On the same day, Li Shimin sent the imperial historian to inspect all parts of Guanzhong.

But three days passed, and without waiting for the news of Yushi, a report from Jingyang County, Yongzhou was handed to his case.

Roughly speaking, someone has set up a water-powered mill on the Zheng and Bai Canals, which seriously affects the irrigation of crops and requests disposal.

Li Shimin only glanced at it, and he was keenly aware of the key point.

It is important to know that the Zheng and Bai two canals are water conservancy projects, which are mainly used for farmland irrigation.

Hydraulic mills, on the other hand, intercept water for agricultural processing, and then flow to lower levels and cannot be used for irrigation.

Usually I can't see anything, but once the water is insufficient, a contradiction arises.

Don't......

Examine!

Be sure to check it out!

……

After another three days, there began to be reports of imperial history, and there were different degrees of drought in various parts of Guanzhong.

Summer is the best season for crops to grow vigorously, and if the drought continues, the autumn harvest will be worrying!

And there is an old saying: xerophytes, wet sickness.

A mild winter has just passed, and now there is a persistent drought, which is very prone to locust plagues.

Li Shimin naturally knew the seriousness of it.

It seems that the person Xiao Changle met was not a lie, but a prophet.

I want to see him!

Perhaps, a solution to the current predicament can be found.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin immediately found Li Li and asked about the whereabouts of the master.

"His name is Luo Taisui, and he lives in Guangdefang, at the fork of Yong'an Canal."

Li Lizhi learned that there was indeed a drought in Guanzhong, so she was relieved to hand over Luo Taisui to her father.

"You said the man's surname was Luo?"

A simple and unpretentious face suddenly flashed in Li Shimin's mind.

It was the Duke of Yan who had died in the Battle of the Rivers, Luo Shixin.

His mansion seems to be in Guangdefang, which is also the fork of the Yong'an Canal.

Moreover, he has a child who seems to be called Luo Tai Sui......

Don't you hear that this kid has a brain problem, is he a fool?

Don't......

Is it wise and foolish?

Well......

That's embarrassing.

At the beginning, in order to protect Wang Junkuo, he asked Luo Shixin to guard the water city on his behalf, but later due to heavy snow, he could not be reinforced in time, so Luo Shixin was captured and died unyieldingly.

His descendants should resent him......

"Father, what's wrong with you?" Li Lizhi saw that Li Shimin was suddenly silent, and asked curiously.

"It's nothing, I suddenly thought of an old man." Li Shimin was vague.

"By the way, I once said to that Luo Taisui that if the actual situation is not as bad as he expected, my father will personally thank him."

Li Lizhi blinked and asked, "Although I didn't reveal my identity, but Father Emperor, you will go, right?" ”

This one......

Li Shimin was embarrassed.

"I'm busy...... he began to make excuses, "seeing that there are so many natural disasters, I want to stay and preside over the overall situation." It's not as good as ......."

Speaking of this, he had an idea, and said, "Why don't you go and thank him instead of me, and ask him what countermeasures he has by the way." ”

Li Lizhen was a little surprised.

Although his father is the king of a country, he is not the kind of person who disdains his identity.

Instead, he will take the initiative to want to see Luo Taisui.

Why dodge at this point?

But......

Whatever.

Now that there is an opportunity to leave the palace openly, why should I shirk it?

So she smiled and agreed.

"You have a special status, so you don't have to let him know."

Li Shimin thought about it and instructed: "If you have the opportunity, you might as well ask him how the Son of Heaven is in his eyes, and see how he responds." ”

"Good ......"

Li Lizhi was stunned.

Xindao even a majestic emperor like his father cares so much about his vision.

What kind of immortal figure is this Luo Tai Sui?

……

Remove from heat and heat oil.

Luo Taisui poured a plate of cleaned grasshoppers into a slightly boiling oil pot.

The oil noodles suddenly became agitated, and gradually emitted a special fragrance, which spread outside the Luofu Gate.

