Emperor Hongji and his ministers were silent.

Yan Chengjin also knew that this method sounded like rubbing their IQ.

Nowadays, not to mention pesticides, no one has even heard of the word chemistry, and the methods of burning and smoking have been used.

In short, the Ming Dynasty now has nothing, except for the duck herding to cure locusts.

At the moment, either let the duck go, or let it go, when will it be full of food and drink and fly out of the territory of the Ming Dynasty, Your Majesty, you can watch it.

Yan Chengjin stood in the main hall, calmly accepting the contemptuous gazes from all directions.

Emperor Hongzhi sighed: "Yan Qingjia, how sure are you?" ”

Yan Chengjin pinched his fingers for a long time, and said very modestly: "Back to Your Majesty, less than two percent." ”

In fact, Yan Chengjin is forty percent sure.

The probability of invasive alien species is almost zero.

The locusts of the Ming Dynasty are supposed to be the East Asian locust, which is a native locust that is very different from the desert locust.

Desert locusts are mainly found in Africa, where they breed and then migrate widely to other countries.

When the locusts gather together, they change color and physiology, releasing phenylacetonitrile, a toxic compound.

The East Asian locust is a kind of locust that can be used for medicine, and later generations specially used greenhouses to breed East Asian locusts, and the number density is also very large, and it is used in batches for medicine or food.

The second is that there are still 500 years to come.

Whether locusts evolved this ability after hundreds of years, or whether they are able to release phenylacetonitrile by now, no one has studied.

In the last life, Yan Chengjin stayed in the countryside for a period of time, and the rice locusts and Dongyang flying locusts were native species, and chickens and ducks chased and pecked when they saw them.

Needles can be heard in the main hall, and Emperor Hongzhi stared at Yan Chengjin with his eyes, he really wanted to open this kid's head to see what was in it, even ducks and locusts could be thought of.

"Is there anything else to add, I will make an order without me."

Yan Chengjin muttered, is it appropriate to let His Majesty promote him to an official in time, but he quickly dispelled this idea, in case it is ......

Li Dongyang thought of the key point: "100,000 ducks, to gather within three days, is not easy. ”

Yan Chengjin nodded, it is extremely difficult to gather an army of 100,000 ducks, even if it is placed in the future generations, it is necessary to ask for cross-border support.

In the Ming Dynasty, except for horses, livestock did not form a large-scale breeding, and capital had not yet sprouted, and there were no large-scale farms at all.

But the only thing to be thankful for is that Gyeonggi has the most ducks in the world.

In the two Song Dynasty, the roasted duck became a folk delicacy, many restaurants have roast duck and roasted duck, naturally there are many people to raise, to the restaurant and large households to supply.

Especially in the Ming Dynasty, roast duck became one of the imperial dishes of the court, and even ducks from other provinces were sent to the capital.

He reported 100,000 for the sake of safety, and it doesn't have to be so much.

Yan Chengjin said: "The only way to do this is to make up the maximum number of them, if it is not enough, the goose can also be used, and please make a quick decision on your majesty." ”

Emperor Hongzhi took a deep breath: "That's it!" ”

Suncheonfu,

Liu Qing received a holy decree from the palace, His Majesty wanted to collect an army of 100,000 ducks and go out to fight locusts.

His first reaction was, which fool fooled His Majesty?

"This ...... This ......" Liu Qing was stunned for a long time and didn't react.

Fu Cheng hurriedly reminded: "Your Majesty wants to convene immediately, so let's hurry up and order all the states and counties." ”

Although the will was spread, Yan Chengjin was still in the Fengtian Temple.

Emperor Hongzhi made a difficulty, but whenever the army goes out, there must be generals and supervisors, but this duck ......

This campaign against locusts can't be without a general, thinking about it, his eyes still fell on Yan Chengjin: "Since the idea is Yan Aiqing's idea, it's up to you to be the duck general." ”

Burst~

The ministers laughed from ear to ear.

Li Dongyang looked at Yan Chengjin and was happy.

