110 110 Disaster Relief

◎Stop! It is forbidden to create myths!◎

In July of the 43rd year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi, a large-scale locust plague broke out in Shandong.

The locusts covered the sky and the ground. Wherever they passed, all the crops, flowers, plants and trees were destroyed.

It was the time of the lean season, and all the hard work of the people for more than half a year was in vain. The following autumn would naturally be a harvestless harvest, and they would starve to death in the winter...

This terrible disaster has obviously begun to show its signs.

Looking at these locusts, Mo Yu's heart shuddered, and he immediately lost the mind to relax and have fun.

The locust plague is a disaster that is very difficult even in modern society.

Because once those locusts are rampant, it is really difficult to get rid of them.

When the adults pass through, it is like a storm, sweeping away all the crops.

Even if you survive the ravages of the adults, there are still eggs left behind, and after the New Year, they will be "reborn with the spring breeze".

The most terrifying thing is that these creatures are not afraid of "noise" or "fire". In ancient times when there were no efficient pesticides and insecticides, the most effective way was to catch them manually...

This is ridiculous.

The key is that the number is too large, and manual capture is simply a drop in the bucket. What

's even more amazing is that there are many people who are full of feudal superstitions and think that these locusts are "divine insects from heaven".

Because they are "sacred and inviolable", they cannot be touched.

What should I do if they want to eat the crops?

Let them eat!

This is a divine creature sent down from heaven. What else can we do except kneel down and pray that they will eat it quickly and leave?

You said to catch them with bare hands and kill them?

Oh no, that won't work. If you do that, you will offend heaven and may bring down some terrible disaster.

It is difficult to control, and with the obstruction of human factors, it can be said that it is even more difficult.

That's why the disaster of locusts is so troublesome.

There are many documents in all dynasties, among which the most famous one is "The Piece of Controlling Insects" by Yao Chong, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty.

In this dynasty, there is also a man named Gu Yanniu who wrote a book "The Outline of Controlling Insects", which collects and organizes many methods of controlling insect pests, some of which are the methods of "digging deep pits and setting fire to kill" mentioned by Yao Chong before.

The general idea is to dig a deeper pit next to the crops, and then light a fire in the pit to lure locusts to start a fire and burn them to death.

This method was first proposed by Yao Chong, but it is actually quite difficult to operate.

First of all, the pit is very particular.

It must have a certain depth, otherwise it may ignite the crops on the ground, but it cannot be too deep, otherwise it will not have the effect of luring locusts.

Secondly, the fuel used for ignition cannot burn too fast or produce too much thick smoke, otherwise it will not lure locusts, but smoke them.

In fact, whether it is luring or smoking, as long as it can kill locusts, it is a good method.

The key is that the effect of smoking is far less than that of luring.

It's not about how many locusts are killed, the key is the thick smoke, you can't see anything, and you don't know if the crops are burned, so it's not a good idea to try.

Later, someone combined the two methods and created the "fumigation with moxa" method, which is another trick to use the smell to drive away locusts.

No matter which method, the sooner you prepare, the better.

Thinking of this, Mo Yu hurried back to the palace hall and tried to report to Master Kang.

But before he could get close, several guards at the door had stopped him.

The leader said to him politely,

"Young Master Lin, please stay. Today, His Majesty has summoned several Mongolian princes to the main hall to discuss important matters. No unrelated personnel will be seen. We are also following orders. We hope you will forgive us."

Mo Yu took a closer look and found that he knew this man. It was Laxi, the close guard of Master Kang.

He was the one who was ordered to inspect the Yongding River on behalf of Master Kang.

Moreover, he went to the Yongding River twice this year.

The main reason for the visit in April was to see why there was a flood last year and whether it would be better this year.

The next time he went was in October. After this big brother went there, he even showed his subjective initiative and drew a drawing back, which was mainly about the hydrological conditions near the Yongding River.

Anyway, he is a big brother with a lot of ideas.

Then this matter has a way.

Mo Yu immediately frowned and said, "Isn't this Laxi? You know, I have something important to report to the Lord today. If I delay, the people of the entire Shandong Province will go hungry this year."

After saying this, Laxi was also stunned.

Just like the information Mo Yu had previously obtained, this Lord Laxi was Master Kang's confidant and was currently a second-class guard. In fact, his official rank was not low, and he would not have been guarding this door in person. Presumably, the Mongolian prince who

came inside was also a distinguished guest. Mo Yu knew in his heart that it was not a good time to disturb him.

But think about it, it is already the end of June.

