The cicada noise forest is quiet, and the birdsong mountain is more secluded. ”

Zhang Yue wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and gasped for breath. It's damn weather, it's only May and it's hot to death. Reading the poem in his heart, Zhang Yue felt even hotter.

Zhang Yue was born in the county Zhang family and is the same generation as Zhang Han. However, the blood relationship between the two has been quite estranged. Zhang Yue is the second batch of graduates in the family studies, and his qualifications are very old, but his ability is mediocre, and there is nothing outstanding about it. It's just that he is diligent and has not made any mistakes. For more than ten years, Zhang Yue has taken one step at a time, and now it is also the county order of Ganling County. Ganling County is the county of Qinghe State, and Zhang Yue is also a parent official.

In the Great Han Kingdom, the duties of the county magistrate were very complicated, but Zhang Yue's most important duty was only one - agriculture. The people live on food. At all times, agriculture is an indispensable foundation for the survival of the nation. In later generations, agriculture was also designated as the primary industry. Under the backward agricultural technology of the Han Kingdom, agriculture is even more important, and Zhang Han cannot violate this law -- people must always survive before they can talk about development.

Zhang Yue needs to urge farmers to cultivate; Maintain the backbone of facilities such as water canals, and supervise the maintenance of the branch trunks by farmers; ensure that the area of grain planted by farmers accounts for more than half of the total area (Zhang Han relaxed the policy); ensuring the health of the cattle; In the event of a famine, take appropriate measures; Etcetera.

Of course, according to Zhang Han's request, the responsibilities have also changed. For example, in the event of a famine. It turned out that Zhang Yue only needed to receive an additional sum of money. Call on everyone to sacrifice to the mountain god and Hebo. Even if he is dutiful, it is not his responsibility to be effective or not. Now, Zhang Yue can't do this, he has to do more according to the actual situation. If necessary, you have to open a position for disaster relief or something.

No, Zhang Yue encountered a drought. The weather has been a bit weird this year. In spring, the temperature is a little higher, and in March and April it is not so obvious. In May, the rain did not fall in Qinghe Country, the weather was dry and hot, the water level of Qingshui River was much lower, and some wells could not hold water. Now. Zhang Yue was also worried while digging deeper wells. If the water level drops again, I'm afraid that the waterwheel will not be able to reach the river. The day before yesterday, for the sake of water sources, Gaozhuang and Sanxing Village almost had a fight.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yue wiped the sweat on his head again, fortunately he was on the dam at that time, not far away. Otherwise, these hundreds of people will fight. If you die again, it will be even more lively.

"Your Excellency." Gao De came to Zhang Yue's side and handed over a pot of water. "Let's take a break!"

The sun of the Tianshan Mountains is industrious and tiresome, and a white cloud floats in the distance in the sky, white and high, giving people psychological comfort. The earth was roasted hot, and after walking this circle, the soles of Zhang Yue's feet were about to burn.

Zhang Yue was sad, and the pavilion chief, the township and the subordinate officials left with Zhang Yue all morning. I don't feel good either. When they heard this, they were dumbfounded. Looking at Zhang Yue.

"Then take a break......

Standing in the shade of the trees, everyone exhaled unconsciously, this damn weather. Seeing that Gao De handed over the water, Wang Liang, the head of the village surnamed San, felt deeply wrong, and hurriedly cleaned up the stones under the big tree, and put a clean linen handkerchief on it.

Zhang Yue actually felt more comfortable standing up, although it was hot air, but a little wind, he was cooler. However, he is not good at favoring one over the other, so he is not polite. The kettle is the kind of military use, and it is very comfortable to hold in the hand - I think it was brought back by Gaode's family after the army. The weather is hot, and the cool well water that has been filled in the morning has turned into lukewarm water.

"It's damn weather! You can also fight, you say, are you full of food? It's only been a few days since I had a full meal......"

After a moment of respite, Zhang Yue began to scold the two.

"Yes, my lord, we are not in a hurry, the weather is getting hotter and hotter every day, and two of the seven wells in the village are not producing water. The dog's day is still intercepting the flow on it, and the water given is too little......"

Wang Liang said yes repeatedly, and then defended. As he spoke, he couldn't help but scold.

"Fart! The village with the three surnames is not happy, but Gaozhuang is better? Aren't there three wells where water is basically not out of the way?

There is little water in the river, and there is not much water in the canal in the first place, and we will not intercept the water if it is not for the sake of protecting the seedlings. Besides, we didn't cut off much ......."

Gao De couldn't tolerate Wang Liang scolding him, he was somewhat unreasonable, but he was also forced to do so.

"Who do you say? Intercept the water, do you still have a reason? You protect the seedlings, so we don't need to protect the seedlings? ”

Gao De's words did not enter Wang Liang's ears. The two said a few words, and they were about to quarrel.

