Spring and Autumn I Am King

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After seeing Zigong from a distance, Lu Taoweng, who was busy, recognized that he was the good-hearted guard merchant who wanted to redeem and send them back to the country that day, and hurriedly came over to pay his respects. After inquiring by Zigong, I learned that they had settled down here, they could eat enough every day, and the treatment was no different from that of free Chinese.

"Thanks to the gentleman, the elderly over 60 can eat tofu once a day, and a meat meal every five days. After the wheat is cooked, we will eat the soft and fragrant noodles and water cakes. The clansmen have already Happy to be here, even forgot about homesickness!" Lu Taoweng's face was ruddy, and he could see that life was indeed going well.

Soft and fragrant water biscuits? What was that? Out of curiosity, Zigong continued to follow Zhao Wuxi and entered a newly built casting room.

I saw a small amount of black evil gold (iron) and turquoise gold (bronze) placed in it, and the caster was waving a copper hammer and beating it incessantly.

There are also carpenters cutting and grinding wood, bending its rou with flames, and old farmers with rough hands and feet pointing at the patterns drawn by the ink lines on the boards.

Duanmuci could see that he was making farm tools.

As the saying goes, if a worker wants to do a good job, he must first sharpen his tools. The same goes for the farmer. Therefore, Zhao Wuxi also attached great importance to the transformation of new farm tools.

Legend has it that in ancient times, Shennong "began to make leisi, and taught the people to cultivate".

But by the Spring and Autumn Period, these primitive farm implements had become outdated. In Chengyi, one person plowing on Lei, only ten acres per day, was time-consuming and labor-intensive. The newly invented tool plow in recent decades is still in its most primitive state, and its efficiency is not high.

So Zhao Wuxi recalled the farm tools he had seen in his hometown in his previous life, and after drawing sketches on the wooden slips, he handed them over to Litian Sangyangweng to study and improve them, and then craftsmen made them.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, iron smelting has gradually developed in the Central Plains, but the smelted pig iron has a lot of impurities, and there is still a technical bottleneck that cannot be broken through in the production of iron weapons. Can be used to make farm tools, but it is possible.

As early as the Guan Zhong era more than 100 years ago, there was a saying in Qi State that "the US dollar is used to cast swords and halberds to test dogs and horses; the evil gold is used to cast bows, barbarians and axes to test the loam." It can be seen that bronze is mainly used for weapons (swords and halberds), and iron has been used for agricultural production.

The most developed iron smelting site in the Jin state is in the Luhun area on the coast of Rushui, where the land was conquered by Wu Xin of the Bank of China twenty years ago, and now it is owned by the small clan of Fan and the master of Yinxian County.

Ke Shimei got along well with Fan's nemesis, Zhao Yang. To Fan's, he was probably the same as Handan's to Zhao's.

In this regard, Wu Xian couldn't help but gloat at the misfortune. The pain of the "gentleman's swamp, the fifth generation" of the patriarchal feudal system is not alone in the Zhao family.

Because of this relationship, ten years ago, with the help of Shimei, Zhao Yang was able to collect a whole drum of iron from the people of Luhun to cast a punishment tripod.

After walking around, Zhao Wuxi saw the newly made farm tools, including hoes and shovels for cultivators, and iron shovels (nou) similar to rakes, which can be effectively used for weeding, loosening, restoring soil and cultivating soil. .

The most important thing is the curved plough similar to later generations, and several have been built: the plough is V-shaped, which is beneficial to reduce the resistance when cultivating the land. Because iron is limited, the rest of the place, such as the moldboard, is still made of hardwood. But it is also more conducive to deep tillage and broken soil than the original plough. It has been able to carry out deep tillage and shallow tillage according to needs, as well as adjust the width of the cultivated land, and it is convenient to operate.

Sang Yangweng laughed so hard that although he had lost sight of Daitian Fa, he was experienced in farming. After trying out these tools in the field, he naturally understood the benefits.

He claimed that as long as there are oxen and ploughs, or if two people work together (ou), one husband and five mouths will be enough to manage fifty acres of land in one day!

In this way, the efficiency of planting corn in summer can be increased by five times.

Zhao Wuxi was quite satisfied with this result. However, the more serious problem at present is that Chengyi is in urgent need of a large number of cattle and horses, either for ploughing fields, or for pulling mills and turning keel waterwheels.

However, Zhao Wuxi's treasury had no money or silk. The reason why he was looking forward to Zigong's quick return was that he hoped that he could use the things produced in Chengyi to farm around to make up for the loss.

