Chapter 130 The first big chicken farmer in Zhao country
The news of Lin Xiangru's death made Zhao Kuo feel cold all over, his mind went blank and he was at a loss.
He survived the most arduous winter, but he died in the spring when all things revived. In the season when all living things regained their vitality, he truly bid farewell to this world. On that day, many people went to see off Lin Gong. King Zhao
He personally led the ministers to mourn, and King Zhao cried very sadly. Lin Xiangru was a source of pride for the ministers of Zhao State. His great feats are still passed down among the people until now.
The skinny, shapeless old man lay quietly with his eyes closed tightly and his brows furrowed, with an unknown worry.
Lin Gong, Lin Gong, what are you still worried about in the end?
After burying Duke Lin, Zhao Kuo knelt and sat in front of his grave for a long time.
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King Zhao's reward was still very generous. The carts carrying gold, silk and other items were driving slowly towards Mafu. These carts completely blocked the road. After arriving at Mafu, the prison gate did not dare to let the carriage go.
Go in, because the roads in Mafu Township cannot accommodate such a large carriage, and the carriage cannot turn around in Mafu. Zhao Kuo did not come back, so the prison gate had no choice but to ask Zhao Kuo's retainers to help
Move King Zhao's reward into the courtyard.
For a time, the gate of Mafu Township was extremely lively, and everyone was carrying rewards back and forth.
Whenever Xing was carrying a big bag of millet and trudging toward the courtyard, Di would carry two bags on his back, then walk around Xing, wink at him, and pretend to be kind, asking him if he wanted anything.
Help, luckily the bag almost hit him on the head. Wang Fan was injured in the battle and could not carry it. He stood at the door and was responsible for directing everyone to carry it. Di, who was also injured, could easily carry it.
Two big bags of millet.
While Wang Fan was arranging the carriages and directing the men, a young man with a long history of travel came here.
The young man was riding a horse and was dressed well. However, he looked a little tired. When he arrived at the gate of Mafu Township, he happened to see the lively scene. He looked curiously at the people carrying supplies and turned over.
He dismounted, led the horse and carefully bypassed the carriage, came to Wang Fan who was conducting the command, bowed to him, and then asked: "Is this... this is the hometown of Mafu?"
Wang Fan turned his head and looked at the young man. The young man looked very honest and honest, the kind of appearance that easily made people put down their guard. Wang Fan quickly returned the gift and just said: "This is Mafu Township. I don't know the guests."
Where did it come from? What happened?"
"I...I came from South Korea to meet Mr. Ma Fu. I came to ask for...study." The young man was a little nervous. When he was nervous, his words became even more awkward. However, Wang Fan
There was nothing strange about his stuttering. He smiled and said, "I am Mr. Ma Fu's disciple. Mr. Ma Fu is still in Handan and will be back soon." The young man sighed and breathed out.
Wang Fan looked at him with some suspicion, and the young man just said: "I...I have never been to Zhao State...I got lost several times...", and then the young man talked about his sad history.
He has loved traveling around since he was a child, but one thing is that he can't always remember the roads. On weekdays, it's okay, and there is no need for him to remember the roads when there is a driver driving. But after traveling alone, it becomes very troublesome.
He had never been to the State of Zhao. In order to get to the State of Zhao this time, he prepared everything and walked north along the road. As he walked, he felt something was wrong. Why was there no one on the road? Finally, he saw a few people.
, the young man rode forward and was about to ask if this was a horse uniform. The officials surrounded him with cold expressions. Speaking in Qin dialect, they asked him to pass the test. The young man was immediately dumbfounded.
After learning that he was a nobleman studying, the patrolling Qin officials did not embarrass him and showed him the way before letting him leave. When the young man thanked him and left, those officials were still warning him from behind.
, don’t walk along this road again, otherwise you will be arrested as a spy when you reach Hangu Pass! The young man finally found this place after a lot of hard work.
Wang Fan wanted to laugh, but nobles could not laugh at nobles. This would make the other party feel humiliated and trigger a duel.
The young man didn't care. He looked at Wang Fan's face and said seriously: "You don't have to hold it back, just laugh if you want." Then Wang Fan laughed loudly and almost opened the wound again.
Looking at the kind young man in front of him, he said: "Did you see that strong barbarian over there? Don't tell him about this."
"Why... why?"
"Don't ask too many questions, trust me."
The young man nodded seriously, and soon he joined in helping Ma Fujun carry supplies. The diners looked at him curiously, and sure enough, Di found him soon and asked about him with a smile.
