Xiangzhou.

"Cui Zhongcheng, as far as the officials know, many people from surrounding states and counties have come to us recently to buy locusts."

A man in an official uniform reported to Cui Jijian.

Cui Jijian was slightly stunned and said, "Buy locusts?" Why? ”

The official nodded and said: "Mainly some poultry farmers from Luoyang, they came here to buy locusts back as feed, in addition, there is also the Xiaopang Group, they buy locusts, research and development of new dishes, in addition, there is a lot of news outside, saying that this locust is the same as a chicken, as long as it is handled properly, eating is beneficial to the body, there have been many people who make a living from this, catching locusts everywhere, and now the locusts in our state are decreasing sharply." ”

Cui Jijian was stunned for a while, smiled, and said: "Our Shang Shuling is really powerful, no matter what falls into his hands, it can have a relationship with money, as long as it has a relationship with money, naturally there will be many people willing to catch locusts." ”

The official said, "Yes! At the beginning, we were ordered to buy locusts, but the Shangshu order forbade us to burn locusts, and I didn't know how to deal with so many locusts, but I didn't expect that this locust could still be sold for money. ”

Cui Jijian nodded and said with a smile: "In this way, the locust plague can basically be controlled, as long as it is profitable, those locusts are no match for people." ”

Speaking of the back, he breathed a long sigh of relief.

As long as the locust plague is stabilized, then the most difficult hurdle can be overcome, and they will be useful, and if they do not eradicate the locust plague, any policy will pale in comparison.

.....

Weizhou Mansion!

"Hmm... It's delicious! ”

Han Yi sniffed the locust skewers in his hand deeply, he was enjoying it, and secretly glanced at Wu Meiniang on the side, and suddenly stretched the skewers to Wu Meiniang's side, and said, "Do you want to taste it?" ”

Wu Meiniang subconsciously dodged away, and Dai Mei frowned lightly: "Take away your disgusting thing." ”

Han Yi said: "This is not disgusting, to tell you, this is the adult sauce I bought from a family for money, and it is much more delicious than those outside." ”

Wu Meiniang decisively refused: "No matter how delicious it is, I am not rare." ”

Han Yi sighed and said, "This locust could have added another halo to the queen, but it's a pity that you don't cherish it!" ”

Wu Meiniang was stunned for a moment and said, "How do you say this?" ”

Han Yi said: "Queen, what is this?" ”

"Locusts."

"Wrong."

Han Yi said: "This is a thief, this is a robber, this is the initiator of the famine that plunged the people of my Tang Dynasty, the queen, you cherish your people so much, should you eat their flesh and sleep on their skin, just like me." ”

As he spoke, he bit down a locust, his face full of hatred, and said, "If the people see this, wow! That will definitely be very moving, they will definitely think that the queen you really regard them as a people, but unfortunately the queen you didn't grasp the opportunity. ”

This mouth is really ....... Wu Meiniang didn't know how to describe Han Yi, pursed her lips and smiled: "Let you say it all the way, I won't eat it." ”

Han Yi shrugged his shoulders and said, "Then forget it." ”

As he spoke, he ate and drank at the same time, "It's delicious!" ”

Wu Meiniang rolled her eyes slightly, and said, "It turns out that you bought locusts at the beginning, and there is such a trick hidden behind you." But she admired it in her heart, she really didn't expect that she originally thought that Han Yi was just doing that to let everyone hunt and kill locusts, but she never thought that behind this move, there was a trick that could actually use locusts to produce economic effects.

I have to say that Han Yi used a large number of locusts to make dishes, which reduced the burden of the disaster to a certain extent, and the people had nothing to eat, so putting locusts into the rice can also reduce the amount of food, after all, locusts have a lot of protein.

In addition, Han Yi had also quietly contacted poultry farmers in Luoyang and told them that locusts were very good feed and cheap.

