"what's up?"
I only heard Sun Changming say anxiously: "Locusts have been found in large areas throughout Henan-the locust god has condemned it!"
"What locust gods condemned! This is clearly a natural disaster." At this time, agricultural expert Han Lin just rushed over, and after hearing Sun Changming's words, he said with disdain.
Including Yang Shanlu, he shook his head when he heard it. There was no way, his mother-in-law was loyal, but his knowledge, especially agriculture, was definitely insufficient, but locusts appeared, but he thought it was the god of locusts.
Of course, Yang Shanlu is also very clear that the locust plague can be said to be the most serious natural disaster in the Ming Dynasty! none of them! Even if it is serious, your fields can be completely wiped out, and no grains will be harvested!
Including Yang Shanlu seeing that Han Lin, who rarely visits his yamen, actually came. It can be seen that the locust plague is already very serious, so Yang Shanlu immediately asked: "Mr. Han, you also want to say About locusts?"
"That's right—" Han Lin said immediately: "Xiaguan has been investigating in the fields these days, but since the day before yesterday, I found that the density of locusts has increased significantly, and there is a tendency to form a locust plague, so I immediately rushed to inform the adults. !"
Yang Shanlu nodded after hearing this, and Sun Changming also began to report at this time. Of course, he is currently in charge of all civil affairs in Henan, so the information he has is more comprehensive.
That is to say, according to the aggregated information, most of the nearly 100 states and counties in Henan have found traces of locusts, and even in some places, the density has exceeded the level of the warning line! A bad one will cause a serious locust plague! That's why he rushed over in a hurry!
After Yang Shanlu listened, his eyebrows were locked together. In this case, it seems that another war is about to be fought—a war between man and locust! After all, in the agricultural society of Daming, agriculture is the foundation of everything, so if this is bred by it...
Moreover, as a traverser, Yang Shanlu is quite familiar with the information of locusts. One of its most notable characteristics is that it reproduces quickly! The next generation can be produced in one month, and the number is at least several thousand! So I don’t want to eliminate these locusts now, after they lay their eggs...
Of course, the whole Henan, and even the other three provinces, the reason why this locust plague occurred is normal. The so-called severe drought must have a major disaster, and the locust plague is linked to the severe drought. Drought is the most conducive to the growth of locusts. .
Including Yangshanlu, although the following farmland water conservancy has been done very well, more places have been given up due to insufficient congenital conditions (Henan is an inland province that is inherently short of water). , This in itself is the basis of locust reproduction.
"Go, try to deploy the staff as much as possible, and let me take a look!" In this case, Yang Shanlu will list this matter as the current top priority! Soon after, Yang Shanlu took the nearly one hundred manpower allocated, together with three hundred guards, and Haohao rushed to the field outside Luoyang city to see the current situation of locusts on the spot. .
Only after Yang Shanlu and his party left Luoyang City, his mood has become a little heavy, because now he is only on the official road, he can already see the locusts flying in twos and threes in the air, and wait. After I arrived in the fields in Luoyang City, I heard a rustle in the fields, and everywhere I saw with my naked eyes, grass-green locusts were gnawing on the wheat seedlings... even these locusts. The gnawing speed is so fast that the green color is disappearing at a speed visible to the naked eye!
"Damn, what are you waiting for, kill the locusts!" Yang Shanlu yelled anxiously when he saw it, and then he jumped into the field, preparing to eliminate a few locusts first.
But what made him strange was that with his order, only people from a few agricultural colleges such as Han Lin responded. The other subordinates were a little hesitant, and even his bows and arrows that faced the darts dared. The guards who are advancing are all hesitating at this moment!
What surprised him even more was that in the land where these locusts were raging, many farmers were on the scene at this moment, but even though these farmers shed tears in heartache, they just stared blankly, there was nothing at all. The posture of hunting locusts!
"What's going on? Is everyone stupid! Especially these farmers, are they just watching these locusts and eating up all the rations they depend on for their lives?" Yang Shanlu simply couldn't understand. Up.
It was Sun Changming. During this time, he was in charge of Henan's civil affairs and knew something about it, so he said to Yang Shanlu: "My lord, you just have to go to the earth temple over there and you will know it."
"Temple of the Earth?" Yang Shanlu felt very strange. What does the elimination of locusts have to do with the Temple of Earth? But since Sun Changming said so, he knew there must be a reason. In this case, there was a land temple in the place that just passed by, so Yang Shanlu rushed over immediately.
Only after he came to the Temple of the Earth, it was even more weird... There is nothing surprising about the squareness of the Temple of the Earth, but the incense is very strong! But the problem is that in the ordinary earth temple, the worship is to the lord of the earth, but in this earth temple, the worship is a thatched Taoist-a thatched Taoist!
"Huh? What's this saying?" Yang Shanlu saw this custom for the first time, and then he found out after asking Sun Changming.
