"Will there be a locust plague next year? After catching and drying, 100 wen per stone? Gongtai, what do you think Li Ming means by this? Within a few days, Lu Bu received a letter from Yangzhou, saying that there might be a locust plague next year, and at the same time he wanted to buy locusts.

"My subordinates don't know much about farming, so I'm afraid I'll have to find someone who understands farming to ask. However, since Li Ming has already offered a price to buy locusts, he is afraid that he is very sure about this matter. We just came to Yanzhou, the nest is gone, how to gain a foothold here has become the key, if the locust plague breaks out on a large scale, it is very bad for us to stabilize the people's hearts! Chen Gong replied.

Speaking of which, he was also a little panicked, he really didn't know anything about farming, and he had no idea at all whether there would be a drought next year or a locust plague. I only know that the hearts of the people in Yanzhou are not very stable now, especially the family in Dongjun is full of complaints about Lu Bu, if there is another drought and locust plague, not to mention Cao Cao's counterattack, only Sun Jian of Nanyang, will not miss this good opportunity.

"Okay, find a few old farmers who know how to farm and ask!" Lu Bu nodded, he knew that Li Ming didn't need to lie to him, after all, the forces of the two sides did not border at all. Besides, he even sent his wife and daughter over, what reason does Li Ming have to cheat himself?!

It's a pity that Li Ming is old, but he is a few years younger than himself, and the marriage is estimated to be unsuccessful, and the son who married him is too old, so don't make the tragedy of Jinwu Zangjiao.

After an hour, the guards finally found a few old farmers who were recognized as proficient in farming, the youngest of whom was also fifty years old, and the oldest of whom were in their sixties.

"The general wants to ask if there will be a drought next year?" Lu Bu explained his intention to several people, but the latter couldn't help but pause when he heard this.

"Someone wrote a letter to the pastor of this state, saying that this year's winter is warm, and next year there may be a drought, and there may even be a locust plague. Lu Bu asked.

"General!" The eldest old farmer leaned over and slowly stepped forward, "I have seen two or three warm winters like this before, and there will indeed be a drought in the second year, and there will be locust plagues at the same time...... In those two locust plagues, the first old grandfather and grandmother starved to death, and the second old father and younger brother starved to death...... Miserable! ”

"Yes, yes, we have experienced such a situation once before, the locusts in the sky, so terrible! The family in the state said that God was not used to the current emperor, so he sent a disaster. Speaking of which, we were gathered at that time to offer sacrifices, hoping that the locust god would leave soon. The other younger farmers couldn't help but talk to each other.

"Hmph, what locust gods, those families know how to calculate......" Lu Bu suddenly snorted coldly when he heard this, and Li Ming's letter also said that this locust plague will break out because of the warm winter, and the snow cannot freeze the eggs in the soil, so that the locusts can multiply in large numbers. Those families are good, and they directly related this to natural disasters and the emperor's immorality.

"Ahem......" Chen Gong coughed lowly, and Lu Bu immediately shut up. He only remembered that there were still a few old farmers in front of him, and it was not good to complain about the family in front of them, after all, many people could not know who the county commander was, but they must know who the family gentry in their hometown was.

The county officials are not as good as the current management, and they are actually applicable no matter what the era.

The old peasants were invited back, and the news that Lu Bu needed was already there, and it seemed that Li Ming was right, there would be a locust plague next year. This must be prevented in advance, otherwise there will be no harvest next year, and the people's morale will be further hit.

And as long as it is used well, it may not be able to make the lord more popular with the people...... It's just that Li Ming wants to buy locusts...... What does he want this thing for, can it be used in medicine? Chen Gong had already helped Lu Bu think of the means of propaganda at this moment, and at the same time, he couldn't help but be puzzled.

"He has never seen a rabbit or an eagle, how much is the grain now, the price of grain in Guanzhong is more terrible, and one stone must be consistent; Hebei is also short of grain, two stones of grain three through; I heard that one stone of grain in Jiangdong is 200 Wen, and we need 600 Wen here, if it weren't for the restrictions on grain trading in the sun, I would have planned to form a caravan to Jiangdong to transport grain to sell.

Okay, okay, I know what you're going to say...... The family won't allow us to do this, damn it, aren't they the ones who are obviously raising the price of food?!

I mean, you see that the grain in Jiangdong is only 200 wen and 1 stone, and as a result, Li Ming bought locusts at a price of 100 wen and 1 stone. I know that locusts are very light after drying, so they don't suffer a stone, but even if they use medicine, they can catch them and use them to buy them from us? Lu Bu thought about it carefully and slowly analyzed.

"The lord's concern is also reasonable, if there are not enough benefits, Li Ming is afraid that he will not offer such a price. However, his subordinates thought that Li Ming might not hope to get closer to the lord through this, and use this to send us a sum of aid to facilitate our recruitment. "Chen Gong is a smart person, and smart people like to overthink and over-interpret, especially between forces and forces, and he doesn't think that there will be unconditional help.

In his opinion, Li Ming supported Lu Bu only in the hope that he would continue to fight against Cao in Yanzhou, and even against the imperial court, Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao, so that he could gradually subordinate himself in Jiangdong, and then encroach little by little, and reap the benefits of the fisherman.

"Haha, he's willing to send me money, why don't I take it! But I don't think he's just here for that! Come! Lu Bu smiled, and then shouted outside.

"Lord!" Gao Shun walked in and saluted Lu Bu.

"Send someone out and catch a batch of locusts back, you don't need more, just about one or two catties!" Lu Bu commanded.

"Whoa!" Gao Shun immediately replied, he never paid attention to why Lu Bu gave such an order.

"It's a pity......" Looking at Gao Shun's leaving, Lu Bu couldn't help but sigh.

Gao Shun's loyalty is undoubted, but it's a pity that after learning the Blood Explosion Technique, he has used it too many times, and his potential has been squeezed so much that there is almost nothing left. Keep using it, and when his potential is completely squeezed, all that remains is his old roots. In this era of war, Gao Shun is afraid that he will not live to be forty years old under normal circumstances.

Another hour passed, and when he saw dinner, Gao Shun brought a pound of live locusts.

"Take out some to dry, take out some to cook...... Ask the cook how to cook it if you want to cook it to be delicious, and it is estimated that it will be enough to choke if you boil it......" Lu Bu looked at this bag of locusts, in fact, he refused in his heart, but out of the spirit of exploration and attempt, he still resolutely gave an order to Gao Shun.

"Whoa!" Gao Shun frowned, but he still obediently went to order.

Two quarters of an hour later, a plate of fried locusts was served, fried in oil and water until golden brown, and there were some coriander and red on the key to something.

"What is this?" Lu Bu looked at the red things.

"My lord, this is a chili pepper, which has just come from the south, and it tastes spicier than dogwood, but it is very fragrant when used for stir-frying. Originally, I only wanted to use it to cover the taste of locusts, but after stir-frying, I found that the taste was not bad...... No, very good! The cook said flatteringly.

Lu Bu nodded, picked one up and put it in his mouth and chewed it quickly, and after a while, he suddenly roared: "Riyao is really calculating!" ”