"Mr. De's negligence will make Jia see the clouds."

Zhao Jia put down the pages in his hand, stepped forward and held Zheng Guo's hands tightly, his face full of admiration.

He couldn't have imagined that in this ancient era, there were still such knowledgeable people.

But soon, Zhao Jia frowned and said: "Sir's sparseness, although the birth and prevention of locusts are described in detail as much as possible, the locust plague can be solved from the root. ”

"However, the locust plague has begun to spread in various places, and although I have ordered county officials at all levels to work together with the people to exterminate locusts, the efficiency is too low, and there are too many locusts, so what can I do?"

A slight smile appeared on Zheng Guo's face, and then he took out a letter from his arms.

Zhao Jia was slightly puzzled, saw the three strategies for exterminating locusts at the top, and immediately began to browse the contents, the more he looked at it, the more surprised he became, and then his face showed ecstasy.

The first policy: I look at the residents by the lake, saying that locusts are the easiest to fight when they are first born, and when they mutate in the past, they will become locusts and jump around, which is unstoppable.

Fadang order: When the residents are old, they will be inspected, but when they see the soil veins and graves, they will immediately report to the officials and gather the crowd to extinguish them.

The second strategy: if it has become a worm jumping action, it is necessary to open a ditch to catch it.

Its method: see the beetle will be everywhere, pre-dig a long ditch, two feet deep and wide, and make a pit in the ditch, so as to bury multiple sets.

The people, old and weak, all of them went to the ditch, and lined up along the ditch, or held a hoop, or a beating instrument, or a spade, and every fifty people used one person to sound the gong, and after hearing the sound of gold, the beetle tried to jump, or made or stopped to gradually order the ditch, and the ditch was not stopped.

The worm is frightened into the ditch, the momentum is like pouring water, everyone is dedicated, the sweeper sweeps himself, the flutterer pounces on himself, and the bury man buries himself, until the ditch is full.

The former village is like this, and the back village is restored; If one is like this, he will be restored, and he will be exhausted.

If the locust is as big as a bean and is not yet edible, it should be cooked and dried for food if it is more than an inch.

The third policy: the locust will vibrate the feather and be able to fly, fly that is, cover the sky, and can cross the water, and the treatment is not enough, then depending on where it falls, gather the crowd to use the rope pocket to take it, and the cloth is stored.

Or light a bonfire in the field at night, the locusts like light, like moths to the fire, and then the people gather to catch them, whether they are burned and buried, or left to eat.

When the people catch locusts, they catch them as adults, and they either don't know anything about them that have not yet hatched and the nymphs of locusts, or they have nothing to do.

In that case, no matter how many adults the people catch, as long as the eggs and larvae are still there, there will be a steady stream of locusts to eat the crops.

Zheng Guo's three strategies for exterminating locusts can be said to include three stages: eggs, larvae and adults.

In particular, taking advantage of the phototaxis of locusts, attracting a large number of locusts by bonfires, and then focusing on killing them, will greatly improve the efficiency of catching locusts.

Zhao Jia raised his hand and said excitedly: "With this strategy to exterminate locusts, what a way for locusts!" ”

"What a blessing, Mr. Wude!"

Seeing that his suggestion was adopted, and Zhao Jia gave such a high evaluation, Zheng Guo was also very happy in his heart, and felt that his years of research had not been in vain.

But soon, he asked: "I heard that the king used three buckets of money to fight locusts, I don't know?" ”

Zhao Jia said with a smile: "The purpose of exchanging money for locusts is to enhance the enthusiasm of the people to catch locusts. ”

Zheng Guo said: "The king can greatly enhance the enthusiasm of the people to hunt locusts by exchanging money for locusts, but if the villagers are ordered to go to the city for dozens of miles to exchange locusts for money, they will return for two days." ”

"When the locusts I have seen are in full bloom, the sky and the earth will fall, and the fields will be several miles wide and several feet thick, and they will be exhausted in two or three days."

"At this time, locusts are very easy to obtain, and how much money and food does the government have, but what is it for people to go back and forth to the road?"

"If money is close to the person, and it is given as you receive, that is, it is worth a few dollars to change a stone of locusts, and the people are happy to do it."

When Zhao Jia heard this, his face became serious.

He used to think that using money to exchange locusts would increase the enthusiasm of the people, but he didn't expect that now that the transportation is inconvenient, the people will catch locusts and then take them to the city to exchange money, and it will take two days to come and go.

The consumption of two days will not only delay the plan to catch locusts, but also the consumption of the people back and forth is also a disguised loss of national strength.

Zheng Guo saw it thoroughly, and instead of letting the people carry the locusts themselves and go far to the city to sell the locusts at a high price, it was better to collect the locusts at a low price on the spot.

In this way, it will not delay the time for the people to catch locusts, nor will they lose food on the road, and it will also greatly save the government's expenses.

But soon, Zhao Jia said: "The former government has already posted a list of locusts, three buckets of money for one bucket of locusts, and now the price is suddenly changed, will the people be dissatisfied?" ”

Zheng Guo shook his head and said: "Catching locusts is a matter for the benefit of the country, even if the price is extremely low, the people will gladly accept it." ”

Zhao Jia said: "When I first joined the party, the government's control over various places is still insufficient, most of them are controlled by clan elders and squires, and even the county officials are mostly children of local big clans. ”

"If the small officials collude with the local gentry and the big clans to fill their own pockets, which not only makes the government more money, but also makes the government lose its trust in the people, how should it be handled?"

Zhao Jia's concerns are not unfounded.

Although the Shangdang is nominally a fief of Zhao Jia, all counties and townships still need to rely on local fame.

These people, Zhao Jia is not sure that he can control.

When Zheng Guo heard this, he laughed and said, "I thought it was otherwise. ”

"At this time, for the people, the skin and hair can be donated, and the people cannibalize it, which can be described as official. The adjutant is here, and the chief official is here. For this reason, the county officials are here? ”

"If you don't do it in this generation, if you create a police officer and punish you for choking and waste food, you can't reinstate what officials can't abolish, and what can't you do!"

"And one county and one town, is there no shortage of righteous men?"

"If the gentry, the gentleman, the youth, and the righteous people choose their goodness, they are all unavoidable, and there are those who voluntarily donate, why bother officials."

"The money given is based on the locusts, and the difficulty is the worst, and there is no need to pre-order."

Zheng Guo means that even these money that is exchanged for locusts does not need to be paid by the government, but should be donated by local gentry and righteous people, and then priced according to the local locust hunting market and the amount of money.

In this way, it not only puts an end to the matter of enriching private pockets, but also saves the government a lot of expenses, but it is the best of both worlds.

Zhao Jia asked with some hesitation: "Is this true?" ”

In Zhao Jia's heart, most of the ancient gentry were landlords and vampires, so how could they contribute money and efforts to help the government exterminate locusts.

What's more, Zhao Jia, the ruler, has not been in the party for a long time.

Zheng Guo said with a smile: "Helping the government to exterminate locusts will not only get a good reputation and be respected by the local people, but also keep the grain in the fields of these gentry." ”

"The most important thing is that the gentry and the big clans help the government, which will inevitably leave a good influence on the government, and it will be easier for the children of the clan to enter the government in the future."

When Zhao Jia heard this, he immediately realized.

For the gentry and big clans of this era, the most important thing is fame, food, and being an official.

"Mr. is talented, I am impressed!"

Zhao Jia held Zheng Guo's hands tightly and sighed.