King Xiulote stood before the bronze plow, silently solemn, with only the flow of time visible in his eyes.
Familiar agricultural tools lined up, each coming into view, bringing his scattered thoughts back to his homeland nearly two millennia ago. It was a time remarkably similar to today, a time of change!
"The great affairs of the state lie in sacrificial rites and weaponry." This was the Spring and Autumn period in 578 BC, the beginning of a new transformation.
"The rise of a state depends on agriculture and war!" This was the Warring States period in 356 BC, when Shang Yang first reformed.
Reform was conceived in the Spring and Autumn and took place in the Warring States. The true driving force was iron farming tools and the continuous development of agricultural productivity!
