The father and son walked off the carriage one by one and one after another and walked towards a rice field not far away.

This rice field was actually carefully selected by Zhao Dan, which is the field of the old man who had been here several times before.

However, what surprised Zhao Dan was that when he came to this field, he only saw a farmer about thirty years old, who was cultivating in the fields with several children in his teens.

It is said that it is farming, but it is actually just putting a curved plow on the body of a cow and then controlling the direction.

The children are mainly responsible for observing how the adults operate, but judging from the current situation, it is obvious that the time for these older children to personally control the curved plow is not too far away.

The middle-aged farmer obviously noticed the existence of Zhao Dan and his son. After saying a few words to the children around him, he handed over the position of the palm plow to one of the oldest boys. Then he walked over to Zhao Dan and others, first bowed, and then said very politely: "Does the noble man need help if he has something to do?"

Although it was a white dragon fish suit, the silk robe worn by Zhao Dan and Zhao Heng and his son were still very conspicuous, not to mention the carriage behind them that was not considered extremely noble but also quite valuable.

Zhao Dan smiled and said to the farmer in a very gentle tone: "That's right, I want to ask, where is the father-in-law who has been farming this land for many years?"

When the middle-aged farmer heard this, he couldn't help but look at Zhao Dan and Zhao Heng in confusion, and suddenly realized: "It turns out that the noble man is the one he once mentioned."

Zhao Dan nodded with a smile.

The farmer sighed and said, "I know that my father had passed away last winter."

Zhao Dan was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting this result at all. After a long time, he said, "Sorry, please feel sorry for the change."

The farmer smiled and said, "I was already sixty-two when my father passed away, but it was a joyful and mourning. There is nothing sad or not. My father once said that noble people were very interested in soil moisture and harvest, and they would ask them every time they came. I wonder if this year was also for this matter?"

Zhao Dan calmed down and smiled and said, "That's right, I see that your farming now seems to be much easier than your father before."

The farmer smiled and said, "That's natural. Now, using this curved plow and ox to cooperate, the farming speed is much faster than before, and it is more labor-saving."

Zhao Dan nodded and looked at the ox and the bent plowing plow that was moving steadily under the control of the half-aged child not far away in front of him. As the land was cut apart as the curved plow was moving, he also had a more intuitive understanding of the efficiency of the tool like the bent plow.

But it is normal to think about it. After all, since the invention of the Quyuan Plough until the early 21st century, some rural areas in China that did not use mechanization have been playing their role.

Zhao Dan looked at the farmer in front of him again and found that he was like his child. Although his linen and clothes were relatively inconspicuous and full of mud, he did not see any patches.

So Zhao Dan couldn't help but say, "It seems that your life is good, and you can afford new clothes for the whole family."

"New clothes?" The farmer was stunned for a moment, then looked at the linen clothes on his body, and couldn't help laughing: "The noble man is joking. Whose family will wear new clothes to the ground, I'm afraid it's not about to make a fuss to the woman."

"Ha?" Zhao Dan was stunned. Isn't this dress new?

The farmer raised his head proudly and said, "The noble man doesn't know what it is. Nowadays, life is better. In the past, I could only buy a few feet of cloth, and I just gave the whole family a set of new clothes casually. Sometimes it may not be enough. But now, it's hard to say that everyone in my family can have three sets of clothes every year, which does not include the New Year's sweater."

Zhao Dan was really shocked now.

According to this farmer, how can each family have four sets of clothes a year?

Although Zhao Dan also knew very well that the farmer he had contacted was actually the richest in Zhao State, which is the so-called "farmer", no matter how rich the farmer is, it is still a farmer. It is absolutely shocking to be able to do this.

What does this mean? You should know that in the 1980s and even 1990s, most people in later China could not buy four new sets of clothes a year.

But now, in Zhao State more than two thousand years ago, there were farmers who could do this!?

Zhao Dan subconsciously glanced at Mao Sui behind him, and saw Mao Sui blinking at Zhao Dan. It was obvious that the farmer was not lying.

As the king of Zhao State, anyone who has contacted Zhao Dan will be investigated by the inspector secretly afterwards, let alone the farmer's old father has been talking to Zhao Dan for so many years. The inspector can be said to have even found out how many rats there are in the family.

After receiving Mao Sui's answer, Zhao Dan became even more confused and couldn't help asking: "So where did the money in your family come from?"

The farmer couldn't help laughing, and made some calculations for Zhao Dan with his fingers.

