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One to ten, ten to hundred.

On the second day, Mrs. Tang answered everyone's words at the banquet, which quickly spread in Cangzhou like growing legs.

In addition, many of the more famous scholarly families in Cangzhou have taken the lead in eating, and for a while, there are many locusts eaters in Cangzhou City.

At yesterday's night banquet, Lu Yun had observed that although these locusts were ugly in appearance and had always been regarded as vulgar things, after the chefs' superb cooking methods, they tasted tender and juicy, fragrant and delicious, and slightly contained a special spicy taste.

It's right for the picky appetite of those eunuchs!

In addition, Lu Yun sent someone to operate secretly, so he was not surprised at all by such a result.

But this is not the ultimate goal of Lu Yun's father and son.

Because if you want to effectively sell these locusts, it is far from enough to rely on the people of Cangzhou City.

And to sell it elsewhere, it will take time.

However, due to the urgency of time now, Lu Yun put this matter aside for the time being after arranging for people to spread these rumors in other places.

The most important thing to do now is to urge the people to take back the grain as soon as possible, and the second is to use fire to kill a large number of locusts.

There is a long way to go to control locusts!

But the power of the crowd is even stronger!

Controlling locusts is not a matter for one family, but a problem that the entire Cangzhou must face together. Because of the two effective methods, the people's confidence was greatly increased, and they were all twisted into a rope, so the effect of governance was obvious.

In late September, when the people of Cangzhou worked together for more than ten days under the leadership of Lu Yun, the locust plague finally came!

Just after a moment of noon, a thick layer of brown suddenly enveloped the air, like a dark cloud drifting by.

The locusts are dense, and the blue sky, which was originally like washing, suddenly became dark, and it seems that the light is not the light and the night is not the night, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it covers the sky and the sun!

This is accompanied by a loud buzzing sound from these gray-green bugs as they flap their wings.

Lu Shuo sat on the Luohan bed in the small flower hall in the main room, and saw such a scene through the screen window, only to feel that his scalp was numb.

Dense phobia is going to be committed!

I didn't expect the scene to be so scary!Lu Shuo was a little stunned. Although he had seen pictures of locust plagues in modern times, they were not as shocking as when he saw them with his own eyes.

Yuan's mother is an old man after all, and she is very calm. As early as when it was getting dark, she instructed her mother-in-law to run into the courtyard and light the fire pit that had been prepared in advance.

Wheat and other things were placed in the fire pit in advance, and when the fire was ignited, there were bursts of smoke, and the raging flying locusts rushed towards the fireworks, and there was a crackling sound in the yard, and after a while, a smell of burnt smell came out.

The fire pond has a great effect on exterminating insects, but there are still many locusts scurrying around, and they are constantly hitting the doors and windows, because of the large number, the cohesion is very strong, so that the wooden doors and windows continue to make a popping sound.

When Lu Shuo heard these sounds, he was a little curious, so he turned his head to look at Zhu Yi who was serving beside him, and asked in a trembling voice, "These locusts are so terrible! Sister Zhu Yi, when you were hit by the disaster last time, were they as serious as this time?"

Zhu Yi heard this and smiled slightly.

Lu Yun was a little depressed when he saw that she could still laugh at this time. Thinking about the well-informed girl is so powerful!

Zhu Yi said with a smile: "Although this disaster looks serious, it is much more minor than the one I had when I was six years old. ”

Zhu Yi saw that after he said this, Lu Yun couldn't help but shake his head with an expression of disbelief, and said helplessly: "Brother, don't believe it." When we were in trouble, the locusts blocked out the sun, and that number was more than half as much as it is now. I remember that there was a family in the village that fled to the house when the disaster came, but forgot to go to the donkey tied under the tree, and when the locusts had retreated and went out to look, there was no skin left in the big donkey bitten by the locusts. Are you serious?"

A living creature the size of a donkey was bitten to death!

Lu Shuo couldn't help but gasp. In comparison, this disaster is a bit of a trivial.

After all, when the mothers-in-law walk around the yard now, there is nothing to do.

It seems that it should be the credit of the fire fishing method. In the past ten days, the common people have followed Lu Yun's orders, and they have gone to the ground every night to light fires and trap them, accumulating day by day, burning a lot of locusts to death.

Lu Shuo couldn't help but feel lucky! Fortunately, it was prevented in advance, otherwise I don't know what kind of tragedy would have happened.

It took an afternoon for the locusts to slowly recede.

Lu Shuo saw that there were not many locusts outside, so he ignored Zhou's mother's obstruction and ran outside.

He was now desperate to see where the locusts had plagued and what had survived.

The flying locusts cover the sky and the sun is colorless, and the old fields are weeping and bloody!

Lu Shuo walked around the garden, and finally realized the bitterness and helplessness contained in this sentence.

I saw that the green grass in the morning had become bare at this time, and the only remaining flowers and trees had been bitten clean.

Even the wooden houses were not spared, and they were pitted and mottled, and they looked very depressed, which was very different from the grandeur of the past.

No wonder even modern people have heard of the locusts! The destructive power of these locusts when they gather is so powerful!

Lu Shuo really wanted to be grateful to that crossing colleague in his heart! If it weren't for his green manure, the villagers of Cangzhou would not have been able to harvest the grain so quickly. If that's the case, it's conceivable that their lives will be worrying for the whole winter!