"Come on, come on, fried golden armor, welcome to taste, delicious and don't cost money!"

Luo Taisui simply set up a stall opposite the gate of the mansion, shouting at the top of his voice.

After a while, some idle passers-by surrounded them.

"It's delicious and doesn't cost money, it's fresh!"

"And this kind of good thing, get out of the way, I'll come!"

"This thing is golden in color, crispy, and smells quite fragrant, what is it made of?"

"Why does it look so much like ...... The locust god is missing a few legs. ”

"Locust God?"

"!"

"Luo Datou, are you stupid again? Dare to break the locust god's leg and get into the oil pot, so he is not afraid of the locust god's punishment? ”

As soon as the locust god was mentioned, there was a hula, and all the passers-by dispersed.

Only Luo Tai Sui, who was left with a tiger's head and a tiger's brain, was messy in the wind.

It seems that in these years, it is not easy to popularize the eating of locusts.

But there is no way, the system has a task, and it has to be completed no matter what.

Locust Destroyer Mission: Cook a dish about locusts and make the people of Chang'an accept this delicacy, break the fear of the locust god in people's hearts, and actively respond to the coming locust plague.

Rewards: Triple the amount of food you have hoarded and a chance to draw a lottery.

I thought it was very simple.

Click!

Luo Taisui threw a fried locust in his mouth and began to use his brain frantically.

"What are you doing here?"

A slightly childish, but very crisp voice came to his ears, and Luo Taisui looked up and saw that it was the little girl who broke into his house a few days ago.

It's not easy to mess with like a tsundere kitten, so Luo Taisui is quite impressed with her.

"Oh, you're the unknown young lady from last time."

"What is unknown, my surname is Li." Li Li gave him a blank look and sat down directly.

"Miss Li, what are you doing?" Luo Taisui grabbed his head and sat down opposite her.

"I'm here to thank you." Li Lizhi looks like a little adult.

"What? Your family has also started stockpiling food? Luo Taisui was really surprised, he didn't expect that someone really believed in him.

"That's not necessary." Li Lizhi shook her head slowly, "My family has a lot of acres, so there is no need to stock up on grain."

I'm just worried about the drought and locust plague you mentioned, and my dad is worried about it. ”

It is indeed a lot of acres, after all, under the whole world, it is not the king's land.

"Natural disasters cannot be avoided, and we can only try to reduce losses." Luo Taisui spread his hands and expressed regret.

"Then ......" Li Lizhen tried to ask, "Do you have a way?" ”

"Taste this plate of golden armor." Luo Taisui didn't give up, and brought the plate of fried locusts again, "After tasting it, no matter what you ask, I know everything, and I can't say anything." ”

Li Lizhi stretched out her slender fingers and picked up a fried locust, looked at it, sniffed it again, and without asking, she put it directly in her mouth and chewed it.

"It tastes good, okay, let's talk."

"Good! Talk fast! ”

Luo Taisui stroked his palms and laughed.

He likes this Miss Li a little bit, and he likes it regardless of appearance.

"Drought doesn't happen overnight, so it won't happen overnight.

However, the locust plague is imminent, and preparations must be made as soon as possible. ”

"I want to hear about it." Li Li's eyes lit up.

"There's not much to do at the moment." Luo Taisui thought for a while, "Flying insects tend to be on fire, and they can light a fire at night to attract locusts to burn them, and then bury them with soil."

In the daytime, it can also be caught by a snare, and buried in the ground.

If there are insectivorous poultry in the house, release all of them, and if you eat one more locust, you will lose a penny.

It's up to people. ”

Li Lizhen had heard the legend of the locust god in the palace, and frowned slightly: "If you rush into the locust god like this, will it cause a greater disaster in the future?" ”

Luo Taisui smiled dumbly, grabbed a fried locust and shook it in front of her, then put it in his mouth, and said while chewing: "You even dare to eat the so-called locust god, what else is there to be afraid of?" ”

"What?" Li Li's face suddenly lost color.