Chapter 134: Winter in Chang'an (3)

"It's very strange this year, although the weather in Guanzhong is so cold, but there have been few heavy snowfalls, it seems that there will be a big drought in Guanzhong next year." Wang Meng said with a frown.

Zeng Hua was stunned for a moment, this Mr. Jingluo has the ability to perceive the heavens, and you can know the climate next year by looking at the time, but many talents in ancient times will use some regularity to infer the time of the next year according to the various appearances of the previous year, this may be the so-called Shangzhi astronomy, but Guanzhong is not very cold this year, but Mobei will be very cold.

After listening to Wang Meng's words, Che Yin nodded in agreement: "That's true, with so little snow this winter, I'm afraid there will be a big drought next year, and I'm even more afraid of locust plagues." ”

If there is a drought, as long as it is not a once-in-a-century drought, the water channels and ditches that are densely covered in the land of Tianfu in Guanzhong can barely be carried through as long as there is water in several big rivers in Guanzhong. But if there is a plague of locusts, it will be troublesome. Under the conditions of the past, a big locust plague could almost collapse the vitality of the entire Guanzhong that had been finally recovered, coupled with the level of scientific knowledge at that time, the locust plague was not only a material blow to the ignorant people, but also a huge disaster to the spiritual aspect.

"If there is a locust plague, I am afraid that there will be people with ulterior motives who will take the opportunity to spread rumors and cause trouble and hit the prestige of the people of our northern province." There is another aspect that he considers.

"That's true, some time ago, there were many celebrities from Jiangzuo who were criticized by Hao Long, Luo You and others, and they were very boring, if there is a locust plague next year, causing huge losses, I am afraid they will take the opportunity to say that our Beifu is perverse, so it has been punished by God." Mao Muzhi continued, his frowning brows full of worry.

The four giants spoke one after another, and Xun Xian, Du Hong, Yan Feng, Xu Qian, Xu Qi, Zhang Qi and others next to them looked at each other and couldn't help but smile dumbly.

Today is the 26th day of the lunar month, and there are four more days to celebrate the New Year, and three days ago, Zeng Hua ordered the senior officials of the Northern Prefecture led by the Big Four to start implementing the duty system and taking turns to rest, so that they can be relieved from a year's heavy government affairs. Today happened to be Liu Gu and Rongye Wang of the Privy Council on duty, Zeng Hua invited Wang Meng and others, who were resting, to his mansion, set up a tea party, and prepared to spend a comfortable leisure holiday with everyone.

But before they could say a few words, the Big Four involuntarily shifted the topic to government affairs, which really disappointed Zeng Hua's good intentions.

"A plague of locusts?" Zeng Hua couldn't help frowning when he heard this topic. He hadn't heard much of locust plague in that world. The lethality of this thing from ancient times to modern times is enormous, both in terms of material and spiritual aspects. It was only after the development of modern science and technology that the locust plague began to be slowly brought under control. But in this way, locust plagues have occurred in the Altai and Ili regions of Xinjiang where Zeng Hua is located, and Zeng Hua has also been "lucky" to see that scene once or twice, and the situation that covers the sky and the sun will never be forgotten. Zeng Hua couldn't help but shudder in his heart when he thought that if this kind of scene happened now.

However, since Zeng Hua had heard of so many locust plagues, of course, he had also heard of many measures to control locusts, so when he heard that there might be locust plagues next year, Zeng Hua began to recall those things in his memory. Suddenly, Zeng Hua's heart moved, it turned out that he always didn't know why he was so fond of promoting chickens and ducks in Guanzhong, but now he thinks that he has a "sense of crisis" in his subconscious. When I first "crossed" to Shiping County in Guanzhong, I encountered a small-scale locust plague, and the tragic situation shocked me, leaving a deep "shadow" in my heart, and also a profound "first image" of Guanzhong. So when I saw the chickens and ducks after occupying Guanzhong, I did not hesitate to ask for a full promotion, thinking that it was caused by this "shadow".

"This locust plague is not simple, in the second year of Jianxing (314 AD), the locust plague in Youzhou broke out everywhere, hunger and thrift were everywhere, everyone was vegetarian, everyone rebelled and left, the first brigade was weak and weak, and it lost the hearts of the people. So Zhao Hushile took the opportunity to attack Jicheng and killed Da Sima, Du Duyou, and Jizhou military Wang Jun. Xun Xian thought about it and said.

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and immediately understood the meaning of what Xun Xian said. If there is really a locust plague next year, although Zeng Huabei Mansion will not be as miserable as Wang Jun Youzhou, but a big turmoil cannot be avoided, and now Beifu has been built like this by everyone's painstaking efforts, if there is a little loss, everyone will be heartbroken, and everyone has regarded Beifu as their home.

