The best way to deal with locust plagues is to protect the environment and directly cut off the sites where locusts lay eggs.
But now, in the absence of large equipment, human power is too small.
It's so small that if it doesn't rain, the ground will be bare for thousands of miles.
This situation is the best opportunity for locusts to develop.
But never giving up is the most important reason why human beings can continue to this day.
Although the Ming Dynasty has gone astray in recent years, there has never been a shortage of people who study locusts.
The source of the locust plague in the Ming Dynasty was mainly concentrated in two areas. Yellow River Basin and vast pastoral areas.
Severe droughts often occur in the Yellow River Basin (especially the middle and lower reaches) after floods. The alternating occurrence of floods and droughts has resulted in many large areas of deserted beaches or abandoned land along lakes, coastal areas, rivers, and flooded areas. This directly creates natural and geographical conditions suitable for the occurrence and rampant locusts.
The Huanghuai Plain is also the base for the occurrence of East Asian migratory locusts.
The occurrence area of the East Asian migratory locust is the alluvial fan zone of the ancient Yellow River from the northeast of Zhengzhou-Kaifeng to the south of Linqing-Yucheng; the formation of the river locust area is second, and the formation of the lakeside and waterlogged locust areas is relatively recent.
In addition, summer and autumn (July to September) and spring and summer (February to June) are the development and breeding periods of East Asian migratory locusts.
Anyone who knows something about locusts knows that it is extremely difficult to completely eradicate locust plagues. As long as the right conditions are met, it is possible, because the reproductive power of locusts is so strong that it is impossible to completely eliminate them.
In this regard, Zhu Youjian spent a month of idle time to come up with a set of feasible methods.
However, because the cost is relatively high, the only way to prevent it now is to strengthen monitoring, raise more chickens and ducks, and purchase locusts.
"There is a severe drought in Chongzhen. It is an excellent breeding opportunity for locusts."
In the imperial study, Zhu Youjian now has a headache.
It’s not that who is causing trouble in the Ming Dynasty now, but that the people in rural areas don’t buy it when it comes to technological updates.
The issue of food is always a big problem in the dynasty.
The Ming Dynasty fell. Although those dog officials who shouted loyal to the emperor and patriotism every day, but actually wanted to be slaves of the subjugated country were the main reasons.
But it is undeniable that various natural disasters were also an important reason for the demise of the Ming Dynasty.
Although the Ming Dynasty is now making every effort to open up wasteland in the Annan area, Zhu Youjian is not sure whether it can keep the people fed and clothed during the drought in Chongzhen.
"After passing the order, the court will give each villager 2 pairs of chicks. After a year, they will only need to give the court 5 eggs."
For various natural disasters, the cost of prevention is much lower than the cost of treatment.
But people's knowledge is limited.
Many people would rather spend a hundred times more resources to fight disasters than spend a few resources on prevention.
Just like the new coronavirus in later generations, if the world cooperates, it can be eliminated in two months at most. However, under the liberal democracy of the West, two years have passed, and the new coronavirus is still rampant everywhere.
Ah Sanguo has become a loyal target for virus reproduction.
In the end, it was ordinary people who were harmed.
But Zhu Youjian couldn't do this because there were too many people in Ming Dynasty.
With a population of nearly 200 million, we need massive amounts of food every day.
The drought reduced yields by 6 points, and locusts passed through the country, leaving not a single blade of grass behind.
Even if the grain output in the Annan region is enough for you to make up for this gap, you still have to ensure that it can be transported.
