Chapter 72

Yang Zui's inquiry made Li forget worry for a moment, and finally decided to warn Yang Zui about the locust disaster.

If the government can exterminate the locusts, the locust disaster is not terrible. If we can eliminate the plague of locusts one day earlier, we can starve a few people of Datang less.

"Ming mansion, you came to Dingzhou village from the county government today. Can you see anything unusual on the way?"

"What's unusual? What do you mean by Ziyou?" Yang Zuo didn't understand what Li forgot to worry about.

"In the field, didn't the Ming government think there were a lot of locust larvae in the field this year?"

Li's words made Yang Zui and Liu Xiao look dignified.

"Ziyou, are you worried that there will be locusts this year? Are those grains you have stored?"

Li Qieyou shook his head silently: "Ming House, I'm not worried, but I'm sure there will be a plague of locusts in Guanzhong this year, and the scale is not small. These grains are prepared by the boy for the villagers of Dingzhou village. Alas, they may not be enough."

"Son worry, be careful. Don't talk nonsense about locust disaster." Liu Xiao quickly stopped Li forgetting worry.

"Master Liu, you're not talking nonsense. Just look at the locust larvae flying all over the sky. Now many farmers have burned incense in the fields to worship the God of shit locusts! Don't the Ming government and master Liu know?"

The more Li forgets to worry, the louder his voice becomes: "if the Ming government doesn't take measures again, I'm afraid there will be no harvest this year. At that time..."

He couldn't go on. He couldn't imagine the terrible scene of the locust disaster in Guanzhong in March. I'm afraid the crops just planted in the fields will be eaten up.

Guanzhong is a grain producing area that only grows one season a year. All the grain cultivated in spring is eaten by locusts, which is a disaster.

Although it is recorded in Zizhi Tongjian that "in the first year, when Guanzhong was hungry, there was a rice fight with a straight silk; in the second year, there were locusts in the world; in the third year, there was a flood. The people were diligent and caressed. Although the people ate everything, they didn't complain. At the age of, there were great people in the world. The exiles returned home with salt, and the rice fight was no more than three or four money", Li forgetful worry didn't believe the records in historical books.

Now it is the second year of Zhenguan, and the price of grain is 360 Wen a bucket. After natural disasters such as locusts and floods, the price of grain in the autumn of three years of Zhenguan has fallen to one bucket of rice, three or four Wen. This is simply a fantasy.

Did Li Er borrow the rice from heaven?

But anyway, the locust plague in March is a real threat. Li forgets that he can save Dingzhou village, but he can't save the people all over the world.

He can't be saved, but the government can!

That's why he took the risk of "bewitching the public" and directly told Yang Zuan about the locust disaster.

Yang Zui stared at Li forgetful worry carefully for several seconds before sighing: "I don't understand what Ziyou said. As soon as the locust larva got up, the county had written to the court, but..."

He shook his head, "but is it so simple to kill locusts?"

Li forgets to worry and doesn't understand. He asks, "since the Ming government knows, what's the difficulty? It's a matter of human life. If there's no way to kill locusts, there are several ways to use."

Yang Zuo shook his head again. "It's not difficult to kill locusts. The book of songs says, 'grasp the thief and give it to the fire.' it can be seen that using fire at night can attract locusts to take the initiative to put out the fire, just like the moth. But this is not a problem of method, but we can't do it."

"Why not?" Li was confused. Since the ancients knew how to kill locusts, would they have to watch the locusts flood?

Both Yang Zui and Liu Xiao were silent, which made Li forget worry more worried. After repeated questioning, Yang Zucai opened his mouth and explained two sentences.

"On the one hand, the people are foolish and think that the plague of locusts is released by the locust God to punish the world, so they don't want to kill locusts for fear of offending heaven; on the other hand, there are many disputes between the rulers of the court and the great Confucianism, so we have to think about killing locusts in the long run, alas..."

Liu Xiao also explained: "Ziyou, things are not as simple as you think. I believe in Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty. The so-called 'sweeping the floor does not hurt the lives of mole ants, and cherish the moth gauze lamp', not to mention the locusts. There are a lot of disputes about killing locusts."

