Regardless of whether Li Ersheng's original intention of swallowing locusts was a show or not, one thing is undeniable, that is, the positive effect brought by swallowing locusts alive is irreplaceable by any other method!

"Sizzle~! Look! Fifteen Zhuangzi in Lantian County have completely wiped out locusts yesterday! And it is expected that the remaining Zhuangzi in Lantian County today will also be able to eliminate all locusts! ”

"It's... How is this possible? ”

"It's true! Yong'an Hou used 150,000 chickens to form the Tianji Brigade, and the children of Hanjiazhuang and Meicun are proficient in chicken training, yesterday those children took the Tianji Brigade from Hanjiazhuang and Meicun, all the way to the north, and it took more than two hours to wipe out fifteen Zhuangzi locusts! At this rate, we will definitely be able to wipe out the locusts in the entire Lantian County today! ”

"Yes, yes, yes! It's true! My eldest cousin is from Wangjiazhuang in Lantian County, and yesterday the Tianji Brigade did go to their Zhuangzi, and now there are basically no locusts in the field! ”

"Sizzle~! So using chickens to kill locusts is really reliable? ”

"Of course! Look at this news, didn't Yong'an Hou say it? An adult chicken can eat more than 300 locusts a day, and 20 chickens can almost ensure that there are no locusts in an acre of field, and the chicken brigade of Hou Ye has a total of 150,000 chickens, so it stands to reason that all the locusts in Lantian County can be cleaned up in two days! ”

"150,000! How could Yong'an Hou raise so many chickens? ”

"Hey! Who first proposed the policy of reducing the amount of chicken raising last year, do you know? It's Yong'an Hou! He first implemented it in Hanjiazhuang and Meicun, but Yong'an Hou was good-hearted and distributed chicken seedlings to the farmers for free, and the farmers could not only reduce the rent by raising chickens, but also the eggs laid by the chickens were also owned by the farmers! I heard that in just this year's time, the farmers in Hanjiazhuang and Meicun sold eggs for dozens of dollars each! ”

"So much? No wonder the people of Hanjiazhuang and Meicun have built new houses~! ”

"But my brother-in-law is also from Lantian County, why doesn't he have this treatment?"

"Hey! Your brother-in-law should be another Zhuangzi in Lantian County, right? You must know that Hanjiazhuang and Meicun were the first Zhuangzi to be incorporated into the Hou Ye's fiefdom, so can the treatment be the same? But now the entire Lantian County is Yong'an Hou, the gap between the various Zhuangzi will definitely get smaller and smaller, I heard that now the Hou Ye is letting people pull wires in the county seat of Lantian County, and the people of Lantian County are becoming more and more blessed~! ”

"Alas! Oh, yes! I heard what kind of electric lights can be lit! Dozens of times brighter than candles! ”

"Huh? Did you say that Master Hou knew in advance that there would be a locust plague this year? Otherwise, how could you buy so many chickens in advance? ”

When the people saw another news about the locust extermination situation in Lantian County next to the headline, they couldn't help but talk about it, but I don't know who said that Li Zexuan might have predicted this year's locust plague, and the rest of the people couldn't help but look at each other, and the same guess rose in their hearts!

"Hey! Have you all forgotten? Hou Ye is a fairy child, even if he expected this year's locust plague, so what's so strange? ”

"That's right, that's right! It is said that the chicken raising and tax reduction policy issued by the imperial court last year was promoted by Hou Ye! ”

"In that case, Master Hou is a great benefactor for all of us!"

"Your Majesty is the Holy Monarch of the Ages, and Lord Hou must have been sent by Heaven to assist Your Majesty!"

"That's right, that's right! Our days will definitely get better and better! ”

Li Zexuan never thought of letting the people know that he had proposed a locust plague prophecy to the imperial court last year, but what he didn't expect was that under the superposition of all kinds of coincidences, some people guessed it themselves, and the result of this guess was very close to the truth of the matter!

"See? Tomorrow, Hou Ye will take the Tianji Brigade to neighboring states and counties to exterminate locusts! What are we waiting for? Go home and get ready! ”

"Yes, yes, yes! Hurry home and catch locusts! Now the locusts caught can still be sold for some money, and when the Tianji Brigade comes, the locusts will not be caught at all! ”

"Haha! Look, are you Zhao Ergou talking about human words? Do you dare to think that the locusts are gone too fast? Then don't you let the Tianji Brigade go to your field? ”

"That's... That's not going to work! How can locusts have food ** expensive? Without food, our family will starve~! ”

Because the state and county governments are buying locusts, the people at this time are actually a little entangled in their hearts, if the locusts are eliminated too quickly, they will not be able to catch locusts and sell them for money; But if the locusts are destroyed too slowly, the crops in the fields will be destroyed!

