After saying goodbye to Cheng Biting Jin, Li Zexuan went directly to the editorial department of the workshop, and told Ma Zhou about Li Ersheng's locust swallowing today, word for word, and told Ma Zhou to publish this matter on the front page of "Datang Daily" tomorrow, after that, Li Zexuan left the editorial department, and by chance, met Li Tai head-on.

"Where are you going?"

Li Zexuan couldn't help but ask when he saw Li Tai carrying a package.

"Mountain chief? You've come to the workshop! I'm about to take the megaphone to help Tie Dan and Hu Sure Ran, and they command the Tianji Brigade? ”

When Li Tai saw Li Zexuan, his face was also stunned, and after he reacted, he hurriedly said.

"Megaphone? The Celestial Rooster Brigade? ”

After Li Zexuan heard this, a hint of brilliance flashed in his eyes, and he smiled: "Qingque, your idea is not bad, using a megaphone to let Tie Dan and Hu Ran command the Tianji Brigade, firstly, it can save a lot of effort, and secondly, the sound can be transmitted farther, and there are more chickens that can be commanded!" How many loudspeakers do we have in our workshop now? ”

Li Tai patted the package in his hand and said, "Mountain Chief, this megaphone was just made today, you took one in the afternoon, and I later asked the craftsman to make three, so there is no more, only these three in my baggage!" ”

Li Zexuan pondered for a moment and said: "That Qingque, you immediately let the craftsmen in the workshop help you make a batch of loudspeakers, as for the iron egg, you can't help much for the time being, it is expected that tomorrow the Tianji Brigade will be able to clean up all the locusts in the entire Lantian County, and then I will receive another batch of chickens from Yiguo Gong and Lu Guogong, and the scale of the Tianji Brigade will skyrocket. It's best to make sixty megaphones before they leave the day after tomorrow! ”

"Sixty?"

Li Tai's eyes widened, if he had watched "The Legend of Zhen Huan", he would definitely shout "The concubine can't do it", at this time, I saw him frowning and said: "Mountain Chief, this megaphone is not easy to make, in my opinion, the workshop can only make about thirty at most a day, you want sixty, this can't be done at all!" ”

Li Zexuan said in a deep voice: "The disaster is like fire, I can wait, but the people who are suffering from the locust plague can't wait!" If they wait one more day, they may lose hundreds of catties of food! Now the situation is urgent, and the craftsmen of the workshop can only work in two shifts during the day and night, working overtime to make a batch of loudspeakers! ”

Li Tai is not a person who does not know the importance of it, and when he heard this, he nodded solemnly and said, "That's okay!" I'm going to find Fauber and send a group of craftsmen to help make the megaphone! ”

With that, he arched his hand towards Li Zexuan, and walked directly towards Fu Bo's office with his baggage.

"Lao Li caused Young Master Ben to eat locusts raw, but now I let his son work overtime to produce loudspeakers, can I count this as a personal vendetta?"

Looking at Li Tai's back as he left in a hurry, Li Zexuan pinched his chin, and such a thought suddenly flashed in his heart.

"No, no, no! Master, I am a selfless person, how could I do such a dirty thing as a communiqué and a personal vendetta? Master, everything I do is for the people of the world! ”

Li Zexuan shook his head fiercely, and then muttered in a determined voice.

"Master Hou, this afternoon, the Tianji Brigade has wiped out a total of fifteen locusts in the Zhuangzi farmland, and the speed is far beyond the previous estimate!"

In the evening, not long after Li Zexuan returned to the Hou Mansion in Lantian County, He County Ling heard that Li Zexuan had returned to the county seat, so he hurriedly visited the door and reported his work by the way.

In the study, the subordinates quietly withdrew after serving refreshments, and there were only Li Zexuan and He Xianling in the house.

Li Zexuan took a sip of fairy tea, but did not swallow it, after returning home, he thought of eating locusts raw in the afternoon, so he couldn't help but vomit for a long time, at this time there was a strange smell in his mouth, rinsed his mouth with fairy tea, and spit the tea in the spittoon, Li Zexuan said loudly:

"Before this Benhou came back, he had already heard from Uncle Hu! Although the speed of the Tianji Brigade to exterminate locusts is amazing, it is still somewhat insufficient compared to the number of states and counties affected by the locust plague this time! ”

He Xianling was a little strange and said: "What does Master Hou mean by this? Could it be that the chicken brigade will go to other states and counties to exterminate locusts this day? ”

