Tomorrow is 515, the anniversary of the starting point, and the day with the most benefits. In addition to the gift bag and school bag, this time's "515 Red Envelope Flip" must be seen, how can there be a reason not to grab the red envelope, set the alarm clock high~

Li Canghai sat on the haystack, not knowing what he was thinking, looking at the rain flowing down the eaves, and was stunned.

It didn't take long for the smell of meat wafted through.

Everyone hurried continuously, very tired, and at this time smelled the smell of meat, and suddenly felt a little hungry.

The three young girls who followed Li Yu had already gathered by the stove and asked the guards in charge of cooking for food.

"Canghai, what are you thinking?" Di Qing, who was sitting next to Li Canghai, clasped her hands around her shoulders, looked at the dripping rain outside, and asked.

Li Canghai pinched a piece of hay in his hand and said, "What are you thinking?" ”

Di Qing sighed and said, "I'm thinking about what you're thinking. ”

"What's the matter?" Li Canghai looked at the splashing water droplets and asked.

"Are you thinking, this locust plague is so serious, how can the people live?" Di Qing said seriously.

Li Canghai nodded and said, "Those who know me, Mo Ruoqing'er too!" ”

When Di Qing heard this, a touch of crimson appeared on her pretty face, she leaned on Li Canghai's shoulder, sighed and said, "Canghai, this locust plague is a natural disaster. When I walked the rivers and lakes, I had seen locust plagues, but I had never seen such a severe disaster. I know you want to get rid of the locusts, but it's not human. ”

Li Canghai didn't speak, Di Qing was right, this locust plague was a natural disaster, what could he do?

Li Canghai is not a god-man. Although I have some knowledge of other aspects, I only know a little about it. Although he knew how to get rid of the locusts, it would take a long time. in order to show the effect.

With a long sigh, Li Canghai shook his head depressedly.

"Who?" At this moment, the guards outside suddenly let out a loud shout, and then an old man with gray hair was brought in by the guards.

The old man was dressed in clothes and thin like firewood, like a skeleton, which would be blown down by the wind at any time.

Seeing everyone, the old man immediately knelt down and begged for mercy tremblingly: "Several masters spare their lives." Several uncles spared their lives. ”

Li Canghai hurriedly walked up, helped the old man up, and said: "Don't be afraid, the old man is not a bad person, but a passerby, just because it is late, so I am resting here." Is my husband from this village? ”

The old man looked at everyone, shrunk his neck, and nodded in a panic: "The old man is indeed from this village. ”

Li Canghai smiled. Pulled him over and sat him down.

The old man looked around cautiously, as if he was full of vigilance against everyone.

"Uncle, why don't you see anyone else in this village?" Li Canghai asked.

The old man sighed. said: "Several guest officers came from afar, and they don't know the local situation. Since the locust plague three years ago, the crops have not been harvested. The folks have all fled, leaving me with my old bones. Because he was reluctant to leave his ancestral home, he stayed in the village. I have survived to this day. ”

"It's been three years since this plague of locusts?" Li Canghai said in surprise.

The old man nodded dejectedly and said, "The guest officer doesn't know, there were locust plagues a few years ago, but they are not serious. The crops can still be harvested somewhat, but that harvest is not enough to pay the rent, let alone live. ”

The old man looked at the gurgling broth in the stove, licked his chapped lips with his tongue, and his stomach suddenly growled.

Seeing this, Li Canghai immediately gave Di Qing a look.

Di Qing understood, then walked to the stove, drove away several women around the stove, and then used a porcelain bowl to support a bowl full of meat and served it to the old man.

The old man was stunned, he looked at Di Qing, who looked like a fairy, then looked at Li Canghai, and waved his hand again and again: "The old man is not hungry...... Not hungry. ”

He said that he was not hungry, but his eyes kept staring at the porcelain bowl in Di Qing's hand.

A touch of sadness appeared on Di Qing's face, she directly handed the porcelain bowl to the old man, and said, "Uncle, you can eat with confidence, we still have a lot of enough, enough for you to eat!" ”

After speaking, Di Qing's eyes were slightly red, and tears suddenly appeared in her eyes.

Di Qing is strong on the surface, but on the inside, she is a person who is easily moved, she has an upright temperament, is jealous and hateful, and she can't see others suffer.

Hearing that the old man was living alone here, Di Qing suddenly felt unbearable.

