Last year, Han Xin led his troops to clean up the Peacock Dynasty and encountered a locust plague and asked Xianyang for help.

Ying Feiyu ordered someone to blow up a plate of locusts, and the old people who ate it called it a fragrant!

Immediately afterwards, fried locusts became popular in Xianyang.

As long as the idle people run to the fields to catch locusts, there is even a phenomenon that the supply exceeds the demand!

So the people are looking forward to the arrival of this summer, so that they can taste the delicacy of fried locusts again!

Now that they heard that there was a possible locust plague, many people were very excited!

"Great, you don't have to wait until summer to eat delicious fried locusts!"

"Last year, I made a lot of locust powder for a few children, which is really good!"

"Oops! How many locusts have you caught, and you can still make locust powder! I don't even have enough to eat at home! ”

"We're all on deck too!"

"Last year's locust price was not cheap, and you can make a lot of money just catching locusts and selling them!"

"If it is really as predicted, while the locust plague is coming, we must make more locust powder and give it to the children to eat slowly!"

"Yes, yes, my family has to do some too!"

"I don't know how many locusts there can be, whether it's enough for the people of Xianyang to share ......!"

The people are worried about the fact that the locusts are not enough, what should they do?

Then you have to rely on your ability, whoever grabs it will be whoever!

I went down to do an investigation in person, and after listening to the words of the people, Yingzheng was very happy.

Through this incident, we can see the progress of Great Qin, even if there is a disaster, the people can face it calmly, without a trace of panic!

The next incident reported by the Black Ice Platform made him cry and laugh a little!

In the streets and alleys of Xianyang City, tools for catching locusts are sold everywhere!

It is not known whether the locust eggs can hatch successfully, but the tools have been made and sold now!

From large to small, from a few to dozens of dollars!

The key is that the business is still very good, and many people gather in front of the stall every day to choose!

Yingzheng can also see that the people really plan to take advantage of this opportunity to do a big job!

As soon as the first pumps were built, they were put into use to divert water from the rivers to the arid land!

After irrigation, some people have already started cultivating some of the land, at least not all of them will be wiped out!

In addition to being busy with immigration, the imperial court also had to start preparing for the Spring Festival and the first National Games!

The spring festival has been carried out a few times, and it is considered a familiar road, as long as you follow the previous procedures!

But this is the first time that the sports meeting has been held!

In order to enrich the lives of the people, Ying Feiyu has made a lot of entertainment projects, and proposed to carry out sports meetings to encourage the people to keep fit!

It's set for the end of April, so it's still a month away!

The venue has been built in advance, and the next thing is to attract investment and advertising space!

Daqin lacks entertainment, and a zoo can continue to be popular for a long, long time, let alone such an exciting sporting event!

At that time, there will definitely be a lot of people who come to watch, so the price of the advertising space is ready to be selected.

It has been advertised in the newspaper, but anyone who wants to advertise in the stadium can register in advance and be screened by the household department!

Other than that, there are some stalls for rent.

Whether you are participating or watching the game, there are times when you are thirsty and hungry, and you will definitely make money by opening a small booth in the stadium!

The imperial court can use these advertising fees and rental money to give athletes rich rewards, and they don't have to pay for it alone!

While these preparations are in full swing, the drought is also intensifying!

Ying Zheng changed into casual clothes again and led the old goods to the field to check the situation!

The pumping machine has been working for a while, and I don't know how much the drought has eased!

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After leaving the city, Ying Zheng ordered the people to stop the car and step on the dry land himself.

When the scorching sun is in the sky, the land is slightly hot!

"Why are you still doing this? Why is there no pump for irrigation? ”

I grabbed a handful of soil and shook it vigorously, but there was no trace of water at all.

"Back to Your Majesty, the number of pumping machines is limited, and we have to use those high-yield lands first, and these lands on the side of the mountains are too far away from the water source and relatively barren, so we can only wait!"

Zhang Han replied.

"Alas!"

Ying Zheng also understands that the pumping machine cannot take care of all the land like the rain falling from the sky, so he can only sigh helplessly.

"If it rains now, it's still too late to sow seeds, otherwise the land will be wasted this year!"

Feng Quji also came out with him, looked at the arid land, and said bitterly.

"It doesn't matter if it's wasted, what I'm most afraid of is that as soon as the irrigated land grows small seedlings, the locust plague will come, and all those seedlings will be eaten, and the people will cultivate in vain!"

Ying Zheng slowly raised his head and said worriedly.

This state of drought has been in this state for a while, and it is estimated that it will not be long before the locusts will hatch!

"That's no way around it!"

The veterans shook their heads helplessly.

If something like this happens, no one can stop it!

"Let's go! Go over there and take a look! ”

Ying Zheng pouted and walked towards the place where there was a river on the opposite side.

"Your Majesty, the ride will be faster!"

The Minister suggested.

"No need!"

Ying Zheng waved his hand, he didn't mean to stop at all, and walked into the distance with a big belly.

It seems like a short distance, but you really have to walk with your feet, and it took more than half an hour to arrive!

The dry air and the sun overhead made everyone's faces glow with oil!

Ying Zheng wiped the hot sweat on his forehead and frowned!

"The river is getting less and less!"

Due to the drought, this year's water level was already lower than usual, and several days of pumping made it even lower.

"Almost every river in Xianyang is in this state, if it doesn't rain all the time, if it doesn't rain for a few more days, even the river will be gone!"

Zhang Han said worriedly.

"Fortunately, potatoes and sweet potatoes are relatively drought resistant, as long as they take root and sprout, it will be easy to talk about later!"

That's the only place to be thankful about.

"Hmmm! That's right! When the South-to-North Water Diversion Project is completely opened, it will be easy to say, and in this kind of dry weather, you can open the sluice gates and release water for irrigation! ”

The South-to-North Water Diversion Project has already begun, but the amount of work is huge and it will take many years to realize.

Yingzheng will definitely not be seen this time!

However, as long as it is still being implemented, sooner or later it will benefit the people!

"Yes! The South-to-North Water Diversion Project can benefit both the north and the south, and after completion, there is no need to worry about flooding in the south and drought in the north! ”

When it comes to the South-to-North Water Diversion, the old goods are also looking forward to it.

"We can't wait for that day in our lives, as long as we can benefit our children and grandchildren!"

The old people who planted trees and the later people enjoyed the shade all understand it, and they don't feel sorry.