"Little Taishou, Dadu Governor, Greedy Wolf Star, down to the mortal world, holding a sword to chop Jiaojiao, slaughtering millions of troops, locusts spread their wings and flew thousands of miles, and then fell into the ghost gate", in the crisp nursery rhyme, a vigorous locust extermination operation began!

The implementation of a government decree, if it is carried out from the bottom up, is tantamount to sailing against the current, and it is difficult to move an inch, and conversely, if it is implemented from the top down, it is to sail with the current, a thousand miles a day

Since eating locust cake and drinking locust porridge, those officials and heroes who were originally very resistant to the locust extermination order immediately made a 180-degree turn and became Xiao Yi's hardcore supporters and leaders of the locust extermination operation!

These people run around the fields every day, and carry an iron pot with them, urging the people to boldly hunt locusts and protect crops, if they encounter a stubborn person, they don't have much explanation, they directly catch a handful of locusts from the field, throw them into the oil pot, and then serve them with fine wine, have a full meal, and by the way, publicize that this is a new way of eating invented by the Grand Du, and finally in the eyes of the people in fear, admiration, and worship, they march to the next locust-plagued area!

With these officials, Haoqiang set an example, the common people finally took action, although their knowledge is limited, but they are not stupid, at least they will follow the trend, even those nobles who have always spared their lives dare to devour locusts, what are we afraid of ordinary people who are like grass mustard?

So, eating all the way, propagandizing all the way, the people of the entire Shanyang County took action and started a war against the approaching army of locusts, and their most effective way to deal with it was to eat!

The people take food as the sky, eating is the king, there was no food before, everyone had to starve, now it is different, the people who have been hungry and their eyes are red woke up, it turns out that the fields are full of flying food, then what is polite, eat it is very good!

Every morning, as soon as the sun emerges, groups of hungry people rush into the fields, still holding gauze nets, baskets, pockets, the number of locusts is too much, it is not difficult to catch it at all, put a pocket, run around the field, basically it is full, the pocket mouth is tied, and the back is home, it is enough for the whole family to have a few snacks, which is much more labor-saving than farming and collecting grain!

As for the way to eat, there are all kinds of fried locusts, fried locusts are only eaten by nobles, ordinary people don't have so much oil at home, but the wisdom of the working people is infinite, no oil is boiled in water, it really can't be baked on the tiles, the same crisp and delicious!

In such a good situation, Xiao Yi took the opportunity to put forward the slogan of feeding on locusts, and set an example, drinking with locusts, in addition, the food in the army has also changed, in order to save food, all soldiers' rations are half rice, half worms, even those officers are the same, half of the money and grain, the other half is several large baskets of locust powder, take it back and eat it slowly, you can't eat it yourself, so mobilize the whole family to eat together, if it doesn't work, can you still give it to relatives and friends!

As a result, all kinds of locust foods have been introduced, what locust buns, locust dumplings, locust meatloaf, steamed locusts, dry roasted locusts, absolutely every day renovation, without repetition!

Some smart people will also roast the locusts and then grind them into powder, put them in the cellar and store them, just like storing grain.

At the same time, the medicinal value of locust powder has also been promoted, and it has been proved by a miracle doctor that it is Xiao Yat himself, who regularly consumes locust powder, which can effectively treat night blindness, insomnia, asthma, cartilage and a large number of diseases, which can be called a peerless miracle medicine

The reason is also very simple, aren't the locusts sent down by God, the insects from the sky naturally carry a little fairy energy, and treat a little folk diseases, isn't this very normal, although this explanation is very strange, and the people can't believe it

"What about bedwetting in children? Take locust powder! ”

"What should I do if a woman has an irregular period? Take locust powder! ”

"What should I do if a man has kidney deficiency? Or take locust powder! ”

Medicine to get rid of the disease, cure all diseases, a course of treatment with two big baskets, you just let go of the belly and eat, even if it can't cure the disease, at least it can fill the stomach, the biggest benefit, it's cheap, in the market, one stone of grain money, you can buy two stones of locust powder, you say eat that?

