Three Kingdoms, at the beginning of the game, recognize the thief as the father, hit the spectacle,

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"Hehe, is it my illusion, why do I always feel that this thing... is much simpler than I imagined?"

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[Task: Construct the Ruhr Valley (Industrial Zone)]

[Task Requirements: Plan a large-scale comprehensive industrial zone covering an area of ​​no less than 40 hectares within the territory. It is required to have at least one metal mineral resource, one coal resource and one flowing water resource near the plot, and be an industrial zone. Provide a complete logistics system and infrastructure work]

[Task Reward: Random Early Factory Construction Blueprint＊3 (non-spectacle), 2000 Fame Points]

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How should I put it... If Zhang Yan were to evaluate the content of this mission, it would be quite simple, somewhat unexpectedly simple.

After being repeatedly tossed by the system many times, Zhang Yan has not encountered this kind of spectacle of building a house step by step for a long time.

In his original expectation, this spectacle, as a representative factory of the post-capitalist period, spans far longer than the synthesis of the spectacle he has built before, and it should have been extremely difficult to complete.

No matter how bad it is, the original Ruhr Industrial Zone covers an area of ​​40 hectares, which is [-]% of the whole of Germany, and it is much larger than the current area of ​​Wancheng.

But after looking at it, Zhang Yan finally understood that the real difficulty in the construction of the Ruhr Industrial Zone was the emergence of those enterprises, or factories in the Ruhr Industrial Zone.

It is also industrial production. Zhang Yan can forge sickles in the Ruhr area, so he can rely on the bonus of the industrial area to continuously produce a large number of sickles.

But what about the Ruhr area in the original world?

They produce engines, cars, guns and ammunition and even tanks!

This kind of spectacle seems to be the type that when you meet the strong, you will be strong. The stronger Zhang Yan's technological level is, the greater the effect it can play.

The bad news is that Zhang Yan's current technological level is really only at the level of using it to hit a sickle and a hammer.

The good news is that the entry threshold for this kind of spectacle is very low. Even in this factory, Zhang Yan can make 10 of the origami airplanes that other people folded 12.

"Then, let's tentatively go to the Huainan Industrial Zone in the north of Lujiang River."

"That place has coal mines, copper and iron, and is close to the Huaihe River. It can be said that it is the most suitable area for industrial development near the Lujiang River..."

"If I remember correctly, some time ago I seemed to have someone build a few iron-smelting blast furnaces there? I don't know how the production progress is... That guy Wei Xian is really serious. He didn't say anything and reported to me. Case."

"Wait until the locust plague is over..."

"...After the locust plague is over, I will go to Huainan again to see how the development there is now. By the way, I will also finalize the task of building a new spectacle for Wei Xian."

Slightly squinting his eyes and muttering to himself, Zhang Yan naturally didn't care about the locust plague in Lujiang, so he insisted on doing other things at this critical moment.

On the contrary, he was more worried about the losses caused by the locust plague than anyone else, and he was also more worried about the large-scale casualties of the people in Lujiang because of this disaster.

If he had to say it, it was precisely because he was too worried about this that he couldn't help but want to find something to keep him busy, or even numb himself, so that he had no time to worry about what he had and what he didn't have.

In this way, in the constant busyness, time passed little by little.

A few days later, the first wave of large-scale locusts officially appeared in Zhang Yan's field of vision, and also officially appeared in front of all the people in Lujiang.

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"bang—bang—bang—"

"Attention all the people. Lujiang County has suffered a large-scale locust plague recently. Please take care of the elderly and children at home. Please do not go out unless there are special circumstances!"

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"bang—bang—bang—"

"Attention all the people. Lujiang County has suffered a large-scale locust plague recently. Please take care of the elderly and children at home. Please do not go out unless there are special circumstances!"

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The sound of the gong being struck echoed in the land of Lujiang. During the daytime these days, in every corner of the four major counties of Lujiang, there were a large number of officials from the Public Security Department wearing protective clothing made of gauze, walking constantly. Streets and alleys, remind people not to go out at this time, so as not to get hurt.

And at the same moment when a large number of people were trapped in their homes and worried, Zhang Yan was lying on the bed in his home with some powerlessness, his upper body was exposed, and he kept talking to the girl behind him.

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"Yes, yes, yes, this is here..."

"Hiss, Ying'er, why do you have such strong hands, lightly lightly!"

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Grinning and complaining, Zhang Yan closed his eyes tightly and opened his big mouth slightly, as if he was enduring some strange pain.

Not far behind him, Qiao Ying was leaning on his back, holding a delicate pottery dish in one hand, dipped some transparent liquid in the pottery dish with the other hand, and rubbed it on Zhang Yan's shoulder superior.

On that shoulder, several purplish red, even red and some black blood stasis appeared on it like an array.

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This was three days after the first patient with food poisoning appeared in Lujiang, and it was also three days after Zhang Yan officially learned that the locust plague was about to occur.

During these three days, a total of more than 100 people who were poisoned by eating poisonous locusts were found in the four counties and six countries in the upper and lower Lujiang Rivers. Except for an old couple who ate for too long, the Public Security Department found their food poisoning. At that time, the two had already died, and the remaining more than 100 people were all revived by the emetic prescription made from saponin and other materials.

Similarly, it was during these three days that millions of locusts swarmed over from the south of Lujiang River.

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As I said before, in China, the two main types of locusts are the East Asian migratory locust and the Asian migratory locust.

