In May, Sima Yan and Sun Hao both sharpened their knives and prepared for dog-eat-dog.

Yang Zheng was about to watch a good show, but he didn't expect another accident in Guanzhong.

In times of drought, locusts will rise.

Although there was a blizzard in March, it lasted too short to freeze all the eggs, and it quickly entered spring.

The locusts also came to life.

Signs of large numbers of locusts have appeared in all counties of Guanzhong.

Yang Zheng had a headache, Guanzhong is really full of disasters and difficulties, and there is no other place under his command that is more suitable for building a capital except Guanzhong.

However, this locust plague was only the beginning, and the local officials did their duty, found signs in advance, and finally reported them to Yang Zheng.

The drought is only a scourge, if the locust plague rises, jump from Guanzhong to Hanzhong, Hexi, from Hanzhong to Shuzhong, Longyou......

Last year's drought and another locust plague this year will collapse the land equalization system......

The people must have run away with buckets and fled back to Shuzhong.

Yang Zheng remembered that after Sima Yan ascended to the throne in history, Guanzhong was also a drought and locust plague, and the Yongliang Han people, Xianbei people, and Di people all rose up, and rebellions broke out one after another.

Yang Zheng caught up and carried a pot for the Sima family.

"Droughts and locust plagues are all warnings from heaven, and the king should cultivate the government of benevolence and virtue, put the people first, and abstain from killing and cutting." Du Kuan led a group of literati and said.

Yang Zheng's eyes widened, he was annoyed enough, these people still came to make trouble.

If you put down the butcher's knife this year, you will not be dismantled by the people.

"Lonely is not benevolent?" Yang Zheng said angrily, secretly thinking that he didn't harm the people much, right?

If you want to talk about the scourge, it will also plague the surrounding alien races and the warrior clans.

Du Kuan is also a member of the clan, and his ass decides his head, so he naturally wants to speak for the Shi clan, "The king raises hundreds of thousands of troops at every turn, and the people are miserable, and the people have been resentful for a long time!" ”

If it weren't for Du Yu's face, Yang Zheng really wanted to send him to Shuofang, Juyan, or Nanzhong, and let him quit killing and quitting.

When the locust plague appeared, I didn't think about how to solve the problem, but I first used the problem to play.

God really has eyes, and the Sima family will not sit firmly in history.

"Since the people are miserable, then bother Du Gong to go to the river meanders and the West Sea to observe the people's conditions and comfort the people!" Yang Zheng said with a smile.

"Da, Wang ......" Du Kuan lived a very leisurely life in Chang'an, studying Confucian classics all day long, and he ran a few laps to Guzang to debate with the monks.

"If you don't want to go to Hequ and Xihai, you can go to Nanzhong and Jiaozhou, mostly for Daqin to be sympathetic to the people." The smile on Yang Zheng's face gradually became clear.

"Ministers, ministers are willing to go to the river meander, the river meander."

"Without further ado, Duke Du will set off now."

"Ministers, ministers take orders." Du Kuan wiped the sweat on his face and didn't dare to stay any longer.

Lu Zhi shook his head and chuckled, "Uncle Du Wu is far inferior to Uncle Du Wu. ”

Du Wubo is Du Shu, Du Shu, Du Pre's father.

Du Shu couldn't get along with Sima Yi and was framed.

Du Kuan used illusory things to play on the topic.

"If the locust plague is discovered early, it can be dealt with early, and the king doesn't need to worry too much." Lu Zhi shifted the conversation to the right track.

"Does Uncle have a good plan?"

There can be no more disasters in Guanzhong, otherwise Juntian will be busy.

Lu Zhi said: "Locusts grow with crops, spring and summer grow and autumn grow, locusts are wall flying, night will go to the fire, can be lit in the field ridge at night, burn locusts." ”

"The Book of Songs" has clouds: Tian Zu has a god, riding the flames.

During the Zhou Dynasty, there was a way to control locusts with fire.

I was confused by Du Kuan just now, but now I am calm, and I suddenly thought of a way in the future, raising ducks to cure locusts!

