While these officials in Shun'an Mansion secretly complained, Qi Hongxin, a person who will change to a new county and a new mansion in three or five years, is not unhappy?

Every time he was reappointed, he not only traveled thousands of miles, but also the county government was difficult and problematic, even Qi Hongxin himself felt exhausted.

You have worked so hard, can you still slack off like this?

But in order to exterminate the locusts, he could only press down the unhappiness, glanced at it, and said: "The locust plague is related to the people's livelihood, even if it is wrong, it is nothing." This meeting is to find a good way to exterminate locusts, and most of you are from Jinshi backgrounds, so I think you won't be empty-headed and can't even think of an idea, right? ”

casually pointed to one: "Liu County Order, since you have just returned from Wu'an County, you can talk about it first." ”

The former prefect, although he was dismissed and questioned due to civil unrest, was usually tactful, and straightforward ridicule like Qi Hongxin made the officials of Shun'an Mansion who were going to be silent a little unable to sit still, and the white fat county magistrate of Wu'an County was once again named in public, and he was sweating on his forehead, and he was bitter in his heart.

However, this Liu County Order, in fact, I still read some books, and when I think about it carefully, I really found some dry goods.

"Lord Hui, this locust extermination, Xia Guan Zeng has also read the county chronicles, the previous method, can gather villagers bamboo poles to support eight feet long white cloth, drive the locusts to one place, and then concentrate on fighting. ”

"The locusts that have been struck can also be buried on the spot. ”

Saying that, everyone was indifferent, this method is too tiring, of course, it doesn't matter if the people are tired, but it can't solve many things at all.

Liu Xianling looked at everyone's reactions, and said: "Of course, it should be feasible for the locusts to use fire to deal with the fire, but the locusts are scattered...... Before using fire, you need to gather them in one place. ”

"Use fire?" Qi Hongxin nodded: "This method is indeed feasible, what do other people say?"

Seeing that Qi Hongxin didn't hold Liu County's order and let him continue, others breathed a sigh of relief.

Originally, I thought that the other party was going to take advantage of the situation again, but I didn't expect to let it go so easily, and the originally tense atmosphere was relieved, and others also took the initiative to speak.

However, these people have no experience in exterminating locusts, and there has been no locust plague in Thuan An Province for more than ten years.

However, there was an older county magistrate, an old man who came up to the magistrate, and he thought for a moment and said, "Actually, although the locusts are scattered and difficult to exterminate, it is not impossible to drive them to one place. However, it requires the investment of manpower and material resources, and I am afraid that the people of the entire province will have to participate in order to make it happen. ”

"Tell me about it. Qi Hongxin's eyes fell on him and encouraged.

Under the various meaningless stares of his colleagues, he hesitated for a moment before speaking again: "Locusts are both insects and should also be light-loving, and there is no way to take them during the day, but lighting a bonfire at night may attract locusts." ”

This way...... It seems that you can try it? Qi Hongxin's originally held back anger finally dissipated a little.

Although Shun'an Mansion is a mess, and most of the officials here have to get by, it is not completely without people who can do things.

"But just lighting a bonfire, I'm afraid that this little light will not be enough to attract locusts. Someone said suddenly.

Qi Hongxin nodded again: "Then what can you do?"

The man choked, but really thought carefully: "The bonfire is not enough, but you can use a lamp to guide it." ”

Another said: "Then it is necessary to set up lights on the roads in areas where locusts are densely populated, and use closely coordinated lights to attract a large number of locusts." ”

After all, lighting only a few lights, like a campfire, will not solve a big problem.

Because a few officials took the lead, other officials who didn't want to speak were also brought together and joined the discussion one after another.

Not to mention, in response to that sentence, the three stinkers beat Zhuge Liang.

The people present were just getting by before, and the new prefect wanted to summon them, which was also a little difficult.

But they really have to think of a way, they don't have to think of it, either Jinshi or a scholar, full of poetry and books, even if the common sense in agricultural affairs is not successful, but brainstorming and thinking of some clever methods, it is difficult for them.

In the end, the result was a bonfire booby-trap.

In addition to lighting bonfires when it is dark, it is also necessary to set up lights in areas with dense locusts, and use closely coordinated lights to attract a large number of locusts, and then the locusts that are burned by the fire will lose the ability to fly, and a large number of people will take the opportunity to hunt and kill.

But the solution has been decided, but some people still feel that it is inappropriate.

"First of all, this bonfire is enough, although it also consumes firewood, there is always a lot of scraping, but this branch of the road to set up lights, the cost is a lot larger, and organizing the people to fight is even more costly, and we are now lacking this. ”

"And there's another thing. ”

The officials who questioned it in the farmland first talked about the cost, and then did not question Qi Hongxin's decision, but turned a corner and mentioned the status of the locust god among the people.

"My lord, if you don't have to mention this matter, but this matter is indeed not trivial, and if you are not careful, it may cause chaos. ”

"Now some people are stirring up the people, saying that they will offend the locust god by culling the locusts. ”

"Locust God?"

Qi Hongxin repeated the word, glanced at the officials present, and sneered: "What kind of god is this?

Seeing that his face was not good, the official was not afraid, but he just bowed: "This is the rule handed down from the previous dynasty, although the locust god is not canonized by the imperial court, but it is very popular among the people, and it should not be underestimated...... If it causes a riot, it won't be good!"

After taking office, the people lost their officials, and maybe they lost their lives.

Qi Hongxin listened to it and sneered: "You read the book of the sages since you were taught, and the strange power was silent, and you didn't care about the existence of Liuhe, and you became an official, and when you were watching politics, you didn't learn it?"

"The magistrate has the responsibility of cutting off obscenity, so that the ghosts can actually be discussed in the court, and let you have scruples?"

"It's ridiculous. Qi Hongxin suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, and after laughing, he said coldly: "You just said that someone is inciting the people, this is to blackmail the government, at this juncture, it is really killable, you quickly go to find out, who is spreading this rumor, who is inciting the people?"

Although it was a sneer, with an unspeakable and unquestionable look, others saw it, even if they wanted to euphemistically persuade the new prefect not to burn the three fires so vigorously as soon as he took office, but during this period of contact, he understood that the new prefect was not a person who could listen to persuasion.

No wonder he has not been promoted for many years, even if he has made meritorious contributions, he can only continue to be the prefect, with this stinky temper, I don't know how many people I have offended!

Some officials couldn't help but sneer.

In the end, the only thing that could not be resolved at the meeting came back to the issue of appropriations.

I have to say that in other things, Qi Hongxin can think of a way, and even suppress the officials and let them do what they want.

is only a matter of money, and he is indeed at a loss, but it is never his style to wait and do nothing without money.

"I'll take care of this, you just need to get ready to destroy the locusts. Qi Hongxin said, because he was really a little worried about this group of people, and said: "You go back separately, you must send someone to observe the situation in the field at all times, and if there is any abnormality, you must report it to me immediately." ”

Then the meeting was dismissed, and watching these officials retreat, Qi Hongxin sighed deeply.