Identity. After Han Fei arrived in Zhao State, he was a little disappointed with the situation in Zhao State. Along the way, he saw the people working hard, but there were no officials to supervise them or lead them.
Along the way, he occasionally stayed overnight, and all he heard were complaints from the common people. Officials had impounded cattle. These cattle were to be lent to the common people during the farming season, but now the officials would not lend them, and the common people could only
To obtain cattle through bribery, those poor people who could not bribe could only ask their wives and daughters to serve the officials in order to obtain seeds, cattle and farm tools.
Han Fei felt that the officials of Zhao State were simply worse than animals.
However, South Korea's officialdom is not much better, and Han Fei has long been used to it.
When we arrived near Mafu, the situation finally improved. At least the officials did not dare to bully the people in public. After arriving at Mafu, the laughter of the people could finally be heard in the cultivated fields around Mafu.
, they have plenty of cattle and seeds, and the officials are also plowing the fields. Whenever someone passes by, they pretend to work hard, hoping that the passerby is a friend of Ma Fujun and can help them.
King Zhao's reward was very generous. It seemed that Ma Fujun was very generous on weekdays. These diners did not complain. Instead, they helped carry it while talking and laughing. It can be seen that Ma Fujun's usual rewards should be distributed to them.
, otherwise, they wouldn't be so happy. Han Fei thought in his heart, and Ma Fujun's disciples don't seem to have a very good background, but most of them are talented.
Occasionally, Han Fei was a little surprised when he heard them talk about the war in a clear and coherent manner.
News came from Handan that Lin Xiangru had passed away and Ma Fujun would not be coming back in the short term. Everyone sighed and looked very depressed. Han Fei had only heard of Lin Xiangru's name and didn't know much about him. General Di
Lin Xiangru's deeds were told to Han Fei in a slightly exaggerated manner. Han Fei was excited after hearing this, and he immediately joined the frustrated army. Zhao Kuo could not come back earlier, so Han Fei decided to take this opportunity to explore Ma Fu and see what Ma Fu Jun was doing.
What kind of person is he?
First of all, Ma Fujun must be a very honest person, simple and dislike luxury, because Zhao Kuo's courtyard is very simple, not even as good as Han Fei's mansion in Korea. King Zhao's rewards are piled up in the courtyard, and there is not enough space.
Come and continue to give out these rewards. Before Han Fei arrived, he had seen several residences of Zhao officials. Even the residence of a county magistrate was much more luxurious than that of Zhao Kuo.
Han Fei carefully observed Zhao's mother. When Zhao's mother faced so many rewards, she was unhappy and angry. She didn't understand why Zhao Kuo didn't distribute the rewards to the soldiers again, but took them home.
Fortunately, Wang Fan explained: It may be that because of Lin Xiangru's death, Ma Fujun had no time to deal with these matters, so he temporarily stayed in the house. Han Fei nodded. It seems that Ma Fujun does not like property either, and he will share all the rewards in daily life.
To the soldiers.
Later, Han Fei set his sights on Zhao Kuo's retainers.
There are all kinds of people among Zhao Kuo's retainers, but most of them are very kind and never bully the people. On the contrary, they have a very close relationship with the villagers. Sometimes, they even eat at their homes.
The villagers were also happy to entertain them, and Han Fei even saw them helping the people farm. This surprised Han Fei. He had never heard of any of his followers farming in the dirty soil. This was not the case.
An insult to the diners?
Wang Fan told him that when Ma Fujun was here, he personally went to the ground. If Ma Fujun was so noble, he could do this, so why couldn't they?
Han Fei's eyes gradually brightened.
The final target is the people in Mafu. The villagers have a special kind of respect for Zhao Kuo. When the rewards cannot be put down, the guests choose to temporarily store them in their neighbors' homes. Mafujun's neighbor is an ordinary person.
An old man who always likes to bless others with a mulberry stick. His youngest son just came back from the battlefield. The old man was very happy. Hearing that the guests wanted to store things at his place, he immediately agreed.
I even wanted to help carry it myself.
Han Fei came all the way and heard the people's praise and admiration for Zhao Kuo.
From a moral point of view, this Ma Fujun is really unparalleled, but does he have any good medicine for governing the world?
Han Fei thought secretly.
Zhao Kuo stayed in Handan for a long time and accompanied Lin Gong for a while. He just said goodbye to many of his friends and rushed to the horse service with the guests. Sitting on the carriage, Zhao Kuo was still not in a good mood. Young Master
The taciturn Ge, Li Yu, and Zhao Fu did not speak. In an atmosphere of silence, they hurried back to the horse uniform. On the way, they also saw the carriage returning to Handan.