As long as the locusts produce benefits, the people's enthusiasm for hunting and killing locusts will become higher and higher, and there is no need to organize them, and many people will catch locusts day and night, and then sell them to surrounding merchants.

It's a great move.

Han Yi said: "This is the true nature of a businessman, turning waste into treasure, so as to generate profits, everyone knows that gold is valuable, everyone will rob it, but the profit may not be as high as this locust." ”

"Then there must be the ability to make the people accept the locust."

"This is the best part, the victims have nothing to eat, the grass will eat it, and I have made the locusts so delicious, what else can they be picky about, and the merchants who came at this time, seeing that everyone is eating locusts, and eating so deliciously, they will definitely not be able to bear it, as long as they eat, the money will roll in."

"You're really shrewd!"

When Wu Meiniang said this, she was a little discouraged.

"It's not all forced." Han Yi smiled bitterly.

Wu Meiniang pursed her lips and smiled, and said, "Although many wells have been dug now, if it doesn't rain, the disaster will worsen even more, and the merchants will not be able to survive here." ”

Han Yi said with a smile: "Henan and Hebei have a large population, but little food, however, in some places, there is more food, but the population is small. ”

Wu Meiniang frowned slightly, and said, "You mean, let the merchants hire the people here to go to Lingnan, or even with those islands?" ”

"Exactly." Han Yi nodded and said: "In normal times, how can the people be willing to leave their hometown easily, but as long as there is a natural disaster, the people will migrate on a large scale, it just so happens that Lingnan needs manpower, and businessmen are also eager to put more manpower over there, as long as the imperial court supports it in policy, businessmen will definitely recruit people to Lingnan on a large scale, and in this way, they can also support the expansion proposal put forward by the queen." ”

Wu Meiniang's eyes flickered a few times, and she said with a smile: "The most powerful thing about you is to link two seemingly inseparable things, which is often unguardable." ”

"Look, I can't help but do the queen a lot, and I also exposed my advantages, do you want to eat one, what does it mean!"

Han Yi stretched out his locust skewers in front of Wu Meiniang again.

Wu Meiniang squinted at Han Yi, suddenly stretched out her hand to take it, and said, "Just eat, I'm really scared." ”

In fact, she is also relatively brave in her bones, and if people dare not do anything, she dares to do it.

She first took down a locust, looked at it, and broke off her head first.

"It's so cruel!"

Han Yi sighed.

Wu Meiniang glared at him and said, "It eats the food of my people, and I don't count Ling Chi as merciful." ”

Han Yi laughed and said, "The queen really loves the people like a son!" ”

Wu Meiniang pursed her lips, and then her lips opened lightly, her eyes were still a little apprehensive, but then she closed her beautiful eyes and put the half of the locust into her mouth, and before she could start biting, her charming and delicate face gradually distorted.

Han Yi said: "The queen's mood at this time is like those ignorant people, when you don't bite down, you only have fear in your heart." ”

Wu Meiniang's beautiful eyes gave Han Yi a blank look, and then she bit down, sure enough, after this bite, she became less disgusting in her heart, and said, "It's not as delicious as you said." ”

Han Yi smiled: "Of course, there is mutton to eat, who wants to eat this." But for those who haven't eaten it, there is always a fresh breath of energy, and it is no problem to sell it for some money. ”

After Wu Meiniang swallowed it, she quickly took a sip of wine, and as soon as she took the wine, she suddenly felt that the aftertaste was really good, and she was no longer afraid of eating the locust, but she didn't mean to continue eating, and handed the skewers back to Han Yi.

Han Yi took it, bit down on another one, and drank wine while eating, with a face full of enjoyment.

At this moment, someone suddenly said outside: "Empress Qiyu, Han Tingshi is back." ”

Wu Meiniang was stunned and muttered, "I almost forgot about him." Then he said to the door, "Let you wait outside, and I'll come later." ”

"Whoa."

After the guard left, Wu Meiniang suddenly glanced at Han Yi and asked, "What do you think?" ”

"What do you think?"

