Floods, droughts, and locusts are huge problems plaguing agriculture, but they are not insurmountable. In the event of a flood or drought, water sources can be diverted by building water conservancy projects, storing excess water through reservoirs when the rainfall is high, draining excess water through canals, and protecting houses and farmland by reinforcing river embankments. During droughts, water from the rainy season is brought to irrigate farmland, so that food production can be stabilized. Locusts are also controllable and preventable, and locusts can be effectively controlled in the initial stage by herding chickens.

In the autumn and winter of last year, Yuncheng can be said to have built a large number of buildings, strengthened river embankments, dredged river channels, and built reservoirs, and has a certain ability to cope with flood and drought disasters. Chao Gai went to the chicken farm to watch the chickens and locusts.

This is a locust control point in the north of Yuncheng City, a large area here is rice fields, at this time the rice has not been sown, only the fish pit in the rice field has water, and the rest of the place is some wild grass.

Chao Gai looked down and saw that there were already some small grasshoppers on the grass, these little grasshoppers were very small, and they had not yet grown wings, they could only jump.

Lu Fang is a southerner, and he has never seen the harm of locust plague, so he grabbed a small grasshopper and said: "Is it so terrifying for such a small locust, I see that many people's faces have changed when they talk about locusts." ”

"A locust is not terrible, but tens of thousands, the overwhelming locusts are terrible, patches of crops are eaten up, the common people have no rations, they can only eat bark, eat leaves, the bark and leaves are eaten up, if there is no relief, there will be a situation of starvation all over the wilderness, you say terrible is not terrible." Chao Gai said.

Lu Fang said: "It's terrible, it's terrible." ”

A large flock of chickens was running around in the weeds of the rice paddy field, and when they found the grasshopper with their necks stretched out, they grabbed it, and as soon as they raised their heads, they ate it. There are more than 2,000 in total in such a large flock, and there are a lot of them. Two thousand chickens can wipe out more than 60 percent of the locusts in 10,000 acres of land in five days, and the remaining 40 percent is generally not enough to cause harm and cannot form a locust plague.

Chao Gai inspected the four chicken control locust points one day, and found that the situation was very good, whether it was the Chaojiazhuang farm or the chicken flock organized by the villages themselves, the situation was very good, and the people were frightened by the locusts, where is there any reason not to be serious. The inspection is carried out without prior notice, so the results of this inspection are still very reliable. Chao Gai finally went to the headquarters of the farm, that is, the cattle and mule horse farm, to look for Li Qingzi.

The farm has thousands of mares and some donkeys, and Li Qingzi was checking the health of the stables, and he only came back when he heard that Chao Gai had come.

Li Qingzi said: "The owner of the village is here, this year's mules and horses are in good condition, and they are expected to produce more than 700 small mules." In the future, there will be plenty of land to pull carts. ”

"Okay, mules are big draft animals, and they are the objects of our key development, but the important thing today is to pay attention to the problem of herding chickens and locusts, I don't know if you have paid attention to it recently?" Chao Gai asked.

Li Qingzi said: "Don't worry, the owner. This year, we have only cultivated 150,000 chickens, mainly grazing locusts in the farmland and barren mountains near Yuncheng County and Jeju City. There are also 50,000 ducks, mainly grazing locusts on the banks of rivers near the water. Rencheng, Jinxiang, and Juye also have chickens and locusts organized by large local households, and the scale is okay. What's more important is that our chicken seedlings are sold on credit, so that the agricultural bank of these counties has increased the number of free-range chickens, and the locusts have been effectively controlled. ”

"Oh, that's great." Chao Gai said.

Li Qingzi said with a smile: "In fact, the price of chickens and eggs is the key to treating locusts, eggs are delicious and nutritious, and chicken farmers are unwilling to feed chickens with better feed, so they like to graze chickens in the wasteland to eat locusts, or when they work in the field, they will also catch some locusts and feed them home. ”

Chao Gai's eyes rolled, and the secret path should make up some allegro jokes, so that more people know about these things.

Farmers farm, that's it. With ploughing cattle and horses, being able to water and irrigate, and not causing locusts, it is difficult to expect a bumper harvest, and what is most important in an agricultural society is, of course, grain and grass, which is the foundation of everything.

When Chao Gai returned to the Yuncheng Trade City Ring Match, it was already the third day of the competition, and the fist and foot competition lasted for two days, and there were only six players left, just wait for the finals in a few days. Considering the physical strength of the players, on the third day, there will be no fist and kick competitions, but gun and stick competitions.

The gun and stick game replaced Bian Xiang as the referee on the field, and Luan Tingyu and Liu Tang were still off the field, of course, Luan Tingyu was the main one, and Luan Tingyu was superb in the gun and stick, which is beyond doubt.

The gun and stick competition is still very exciting, due to the restrictions of the official family on weapons, it is difficult for ordinary people to have weapons such as Pu knife and spear, and the people mostly use wooden sticks as weapons, so there are still a lot of people who practice sticks in Shandong, and the contestants are also very technical.

Among the gun players are masters like Shan Shiqi, Hao Siwen, and Yuan Lang. In the fourth game, Hao Siwen appeared on the stage, the rules of the gun and stick competition were different, and the players all wore black cowhide armor and appeared with an ash rod wrapped in a white cloth. Hao Siwen's movements were light and jumping, the ash rod shook, and the three guns trembled.

