By the way, Yuanxi, what's the situation? ”

Zhang Jian heard that Zhang Han only brought 300 avant-garde with him, and just had the heart to persuade him, and saw Zhang Han asking about the locusts, knowing that he was also anxious about the disaster, so he put it down first and said it later. However, speaking of the situation, Zhang Jian couldn't help frowning:

"Lord, the situation is not very good!"

It turned out that in the past ten days, Zhang Jian had received seven reports of locust plagues. The scale of these locust plagues is not large, ranging from tens of thousands to 100,000, and the damage is not great. All localities quickly took corresponding measures and reported them to Zhang Jian. Under Zhang Jian's unified coordination, the locust plague was extinguished in a short period of time. In this process, various localities have also summed up some effective methods, and Zhang Jian has promoted them one by one.

However, the situation remains dire. Not only is the hot and dry weather still going on, making it very likely that the locust plague will break out on a large scale. Moreover, Zhang Jian learned from different sources that during the same period, Jing, Henan, Xu and other prefectures also had high temperature and drought weather, and there were also many small-scale locust plagues. And, due to the unfavorable response - sacrifices were carried out in several states, and the locust plague was spreading further.

This, Zhang Han was speechless. Locusts can fly. If locust plagues break out in all the states, no matter how good the insect control is in the land of Qingji, there may be any time when the locusts will fly over. It's an outrageous conundrum. Obviously, Zhang Han would not have informed the localities on how to deal with the locusts, and even if he did, those people might not be willing to believe it. Except for a few princes such as Xuzhou, who attached importance to agriculture, the princes from all walks of life only cared about grabbing land. It can well be imagined. The locust plague was followed by a great famine. Maybe Yuan Cao and the others don't care how many people die, but Zhang Han has always regarded these people as his own wealth - in this era, there is great power in numbers, and it is 100% true.

Zhang Han frowned and thought for a while, then put the matter aside, first deal with his own rule, and then think about anything else. I have a certain idea in my heart. Zhang Han convened and discussed specific measures.

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"Go! Don't talk to me, bother! ”

It is said that if the husband and wife have been together for too long, they will look more and more alike. Wang Yan's appearance is not very similar, but his speech and demeanor have learned to be ** not far from ten. Zhang Han smiled and hugged his wife from behind, and said with a smile:

"What? Who is so bold. How dare you make my wife angry? ”

"Humph! Who else needs to ......"

Wang Yan was held in her husband's arms, a strong manly aura came to her face, and her long-standing body involuntarily softened, her voice revealed a charm, and her murmuring complaints turned into coquettish whispers. The maids in the house blushed and quietly withdrew......

"Ah, you're so beautiful......"

Wang's eyes are very well maintained, there is no wrinkle on his white and red face, his skin is as clear as jade, and his ups and downs are thrilling. The straight breasts, the slender and graceful waist and the round and full buttocks are connected just right. There is not the slightest fat, and the legs are slender and straight. The charm of a mature woman. It's far from being comparable to a young girl. **Later, the sparkle in Wang's eyes flowed, bright and incomprehensible, and Zhang Han couldn't help but admire.

"Ahh......h

Zhang Han used both hands and feet, and finally tore his wife apart and threw it aside.

"This loser, what are you biting me for, I'm praising you!"

Zhang Han stroked the bite marks on his shoulder. I couldn't stop inhaling and bit through the skin. Wang Yan stared at her husband for a while. I can't help but lie on the quilt, hehe, straight music. The bright red satin surface sets off a white, round ......

Zhang Han's heart moved, and he slapped him when he went up:

"What kind of fun, you loser girl, don't fight for three days, go to the house to uncover the tiles! Look at me if I can't pick you up today......"

"Go, go, go to your Di Ruoruo, go to your Ye ...... Ye Hena, don't bother me......"

Sweat! The news is very well-informed, but how can a manly man let this little thing happen, Zhang Han pounced on it, and said sweetly while going up and down his hands:

"Ah Yan, the little girl is only a few years old, a yellow-haired girl, what do you do with him, where can she compare with you, I am not for the heart ......of An Wuhuan people."

Zhang Han strives to be awe-inspiring in his righteousness, without the slightest selfish distraction, and is completely for the country and the people.

"Don't talk about these, some don't have them, as soon as they meet, they will hold people's hands, little girls...... At that time, why didn't you think people were small? You old pervert, don't touch me......"

"Oops! I always have to make a show, don't be so serious, don't you really want to compete, don't look at me and let you ......"

