Chapter 431: Acquisition of Locusts

After listening to the words of the national teacher Zhang Jianghe, Songtsen Gampo's face couldn't help but show a thoughtful look.

I only heard Zhang Jianghe continue: "Moreover, Datang is strong, this time is certainly our opportunity, but it may not necessarily be successful. And if we pretend to unite Tuyuhun in advance, presumably Tuyuhun will definitely launch a war against Datang. ”

"When the time comes, we will stab Tuyuhun in the back, and we will be able to easily take Tuyuhun. If the Tang Dynasty is powerful and can easily defeat the Turks and Tuyuhun, we will not suffer a loss, and we can take Tuyuhun. ”

"If Datang is weak, we can just drive straight into it and lay a foundation for hegemony in one fell swoop! Send troops to Tuyuhun, at least we can take Tuyuhun, and we will never get nothing! ”

After listening to the analysis of the national teacher Zhang Jianghe again, Songtsen Gampo couldn't help but hold his forehead with his hand and laugh at the sky.

After a while, he said: "I have a national teacher, I am really like a fish in water!" In ancient times, there was Zhuge Kongming, and now there is Zhangjiang River! Today's national teacher's strategy is no less than Zhuge Kongming's three-point world! ”

Zhang Jianghe smiled slightly, and said humbly: "Zan Pu is falsely praised, his subordinates are only shallow in learning, how dare they compare with Zhuge Kongming?" However, although this strategy is good, there is still one person to watch out for. ”

Songtsen Gampo showed a thoughtful look on his face and asked, "Is the national teacher saying, Li Su, the king of Shu?" ”

Zhang Jianghe nodded and said, "Yes, this Shu King Li Su is a great variable. According to the information heard by our secret agents, the mysterious weapon used by Li Su, the king of Shu, in Yizhou before, is now not equipped with other armies in the Tang Dynasty. ”

This shows that this kind of weapon is difficult to manufacture, and there are not many in Datang. But now we need to know, how many of these weapons are still in Yizhou, and how many times can they be used? Only by understanding this can we use troops against Datang with confidence. ”

After listening to Zhang Jianghe's words, Songtsen Gampo's face also showed a solemn expression.

Yes, Li Su, the king of Shu, is a huge variable here.

The secret weapon in the hands of Li Su, the king of Shu, is too sharp.

If he had a large number of these weapons in his hands, then they still didn't think about anything, and they should wash and sleep.

However, now a year has passed, and the Tang army is not equipped with such weapons.

That means that they don't have many of these weapons in their hands, and they must find out how many of them still have in their hands before they can specify their battle plan.

Thinking of this, Songtsen Gampo couldn't help asking, "I wonder if the military advisor can think of a strategy?" ”

Hearing Songtsen Gampo's inquiry, Zhang Jianghe couldn't help but say: "Zampu, my subordinates have a plan, I hope it can work." ”

After that, he whispered to Songtsen Gampo for a long time.

After listening to the strategy of the national teacher Zhang Jianghe, Songtsen Gampo couldn't help nodding frequently.

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Now, the shadow of locusts has faintly appeared in the mountains and fields, on the tidal flats, and even in the fields.

The people were terrified, and even the crime rate was much higher.

At this time, the Yizhou Monthly News published a news in time.

Yizhou will send people to buy locusts at a high price, and the price of a pound of dried locusts is 15 yuan.

As soon as this news came out, the people couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Although the locusts have not yet grown, they are not able to support the large number of them.

If the whole family launches, it is definitely not a problem to catch ten pounds and eight pounds a day.

You can earn one or two hundred dollars a day.

With money, they can buy food to eat.

At that time, even if the grain production is reduced, they will have money to buy grain.

Well, as for the fact that the grain production has been reduced too much, the question of where they will buy grain has been ignored by them for the time being.

Now, they don't dare to think about it at all.

In short, when the King of Shu acquired the locusts, it was when they drowned, the King of Shu stretched out a hand, how could they miss it?

If someone else had published such a message, they might not have believed it.

But this is the words released by the King of Shu, and everyone does not have any doubts.

The King of Shu will never deceive them.

So, after the news of the purchase of locusts was released, for a time, all the people in the locust-stricken areas were fully mobilized.

For a time, a nationwide craze for catching locusts was formed.

Even those people who were not in the locust-plagued areas rushed to the locust-stricken areas one after another to prepare for a piece of the pie after hearing about this.

Even if a person can only catch a few catties of locusts a day, it is still an income of fifty or sixty yuan.

One day's income can keep up with their wages for a month's work.

For more than ten days, it is enough for them to work for a year.

What's more, they can't do a few months of work all year round.

Ten days' income, I'm afraid that it can keep up with their savings for several years.

Therefore, as long as it is near the disaster area, the people are within ten days and eight days away.

After learning the news, they all rushed to the locust plague area to catch locusts.

In the beginning, they still caught it by hand.

Because locusts are very dense, at the end of the day, you can catch a lot.

But this efficiency is a bit too low.

Later, they invented the use of nets to nets, and this time, the efficiency was much higher.

At the end of the day, the most one person can catch dozens of catties of locusts, which is a few hundred dollars a day.

Such a high income has stimulated the enthusiasm of the people even more.

Even at night, he refused to rest, lit torches, and caught them until midnight.

There are even many people who catch it all night.

For they found that when this plague of locusts broke out, locusts were overwhelming.

But in fact, when it comes to really catching it, it seems that they can't help but catch it like this......

The harvest was very good a few days ago, but the more it came later, the scarcer it became, and the income plummeted.

If you don't hurry, you really won't be able to catch much.

Of course, after you get it back, you can't just sell it.

It must be cooked and then dried before it can be sold.

All of a sudden, the locust-plagued area was filled with the scent of locusts.

And the victims in the locust-stricken areas are scrambling to catch the locusts one by one, racing against time.

Even the children, with their nets, followed the adults to help.

The elderly at home stay at home to boil water, boil locusts, and dry them.

In the entire locust-stricken area, except for the young children waiting to be fed and the bedridden elderly, there is not a single idler to be seen.

And their harvest is also rich.

The king of Shu really sent people to buy locusts.

Their daily income is very high.

Looking at the steady stream of copper coins entering their wallets every day, these victims are tired and happy, where can they still see the sadness on their faces?

The locusts that were purchased were quickly sent back to Yizhou City through the nearest railway.

And now in Yizhou, all locust feasts are held every day, and the price has been reduced a lot.