Chapter 694: The Bull Demon King Reappears (Page 1/1)

Ding Tao sat weakly in the field, looking at the bare crop stalks, and he fell into despair. Without food, how can his family of three survive, can they only wait for death like this?

Looking at the locusts that could be seen everywhere, Ding Tao's eyes were full of anger. He grabbed a locust, shoved it into his mouth and chewed it vigorously.

The damned locusts cut off their family's way of life, so he's going to eat the damn worms. As Ding Tao chewed hard, there was a strange change in his eyes.

The locusts were not as unpalatable as he had imagined, but instead had a chicken taste. Maybe......

The moment the locusts flew in, the people of the village had not laughed. How do they want to live after the crops are gone, and there is still a little food at home at the moment, but this bit of food will definitely not last long.

It's good to be able to survive this summer, not to mention that the grains in the field can't withstand the cold winter at all. In such a disaster year, even if the landlords do not have much surplus grain in their homes, they will not lend their precious grain to these poor people at all.

And the land, which was originally regarded as life by the people, also became worthless at this moment. The bandits from all walks of life in Shandong have also become active, and they have wandered around this dying land to rob the already small amount of grain, which has made the people who can no longer survive even worse.

This year's locust plague has already left most areas in Shandong without harvest, and Hebei and Henan provinces close to Shandong will also be affected.

The people of Shandong are living in sorrow, but the villagers of Lijiatai have a little more fun than others.

"Did you hear that? Ding Tao's family is crazy! Villager A said mysteriously

"Yes! I've heard about it too! Their family went out to catch locusts, and I heard that they were used to eat! Villager B immediately said he knew better.

"Don't talk nonsense! Ding Tao's family heard that they caught locusts to worship the locust god, let me tell you! ……”

The villagers are talking about the Ding Tao family in their village, which is one of the few topics in this year of famine. It's the same disaster, and when they see others being more unlucky, they feel much better!

Ding Tao didn't care about other people's opinions, he had returned home immediately after eating locusts. Faced with the eyes and ridicule of his fellow villagers, Ding Tao's family began to collect locusts.

There are so many locusts that you don't need to catch them at all, and there are a lot of them when you pull them on the ground with a broom. They quickly collected a basket and brought it home, scalded it with boiling water and exposed it to the sun.

When the locusts were dried and crushed into powder in a bag, Ding Tao's daughter-in-law, Li, resolutely chose to trust her husband. She had heard that in the year of the famine, if the court did not act, it would happen from time to time.

At that time, not to mention locusts, even more disgusting things will be eaten. There are not a few people who have eaten Guanyin soil and died, anyway, the locusts have eaten up the crops, and it is not a bad thing to collect locusts to be prepared.

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In the conference hall on Jeju Island, Zhang Dou looked around at the few people who were doing it. It didn't take long for Sun Yuanhua to speak: "Virtuous son-in-law! The locust plague in Shandong is a foregone conclusion, and I don't know how many people will die this time! If we can help, let's help! ”

Zhang Dou nodded and said, "Father-in-law! I heard that the imperial court will send money and food to relieve the disaster every time there is a catastrophe, and this time it will be no exception, it should not be so serious! "The reason why the places in the year of the Apocalypse are not as chaotic as in the Chongzhen years is because the emperor has silver in his pocket.

Whether it is the soldiers at the border gates or the relief of the victims, they can give a lot of silver. This situation disappeared with the complete downfall of Wei Zhongxian in the year of Chongzhen, and after Donglin took charge of the imperial court, Chongzhen's internal money became as capable of running as the treasury.

Chongzhen's repeated cuts in the palace could not fill the financial holes, and even the clothes he wore with patches could not meet the needs of the entire country.

And will the ministers of the entire court wear clothes with puddings? Hehe...... this is the so-called pillars of the country, how much silver did Li Zicheng scrape off from them when he entered Beijing? I'm afraid that this silver would have killed the enemy long ago!

After hearing this, Sun Yuanhua slapped the table hard, and said in a much louder voice: "The imperial court will indeed allocate money and grain, but it is difficult to say how much money and grain can reach the people!" "Sun Yuanhua used to work in Shandong, and he was clear about the twists and turns inside.

For a while, the people in the house were silent, but the locust plague in Shandong was terrible, but what was even more terrifying was the people's hearts. Before the disaster year, it was the best time for land annexation, and the gentry and landlords would not let go of such a good opportunity.

They will firmly grasp every grain of grain in their hands and take it out when ordinary people can't survive. If you don't want to starve to death, trade it for land!

More often than not, tenant farmers don't even have land, they don't even have land. It would be nice to be able to owe the rent of the land of the Lord's family, let alone get the Lord's food to tide over the difficulties.

Often they are the first group of people who are unlucky in the famine, and they are also the most unstable group of people, as long as someone instigates them, and then takes out food to tempt them, there is nothing they dare not do.

Zhang Dou, as the Marquis of Dingliao, could not control the territory of Shandong at all. Even if he takes out a large amount of grain and sends it to Shandong, in what name?

As a military general with heavy troops in his hands, what are you doing to help the victims privately? This is too taboo, and if you want to relieve the victims of the disaster in Shandong, it is too difficult not to expose the Changxing Army.

However, no matter how difficult it is, Zhang Dou has to do it. Although the population of the Ming Dynasty is large, and the court itself does not know how many, there are still more than 200 million.

Such a large population is still far from enough for the huge world, and the Chinese people can occupy a large part of the world in the future if they die one less. Therefore, if Zhang Dou, the people of Shandong, want to save it, it is best to save the territory under his control.

The few people present all looked sad, and they really couldn't think of a way to help the people of Shandong without turning their faces with the imperial court.

Hu Tieniu, who had been standing behind Zhang Dou, was a little bored, looking at the smart people present pondering one by one, and couldn't help yawning.

He muttered quietly, "What are you doing with that effort?" Directly bring the Changxing Army to Shandong, Lao Hu doesn't believe that who dares to stop in front of us? ”

Hearing Hu Tieniu's words, Zhang Dou couldn't help but turn his head to look at Hu Tieniu. The sparkling gaze made Hu Tieniu's heart furious, and he involuntarily took a step back.

"Handsome! Small gibberish, don't take it seriously. Small urgency, really urgency! After speaking, he was about to run out, Zhang Dou's eyes saw that Hu Tieniu was flustered, for fear that Zhang Dou would have to learn from him later.

"The big boss of Niutou Mountain, the Bull Demon King, it's time for you to reappear in the rivers and lakes!"

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