The old man was holding the bowl full of meat, and suddenly the old man burst into tears and knelt down in front of Di Qing.

"The old man thanked the female Bodhisattva, and the old man kowtowed to several guest officials."

"Uncle, please get up, please get up!" Seeing this, Li Yu hurriedly said.

Qi Yunhe immediately walked over and helped the old man up with Di Qing.

The old man wiped away his muddy tears, looked at the bowl full of meat, and choked up: "Old man...... The old man really doesn't know what good things he did in his previous life, and he can be blessed by a few living bodhisattvas, and the old man has thanked a few bodhisattvas and thanked a few bodhisattvas! ”

The old man kept talking.

Everyone was very depressed and silent.

"Uncle, eat quickly! If it's not enough, there's still one in the pot. Li Canghai said.

The old man looked at the crowd, grabbed the meat and stuffed it into his mouth.

The bowl full of porcelain meat was quickly eaten by him, and even the broth was not left.

Seeing this, Li Yu gestured to Qi Yunhe, and Qi Yunhe immediately served him another bowl.

"No, no, the old man has enough to eat these." The old man waved his hand again and again.

"Uncle, you don't have to worry about us, we still have a lot of dry food." Li Yu saw that the old man seemed a little embarrassed, and said hurriedly.

The old man hesitated for a moment before taking the porcelain bowl, tears dripping down his face.

"How many...... What a living bodhisattva. The old man choked up.

Li Canghai sighed and said, "Uncle, you said before that the harvest was not enough to pay the rent, what is going on?" ”

Li Canghai was a little puzzled, according to what he knew, the people of the Tang Dynasty only needed to pay taxes, but they had never heard that they had to pay rent. In his impression, the rent was paid only when the land was contracted from the landlord and gentry.

"Alas~." The old man let out a long sigh. said: "Our fields here have been deceived by the county order in collusion with the squire. The land that belonged to us is now owned by the squire. ”

Li Canghai's brows suddenly furrowed.

The land system of the Tang Dynasty. The uniform field system is practiced.

This means that the ownership of the land belongs to the state, and the state grants land to the peasants.

In the Tang Dynasty, land was granted according to household registration, which means that the more people in a family, the more land was allocated.

However, there is a time limit for granting land.

Male peasants were given land from the state at the beginning of their careers, and when they reached the age of 60, they had to return the land to the state for forty-two years.

However, the fields used for cultivation are also divided into two categories.

One is inheritable. It is called 'Yongye Field', and the other type that cannot be inherited is called 'Koufen Field'.

The difference between the two types is that the 'Yongye Field' is not taken away by the state, while the 'Koufen Field' has a certain service life.

In the early Tang Dynasty, cultivated land could only be rented, and it was not allowed to be bought, sold or mortgaged.

However, since the Tianbao period, the land system of the Tang Dynasty has been based on the uniform land system. It became a rent-based system.

Buying and selling, and mortgages, have also become legal.

As a result, there have been a large number of cases of land violations.

Some unscrupulous squires will collude with the government. The people were promised a large amount of money, and after the land contract was obtained, the purchase account was changed.

And so it goes. The people sold the land on which they depended, but received only a small amount of money.

In order to survive. The people had to lease land from the squire.

However, the squire leased the land. Naturally, it won't be cheap.

The common people had to pay not only taxes, but also rents to the gentry.

This has made the people, who were already living in poverty, even poorer.

This is the case in Sangshan County, where the old man is located.

Most of the land was colluded between the squires and the government, resulting in all the land falling into the hands of the squires.

Heavy taxes, coupled with the sky-high rents demanded by unscrupulous squires, weighed down the people unspeakably.

After listening to what the old man said, Li Canghai gradually understood why the locust plague here was so serious.

The reason for this started three years ago.

Three years ago, the locust plague was not serious.

However, that year, the imperial court used troops against Nanzhao and increased taxes.

Not only that, but the squire's rent was also raised.

The people could not afford to pay the rent, so they had to pay for it with grain.

As a result, the people were left without food.

In order to live, the people began to prey on birds, birds, frogs and other natural enemies of locusts.

Over time, the ecological chain here was severely damaged, and the locusts had no natural predators and began to flood.

Li Canghai told everyone what he thought, and at first everyone couldn't understand the concept of ecological chain, Li Canghai patiently explained it to everyone, and everyone suddenly realized.