It turns out that this place in Henan has always been drought and drier, and locust plagues are frequent, so the people are afraid of it, and there is no good way to deal with it (coming almost every year), so the locusts are worshipped as gods, and they are called locusts. The god, commonly known as the thatch demon fairy, is enshrined in a human form with five grains and thatch, and looks like a locust. This way, he prays for the locust god to pity and calm the locust plague...
After Yang Shanlu listened, he felt deep sorrow. You must know that in this small earth temple, hundreds of peasants are crowded to burn incense and bow down, but how ignorant is this
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In the face of such a severe disaster that can kill people, they would rather pray here for the locust god to put down the locust plague, and they are not willing to eliminate the locusts and take back their living food!
In this case... it seems that the god in their minds must be pulled down from the altar!
So Yang Shanlu immediately stepped forward, grabbed the thatched Taoist who was enjoying the incense, and pulled it down from the altar, and the next moment, he was going to take it out and burn it down!
Unexpectedly, when he just did it, the farmers who were kneeling down at the scene were so scared that they yelled!
Even among them, there were a few old people with gray beards, their eyes widened and angrily shouted: "Quickly let go! You are blaspheming the Locust God! You know that his old people are already angry and sent so many descendants Sun has come to the world, if you blaspheme him again, you still don’t know how much you will send! And when that happens, will there be a way for us people to survive!"
After Yang Shanlu listened to it, he could only sigh... If the locusts are not eliminated now, and after they breed the next generation, then there is really no way to survive!
But Yang Shanlu also knows that for people who don’t know one of these big characters and don’t know what science is, it’s useless to explain too much. In this case, only a bigger figure can hold them down... They don’t believe it. Locust god? Then bring out even more powerful gods and Buddhas.
At present, it seems that he is a good candidate.
So next, Yang Shanlu said: "Dear folks, you probably don’t know who I am. Now this official will introduce it formally-this official is the special envoy of the four provinces, Yang Shan who is on behalf of the sky. reed!"
"Ah!" Hearing Yang Shanlu revealing his identity, these farmers were shocked! If some of them don’t know what their names are today, but if you talk about Yang Shanlu’s name, then the whole Henan folks are like thunderous and famous names!
Even Yang Shanlu has begun to become a myth among the folks... For example, when he fought and killed all the captives in Liaodong, the folk legend said that he was five feet tall, with blue face and fangs, and he was sent by God. , Zhong Xu, who specializes in dealing with evil spirits like Tarzi... Demons and monsters are rampant, don't you send Zhong Xu to catch ghosts!
And now, after arriving in Henan, he killed corrupt officials and corrupt officials again, and a bright blue sky came out! So now there is a folk legend that he is the reincarnation of Erlang God sent by God! Specially clean up those corrupt officials! So now the name of Yang Shanlu is really unknown among Henan folks!
"Meet Master Yang!" After these farmers were shocked, they bowed down one after another, including the old people, all bowed down together, and they didn't dare to blame anymore.
When Yang Shanlu saw it, he felt that there was a play. He struck the iron while it was hot and said: "Then you should all know that this official is a bit different from ordinary people, and he should go down to earth according to the destiny of heaven. But just last night, the Jade Emperor asked me to dream that there was no What a locust god! Even if there is, it is also a evil god, so the official must eliminate it! Keep the farmland and crops, so as to accumulate great merit!"
"Ah!" But after these people listened, they were still dubious, and there was no locust god? Is it meritorious to destroy it? But in their local area, the worship of the locust god has a history of hundreds of years, and now they suddenly say that there is no. With this feeling, the belief in life seems to have collapsed...
It was Yang Shanlu. Seeing these ordinary people, he was still dubious, or that the idol in his heart hadn't completely collapsed, so Yang Shanlu simply made actual actions. Next, he took the thatched Taoist directly out of the Earth Temple. , And then all burned out in a fire!
When the thatch demon fairy who accepted everyone's knees was turned into a piece of ashes, Yang Shanlu greeted everyone's surprised eyes and said boldly: "Fellow folks, have you seen it? This evil god has been burned, but Ben The official is still good! So this locust must be eliminated! God bless you for doing this kind of deed!"
"Or put it like this, even if there is a locust god, I will bear all the guilt! For example, you can catch the locusts, then dry the locusts, and sell them to my special envoy's mansion. Then, even if there is any sin, the locusts God will only come to me, not to blame you."
This is okay. After these people think about it, they think this is good, because in their eyes, Yang Shanlu is already a figure like a fairy. If this is the case, if he is willing to take this matter, then there is no problem. Up.
Even if they wiped out the descendants of God Locust, God Locust couldn't blame them, because that was after Yang Shanlu's order, and I didn't hear that if you caught locusts, you can still sell it! Maybe even the farmland and crops can be really preserved
Seeing the reactions of the people and their expressions, Yang Shanlu knew that he was almost successful.
As for his latest statement, it is not a temporary effort to buy locusts, but it is indeed necessary.