"The government hatches duck seedlings, gives them to the people, and raises them in the fields!"

Lu Zhi laughed, "The king's method is good, not only to cure locusts, but also to make the people eat duck eggs and duck meat." ”

The efficiency of the Qin government was extremely high, and Lu Zhi synthesized various methods, and the local government immediately implemented them.

The people were also mobilized by the chiefs, chiefs, and lieutenants to throw themselves into the fields.

Bonfires were lit at night, culled in the fields during the day, and a large number of ducks were stocked.

Yang Zheng lived in the field for more than half a month, culling locusts with the people.

Some people roasted locusts and ate them as rice, or cooked them and fed them to pigs and cows.

The people stayed in the fields all day to catch locusts.

As long as you can eat it these days, it's not a problem.

At first, it was a government organization, and then it became spontaneous.

The elderly, children, and women can catch locusts in the fields when they have nothing to do, carrying baskets, pinching their heads and feet, and catching four or five catties a day.

Yang Zheng originally wanted to learn from Emperor Li Er to swallow a locust alive, and then said: What is the way to avoid the disaster?

When it was brought to the mouth, this thing was alive and kicking, and when it thought that it had parasites, and if it was sick, and it would cost him his life if he pretended not to be forced, he threw it on the ground and trampled it to death, telling the people that it must be cooked or roasted thoroughly before it could be eaten.

"There is a cloud in the left: the difficulties of neighboring countries cannot be stopped. or how difficult it is to consolidate the country and open up its territory; Or it is not difficult to lose its country and lose its defense. How difficult it is to prosper the country, ancient and modern to reason. Lu Zhi felt it,

In fact, most of the history is like this, natural disasters are not terrible, but man-made disasters are terrible.

The Qin State was united, and this locust plague was gradually contained.

On the contrary, pigs, cows, and ducks are all unusually fat, which can be regarded as a surprise.

On the surface, it was to control locusts, but Yang Zheng felt that it was a test of Qin's mobilization ability.

So far, it seems to be working well.

The central and local governments are doing things in a solid way, and after the people experience the drought, they are not too panicked, and they have quite confidence in the government.

In fact, throughout the ages, the people of Middle-earth did not have high requirements for the government, and if they provided a stable environment, they would use their blood and sweat to create a strong empire.

"The locust plague cannot be relaxed, in addition to the fields, the wilderness should also be paid attention to, and the lonely scouts will be sent to inspect the wilderness in various parts of Guanzhong, once the locust situation is discovered, go all out, ask people to give people, ask for money to give money."

"Yui!" Suo Jing arched his hand.

Xindu was suspended, the people returned to the fields, and Suo Jing followed them to the fields.

"The difficulties of neighboring countries cannot be feared. Why don't you catch live locusts and send them to Hedong, Nanyang and other places! "Wei Qian is worthy of his background as a poisoner, and as soon as his eyes rolled, the poison plan came.

Yang Zheng thought for a while, "No, Hedong is connected to Bingzhou and Feng Yi, and the locust plague is strong, in case it flies back to Guanzhong...... Something is wrong. ”

Locusts are alive.

And Yang Zheng felt that this trick was not of much use to the Central Plains.

Even if Hedong and Nanyang are not harvested, other places can make up for it.

But if the locusts fly back to Guanzhong, it will be lifting a stone to shoot itself in the foot.

However, Wei Qian also mentioned it casually, and he didn't think much about it, and when he saw Yang Zheng's objection, he arched his hand with a smile, "The king is really a benevolent and virtuous king!" ”

These words made Yang Zheng laugh, "Everyone in the world calls Lone a tiger and wolf, cruel and unkind." ”

"Great benevolence is not benevolent, great kindness is not beneficial!" Wei Qian groaned.

Yang Zheng chuckled lightly, he is a human being in two lives, and he doesn't care what others think of him, whether he is benevolent or cruel, as long as he can dominate the world and create a strong empire, nothing else matters.

(End of chapter)