Liu Tang on the referee's bench whispered: "A master with a gun, you can't play this hand without ten years of hard work." ”

"This Hao Siwen's marksmanship is indeed good, and he can be regarded as a second-rate master, but in terms of martial arts, there is no room for improvement." Luan Tingyu sighed.

"Why is that?" Liu Tang asked.

"He's got a good marksmanship and he has real combat experience. It's a pity that the strength is not enough, and it is difficult to sustain. Luan Tingyu said.

Hao Siwen's opponent was a gunman from Tai'an, the so-called pikemen, like the swordsmen in the northwest, were similar industries to escort bodyguards. People in Tai'an who do this business like to use a small flower gun that is high for one person, usually take off the head of the gun and hide it, only holding the ash rod, and when something happens, the head of the gun is a weapon in hand.

This person came to the stage to practice a **gun, the so-called ** is the spirit of the waist and hands, **gun was originally a big gun from the battlefield, but as a dart master gunner is inconvenient to use a big gun, so the **gun evolved into a small flower gun.

The two of them clasped their fists and saluted. Tai'an gunmen took the lead in attacking, and the gun went straight to Hao Siwen's throat, as fast as a galloping horse, like a swimming dragon, this marksmanship is not simple, and it is obviously a person with actual combat experience. Hao Siwen didn't dare to slack off, the ash rod in his hand jumped, and the gun flew away, and the two started a battle with sticks as guns.

Tai'an gunman thought he was technical, and Hao Siwen was also technical, and the two fought very well, and some people kept applauding.

On the referee's platform, Liu Tang asked: "Luan Jiaotou, look at who wins and who loses in this game." ”

Luan Tingyu said: "Brother Liu Tang is also a good hand, whether it is a simple knife or a spear, they are all connected. I think you can see that, too. ”

Liu Tang said: "Then I'll get an axe in the class." I see that although this Tai'an gunman is skilled in marksmanship and has actual combat experience, he has no murderous aura, and is obviously just a person who has experienced the fight in the rivers and lakes and has not really killed anyone, and his momentum is a little lacking. On the other hand, the Hao Siwen brothers, although they are very subtle, have experienced battlefield battles, and often compete with masters, so the Hao Siwen brothers won. ”

Luan Tingyu nodded, picked up the information on the table and looked at it, and said: "This Tai'an gunner called Luo Yun is not simple, it will not be a simple spearman, he has been taught by a famous teacher or has some family heirloom gun pedigree or something, but there is no master to feed the move, if there is a master to feed the move, it will not take half a year for Luo Yun to progress very quickly." ”

Liu Tang decided to go and have a good chat with this Luo Yun tonight, see how his conduct is, and try to recruit him into the team of regimental training as long as he is about the same.

Sure enough, as the two said, as soon as the twenty rounds passed, Hao Siwen's gun made a quick move, and an ash rod was pointed on the chest of Luo Yun, a gunner from Tai'an, and the black cowhide armor was dotted with white spots, and the chest was the vital point, Bian Xiang blew the whistle and announced that Hao Siwen had won.

Shan Shiqi and Yuan Lang's opponents are all average, there is nothing superb, almost all of them win in three or two rounds. That was the end of the first day of the gun and stick competition.

In the evening, Liu Tang packed up his clothes and went to the guest room to find Luo Yun.

At this time, Chao Gai also invited Shan Shiqi to go to Chao's house for dinner, Chao Gai had a life-saving grace for Shan Shiqi, and Chao Gai naturally didn't dare to slack off when he invited guests. It's just that between the words, Shan Shiqi has no intention of participating in the Yuncheng group training, after all, Shan Shiqi is a son of a rich family, and the military salary is not attractive to him. Of course, Chao Gai didn't mention this, and during the meal, Chao Gai said: "How is the business of the Shiqi brothers?" What's the big project? ”

Shan Shiqi sighed: "Where is there any big project, it is just a matter of making a living, and now this world is full of bandits, and it takes a lot of manpower to protect it when you go out in business." ”

"Oh, the cattle and horse business is a way to make money, although the risk is greater, but Shanxi and Hebei are production areas, and the second is a very large amount of places, why don't you buy cattle and horses from Liaoguo and sell them in Hebei and Shanxi." Chao Gai proposed.

Shan Shiqi patted his thigh and said: "How did I forget about this, even if Shanxi and Hebei are not easy to sell, they can be shipped to Yuncheng and sold to my brother." It's just that my brother knows through the bottom, will this cow and horse continue to be collected this year? ”

"Accept, as long as you are healthy and disease-free, the price is reasonable, and you want as much as you want. Of course, cattle and horses themselves are also very risky, if you want to do it, it is best to learn from Cybernaut Duan Jingzhu and Ma Ling brothers, so that you can be more insured. Chao Gai said.

While eating and chatting, Shan Shiqi said: "When did the head of the Luan Tingyu sect come to my brother, I don't know if the head of the Luan Tingyu sect still accepts apprentices?" ”

Chao Gai looked embarrassed, and said: "Luan Tingyu is now the chief sect leader in my regimental training, and it is certain to accept apprentices, but only children in our army." ”

"It's a pity, it's a pity. I have a lot of things to do in the village, otherwise it would be good to come to my brother's regiment training to be a soldier. Shan Shiqi sighed.

Lu Fang said: "When Brother Shan is not busy, we can also learn from each other, my painting halberd is unfamiliar, just so you can give me some advice." ”

Shanshiqi even said no, Shanshiqi has too few stick moves, basically wins with strength, and there are no subtle tricks.

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