Chapter 608: Oil Pot
Li Chengqian didn't want to reply to Liu Hongji's words for the time being, and Liu Hongji had no choice.
Li Chengqian looked at the people around him and felt comforted.
With the support of the Chang'an Chamber of Commerce, plus the Zheng family and the emptied marijuana bags, all the empty sacks broke 10,000 in an instant, and these sacks were distributed to various places.
According to Li Chengqian's estimate, this locust plague is unprecedented and truly terrifying.
One sack doesn't need much, it can hold 200 catties, and the weight of 5,000 sacks is astronomical. A million catties, it's only a while.
The capture of locusts is still ongoing.
But Li Chengqian is not fighting alone, and there are thousands of people behind him. The entire Datang instantly became one.
The people were full of morale, and they caught locusts in large numbers, and they were tireless.
……
The time quickly came to the afternoon, and Li Shimin looked at everything in front of him and thought a little.
"Gao Ming, it seems that this locust plague can be retreated by us, but I don't know, how long will it take?"
Although it was a short victory, no one knows how much time it will take to win the final victory!
Li Shimin asked, watching the people around him trying to catch the locusts.
It can be said that the whole army was dispatched, and even the ministers were involved.
As for Li Shimin and Li Chengqian, the two of them are standing there, and they can give people confidence.
Li Shimin's question is not tricky, but it may not be so easy to say a time.
Li Shimin is also in a hurry, after all, this time is not trivial, and there must be no mistakes.
So Li Chengqian had to say:
"Your Majesty! These locusts can be brought under control today and tomorrow, but will only become harder to catch as time goes on. ”
It is an indisputable fact that although at least a fifth of the locusts have been cleared, the number above is still very large.
Li Chengqian also had nothing to hide. It was the best time he could guess and the best time.
"Control? So what's the best way to catch more? ”
Li Shimin was in a hurry.
Li Chengqian said:
"Your Majesty, the so-called control is to make them unstable and minimize their destructive power. When it comes to catching more, it depends on the night. ”
"At night?"
Why at night? Li Shimin didn't understand.
"That's right, it's night, Erchen has already made General Cheng ready, just wait for the night, and he can harvest a few more waves of locusts!"
As soon as Li Chengqian said this, Li Shimin had no choice but to respond:
"So even better."
As soon as Li Chengqian's words fell, at this moment, a soldier suddenly trotted over.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, the oil pot is ready!"
"Gao Ming, what do you want this oil pot for?"
Li Shimin was very curious, did he want to cook on the spot?
The ministers who had been busy on the side also stopped.
"Everyone must be hungry, so Erchen ordered someone to prepare an oil pot and give people something to eat!"
It's been busy for most of the day, and everyone is hungry, so there must be no food at home at this time.
His words aroused some doubts.
Especially Liu Hongji, he came out directly and said: "The population in Chang'an City is less than one million, and this meal will cost millions of catties just for the ingredients, right?" In my country's warehouse, how can there be so many ingredients that can be wasted? ”
"Yes! Storing food is used for emergencies, but you can't be so violent, what if you suddenly need food one day? ”
Someone else said.
Obviously, they want to see that.
"Your Majesty, please stop His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
Li Chengqian just smiled, he was not so stupid, he was so stupid as to take out the things from the treasury and give them to a million people to eat.
"You'll know when you go!"
He didn't have a bird Liu Hongji, and he directly filtered him out.
"Your Majesty, please also ask Your Majesty to stop His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
These people did not let go of Li Chengqian at all.
"Your Majesty, the retainers have prepared the ingredients, which are not from the granary, and are very fresh! Take a look! ”
Someone sneered: "Hmph! Even a single trading house can't afford to eat food for millions of people, right? ”
Some people speculated: "Unless the Chamber of Commerce supports it?" ”
"It's possible, the Chamber of Commerce is in the hands of a person surnamed Zou, he is facing His Royal Highness the Prince, maybe they are here to help?"
"Right now, I'm afraid only they are possible, but people are selfish, who will give food to the people for no reason? And they are still businessmen, and businessmen are not profitable, and it is even more impossible. ”
"You're really inkblots, don't you know when you look at them? Every day, I don't have these things, so that Lao Cheng and I look down on you! ”
Cheng bites Jin's heart and speaks quickly, and he says directly.
The crowd was stunned and did not say a word.
How do you know if you don't look at it? I've been speculating, is it interesting?
"I was overworked just now, I was also very hungry, His Royal Highness the Prince, I want to see what is delicious, it is best to drink it with wine, it is the best!"
Cheng Biting Jin licked his chapped mouth and subconsciously swallowed his saliva. Li Chengqian did not disappoint him at all.
"Yes, Your Majesty, shall we go and see?"
Fang Xuanling and others also said the same: The farmers brought their own cakes to satisfy their hunger.
Li Shimin looked into the distance and touched his stomach again.
"I'm hungry too, okay! Let's take a look! ”
After finishing, Li Shimin walked to the front.
Suddenly, he stopped.
Seems to remember something.
"Sun Zhenren, Dean Ouyang, are you all together?"
Sun Simiao and Ouyang Xun should be.
"Please!"
Li Chengqian made a gesture of invitation, and led Li Shimin to the place where the oil pot was.
The group waited for the mighty to go to the side.
The people around subconsciously dodged away and made a way.
From their gaze, there was a look of adoration.
In their opinion, there may not be an existence like Li Shimin or Li Chengqian in this world.
Soon, the group waited to a vacant lot, where hundreds of oil pots were erected, all of which were made of fine iron, which was Li Chengqian's masterpiece.
The temperature of the oil in the pan becomes very high.
When Li Shimin saw this scene, it was very spectacular.
But then I looked around, where did the food come from, except for the mountains of locust corpses?
Before he could speak, someone took the lead.
But it was Liu Hongji who asked, "His Royal Highness the Prince, where is this grain?" I've never seen it! ”
At the same time, the curiosity of the people around them has not been extinguished, they are curious about the oil pot, curious about why there is no food?
Some people even speculated that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was going to play tricks?
Li Shimin also opened his mouth.
"Gao Ming, where is your food?"
There are more than 2,000 people at the scene, and the place is tightly surrounded, but there is not necessarily food.
People were talking and pointing.
But seeing that Li Chengqian said: "The grain is on the scene!" ”