Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 549 Plan ahead
Received an errand, and the errand is of great importance. With Xue Lang's personality, it's fine if he doesn't accept the errand. Now that he accepts it, he must do it with all his heart and responsibility.

After pondering for a while, he cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the first wave of the locust plague in the spring of next year is also the one with the heaviest responsibility. It is the nymph stage after the eggs hatch. Try to eliminate as many locusts as possible during this stage." , in order to reduce the number of adults as much as possible. The nymph stage has not yet grown wings, and it is easier to eliminate it. When it grows into an adult and has wings, it will be a lot of trouble to eliminate. If the nymph stage is conquered, the pressure of the adult stage It can be much smaller. Therefore, I believe that the first stage is the nymph stage! In order to eliminate as many locusts as possible in the nymph stage, manpower should go hand in hand with chickens and ducks, and even take more responsibility to reduce the pressure of locust extermination in the adult stage. Come on, some things need to be prepared in advance, and there is one thing that must be strictly guarded against and controlled!"

Xue Lang's expression was very dignified, and Li Eryi frowned, and asked: "Youyang is just right, I really endorse you!"

"Here!"

Xue Lang bowed in response, looked at all the people present, and said word by word: "Before the disaster happens, remember to keep it secret! You also have land in your house, and you are also afraid of locust plagues. You can secretly prepare to go, and you must not say it explicitly." There will be a locust plague, otherwise, once the news leaks, it may cause unnecessary panic and trouble!"

Li Er's expression became serious, and he said: "Today's dynasties are all my confidant ministers, so there should be no danger of mistakes."

As soon as these words came out, the ministers in the palace showed a touch of emotion, and became more respectful to Li Er.Xue Lang silently gave a thumbs up in his heart, and said again: "Ministers are naturally safe, and the selected army must also do a good job of keeping secrets and strict military discipline. Even if someone guesses it, it must not be publicized."

Li Er nodded, and respectfully said to Cheng Zhijie and Yuchi: "Yizhen and Jingde, this matter is no small matter, it's not a trifling matter, you two must supervise carefully, and absolutely don't make any mistakes."

"Here!"

Cheng Zhijie and Yu Chigong responded with solemn faces.

Emphasizing confidentiality and discipline, Xue Lang thought while saying: "Chickens and ducks can eat locusts, naturally, the more the better, but when there are too many chickens and ducks, we must pay attention to the problem of epidemic prevention. As for the means of epidemic prevention, I know a thing or two. It was issued in the early stage. Not only must it be publicized in the army, but also it is necessary to select eloquent manpower to preach around Chang'an City and in arid places, and do a good job in epidemic prevention as much as possible to ensure that more chickens and ducks to deal with the locust plague in the coming year. Secondly, most insects have the property of attracting light, and locusts are no exception. Please ask your majesty to prepare as much light-transmitting paper as possible to paste lanterns..."

Right here in the Legislative Hall, Xue Lang was thinking and talking about his own ideas. He discussed and improved with the ministers, all for the purpose of getting through the locust plague safely.

They continued to discuss until it was getting dark, and even ate dinner in the palace, and then went home, waiting for tomorrow to continue the discussion.Probably because he talked too much, Xue Lang's voice was a little hoarse when he got home, so he soaked Luo Han Guo water to moisten his throat, played with the water slave for a while, did [-] push-ups, and soaked in hot water He took a bath, lazily nestled in the rocking chair, closed his eyes and let Lamei brush and comb his hair.

"Are you tired?"

Princess Pingyang sat down on the chair beside him, waved her hand to make Lamei back away, and went to massage his temples herself.How could Xue Lang be willing to let her rub her, after rubbing her hand twice, he put it to his lips and kissed, opened his eyes and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's just that I use my brain too much, talk a lot, and I'm a little tired, it's okay You are not taking it lightly today, are you?"

Princess Pingyang said indifferently: "It's nothing, I invite people who are trustworthy in their behavior and behavior in the past. Let me remind you, you will not be tired in the court."

Xue Lang tilted his head and looked at her carefully. Indeed, he was in good spirits. He stretched out his hand to pull her up, and hugged her directly. Princess Pingyang snuggled into his arms, resting her head on his shoulder, and the rocking chair gently Shaking, my heart was at peace.

Xue Lang gently patted her back with his hand, and said: "Seeing that Shui Nu is growing up, and Tan Nu is also being looked after, is there anything you want to do?"

Princess Pingyang rolled her eyes, and said in a half-true way: "Could it be that the gentleman sees his wife every day, and he is already tired of it? Do you want to look old and fade away when you dislike being a wife?"

Xue Lang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and slapped her ass without thinking. Princess Pingyang froze, and stared at him with a little shame, her face blushing.

Xue Lang laughed, and said: "Who told you to tease me, are you afraid?"

I'm actually proud of it!
Princess Pingyang glanced at him, and smiled sweetly: "Looks like Mr. Lang is good at being cheeky, so it's okay, the future will be long, so don't worry about being a wife."

Xue Lang couldn't help but laugh: "Hey, are you threatening people like this?"

Princess Pingyang only looked at him and smiled, without saying a word.

The two couples had a good relationship and teased a few words. Tired of laughing, Princess Pingyang leaned against Xue Lang, gently rubbed his chin that was a bit prickly, and asked, "What do you think, Mr. Lang?"

Xue Lang said with bright eyes, "Why don't we start a newspaper!"

"Newspaper? What is a newspaper?"

Xue Lang couldn't help but tell her about the newspaper, the style of the newspaper, etc.After the explanation, Xue Lang said: "When I was discussing matters in the palace today, I suddenly remembered something. When I find craftsmen tomorrow, I will tell them about it and see if it can be made. As long as the ink and paper problems are solved, the rest It's not difficult."

Princess Pingyang was thoughtful, still wondering why Xue Lang made a newspaper.

This is a technical problem!
Xue Lang smiled and stroked her long hair. Princess Pingyang's long hair was thick and smooth.Obviously, there were not many hair care products in ancient times, but whether it is Her Royal Highness or the maid at home, the hair is not bad. Of course, Xue Lang will not reach out to touch the maid, so he likes to touch Her Royal Highness. Long hair, feels good across the palm of your hand.

Xue Lang said: "We are meritorious, but, for more than a year, I have thought about it, only these merits are not enough, I still need something solid at hand. By accident, the two years in the south of the Yangtze River , I have made a breakthrough in my painting skills, and now I am well-known in the painting circle, and after returning to Chang'an, I published the second volume of mathematics, so our family should be able to go on the road of Qinggui from now on, right?"

Princess Pingyang nodded. The reason why she has always supported and encouraged Xue Lang to publish books is for the sake of family tradition.Since ancient times, the families of the powerful and powerful have relied on the supremacy of the imperial power, but the way of inheriting the family of scholars relies on their own abilities and inheritance.The noble family may be wiped out when the imperial power changes, but the noble family has its own ability and confidence. It is not afraid of any dynasty. Even if it declines for a while, as long as the talents are not cut off, it will be able to recover again.

The current five surnames and seven families were just like that at the beginning. After many generations of prominent officials, after years of accumulation, there are today's five surnames and seven families.

Xue Lang has no ambition to be a thousand-year-old family, but he just doesn't want to control the fate of his life, and wants to find a way for himself and his descendants to survive.Speaking of the family... At present, there are only two boys in the Xue family. He told his son, is it too early to talk about the family!

(End of this chapter)