"What's the noise? What's the noise? Is it useful to be noisy? ”

Zhang Yue was furious. Wang Gao and the others immediately fell silent. One comes; The county order is not considered a high authority, but it is not a petty official, and the current official is not as good as the current management, and the two of them can't help but give some face to their top bosses; Second, Zhang Yue, the county magistrate, is not greedy, and he is also very dedicated when he encounters things. In the past few days, they have been busy up and down, and both of them have also watched it, and they can't help but have a little respect.

"Gao Lichang, you are wrong in the first place, when you built the canal, it was not a family to repair it, everyone has contributed, you don't consult with others, you cut off the water without authorization, that's not right! No matter what the reason, it can't be used as a reason, if there is a difficulty, you can come to me, and we will find a way to solve it......"

Zhang Yue first said that there may be various reasons for things, but everyone knows the truth in their hearts. He couldn't help but have a bowl of water.

After saying this, Gao De couldn't help but bow his head and remain silent. Zhang Yuedi's words are reasonable, and he has nothing to say. After saying Gaode, Zhang Yue turned around and saw Wang Liang triumphant, and couldn't help sneering:

"Gao De didn't do it right, you Wang Liang can encourage the people in the village to grab water and fight? Do you still have a royal law? If I come late, three or five more will die, and both villages will be sent to labor in one batch. I see how you, the lieutenant, go back and explain!

……”

This time it was Wang Liang's turn to hang his head and stop talking. Thinking about this, Wang Liang is not without regrets. Speaking of which, Gaozhuang and Sanshi Village still have some kinship. If you really kill someone, how can you explain this?

"That's ......"

Seeing that Wang Liang was humbly accepting education, Zhang Yue was very happy. Most of the neighboring villages have connections of one kind or another, and they often become feuds because of water grabbing or something. This time, both of them accepted it, and it seemed that the problem was not big, and he persuaded a few more words, and they reconciled.

Zhang Yuezheng was happy to say, and suddenly saw a small dark cloud flying in the distance, the dark cloud was very light, and the volume was not large, but the speed was very fast, and in a blink of an eye, the dark cloud crossed a hundred and ten zhang and fell again. Then a strange sound came—like a buzz mixed with a rustle.

Saying that Zhang Yueguan is small is for the entire bureaucratic system below Zhang Han. Here, Zhang Yue is the out-and-out number one person. His strange behavior immediately attracted everyone's attention. When people looked north, the "dark cloud" immediately attracted everyone's attention. One

No one spoke, only heavy wheezing was heard, and the older adults were pale, and they all recognized the thing.

Gao De let out a mournful cry as if he groaned:

"Locusts!"

Locusts, nicknamed grasshoppers, also known as grasshoppers, are usually green, brown, or black in color and are one of the most common insects in the field and are adept at jumping. The locust meat is soft, fresh and tender, the taste is quite good, it is known as dry shrimp, it can be steamed, fried and grilled, especially fried as a good product. Of course, that means when locusts are scarce, and once there is a locust plague, things are a different matter. Tens of thousands of locusts gathered together, like flying dark clouds, covering the sky and the sun, and everywhere they passed through were thousands of miles away. The locust crossing is a description of this scene. When the time comes, not to mention the grain, there will be no grass to eat!

Locust! Zhang Yue jumped up involuntarily when he heard the sound.

Flood and drought disasters can always be adjusted through water conservancy facilities, but how to deal with this locust, after a short period of panic, Zhang Yue tried hard to recall this knowledge. However, he did not think of anything, and in his thirty years of more than thirty years, he had neither been exposed to a plague of locusts, nor had he heard of what to do.

Suddenly, Zhang Yue remembered something. When Zhang Han was teaching the mosquito control method, he once said that insects have light repellency. In other words, locusts should also be able to be exterminated in this way. But what should be done with these locusts now?

Zhang Yue looked left and right, all of them looked panicked, and he had to force his composure:

"Don't panic! Adult fish. I said you remember! ”

"Yes!"

The old master Bo Chen answered, and prepared the pen and paper with trembling hands.

"The order goes down, and all the people in the village must go down to the fields to get rid of the locusts...... Well, burning with a torch should make no small difference. In addition, it is necessary to pay attention to the elimination of locust eggs and pay attention to the egg pockets in the leaves......

At night time. At intervals, the boat lights are lit...... To light the boat lamp, you just take a wooden barrel, or a wooden basin, fill it with water, and then. Light a lamp on a small wooden board and place it on the water......"

In this way, Zhang Yue recalled the method of killing mosquitoes, drawing scoops according to the gourd, and the more he spoke, the more confident he became, and his speech became smoother. After saying four or five things in a row, Zhang Yue pondered for a while and felt that it was almost there. He ordered the scribe to write an official letter and immediately report the news to Qinghe County.

