Ministers: "!!!"
Thank you, Emperor, this will definitely be recorded and will go down in history!
At this moment, everyone was racking their brains to come up with ideas, even Kong Yingda was no exception.
But is this method so good?
The sages of the past generations were helpless, and even the magical young master Xu Fenglei was helpless.
How can you think of it in this moment?
"His Majesty."
Fang Xuanling came out of the queue and said,
"I believe that in dealing with the locust disaster, instead of spending energy on controlling locusts, we should first think about the aftermath."
"This severe drought, coupled with the locust plague, is enough to turn tens of thousands of households in Guanzhong into disaster victims! Those who have food reserves are better off. If they live in poverty in normal times, this time, I am afraid they will have to sell their children and ruin their families. Wandering."
"For the sake of the people, the court should prepare disaster relief plans in advance to avoid stirring up civil unrest."
He is very pragmatic.
Solving the locust plague is a wishful thinking. How to deal with the disaster after the locusts cross the border is the focus of the work.
"I second the proposal."
Du Ruhui chimed in,
"The locust plague is ruthless, and the court should be compassionate."
"Such a catastrophe ushered in the first year of Zhenguan. It was a test for our ministers, and even more so for Your Majesty."
"If this matter is not handled well, the people's moral support will be lost..."
After all, you Li Er came to power by seizing power.
Such a disaster occurred in the first year of taking office. How could the people not complain?
If there are complaints, there will be rumors, and some people will believe them and spread them!
Above the court, Xu Fenglei could refute Kong Yingda and convince everyone.
But among the thousands of "Kong Yingda" among the people, how many Xu Fenglei can stand up and refute them?
I'm afraid there won't be any!
It is no exaggeration to say that if this matter is not handled well, it is likely to shake the foundation of Li Shimin's rule!
"I second the proposal."
The ministers responded.
It's so easy to be a minister like Li Er. Several big shots take turns speaking, and everyone just needs to be a yes-man and that's it.
"Yeah, hey..."
Li Shimin frowned and said,
"This is a huge test for me."
"People's support, people's support... I must never lose people's support..."
Is muttering.
Suddenly a hurried voice came from outside the hall:
"Your Majesty, there is a large-scale locust swarm raging in the suburbs of Chang'an, and it is moving towards the capital. Wherever it passes, not a single blade of grass grows!"
"Many people have been crying at the city gate, begging the government to take action to control the locusts and save their crops!"
Ministers: "?!"
Li Shimin: "!!!"
…
Outside Chang'an City, a terrifying "black cloud" buzzed.
When Li Shimin led the civil and military officials to the city gate, thousands of people were already kneeling at the door.
"Master, Master Qingtian! Please help me, the crops are about to be eaten up!"
"Woooooooo..."
"Damn locusts, damn God! Why do you do this to me..."
"It's all the Emperor's fault, everything is the Emperor's fault! Things were going smoothly last year, why is there such a big disaster this year? It's all the Emperor's fault..."
"Shut up! Do you want your life?"
"Life? After this locust plague, how can I still live? My whole family has to beg for food and become beggars!"
"..."
Listening to the cries of the people and feeling their despair and resentment, all the officials were silent.
Li Shimin's face was also a little ugly.
Sure enough, what he was most worried about happened.
When the people can't survive, they don't care how big your emperor is.
I dare to take down the emperor even if I am willing to be killed! What's wrong with scolding you now?
"Master, are those locusts?"
Li Lizhi looked at the "black clouds" in the distant sky and said with some horror,
"very scary!"
"Will they eat us?"
The situation was urgent, and these little brats didn't have to come, but Xu Fenglei thought about it and decided to bring them all.
Natural disasters are something that everyone must experience in their lives.
Taking a look can also increase your experience, and you can more clearly feel how miserable the people are under the raging disaster.
The biggest problem of the second and third generation royal family is that they are rich and wealthy in the hands of women in the palace. They do not know the sufferings of the world and do not consider the difficulties of the common people.
"Will do."
Xu Fenglei said in a deep voice,
"Locusts are crazy, but they will eat anything."
"If a little one like you is thrown into a pile of locusts, it won't take long for them to be devoured and you won't even be left with any bones or dregs!"
Giggle.
Li Lizhi's teeth began to chatter and she covered her head in fear.
"Li Zhi is going to have a nightmare tonight..." she said aggrievedly.
The other children were also frightened, and their faces turned pale.
"terrible!"
Li Chengqian asked,
"Master, can we destroy them all?"
Xu Fenglei shook his head.
"They fly, they are too fast, and their numbers are huge. Look at the black clouds, there are at least hundreds of thousands of them. If you rely on human power to catch them, you won't be able to catch them all."
He objected,
"As for other means, they are just a drop in the bucket."
Even in the 21st century, once a large-scale locust plague forms, it will be difficult to eliminate it. Even with a flamethrower, you will not be able to destroy them!
Although the scale of the ancient locust plague was not that large, there were also few tools available to exterminate the locusts.
"There are hundreds of thousands of them. How about mobilizing hundreds of thousands of people to catch them?"
Li Ketian said honestly,
"It's like sending out an army, asking everyone to catch one, and then we'll catch them all?"
When Xu Fenglei heard this, he couldn't help but laugh.
Send out hundreds of thousands of troops and catch one per person?
What a fuss!
"Li Ke, you are thinking too wildly again!"
Li Tai refuted,
"Do you know how much food and grass the hundreds of thousands of troops need for a day? You tell them to assemble and catch locusts?"
"Also, if the locusts gather together, even if hundreds of thousands of people are really mobilized to catch them, it will still be crowded. Only a few can get close to the locust swarm, and the rest are just foils."
"You're so stupid, you can't speak with your head!"
Li Ke: "￥%...&*#!!!"
Seeing that the two of them were about to fight if they disagreed, Li Chengqian immediately squeezed in between the two to comfort his two younger brothers who had different personalities.
Although Li Ke's idea was naive, a flash of inspiration flashed in Xu Fenglei's mind!
"Mobilize manpower..."
He touched his chin and murmured in thought,
"Ke'er is talking about the same idea. It's unrealistic to use the army. The cost is too high. The food consumption is hundreds of thousands of dans a day, and they can't even eat the locusts..."
"If we can get people to catch locusts voluntarily, it might have some effect..."
“But how do you motivate them?”
As he thought about it, Xu Fenglei's eyes became brighter and brighter.
Snapped!
He snapped his fingers and smiled:
"Got an idea!"
(End of chapter)
