Datang Longya

Chapter 246 Dig the Wall!
Fang Xuanling was Li Shimin's number one confidant, and Changsun Wuji was Li Shimin's elder brother. If these two items were removed, even in court, Li Shimin would not talk to Leng Feng, but would directly say that the locust plague would threaten the imperial power.The chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty had just settled, and few two hundred and five would choose to do things at this time.

Of course, except for the five surnames, they are the oldest and most steadfast heirs of the idea of ​​"Heavenly Granted Imperial Power".

"There are locust plagues everywhere, thousands of miles of terracotta land, hundreds of hectares of rice fields, and not a single meter in autumn. Threats to the imperial power are secondary. What I worry about is the suffering of the people. Now that the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty has just been settled, it is really unbearable. So , Leng Feng, I just want to ask you how to predict the locust plague, and how big is the locust plague this time."

Looking at Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling, and Changsun Wuji, and thinking about what he did on a whim yesterday, Leng Feng suddenly had the feeling that a child made a mistake, and adults would not do it first, but asked who his accomplices were.

"About the locust plague, it is actually very simple. The natural sciences and biological sciences of the Faculty of Arts can predict many things. Last year, there was a drought, and there were small locust plagues in three states. If there are locust plagues, it means that there are many locust eggs in the land. With less rain, the fungus in the soil cannot destroy the locust eggs.

In addition, there was only one snowfall in winter, and there was no severe cold to freeze the locust eggs in the soil. This year's locust plague seems inevitable. "

The three of Li Shimin were overwhelmed by Leng Feng's words. They didn't know what fungi were, but Sun Simiao might know because he has been researching penicillin.

Fang Xuanling couldn't wait to ask: "Which state did the outbreak occur? What's the scale?"

If the scale can be known, then the imperial court can preemptively designate countermeasures to avoid people being displaced or even starving to death as much as possible.

Since ancient times, Chinese people have revered "God", especially when encountering something that cannot be understood by common sense, they must first think about God, gods, and monsters.Some people have asked, the locust plague has broken out, and the people have nothing to eat, why don't they eat locusts?You must know that invasive species such as crayfish have been wiped out by the foodies of my dynasty, and artificial breeding is needed to meet market demand~
In fact, it's not that the people don't want to eat it, it's that they dare not eat it.People in Yuezhou believe in the god of crocodiles, so they never hunt and kill crocodiles, and most of them scare them when they meet them.The common people believe in the locust god, and there are even small temples of the locust god in many places. Locust plagues are everywhere. They would rather eat Guanyin soil than locusts.

Because their ancestors have firmly believed that the locust plague is God's punishment for the Li people, and eating locusts will anger the sky and bring down even greater disasters.

Leng Feng scratched his head. To be honest, regarding this locust plague, only the story of "Li Shimin eating locusts" has been handed down. Judging from the fact that the place where Li Shimin ate locusts was the Royal Garden, it probably happened in Gyeonggi Province. As for the scale, there is no historical record. According to the records, how did Leng Feng know.

"The location should be around Gyeonggi-do and Guannai-do. The scale is really hard to say. That's why I dragged the military into the water. It was a waste of too much hoarding. I have a good relationship with them and I can resist it."

With the blessing of gunpowder weapons, at least the military will not tear themselves apart with him, and pay them out of their own pockets if they fail to fight.

"That's it~"

Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief, knowing the location is good. Guannai Road, Gyeonggi-do has convenient transportation, which is good for grain allocation. If it is a remote area, it is difficult for the imperial court to do so even if it is powerful.

Changsun Wuji has been silent all this time, he is now full of thoughts about what the "fungi" Leng Feng just said.

Smart people all have a common shortcoming, that is, they have to dig into the horns, and when they encounter problems that they can't solve, they always have to solve them independently, even if they can only gain their own praise.

"Fungus, fungus, fungus..."

Hearing Changsun Wuji muttering, Fang Xuanling smiled. He knew too well that Changsun Wuji was conceited, so he simply asked, "Duke Xi, what exactly is the fungus you mentioned just now? This old man has never heard of it. "

"Mushrooms, and green hairs from mildew, are a type of fungus." Leng Feng gave two examples without hesitation: "These two are relatively common and can be seen with the naked eye. In fact, there are more With a pair of fungi that cannot be seen with the naked eye, we need to wait for Liuli to research to a certain extent and make a microscope to see it."

"Is it something like your clairvoyance?"

Li Shimin had played with binoculars and sniper scopes before, and was thinking of using one of them for his own use. When he heard Leng Feng mention the microscope, this was the first thing he thought of.

"They are all similar things, but the principle is different. The Academy of Arts has not yet popularized biology and other subjects, so there is no rush to create them."

"Biology~" Li Shimin remembered what Leng Feng said just now, and asked, "You just said that the Academy of Arts will not teach this subject for the time being, why?"

Fang Xuanling and eldest grandson Wuji were also very interested. Their eldest son was studying in the Academy of Arts. If he could learn something about biology and nature, it might be a fortune!

"No one~" Leng Feng complained: "There are many teachers who can read and write, but there are too few teachers who can do arithmetic. Yu Shinan, Kong Yingda helped a lot, so he got three or four arithmetic teachers from Guozijian and Hongwenguan.

That's it, there are still not enough people, even the crown prince, the king of Wei, and the king of Shu all came to the podium, which shows the difficulty of teaching arithmetic.For the follow-up studies, I can’t learn characters well, and I can’t learn arithmetic at all..."

This is a good opportunity. It seems that even the emperor is interested in biology. It would be a waste not to take this opportunity to complain and ask for some help.

Li Shimin fell into a dilemma when he heard Leng Feng's complaints.

He understood Leng Feng's intention to use the power of Guozijian Hongwenguan to strengthen the academy, but Guozijian and Hongwenguan are really important.

In the fourth year of Wude, he set up a "Literary Museum" in the west of Chang'an Palace City, recruiting famous scholars from all over the world, known as "Eighteen Scholars", including Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, Yu Zhining, Lu Deming, Kong Yingda, Yu Shinan and other celebrities.

In the second month of his reign as the crown prince, he ordered the collection of 20 volumes in the Hongwen Hall, and changed the Literature Hall to the Hongwen Hall, which was also the place where he recruited scholars of literature.Chu Liang, Yao Silian, Cai Yungong, Xiao Deyan and others all flocked to him.

"When listening to the court, introduce it into the hall, and lecture on the meaning of the essay" and "or let it go at night" are enough to explain its prosperity.

Seeing that the emperor was hesitant, Changsun Wuji said, "Your Majesty, don't you know that it is easier to fish with earthworms than dross as bait?"

"?" Li Shimin glanced at Changsun Wuji, and then came to his senses!

(End of this chapter)