Even if Master Kang immediately ordered the entire province of Shandong to take action to prevent and control the locust disaster, it would take several days for this order to be transmitted to Shandong Province.

In addition, the people and even local officials are blindly afraid of locusts, and they are afraid to take action. By the time they can really take action, it will take a long time.

Therefore, Mo Yu is really anxious and can't even wait for a while.

[To be honest, now is a time when every second counts. Whoever obstructs it will be against so many elders and villagers in Shandong Province.]

[Those are locusts! Do you know the disaster caused by locusts?]

[They can eat everything you want. If you delay for a while, hundreds of people will starve to death! How dare you! How can you be so cruel!]

Laxi originally wanted to fight back, but when he heard Mo Yu's voice, he reacted all of a sudden.

This must be another "divine revelation" from God to the young master of the Lin family.

Is this a plague of locusts?

Oh my god!

We can't afford to delay!

Thinking of this, Laxi immediately said that he would take care of this matter.

"Young Master Lin, please follow me, but I'll trouble you to wait here for a while. I'm going to report to the Lord."

Mo Yu nodded, knowing that they still have rules to abide by here.

Although he was very anxious, he couldn't force his way in - not to mention that he couldn't even move. Even if he forced his way in, they were defending themselves with real knives and guns. No matter how stubborn he was, he couldn't be tougher than their knives and guns.

As the saying goes, knives and guns have no eyes. If he didn't get his job done and his life was in danger, it would be too much of a loss.

Mo Yu had a very clear plan in his mind, so he was prepared to wait patiently for a while.

However, he still couldn't let it go, and kept thinking about whether there was any recipe for controlling locusts.

[Yao Chong's method of digging a deep pit seems to be very good. If you can dig a trench similar to a "moat" in advance, put combustible materials in it, and light a fire, you will definitely be able to prevent most locusts. ]

[Gu Yan has many methods, but it's a pity that he is not born yet... His work was more than a hundred years later, during the Xianfeng Dynasty, and he couldn't catch up at all. ] [

In fact, other methods have been recorded for a long time, so you won't be helpless. It's better to take action earlier than to sit and wait for death. ]

[Please, Master Kang! Do you still want to save your people? That's Shandong Province! This is the place you always pass by on your southern tour. Wasn’t there an old man who came to pay his respects to you last time? If you don’t see me again, then you’ll have nothing to see next year...】

Mo Yu was pacing around anxiously, wondering why there had been no movement for so long. Unexpectedly, the door of the hall opened soon, and Laxi ran over in a hurry and said to him:

"Young Master Lin, the emperor has ordered you to see him!"

Well, after going in once and coming out again, even the way he addresses him has become so polite?

It seems that Master Kang is in a good mood today?

Mo Yu walked inside while complaining about these things in his mind, but he was dumbfounded as soon as he entered the door.

It turned out that Master Kang was standing next to the window. Looking at that position, wasn’t it very close to where he just stood?

One is inside the window, and the other is outside the window.

When Mo Yu saw it, he almost broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, he didn't say anything out loud, and fortunately, he didn't curse... otherwise, he might have been heard.

In response, Master Kang said, stop thinking about it, I called you in because I heard everything, so let's talk about business.

Thinking of this, Master Kang simply asked directly: "Lin Moyu! I heard that you wanted to see me and said you had something important to report. Tell me what it is?"

Master Kang felt speechless while speaking. He clearly heard everything just now, and he had to ask again. It was really uncomfortable.

But there is no other way. If you don't ask, you won't get a clear path. If you can't get a clear path, you can only know it yourself in the end - oh, it should be said that "only God knows, the earth knows, you know, and I know", there is no way to act, this is not a joke.

Fortunately, Mo Yu is not the kind of person who dithers.

Seeing that Master Kang really wanted to know what he wanted to ask, he quickly repeated what he had just said in his heart.

Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, just after he mentioned the word "locust", Master Kang nodded repeatedly and asked directly: "That's right! Lin Moyu! I ask you, do you have any ideas to prevent and control the locust disaster?"

Huh?

Mo Yu almost didn't react for a while. No, you trust me so much, do you think everything I say is true?

I had to find some excuse to lie in my dream before, but now I don't even need to find an excuse?

No way?

At least we can't...

Mo Yu's mind was confused for a moment, but fortunately he quickly pulled it back.

Whatever, who cares.

It's still more important to control the locust disaster. The people of that province are waiting for it.