"But the locust plague doesn't have to be so nervous, our Beifu has already had measures to control locusts." Zeng Hua saw that everyone was so nervous, and knew that everyone valued Beifu very much, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of relief in his heart. But in order to let everyone not worry about the locust plague in the New Year, he hurriedly opened his mouth to comfort his subordinates.

"General, what are your plans? Beifu has already taken measures to control locusts, why don't I know about it? When Wang Meng heard this, he couldn't help but ask with surprise and joy.

"Have you been eating chickens, ducks, and birds a lot lately?" Zeng Hua said slowly after taking a sip of tea.

"Yes, since the general entered Guanzhong, he began to promote chicken and duck breeding, and in a few years, Yongzhou and other places are full of chickens and ducks, which have become ordinary meat delicacies. General, do you say that the key to this locust cure is these chickens and ducks? Che Yin hurriedly asked, his mood was as urgent as Wang Meng's.

"Exactly, chickens and ducks eat locusts, this is known to everyone. If there are signs of a locust plague, we can gather the chickens and ducks from county to county and put them in groups where there are locusts, just as chickens eat vegetables and ducks eat snails. Zeng Hua replied.

"General, is this really okay?" Mao Muzhi asked suspiciously, "This locust plague together is hundreds of thousands. ”

"There are hundreds of thousands of locusts, so what if we drive tens of thousands of chickens and ducks to destroy them?" Zeng Hua replied with a smile.

Everyone thought about it, and after a while, they couldn't help but suddenly realize.

"General, this is a wonderful move! Chickens and ducks are the natural enemies of locusts, and eating locusts is not comparable to that of human beings catching fire. Using the nature of all things to restrain each other, concentrated and dislodged, like using soldiers, it is really unprecedented, unheard of, and the general is really a god and a man! Du Hong applauded.

Everyone couldn't help but be overjoyed, it seemed that their general, who had a head start, would even think of this kind of thing in front of him, and his admiration for Zeng Hua was like a surging river.

Zeng Hua couldn't help but blush for a while, but fortunately he was thick-skinned, and this "honor" was accepted safely. However, Zeng Hua secretly shouted in his heart that he was lucky, fortunately he had a sense of "distress". In that world, China at that time had developed a variety of measures to control locusts, and Xinjiang, as the hardest-hit area of locust plague, was even more advanced. Zeng Hua once saw an article in an internal magazine of the XPCC, which was dedicated to locust control.

At the end of the 90s, on the basis of summing up the experience of herding chickens and locusts, Xinjiang explored and studied the technology of herding ducks to control locusts. Compared with the control of locusts by chickens, there are at least three advantages of duck herding locusts: first, the ducks are easy to organize and manage, the grazing process is a team operation, and the net type of locusts is preyed, and the control effect is good; Second, the duck eats a large amount, and the amount of food is three to four times that of the chicken, and the average duck can control 15 acres of locust pasture in a season, which is twice the area of the chicken control; Third, ducks have a strong ability to resist changes in the natural environment.

However, when Zeng Hua vigorously promoted chickens and ducks, he did not realize that there was such a great effect on locusts, and at that time, he just saw chickens and ducks and remembered that he loved to eat dry pot chicken and duck very much, although the seasoning was not uniform, but it was better than eating the clear soup at that time, so he made a fool of himself to breed chickens and ducks as a "basic agricultural policy" in Beifu to determine. Unexpectedly, being mentioned by Wang Meng and others today, Zeng Hua suddenly remembered that he had buried such a foreshadowing a long time ago, which was really fortunate, maybe this is the advantage of the traversal people, thousands of years of accumulation, plus the indoctrination of the information explosion, so that the traversers can be a big step ahead of the "times" in everything.

Zeng Hua hurriedly waved his hand and said, "It's too early to say anything." The most important thing in the effectiveness of locust control is not in the chickens and ducks, but in whether the government is well organized and whether the people have dispelled the panic of the locust plague. Therefore, we are not the time to rejoice, and we must ask local governments to establish an early warning and notification system, and once signs of locust plagues are discovered, they must immediately report them and make timely decisions and actions. ”

Speaking of this, Zeng Hua's heart couldn't help but move, he thought about it carefully, raised his head and continued: "In the past four years, God has taken care of it, and there are no major disasters in the jurisdiction of Beifu. But we can't always count on good fortune to favor us all the time, and that's not possible. We cannot wait for the disaster to come to an end, we must adopt a new mechanism, the contingency plan. ”

"Emergency plan?" Everyone was stunned when they heard this new name, and they didn't react for a long time.

"Yes, the emergency plan refers to a series of preparatory measures for emergency notification, command and rescue of emergencies, such as natural disasters, major social accidents and man-made sabotage, etc., which should generally be based on the overall disaster prevention plan. It is divided into a complete emergency management command system; a strong emergency rescue support system; a mutually supportive system that is comprehensive, coordinated, and responsive; Guaranteed supply reserves for adequate disaster preparedness; emergency response teams for rescue, etc. Zeng Hua thought about it, and it was another string of unintelligible terms.

