I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 31

The North City of Changyi is very lively. Every time he passes through here, Liu He is always willing to pay more attention to these people to see if their lives have changed.

Before he came to this world, Liu He had heard many names of Shengshi and Mingjun since he was a child.

The simple words in the history books left an impression on Liu He, always making him think that the people in the prosperous age lived a happy life, at least they didn't have to worry about food and drink.

However, after coming here, he discovered that the so-called prosperous age was nothing more than occasional ripples in a pool of stagnant water.

Take this great man as an example, from Emperor Gaozu to today's emperor, in more than 100 years, the great Han has experienced nine emperors. Except for the former Han Shaodi and the later Han Shaodi who did nothing, the rest of the emperors are Mingjun, and there have been several prosperous times .

At this time, it should be the time when the people are prosperous and the country is strong.

But after he really understood the lives of the people here, Liu He's illusions were completely shattered. The big man is indeed strong enough, but the people with the largest number of people can only be regarded as rough security.

Rivers are flooded, natural disasters occur frequently, there is no food to eat, no clothing to cover the body, military use for years, fields are barren, land is annexed, and cruel officials are rampant.

Although the people's lives are much better than before, they still haven't crossed the line of food and clothing.

It really echoes the saying of later generations: Prospering people suffer, dying people suffer.

It would be fine if the emperors of the big man were all stupid kings, but most of these emperors are rare wise kings. They have different shortcomings, but they are worthy of the title of wise king after all.

This makes the whole thing paradoxical.

At first, Liu He was puzzled and couldn't figure out what the problem was.

Later, when he reviewed the books he had read in his mind, he finally found the answer.

Regardless of whether it is the Great Qin or the Great Han, the reason why the people live hard is not only related to the emperor, but also related to productivity.

This is why Liu He is now focusing on improving productivity.

Let the people have enough food and clothing, this is Liu He's minimum requirement for himself.

Therefore, whenever Liu He sees the changes he has brought to the world at the market, he will always be extra excited. As long as he has time, he will stop and ask a few questions to satisfy his little vanity.

It was the same today, when the carriage passed by a woodworking workshop, Liu He saw a batch of farm tools that he asked the worker to make a few months ago.

These agricultural tools were trial-made by Liu He with the help of a worker, and then pushed by Tian Cao for the common people to use, but in the end it all depends on the willingness of the common people to imitate them.

Liu He reached out and grabbed the reins, grabbing the horse before Dai Zong did.

"Under the door, what's wrong?"

"I saw a lot of new farm tools in the carpentry workshop over there. I'll go and have a look. You drive forward slowly, don't wait for me."

"There are many people here, be careful at the door, please..."

Before Dai Zong finished speaking, Liu He jumped out of the carriage and ran towards the wooden workshop. Dai Zong didn't dare to go far, so he parked the carriage by the side of the road.

This woodworking workshop is not small, and it buys all kinds of wooden tools.

Starting from Emperor Xiaowu, the Dahan implemented the salt and iron monopoly system. From ore mining, iron ore smelting, iron casting, and iron sales, all iron officials were in charge.

Although in the subsequent salt and iron meeting, the iron officials in the Guanzhong area were abolished, but the iron officials outside the Guan were still retained, so the folks could only sell non-iron agricultural tools.

This carpentry workshop is a typical layout with a front shop and a backyard. The inside part is a residence and workshop, and the outside part is a shop.

The store is also divided into two parts, the inside and the outside. Some small things are bought under the shed built outside, while many big things are placed inside.

The proprietor of the shop is an old man in his 60s and [-]s. At this time, he was haggling with a farmer who asked the price for the price difference. Liu He didn't know what they were buying and selling, so he didn't bother them, but He went straight into the interior of the shop.

The inside is not too big, because it is filled with all kinds of wooden utensils, so it looks more cramped.

As soon as Liu He walked in, he could smell a pungent wood smell.

A fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy was holding a colorless rag, scrubbing the dust off the agricultural tools.

"Are you a helper in this workshop?" Liu He asked with his hands behind his back.

That last year who was squatting on the ground raised his head, looked at Liu He, and said with some pride: "This is our family's workshop, and the one who is bargaining outside is my father."

It turned out to be a young proprietor, really disrespectful and disrespectful.

Liu He continued to ask: "Did you buy or rent this courtyard?"

"This is also our house, a yard with two entrances and two exits."

"Then it seems that your family's business is doing well."

"Of course, our workshop is the number one woodware workshop in Changyi City. It may not be the largest in business, but it must have the most complete range of products."

Liu He looked at the farm tools in the house and found that they were indeed very complete.

"Did you make these farm tools yourself, or did you buy them from others?"

"It was my father who went to the worker to get the design and took my two older brothers to make it."

The young man stood up from the ground, wiped his hands on his clothes, and leaned in front of Liu He and said, "I heard that these drawings were drawn by a man named Men Xia in the Prime Minister's Mansion. The man named Men, I Never seen it before."

"What else have you heard?" Liu He asked with a smile.

"I heard that this sect is a strange person, who is both smart and stupid."

"Oh, how clever, how stupid?"

"Can draw so many patterns of agricultural tools, and each one is more delicate, do you think such a person is not shrewd and exciting?"

"If he also opens a workshop, he doesn't know how much money he can make. Wouldn't it be stupid to just stay in the prime minister's mansion as a hopeless servant? However, if that's the case, our family's business will be impossible."

"Then can you tell me that these agricultural tools are easy to use?" Liu He continued to ask.

"I don't know, and I have never farmed land, but those farmers like it very much. These big guys have to be agreed in advance."

"Daddy is very strict. If my two older brothers are lazy, they will be punished. If they didn't work too slowly, our family's business could grow even bigger."

The boy talked more and more vigorously, and seemed to hate his two unlucky brothers.

"Then how much money does your family make a month?"

"Hey, at least..."

"Zhuzi, what are you talking nonsense here, why don't you hurry up and go to work."

Liu He turned around and saw that the proprietor had already negotiated the business at some point, and stood behind the two with a dark face for an unknown how long.

The boy stuck out his tongue at Liu He, quickly squatted down, and resumed the work he had just done.

Liu He thought for a while, then bowed slightly to the proprietor, and said, "I'm a Confucian scholar passing by, and I'm very interested in this wooden utensil, so I just chatted a little more. Don't take offense if I offend you."

The proprietor didn't speak, but squeezed out a "hum" from his nose!
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