As he was talking, Zhang Yue noticed. Wang Liang wanted to speak and stopped, so he named him:

"What are the ideas. Just say it, I'm talking nonsense. ...... that is not allowed"

"My lord, it's a joke, a wise man must make a mistake in a thousand thoughts, and the villain is a fool, and occasionally thinks of a stupid way, and I don't know if it will ...... or not."

Wang Liang cautiously? After instigating it, Zhang Yue had something on his mind at the moment to listen to him say this, and patiently listened to a few words. I couldn't help but interrupt him:

"If you have anything to say, you can say. Don't have any worries, I have my own trade-offs here, I will be rewarded for my merits, and I will not be punished if I have done so! ”

"Yes!" Wang Liang owes himself, "I just remembered the mosquitoes at home, I don't know ......"

"Good! Wang Liang is a good idea! If it really works, I'll give you the first credit! ”

Zhang Yue slapped his thigh:

"Order, light the smoke locusts from the upwind...... Is there any other way......"

Zhang Yue looked around, but no one spoke. Gao De was quite envious of Wang Liang, and he thought about it again and again:

"Can you catch it with a net?"

"Well, that's a good idea too...... Is there anything else?

That's it, hurry up and act, once the locusts pass through the red land for thousands of miles, don't ignore it! ”

"Yes!"

The people answered, and went their own way.

Locusts and black crows covered several acres of land. This is the field of Gaozhuang. Gao Ming, who was working in the fields, had already panicked when he saw the locusts, and was waving his household goods to drive away the locusts. The dense locusts waved with him, flying all over the sky, wrapping him in an impenetrable wind, Gao Ming couldn't hear anything for a while, his ears were full of the sound of locusts flapping their wings, and his eyes were full of locusts flying figures. From time to time, locusts slammed into his face, nose, and lips, and Gao Ming didn't even dare to open his mouth.

Gao Ming covered the door with one hand, and waved it indiscriminately with the other, not knowing where he was. Gao De saw the opportunity, grabbed Gao Ming, and pulled him out of the locust pile. I saw that his face was full of bells and whistles, tears flowing, like a big flower face. Gao De looked angry and funny. A slap on his head, Gao De shouted:

"Ming Yanzi, if you don't hurry home and call someone, what are you doing here? Go, call out all the old and young masters of the village! ”

Looking at Gao Ming's back running away, Gao De shouted:

"Remember! Prepare more firewood, grass, and torches, and smoke locusts with smoke and fire......"

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"Yuanxi, what's the situation?"

Zhang Han entered the house, Zhang Jian was looking at things in the left ear room next to the main hall of the General's Mansion, and when he heard the words, he looked up and couldn't help but be stunned. Immediately, Zhang Jian was surprised and delighted, smiled, and hurriedly got up and saluted:

"Why did the lord come back so quickly?"

Everyone in the room also saluted together. Zhang Han took a step forward, helped Zhang Jian up, and laughed loudly:

"Yuanxi, why be polite. I came back directly with the pro-guard, and it will take a few days for the pro-army...... Get up! ”

Zhang Han was about to sweep away Wuhuan and march into the Korean Peninsula when he received an unexpected news - Qingji had found several batches of locusts. In addition, this summer has continued to be hot and dry. The ancients said that the drought was extreme and locusts. Zhang Jian estimated that this year's locust plague must be not small. Affected by this news, Zhang Han had to give up the opportunity of the Northern Expedition and return to his lair. If you have enough food and clothing, you know honor and disgrace, Zhang Han has seen famine. It's not easy to save some money now, but I don't dare to take this risk.

Zhang Han returned to Xindu, taking only the guards and the army with him. The army was divided into two parts, one part was under the unified command of Gao Shun, in addition to the 20,000 Wuhuan battalion army, Zhang Han transferred him 20,000 standing troops, supplemented by 30,000 Wuhuan cavalry, north out of the dam, crusade against Liaoxi Xianbei; Liu Wenbiao commanded a standing army of 100,000 and marched east to the three counties of Wuhuan. This crusade can be said to be that the drunkard's intention is not in Wuhuan. The three counties Wuhuan suffered a big loss in the first two years, and his vitality was greatly damaged, which almost shook the control of the three counties of Wuhuan, and he worked hard in the past two years to regroup, but he still failed to recover. Therefore, Liu Wenbiao's 100,000 army is to go to Gongsun Du in Liaodong and even the Korean Peninsula. At the same time, Zhang Han also mobilized the navy to fully cooperate with Liu Wenbiao, and left Tai Shici, Zhang Jaw and Zhao Yun in Youzhou. Those who have the ability must always give them a chance.

Along the way, Zhang Hanjiayi observed and found that the situation in the north was acceptable, and the drought was not very serious -- the wheat seedlings in the fields were green. Zhang Han breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. However, he also knows that things are not that simple. If the situation was not severe to a certain extent, Zhang Jian would definitely not be so nervous. MF more, support authors, support genuine reading! )

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