Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 678: Destroying Locusts
As night fell, the night wind brought sweltering heat.

The people of Dangyang City did not hide in their homes.

There were many people standing on the originally quiet street.

There was not much excitement on their faces, or in other words, they were not happy because Dangyang City was back in the hands of the imperial court.

They are just ordinary people, and their requirement is very simple, which is to survive.

But they didn't know if they would really be able to survive after Dangyang City returned to the imperial court.

Everyone is discussing and suspecting.

They hoped that Lord Qin Tian, ​​the Marquis, would come out and give them some confidence, but until late in the day, they did not wait for Qin Tian's arrival, except for some soldiers who set up a list to calm the people.

It was getting dark, and many people returned home disappointed.

Inside the barracks, Qin Tian was still walking back and forth.

It will take eight days for the court's food and grass to come back, but the food and grass for their military camp can only last for five days. How will they survive the three days left?
The most important thing is those people.

Many people in Dangyang City are not having a good time now. They have eaten their last meal but never stopped. If the court has occupied Dangyang City for a long time, but they have not taken any measures, then these people will probably have some panic in their hearts Bar?
Without food, the hearts of the people will not be stable, so bigger problems will arise.

"Everyone, is there any good way?"

Qin Tian stopped suddenly, looked at the crowd and asked, and they looked at each other, food, what can they do, it's hard for a smart woman to cook without rice, let alone they are not even smart women.

Luo Huang, who had just been promoted to Qin Tian's military advisor, glanced at the crowd, but seeing that they didn't speak, he hesitated for a moment, and then stood up: "Master Hou, when we came, we just lived by eating locusts. If we continue to eat locusts, we should be able to survive until the imperial court brings in food and grass."

The taste of locusts is not bad, and everyone who has eaten it thinks it is good. At this time, there is no other way, so after listening to Luo Huang's words, everyone agreed.

"Master Hou, just eat locusts. Although eating too much is uncomfortable, we can handle it."

"Yes, Lord Hou, there is no problem with this. A plate of locusts and two steamed buns are enough for us to survive."

"........."

The taste of locusts is good, but if you eat too much, it is easy to dry out, and you can’t poop for two days. This kind of constipation is actually not good. However, in order to survive, let them eat locusts. Too big of a problem.

However, when everyone was so righteous, Qin Tian smiled bitterly: "We have no problem eating locusts, what should the people do? Now that the imperial court has controlled Dangyang City, if they don't help the common people, the common people will think that the imperial court has no intentions at all." Help them, this will cause them to complain to the court, I am afraid that in a few days, there will be problems in Dangyang city."

Qin Tian was still very clear about the thoughts in the hearts of the people, and after he said this, the others were speechless. They didn't have enough food and grass, so could it be possible to distribute it to the people?

"Master Hou, this matter is not difficult. Didn't Master Hou want to exterminate the locusts?" Luo Huang spoke again. This time, he seemed more confident, which Qin Tian did not expect.

Ever since Luo Huang was taken in, he hadn't spoken much to him, and he was even said to be offering advice. Now that he has become a military adviser, he suddenly talks a lot. The key point is that Qin Tian obviously underestimated his ability a bit.

"Oh, Mr. Luo, is there any other good way?"

"Master Hou, my subordinates have a way to kill locusts and save the people at the same time."

"What way, tell me quickly."

"Lord Hou, you can order the people to go and catch locusts. The locusts you catch can go to the Yamen to exchange for food. At that time, we can set up a porridge tent here. If you want to drink porridge and eat steamed buns, there is no problem, go to the Yamen. Just catch ten catties of locusts."

After Luo Huang finished speaking, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, but before his smile ended, Cheng Chumo curled his lips and said, "What are you doing, those people are afraid of locusts, they think it's God They are punishing them, they dare to catch locusts, they will only pray, hoping that the locusts will leave, and, you let them exchange locusts for food, what kind of relief is it?"

Cheng Chumo didn't take it seriously, but Luo Huang still just smiled lightly, and then looked at Qin Tian. Qin Tian's expression moved slightly, and he suddenly shouted: "Good idea, good idea, Mr. Luo is worthy of being the military advisor of this Marquis."

Qin Tian was in favor of Luo Huang's approach, and Cheng Chumo was taken aback for a moment. At this time, Luo Huang continued: "Maybe many people are afraid of locusts, but under the threat of hunger, they will eventually choose to catch locusts in order to have a bite of food." Locusts, in order to live, many people even dare to do rebellious things, let alone just to catch locusts? As for this is not a relief, yes, it is indeed a relief, but the people will not say anything, nothing Food is what you want to do, there is nothing so cheap in this world.”

Speaking of this, Luo Huang said again: "The common people caught the locusts, our soldiers have to work harder, let's eat this for a few days, when the relief food from the court arrives, everything will be over, but in a few days, I believe Everyone can make it through."

Life is not easy, but in life, there are always some hard times. These people have even experienced bloody battlefields, but they just eat locusts, so they don't feel so embarrassed.

After Luo Huang finished speaking, Qin Tian nodded his head: "Mr. Luo is right, so it has been decided. Tomorrow morning, I will issue this edict. If the people want to come to drink porridge, that's fine, just catch the locusts."

After saying this, Qin Tian ordered again: "Send people to Jingmen and Yichang, and tell Hou Junji and Su Dingfang that after they capture these two cities, they will make arrangements like this. To eat, you must exchange it with locusts."

Qin Tian can be sure that he was the first to capture the city, so the command to suppress the rebellion naturally fell into his hands, and what to do next was up to him.

He believed that although this made Hou Junji and Su Dingfang lose face, as a general, he needed to keep promises, and what he said must be counted. Otherwise, it would be difficult to lead this soldier in the future.

However, as long as the two of them follow what they said and let the people exchange locusts for food, then it will not be difficult to solve the locust plague in the land of Jingchu.

Maybe one or two people will not be effective in catching locusts, but if there are many people, no matter how many locusts there are, they can be caught and wiped out.

Now they eat locusts as humans. When the food arrives and the soldiers don’t want to eat it, they feed these locusts to chickens. Anyway, locusts can’t be cheap.

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(End of this chapter)