Seeing everyone's inexplicable appearance for a while, Zeng Hua had no choice but to patiently explain: "For example, if there is a heavy snowstorm in a certain place in Jingzhao this year, and the people have suffered countless disasters, then the local government has the responsibility to report to the higher authorities on the one hand, and also has the responsibility to take measures immediately, and cannot sit back and wait for the people to suffer." Therefore, the local government first mobilized local patrols and militia to rush to the scene, and while ascertaining the severity of the disaster and how many people were affected, it began to take rescue measures. After receiving the warning from the local government, the higher-level government took corresponding measures according to the severity of the disaster, such as mobilizing rescue personnel and materials. The transport department should give priority to ensuring that these relief materials and manpower are smoothly rushed to the disaster area, and if the disaster is extremely serious, the Governor's Office will have to send an order to mobilize government soldiers to provide assistance. ”

Speaking of this, everyone finally understood a little, Zeng Hua saw that everyone was a little enlightened, so he continued: "If you want to have a correct and rapid response in an emergency, the government must anticipate various disasters and accidents, formulate detailed response measures, and reserve enough emergency supplies, so that we can quickly respond to accidents and minimize the losses of the people." ”

"General, I see. This is like marching to fight a war and preparing for border defense, the border garrison finds that there is an invasion of foreign enemies, and while mobilizing men and horses to take measures against the enemy, it also transmits reports to the county and state and mobilizes troops and horses for garrison. Wang Meng nodded and said, "In the past, there were similar measures mentioned by the great generals in all dynasties, but they were not so complete. If this can really be the case, the people of Beifu will be happy, and the people of the world will be happy! ”

Wang Meng praised like this, and immediately praised Zeng Hua a little flutteringly, and immediately took out the little private goods in his stomach.

"I think of it this way, we can divide accidents into four categories, one is natural disasters, such as floods, droughts, locusts, earthquakes, mudslides, etc.; The second category is social accidents, such as vehicle and ship accidents during transshipment, road collapses, bridge collapses, etc.; The third category is disease and plague accidents, such as plague diseases that occur in humans, animals, and poultry; The fourth category is public security accidents, such as banditry. According to the severity of the accident, it is divided into first, second, third, and fourth, which are represented by red, purple, blue, and gray respectively. ”

"That's great!" Hearing Zeng Hua speak in such detail, Wang Meng and the others couldn't help but be interested, and I began to add a word, and Zeng Hua also used the eyes and knowledge of "super times" to make some additions, subtractions and judgments while accepting everyone's suggestions. The conversation became more and more enthusiastic, and in the midst of everyone's gossip, this tea party actually lasted all day, from the morning to the time of the lamp, and the final result was that the draft of the "Beifu Emergency Plan Law" was put into the bookshelf and successfully released.

In this pre-plan law, the emergency measures for various accidents are specified in great detail, even how to mobilize the militia and government soldiers for what level of accidents, what materials should be stored for emergency purposes in peacetime, how to keep them on a daily basis, and how to distribute them in times of crisis.

Looking at the nearly 100 pages full of terms, Zeng Hua was so happy in his heart. This is a super-era policy compiled by the majority of the elites of the northern provinces, and with these eastern and western northern provinces, the people's livelihood security will be on a higher level. However, in order to record these things, I almost didn't have the three fastest secretaries and clerks in the Wuchang Mansion.

Looking at these things, Zeng Hua suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly added: "These are not enough, the emergency plan cannot only be a matter of the government, but also the cooperation of the people." For example, when there is a locust plague, the people think that this is a punishment from heaven, and it is not enough to pray to the heavens and return to God there, and if there are dissident rumors to incite the government during the catastrophe, no matter how well the government is prepared. Therefore, in case of emergency, we must not only let our government do its duty, but also let the people understand the situation and cooperate as much as possible. Therefore, the Guanfeng Interview Department, as well as various newspapers, should vigorously publicize what the emergency response plan is. We must not allow a disaster to destroy the hopes of the people, we must not only prevent disasters, but also know how to save ourselves in disasters. Disasters are not terrible, the most terrible thing is that we succumb to them. ”

After doing this, Zeng Hua happily invited everyone to the family banquet and invited the long-famous chef in his house to make a table of dishes for everyone. During the meal, Zeng Hua suddenly sadly found that he originally wanted to hold a tea party today to relax, but he didn't want it to become a council again.

Zeng Hua munched on the chicken leg and secretly thought, "It seems that you will go out for a walk tomorrow, if you stay at home, maybe these workaholics can make some other law for you." ”