"What should I do with this Han Fu."

Han Yi said with a smile: "As far as I know, this Han Thorn history is not bad, but it is just a bull's horn in this matter, if the queen dismisses him and investigates him, the officials who will be replaced in the future are not the queen you are in charge." ”

Wu Meiniang smiled: "It makes sense. ”

Han Yi glanced at Wu Meiniang in a little surprise, and said, "It turns out that you have already planned for the queen. ”

Wu Meiniang just smiled and said nothing, then stood up and walked outside.

Han Yi hurriedly finished eating the skewers in his hand, poured another sip of wine into it, wiped his mouth, and then chased him out.

When I came to the lobby, I saw a forty-year-old middle-aged man standing in the hall, dressed in official uniform, gentle and elegant, dignified in appearance, and he could be regarded as a talent, but his expression was indeed very lonely, which made him look a little old.

This person is the history of Weizhou's assassination, Han Fu.

"Weichen Han Fu sees the queen."

Han Fu saw that Wu Meiniang was coming, and bowed.

Wu Meiniang turned a blind eye, walked straight to the main seat and sat down, glanced at Han Fu, and said with a smile: "What about the end of the sacrifice of Han Thorn History?" ”

When Han Fu heard this, his face showed shame, and he immediately knelt down and said, "The minister has committed a big crime, and he asks the queen to punish him." ”

Most of the people who can be assassins here are from noble backgrounds, and at this point, he already knows that he has made a big mistake, and he is very guilty in his heart, and he is here to accept punishment.

Bang!

Wu Meiniang suddenly slapped the table, stood up, pointed at Han Fu and shouted: "Okay, you Han Fu, as the assassin of Weizhou, you are as ignorant as the ordinary people, if you had organized the people to fight the disaster earlier, how could the people have nothing to gain today." What is hateful is that not only did you not organize the people to resist the disaster, but opposed me everywhere, you are really a vain minister, do you know that it is precisely because of your obsession and stubbornness that you almost pushed tens of thousands of people in Weizhou into the abyss, I think it is not too much to put you to death. ”

Oops! It seems that her acting skills have improved a lot! Han Yi, who was sitting on the side, had a smile flashing in his eyes.

Han Fu knelt on the ground and said: "What the queen said is true, the minister has committed a heinous crime, and the crime is unforgivable, even if the queen wants to execute the minister, the minister has no complaints. ”

There was a hint of choked up in his tone.

In the previous ten years, he governed Weizhou in an orderly manner, but his mistake made all his previous efforts seem insignificant.

Wu Meiniang snorted, sat back down, and said, "It's not too much to kill you, but this is not a good thing for the people of Weizhou." ”

Han Fu raised his head and looked at Wu Meiniang in surprise.

Wu Meiniang sighed and said: "I believe that there is no one in this world who can better understand the harm caused by this locust plague and superstition than you. Although I hate you very much, I also know that you will not make the same mistake again, and for the sake of the people here, I will suggest to the court and ask for your forgiveness. I also hope that you can learn and correct your mistakes, and use the rest of your life to make up for your mistakes and benefit the local people. ”

Han Fu was stunned for a while, his eyes were filled with tears, and he suddenly hit the floor with his head, "Thank you, Queen, thank you, Queen." ”

Why did he leave here in the first place, wasn't it because he felt that Wu Meiniang was an ominous woman, but he also left his government affairs and responded passively, and then Wu Meiniang helped him intercede for the sake of the people, regardless of previous suspicions, this is to convince people with virtue. He was moved and remorseful in his heart!

"You're doing it yourself."

After Wu Meiniang finished speaking, she went out.

After Wu Meiniang left, Han Yi saw that Han Fu was still hurting himself, so he stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder.

Han Fu looked up at Han Yi.

Han Yi smiled: "Hello, I am Han Yi of Meicun, I heard that your surname is also Han, I don't know which village you are from?" ”