In the fields, some people frantically waved their farming tools to drive away the locusts that attached to the crops and sucked their blood, trying to drive them away.

Someone couldn't stop it, and the anxiety and heartache in his heart finally converged into bursts of crying, sitting powerlessly in the field and scolding the ruthless God and the injustice of the world.

There are even people who are kneeling and praying to the heavens, begging it to spare themselves and leave a way for them to live.

In other places, especially in some towns, when they heard that locusts were pressing down on the territory, many people remembered the strategy that the Zheng family had proposed to them before.

Immediately, a large number of people ran to buy chickens, ducks and geese and asked them to help eat locusts.

"I have four acres of land, I want two ducks, hurry up..."

"I, I, it's my turn, I want three, this is a copper plate..."

"Six ducks..."

"What? No more ducks? Alas, it's all gone, then, then bring me three chickens..."

"Gone? Then, two geese, it's more expensive..."

Under the coaxing of a large number of people, those traders who sold ducks, chickens and geese sold out in an instant, and some even made a lot of money.

However, in the face of such a huge army of locusts, how many chickens, ducks and geese do you really need to prevent them?

These are just a drop in the bucket in the hands of the vendors, and they are far from enough.

Even if it is really effective, it will only help a limited number of people.

With the overwhelming army of locusts, almost all the immature food crops such as buds, rice, wheat, millet and sorghum in the fields have become their food.

Only peanuts, soybeans, pumpkins, and other crops that are scarce in abundance and rarely grown by the common people have been spared.

This is a common locust in the territory of Dachu, and they seem to eat the life-saving food of the people, and do not eat much vegetables and fruits.

Therefore, these locusts are also called vampire locusts by them.

Locusts are raging everywhere, and such a situation occurs everywhere in the north of Great Chu.

In addition to the Zheng family, the imperial merchant who had already been prepared, and the people who cooperated with them, as well as those landlords or wealthy families who had the foresight and defensive strength suffered less damage, and the loss of ordinary people can almost be described as extremely tragic.

In various places, whether it is the Taishou and the county commander at the top, or the pavilion chief and Lizheng at the bottom, they all take the people to the fields to drive the locusts and try to rescue the crops in the fields.

However, the phrase 'locusts overwhelm the realm, and no grass grows where they pass' is not in vain.

No matter how they drive and capture, the final effect is not great.

Thousands of miles of fertile land were almost eaten up, and it happened from time to time throughout the northern territory.

It has dealt a fatal blow to the people at the bottom who have already experienced a major drought year and barely survived, leaving them no way to live.

And the most direct consequence of it is that the grain prices that the Zheng family has managed to suppress have skyrocketed again, causing the people to fall into dire straits again.

However, this seems to be just the beginning.

The number of locusts this time was extremely large, rare for decades, and the initial locust plague was not suppressed enough, and later more insect eggs broke through the ground and joined the locust army.

In addition, the locusts are extremely fecund, and through their continuous reproduction, the locust plague is becoming more and more serious, and there is a tendency to continue to migrate south.

Before the drought had completely passed, the locust plague came again, which made the entire government and the opposition in Dachu even more panicked.

But no matter how anxious they are, this locust plague is not like a drought or flood, so how can the imperial court deal with it?

In the past, soldiers could be sent down to assist the people in hunting and killing locusts.

But now, when Da Chu is at war with Fanbang, where can so many troops be deployed?

The imperial court could only issue an order to let the low-level officials bring the officials or garrison troops to the farmland.

At most, some disaster money will be allocated to buy locust eaters such as chickens, ducks and geese from the people, or the people will be recruited to participate in the capture of locusts in the name of servitude.

In the fields, some people frantically waved their farming tools to drive away the locusts that attached to the crops and sucked their blood, trying to drive them away.

Someone couldn't stop it, and the anxiety and heartache in his heart finally converged into bursts of crying, sitting powerlessly in the field and scolding the ruthless God and the injustice of the world.

There are even people who are kneeling and praying to the heavens, begging it to spare themselves and leave a way for them to live.

In other places, especially in some towns, when they heard that locusts were pressing down on the territory, many people remembered the strategy that the Zheng family had proposed to them before.

Immediately, a large number of people ran to buy chickens, ducks and geese and asked them to help eat locusts.

"I have four acres of land, I want two ducks, hurry up..."

"I, I, it's my turn, I want three, this is a copper plate..."

"Six ducks..."

"What? No more ducks? Alas, it's all gone, then, then bring me three chickens..."

"Gone? Then, two geese, it's more expensive..."

Under the coaxing of a large number of people, those traders who sold ducks, chickens and geese sold out in an instant, and some even made a lot of money.

However, in the face of such a huge army of locusts, how many chickens, ducks and geese do you really need to prevent them?

These are just a drop in the bucket in the hands of the vendors, and they are far from enough.

Even if it is really effective, it will only help a limited number of people.

With the overwhelming army of locusts, almost all the immature food crops such as buds, rice, wheat, millet and sorghum in the fields have become their food.

Only peanuts, soybeans, pumpkins, and other crops that are scarce in abundance and rarely grown by the common people have been spared.

This is a common locust in the territory of Dachu, and they seem to eat the life-saving food of the people, and do not eat much vegetables and fruits.

Therefore, these locusts are also called vampire locusts by them.

Locusts are raging everywhere, and such a situation occurs everywhere in the north of Great Chu.

In addition to the Zheng family, the imperial merchant who had already been prepared, and the people who cooperated with them, as well as those landlords or wealthy families who had the foresight and defensive strength suffered less damage, and the loss of ordinary people can almost be described as extremely tragic.

In various places, whether it is the Taishou and the county commander at the top, or the pavilion chief and Lizheng at the bottom, they all take the people to the fields to drive the locusts and try to rescue the crops in the fields.

However, the phrase 'locusts overwhelm the realm, and no grass grows where they pass' is not in vain.

No matter how they drive and capture, the final effect is not great.

Thousands of miles of fertile land were almost eaten up, and it happened from time to time throughout the northern territory.

It has dealt a fatal blow to the people at the bottom who have already experienced a major drought year and barely survived, leaving them no way to live.

And the most direct consequence of it is that the grain prices that the Zheng family has managed to suppress have skyrocketed again, causing the people to fall into dire straits again.