Chapter 279: Locust Army
The Ministry of Revenue is in charge of Nanling’s finances and grain, so naturally all officials have to take him as a role model.
They could neither get past him nor fall too far behind him.
Facing the Minister of Rites's question, Cang Ying was very embarrassed, "Of course the more the better."
The emperor's attitude is unclear, but it is obvious that he was put on the rack.
He donated too much and offended the emperor.
If you donate too little, you will be scolded to death by people all over the world.
This is a real name!
County Magistrate Sang, who was following behind him, looked bitter when he saw his eyes sweeping over him.
Thanks to the princess, he rose rapidly in the Ministry of Revenue as soon as he entered it and was promoted to the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
However, he really couldn't grasp her appetite!
If all the officials donated but it was not to her liking, who knows what trouble would arise.
It's really a dilemma as to how much to donate.
She is really a troubled dragon. Even the rivers and seas cannot be defeated by her!
A group of officials were testing each other when they saw the Minister of War striding past and couldn't help but grab someone.
"Does Lord Qi have a plan in mind?"
He left so freely, did he keep in touch with the person in southern Xinjiang?
After all, that person’s husband is the famous commander of the Qilin Army.
It is also normal to contact the generals at the border.
He has always been proud of the joint military performance that day.
The Minister of War stopped in his tracks and said, "The princess said she was short of some duck bran, so I can take care of it."
Duck bran?
The ministers were stunned. What was the use of duck bran?
But no matter what, duck bran is much cheaper than grain.
As officials in the court, they must understand the intentions of their superiors.
The emperor asked them to donate money, not just for themselves, but to set an example for all officials.
Officials everywhere must follow their example and elevate the mark of shame.
The words of the Minister of War clearly showed that he had an idea in mind.
This made the officials, who had been confused, gather around in an instant.
When they realized that the duck bran the princess wanted was the rice bran that the border generals left after harvesting the first crop of rice, they all became excited.
Historically, the Ministry of Revenue has allocated disaster relief funds, but each level has pocketed them, leaving very little at the bottom.
But this year, I just can't take it over.
Now, they are required to take the lead in donating money.
Strange things happen every year, but this year is the weirdest yet.
Of course they save as much as they can.
After some inquiries, they found out that duck bran and chicken bran had not been contracted out, so they immediately expressed their intention to lead their respective government offices to contract them out.
The Ministry of Revenue has plenty of rice bran!
This saves a lot of money than donating rice, and the amount looks good too!
They are all from Qiandan units, and they cannot fall behind others.
After a fierce competition, the Ministry of Revenue took over the chicken bran, and the Ministry of Works took over the goose bran.
Although the number is a bit unusually large, when added together and distributed to each person, it is only slightly more expensive than that of ordinary people.
In this way, there will be an explanation to both sides, right?
But what does that little girl need so much rice bran for?
"What do we need so much rice bran for? To feed the chickens, ducks, and geese?"
Or is she trying to cheat and pass off inferior goods as good ones? She withheld the rice donated by the people and instead gave them rice bran for feeding chickens?
The Minister of Rites, who failed to get a bargain, was also curious about the cake residue and wine lees after oil pressing.
What are these two things used to feed?
Could it be that this dregs is used as oil for the people over there?
The Minister of Rites was also very surprised that the princess wanted Sudan grass, mulberry leaves, elm leaves, pumpkin vines and corn leaves.
But, these don't cost money, they can take care of it all.
The number is a bit large...
However, they don't need to deliver them, they can just pick them up from the fields.
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After the flood subsided, the Northern Rong soldiers saw that the people of the two states had settled down so quickly, and they quietly returned.
When he saw the glass display board standing at the border and being worshipped by people from both states, he became furious.
Who told them that they are not very literate and are afraid that there will be some contact information from above?
Without a second thought, they were about to destroy the glazed wall that was revered by the people.
But just as he was about to act, he heard a deafening roar like thunder, shaking the earth.
Looking up, the originally clear sky suddenly turned dark, as if night had fallen early.
"Could it be that the Dragon King is not angry enough and is going to send down another flood?" someone said in a trembling voice, his tone full of fear and anxiety.
The Beirong soldiers stopped in panic, their eyes fixed on the sky.
I saw a dark mass of something rapidly spreading over, covering the sky and the sun, which made people feel scared.
What is that? Everyone was confused.
The sharp-eyed soldier saw what it was, his face changed drastically, and he shouted, "It's locusts! There's an insect plague, everyone run!"
With this shout, the Beirong soldiers woke up as if from a dream and turned around to flee.
The locust swarms came like a dark cloud, like a moving army, shocking everyone.
At the same time, the Su family members who had been watching from the sky were shocked and excitedly took out their walkie-talkies.
"Locusts are passing through. Observedly heading towards Area 2. Please be aware of this along the route."
After a flood, a major epidemic usually occurs along with a locust plague.
This makes the situation even worse for the people in the disaster area.
But this time, Nanling's unprecedented unity has achieved remarkable results.
No matter how bizarre the princess's methods were, they didn't care and just carried them out.
The vast army of locusts headed all the way to the green fields.
The common people, officials and Su family members who were observing along the way were all in a trance.
Even though they had anticipated the enemy's moves and made arrangements, the noise was still too scary.
But, now that the flood has been drained, why should we be afraid of just a few locusts?
"Locusts heading for Area 2, please release the poultry."
Unexpectedly, the princess let the locusts' natural enemies deal with it.
In the past, they would just think about it in their minds, but how could they actually do it?
The reason is simple: how many chickens, ducks and geese would be needed?
Besides, who can determine the locusts' movement routes?
The three states suffered from floods, so it is understandable that the locusts were reluctant to go there.
But when I really saw them heading towards the predicted location 2, I took a breath.
The people who had been waiting in Area 2 were already looking forward to it.
It is said that one woman is worth three ducks.
What about these tens of thousands of ducks?
This feeling really stirs up the world in your heart.
As soon as he heard that he could release the animals, he released all the chickens, ducks and geese in the cages without saying a word.
Oh my god, my eardrums are about to get dizzy from the shouting.
The grain there had already been harvested, so they were not afraid of a war.
Locusts swarmed over the sky, swooping down in a rustling, looking majestic and awe-inspiring.
After just a few seconds of being a hero, he was killed by his natural enemies and became a delicious meal for tens of thousands of chickens, ducks and geese.
While the fierce fighting continued on one side, another group of locust swarms gathered on the other side.
"A new target has appeared. Heading to Area 3. Please be careful along the way."
In area No. 3, the fields are scattered and no chickens or ducks are prepared.
But it is also very wide, suitable for full firepower.
The people over there stopped dozing off and quickly moved the flamethrower.
The isolation zone has been cleared in advance, and this time, they are determined to annihilate the locust army.
The buzzing sound can be heard from far away.
Everyone's heart was trembling with fear, and they were on full alert.
As soon as they rush into the designated area, the entire army will immediately attack.
Long dragons spewing flaming tongues charged into the locust army, and the dazzling flames filled half the sky with red.
After the emperor issued an order to support the people of the two states with grain, Ke Yan led the nurse team that had stabilized the conditions of the people in the three states and followed the foreign merchants across the border.
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