Last year, Han Xin encountered a locust plague when he led his troops to clean up the Maurya Dynasty, and asked Xianyang for help.
Ying Feiyu ordered someone to fry a plate of locusts, and the old guys who ate them were so delicious!
Immediately afterwards, fried locusts became popular in Xianyang.
As long as the common people are idle, they will go to the fields to catch locusts, and there is even a shortage of locusts!
Therefore, people are looking forward to the arrival of this summer so that they can try the delicious fried locusts again!
Now that I heard that there is a possibility of locust plague, many people are very excited!
“Great, you don’t have to wait until summer to eat delicious fried locusts!”
"Last year I made a lot of locust powder for several children. It is really good for replenishing the body!"
"Ouch! How many locusts have you caught, and you can make locust powder! My family doesn't even have enough to eat!"
"We are all out!"
"Last year's locusts were not cheap. You could make a lot of money just by catching them and selling them!"
"If it goes as predicted, when the locust plague comes, we must make more locust powder and give it to the children to eat slowly!"
"Yes, yes, I want to make some at home too!"
“I don’t know how many locusts there are and whether they will be enough for us Xianyang people to share...!”
What the people are worried about now is that there are not enough locusts. What should we do?
Then everyone has to rely on their abilities. Whoever grabs it gets it!
He went down to investigate in person, and after listening to what the people said, Ying Zheng felt very happy.
From this incident, we can see the progress of Great Qin. Even if a disaster occurs, the people can face it calmly without a trace of panic!
What Heibingtai reported next made him somewhat dumbfounded!
In the streets and alleys of Xianyang City, tools for catching locusts are sold everywhere!
It’s still unknown whether the locust eggs can hatch successfully, but the tools have already been made and are on sale!
From big to small, from a few words to dozens of words!
The key is that business is still very good, and many people gather in front of the stall every day to choose!
Ying Zheng also figured it out. The people really planned to take advantage of this opportunity to do something big!
After the first batch of pumps were built, they were immediately put into use to divert water from the river to the dry land!
After irrigation, some people have begun to cultivate some of the land, at least not all production will be wiped out!
In addition to being busy with immigration matters, the imperial court also had to prepare for the Spring Festival and the first National Games!
I have already done Chunwei several times, so I am pretty familiar with it. I just need to follow the previous procedures!
But this is the first time that the sports meeting is held!
In order to enrich people's lives, Ying Feiyu created many entertainment projects and proposed holding sports games to encourage people to keep fit!
The date is set for the end of April, which is still a month away!
The venue has been built in advance, and the next step is to attract investment and advertising space!
Daqin lacks entertainment. A zoo can continue to be popular for a long time, let alone such an exciting sports event!
There will definitely be a lot of people coming to watch by then, so the price department of the advertising space is ready to make a careful selection.
It has been promoted in newspapers. Anyone who wants to place an advertisement in the stadium can sign up in advance and be screened by the Ministry of Household Affairs!
In addition, there are some stall rental matters.
Whether you are competing or watching the game, you will be thirsty or hungry. Setting up a small stall in the stadium will definitely make money!
The imperial court can use these advertising fees and rental money to give generous rewards to athletes without having to pay for them separately!
While preparations for these matters are in full swing, the drought is also increasing!
Ying Zheng once again changed into casual clothes and led the veterans to the fields to check the situation!
The water pump has been working for a while, and I wonder how much the drought has been alleviated!
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After leaving the city, Ying Zheng ordered his people to stop the car and stepped on the dry land himself.
The scorching sun was shining in the sky, making the land slightly hot!
"Why are you still doing this? Why don't you use a pump to irrigate?"
I grabbed a handful of soil and shook it hard. There was no moisture at all.
"Back to Your Majesty, the number of water pumps is limited, so we must first use the highly productive land. The land on the mountainside is too far away from the water source and is relatively barren, so we can only wait!"
Zhang Han reported back.
"well!"
Ying Zheng also understood that the water pump could not take care of all the land like the rain from the sky, so he could only sigh helplessly.
"If there is a drenching rain now, it will still be too late to sow seeds. Otherwise, this land will really be abandoned this year!"
Feng Quji also came out with him, looking at the dry land, he said sadly.
"It doesn't matter if it's abandoned. What I'm most afraid of is that as soon as seedlings grow on the irrigated land, the locust plague will come and eat up all the seedlings, and the people will have wasted their efforts to cultivate!"
Ying Zheng slowly raised his head and said worriedly.
This drought has been going on for a while, and it won’t be long before the locusts hatch!
"There's nothing we can do about that!"
The veterans shook their heads helplessly.
If something like this really happens, no one can stop it!
"Let's go! Go over there and have a look!"
Ying Zheng pursed his lips and walked towards the place with the river on the opposite side.
"Your Majesty, it will be faster to take a bus!"
The minister suggested.
"No need!"
Ying Zheng waved his hand, without any intention of stopping, and walked away with a big belly.
It may seem like a short distance, but you really have to rely on your feet to walk, and it took more than half an hour to get there!
The dry air and the strong sun above our heads made everyone's faces shine with oil!
Ying Zheng wiped the hot sweat from his forehead and frowned!
"The water in this river is getting less and less!"
Due to drought, water levels this year were already lower than in previous years. Coupled with several days of pumping, the water levels were even lower.
"Almost every river in Xianyang is in this state. If it doesn't rain, and we pump it for a few more days, even the river water will be gone!"
Zhang Han said worriedly.
"Fortunately, crops such as potatoes and sweet potatoes are relatively drought-resistant. As long as they take root and sprout, the rest will be easy!"
This is the only comfort.
"Yeah! That's right! It will be easy to say after the South-to-North Water Diversion Project is completely completed. If we encounter this kind of dry weather, we can open the gates and release water for irrigation!"
The South-to-North Water Diversion Project has already begun, but the project volume is huge and will take many years to be realized.
Ying Zheng will definitely not be seen this time!
But as long as it is still implemented, sooner or later it will benefit the people!
"Yes! The South-to-North Water Diversion Project can benefit both the north and the south. Once completed, we won't have to worry about floods in the south or drought in the north!"
When it comes to the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, veterans are also looking forward to it.
"We can't wait for that day in our lifetime, as long as it can benefit our children and grandchildren!"
Old people all understand the principle of planting trees for future generations to enjoy the shade, and they don’t feel any regrets.
