In just a dozen steps, he walked out of the momentum of a strong man who never returned, and it would be better if he came to PGM at this moment.

"What's the name of this strong man?"

"The villain Li Hei, because the black of the villain's life is also black, so the old lady named me Li Hei. The villain's mother is dead, leaving three acres of land for the villain. The villain is fed alone, and the whole family is not hungry. Even if he was poisoned, he didn't cry and be sad.

Although the villain has a lot of problems, he is a little good and bold. Even if you go to the cemetery at night, the lonely ghost has to walk around the villain. The adult just ate it and said it was delicious, and the villain's curiosity was aroused. ”

"Okay, the strong man is sincere, okay, as long as you dare to eat two catties of fried locusts, this official will not only give you half a catty of food, but also give you an errand. ”

"Master Xie, the villain ate it. The man proudly hugged his fist at the prefect, and suddenly rushed to the basket with a hungry tiger, grabbed a handful and quickly stuffed it into his mouth.

It can be seen that although this person is not afraid of heaven and earth, he really eats locusts, but he is still afraid of death in his heart.

"Click-"

Suddenly, Li Hei's body was slightly stunned. Raising his head, he stared at the prefect with round bull's eyes.

"What's the matter, strong man?" the prefect's heart thumped, if the first taster failed, and the people were to be allowed to eat locusts again, it would be difficult to carry out.

"It's delicious—" Trying to swallow the food in his mouth, Li Hei suddenly gave a thumbs up.

"Folks, I'm really not lying, it's delicious, except for being a little ugly, this tastes really good, crispy and crispy, let's try it......"

With a good start, the prefect's heart finally let go. invited Li Hei aside to enjoy it slowly, and then began to encourage the people to eat.

One for two...... Finally, some people had the courage to eat it, and although a few of them said that it was not delicious, most of them were satisfied with the taste of the locusts.

But in the face of the overwhelming number of locusts, it is not enough to just eat, even if everyone in Chuzhou eats 50 million people, they will not be able to eat it in a short time. What's more, there is no way that even a tenth of those who are willing to eat will have one-tenth.

"Folks, this locust is a rare delicacy, and it would be a pity if you don't eat it. But I don't think you're really hungry right now. When everyone is hungry and wants to gnaw on the bark, please try the locusts first.

What this official said is a bit ugly, and everyone may not like to hear it. However, in addition to eating locusts, the Taishou Mansion ordered to encourage you to catch locusts, no matter what method you use, as long as you can catch a hundred catties of locusts, you can exchange them for one or two grains from this official. ”

"What? A hundred catties are exchanged for one tael?" This exchange ratio suddenly made the people blow up.

"Yes, a hundred catties for one tael. Don't be too young for this exchange. Come and show them. ”

"Yes!" a servant took the order, picked up a net, and climbed the ladder with a clatter. Under the support of several people, he held a net bag and waved it to the sky.

After a while, the official came down the ladder, and in the net pocket was already densely packed with locusts.

The prefect took the net pocket and held it up to the people to look, "Everyone, you have all seen it, it is so easy, there are at least two catties of locusts in this net pocket." You say, 100 catties a day, is it difficult?"

"It's really not difficult, if my family goes out, can I catch one or two thousand catties a day?"

"That's right, a thousand catties is ten catties of food, it's a good deal-"

"So don't rush to the city first, this official will tell you today that the court will not leave you alone. But you can't sit still, you have to learn to save yourself.

The official said that locusts are our enemies, and only by killing locusts can we save our lives, and the more we kill, the more hope we can have to survive. ”

This scene happened almost at the gates of various prefectures and counties at the same time, as long as the people knew that the imperial court had been prepared, the imperial court would not ignore them, and they would have something to rely on in their hearts.

This sense of trust in the imperial court is accumulated by Dayu's thousands of years of governance. It is also since Ji Zheng ascended the throne that all policies have been laid based on people's livelihood.

Under the hellish scene in Chuzhou, the people in the city rushed to the major grain stores to buy grain. However, when the people arrived at the grain store, they found that all the major grain stores were closed.

The panic spread, and the people in the city panicked, unlike the people outside, who still had surplus food at home, and their surplus food in their homes might not last the day after tomorrow.

Xuantian Mansion, in the huge conference hall, the bosses of the major grain stores were gathered together. This time, it seemed that the identities had been reversed, and the owners of the major grain banks showed excited smiles on their faces.

looked at Xuan Tianwei, who was maintaining order around him, and his eyes inadvertently showed contempt. Feng Shui takes turns, and it's finally time for the government to beg us. How much profit did we lose because of the grain price restriction in the past? Now I don't want to say that those lost profits must be made up with interest.

"Chuzhou Festival Envoy, He Taishou has arrived! Chuzhou Xuantian Mansion, Lord Lu has arrived——"

Lu Sheng and He Xingzhi walked into the conference hall hand in hand, and the grain merchants who were still talking loudly suddenly became quiet.

Lu Sheng and He Xingzhi sat down on both sides, and the subordinates immediately served tea one by one.

He Xingzhi took a sip gently, but Lu Sheng's face was gloomy and unmoved.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you have obviously guessed the purpose of inviting you here today.

