Xianyang is drought, and even the water level of the river is much lower than in previous years.

It is impossible to rely solely on river irrigation to alleviate the drought!

"I hope that there will be a rain to alleviate the drought as soon as possible, otherwise the people will suffer!"

Huang Yuan said with emotion.

"It's not a disaster, every household has surplus food, and the imperial court will also release food for relief, and the hungry thing will definitely not happen!"

The reason why Ying Feiyu asked all places to build granaries and store a large amount of grain was to cope with this unexpected situation.

"Okay, since the test is successful, let's hurry up and let the craftsmen produce more, and help the people irrigate as much land as they want!"

"Yes!"

The pumping machine could run smoothly, and Ying Feiyu immediately ordered it to be manufactured to help the people irrigate in the shortest possible time.

Then he returned to the palace and reported the matter to Ying Zheng!

It just so happens that Fusu is also there!

"Father, the son led the professors of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences to all parts of Xianyang to do a careful investigation, and found that there are indeed many locust eggs in the land, once they all hatch, it is very likely that locust plagues will occur!"

After Fusu finished reporting, he submitted the records he had made before.

"It seems that Fei Yu's worries are right!"

After Ying Zheng read the record, he wrinkled his brows and sighed softly.

"Father, the pumping machine has been successfully tested, irrigation can start in a few days, the soil is moist, and it should be able to cause some locust eggs to fail to hatch!"

Ying Feiyu said.

"That's only a part, there is still a high probability of locust plagues, you have to prepare in advance!"

Ying Zheng did not let up because of this.

The drought has been going on for a long time, and the locust eggs are probably about to hatch.

If it weren't for the rain from the sky, the next rain wouldn't work at all!

"Send someone to call Zhang Han, Wang Ben, Chun Yuyue and others!"

"Yes!"

The guards outside the imperial study got the order and went to do it immediately.

In less than half an hour, all the henchmen appeared in the imperial study!

Recently, His Majesty has been worried about the drought, even after the morning court, they don't dare to go back to sleep with peace of mind, they are all on duty at their respective yamen, and they are always on call!

"The results of the investigation of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences have come out, you guys take a look first!"

After all the old goods arrived, Yingzheng directly handed them the data sent by Fusu.

The veterans took a closer look, and their faces changed.

"If all the locust eggs hatch in such a dense concentration, it will definitely cause a locust plague!"

"If it doesn't rain, no one can do anything!"

"What we can do now is to call on the people to store all the food at home, and don't let the locusts eat ......!"

In the face of the locust plague, Wang Ben and the others had no good way but to try to avoid greater losses.

"Hmmm! When you go back, you will notify the local officials so that everyone is ready! Especially in the Xianyang area! ”

Ying Zheng nodded.

The imperial court has sufficient reserves of food, and in the face of locust plagues, it can be in danger!

If this happened a few years ago, when the treasury was empty and the people had no food in their homes, it would have been really troublesome!

……

The locust plague is a natural disaster, and if it were in the past, even if the imperial court found out, it would not dare to announce it, for fear of causing panic.

But now it's different, times are different.

The imperial court dared to be generous and announced the possibility of locust plagues through newspapers, so that the people could prepare in advance!

After the old goods were discussed, the local government received a telegram from the imperial court, asking them to take precautions in advance.

The drought was mainly concentrated in the Xianyang area, and the reason why other counties were notified was to make them careful.

After all, locusts have wings, and no one knows where they fly!

The next day's newspaper also made the incident a front-page headline, reminding the people to take precautions.

"Is there a possibility of a locust plague in Xianyang? No way? ”

When the people saw this news, they all subconsciously looked up to the sky, how could there be the shadow of locusts?

"It doesn't matter if he will or not, let's hide the food at home first, if the locust plague really happens, we won't have anything to lose!"

The seeds have not yet been planted, and even if there is a locust plague, it will not spoil the crops.

All they have to do is store the food they have at home!

"Will the drought and locust plague increase the price of food? Shall we buy more reserves? ”

Some people began to worry about the price of food, after all, there had been such a thing before.

As soon as the disaster year comes, some people make it difficult for the country to make money, and raise the price of grain to make huge profits!

"If you don't think so, food prices won't go up! If everyone is like you to stockpile, then the food will really rise! ”

"Yes, we have a lot of food stored in every household now, why do we buy it?"

"That's it! Even if we run out of food and the imperial court still has so much storage, we will definitely take it out to stabilize the price of grain, and we will not let those black-hearted grain merchants succeed......! ”

The people's discussion reached Yingzheng's ears through the Black Ice Platform, which made him very satisfied.

If it were in the past, as long as there was a natural disaster, there would definitely be people instigating it, saying that the emperor was not virtuous or something like that.

And this time it didn't!

The people's attitude towards the locust plague is very calm, and they also trust the court very much!

"The drought and the locust plague do not know what the people who cultivate are thinking! There will be no complaints! ”

A large part of the people in Xianyang City are factory workers or street vendors, and they do not farm, so the drought and locust plague have little to do with them.

But what the people who depend on farming for a living think, they don't know!

So, Ying Zheng changed into casual clothes, took Fusu, Ying Feiyu, Wang Ben and others, and went to the people to do research in person!

I drove to a small village outside the city, and on the way I found a random farmer and asked, "Do you know that there is a possibility of locust plague in drought?" ”

"You know, didn't the newspaper say it all today!"

The farmer nodded firmly, and looked them up and down with a strange look.

"And what do you think about it?"

Fusu then asked.

"Views? What can be said about this? A certain family has a lot of food, whether it is drought or locusts, they are not afraid! ”

The farmer said with confidence.

"Aren't you afraid of missing the spring ploughing and no harvest?"

"Haha, that's all a year off! We've been farming all our lives, and we're using this drought as an excuse! ”

There is food at home, and the people are not panicked at all.

"Then this year's income will be gone!"

"There are factories in the city that recruit workers, and you can make some money to spend if you just find a job!"

Now Xianyang is developing rapidly, and workers are being recruited everywhere.

As long as you are not afraid of hard work, it will be no problem to earn money to support your family!

After getting the people's answer, Yingzheng's expression was much more relaxed.

Then I asked a few more households, and the answers were almost the same!

There are even a few who are very much looking forward to the arrival of the locust plague.

I said that I didn't eat enough fried locusts last year, but I want to have a good time this year!