Spring and Autumn I Am King

Thanks to the book friends Smoke Purgatory, the reward for the delusion of expansion!

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Although they only met by chance in Xinjiang, and we talked for only an hour, Zhao Wuxi's words were quite in line with Zigong's taste. This gentleman seems to have a very good understanding of the concept of Confucius, and sometimes, he and the master who has never met, even have coincidences.

So Zigong thought, should he also recommend the Master's way of benevolence, righteousness, courtesy and music to the gentleman of the Zhao family and help him build a well-off town?

Moreover, when he was in Xinjiang, he heard rumors in the market that although Zhao Wuxi was a concubine, he was quite favored by the suzerain Zhao Yang. In the future, he may be able to become the heir, inherit the family business, and even have the opportunity to become the ruler of Jin...

At that time, if Zhao Wuxi could invite the Master to come to Jin and be the slaughter of the Zhao clan, would he still be afraid that the Master's way would not be able to prevail in the world?

Thinking of this, Zigong showed a longing smile.

With such a careful thought, he took along some of the Master's words he had written down in the past, and wanted to find an opportunity to dedicate it to Zhao Wuxi. When the time comes, he will praise the status quo of Zhongduyi again, and with his eloquence, he will surely be able to persuade the gentleman of the Zhao family to follow suit.

Zigong originally thought that the central capital under the master's rule was already the most perfect city in the world, but when he returned to Jin and came to Chengxiang, Zigong was shocked by what he saw and heard.

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The terrain is gradually getting higher. In the imagination of Chengxiang and Zigong in front of me, the barren towns that can be seen everywhere in Jinweilu and other countries are very different.

I saw that the winter wheat in the field had been harvested, and the natives and savages were busy returning the bundled stalks to the fields. The main and pawns of the Zhao clan with round buns and mysterious buns took off their armors, and carried loads of composting fertilizers, dumping them on the ground, and joking with the people while shouting stinky.

They are making good use of the more than a month when the wheat is ripe but the millet has not been planted, so that the land can rest and restore its fertility.

There are so many people in the fields that loosen the soil and cultivate the land. Almost every hundred mu of land has a cow or a packhorse pulling the plough to turn the land. There was an old farmer leaning on a dove stick beside him pointing, supervising the young man not to be lazy, to cultivate the earth carefully, and the style of those farm tools was different from what Zigong had seen before.

Looking at this orderly scene of busy farming, his evaluation of the gentleman of the Zhao family was even higher in his heart. Although it was only a township, it was rare to be able to manage the leading town so well.

Going further inside, I saw ditches running across the fields. Shirtless farmers shouted their horns and stepped on the wooden instruments like long dragons. The water was drawn up from the stream and filled thousands of acres of fields.

This miraculous situation made Zi Gong stop. From Yu Xi, the light knight who led him forward, he learned that this object is called a keel waterwheel. .

Zigong silently memorized the shape and shape of the object, but he knew that unless a craftsman who had been immersed in woodworking for many years disassembled and carefully pondered this complex instrument, it would be impossible to easily imitate it.

I don't know if this counts as the secret of Zhao's gentleman. If I ask him for it, can I get one or two? If it is placed in the small manor of the Duanmu family in Wei State, or if it is implemented in the central capital of Lu State, which is slaughtered by the master, it will definitely increase the yield per mu and make irrigation several times more convenient for farmers!

With such thoughts in mind, he deliberately stopped by the roadside, pointed out new things, and asked the farmers on the roadside some things. Yu Xi was instructed by the gentleman before he came, and he did not stop him.

"Dare to ask the old man, what is the tax rate for this tract of land?"

The simple and honest Chinese old man looked blank: "Tax rate? What is that?"

Zigong patiently changed his words: "That is, for every ten buckets of wheat you harvest, how much do you have to hand over to the village temple?"

When he said this, the old peasant from the country understood. He broke his hands and figured it out, and replied, "Half and a half! It's several times less than when the Cheng clan was the village slaughterer!"

"It's actually 20 taxes and 1!"

This made him extremely shocked. The tax rate of Xiaoxiaocheng Township was actually lower than the 11th tax that Master had implemented in Zhongduyi!

Although Zigong's first impression was that the gentleman of the Zhao family was a benevolent person who loved the people, he never expected that the tax rate would be set so low. Where did the village and temple come from living within their means?

You must know that the ancient sage king praised by the master is nothing more than a tax for eleven, and now some public fields in the state of Lu are even taxed at half! Moreover, the monarch and Sanhuan were not enough, so Qiujia, Qiufu, labor and so on were added.

As a result, the people couldn't bear the hardships, and they abandoned the land one after another and went to the mountains and deep forests to become robbers.

Especially at the junction of Song, Lu, and Wei, there was a robber Zhanzhi who gathered thousands of commoners who lost their land, ran rampant in the villages and looted cities and towns.

On the other hand, in Chengxiang, people are willing to work hard whether they are ploughing public or private fields, and soldiers even take off their armor and swords to help the people work.

According to Yu Xi's description, they value each other's credibility and get along harmoniously. The old will end, the strong will be useful, the young will grow up, and those who are lonely, widowed and sick will be supported by the villages and temples, so that they can do some things within their ability.

The phenomenon of open robbery and secret stealing, and harassment and harming people have disappeared, and many doors only need to be brought from the outside instead of locked.

According to the Master, this is not only a well-off, but it is close to the rule of Datong!

Zigong was a little dazed. What the Master has not yet accomplished has actually been accomplished in this remote village first?

no no! He shook his head sharply again~www.readwn.com~ This cannot be equated with the fact that the governance of a town of a thousand houses is ten times more difficult than that of a town of a hundred households. Moreover, as long as there are disciples to assist, the Master will definitely be able to realize the Great Harmony of the world in the future!

What the Master lacks is only the appreciation and reuse of a great country's bright master.

Zigong stabilized his mind and continued to move forward. After entering the interior of Chengyi, he pulled the goods to the treasury. He met with Qiao Qiao, the planner in charge of Chengxiang's management, and the two bowed to each other, and then they went about their business and delivered the seedlings such as Rongshu and shallots.

Later, Zigong proposed that he wanted to meet Zhao Wuxi.

So, Yu Xi led him into the village temple. However, the village temple here and Zhao Wuxi's residence have not been under construction, but rather old and disrepaired.

Zigong sighed with emotion. It is admirable. The gentleman of the Zhao family is only fourteen years old, but he is able to handle the public and forget his personal interests. He will be a master in the future.

After a brief observation, he felt that this place was more and more in line with the royal land that Confucian masters and disciples yearned for.

Just as he was thinking, he had just entered the small gate of the Xiangsi Temple, and he heard his voice before he saw him.

Zhao's gentleman's clear voice came from afar:

"There are friends who come from afar, what is it! Zigong, Yu Kuo is climbing high every day, his eyes are gone, and I am waiting for your return!"

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I'm asking for a collection, a recommendation, a Sanjiang ticket... I almost forgot to update the little black house, sweat...