Daring! Who said this, when he saw Ye Qinnadi, there were only a handful of people around Zhang Han, and he didn't expect that there would be a traitor. Zhang Han panted and pouted, and after a lot of fighting, he couldn't subdue Wang Yan. Wang's eyes were powdery, his little face was flushed, and he was panting more than him. However, the king's eyes vowed not to surrender:

"Humph! The little girl hasn't come yet, so Zhang Luo will set up a banquet for her, and wait for her to come......"

"Puff~"

Zhang Han was finally defeated gorgeously, he fell there laughing, unable to move. Wang Yan pinched Zhang Han several times, but Zhang Han couldn't stop laughing.

"Stop! Don't bite me again, bite me again, I'm in a hurry with you! ”

Seeing that Wang Yan was angry, Zhang Han hurriedly stopped her stupidity and solemnly warned her.

"Okay, okay, where are you eating menzi vinegar, that Nanlou is Lord Wuhuan of Shanggu, the first leader of the alien race to take refuge in me, I always have to behave......"

Zhang Han took his wife in his arms again, and his voice involuntarily became low and hoarse.

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On May 23, Shanggu Wuhuan's family of Nanlou, together with all the adults and marshals, a total of 137 households, more than 2,000 people, arrived in Xindu under the escort of the pro-army. Zhang Han placed them in Guiyi and held a grand banquet to entertain them. The subordinates of the general Che Cai and the important officials of Jizhou attended the banquet together.

"What kind of dish is this?"

Overall, it was a successful, united, and satisfying banquet. However, there are also some discordant sounds when the banquet is in the upper part. Every time a new dish is served, questions such as the above are asked. They are usually told that it is "dry shrimp", "flying shrimp" or something. Of course, when hearing about "locusts", more than one person guessed the answer. Zhang Han sat on it and noticed that some people were pale and made disgusting sounds. The most exaggerated is Xu Ling, who pays attention to food.

After Xu Ling followed Zhang Han, Ping

。 Maybe it's because he didn't suffer much before, as soon as he has the conditions, Xu Ling eats. Don't get tired of eating, don't get tired of fine. At this moment, when he learned that he was eating locusts, thinking that he was greedy for delicious food and had eaten many locusts, he couldn't help but feel furious in his heart, and there seemed to be thousands of little hands scratching in his stomach. Xu Ling's mind was smart, and seeing that Zhang Han's gaze was very sharp, Xu Ling turned his head and spit out in his sleeve. He hurriedly confessed, saying that he was going to change his clothes (meaning to go to the bathroom, but he did), and when he came out again, he was white and blue-lipped, and he was walking and swaying.

"Locusts are locusts, where is there so much to say about the manly man, really!"

Zhang Han picked up another chopstick and put it in his mouth, fragrant, really fragrant! The more you chew, the better it tastes!

In fact, locusts taste very beautiful - the captured locusts are boiled in salt water, dried, the shells of the wings are removed, leaving the worm body like shrimp, and then fried in oil until golden brown, the yellow locust rice reveals an attractive aroma. The crispy crispy has a fragrant smell of grain grass, making it an excellent accompaniment to alcohol.

A locust took a sip of wine, and Zhang Han ate it with relish. At this time, Nanlou also knew that the main dish of his banquet was locusts. Nanlou is a well-behaved person, and when he saw the situation, he hurriedly ate a few bites, and gave Zhang Han a cup with great fanfare. Zhang Jian knew that Zhang Han had the intention to encourage the people to eat locusts, and he also ate them in large gulps. What else is there to say about this, this is a political task, it doesn't matter if you like it or not. And so. Everyone here was heartbroken, and they all ate in large gulps. Anyway, it's mostly psychological, it's hard to accept, and the taste is impeccable. Moreover, in times of famine, human flesh must be eaten, let alone a few locusts.

Just a few moments. The locusts on the feast were swept away.

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The news that Zhang Han held a locust feast spread for a while, and the classic practice of locust rice for several minutes was widely spread. In the land of Qingji, fried locust rice has become a popular dish.

In a sense, it was a successful political show. And Zhang Han personally doesn't think so. What's so hard about it - it tastes great.

Of course, this only shows Zhang Han's determination to eradicate locusts. It is not enough to destroy locusts by eating.

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"Ming, I'm looking for locust egg packets again......"

Seeing Gao Ming wandering around the field, Gao De shouted from afar.

"Eh, Uncle De is up! I'm also busy, I'll go to the house for a drink in a while! I caught a lot of locusts last night......"