"Canghai, isn't the 'ecological chain' you are talking about the five elements of yin and yang? Only by checking and balancing each other can the five elements keep yin and yang unchanged. Di Qing tilted her head and said.

Li Canghai nodded and said, "Yes, that's right." The reason why locusts are infesting is that there is no check. Whether it's an animal or a plant, these are very important. ”

"As you say, this plague of locusts is not incurable?" Li Qi touched his chin and said with a deep groan.

"As far as I know, locusts only appear in times of drought. As the so-called 'locusts are in drought', the more arid the environment, the more beneficial it is for the reproduction of locusts. If we want to solve the locust plague, we must start with the environment. Li Canghai stood up, he walked under the eaves, stretched out his hand to catch the rainwater falling from the eaves, and said: "First of all, it is necessary to change this arid environment, and rain alone is far from enough. ”

Li Canghai pondered for a moment and asked the old man, "Old man, I don't know if there is a river near here?" ”

The old man had already been in the fog of what Li Canghai said, he couldn't understand the 'ecological chain' that Li Canghai said, and he didn't understand the five elements of yin and yang that Di Qing said, but he understood the meaning of what Li Qi asked, that is, it is possible to solve this locust plague!

"Yes, yes, yes!" The old man held the porcelain bowl and hurriedly said three 'yes', he said: "There is a vortex river in Shansang County, which is a branch of Huaishui, and it has never drought. It's just that the vortex river is still dozens of miles away from here. ”

"Canghai, you don't plan to divert water from the vortex river here, do you?" Di Qinghu looked at him suspiciously and asked.

Li Yu also asked, "Sir, isn't there a way to get rid of the locust plague immediately?" ”

Li Canghai closed his eyes and carefully searched for relevant methods in his mind.

In his previous life, he did read relevant books, but at that time, he was just very bored, so he read some casually, and he didn't pay much attention to it.

However, after fusing the body's mind, his memory became clearer.

What was a vague memory is now very clear.

After a moment, he opened his eyes and said, "There is a method that can have an immediate effect, but this method is far from human. ”

"What method? Come and hear it! Li Yu had a look of reverence for Li Canghai, in his opinion, Li Canghai was simply an omniscient god!

Li Canghai glanced at him and said, "Unless you can find thousands of birds and finches and put them in the field, you can eat all the locusts in one night." ”

Li Yu was stunned for a moment, he looked at Li Canghai with complaining eyes, and said, "Sir, I'm not an immortal, how can I do it?" Let's talk about how to divert water! ”

Li Canghai paced back and forth a few steps and said: "Although the birds can get rid of the locusts, they can only cope with the needs of the moment. In addition to solving the drought, it is also necessary to pay attention to the protection of the ecological environment. ”

"Canghai, does this really work?" Di Qing asked suspiciously.

Everyone has the same doubts in their hearts, after all, this locust plague is different from others, there have been locust plagues in all generations, but no one has ever proposed a solution.

What Li Canghai said, if you think about it carefully, seems to have some truth, but no one knows whether these are effective.

"Don't worry, these are absolutely useful. In addition, chickens, ducks, spiders and other animals can get rid of locusts, but only if they are farmed in large quantities. Li Canghai said confidently: "If you follow this method, you can completely avoid the occurrence of locust plagues." ”

When the old man heard this, he burst into tears with excitement, but he suddenly thought of something, and sighed: "Guest officer, thank you for your kindness." But now there is nothing to be done, most of the villages in Shansang County have become empty villages, and there are no one for a long time. What the guest officer said, you can't do it at all! ”

"Don't worry, I'll leave this matter to us." Li Canghai said with relief.

"You guys?" The old man was stunned, he hurriedly knelt on the ground, and said: "If a few guest officials can solve the plague of locusts, they will be the benefactors of this county, and the old man has kowtowed to several guest officials!" ”

"Don't be polite, uncle." Li Canghai hurriedly helped him up, comforted him a few words, and ordered someone to bring him some dry food before letting the old man leave.

"Lord, I made a decision privately and asked the prince to atone for his sins." Li Canghai arched his hand at Li Qi.

Li Qi smiled slightly, and said lightly: "This time I went to Yangzhou, with you as the leader, you will do whatever you say." He paused and said, "What's more, this king also wants to know if what you said is really useful." If it's useful, you can send me the biggest hero of Datang! ”

"The prince has an overreputation. I'm just doing my part. Li Canghai caught a glimpse of a locust flying into the house, and he raised his foot and stepped on it.

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