Everything was going on as expected, newspapers, notices, word of mouth, all the forms that could be used by Li Chengqian, so in the shortest possible time, more than 90% of the people in Chang'an knew about the disaster at this time.

Although I knew about the disaster, it didn't cause much commotion, all thanks to the vaccination in advance.

The people in the entire Chang'an City are like facing a great enemy, all walks of life support each other, everyone is on the same boat, one is prosperous, and the other is lost. Without food, no one will have a hard time.

It can be said that with the help of the whole Chang'an, a large number of capture tools have been created, not only limited to making networks, smart people have come up with more methods, but in terms of efficiency, it is not at all easier than not using the Internet.

Three days later, in the Tai Chi Palace.

Li Chengqian and hundreds of civil and military officials reported on relevant matters in the Taiji Palace.

Li Chengqian stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, eight or nine out of ten people in Chang'an City have responded to the call this time, because the people also hate the locust plague, so they are very much in favor of catching locusts. ”

The number of people who responded can be said to be quite large, which was unimaginable before!

The ministers also praised after hearing this!

"Gao Ming, you've worked hard these days! I can see that you have been busy these days, if everyone is like you, then the Tang Dynasty is not prosperous, and heaven will not tolerate it! ”

Li Shimin gave him the greatest affirmation and evaluation of Li Chengqian.

This is what Li Chengqian deserves to be approved of.

Li Chengqian really pretended not to dare to be.

"To be able to do things for the people is to share worries with Your Majesty, if the ministers are not for Your Majesty, not for the people, who else can they do for them?"

No matter who listens to these words, they feel that Li Chengqian is really for the people!

Li Chengqian's words always made Li Shimin laugh when he heard it.

Although the locust plague is imminent, when the mood is smooth, it is natural to laugh. And he also believes in Li Chengqian.

"Gao Ming, you said some time ago that the locust plague was coming, but you don't know when it will arrive?"

In the past, when this kind of natural disaster happened, people hated to come.

Now it seems that this is not the case, and Li Shimin hopes that they will come soon, so that they can solve the trouble quickly.

Li Chengqian looked at the sky.

"If nothing else, it's almost here."

Liu Hongji asked, "How did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince know?" ”

Li Chengqian pointed to his head and said, "Rely here!" You don't have it! ”

Asking such a brainless question made Li Chengqian look down on him very much.

No one dared to speak on the spot, then Liu Hongji was an idiot, knowing that he couldn't say Li Chengqian, but he had to participate every time, it was really self-inflicted.

Someone lamented:

"Why is there a plague of locusts?"

"yes, where do so many locusts come from?"

Where did the ancients know, where they came from, they only knew the final form of these things, at least where they came from, that was nothing.

In the people, because everyone is more superstitious, the general natural disasters will be considered that the emperor is immoral, and Li Er, who kills his brother and is happy, is very taboo about this, saying that he is immoral, doesn't it mean that he is not in the right position? But the ministers did not dare to speak. Who dares to say that it must be killed!

Up to now, if the locust plague can be repelled, then it means that Li Shimin's position has been corrected, and Li Chengqian's method has obviously given Li Shimin a ray of light!

He also wished to get rid of the locusts as soon as possible, and then tell the world that his position as emperor was very right! Even if it is a natural disaster, it is forced to retreat! It's really a thousand generations, and the throne is eternal.

That's one of the reasons why he smiled knowingly.

The ministers didn't dare to say a thing or two, and Liu Hongji said intentionally or unintentionally: "Where this locust plague came from, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must know!" ”

Such an obvious digging pit for Li Chengqian to jump, the superstitious ancients, there are only a few possibilities, the emperor did not do well, and the people suffered many disasters, otherwise it would be the punishment of God.

But Li Chengqian smiled.

"No culture, no brains! The source of such a simple is not known yet? ”

Liu Hongji looked at Li Chengqian with a smile, he seemed to be able to foresee what Li Chengqian was going to say for a while.

"The minister is stupid, please ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for advice!"

Liu Hongji said with a smile.

I don't feel guilty at all, and I don't blush.

Li Chengqian said directly:

"It all started with drought!"

"Drought?"

The ministers spoke in unison.

What's the matter with drought?

"Yes, last year's drought in many parts of Datang caused locusts to multiply and grow rapidly, and there were two reasons for the disaster. On the one hand, in drought years, as the water level drops, the soil becomes more solid, the water content decreases, and the ground vegetation is sparse, the number of eggs laid by locusts increases greatly, and in many cases, it can lay 5,000 eggs in the range of the size of the locust, and there are nearly 80 eggs in each egg mass, that is, nearly 400,000 eggs

In dry years, rivers and lakes shrink and low-lying areas are exposed, providing more suitable places for locusts to lay eggs. On the other hand, plants grown in arid environments have a lower water content, and locusts feed on them, growing faster and having higher fertility.

At the same time, drought has caused explosive migration, from arid areas to low-lying and flood-prone areas.

Conversely, when the rainy season is high, the likelihood becomes lower. ”

When Li Shimin heard about the 400,000 eggs, his whole scalp was a little numb, and he felt terrible when he thought about it.

When Liu Hongji tried to let Li Chengqian into the pit, he didn't expect Li Chengqian to use popular science to solve his problem.

So he asked again: "How does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince know how many eggs are there?" ”

Li Chengqian smiled again.

"If you don't believe me, you're going to count?"

"This ......"

Liu Hongji was so said that he didn't dare to say a word.

What are you kidding, let him count, 400,000 eggs, when will he count? Even if you count, can your eyes see?

Li Chengqian knew that he didn't dare to respond.

Then he said: "The so-called natural disasters can also be avoided, the so-called people will win the sky, and it has nothing to do with morality, if Your Majesty solves this problem for the people this time, then all the people will be completely embraced!" And His Majesty's fame will spread far and wide! ”

What Li Chengqian said was exactly what Li Shimin wanted to do.

Li Shimin likes to listen to this kind of talk very much, and Li Chengqian's explanation has also blocked the mouths of the people, and from now on, no one wants to say anything.

There is a sycophant, and immediately said:

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really erudite!"

The ministers should be, but Liu Hongji had to blush-face and didn't say a word.

Li Shimin is like a spring breeze.

"Good, good! Very good! This kind of statement convinces the people of the world! ”

Li Chengqian's words made Li Shimin very happy.

As soon as Li Shimin's words fell, suddenly, someone broke into the Taiji Palace.

"Report!"

The voice is very urgent, and the expression is panicked!!

Li Chengqian's first reaction was: Is it coming so soon?

There seems to be nothing else going on but locusts.