Houmen's step-wife

Chapter 603 True God (2)
Since then, the imperial court has often ordered people to spray pesticides where locusts are most likely to lay eggs, to kill the eggs to the greatest extent and curb the reproduction of locusts.

Emperor Xiande also specially ordered the people to raise more natural enemies of locusts, such as various poultry, chickens, ducks, geese, etc., and even specially wrote a pamphlet, just like the last flood prevention and epidemic prevention, this time, how is it written? Disaster prevention, how to prepare locusts, how to use locusts to fill the stomach, locusts can also be used as medicine, etc., and ordered the people in the government to read it every day.

Because the common people were afraid of offending the "Locust God", they were still very afraid of eating locusts. However, when they heard that this was His Majesty's intention, the common people became a little more courageous and less repulsive in their hearts.

When locust plagues occurred, some officials even ate locusts on the spot in order to appease the people to dispel their wariness and resistance.

The officials who tried the food at the beginning were promoted because they set a good example.

At this time, although large-scale locusts have not yet appeared, locust plagues have already occurred in many places. This locust plague has multiplied very quickly. If it is not contained, it will not take long before it will spread all over the country.

Although the drought in the south is not as severe as in the north, it has also been greatly affected. The rice production is definitely damaged, and locust plagues have even been found in several places.

The locust control manual just came in handy.

The people drove the ducks into the farmland to prey on the locusts, and the results were astounding, but thousands of ducks could eat up all the locusts in thousands of acres of fields.

In addition, garden spiders hanging nets in the field can also attack locusts.

Coupled with the spraying of the medicine every few days to kill the eggs, it is basically impossible for the locusts to reproduce quickly.

Seeing that the method was effective, the common people became bolder and more trusting in the court and the Holy One.

Those who didn't dare to eat locusts voluntarily ate locusts, and even ate them with relish. Whether it was boiled, fried, fried, or roasted locusts, they ate them in different ways, and some people became addicted to eating them. Since then, it has developed into a delicacy, and it is a tooth-making sacrifice for yourself.

Gradually, the people's reverence and fear for the locust god became less and less, and instead of changing color when they talked about locusts before, they began to salivate reflexively when they mentioned locusts.

In such an atmosphere, the locust plague was naturally wiped out invisible.

Even if there were several locust plagues in the next few years, they did not cause any disturbances.

Unfortunately, the locusts have been completely controlled, but the drought is still raging.

Now it's the harvest season. Although it is under such a severe drought, although the crop yield has been greatly reduced, it is within the range of people's tolerance, and they will not starve to death.

The sweet potatoes have also matured, and the yield is very good, which surprised Emperor Xiande. This is only in the case of drought. In a year with good weather, the yield may be doubled.However, because the number of sweet potatoes was limited before, they were not popularized. This time, the sweet potatoes could not be used to feed the hunger, and most of them were taken out to grow seedlings.

Although these sweet potatoes are not enough to help the victims, they are enough to spread in the disaster-stricken area. After four months, they can be harvested.

This drought will last for a long time, at least when Huixin is reborn, that is, next year, the drought is not over yet.

Even though Emperor Xian De had made a lot of preparations, he did not dare to slack off in the slightest.

He bought so much food, but he didn't use much of it this year.Because the farmer in the field had a harvest, not to mention that Emperor Xiande was exempted from taxes, so he could still have enough food and clothing. He was more concerned with preparing for next year.

Granaries all over the country are filled to the brim.

The people back then saw with their own eyes that carts of grain filled the granary. As the saying goes, if you have grain in your hand, you don’t panic. With grain in your heart, their hearts will be at peace. This is their last retreat. If you have to, you will not open a warehouse to release grain.

Therefore, people all over the country are more at ease and honest, let alone any riots, the rule of the imperial court is still as stable as Mount Tai.

After inquiring about the situation, Jin Wang Liangxuan was so angry that he even killed several people.But in the end, he had no choice but to swallow his breath, endure his temper, and stand still.

No matter how anxious he is, he won't act at this time. He has been waiting for so many years, and he doesn't mind waiting a little longer. He wants to see how long the court can last.

I only hope that the drought will not end so soon, otherwise, he will definitely be vomited to death.

Seeing that Liang Xuan was still reasonable, Xia Xia couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

She was afraid that he would not be able to control him and rebel at this time. Don't guess, King Jin would definitely be defeated. Then her hard work for so many years would definitely come to an end.

In fact, King Jin was in a hurry, so why was she not in a hurry.

The speed at which White Lotus Sect develops believers is really too slow and too difficult, even less than one-tenth of the original speed.

In the past, every time there was a natural or man-made disaster, it would always attract many believers to the White Lotus Sect, because there is the "White Lotus Pure Land, Vacuum Hometown" they yearn for, and there will be no more suffering in the future.This will undoubtedly attract a lot of poor people who are struggling at the bottom, without enough food and clothing, but this time, their White Lotus Sect has encountered great resistance.

Because now, more people believe in the emperor, to be precise, they believe in Emperor Xiande.

The common people believed that Emperor Xiande was a true dragon descended from the sky, who could protect the common people and live and work in peace and contentment.

They do this for a reason.

Even though the White Lotus Sect is full of hype, but hearing is believing, seeing is believing. No matter how nice the White Lotus Sect says, will they give them food?Will it make their lives better?
Of course not, the White Lotus Sect will only say that they will go to heaven to enjoy happiness after they die.

But they live in the present and don't want to think about things after death.What's more, there is already a real dragon emperor in front of them who can save them from torture and pain, and let them enjoy the prosperity and peace, so why should they go far away and believe in the illusory lifeless old mother.

Why are the common people so sure that Emperor Xiande is the real dragon descending to earth?

Who told His Majesty that after he ascended the throne, the weather has always been smooth and there are very few natural disasters?

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