After the Ming army captured Shenyang, it did not take advantage of the victory to march, because it was sparsely populated in the north, and the reserve materials had to be prepared, at this time it was the turn of spring and summer, and there were many places because it was not cold last winter, resulting in insect eggs not being frozen to death, and there were no pesticides at this time, so there was a locust plague.

Locust plague in ancient China, basically every dynasty and every generation, among which the more powerful is the second year of Zhenguan, most of the prefectures and counties in the country have, this year's locust plague is not so serious, only some areas in Shandong and Henan.

It is said that it is not serious because the area is small, but the place where the locust plague is also thousands of miles away, and there is no grass where the locusts pass, and the crops that are about to ripen are seen to be wiped out by the locusts.

It is said that this locust plague is a warning from heaven to let the imperial court withdraw its troops and restore peace to the mountains and rivers, so that there will be no greater disasters in the future. In ancient times, there were not many things for the common people to be entertained, and this gossip was one of them, and it spread more and more.

Gao Yiming was speechless, this was obviously made up by someone with bad intentions, but it didn't bother him.

"Tobe!"

"The minister is here!" Hou Sui was out of the ranks.

"How many people are there in these locust plague states and counties?"

"Back to the emperor, there are more than 2.5 million people."

"Okay, according to the amount of half a year, we will send grain to the disaster area to help them tide over the difficulties."

"Yes!"

"Ministry of Rites! Let the gentlemen and students of the college who study insects draft a proclamation to tell the people of the world about the causes of the locust plague, and popularize some scientific knowledge to the people of the whole country from a scientific point of view. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"At the same time, you ask people to check it out, see where this gossip comes from, day by day open sages, closed sages, bird feathers can't do a thing, pure will be obscene and nonsense, this kind of black sheep among intellectuals must be pulled out to criticize, you as court officials, you must remember that there is no right to speak without research, you have to go to the people more, the object of our management is the people, you don't touch the people, how can you know that there is a problem there."

"Obey your orders!"

In accordance with Gao Yiming's instructions, Daming College soon began to publish the Daming Times nationwide, and the opening topic explained the causes of the locust plague from a scientific point of view, and at the same time called on the area where the locust plague occurred. And the production methods of fried locusts, barbecued locusts, and locust powder will be announced with the newspaper.

At first, the common people didn't believe it and didn't dare to eat it, and then a Ming doctor came out to confirm that locusts are indeed a good medicine for blindly strengthening the body, and they are sold in major pharmacies.

Now someone went to try to eat it, and the fried locusts were crispy and delicious, not unpalatable. There are one and there are two, and soon the local government began to encourage the people everywhere to catch locusts and eat.

The people who ate the locusts not only filled their stomachs, but also passed the addiction fiercely, and they didn't see anyone say to the rumor-mongers that they would be punished by God, after a period of time, the weak body really became stronger, and the other effect of this thing is aphrodisiac, I don't know where the news came from, and now it's terrible, and there are more people catching locusts in the fields.

After more than 20 days like this, the locusts that were originally overwhelming were eaten by people, and Gao Yiming was regarded as having seen the combat effectiveness of foodies, but he threw out the oil head of locust aphrodisiac, which definitely played the role of a booster, which can be called a stroke of genius.

No one expected that a vigorous locust plague would pass in this way, and while it was still too late, local governments immediately organized the recultivation of crops that could ripen quickly, hoping to harvest another crop before the weather turned cold.

After this incident, Daming Daily quietly entered the homes of ordinary people, and there was a lot of knowledge of agricultural science and technology, including breeding, breeding, and fertilization, etc., and soon occupied the dominant position of domestic public opinion.

The wealthy families around the country saw the power of the newspaper and wanted to learn to get it, but they were quickly suppressed by their bad emperors with various means, first of all, the price war is not something that the wealthy family can afford, and then there is scientific guidance, which is also those who can not be compared to the generations, you can't always slap yourself in the face, propaganda and the family for thousands of years of thinking contrary to it, this is the way to self-destruction, who wants to?

"Emperor, since the Daming Daily began to be published, it has caused a great upsurge in the country, and ordinary people have begun to put it in the country, discussing big and small things, and there are really people who submit articles to us according to the address on the newspaper." Wang Chengen is now often summoned by Gao Yiming.

"That's good, if you want to open up the wisdom of the people, you must open up your voice, let them see more new things, and after full discussion, increase their sense of identity with the court, so that they will support the court more, the court has been too mystical before, and the big guys are all people, and they have nothing to do with God."

"Yes!"

"I believe that with guidance and education, the people will not be so easily fooled.

But there is one thing you should be more careful about, and that is that other tabloids must not let them spoil our big things. ”

"Yes! Please rest assured, the slave will know what to do. ”

"That's great!"