Thinking of this, Mo Yu didn't waste any more words, and directly pulled out System 006 to perform some conversion operations - mainly to directly list the methods of preventing and controlling locust disasters that he "saw" in his mind one by one.

Master Kang was also a sensible person. He summoned the Grand Scholars to record for him on the spot - the team that originally served Master Kang and recorded important documents such as imperial edicts and imperial decrees for him. Seeing this, Mo Yu had to talk nonsense again...

After more than half an hour, Mo Yu had already explained the mainstream methods of locust prevention and control.

He then picked up the tea bowl beside him and took a sip of tea to moisten his dry throat.

[Emma, ​​I am really tired after talking for so long. I hope these methods of preventing and controlling insect disasters can help the people of Shandong. ]

[To be honest, if it is really useful, Master Kang, won’t you give me some feedback? 】

Master Kang:...

"Okay, in that case, Lin Moyu, if the locust plague in Shandong can be prevented, I will definitely reward you well then!"

Mo Yu was stunned when he heard it, and thought to himself why this old man was getting more and more crazy. If he hadn't gone crazy, he would have suspected that the old man could hear his thoughts.

Could it be that the old man has the ability to read minds?

Mo Yu looked at Master Kang with suspicion, and only felt relieved when he found that there was nothing abnormal in his expression.

What a close call!

I thought Master Kang had seen through my thoughts!

If that were the case, it would be too embarrassing.

Would he have to carry the train and leave the earth overnight?

Don't do that!

I really can't afford to get hurt!

Mo Yu was still mumbling to himself, and Master Kang could not help but feel a little scared when he “heard” it.

Yes, he couldn’t let on.

What if the child knew his inner thoughts and everyone could hear them? What if he didn’t want to think about anything in the future?

Not to mention that he would eat less melons, he also didn’t know how much less useful knowledge he would have.

Many of them are very useful, benefiting the country and the people, and they must not be missing!

Master Kang sweated in his heart, trying his best to pretend that nothing had happened, for fear that Mo Yu would find out that everyone already knew his thoughts...

Anyway, just keep it secret for as long as possible.

We'll talk about it when it really doesn't work.

Now we have to try our best to keep this secret, and just issue another decree tomorrow...

Oh, no, there's no need to issue a decree at all, because no one can discuss this matter...

Master Kang was still thinking about it, but Mo Yu had adjusted his mood and re-invested in the next thing.

Since Master Kang has already agreed, it must be much easier to push forward this matter.

Maybe, this year's disaster in Shandong Province can be avoided?

That would be a great thing.

I hope it will be successful.

At this time, Mo Yu realized that what Laxi said before, that Master Kang was talking to several Mongolian princes, turned out to be true.

Just now, he was busy talking to Master Kang and didn't pay attention to whether there were other people in the room.

When he saw it now, he was shocked.

Emma, ​​it turns out that there are other people in the room.

Why are they so quiet?

Aren't Mongolian princes supposed to be the kind of bold men with loud voices like bells and laugh at every turn?

How can they be so quiet as chickens?

This must not be true, but I'm afraid it's a fake Mongolian prince?

Mo Yu looked at these unfamiliar faces curiously, and complained silently, always feeling that the atmosphere was a bit awkward.

Soon he realized that it was not his illusion.

Because one of the most domineering-looking Old Wang Ye suddenly grinned at him, then "floated" over, gestured to him, and spoke a long string of Mongolian.

Mo Yu was slightly startled, and was thinking about asking, "Grandpa, what did you say? It was said too fast, I didn't hear it."

Fortunately, the words of the old master, oh, the old Wang Ye were quickly translated directly by the enthusiastic and capable system 006.

Well, it turns out that the old Wang Ye was "praising his merits" here.

No, after all, it was the first time for everyone to meet, although he was indeed praised by Master Kang and the scholars just now. There are also some exaggerated words such as "auspicious signs from heaven" and "a child prodigy is born", but everyone should understand that these are just nice and polite words and cannot be taken seriously.

Well, even if some of them are true, we can't really brag so mindlessly.

It feels so awkward, I really want to find a hole to crawl into.

Mo Yu's face was a little hot, and he was thinking of finding some reasons to be polite and humble, but unexpectedly, before he could open his mouth, a slightly younger Mongolian nobleman next to him, who seemed to be a Baylor, also came over to join in the fun.

Listening to what he said in a babble, and the system 006 had simply turned on the "simultaneous interpretation" function, Mo Yu was a little helpless.

Well, now, even if he is not

a "child prodigy", he will be regarded as one. Just show everyone on the spot that he is self-taught and can speak Mongolian naturally. What else can be said?

