then gradually began to decline.

Now he has swept away the normalcy and become more wise than before, and the whole person has a new look, as if he is possessed by the spirit of a king.

If it is said that the king of Chu has an heir, all this can be explained.

For a man, especially a monarch, having children or not are two very different states.