Li Zexuan glanced at him and said, "You guessed right, Your Majesty did ask Ben Hou to take the Tianji Brigade to other states and counties to exterminate locusts after eliminating the locusts in Lantian County this afternoon!" Ben Hou is the prince of the Tang Dynasty, and he eats the country's wealth, so naturally he can't just take care of the three-third of an acre of land in Lantian County, so let the Tianji Brigade go to other states and counties to exterminate locusts, Ben Hou has an unshirkable responsibility! ”

He Xianling is a civil official, and when he was young, he also had the lofty ambition of serving the country, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but bow his hand with admiration: "Hou Ye is righteous, and the lower officials admire!" The lower officials were soft-spoken and couldn't help Hou Ye a lot, but after Hou Ye left, Xia Guan will definitely govern Lantian County for Hou Ye and let Lantian County survive this locust plague smoothly! ”

Li Zexuan nodded and said, "That's the best!" There are two things, Ben Hou needs to emphasize to you again, first, the grain price in Lantian County must not be chaotic, in the case of unscrupulous grain merchants hoarding, it must not be tolerated, as far as the current situation is concerned, the impact of the locust plague in Lantian County is relatively small, and the loss is much smaller than that of other states and counties, so it is unlikely that the price of grain will rise sharply! ”

He County Ling nodded in agreement: "Hou Ye is right, if it is at this speed, the locusts in the farmland of the county will be eliminated tomorrow, although it will have an impact on the defense of the city this year, but the grain production will definitely not exceed 20%, and the grain merchants will have no reason to raise the price of grain!" ”

Speaking of this, He Xianling couldn't help but throw himself into the ground for Li Zexuan's admiration, thinking that if Li Zexuan hadn't raised 150,000 chickens in Hanjiazhuang and Meicun, now that the locust plague has come, how could Lantian County become the first county town in the entire Tang Dynasty to eradicate locusts? Taking a step back, if Li Er hadn't given all Lantian County to Li Zexuan, then now He County Ling would probably have a headache because of the locust plague!

Li Zexuan smiled with satisfaction, and then said: "Second, after Benhou leaves, if there are displaced people from other states and counties who flee to Lantian County, you first set aside a wasteland in the county and give them to live, don't turn them away!" The county seat of Lantian County is now building roads, and the city will be expanded in the future, plus the hydropower station and Benhou's workshop, all need manpower, our Lantian County is still too few people, take this opportunity to absorb a group of displaced people, and expand Lantian County, it is also a good idea! ”

He Xianling was surprised: "Master Hou, there are a lot of people in our Lantian County!" Even if it is placed in the entire Datang, it can be regarded as a large county with an upper middle range, and also, you just said that you want to expand the county seat? How does this work? The city is now full of people to live in! ”

Li Zexuan glanced at He Xianling with some hatred, and said: "It's enough to live now, it doesn't mean that it will be enough to live in the future, Benhou doesn't plan to let Lantian County always be a medium-sized state county, now the city is moving the wires, and after the wires are pulled and the hydropower station can supply normal power to Lantian County, with electric lights shining, Lantian County can be as bright as day even at night!" At that time, Ben Hou planned to completely abolish the curfew policy in Lantian County and make Lantian County the first city that never sleeps! At that time, it will attract businessmen from all over the world to settle in Lantian County, rather than expanding at that time, it is better to plan as soon as possible! ”

He Xianling was stunned by Li Zexuan's description of the grand blueprint for the future of Lantian County, and after he was stunned for a long time, he said: "Hou Ye is far-sighted, and the officials admire!" ”

Li Zexuan took another sip of fairy tea, waved his hand and said, "Okay!" Stop being a sycophant! Sometimes natural disasters are not terrible, they are terrible! Especially the locust plague country, it is most likely that people with ulterior motives will bewitch the public, and you must pay attention to this aspect! This time Ben Hou will take a telegraph machine away, if you are in a hurry, you can go directly to Qingque and ask him to send a telegram to Ben Hou, and Ben Hou will hurry back! ”

Li Zexuan had a premonition in his heart, he always felt that there would be something big in Lantian County or Chang'an City recently, if there was a choice, he would definitely not choose to leave Lantian County at this time, but it was impossible to let those children in Hanjiazhuang and the students of Yanhuang Academy go to other states and counties alone for disaster relief because of this unwarranted premonition, so he could only choose to go in person, and for the sake of insurance, he also planned to bring a telegraph.

It has to be said that the telegraph machine in the workshop has been greatly improved compared with the past, with the addition of radio frequency amplification circuits and diode current detectors, and its ability to send and receive telegrams has been improved several times.

And now with the lead-acid battery, the battery life of the telegraph is greatly guaranteed, and there is no need to worry about the power of the telegram running out halfway through!

"The subordinate obeys!"

Listening to what Li Zexuan said, He Xianling hurriedly bowed his hand to Li Zexuan with a solemn face.