East Asian migratory locusts mainly wreak havoc in Yongliang, Northwest China and even along the Silk Road, and will gradually move towards the east as they gather, eventually forming a large-scale disaster near the North China Plain.

The Asian migratory locust is different, not only in China, but also in some countries on the Indochina Peninsula, and even the Indian region. Asian migratory locusts are often seen.

These locusts often start from the Middle East or near the Arabian desert, sweep across India and other places along the coastline, and finally enter Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangdong and Guangxi in July and August every year, and eventually cause very serious damage to agricultural production in the southern region.

Like this locust plague, the reason why Zhang Yan has not been notified before is because these locusts are not East Asian migratory locusts that went south from the Central Plains, but went all the way north from Vietnam, and did not pass through Luoyang and Gyeonggi.

In the current period, the media is only a service that only a few people can enjoy, and the so-called mass media industry has not yet emerged.Because of this, Zhang Yan naturally failed to get the news in this regard in time.

By the time the investigators sent south returned to Lujiang with the news, the large-scale locust army was only less than a day away from Lujiang.

Chapter 15 First contact

To be honest, although an educated modern person knows that locust plagues are terrible, few people have actually experienced such disasters.

Just like Zhang Yan, he had only heard reports of locust plagues in the news before, but it was the first time he had personally experienced such a situation where millions of insects covered the entire city like covering the sky. eyesight.

In the Lujiang River at this moment, especially in these places around Wancheng, almost every gap in the house is covered with a large number of black and yellow locusts.

At the same time, there are swarms of insects like black storms in fantasy novels, from left to right, and then from right to left, frantically eating every bit of green that can be seen in Lujiang.

Under this kind of aggressive plundering, not to mention a little turf, even the birds that feed on locusts, it is difficult to see two or three in Lujiang today.

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"Snapped……"

"Snapped……"

Suggestive crackling sounds kept ringing outside the window.

It wasn't that someone was actually doing things outside against the swarm of insects, but that a large number of trapped locusts were difficult to turn and hit the windows of Zhang Yan's mansion directly.

If it were an ordinary window made of paper, it would have been broken through by an innumerable army of locusts within a short while.

Fortunately, Zhang Yan and others got an early warning, and used wooden strips to cover all the gaps in the doors and windows where locusts might swarm in. The fragile window paper was even more tightly pasted with cloth, for fear of being knocked out by the locusts. A hole comes.

Of course, this is also thanks to his living standard far exceeding that of ordinary people, who was almost at the top of the consumption power in the Eastern Han Dynasty. This is why he has the economic strength to use a lot of resources to do this kind of thing.

If it was an ordinary family, I am afraid that at this time, I can only endure the locusts crawling around the house, and hide myself in the corner of the room shivering.

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At this moment, lying on the big bed at home, Zhang Yan did not go to work on those things.

The previous harvesting work has almost been completed, and the rest is nothing more than finding a way to clean up these hatched locusts.

According to the habits of locusts, during the day, it is often the time for locusts to feed, and it is also the time when these "zombified" locusts are most aggressive.

If you want to destroy them, you have to wait until night at least.

When the moon gradually rises and the temperature in the fields begins to drop, the locusts will gradually calm down.

This is one of the few times they rest, and it is also a chance for the adult locusts to mate.

After the mating is complete, in the middle of the night, the female will find the soft sand or the most hotbed of land, and produce hundreds of eggs at one time, allowing the swarm of locusts to continue.

Now, the reason why Zhang Yan lay motionless on the bed was because he was recharging his energy and waiting for his actions after nightfall. This was something they had already held a meeting to confirm.

On the other hand, Zhang Yan was also a little helpless——

A few days ago, because of the locust plague, he had just had the cupping done, and before he had a good rest, he hurriedly followed the doctor outside, and suddenly suffered a strong wind chill on his shoulders.

Later that night, because of time, he slept in that room for another night.

When he just woke up the next day, even though his body was indeed stronger than ordinary people, Zhang Yan himself didn't feel any discomfort at the first time.But two days later, his shoulder suddenly swelled like a needle prick, and he even felt a little bit of pain and itching constantly.

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"Hey, husband and you too, why are you so grown up and don't cherish yourself like this..."

"It was you who told us in person at the beginning, don't be exposed to the wind after taking a bath, especially after the sauna and cupping... How come you forgot about it once it hit you?"

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"This is good. I'm afraid you won't be able to lift your arms until tonight, husband. Now that you have delayed the business, you will be the one who suffers."

A pair of small hands were gently kneading on Zhang Yan's shoulders. At this time, Qiao Ying's hands were filled with crystal clear wine, and with every move, the whole house was lingering with a strong aroma of wine.

And Zhang Yan was lying on the bed at the moment, clearly unable to see the appearance of Qiao Ying behind him, and seemed to be able to read the other party's worry, while reaching out and touching the other party's fingertips, he responded with a smile:

"If you can't go, then my husband, I won't go."

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"Do your best and listen to the destiny. The previous orders have been conveyed. There is no difference between me and me at the locust catching scene. It is best if I go. If I don't go, I won't cause trouble for them."

"In a while, when the locust plague is over, I will definitely be busy with disaster relief, reconstruction and other things, and I won't be able to accompany you every day like now."

"Since that's the case, it's better to get closer to you, Ying'er, while I don't have anything to do with me now."

Some turned around with a playful smile, and Zhang Yan didn't care that the alcohol he had traveled to the north was still dry, so he leaned on Qiao Ying's body and said with a teasing smile on his face.