Just claim the title and be done with it.

However, Mo Yu was not too worried about being flattered.

At most, it would be embarrassing for a while, and it would not have any real impact.

He was worried about something else.

"If someone is attentive without any reason, he is either a traitor or a thief", this old saying is true.

These Mongolian princes were suddenly so enthusiastic towards him, there must be something fishy.

Mo Yu was very alert, and sure enough, everything was just as he expected. These Mongolian princes really had something to ask for.

One of them was to solve the water problem of the tribe.

One wanted to ask about the secret to increase food production.

Another even wanted to ask how to build a tent better and where to enshrine the ancestral tablets to better bless their tribe to prosper.

In this way, Mo Yu really looked like a child prodigy - the god who was talking nonsense.

With this interruption, the strange atmosphere before really disappeared.

Master Kang breathed a sigh of relief and felt very happy. He directly asked people to arrange dinner.

He was going to entertain the Mongolian princes today, so of course he would let Mo Yu, the little hero, have dinner with them.

He had just conveyed the prophecy of the coming locust plague, and along with this prophecy was the method to prevent and control the locust plague. It can be said that it was well matched, very shocking, and had a miraculous effect.

Because if a person is superstitious, he will definitely believe that this is the instruction from heaven, and that the "oracle" is delivered through the mouth of a "child prodigy" to save them, so they must obey their arrangements.

If a person is not superstitious, he will not believe in the "child prodigy" and "oracle", but he will believe in science - science is that there are locusts in Chifeng, so how far can Shandong be?

Originally, the locust disaster did not break out all over the country.

Because the weather in Chifeng is relatively cold, although locusts appeared, they were not so rampant - so locusts are weird.

It is a living creature, and it knows how to find a warm place to hide. The climate in Shandong is quite good, so it is just right for harvesting a lot of locusts, eating a good meal, and then laying eggs to leave offspring...

Isn't it much better than this bitter cold land outside the Great Wall?

So, who said that locusts have no wisdom?

Aren't they very smart?

Anyway, Mo Yu feels that this ability to accurately find the right place to eat and reproduce is really the best, and ordinary people can't compare.

In short, Mo Yu's method directly catches all the superstitious and non-superstitious people.

If it is implemented in this way, it will definitely be much smoother.

Maybe, this locust plague can be survived smoothly, and then the next one can be avoided - it's always a good thing if fewer people die, even if he himself doesn't know how long he can live...

Mo Yu's mind changed. Just when he was thinking that he didn't seem to be particularly uncomfortable recently, and whether he was still alive or not, he suddenly felt his arm being hugged.

When he looked down again, it was the Sixteenth Prince who came at some point.

Yes, since it was dinner time, everyone had to come back, but he had been immersed in his own thoughts just now, so he didn't notice that the situation in the hall had changed again.

Seeing that the Sixteenth Prince's eyes were a little red again, Mo Yu was thinking about asking if they were still dissatisfied with the two gifts he had just suggested to the princess.

Unexpectedly, the Sixteenth Prince said directly: "I just heard that you, Mo Ge'er, went back to the palace to meet the Emperor. I thought you were causing trouble again, but fortunately it wasn't."

The Fifteenth Prince was following behind him. He shook his head and said, "Sixteen, are you crazy again? Mo Ge'er would never cause trouble. He only knows how to do good things."

At this point, the Fifteenth Prince asked casually: "Mo Ge'er, I heard that you just offered a lot of methods to control the locust disaster. It's really amazing. Can you tell us more about the reason behind it?"

Well, the Fifteenth Prince is a studious person.

But fortunately, it was like this, as he temporarily got rid of the "claws" of the Mongolian princes - I have to say, the Mongolian princes are really enthusiastic.

After answering one question, there is another question waiting.

Anyway, they can make sure that Mo Yu will never fail.

Fortunately, they were very satisfied with the questions they answered before. They kept giving Mo Yu a thumbs up and praising Master Kang with endless compliments, which made Master Kang a little embarrassed - although he was praising Mo Yu, this was the child he valued the most, and praising Mo Yu was equivalent to praising him.

Although he was not his biological child, he watched this child grow up, and the most important thing was that he discovered it himself, so it was all his ability.

In short, this little kid from their Lin family is good in every way, but you Mongolians can't use him as a mascot...

Oh, if you want to talk about mascots, we can do it here.

Master Kang acted decisively and gave Mo Yu a lot of titles, which made his "immortal" personality more stable.

【Author's words】

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