First of all, with the improvement of farming efficiency, coupled with the 100 acres of land awarded by farmers in the past when they participated in the war, the farmers now have as many as 200 acres of land.

You should know that most of the two hundred acres of land are upper fields and the rest are middle fields, but not those with low yields can be compared.

In addition to the grain, the farmers' family will rush to plant a season of soybeans after harvesting.

Due to the existence of manure, the yields of both grain and soybeans are better than those in previous years.

In addition, there is also a revenue in sericulture.

The rented farm tools and plowing ox had already paid the money two years ago. Now the cow and the crooked plow in the field belong to the farmers.

In addition, the cow gave birth to three calves. In addition to leaving one, the farmer sold the other two calves to other farmers, which was another income.

Finally, the farmer's wife would go to the city to work for the private wool textile factory in the city every year during the slack season, which is also an income.

After calculating all the things, Zhao Dan was shocked to find that the farmer's family had four different sources of income in the past year. No wonder his family lived so prosperously.

"So that's it..." Zhao Dan nodded and couldn't help asking: "Does there be many families like the Ru family in your village?"

The farmer straightened his chest and said proudly: "Of course there are not many. Someone is one of the most wealthy families in the village. But to be honest, the life in the village has been getting better and better over the years. In previous years, there were still people who starved to death, but last year, no one died of cold and hunger. It was really amazing, amazing!" The farmer said as he spoke.

It seemed that when the farmer was in a hurry, he couldn't stop talking as soon as he opened the box: "To be honest, if you can have such a life, you will rely entirely on the king! If the king hadn't rented these bell plows and oxen to us at an extremely low price, our lives wouldn't have changed so drastically. And the appearance of the wool is said to have been developed by the king, and there is also..."

The farmer talked endlessly, and his words were filled with admiration for the king in the Longtai Palace in Handan.

Zhao Dan didn't stop him, and just smiled and kept talking.

To be honest, this feeling of being praised in person... is really cool!

In fact, this is also a very normal thing. After all, Zhao State has launched wars to the outside world for so many years, and of course it is not without dividends.

The expansion of territory represents an increase in resources, and the increase in resources can make domestic industries and economic activities more developed, thus playing a role in feeding back to the domestic market.

Specifically, the war on the grasslands could bring a large number of cattle, sheep and slaves to Zhao State, which could help textiles, animal husbandry, agriculture, and even smelting industries that require a lot of coolies.

The progress in smelting can not only produce more weapons and equipment for Zhao State, but also produce more iron tools such as curved plows, which greatly reduces the cost of iron tools and thus reduces the burden on people to purchase iron farm tools.

During the war against the Central Plains, Zhao State was able to plunder a large number of craftsmen and high-quality farmland. Craftsmen could promote the progress of handicrafts in various aspects of Zhao State, and farmland could effectively increase the food in Zhao State. At the same time, it was the best shortcut to reward the soldiers and inspire them to forge ahead to participate in the war.

These things do not exist in a single line, but are like a spider web that influences each other and promotes them together, making Zhao's national strength become stronger with the war.

The farmer said for a while before suddenly realizing something, he stopped his mouth awkwardly, and smiled at Zhao Dan, "Let the nobles laugh."

Zhao Dan smiled gently and said, "It's okay, but I've disturbed your farming. By the way, can anyone join the army in your family?"

The farmer was a little depressed when he said this, and said, "I was originally one of the county soldiers. However, after my father passed away, my eldest son was not adult again, so now I have to work at home first. The noble man doesn't know that I was the richest family in my village, but after the Battle of Qi last year, several people from the same village returned and had titles and rewards, but they surpassed me at once. Hey! But my eldest son will become an adult in the next year. At that time, I may be able to catch up with the Battle of Chu!"

As the farmer said that, the light of hope flashed in his eyes, and he could not wait to join the war.

A moment later, Zhao Dan and Zhao Heng and his son said goodbye to the farmer and got on the carriage again.

Looking at Zhao Heng who was a little excited around him, Zhao Dan smiled and said, "Did you see Heng'er? War is not just about military and military force. As long as the war can bring benefits and development to Zhao State through appropriate methods, you will never imagine. But you must remember that at any time, the favors brought by the war can benefit everything, at least to most of the people. Otherwise, a war that is harmful to the national strength and the people will only lead the country to destruction!"

Zhao Heng nodded in conscience and said, "Father, my son understand!"

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