Chuzhou was unfortunate, suffering from a plague of locusts that had not been overtaken in a century, and seeing that the autumn harvest was approaching, tens of millions of grain fields were wiped out in an instant. The people are waiting to be fed, but the court officials alone are unable to help the people.

Chuzhou is in trouble, and everyone in Chuzhou is responsible. I hope that everyone will work together with us to do a good job in helping the people. Thank you very much. ”

"Wherever we are, we are also people from Chuzhou, and the people of Chuzhou are our neighbors. It is our duty to open a warehouse and release grain. It's just that my lord, there are some things that have to be said in advance, and it's okay for us to help with relief, but can we temporarily withdraw the food restriction order?"

When the words landed, all the buzzing disappeared in an instant. And He Xingzhi's face suddenly became gloomy. Even He Xingzhi, who sings white-faced, is gloomy as water, not to mention Lu Sheng, who sings black-faced.

"You think it is beautiful, the food restriction order will never be lifted. Do you want to raise the price of grain and make the country rich?

"Lord Lu, there is a shortage of food, and the rise in food prices is the trend. And we're all businessmen, so we can't redeem our principal and do business, right?"

"This trend is not good in Chuzhou! The grain restriction order is a death order, and as long as Dayu still exists, this order will not be revoked. ”

The major grain merchants immediately looked at Lu Sheng in unison, and the smiles on their faces had to be put away. No one expected that the government's attitude would be so tough? If the major grain stores had not opened their warehouses to release grain, the official grain alone would not have lasted for half a month.

All the grain merchants instantly looked at the three major grain stores headed by them, originally this time they dared to make a request with the Taishou Mansion, which was to rely on the locust plague in Chuzhou. Originally, I was completely sure in my heart. But now, Xuantian Mansion actually showed such a tough attitude, which caught them off guard.

"Since Lord Lu said so...... The little people had no choice but to obey. It's okay if we don't lift the grain restriction order, but if we don't open a warehouse, the government shouldn't grab it, right?"

The proprietor of the Hundred Grain Stores slowly stood up, bowed to Lu Sheng and asked.

"You dare!" Lu Sheng stood up angrily and shouted.

"The imperial court has a clear decree that private property shall not be appropriated for any reason, if Lord Lu wants to rob it, the villain is helpless. But afterwards, when the imperial decree was reduced to waste paper, and the credit of the imperial court was gone, Lord Lu was afraid that he would regret it. ”

"Private property cannot be encroached upon for any reason, and the people of Chuzhou will naturally abide by the laws and regulations of the imperial court. He Xingzhi gently put down the teacup and said coldly, "However, if someone does not comply with the laws and regulations of the imperial court and does illegal things in private, then don't blame Ben Taishou." ”

"That's natural, I will definitely restrain my subordinates not to act rashly when I go back, when the grain restriction order is revoked, we will open a warehouse and release grain. However, the villain has a word first, and the adults can afford to wait, but I am afraid that the people of Chuzhou can't afford to wait!"

"Then there is the boss of Lao Han to bother, and there is still some surplus grain in the granary of the government. ”

"Then I'll take my leave!"

The major grain merchants got up and left with their toes high, while Lu Sheng and He Xingzhi sat in place with gloomy faces.

"Lord Lu, what should I do now? These bastards have nothing to fear. ”

"The food restriction order must not be lifted, and once it is lifted, they will endlessly raise food prices, and then the chaos caused by the time will be even more out of control. ”

"But...... The earliest relief for the imperial court is half a month, and the inventory can't last for ten days, and the locusts that cover the sky and the sun can't be controlled at all without half a month and a month......

"So we must be quick! Let's do both, first, urge those who go to buy food to go through the stars and nights, and second, mobilize all possible efforts to eradicate locusts as soon as possible. ”

"We have already thought of a way to do it, ban Chuzhou, block locusts with enchantments, mobilize the people to eat and catch, but there are too many locusts, and we have used all the means that can be used with little effect!"

"Actually...... There is another force that we don't use. Lu Sheng slowly closed his eyes, and his voice rippled like a cloud.

"And another force, what force?"

"Jianghu!"

On the same day, all the Xuantianwei of all counties and prefectures in Chuzhou were dispatched and went straight to the martial arts sect in the deep mountains and dense forests.

"The locust plague has broken out,......," the lion said lightly as he looked at the locusts flying around like flies overhead.

"yes, I don't know how many people will die. The black fox picked up a fried locust from the basket next to him and looked at it carefully, "That Lu Sheng really has a lot of ideas, he can make up the fried locust...... I admired him a little. ”

"It's just a drop in the bucket!" Suzaku opened his eyes coldly, then closed them again.

"Also, when do you think the first wave of refugees will appear?"

"Less than three days. Are you ready over there?"

"It has been prepared for a long time, as long as the refugee flow together, rumors will spread, and soon, they will become the vanguard of our weakening of Chuzhou's power. Thousands of years of reincarnation, Dayu has exhausted the number of gas, and the sky signaled that Shenzhou will usher in a new dynasty...... This is the destiny of heaven, and no one can change it. ”