Li forget worry was confused by the words of two county government officials. For the first time, he heard that locusts should not hurt because they are also life. After the locusts ate the grain, when the people of the Tang Dynasty changed their sons and ate, human life was not life?

Virgin bitch!

What a surprise! There are also virgin bitches in Datang!

"Then the ministers in the court watched the locusts flood? Did they rely on farmers to pray in the field to get through the locusts? There was no way out?"

Liu Xiao sighed: "killing locusts is against the way of heaven, only virtue."

Li Qieyou immediately understood that at the moment, he had only one sentence. I bought a watch last year to express his ideas.

Cultivating morality means that we strengthen moral construction and practice moral internal skills. When everyone's merit and virtue are complete, the plague of locusts will naturally subside

Which two brain cripples came up with this special one?

Killing locusts, by thinking?

Why didn't the officials and scholars who said this go to heaven?

They want to go to heaven. Li forget worry can donate some firewood! Ensure that they burn dry, clean and purified, and send a wisp of smoke to heaven!

Li forgets worry very much and wants Li Er to eat locusts quickly, and then Datang starts to kill locusts.

However, this is obviously unrealistic. As soon as he introduces himself, where can he see the emperor? This is what Li Er can see if he wants to see?

Besides, what if I see you? Can you send a bunch of fried locusts to tell Li Er that it's delicious, your majesty?

Will you be dragged out by Li Er and cut off your head?

Li forgot to worry about it, but he didn't know he had seen Li Er more than once. However, the goods still didn't know, but he met Li Er several times.

By the time Li Er swallowed the locusts, the locust plague had spread. Killing the locusts was just trying to listen to heaven's destiny. He couldn't take much food from the locusts.

To understand this, Li forgot to worry and had nothing to say. He arched Yang Zuo and Liu Xiao out of the door.

You'd better save yourself from the locust plague. It's impossible to expect the government.

Qiu Kun didn't speak. After Yang Zuan left, the fat man looked nervous and pulled Li forgetful: "Xiao Lang, will there really be a plague of locusts?"

Li forgot to worry and looked at the fat man in surprise. Only then did he react that Qiu Kun's family was engaged in food. If the locust disaster really occurred, it would have the greatest impact on their family's business.

"The plague of locusts is certain. Go back and inform your father and reserve as much grain as possible. But brother Qiu, I have one request. The price of grain must soar together with the plague of locusts. I don't ask your family to open warehouses for free, but at least don't hoard grain for huge profits. Can you?" Li forgot to worry nodded and replied.

Qiu Kun's fat face turned red: "Xiao Lang, what's this? Although my enemy is in business, he has never done black heart business."

Seeing that the fat man reacted so strongly, Li forgot to worry that he had wronged him and quickly apologized.

Knowing that the locust plague was coming, the fat man couldn't stay at Li forgetful's house. He hurried to leave and was ready to return to Chang'an immediately to discuss the matter with his father.

Li forgot his worries and didn't leave him. He arched his hand and sent the fat Qiu Kun out of the door.

The next day, the county government came.

Li QIAOYOU and the old village are leading several petty officials to measure the size of the wasteland on the river beach. The county establishes a document book, and this 300 mu wasteland is officially owned by Li QIAOYOU.

"Xiao Lang, you really can manage this saline alkali land?" the old village looked incredulous. He had never heard that saline alkali land can still sow crops.

"It can really improve the land. Please ask the old village chief for help. I need to ask some people from the village to do things."

Li's words made the old village a little embarrassed: "Xiao Lang, it's not that I don't help, but it's spring ploughing season, and the busy farming can't be delayed. The village is already short of labor, so it's really difficult for you to find someone to help."

Lao Murakami's words didn't make Li forget his worries. He had already thought about it.

"Hey, old village chief, the county gave me ten farm cows. Can I use these ten farm cows to exchange labor with the village?"

"What? Xiao Lang, don't joke. The county gives you ten farm cows?"

"Good!"

Li's words made the old village sit on the ridge and couldn't speak for a long time.