Yan Chengjin had a dark face, Zhu Houzhao was obviously the most suitable candidate, but he didn't dare to recommend Zhu Houzhao.

"Before the minister walked out of the hall, he was ridiculed by hundreds of officials, if he led the army to exterminate the locusts, wouldn't he be ridiculed by the people of the world, the minister was still young, and his heart was destroyed, it would affect him for a lifetime..."

Emperor Hongzhi interrupted him with a straight face: "Don't laugh, if it's really effective, I will naturally reward you." ”

Alas, the left and right can't be shirked.

Yan Chengjin said: "It's naturally no problem for the minister to take office, and please ask Your Majesty to send out the factory guard, the minister is talking about the East Factory and the Jinyi Guard, as well as the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses." "Afraid that His Majesty will only send Dongchang, he made a statement emphatically.

Come, make you laugh.

Xiao Jing and Mu Bin's old faces were flushed, and the dignified factory guards were going to do such work......

Emperor Hongzhi felt that it made sense, relying on Shuntianfu alone, of course, it was impossible to gather an army of 100,000 ducks in a short period of time.

The locusts may arrive in the capital in a few days, so it is better to be more steady, and order Xiao Jing and Mu Bin to investigate quickly.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Jingying ......"

Catch a duck, you still want to go to the Beijing camp? Li Dongyang couldn't stand it anymore, and glanced at him: "Just catch some ducks, Chengjin, enough." ”

Yan Chengjin replied stupidly, so he had to give up.

"This campaign will inevitably be difficult, and I ask Your Majesty to give the minister a will, so that the minister can mobilize the soldiers and horses of the five cities."

Emperor Hongji nodded.

After getting the will, Yan Chengjin quickly left the palace and came to the Yamen of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses.

The Yamen of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division was a little deserted, and few people came to report the case.

Yan Chengjin walked into the yamen and saw that he was wearing court clothes, and the officials did not dare to slack off, so they quickly went in to report.

Xu Yong was crossing Erlang's legs and others to report the case, and he dreamed of being reused by His Majesty.

The Five Cities Terracotta Division sounded imposing.

But the actual situation is that he is responsible for the safety of the streets of Jingshi, patrolling and arresting thieves, managing the order of the streets and vendors, dredging ditches, ensuring the safety of the people, and being responsible for the fire ban in the capital.

As a commander, his official rank is only six grades, which is three grades lower than Mu Bin, the commander of Jinyiwei.

is a commanding envoy, but he is like a six-grade sesame official.

"Why hasn't anyone reported the crime today?" Even the theft case is to be robbed with the Shuntian Mansion.

Usually when he comes to report the case personally, Xu Yong is entertained as a guest of honor.

The official trotted in and reported: "My lord, the decree has come, from the palace!" ”

Yan Chengjin walked into the inner hall quickly and said, "Your Majesty's holy message, the commander of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division will send Xu Yong to receive the order!" ”

Xu Yong was so excited that he couldn't help himself, it was really His Majesty's holy message.

"Minister Xu Yong, take the order! Be loyal to Your Majesty, go to the soup and fight the fire, and never give up! ”

Yan Chengjin said: "Lord Xu is serious, Your Majesty is not the main killer, this time I came to let the soldiers and horses of the five cities catch the ducks, catch all the ducks in the capital, and listen to the command of the official." ”

What crime did the duck commit?

Xu Yong looked at Yan Chengjin with a blank eye, that's it, Your Majesty's dictation?

"Can you let me see the decree with my own eyes?" He was even a little suspicious of Yan Chengjin's origin.

Yan Chengjin handed him the holy decree: "Shuntianfu, Dongchang Factory Guard, and Jinyi Guard have all started to act, Lord Xu don't hold back." ”

Jinyi guards are all dispatched?

Xu Yong became positive, and the Jinyi guards began to act, it must not be a trivial matter, "Little ones! Pull out all the ducks in the capital, and you can't let Jinyiwei steal the credit! ”

"Your Excellency, rest assured, no one in the capital is comparable to our Five Cities Soldiers and Horses."