Pei Min looked at the soil he had just dug down, and replied to Wu Hua's words: "I like to do it myself more than to look at it from above...... If you can contribute, let's contribute! ”

He didn't look at Wu Hua when he spoke, which was a little rude. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Wu Hua frowned slightly, but didn't say anything.

Pei Min reached out and picked up the clods of soil he had excavated, rubbing them vigorously on his hands, the soil chips fell one after another, and what remained in his hands were some small larval eggs.

After watching it for a long time, Pei Min stretched out his hand to show Wu Hua, and said with a little panic: "Is this a locust egg!" ”

Wu Hua looked at it for a while and said: "It's an ordinary insect egg, the locust is a fish and shrimp, what does it have to do with the insect eggs!" ”

Pei Min almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood, looked at Wu Hua like a fool, and couldn't help but say: "Wu Tingshi, how did you get the official position of Assassin Shi?" ”

Wu Hua instantly said angrily: "Naturally, he was promoted step by step by virtue of his political achievements, can he have any questions?" ”

In fact, this is not to blame Wu Hua for being ignorant, but the ancients never knew what the cause of the locust plague was.

According to the statistics of the later "History of China's Famine Relief", the locust plague in the Qin and Han dynasties averaged once every nine years, the two Song dynasties were three or four years, the Yuan Dynasty was two years, and the Ming and Qing dynasties were both three years.

Obviously it is a locust plague land, but the ancient Chinese know very little about locusts.

At the earliest, there was a saying of the "locust god", saying that the locust god was playing ghosts. Then there is the saying of "locusts and fish mutualization", and Lu Dian's "Pi Ya" of the Song Dynasty recorded: "Or locusts are transformed by fish eggs". Pan Zimu's "Chronicle of the Abyssal Sea" also wrote: "There are locusts turned into fish and shrimp." Li Fang's "Taiping Yulan" and "Shrimp Gate" also recorded: "Locusts flew into the sea and turned into fish and shrimp. "That's it. There is also Li Su's "Seeing Things": "When the drought dries up, the fish and shrimp turn into locusts, so there are many fish and trillion years." ”

Similar texts abound.

In short, at this time, the common sense of the world locusts is that fish and shrimp become.

Pei Min didn't know how to explain, so he simply said: "I saw in an ancient book the sayings 'locusts are caused by drought' and 'locusts must be there after a long drought'. ”

Wu Hua was already a little dissatisfied with Pei Min, but the official was crushed to death, and he didn't dare to show it, so he wedged his beard and said: "I also know that it is because the weather is dry and hot, and the river is dry." The fish and shrimp in the river have no place to live, so they have become locusts, what do they have to do with this insect egg......

Ancient illiteracy is terrible; Justifiably, say myths!

Pei Min was speechless, and asked patiently: "Then there are locusts after the flood, how can you explain it?" Not only are locusts caused by drought, but after the flood, there is a great chance of causing locust plagues. ”

Wu Hua patiently explained: "That's because the flood washed the fish and shrimp up the river bank, and the fish and shrimp couldn't return to the river, so they naturally turned into locusts." ”

Pei Min couldn't help but complain, this seemed to make some sense.

Clearing his throat, Pei Min said weakly: "I have read such a record in an ancient book, locusts tend to be water-like, in the year of great drought, the river is dry, leaving a large area of weed-free depression suitable for locusts to breed, the drier the weather, the faster the locust reproduction, this is why there must be locusts after a long drought." As for the flood, it is because the flood carried sediment up to the land, and also formed a large depression without weeds, which is also suitable for locust breeding. But because of the climate, the locust plague after the flood is far less terrible than the locust plague after the drought. ”

Wu Hua frowned and said, "What kind of fallacy is this. ”

Shi Tonghao, the governor of Shanzhou, came over and said: "The locust plague is caused by the wrath of the locust god, and only when the heavenly family does not cultivate virtue, will it cause the locust plague." For example, today's family is shengming, how can there be a locust plague, and the prince should not be alarmist. ”

Gotcha, there's another version!

Pei Min held his forehead and was speechless.

"Whether it is or not! If you see it, guard against it! Pei Min ignored Wu Hua and Tong Hao, walked onto the embankment of the canal, and said in a loud voice: "All brothers, pay attention, if there are traces of insect eggs in the soil you excavate, don't hesitate to kill them directly." That thing could cause an even bigger disaster, leaving a legacy of endless calamity. ”

He immediately arranged manpower to transmit the situation to the 12th Prefecture and the 19th Army of Longyou respectively.

It's just that he really doesn't know if this method can avoid locusts.

Locusts lay more than 200 eggs at a time, and can mate many times repeatedly.

Even in the twentieth century, there was no reliable technology to prevent locust plague and insect eggs, let alone the ancient Tang Dynasty.

Pei Min can't turn over the entire land in Longyou, looking for insect eggs in the field, he can only do his best and obey the fate of God, and he hopes in his heart that he will not add to the disaster and increase the burden on the people.

After more than 20 days of hard work, with the concerted efforts of the Longyou army and the people, irrigation canals were dug around the richest 10,000 acres of fields in the 12 prefectures of Longyou, so as to ensure that the few fields could barely survive the drought and not let the entire Longyou grain be harvested, so as to reduce the pressure of the imperial court for disaster relief.

The great heat is also coming unconsciously!

Heaven and earth are like furnaces, scorching everything.

Except for the small, well-maintained fields, all the wheat was dry and died, the ground cracked open one after another, and a basin of water sprinkled on the clods of dirt could raise a miasma of green smoke.

The room was too stuffy, Pei Min sat directly in the corridor at the door to deal with the things of the Jiedu envoy, and his heart was very nostalgic for the days in the air-conditioned room of the 21st century.

It's a hot day, and it's really unbearable.

If it weren't for the people coming and going outside the house, he would even want to work shirtless and naked.

Just when he endured the heat and patiently reviewed the official documents, Yuan Luqian once again brought bad news.

"Oh no!"

"Brother Pei, as you expected, the locust plague is coming! Jincheng bore the brunt, and the 12 states in Longyou that were affected by drought all appeared in the posture of locusts gathering, and the situation was extremely critical! Yuan Luqian's face was out of shape, this time he couldn't even drink the tea.

After brushing it, Pei Min rushed out of the Jiedu Embassy Mansion and came to the Assassin's Mansion.

Wu Hua, Tong Hao and others are still discussing the situation of the locust plague.

Pei Min didn't care about it this time, and said directly: "Wu Tingshi, what are you waiting for." Once the locusts have officially gathered, they will sweep through everything like a flood and sandstorm, leaving the world without green. At present, the only way to do this is to gather the strength of the people of the whole state and go all out to kill the locusts. ”

As soon as Pei Min's words fell, Tong Hao immediately jumped up and said: "No, never, killing locusts will cause the wrath of the locust god, and there will be endless disasters." ”

Wu Huada frowned and said: "Jie Du envoy, I can understand your mood, but you are overstepping your authority!" Disaster relief is the business of our state capital, and it has nothing to do with the festival envoy. ”

Pei Min smiled angrily and said: "Okay, okay, Lao Tzu doesn't have the right to mobilize the people of the state capital, so it's always okay to transfer the soldiers under his command." ”

Tong Hao rushed up in shock, and stopped: "Jiedu must not provoke the locust god......" Before he finished speaking, he flew out directly.

Pei Min kicked him away.

When the drought came, he couldn't fight God and admit it, so he held back the fire in his belly. Now the plague of locusts is coming, tell him that the locust god cannot be killed!

Fuck it! Kill the king of heaven!