The officials all left with their mission, knowing full well that Yongkang was completely finished.
But we must also find a way to protect other places, otherwise these officials will be held responsible even if they die.
The displacement of the people of Yongkang is inevitable. The Yongkang prefect now wants to take advantage of the fact that the people have lost their food and are extremely hostile to locusts to kill as many locusts as possible.
Killing one more means one less, and he felt he would go crazy if he did nothing.
The messengers from Yongkang, some of whom rode their horses at full speed towards Kyoto, while others ran towards Qingshan Prefecture.
However, these people worked tirelessly, and no matter how many horses died, they could not match the speed of the locust army.
After all, a horse can only run on four legs, how can it compare to a locust that can fly.
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Wuning County.
Yang Zhijin came to Qingshan Town, followed by Yang Run.
The two walked on the street, looking at the locusts flying around, and Yang Zhijin's heart became heavier and heavier, until he sank to the bottom.
Originally, Li Mengyue went to the county government office to tell him the news of the locust plague.
Although he looked shocked, he ordered his subordinates to let all the people in Wuning County take the rice home in advance, and also had people notify other counties.
But he knew that this was just a formality.
Putting aside whether the other county magistrates would believe him, even for the people under his rule, he would never harvest the unripe rice, take it home, and store it in the cellar without some tough measures.
What's more, if we just wait a dozen days or so, the rice will grow full and we can harvest a lot more grain.
For ordinary people who regard food as their life, taking the risk of reduced production to harvest is tantamount to asking for their lives.
How could it be possible that if the yamen runners just announced that there was a locust plague and asked the villagers to bring the rice home in advance, they would obediently do as they were told?
He knew all this very well, but still agreed to Li Mengyue.
But after Li Mengyue left, he was always uneasy, as if something really big had happened.
After finishing his official business, he felt very bored staying in the county government office, so he asked Yang Run to prepare a carriage and went to Qingshan Town.
Before this, he didn't believe that the locust plague would come so soon, but he saw many locusts flying on the streets.
He knew it was bad food.
"Master, you never know if the locust plague is real."
"Nonsense, I can see that."
"Quick, notify all villages and towns again that they must harvest the rice. Those who violate the regulations will be fined five taels of silver."
"yes."
Yang Run left his young master and followed his orders.
He knew that with the young master's skills, he would not encounter any danger here.
Even if someone is not afraid of death and is looking for trouble, the young master will teach him a lesson. The most important thing right now is food.
If the locust plague is on the way as Miss Li said, then it would be best for the villagers to harvest the rice and bring it home before it breaks out completely.
Even though Yang Run had never experienced a locust plague, he knew how terrible it was from the descriptions in the books, so he walked faster and faster.
After Yang Run left, Yang Zhijin did not return to the county government office immediately, but walked towards Xinghua Village.
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