They had left all the rewards in their horse uniforms and drove back by themselves.
Looking at the mountains of grain and cloth in the courtyard, Zhao Kuo was stunned for a long time. He was not happy because of these rewards. He just frowned and his face became more and more ugly. After looking at it for a moment, he walked through the grain angrily.
Shan, walked directly into the inner room. The guests looked at each other, and Di was confused and asked everyone: "Why does the head of the family look so angry after receiving such a generous reward?"
Li Yu smiled, looked at him and said, "Do you still remember when the head of the family asked Handan for food?"
"Of course I remember, Handan wrote back saying that there is no food..." Di was suddenly stunned. He looked at the reward in front of him angrily and said, "It turns out they were lying!!" Di gritted his teeth and looked aside.
Li Yu asked: "But why did they do this?" Li Yu shook his head and did not speak. Instead, Ge on the side sneered and said: "How can the thoughts of carnivores come from lowly people like us?"
What can be understood?"
After resting for a day, Zhao Kuo summoned his retainers the next day and asked, "I plan to exchange these rewards into seeds and farm tools and distribute them to the soldiers across the Zhao Kingdom. What do the two and three sons think?"
Most of the guests agreed, and Li Yu stood up and said, "You can exchange millet and wheat for poultry and distribute them to these soldiers." Zhao Kuo smiled. Li Yu was right. Sooner or later, the food will be eaten up, but the poultry will be eaten up.
It can lay eggs and reproduce continuously. Zhao Kuo looked at Ming. Ming was the only retainer under Zhao Kuo who had ever been engaged in the merchant industry. When Zhao Kuo said that he wanted to change seeds and agricultural tools, he was already thinking about it.
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Noticing Zhao Kuo's gaze, he stood up and said seriously: "Both seeds and farm tools are very precious and are not easy to buy. However, there are many noble people in the country, and the noble people do not lack these. You can work with them
Make an exchange. They know that I am your guest, so they will not make things difficult for me." Ming paused and then said: "As for poultry, it is very difficult. Nobles do not like to raise poultry. Only common people can raise poultry in their homes.
Taking food from people's homes and poultry, and then distributing it to other people, this..."
Zhao Kuo sighed, thought for a moment, and then said: "If I find a place, buy some young poultry, and send people to raise them in captivity, is it possible to raise a large number of poultry in a short period of time?", Ming Ming
Scratching his head, he used to be a businessman, but he had never raised poultry. How did he know whether he could raise it? Xing suddenly stood up, looked at Zhao Kuo and said, "I used to raise poultry in the mountains...
Just a few hundred poultry, after raising them for two years, there are already over a thousand, and if they were not eaten on a large scale, there would probably be even more."
"But why are you so interested in poultry?"
Zhao Kuo said seriously: "Poultry does not need to be fed like cattle and sheep. It eats less and ordinary people can feed it. It reproduces quickly and chickens can also be eaten. In times of disaster, it can also prevent the people from gnawing."
Eat tree bark...Besides, I heard that poultry can ward off locust plagues."
Everyone was shocked. The locust plague at this moment is definitely a major man-made disaster. No matter which country it is, encountering a locust plague is an extremely headache. Even the powerful Qin State is helpless when it encounters a locust plague and can only order...
People from various places donated food and used the food to provide relief to the disaster-stricken areas. Those who donated food could be promoted or receive other rewards, such as being exempted from service several times.
Therefore, after hearing Zhao Kuo's words, everyone was shocked. Li Yu jumped up directly, stared at Zhao Kuo, and asked somewhat rudely: "Is what the head of the family said true?"
Zhao Kuo nodded.
Li Yu realized his rudeness and hurriedly sat down. Everyone was talking and seemed particularly excited. The topic of poultry, which no one paid much attention to at first, suddenly became the most important thing. Di stood up and said: "Please
Leave this matter to me and I will handle it!" Zhao Kuo agreed, and everyone left, but Li Yu stayed. He looked a little uneasy and sat in front of Zhao Kuo.
"Master, no one in the world knows that poultry can prevent locust plagues. If Di Lai is allowed to handle this matter, word will spread quickly..."
"Yes, it is precisely because of this that I asked Di Lai to take care of this matter."
"But a country like Qin that is hostile to Zhao will also adopt your method..."
"Yes, this is a good thing... Think about it, how many people in various countries can be saved by this." Zhao Kuo said with a smile.
Li Yu was stunned for a long time and then stood up.
