Chapter 135: Three Methods of Eliminating Locusts
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Liu Yao, who was in anger, was taken aback by this voice, and the next moment he realized that this was the task of the ancient books, "Dizzy, it turns out that it's not just war, so you can also have a task." Liu Yao thought so. But at the same time, there was also hesitation.
To say that the rewards of this mission are really rich, and there are different rewards at various levels, it really makes Liu Yao's heart move. But that punishment also made Liu Yao a little discouraged, deducting sixty times of the lottery, if it fails, it means that the ancient books will leave him.
"Mom. Accept!! I don't believe that I, a man with modern knowledge, can't deal with these little locusts. Liu Yao gritted his teeth and said in his heart. After hesitating for a long time, Liu Yao finally chose to accept. After all, Liu Yao had also heard a little about the ancient methods of eliminating locusts, although he didn't know whether the Dao was effective, but as long as he could eliminate more than 50 percent, it would not be considered a failure.
And no matter whether Liu Yao accepts the task or not, this locust removal thing is also inevitable, and there is absolutely no room for mistakes, these are all important events related to his future.
Seeing that Liu Yao was deep in thought again, Fu Zhu and Zao Yuan didn't bother, just waited quietly on the side. After all, Liu Yao will be distracted in the meeting, and many people in Youzhou know it. It is estimated that everyone regards Liu Yao's habit as a quirk.
It didn't take long for Liu Yao to end the conversation with the ancient books, come back to his senses, and ask, "Gonghe, Zao Yuan, what can you do to solve this locust?" "Although I already have a plan to get rid of locusts in my previous life, I still want to listen to the opinion of the expert of Zao Yuan.
"My lord, this plague of locusts is full of locusts that cover the sky and the earth, and it is not at all something that human beings can resist. Since ancient times, there has been no good way to get rid of locusts, and they can only rely on fire and smoke to drive them away, but this effect is not very great, and often a large amount of food is eaten by locusts. Zao Yuan said with some sadness. If people now have a way to get rid of locusts, then there will be no saying that once the locusts pass, not a single grass will grow.
"Gonghe, go and get a pen and paper, write down the method I said to get rid of locusts, and then give them to Mo Lao and them to print. Then distribute these papers to every place in Youzhou, and I will never allow this locust to eat the food that the people have worked so hard to grow. Liu Yao said coldly.
"My lord, you said that you have a way to get rid of locusts." Fu Zhu and Zao Yuan both shouted in surprise at the same time.
Liu Yao nodded.
After getting Liu Yao's affirmation, Fu Zhu hurriedly prepared the pen and ink and waited for Liu Yao to speak.
"This locust is divided into three stages: the first is the first to be born, the second is to become a locust and can jump freely, and the third is to grow wings, which is the kind of locust plague that we often encounter. Therefore, the best way to get rid of the locust plague is to kill the larvae from the beginning, and once they are covered all day, it is really not something that can be fought by manpower."
"And this locust is the first period of birth, it is also the best to exterminate, gather people, try your best to eliminate the locusts underground, that is, you must be able to destroy some of the locusts."
"When it turns into a worm and jumps around, it can't fly. At this time, the method of digging a ditch to kill was used, and a long ditch was dug in the place where the worm passed, two feet deep and wide. Men, women, and children will go there with tools for beating. In order to make a person keep striking the gong. When the worm heard the loud noise, it would leap in all directions, and when the time came, it would be driven into the deep pit that had been dug before, and then it would be filled with water and drowned the locust. In this way, everyone will be able to destroy a large number of locusts. ”
"According to this law, when the locusts grow wings, they will not be covered all day long, as they have done in the past, but at this time they will set fire to the people and drive them out, holding nets and nets in their hands, and putting them in cloth pockets. After the last day, all the locusts we caught are aggregated, and we exchange the same weight of grain for the same weight of locusts. In this way, it is believed that even if there are locusts that slip through the net, it will definitely not cause a lot of harm to the people's harvest. Liu Yao slowly said the three methods of eliminating locusts in one breath. These are also what Liu Yao saw from the book in his previous life, and it must have this miraculous effect.
And Liu Yao said on this side, where did he excitedly start writing, he didn't expect that Liu Yao actually had such a good way to get rid of locusts. And Zao Yuan is now dumbfounded, he can't say anything about this lord, he is completely astronomical and geographical, all of the three religions and nine streams are all fine.
However, Zao Yuan couldn't help nodding when he heard Liu Yao's method, but he couldn't help but wonder about exchanging grain for locusts, "Lord, what are we doing with grain in exchange for locusts, is it useful for this locust to be exchanged." ”
Liu Yao couldn't help laughing in his heart when he heard this, and said, "Zao Yuan, you know that I also have several chicken farms under my command, and it is also a good choice for these locusts to be eaten by chickens." And this kind of exchange can be regarded as some compensation for the people. ”
"The lord is a great talent." Zao Yuan praised, he didn't expect Liu Yao to have thought about all this and make use of all these wastes.
People in this era believed that locusts were a disaster, and naturally evil was far away. But Liu Yao, who is here now, knows that this locust is a high-protein food. Of course, this does not mean that Liu Yao wants to eat, Liu Yao does not dare to eat such a disgusting thing.
However, there were many chickens in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, but the scale was not as large as that of modern times. This Liu Yao also has several special chicken farms under his command to provide Liu Yao with fresh eggs and chicken, and this locust is the best food for chickens, so this account is not a loss.
After finishing the writing, Liu Yao asked, "Gonghe, Zao Yuan, I don't know what do you think of my method?" ”
"Lord, if it is really as you said, the locusts are really divided into several forms, then even if the locust plague cannot be completely eliminated this time, we can also minimize the loss of Youzhou, and there will not be much damage to this year's autumn harvest." Said excitedly. All the people have always believed that this locust plague is a punishment from heaven, and Liu Yao can actually have a way to eliminate this punishment from heaven, which invisibly increases Liu Yao's reputation and prestige.
"Good!! In this case, Gong and Su printed 10,000 copies of this law, and quickly distributed it to all counties and counties in Youzhou, gathering all the people to resist this locust plague together. Liu Yao clapped his hands and said.
"No!!" Fu Zhu and Zao Yuan both agreed at the same time. So saying, he went down and got to work.
Three days later, the 10,000 copies of the method of eliminating locusts had been spread, and Liu Yao's government also posted notices in various counties, calling all the people to rise up together to resist the locust plague. Driven by Liu Yao's incomparable prestige, for a time, all the people in all the counties where the locust plague occurred prepared separately and fought against the locusts according to Liu Yao's method.
On this day, Liu Yao also took Shi A, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and more than 100 personal guards to a large field outside Jixian County. This is not only related to the harvest of Youzhou this year, but also related to his ancient book tattoo, Liu Yao also had to pay attention to it.
Ten miles outside Jixian County, this was originally a large piece of wasteland, and Liu Yao sent the army of Tuntian to open up the wasteland, and then rented it to the people to cultivate, but now the field is in an orderly but chaotic state.