But basically most people still have a clear sense of the weight, and the food in the field is undoubtedly more important than the small amount of money sold by the locusts! Now, after learning that the Tianji Brigade was going to exterminate locusts across the county, the people from other counties hurriedly rushed home and called on everyone in the family to go down to the ground to catch locusts while the Tianji Brigade had not yet come!

In this way, you can not only make a small fortune, but also quickly eliminate locusts and reduce crop losses!

I have to say that Li Ertun locusts and Li Zexuan's Tianji Brigade crossed counties to exterminate locusts, this combination of punches was really beautiful, so that those people who were originally in a desperate state due to the locust plague instantly ignited the hope of continuing to live, and joined the team of locust extermination and self-help with high morale!

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"Mr. Zhang San, this is a nautical chart to the North American continent, some small islands in the middle that can provide supplies for the fleet, I have marked them for you, maybe the location of some islands is not particularly accurate, but the general direction is definitely correct! This North American continent is inhabited by an uncivilized people, whom I call the Indians!

They are the natives of the North American continent, they do not have a unified dynastic regime like our Tang Dynasty, at this time they should still survive in a tribal way, Mr. Zhang San, if the people you bring really arrive on the North American continent, remember not to kill innocents indiscriminately at the beginning, after all, your people are still too few compared to the entire Indian group! You have to win their trust first, try to get their help, and gain a foothold in the local area! ”

In the morning, after Li Zexuan had breakfast, he took a package to Yanhuang Academy and found the bearded guest, at this time the bearded man was tasting wine with Wang Ji, Li Zexuan did not shy away from Wang Ji, and directly explained his intention to the bearded guest!

The bearded guest's face flashed with a hint of complexity, he put down the wine glass, and took the chart he had been thinking about from Li Zexuan's hand, but the strange thing was that at this time, he didn't have the heart to open it and take a look, maybe he was reluctant to give up!

With a sigh, the bearded man got up and hugged his fist at Li Zexuan and said, "Thank you, Mountain Chief!" ”

He is not the kind of mother-in-law and mother-in-law, even if he has a thousand words in his heart, he is not willing to be a little daughter, mother-in-law, mother-in-law, chattering endlessly, all feelings, all in this "thank you Shanchang" these four words!

Wang Ji, who was sitting on the side, was a little surprised, he looked at the bearded guest and said in amazement, "Mr. Zhang San, are you leaving the academy?" ”

The bearded guest looked at the drinking friend who had been with him for nearly a year, and a trace of reluctance flashed in his eyes, but there was a heroic smile on his face: "Haha! There is no banquet in this world, although the wine of the academy is good, and the people are good, but the vast sea is what I Zhang Zhongjian wants! The next time a certain family sets foot on the land of Datang again, they will definitely find Lao Wang to drink for three days and three nights, and rest when you get drunk! ”

Wang Ji showed a trace of sadness on his face, and he sighed: "Zhong Jian likes sailing adventures, so let's go!" People live for a lifetime, but in just a few decades, they can do something they like, and this kind of life is the most exciting! However, Zhong Jian is gone, and the old man will have one less drinking friend, and no matter how fragrant the fairy is, I am afraid that he can only be drunk but not drunk~! Hehe! Mountain Chief, Zhong Jian, you talk, Wang goes to the workshop! ”

After that, Wang Ji shook his head, walked away from the armrest, and looked at his rickety back, as if he was a little older!

"Mr. Wang has an arrogant personality, and he can't find a few people in the whole world who can make him a confidant! Does Mr. Zhang San still insist on leaving? ”

Li Zexuan paused for a moment and said suddenly.

The bearded guest said quietly: "Since you are a confidant, why should you care about distance? Besides, Datang is thriving now, with a Ming monarch like Li Shimin, and a virtuous minister like you, the mountain chief, it is difficult for Zhang to imagine what Datang will be like in ten years? Maybe when the time comes, a certain family will not be able to mix overseas, and they will return to the academy in disgrace, begging for food from the mountain chief, and begging for wine from Lao Wang! ”

Dare to call Li Er's name in Datang, it is estimated that only the bearded guest has the courage to do this!