Zigong followed Zhao Wuxi all the time. Seeing what he saw, he was thoughtful.

Before, he thought that the gentleman of the Zhao family and his master were very similar in what they thought and did. But after walking half a circle in Chengxiang, Zigong felt that his thinking might be biased.

The paths the two have taken are actually very different.

Chengxiang people pay attention to credibility and get along harmoniously with each other, because they are well-fed and well-fed, and there are witches who constantly praise Zhao Wuxi's achievements, rather than the result of practicing ritual and music.

The reason why the phenomenon of stealing and stealing openly and causing harm to others has disappeared is because Zhao Wuxi promulgated strict criminal law and family law, and those who violate the order will be punished. It is said that even the maidservant beside him must be punished for making mistakes.

Another example is the attitude towards crops.

Zigong remembered that one of his senior brothers, Fan Chi, once asked the Master how to grow crops. At that time, the Master avoided talking, saying, "I am not as good as an old farmer." Fan Chi asked him to learn how to grow vegetable gardens, and the Master said, "I It's not as good as the old garden."

After Fan Chi left, the Master complained to Zigong who was present: "Little man, Fan Chi!"

He said: "As long as the superiors value propriety, the people will not dare to be disrespectful; if the superiors pay attention to righteousness, the common people will not dare to disobey; as long as the superiors pay attention to faith, the people will not dare to treat you with sincerity. , the common people in all directions will come to flee with their sons, where do they need to learn to grow crops and vegetable gardens by themselves?"

Zigong understood what the Master meant. He established a school and took apprentices to give lectures in order to cultivate a group of scholar-bureaucrats who aim to become meat eaters, perform rituals and music in the upper positions, and govern under the bow, not to teach a lower-level old farmer who only knows the techniques of crops and vegetable gardens.

But the gentleman of the Zhao family is different. He attaches great importance to the crops, and has reached the level of doing it himself, with his hands on the transformation of agricultural tools, and the position of the planners, farmers, workers, and soldiers in his lords is relatively high.

Is this really necessary? After walking out of the casting room, Zigong expressed his doubts.

"Why should a gentleman personally intervene in matters related to hundreds of workers and crops, educate the people with rituals and music, and can't govern by bowing?"

Zhao Wuxi smiled and said, "Zigongzhi asked, my math teacher, Mr. Ji, also asked. Does Zigong know how I answered?"

Zigong bowed slightly with wide sleeves, "I don't know, dare to ask a gentleman to tell you."

He felt that this question was very important, and it was related to the education he received from the Master and the way of thinking.

Zhao Wuxi replied, "I have heard that Zigong's master highly respects Guan Yiwu and Zheng Zichan. Is there such a thing?"

Zigong naturally knew that when he asked the Master for advice, he looked down on Guan Zhong. He thought that Duke Huan of Qi killed the son Jiu, and that Guan Zhong could not follow the lord and died, but he turned to Duke Huan of Qi who killed the lord, as his prime minister, and he was not benevolent.

But his opinion was taught by the master.

"Guan Zhongxiang, Duke Huan~www.wuxiahere.com~ dominates the feudal lords, and the people of the world have received his blessings. Wei Guanzhong, I have been sent to the left!"

And Zheng Zichan was the person that the Master admired most when he was young. When Zichan was in power, the Master praised him many times in Lu, and when he died, he even said with emotion: "What a pity, the love of the ancients! "

At that time, the words of the master were deafening, but now, what new insights does the gentleman of the Zhao family have?

Zhao Wuchen said eloquently: "Although Confucius admired Guanzi and Zichan, he admired the merits and benevolence of respecting the king and fighting barbarians. I can understand the governance philosophy of your master and apprentice. It is from the perspective of a meat-eater. Down to the bottom, use propriety and music to educate the people.”

Zigong acquiesced to this statement.

"However, when I govern the fief, the starting point is different. I read the words of Guan Zhong and Zichan in the Pan Palace collection room, and what I learned is not only the government of respecting the king and the barbarians and benevolent, but also their method of governing the country, that kind of The way from bottom to top."

Isn't this putting the cart before the horse? Zigong's heart moved slightly, and he asked, "How does a gentleman want to go from the bottom to the top?"

Zhao Wuxi pointed to Chengyi, which was gradually getting enough food and clothing after he ruled for more than half a year, and said something that Zigong would never forget.

"Canglin knows the etiquette, and she knows honor and disgrace!"

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PS: The last sentence is from "Guanzi", which is generally considered to be written by the people of the Warring States Period

There are a lot of essays about starting point and hegemony. If I have to say that my book is different, it should be a collision of ideas.

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