Emperor of the Tang Dynasty

Even if you hide in the house, it is not necessarily safe. The locust swarms hit the door and the wall bangs. If it is not strong enough, it will even be directly washed away!

Chapter 574 Catch all in one net  third more)

"The locust plague has become more and more serious. Now let alone catching locusts, the people don't even have the courage to face the locust swarm!"

In the Taiji Palace, Wei Zheng wrote anxiously.

With the double outbreak of the drought and locust plagues, the daily DPRK has long been working overtime to become a disaster-resistance countermeasure center.

The rest of the people also looked gloomy when they heard the words. They found that their previous expectations were still too optimistic.

It is unrealistic for ordinary people to catch insects. Many people have seen the great locust plague with their own eyes. In the face of the power of nature to destroy everything, human beings are so insignificant.

Locusts are everywhere, banging and banging on the house, coupled with the psychological shadow left by countless locust plagues in the past, most people can do nothing but hide in the house and shiver.

"Well, what if that's the case?"

Li Shimin can be said to be so sad that he really let the locust plague continue like this, and I am afraid that even a grass will not be found by then.

Even if you go into the mountains, you will not be able to find a bite to eat. All the harvests in a year will be completely finished, and the hard-earned crops will be eaten up!

"I didn't think about it..." 890 Li You stood up and said at this time, "I'm afraid the reason for this is because the people lack effective ways to capture them."

After all, locusts fly fast and are always in a state of migration, so even if they catch them rashly, how much can they catch?

And not everyone has the courage to face countless locusts without escaping!

"In addition, although Datang Daily has publicized the locust feast, the superstitions that have been circulating for thousands of years among the common people are not so easy to break. They think that locusts are divine insects, not only can't be driven and eliminated, but also sacrificed, so what? Are you thinking of capturing it?"

Hearing Li You's analysis, everyone fell silent.

It is true that once a large locust plague broke out in previous years, it was often interpreted as something wrong in the world, causing God to be angry. This is a disaster from heaven.

"Then what good solution does His Royal Highness King Chu have?!"

The outspoken Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but ask. Li You thought about it for a while and said, "If you insist, there is a corresponding method, and it can solve these two problems with one stone."

The officials and officials who were immediately silent, including Li Shimin, raised their heads abruptly, and countless eyes focused on Li You.

"You mean, it can solve the method of catching locusts, and can solve the problem of superstition?"

Li You smiled and nodded, "That's right. In fact, these two things can be related."

"Because they feel powerless in the face of the big locust plague, people feel fear in their hearts, and then they feel superstitious and feel that the locusts are invincible... But if you think about it the other way around? The locusts have become vulnerable, then how many people will Are you in awe of them?"

Li You's words are actually easy to understand. Just like a high-ranking official during his tenure, the people of course are in awe of him, but if he is reduced to a beggar or a prisoner, how many people will continue to have respect for him. Woolen cloth?

Bullying the soft and fearing the hard is a biological instinct. Even small animals know how to erect their hair to make themselves look stronger when facing a big enemy, otherwise they will only be slaughtered by others.

"It turns out that this is the truth, if you think about it carefully!"

After hearing it, many people have a sense of relief, isn't that the case?

"If there is a proper way of catching locusts, then the locusts will be able to catch a lot of them casually, and then turn them into food and feed for livestock... By then, (beai) will be regarded as ordinary people, and they will be able to understand that they are Can you dominate the life and death of these pests?"

The more Xiao Yu spoke, the more excited he became, and he quickly asked, "Then, His Royal Highness, what is the method of catching locusts that you speak of?"

Li You recalled the memories of his previous life and said, "Because of superstition, not many people have caught locusts, so naturally they couldn't figure out a good enough method, and they knew very little about locusts."

"If you know enough about locusts, you can find that locusts like light and are afraid of smoke, because smoke will interfere with the smell and vision that obscure the locusts, then we just need to let the people collect firewood and grass stalks and other things, and ignite them when the locusts pass through, and you can directly Smoke the locusts in large numbers!"

"Is there such a method?" Li Shimin's eyes lit up when he heard it. "In this way, there is no need for someone to wait outside the house to catch locusts. It is suitable for promoting this method at the very beginning when superstition has not been broken!"

"That's right," Li You nodded with a smile. "After this method makes the people more courageous, they can try to go out and catch locusts by themselves."

Fang Xuanling frowned and asked, "But His Royal Highness the King of Chu, the locusts are too powerful. Even if people or livestock stand outside, they will be scarred. That's not a problem that can be solved with courage?"

Fang Xuanling had seen someone crossing the border with locusts, but it was too late to return to the house. The terrifying appearance of locusts all over his body was deeply imprinted in his mind and could not be erased.

However, Li You shook his head and smiled faintly.

"Master Fang misunderstood the meaning of this king. Of course, I didn't let them go out to catch locusts when the sky was overwhelming, but let them get up early to catch locusts in the early morning."

"Why is it early in the morning?" Fang Xuanling blinked in confusion.

"Master Fang has also eaten locusts, so this king said at the time that the wings that locusts really use to fly are those very thin wings."

Fang Xuanling nodded and couldn't help but recall the locust feast. It was really delicious, and he almost drooled just thinking about it.

Li You continued: "Therefore, the pair of wings are very fragile, and in the early morning, the fog will be particularly thick, and the dew drops on the wings of the locusts will make it difficult for them to fly, or even impossible to fly!"

"When that time comes, it's the best time to wipe out the locust swarm!"

Chapter 575 The Emperor and the Prime Ministers (Fourth)

Li You's method was quickly implemented, and Li Shimin also said when he was eating a locust feast, in addition to holding a disaster-resisting meeting on the court, he ran to Li You's palace of Chu Wang every day.

In fact, Li Shimin didn't come alone. The key is that every time he brings a large number of trusted ministers behind him to eat and drink, he can also continue to work while eating and discuss disaster relief.

"Yang Jie, Yang Jie, the meal is ready~ No?"

After Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling discussed with Zhang Liang for a while, they turned their heads and asked.

"Your Majesty, please wait a moment, His Highness is doing it."

Xiaozhu smiled apologetically beside her, although she was still very scared at first, but Li Shimin came over to eat every day and kept dangling in front of her, and gradually Xiaozhu was able to talk to Li Shimin normally.

"Really, here we come."