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The rest of the day was spent in Zhao Junchen's rounds. (To read the latest chapters of this book, please visit the biquge.info of Wèn Aishang Novel Network)

Under the locust plague, there was an atmosphere of helplessness and despair everywhere, which made Zhao Junchen feel a little depressed.

The locust plague occurred only in January, and most of the people's grain stocks last year were still a little left, so Zhao Junchen did not see the situation of the disaster victims, but the time of the locust plague was not coincidental, just after the autumn, it was the green and yellow puzzled, looking at the food in his hands gradually bottoming out, and he could not hold on for a few days, but the food of the second year was gone, and the people's uneasiness had reached the extreme, in Zhao Junchen's view, large-scale chaos and the emergence of displaced people, I am afraid that it will be in the near future.

In fact, along the way, Zhao Junchen has seen many people fleeing from the famine.

Sitting in the carriage rushing back, Zhao Junchen was silent, frowning and thinking about what he had seen and heard since the day.

After this day's inspection, Zhao Junchen found two very strict problems.

First of all, the food gap in Lu'an Mansion is even greater than Zhao Junchen imagined, and the food and grass for disaster relief distributed by the imperial court are far from enough, but Zhao Junchen has long been psychologically prepared for this problem and has found a solution, so he is not worried.

What really worries Zhao Junchen is another problem - after visiting the people, Zhao Junchen found that the superstition of the people of Lu'an Mansion about the heavenly punishment of the locust god is far above Zhao Junchen's imagination, no wonder even Liu Changan was deeply affected, and after making up his mind to kill the locusts, he even transferred the local garrison near the left to prepare for the unexpected.

In the past day, Zhao Junchen has talked to many people, and he has vaguely tested their views on exterminating locusts, but as long as Zhao Junchen shows a little meaning, it will cause a very strong backlash from the people talking, or accuse Zhao Junchen of offending the locusts, or directly flee far away, not daring to talk to Zhao Junchen again.

Originally, when Zhao Junchen thought that although the people were afraid of the locusts, but when it was related to the survival of their own families, as long as they made a little announcement, they would push the boat down the river and follow the people in the government to kill the locusts, but now it seems that the actual situation is not so simple, compared to the culling of locusts, the people are more inclined to wait for the relief of the imperial court, and even seek a way to survive by escaping the famine, preferring to hand over their fate to the unknown, and not far away to fight in person.

Even, in the eyes of many people, anyway, the plants and grains in Lu'an Mansion have been eaten by locusts, so what's the use of culling them? As for whether the locust plague will spread to other places as a result, or whether it will recur again as a result, the people do not want to think so much.

In ancient times, the ignorance and stubbornness of the people were like this, which made Zhao Junchen feel unimaginable.

Liu Changan has his unique understanding of this point.

Lu'an Mansion is one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization, all kinds of legends about gods and witches, since ancient times, there have been countless legends, like the Yellow Emperor of Yan, like Kuafu chasing the sun, like the Cowherd and Weaver Girl, like Jingwei reclamation, all originate from the place, the witch religion Shinto, spread widely and deeply, and because of this, the people of the place are more awe-inspiring than other places for all kinds of superstitions, and they are more convinced.

After the locust plague occurred, those gods and witches in Lu'an Mansion took advantage of the situation to publicize it, which made people panic, but it made the people's fear of the locust god and heavenly punishment heavier.

According to Liu Changan's plan, if the government wants to mobilize the people, it must first persuade the squires and elders in various places, originally Zhao Junchen thought that the plan was feasible, and felt that as long as he came forward, it should be easy to persuade these people, but after understanding the actual situation, Zhao Junchen lost his confidence.

Because whether it is Liu Chang'an or Zhao Junchen, when they planned, they ignored the power of religion.

In fact, even if there was no stirring up by those witches and gods, Zhao Junchen was still no longer optimistic about using the squire to mobilize the people after understanding the actual thoughts of the people.

The squires are often the representatives of pedantic and outdated forces, and Zhao Junchen is difficult to convince even ordinary people, so how easy is it to convince them? Even if these people are in awe of Zhao Junchen's official authority and agree on the surface, but after returning to various places, I am afraid that they will still disobey the yang and the yin.

In fact, it is just a trivial matter to persuade the squires and elders from all over the country to assist the government in culling the locusts, but Liu Changan actually wanted to ask Zhao Junchen to come forward in person, which in itself is very revealing.

I'm afraid that the reason why Liu Changan asked Zhao Junchen to come forward was precisely because he didn't have the confidence to convince these people.

At that time, Zhao Junchen didn't think much about it in his heart, and agreed casually, but now that he thinks about it, it was Liu Changan who threw the most troublesome hot potato to Zhao Junchen.

Thinking of this, Zhao Junchen glared at Liu Changan fiercely.

Liu Changan was sitting not far from Zhao Junchen at this time, and he and Zhao Junchen had a secret visit in plainclothes along the way, but he listened to a lot of people's dissatisfaction and crying about him, although he didn't think that a big corrupt official like Zhao Junchen would be like him because of this, but seeing Zhao Junchen's gloomy look still made Liu Changan feel a little unsteady and uneasy.

Seeing that Zhao Junchen looked at him with a somewhat unkind expression, Liu Changan's heart suddenly burst out, and he hurriedly asked, "What do you command, my lord?" ”

Seeing the flattery and humility on Liu Changan's face, Zhao Junchen sighed in his heart, and suppressed the thoughts of "doing the right thing for heaven" in the depths of his heart, after all, no matter now or in the future, he can't do without the support of a corrupt official like Liu Changan.

Therefore, Zhao Junchen just asked softly: "Lord Liu, which temple and Taoist temple have the most influence in this Lu'an Mansion?" ”

Liu Changan didn't understand why Zhao Junchen asked this question, but he still replied respectfully: "Lord Hui, this Lu'an Mansion is different from other places, all kinds of Shinto witchcraft legends are widely spread, and the people are deeply affected by it, and because of this, few people in Lu'an Mansion have believed in Buddhism and Taoism for hundreds of years, but they are quite in awe of the more primitive gods and witches. It is the head of the two gods and witches in Lu'an Province, with great influence, continuous incense, and many believers. ”

Zhao Junchen nodded, thoughtful.

After thinking for a moment, Zhao Junchen suddenly turned his head to look at Xu Qingyan.

Seeing Xu Qingyan's appearance that he couldn't sit still, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but smile.

What is Shinto witchcraft, Zhao Junchen knows very well, they are not like Buddhism and Taoism, they have strict theories and doctrines, and the gods they believe in are also messy, and even among the many gods they believe in, the most famous in later generations is Wong Tai Sin, and the doctrines and ideas preached have no connotation, and the person in charge basically has no ability except for the tongue lotus, in the final analysis, it is just a group of gods and witches who use it to deceive the people.

Although they look down on these primitive religions, the situation in front of them seems to be inextricable.

In fact, most of the theory of locust gods was propagated by these Shinto witch witches, and most of the people's fear of locust gods today is because of the spread of these god stick witches.

And if you want to deal with these witches, or people like Xu Qingyan, it is the most suitable.

Thinking of this, Zhao Junchen said to Xu Qingyan: "Qingyan, don't go back with me today, help me do something......"

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