Chapter 366: The Plague of Locusts Has Really Arrived
In fact, long before time travel, I, like other boys, also liked to dream of fighting on the battlefield.
I am also dreaming that if I could travel back to ancient times, I would definitely conquer the entire world.
It was only after I traveled through time that I realized that some things were very troublesome to deal with.
It really corresponds to that sentence. I only saw thieves eating meat, but I didn't see thieves being beaten.
I only envied those people fighting on the battlefield and giving orders, but I didn't see that this group of people also had to work hard and use their brains.
Now that I have arranged such a huge village, I have to do some things myself.
If you are on the battlefield and think of these things, your character and philosophy will not be consistent with them.
I have already traveled through time, so I can sleep as long as I want, and play happily as I want?
On the contrary, I still have to think about so many things, thinking about 996?
Thinking about it, my head is getting big, so it would be better to be a leisurely small landowner every day.
After hearing what Zhao Mu said, Li Er stood aside blankly.
I really didn’t expect that my dear brother would have such an ambition?
Li Er directly extended his thumb.
"Brother Xian, what you said is so accurate.
But can you tell me more about where the South America and North America you are talking about are?
I also asked some businessmen who did business with me.
They are also ignorant, they don’t know about South America and North America, they have never heard of it.”
Li Er was very excited, mainly because the grain yield was so high.
I have also made a lot of preparations, but until now, there is still no news from South America.
Isn't this an opportunity to express my thoughts?
Or, dear brother, in fact, South America and North America don’t exist at all. Are you deceiving me and making a joke?
When Zhao Mu heard this, he suddenly lost his temper.
Good guy, you can doubt me, but don't doubt my noble personality.
So North America is more than a thousand miles away from the Tang Dynasty?
According to Datang's ability and level, it would be impossible to reach it.
There is a vast sea between them, and there are storms on this sea.
According to the current data of the most powerful ship in the Tang Dynasty, an ordinary wave can knock it over on the bottom of the sea.
Let me ask you, in such an environment, even if I tell you, can you survive?
ah?
Sure enough, my good brother knows too many things.
The little eyes turned around again and said with a smile!
"Brother Xian, if that's the case, how did you obtain those seeds?
Can you reveal it, reveal it?"
After Zhao Mu finished speaking, he glanced at him.
"Of course I got it by signing in every day in the system.
It's a pity that in the whole world, I am the only one with a system, and you can't envy me."
Li Er curled his lips.
The little guy started to fool me again? What is the system? He still signs in every day. Why do he sign in?
That's fine, but since others don't tell it, everyone has their own little secret.
Li Er himself didn't need to make further detailed inquiries.
Of course, if you want to know, you have to do this step by step, and you can't get too involved now.
Seeing his appearance, Zhao Mu smiled.
Look, to be honest with you, you don’t believe it, right?
As they talked, the two started chatting again, and from time to time, laughter could be heard from the two people in the room.
It was really interesting to talk to him, Lao Li.
"By the way, dear brother, how is your Zhuangzi's harvest this year?
Look at this, you will definitely have another good year this year."
Li Er's heart was full of envy. His Zhuangzi was his ideal.
Why is it that everyone in his village has no worries about eating and drinking?
How wonderful it would be if all the people in the world could be like Zhuangzi like them.
However, the world is so big, but I can't guarantee that everyone in the world will be as free and happy as Zhuangzi.
Thinking of this, Li Er couldn't help but feel depressed.
As the saying goes, there is a long way to go and the road ahead is long, and it requires continuous efforts on your part.
Of course, if some minor troubles arise during the hard work, you have to come to his village and ask your wise brother to help solve it.
Thinking of this, Li Er's face showed a smile.
Everything else is just a cloud when you think about it.
In Zhuangzi, after chatting for a while, the sound of eating came from the restaurant again.
The two got up and left, had dinner, then returned to their respective residences and rested.
The next day, Li Er went to the drug store and asked several doctors about Princess Yicheng's physical condition.