Lu Shuo was still sighing sadly, but Lu Yun in the official office was overjoyed.

As soon as the locust plague eased slightly, Lu Yun sent officials to visit the countryside.

The results are all very good. Because the grain is harvested early, people have no worries, so when the locust plague comes, they are very calm and unhurried, but there are no casualties or animal casualties.

The lower-level officials in the yamen all lamented Lu Zhizhou's wisdom, which made the people of Cangzhou avoid the disaster.

Lu Yun thought about his officialdom experience over the years, and let out a deep breath of turbidity.

Lu Yun was happy for a while, and then said to his subordinates: "Hard work pays off! You have all worked hard day after day, and you have contributed a lot to the control of locusts, and this official has your merits in mind!"

Hearing Lu Yun's words, all the officials were overjoyed.

As long as the news comes out, the court will inevitably be rewarded, and now they can be regarded as having made a great contribution!

With Lu Zhizhou remembering their hard work, then they are not far from being promoted and making a fortune.

Lu Yun looked at their excited looks, and didn't care, and then said: "Today, you will go back and repair it first, and starting tomorrow morning, we will start discussing the export of locusts." After all, locusts can't survive for a few days, so if they want to sell out, they can only hurry up for a few days. ”

When the officials heard this, they all nodded yes.

Because the loss of people and property after the locust plague was small, Lu Yun had the energy to prepare for the sale of locust food.

Food was mainly sold to other states and provinces through merchant ships on the canals. Because of the long delay on the road, Lu Yun thought about it and felt that it was better to sell locust sauce.

The locust sauce made in the kitchen of Lufu before is already ready to eat, and there are all kinds of flavors, and the taste is very good!

These locust sauces have been on trial sale in various restaurants for a few days, and there are many people who buy them, and Lu Yun is thinking about selling them elsewhere, and the response should be very good.

In addition, the locust sauce is simple to make, and the demand for locusts is large, which is suitable for the current situation in Cangzhou Prefecture.

Early the next morning, a high platform was set up at the Cangzhou wharf to buy locusts.

There are also regulations for this purchase: the purchase is not exchanged for money, but in the form of exchange for goods, and one pound of locusts can be exchanged for two taels of white rice, or six taels of wheat, or eight taels of brown rice. Each household is limited to a maximum of 30 catties of locusts per day, and officials adopt a registered method and are not allowed to exchange them repeatedly.

Can locusts still change food?

As soon as the news came out, the crowd of onlookers exploded.

Now that the locust plague has just passed, the most locusts are everywhere in Cangzhou, which is an easy thing to obtain, and now it can be exchanged for food, and the people are very happy!

The people sighed that Lu Zhizhou was a good official.

Lu Yun's reputation for being diligent and serving the people has become even louder.

The locusts are collected quickly, collected on a high platform, and transported to the workshop, where they are made by the masters. In this way, the efficiency is very fast.

The finished locust sauce was transported to other states and provinces along with the southbound official ships.

Now Lu Yun is not worried about the sales of these locust sauces at all!

The news that their Cangzhou Mansion had successfully escaped the locust plague had spread to other places, which was definitely exciting news!

Coupled with Mrs. Tang's previous comments on locusts, people in other states and provinces were quite interested in the locusts eaten by the people of Cangzhou! These locust sauces became a hot commodity for a while.

Since a series of decrees were issued by Lu Yun, Lu Yun was also completely famous in Daqi. Even Emperor Hui Chong, who knew the news, happily praised him in the court as "the first capable minister to control locusts through the ages".

The angel who rewarded Lu Yun with the decree and the decree arrived in Cangzhou on October 16.

Lu Yun got the news two days ago, so he didn't seem flustered.

At the beginning of the day, the angel who announced the decree arrived at the Lu Mansion.

The middle door of the Zhizhou Mansion was wide open, and the incense case was set up at the main entrance, Lu Yun took a pair of children and the people of the Lu Mansion and the Lu Mansion to bow respectfully to the ground and listen to the holy will of Emperor Hui Chong.

Lu Shuo then fell to his knees.

This was the first time he had seen the scene of receiving the holy decree in ancient times since he crossed over, and the people around him were both excited and cautious, which made Lu Shuo also affected by them and became cautious.

Hey~ It seems that I am really being assimilated by this world little by little! I used to hate the feudal hierarchy the most, but now I am also prostrate at the feet of this system.

The holy decree expressed Emperor Huichong's praise for Lu Yun, and rewarded some gold, silver, jewelry, and a number of land shops.

The most important thing is that Emperor Hui Chong directly issued an appointment, and next year when Lu Yun's term of office expires, he will be directly promoted to the prefect of He-Bei Province and go to Huaizhou to take up his post.

Everyone present was amazed. Lu Yun's father and son also had surging waves in their chests, and they didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse.

The governor is only from the fifth grade, while the prefect is the official position of the fourth grade.

Jump three levels in a row! But it's very eye-catching, and if you're not careful, you'll offend people.

Lu Yun's heart was tugging, until he secretly asked the angel who came to announce the decree, and he learned that the prefect Du Huaiyuan was transferred to Gyeonggi Road and was also promoted.

Lu Yun relieved his heart and was really happy.

【Small Note】Ancient Chinese units of weight:

1 stone = 4 jun,

1 Jun = 30 catties

1 catty = 16 taels