Because Yang Shanlu still knows very well that although locusts are a disaster, if they are used well, they can turn waste into treasure.
Because the nutritional value of locusts is very high, for example, its protein content is comparable to that of loach, so it can not only be used as a good feed for chickens and ducks, but it can even be eaten!
For example, in later generations, some hotels will launch such dishes-'land flying shrimp', migratory locust Tengda' and so on. It is quite popular with some people. It is said that the taste is still good and the taste is as good as shrimp. The surviving bee will probably shout delicious food if he eats it... So if you buy locusts, you can kill two birds with one stone.
So after thinking this way, Yang Shanlu immediately said to Sun Changming next to him: "You will post a notice later, and you have to write it to the whole province, that is, the special envoy's house will buy a large number of locusts. As for the price, it is set as Twenty liters per catty, this will play a role in killing locusts."
"Twenty liters per catty?" After listening to the people around, their eyes became brighter... because the price is definitely not low! It's like the price of food is very high now, but a meat bun is only ten cents (originally only three cents).
But now? One catty of dried locusts can be exchanged for two meat buns? And given the number of locusts in the field now, if you want to get a catty of locusts dry, it will be no problem with your eyes closed!
So in this way, all the people's enthusiasm came up.
Sun Changming, on the contrary, doesn't quite understand the use of purchasing so many locusts, but since it was Yang Shanlu's order, he unconditionally implemented it... Because he has already developed a habit in his work for many years... The adult’s decision is always correct! If there is something wrong, please refer to the first!
And then, now that he knew that the thatch demon was doing the trick, Yang Shanlu immediately issued an order to let all the young officials rush to the earth temples in various places to go out in his name and take the thatch demon. Burn all the cents! In this way, the image of the locust god who is fearful in the hearts of the people can be knocked off the altar! Establish an overall atmosphere for the eradication of the locust god and his descendants!
Then after the spiritual shackles were lifted in this way, the actual combat can be carried out. Then Yang Shanlu returned to the field, facing the farmers who were either staring blankly at them, or begging non-stop, again. Explain it again.
And the effect of the current explanation will be much better, because there are already hundreds of farmers just now coming with them.
Of course, everyone can explain it. After all, you can move your mouth, but who will be the first to eat crabs? So next, Yang Shanlu did his part to demonstrate in person... He just rushed directly into the field, took aim and slammed a few locusts to death...
There was even a locust that accidentally flew on him. After being grabbed by Yang Shanlu, he simply put it in his mouth and chewed it. In order to encourage the folks, he learned about Beiye... and then Yang Shan Only then did Lu said, "Did you see the locusts, the locusts are not terrible! To protect our homeland! Eliminate the locusts!"
"Come on!" Seeing that Yang Shanlu had taken the lead, these farmers were no longer afraid. Anyway, the sky was falling and there was a tall man against it. There really are the words of the locust god, and Master Yang is responsible for anything!
So in this way, starting from this small field, the locust eradication began to take real action!
And at this time, he began to show Yang Shanlu's strong mobilization ability and organizational ability, because the young officials he brought to Henan this time all had nearly a thousand people! But now? After so many years, the staff can immediately go down to the whole province of Henan and issue notices to the whole province to eliminate locusts! Defend your homeland!
And if you really start to eliminate it, there are still many good ways.
For example, in the middle of the day, the morning is a good time to hunt down locusts, because the dew drops on its wings in the morning affect the flight and jumping, so it is very suitable for hunting.
Then at night, light up the fire in the field. The locusts will automatically fly into the fire when they see the light. This is a good way to destroy the locusts... In short, as long as you push the idol in your heart, there are many ways to destroy them.
And Yang Shanlu also knows that, in terms of seasons, now is the best time to hunt down locusts and control the locust plague! If you don't kill them now, and wait until they have accumulated enough nutrients and lay tens of thousands of eggs, then it will be a truly terrible disaster!
Because at that time, their numbers will increase exponentially, and even the buzzing sound when they take off collectively, like the arrival of a bomber, or seeing their desperate number, can cover the entire sky, then It's really hopeless... But what about now
So at noon that day, Yang Shanlu even ate lunch in the fields, and only when the matter was finally implemented, Yang Shanlu and the others began to return.
And after they return to Luoyang City, they will have to further propaganda and launch, and strive to let every common people know that this is a life-and-death war! The locust plague must be controlled in the bud.
But when they were returning, they saw another strange thing, that is, on the official road on the return journey, a lot of people gathered in a clearing, and even many of them were chanting words and kept kneeling and worshiping.
Huh? What is going on here? Didn't you push all the thatch fairy tales? Could it be that after a locust plague, all the ghosts and monsters jumped out
Ps bowed to thank book friend shaoyanm for the reward of 1000 iron blood coins! It had been blank for several days, but now I suddenly came to give a reward, let the white horse know that you have been there all the time, just need to write a good plot... (End of this chapter)