please make me king

Chapter 573

The common names of locusts are "grasshopper" and "grasshopper". The East Asian migratory locust is widely distributed in my country, and it likes to feed on gramineous plants.

Bai Juyi, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, once said in a poem: The rain flies and eats away thousands of miles, but there are no green seedlings and empty terracotta soil.

Guo Deng, a famous general in the Ming Dynasty, also sighed with sorrow: "The locusts cover the sky and the sun is colorless, and the old man in the field is crying and bleeding."

However, in his previous life, he lived in a new society where there were almost no large-scale locust plagues, so Zhang Shun didn't feel much about it.

Even after he crossed over, there were locust plagues of moderate magnitude in Chenzhou.In his childhood memory, it was nothing more than locusts flying over the sky and covering the sky, just enough to catch and burn and eat.

However, leave it to the professionals.Zhang Shun himself knew how much he weighed, so he didn't order blindly.

So, he asked: "What is going on with this locust plague? How should we deal with it properly?"

Zhang Shenyan was about to respond, but Han Lin, who had always been silent, suddenly interjected: "Maybe locusts are transformed into fish eggs, so when there is a drought, fish and shrimp roe will turn into locusts, and when they encounter water, their eggs will breed fish and shrimp."

What does that mean?Han Lin told Zhang Shun that the locust was transformed from fish eggs.In dry years, fish and shrimp eggs become migratory locusts; in wet years, these eggs become fish and shrimp.

Although Zhang Shun didn't study biology well in his previous life, and didn't know what "Genesis, Order, Family, Genesis and Species" were, at least he knew that fish, shrimps, and locusts were not the same kind of creatures at all.

Fishes, shrimps and insects, tell me now that these three are actually transformed from one kind of egg, isn’t that nonsense?
However, the ancients did not understand what scientific and cultural knowledge is, and Zhang Shun did not expect Han Lin to evolve into Darwin, as long as the method of dealing with locusts was good.

So, by the way, Zhang nodded noncommittally, and motioned: "Keep talking and listen!"

After Han Lin was forcibly taken to Luoyang by Zhang Shun, he thought that Zhang Shun would use every means to force him to submit and serve him.

In the end, he didn't expect Zhang Shun to let him go, except for asking him a little about the city building.This is really an insult to the ambitious Han Lin.

Han Lin thinks that he is well versed in both Chinese and Western religions, and has a deep understanding of Confucianism and Confucianism, but his talents are not appreciated.He not only wants to promote the heavenly religion, but also wants to be an official to honor the lintel of the door.

Otherwise, he would not have surrendered to the rebel army when Li Zicheng led an army into Shanxi in the seventeenth year of Chongzhen in history, and became Li Zicheng's secretary and secretary in charge.

Now that he has joined Zhang Shun's command, regardless of whether he is a coercion or independent, and finally bears the name of "surrendering the thief", Han Lin will inevitably take the opportunity to get ahead.

It happened that Han Lin had heard many ways to control locusts from Xu Guangqi, so he hurriedly continued: "The locust plague is most prosperous in summer and autumn, which coincides with the time when the hundred grains grow and mature, so the damage is the most extensive."

This is the time to analyze the occurrence of the locust plague, when the summer and autumn grains are ripe, so the damage is the greatest.

"To the south of Youzhuo, to the north of Changhuai, to the west of Qingyan, and to the east of Liang and Song Dynasties, the land of capitals and counties, where lakes and nests proliferate, and the drought overflows impermanently. It is called a dry marsh, and locusts live in it."

This is the location where the locust plague was analyzed, roughly south of Yangshan Mountain, north of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, west of Shandong Province, and east of Songshan Mountain.To be more specific, it is in the place where "drought overflow is impermanent, so-called dry marsh".

What is the dry place?There is a saying called "fishing in the dry lake", and this dry lake refers to dry lakes and pools.

"Those who dry up the marshes are the origin of locusts. If you want to get rid of locusts, the picture is here!"

This is the solution. The root of locust breeding lies in dry water sources.If you want to solve the locust, you must start here.

If you want to give Zhang Shun a grasshopper's leg and let him drink two taels of wine, maybe he can still do it.If you also ask him about the habits of grasshoppers, his claws will be numb.

Zhang Shun couldn't judge whether what Han Lin said was correct, so he subconsciously read Zhang Shenyan's words.

Zhang Shenyan was not annoyed by Han Lin taking the limelight.Seeing Zhang Shun looking over, knowing how much he weighed, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Scholar Han is really talented, the old minister wants to add something, but there is no way to add it!"

No, why aren't you going to ask him, how can fish and shrimp eggs "turn into locusts"?Zhang Shun was speechless, but with your little knowledge of biology, I really can't rest assured!

In fact, Zhang Shun was too worried. His biological knowledge might be inaccurate, but his observation-based common sense was still accurate.

It turns out that locusts like to live in forests and low-lying places with long grass, but the place where females lay eggs requires dryness and sparse vegetation.

In normal years, due to the immersion of rainwater, these places are often wet and low-lying, which affects the survival of insect eggs, and natural enemies such as frogs devour insect eggs in large quantities to suppress the number of locusts.

The number of eggs laid by a female at one time is between [-] and [-]. Once there is no rain for a long time, it will create an environment that is conducive to the hatching and survival of a large number of eggs.

Due to the law of locust reproduction and growth, generally in the first year of drought, a large number of locusts will breed in the second year, causing a "locust plague". Therefore, there is an ancient saying that "the drought is extreme and locusts come".

Since Zhang Shenyan also agreed with Han Lin's opinion, and he didn't want to bother the two masters, Zhang Shun hurriedly asked: "In your opinion, how should we take measures to reduce this locust plague that is about to happen?"

Although Han Lin was dissatisfied that Zhang Shun even wanted to ask Zhang Shenyan for his opinion on this matter, it was an opportunity to express himself, so he quickly responded, "If you want to get rid of the root cause, get rid of the dry lake first!"

"Once the low-lying and humid places dry up, fish and shrimp eggs will hatch and become locusts. In my opinion, either dig this place into a pond, or fill it up in one fell swoop, so that there will be no worries. This is the best strategy!"

"However, there are so many low-lying and humid places in the world. It cannot be done without the efforts of several generations! Therefore, the best strategy is to eliminate eggs and gnats. It can make people specialize in herding chickens and ducks, just like Tartar herding sheep. Go to low-lying and humid places And between farmland and farmhouses, eat its eggs today."

"If there are any omissions, let the farmers and children dig up the locusts. If you can't dig them out, you will have a locust plague in the next year. If there are locusts that fall on the ground, you should dig them together, otherwise you will be guilty of the same crime!"

"The next strategy to eradicate locusts, if the plague of locusts is complete, you can't sit still and wait for death. The method of attacking locusts is like marching. Take ten people as a team, and two people will dig a long trench with shovels, three or four feet deep. The four people behind and the two beside them blasted into the ditch with their long brooms. The two of them followed the six people and used their long-handled leather palms to kill those who were not clean."

"In this way, the locust plague can be prevented, the crops will be safe, and the food will be guaranteed!"

When Zhang Shun heard it, what Han Lin said seemed to be true.He couldn't help laughing and said: "Unexpectedly, Mr. has such a great talent. It's my Zhang Shun's fault to leave Mr. alone and not use him!"

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