"That's it! The Benhou who should be confessed has been handed over to you! Go back and get busy! ”

Li Zexuan saw that it was getting dark, so he brought tea to the guest.

"Retire!"

He Xianling arched his hand and left.

After a while, Li Zexuan came out of the study, and after asking Han Yuxi from the maid, Li Zexuan went directly to the wing room of the West Courtyard.

"Lady, are you helping your husband pack his luggage so early?"

In the afternoon, the overwhelming locusts crossed the border, and the elders in the family saw it, after Li Zexuan returned home, he also told his family that he was going to take the Tianji Brigade to other counties to exterminate locusts, although Mrs. Li was reluctant, but when she heard Li Zexuan say that this was what Li Er meant, Mrs. Li was not easy to object, as for Li Jingmo and Ye Guozhong, they were very supportive of Li Zexuan to go to other counties to exterminate locusts, both of them believed in the cycle of cause and effect, and thought that the more good deeds Li Zexuan did, the more blessings he could get!

After coming to the bedroom, Li Zexuan saw that Han Yuxi was helping him sort out his clothes, so he stepped forward and said softly.

Han Yuxi replied while folding her clothes: "Although the Xianggong is leaving the morning after tomorrow, the concubine is afraid that there will be something missing, so she can only sort out some in advance!" ”

Li Zexuan couldn't help but smile and said: "My husband is going out for disaster relief, not going out to play, just bring two sets of clothes, why bother with the lady?" ”

Han Yuxi turned around, stared at Li Zexuan with a look on his face, and said, "You are the concubine's father-in-law, and the concubine hopes that you will not suffer wherever you go!" Xianggong, can't you really bring your concubine with you this time? ”

Li Zexuan walked over and took Han Yuxi into his arms, sighed, and said, "No!" The lady is unwilling to suffer for her husband, and the husband can't bear to let the lady suffer! You just stay at home, and your husband will be back soon! ”

"Hmm~!"

Han Yuxi said softly, and then said: "The concubine will help Xianggong take care of the Nuan Tang Foundation, this time there is a locust plague in the Guanzhong area, if Xiang Gong is unable to catch it, the Nuan Tang Foundation can also provide some support for Xiang Gong!" ”

Li Zexuan's eyes lit up, and he said happily: "Hey! The husband really forgot about this stubble! The lady reminded me well! In this way, if any of the states and counties in this locust plague are particularly seriously damaged, a batch of materials will be allocated through the Nuan Tang Foundation to go to the rescue! ”

Hearing that Li Zexuan finally agreed with his efforts, Han Yuxi nodded happily and said, "Mmmm! Rest assured, the Nuan Tang Foundation has the ability to provide disaster relief at any time! ”

Li Zexuan smiled knowingly and said, "Okay, okay!" Let's go, let's eat! Otherwise, Daddy, they'll have to send someone over and shout! ”

"Uh-huh!"

The next day, early in the morning.

The headline on the front page of today's "Datang Daily" - "Ninety-five Supreme, swallowing locusts alive, how absurd is the theory of locust gods", made the people who suffered from the locust plague and were depressed instantly feel agitated and their fighting spirit was high!

"Oh my God! Your Majesty actually led hundreds of officials to swallow locusts? ”

"The people have had, in one person, you have a spirit, but when you eat my heart, it harms the people, otherwise you would rather eat my lungs and intestines! Whining! Your Majesty's daughter, but in order to control the locust plague, we have nothing to fear? Walk! Lao Tzu will also catch locusts when he goes back! ”

"There is no locust god in this world, I believe in Your Majesty! Your Majesty is the god who saves our people! ”

"Whoever tells Lao Tzu about the locust god in the future, Lao Tzu will be in a hurry! The locusts plague us, so that we have no food to eat, we are a fart locust god! When Lao Tzu went back, he took all the four dolls in the family to the ground to catch locusts! ”

"Yes, yes, yes! Let's catch locusts! Not only can you protect the crops, but you can also sell them to the government to make money! Let's catch locusts together! ”

"Your Majesty is virtuous! Your Majesty! ”

After seeing the content of the headlines, the people wept bitterly, in such an era of kings and saints, the people are undoubtedly extremely happy, especially those who have experienced the turbulent times of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, after hearing that Li Er personally swallowed locusts in order to encourage the people to go to the field to catch locusts, the old people knelt down to the palace one by one with old tears, chanting "Your Majesty Shengming", trembling with excitement!

This is the Holy Monarch! A saint of the ages who deserves the allegiance of all the people of the world to death!

On this day, the heavens and the earth seemed to be moved, because it rained, the rain fell on Chang'an, and tears stained the world!