Chapter 239: Killing Locusts and Don't Forget to Engage in Production
It's a sight to behold.
directly looked at the Tang Junchen who had been immortal for a night.
The tired spirit seemed to be washed away, and the spirit was refreshed.
The eyes that were red, swollen and sore because of staring at the bright light ball of the thunderstorm car, and couldn't help but sting and cry in the rising sun, also became cool!
I couldn't help but take a deep breath, and the faint floral fragrance overflowed from the sea of alfalfa flowers.
Li Shimin didn't know what to say, and he was amazed by Emperor Wuji's methods.
But what puzzled him was that since it could give birth to a lot of "weeds" that they didn't know what to do with, why not just give birth to various food crops?
Bai Yuqi smiled and explained, it's not that it can't directly give birth to food crops.
Rather, there is no point in growing food at any time when a second generation of locust infestations is likely to erupt.
Grain crops, which need to be tended more carefully, are destined to have unbelievably high yields under the ravages of locust infestations, and may even be harvested.
And after sprinkling the seeds for growth, the alfalfa that does not need too much care is different.
This perennial plant will continue to grow under the influence of [Plant Growth] to ensure that the land is not barren due to locust infestations.
At the same time, a large amount of pasture grass can also be used for a large number of livestock looted from the Turkic steppe, the most important thing is
Bai Yuqi was halfway through his words, turned his head and nodded to the Si Nong disciple of the [Shennong Gate] beside him, and he hurriedly took out a communication card to convey some information to whom.
I saw that behind the mighty convoy, a long train of transformed bamboo trucks suddenly became busy.
Some [Shennongmen] disciples wearing sarongs opened the entrance and exit of the top and bottom of the carriage.
Then a swirling black cloud burst out of the exit of the roof of the car with a buzzing sound, and after hovering slightly above the modified bamboo card, it suddenly exploded and pounced on the sea of alfalfa flowers.
Bee RV!
This is another production unit prepared by Bai Yuqi for this operation!
As early as when Kuyucheng transplanted various fruit trees on a large scale for centralized planting, Bai Yuqi had already collected wild bees for domestication and cultivation to pollinate fruit trees.
The colony of bees in this caravan is more than 10 million, enough to follow the migration of the sea of alfalfa flowers that are spreading under [plant growth].
The first wave of the locust eradication operation was the "Thunderstorm Chariot", which was responsible for clearing large locust swarms at night.
The second wave of troops is naturally the "Bird Air Force" and the "Poultry Army", which are responsible for clearing out the locust nymphs on the ground that cannot yet fly, as well as the locust eggs that have not yet hatched in the soil.
The third wave of troops is the [Shennongmen] environmental restoration team, which will follow behind the first two forces, sprinkling grass seeds in areas where there is no longer a large wave of locusts, and encouraging alfalfa to restore the environment.
The fourth wave of troops is this army of bees, they will take advantage of the second generation of locust tide to steal a wave of honey source, produce a large amount of honey to create value for this operation, and recover losses.
And this is not all of Bai Yuqi's arrangements, but only a part of the "multi-level locust extermination production plan" he planned, and the elimination of locusts cannot forget to engage in production!
Due to the relationship that the growth process of the sea of alfalfa flowers is accelerated.
Alfalfa, which can be harvested four times a year, has been greatly regenerated and can be harvested every six slopes.
So as soon as the alfalfa flower sea enters the full blooming period, a large group of "big monsters" emitting black smoke appear in a line.
With a bare roar, they rushed into the sea of alfalfa flowers, harvesting the lush alfalfa all over the ground, leaving only short bare stalks.
Steam version of the combine!
Although both the harvesting efficiency and the function are far inferior to those mechanical monsters in later generations.
However, in this Tang Dynasty time and space, it is enough for the Tang Dynasty monarchs and ministers to feel the picture of "planting thousands of hectares of land and collecting thousands of stone grains" in advance.
Behind the forage harvester, a transmission baler is followed by a conveyor that bundles the harvested alfalfa grass into bundles of one-meter-square bales and sends them to steam trucks to be transported to the centralized livestock farm.
There were also large numbers of raiders returning from the Turkic steppes.
However, because of the outbreak of locust plague in the Central Plains, there was a lack of feed, and the hungry mules and horses were waiting for the meal to be served.
In this orange disaster, it was not the people of Guanzhong who suffered the most damage, but a large number of livestock that were migrated all the way back from northern Xinjiang.
Compared with the northern grasslands, the forage in the Central Plains is insufficient, and the locust plague cannot be replenished.
So much so that Li Shimin, who was in charge of receiving these livestock, could only arrange for the herd to continue to migrate to the areas in the south that had not been plagued by locusts.
Large bales of alfalfa forage are sent to the feedlot, then thrown directly from the car along the way, and drive straight back to the harvest site to transport it to the next trip.
When the farm's needs are met, the surplus forage is sent to the feed processing plants built on both sides of the Ku'an Highway to be processed into dry feed and silage for later use.
Some of the shoots are even sent to the compressed dry food production plant to replace the dehydrated vegetables that need to be added to the dry food, or to the food festival in the Tai Chi Imperial Capital, where they are stir-fried, cold and then filled into the stomachs of foodies.
Bai Yuqi does not grow alfalfa to raise locusts, and of course does not leave the growing alfalfa grass for the locusts that are attracted to eat.
The function of these alfalfa grasses is only to lure locust tides to stay in the Gyeonggi area of Guanzhong and not spread to the surrounding areas.
Therefore, as long as there is a sign of locust infestation gathering again, a large number of combine harvesters will rush to harvest alfalfa grass in the area, and the strong wall will definitely not leave the locusts with rations for breeding populations!
This led to a swarm of locusts that were repeatedly attacked by the Thunderstorm Vehicle, the Bird Brigade, and the Legion of Wandering Chickens.
When they gathered again, they smelled the smell and went straight to the area where alfalfa grass was planted.
They are usually dumbfounded to find that there are only stumps and leaves left in the ground, and there is no childishness to gnaw at the head.
Well, if you're hungry, you're actually able to barely gnaw on it.
But the problem is that before they have even taken two bites, the thunderstorm cart like the devil sweep appeared on their butts again, followed by a joint sweep in the air and on the ground.
That is, the locusts can't speak, otherwise they will definitely complain with tears: This is also a bully of locusts!
Seeing that the locust plague was under control, both Bai Yuqi and the Tang Dynasty monarchs couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
They have already done everything they can do, and the rest can only depend on how the follow-up development is, so after leaving a large number of people to observe and monitor the locust plague, their respective classes returned to the court.
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