"Oh, let's see, there may not be time!" Gao De knocked on the basin, which was filled with drowned locusts rippling with the water, "Is the candle enough?" No words. I'll pick it up later......"

"Well, there are still a few more. However, not much......"

Anyway. It is the land provided by the government, and Gao Ming is not polite. Add water to the basin and drip a drop of oil into the water, and the surface of the water will form an oil film. At night, the candle is inserted on a small wooden board, and the oil film reflects the light, forming a source of light, and waits for the dawn. There will be locusts in the pot. If it were the middle of the month, the moon would be bright. You don't even need to light incense.

In this way, the lanterns of the boats are lit at night, the leaves are turned up in the fields during the day to look for insect eggs, the chickens and ducks are put into the fields to eat locusts, and when there are many locusts, they light smoke, and the locusts that are not needed are dug deep in the earth...... After such a series of methods, the number of locusts is still increasing day by day.

By the end of May, the fields of Gaozhuang were full of grasshoppers. Passing by the ridge, there was a sound of "dike clicking", and I was in a hurry, and even my feet would trample a few to death. The children tied a bamboo stick to a net bag and ran around on the ridge to catch it, and it didn't take much effort to catch a big bag. Take it home, blanch it with boiling water, remove the wings, legs and feet, or roast or fry it, until the locusts are brown and brown, the taste is indescribable. The children are playing in the fields every day, and they also satisfy their mouths, and they are never tired of it.

The adults, however, were worried. At present, it seems that the seedlings in the crops are still expected to harvest some grain, but they can't stand it every day. The locusts are getting worse day by day, and it is not a solution.

On this day, Gao Ming walked on the ridge, and suddenly saw a bare plateau not far away, undulating, and locusts flew up from time to time. Annoyed in his heart, Gao Ming rushed over, and he was surprised to see countless locust larvae burrowing out of the soil and densely packed. Gao Ming hurriedly called the clansmen, and together they ploughed the clearing, plowing countless locusts and insect eggs......

During the same period, several similar events occurred. Zhang Han ordered that the similarities of the place be listed, and according to this rule, the similar places should be deeply ploughed and ploughed, and it was necessary to ensure that nothing was omitted. Sure enough, in some of these places, a large number of eggs were found.

Later, research in the Agricultural and Forestry Garden found that locusts prefer to lay eggs in an environment with hard soil, considerable humidity and direct sunlight. There are not many such environments, and they also form an important theoretical basis for killing locusts. But that's all for later.

In the first year of Xingping (194), there was a great drought in Sanfu. Guanzhong Valley is 1.5 million, beans and wheat are 1.2 million, people cannibalize each other, and white bones are accumulated. In June, the world was full of locusts. Jing, Henan, Xu and other prefectures are almost out of harvest, and the people are hungry and feed on mulberry sticks and locusts. Qingzhou reduced production on a large scale, and Zhang Han, a general of the Che Cavalry, was exempted from land rent and poll tax in the disaster-stricken areas. A large amount of rice grain was also mobilized and transported to the disaster area to level the price of grain. At the same time, Zhang Han also hired a large number of victims in the disaster area, built water conservancy, improved transportation, and transported two foods. Although Zhang Han's remuneration is very low, it is enough to maintain the survival of the victims. In addition, Zhang Han also announced that the land migrants who were affected by the disaster in that year would be exempted from the interest of the land provided by the government for the current year.

In July, Zhang Han expressed deep concern about the living conditions of the victims in Yanzhou. Subsequently, Zhang Han announced the dismissal of Liu from his post on the grounds that Yanzhou Assassin Shiliu could not perform his duties and hindered the victims from going out to earn a living, and named Han Zhang as Yanzhou Assassin. Immediately, a fierce clash broke out between the two sides. The news of Zhang Han's march to the south shook the world, and Tao Qian of Xuzhou, Yuan Shao of Yuzhou, Yuan Shu of Nanyang, and Liu Biao of Jingzhou issued statements one after another, condemning Zhang Han's ill-intentioned attempts.

It is worth mentioning here that although Nanyang Yuan Shu had the help of Lu Bu, Sun Jian and other fierce generals, he was still defeated by the combination of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, and his power shrank significantly. However, at this critical moment, Yuan Shao ran out of food and was forced to withdraw his troops.

: There should be cheaper lighting tools, and if you light candles in the land of Qingji, it is also a lot of money. However, I am too shallow to think of it, let alone a candle. If you know, please don't hesitate to advise. Annotations are not counted in the word count. Also, I was sleepy and went to sleep

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