So that locust powder from the disaster area of the special food, into a kind of medicinal materials, and even appeared a special purchase of locust powder market, every day people come and go, prosperous, Xiao Yi is even more supportive, "eating locusts, calcium supplements, is definitely a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, as for the effect, one locust, top two eggs"

Under such a huge political propaganda, Shanyang was a sensation, Yanzhou was a sensation, the entire Central Plains was a sensation, the wave of eating locusts quickly swept away, the old women and children opened their mouths in unison, and the sound of clicking was endless, giving the locust army a blow to the head, not only effectively controlling the harm of the locust plague, but also solving the problem of insufficient money and food for disaster relief, and stabilizing social security at the same time, the Han people are the most simple in the world, as long as they can eat their stomachs, as long as there is a glimmer of life, they will never rise up to rebel, and the world will be stable!

In autumn and September, the locust extermination operation has been more than a month, almost the whole people open their mouths to eat, even so, the locust plague is still continuing, the vitality of these small insects is too tenacious, the appetite is good, the reproductive ability is even more amazing, as long as one flies into the field, lays eggs, it will not be long before it becomes a paradise for locusts, until it is eaten clean!

It only takes more than ten days for locusts to breed once, and a lifetime is a big nest, but it takes ten months for humans to give birth to children, and there is only one baby in a litter, at most two, and the newborn locusts can eat the crops, but the newborn children can't eat the locusts, which causes the number gap between the two sides to become bigger and bigger, and even if the foodie nation has a full appetite, it still can't eat the locusts

Faced with this situation, Xiao Yi gritted his teeth, stomped his feet, and once again gave the order to set fire to the fields, as long as it was a field in the disaster area, even if a locust flew in, it would be burned with fire and killed!

Knowing that as soon as the order was issued, it was immediately opposed by the whole people, and even those officials and heroes ran over to dissuade them crying and shouting, they were distressed about the crops in the field, after all, they were planted with hard work, and they all had ears and were burned out by a fire, and they were distressed!

Moreover, they also feel sorry for the locusts in the field, they used to be a disaster star, but now they are treasures, I don't know how many people live by preying on locusts, and some merchants even made a fortune by selling locust powder, and now a fire is burned, isn't that equivalent to burning the God of Wealth?

Besides, it's September now, the autumn wind is together, the weather is getting cooler, and the locusts in the field will disappear without a trace.

In the face of all kinds of questions, Xiao Yi didn't explain much, but invited those officials to a feast again, this time it was not to eat insects, but a real feast, with wine and food, then I knew that these guys were addicted to eating locusts, and many people brought fried locusts with themselves, throwing them into their mouths like snacks, and eating rattling!

After eating and drinking, Xiao Yi led everyone to a field that had been eaten by locusts, and began to ask his soldiers to dig up the yellow-brown soil and turn it all over!

"Look, everyone, that's why the Pontus Governor ordered the fire!" Xiao Yi reached out and grabbed a handful of floating soil, and inside was a pile of oval-shaped insect eggs the size of a needlepoint, that is, locust eggs!

"Don't look at the army of locusts is gone, but the eggs are left, they hide deep underground, waiting for the opportunity, as long as there is a big drought next year, these eggs will hatch more locusts, and then a locust plague will appear even bigger than this year, that scene, I guess no one wants to enjoy it again!

In order to completely exterminate the locust plague, the place where the locusts pass through must be burned again, and then the land is turned over and exposed, killing all the insect eggs, in order to prevent future troubles, not only in Henan and Yanzhou, but also in Xuzhou, which is very little harmed by the locust plague, it is better to burn three thousand by mistake than to let go of one, otherwise next year's crops will not be saved! “

Facts speak louder than words, after digging the surrounding land with their own hands and observing the yellow-brown eggs, the officials all went away silently, and soon, thick smoke rose one after another, and the fires turned the unripe crops in the fields and the locusts that were gnawing on the crops into ashes together!

"God bless, after a fire, next year will be a good year, right?"