Li Zexuan said with a sincere face: "As long as Mr. Zhang San is willing, the door of Yanhuang Academy will always be open for you!" ”

The bearded guest's eyes flickered for a moment, and then he said quietly: "This year in the academy is the easiest year for a certain family to live in this life, there is no intrigue, no hard practice of martial arts, no bloody storm, and no competition for dominance in the world, only teaching a group of students, accepting an apprentice who is not angry, plus drinking with Lao Wang, it is a pleasure!" ”

Hearing the sentence "Accept an apprentice who is not angry", Li Zexuan almost laughed, when the bearded guest wanted to transfer the tutorial to Chu Mo, he accepted it as a personal disciple to teach martial arts, but Cheng Chumo was born with no ambition to learn martial arts, and every time he wanted to study and prepare for the exam to shirk the training of the bearded guest, the bearded guest was not only Cheng Chumo's master, but also the gentleman of the academy, there was no reason to stop Cheng Chumo from learning the academy course, so this year has passed, but Cheng Chumo's martial arts have not improved much!

The bearded man didn't mean to laugh, his eyes became a little iron-blooded at this moment, and he continued:

"The comfortable days are over, and the things that should be enjoyed are also enjoyed, and then a certain family should go to the original days of wind and waves, and licking blood from the knife edge! With the sea chart of the mountain chief, a certain family can cross the sea, I Zhang Zhongjian want to see how high this day is, how big the ground is! Ha ha! ”

In the face of such a heroic and dry bearded guest, Li Zexuan couldn't help but be a little shaken for a while, and after a moment's pause, Li Zexuan took out a small test book from the package and said:

"The North American continent is rich in land and minerals, and I have several plants here that I need to ask Mr. Zhang San to help bring back, and I have recorded their appearance and growth habits in this booklet! There are two things that are particularly important, please Mr. Zhang San send someone to find them and send them back to Datang no matter what!

The first thing I call a potato is yellow, round and yellow, and the primary leaves are single-leafed, with a whole margin. As the plant grows, pinnate compound leaves are gradually formed. Underground tubers are round, oval, oval, etc., with bud eyes, red, yellow, white, or purple skin. The yield of this thing is extremely high, with a yield of more than 1,000 catties per mu, which can be used to make vegetables, and can also be used as food to satisfy hunger during famine years! ”

The bearded guest was surprised: "A thousand catties per mu? Is there such a treasure in this world? ”

You must know that the grain crops of this era, such as rice and wheat, have a yield of only about 100 catties per mu, and it is not surprising that the yield per mu is not good, so it is incredible!

Li Zexuan nodded and said, "There are only more, no less, and the more important thing is that potatoes are more drought-resistant than rice and wheat, so please Mr. Zhang San must bring the potatoes back!" In addition, there is a kind of crop, I call it corn, this thing is also very drought resistant, the yield per mu is at least three or four hundred catties, its plant is tall, the leaves are flat and wide, the fruit is spherical or oblate spherical, and after maturity, it is exposed outside the slice and the slice, and I have drawn the specific appearance, and Mr. Zhang San can let people follow the map! ”

With the previous potatoes, now the bearded guest was not very surprised by the corn, he took the booklet in Li Zexuan's hand, and then hugged his fists and said: "The mountain chief gave such a fine sea chart to a certain family, just a few seeds, as long as it can be found, Zhang will definitely send someone to the mountain chief to send it over at that time!" ”

Staying in the academy for a year and looking for a few plants for Li Zexuan was originally the condition that the bearded guest promised Li Zexuan at the beginning, and there was nothing to dispute.

Li Zexuan nodded and said, "In addition to potatoes and corn, there are some other crops, all of which are recorded in this booklet, if you can find it, it would be the best, if you can't find it, it doesn't hurt!" ”

The bearded guest nodded and said, "A certain family must go all out!" ”

Li Zexuan smiled and said, "Actually, if Mr. Zhang San can wait another half a year, maybe I can help you build a bigger and better ship for the long voyage, and the risk will definitely be much smaller!" ”

The bearded man waved his hand and said, "Haha! Thank you for your kindness! However, this is a good season to go to sea, and in a few months, the fleet may encounter wind, waves, rain and snow halfway through, besides, the current ships are enough! If you really encounter a storm at sea, no matter how big the ship is, you can't carry it! ”

Li Zexuan said helplessly: "Since Mr. Zhang San insists on leaving, then I won't stop it!" I'm going to another county tomorrow, I don't know when I'll be back, Mr. Zhang San can leave by himself after everything is ready! As for the compass needed for navigation, Mr. Zhang San can go to Mr. Wang to ask for a batch, but be careful not to let the compass fall into the hands of foreigners! ”

The bearded guest said happily: "Don't worry! A certain family will not let the compass fall into the Gentiles! ”

"Hmm!"

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