Now Princess Yicheng's body has recovered fairly well, but her temper is still a bit explosive.
From time to time, he liked to say something against the Tang Dynasty, and did not take the Holy Emperor seriously at all.
After hearing what they said, Li Er's face became very unhappy.
If it weren't for my pretty good temper, and what I said back then, I would stick to my word and not go back on my word.
Just relying on the words she said to insult him, Li Er said that killing her 100 times would not be an exaggeration.
Even if she is indeed related to him, so what?
Okay, let's get this guy treated properly.
Since I had already said it at the time, I would not punish her.
Even if she is insulting, forget it, out of sight, out of mind.
All the doctors knew it, so they shouted, "Don't worry, Shopkeeper Li."
Li Er nodded after hearing this and arranged the task. Changsun Wuji drove and left the place again.
They went straight to the Lantian County Academy. The two entered the Lantian County Academy and met Confucius and his party.
I personally visited the academy in Lantian County to explore and learn more about it.
Seeing everyone's reaction is pretty good, everyone is full of gratitude for this matter.
Of course, except for those clan members who want to cause trouble.
It's just that, although they are descendants of nobles, they don't know the current Saint.
I didn't know that His Majesty and the others would come to the academy to investigate.
Even though you can usually say whatever you want, when it comes to actually doing things, I guess they wouldn't dare to say these things even if they had the courage.
Li Er turned around in a big circle and smiled.
This time, let them make trouble with you again. If you want to make trouble with yourself, you must be prepared to make trouble.
After finishing arranging the college in Lantian County, I left here, returned to the palace, came to the Tai Chi Hall, and started to get busy again.
Time is rushing and fleeting.
Every day after the morning court, Changsun Wuji would immediately rush to the palace and report the news to His Majesty.
I followed the order of the current Holy Emperor to investigate the locust plague.
But the autumn harvest is getting closer and closer.
There are indeed some locusts, but from the looks of it, these locusts won't be able to survive for a few days.
When Li Er heard this, he sighed secretly.
I think Xiandi must have made a mistake this time.
Of course, this time, he must have hoped that Brother Xian would miscalculate this matter.
In this way, there is no need to continue to worry and arrange auxiliary personnel to report continuously every day.
Fortunately, the days are passing by, and my mood is getting better day by day.
Soon, the people will have a good harvest and I will no longer have to worry about it.
Early morning.
"If you have something to do, start to act, if nothing happens, leave the court!"
Following Li Er's personal officer, he shouted these words.
The ministers below stood up one after another and talked about what was happening inside and outside Chang'an City.
After hearing this, Li Er gave orders one after another. When these news came, they were all good news, quite good.
"My dear friends, do you have anything else to do?"
"Your Majesty, there is still some time left, and the entire Tang Dynasty will enter the autumn harvest.
We should make early plans for the autumn harvest, and at the same time be prepared for snow disasters this winter."
Hearing about the snow disaster this year, after the minister finished speaking, other ministers around him began to murmur in low voices.
Why, is there another snowstorm this year?
However, as soon as I thought of these words, I quickly shut my mouth and began to stand quietly, unmoved.
As the saying goes, if a person has no long-term worries, he must have immediate worries.
This year's autumn is about to have a good harvest, and it won't be long before winter begins.
The snow disaster last winter is vividly remembered by everyone.
If we don't prepare in advance, if a snowstorm breaks out, it will be a fatal blow to Datang.
After hearing what they said, Li Er thought for a moment.
"In this case, it is purely my will that all states and counties make preparations.
If something is missing, report it immediately.
To cope with possible snow disasters.”
"It's Your Majesty, Your Majesty is Holy Ming."
As an emperor, he has to consider many more things every day than ordinary people.
Nowadays, all the people are thinking about is how much harvest they can have this autumn.
What I want to see is the future development direction of Datang.
"My dear friends, do you have anything else to do?"
Everyone looked at me and me at you, but no one came forward to speak.
"Since there is nothing to do, I will withdraw from the court."
The sound of retreating had just come, and before the officials could speak, a guard hurried over.
Urgent report, urgent report.
This urgent news came, and for a moment everyone's hearts suddenly skipped a beat.
Li Er, who was sitting above, suddenly felt his heart skip a beat when he heard the news.
Why didn't this person say it was 800 miles away and why did he say it was urgent?
A very bad idea came to my mind.
Could it be that what the wise brother said is coming true again?
"Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Henan Road.
A locust plague has occurred in the Henan Province, and it seems to be very serious. Please make a decision, Your Majesty."
"What locust plague?"
Everyone was talking about it for a while, and Li Er's face was very ugly.
At the same time, all the people in the counties and hundreds of villages under the jurisdiction of Henan Province were kneeling on the ground, praying to God.
Originally, all the people were looking forward to a good harvest this year.
The severe drought in summer hit them hard, but they survived the drought, and then there was another locust plague.
In fact, no one had any feeling before.
Although it can be seen that the locusts have indeed increased in number, and everyone is not surprised by this thing.
Locusts are everywhere in summer and autumn.
Everyone also understands that as soon as this season is over and winter comes, they will disappear.
However, this time, the number of locusts increased, appeared, and became more and more intense.
Some people came to the fields and saw that half of the grain had been destroyed by locusts.
Seeing such a thing, everyone panicked.
He hurriedly reported the news to the government. Regarding the food problem, all the officials did not dare to slack off and immediately sent people over to check.
It's just that after only a few days passed, there were more locusts.
Not only did they begin to appear in villages in many counties, they began to crazily eat the people's food.
Not only that, things are getting worse and worse, and some people spontaneously want to go into the fields to drive away insects.
However, even if they try to drive away one, thousands more will fly towards it.
We are moving crazily towards other villages.
In just five days, all the food in several villages was eaten by locusts.
This time, the county magistrate also knew the seriousness of the loss and immediately sent people to continue reporting.
Originally, they planned to handle this matter, but who knew that this matter would become more and more serious.
After hearing the news, the people above were also shocked.
Regarding the locust plague this year, His Majesty has arranged for manpower to come every day.
And they didn't hear anything about the locust plague from the county below.
So every time His Majesty arranges for people to come, he will tell them the exact words.
After seeing this situation this time, I knew something was wrong and immediately sent people to Chang'an.
This matter is no longer something I can handle.
I hope His Majesty can make a decision.
After hearing the news from the guard, Li Er yelled angrily.
"Zhao Guogong."
"Your Majesty, this, this?"
"Tell me, didn't you tell me that nothing happened?
Why did it take so long for a locust plague to occur?"
Changsun Wuji felt miserable at the moment. Who knew that arranging manpower by himself would be so unreliable?
Didn't you say that nothing happened?
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Let me ask you, when did this news come out?"
"Replying to your lord, this news also came two days ago.
It is said that this locust plague just happened, less than ten days ago."
Changsun Wuji took a deep breath.
Fortunately, okay, if it had happened before, it was definitely due to my own incompetence.
“What, there’s a locust plague?
The drought has just passed, so why did this locust plague appear?"
Up and down the court, all the ministers murmured quietly.
If a locust plague occurs, it will be a big deal.
"Yeah yeah."
How come there was a locust plague in the Tang Dynasty for no reason?
"Your Majesty, now that the locust plague has appeared, the top priority is to help the people tide over the difficulties.
Yes, Your Majesty, now our Tang Dynasty is about to have its autumn harvest.
There is a locust plague, and we must immediately deploy manpower to help the people."
Li Er is so angry.
The good news was about to come, but unexpectedly a roadblock suddenly appeared halfway.
It was like falling from heaven to hell.
Now that the incident has happened, Li Er doesn't care about holding anyone responsible at this moment. The top priority is to send someone to solve it immediately.
Immediately after the order was issued, a group of people were arranged to set off to provide disaster relief.
"It really doesn't make sense, it doesn't make sense."