As far as she knew, crops in this era generally had low yields. Even in years of good weather, the rice harvest from the fields could at most yield three dan, or three hundred kilograms.
Furthermore, there are many kinds of exorbitant taxes and levies. In addition to the grain tax levied by the imperial court as per convention, local officials will also make up various reasons to take away as much grain as possible from the people in order to "generate revenue."
However, these grains were often not delivered to the capital, but instead went into the pockets of local officials.
As for Wuning County, the last time I saw County Magistrate Yang at Huang's house, he seemed to be a good official who could stand up for the people.
No one can say for sure whether they will find a way to collect grain over time.
In addition, when a locust plague occurs, the locusts not only eat crops, but also reproduce very quickly and have an astonishing reproductive capacity.
Basically, a female locust can lay 100 to 150 eggs at a time and reproduce 3 to 5 batches of offspring in a year.
If we only calculate based on the minimum number of eggs laid and the minimum growth efficiency, a single locust can give rise to as many as one million locusts in one year.
If calculated based on the maximum egg-laying rate and the highest reproductive efficiency, then one locust can produce 7.5 billion locusts in a year.
7.5 billion locusts, what a terrifying number.
There are only a few of them on the road now, so it's not scary and won't cause any major harm. But if there are tens of thousands of them together, it will be troublesome.
Moreover, during the reproduction process, locusts not only erode the soil but also cause plant death.
Extreme drought will inevitably lead to floods. Once there is a heavy rainstorm, the soil on the mountain will easily be washed away by the rain without the protection of vegetation, resulting in floods.
[Host, I found that the alarm is working and has given a warning that there will be a locust plague in a month.]
【Oh! I know, it’s too late for you to say that.】
When the system heard Mengyue's words, it suddenly said, "Ah! Host, I didn't mean to hide this from you. Please don't be angry. It was mainly because I finished eating a big pot of pheasant stew and was forced to shut down without realizing it. I felt the circuits in my body tingling. I don't know how long it was, but when I woke up again, I saw the light on the alarm was on."
[The alarm also indicated that a locust plague would occur in a month.]
In fact, Meng Yue was not angry at all, on the contrary she was very happy.
You know, ever since she became bound to Tuanzi, she learned that it was framed by Xiaojiantong and was almost destroyed.
Only with the help of the Lord God did it retain a "life". Even so, the functions that were upgraded with great difficulty were all restored to factory settings. It was no longer one of the three strongest in the world of powerful systems, but a weak system with a combat power similar to that of a newborn human baby. She felt a little distressed.
Even though she often complains about how good Tuanzi is at eating and is a real foodie, she is still the one who dotes on Tuanzi the most. If Tuanzi says something is delicious, she will always find a way to make it available to Tuanzi.
Even if the conditions are not available now, I will arrange them for Tuanzi when I meet her later.
Although they had only been together for a little over two months, she already regarded Tuanzi as a close friend.
When she heard Tuanzi say that her phone was forced to shut down without her noticing, she became worried for no reason.
Knowing that the alarm function of Tuanzi was restored, I immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but I also did not forget to "taunt" it.
【Maybe I ate too much chicken! 】
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Tuanzi was hesitant, and a suspicious blush appeared on his chubby face.
[Tuanzi, please don't tell me it was really because of eating chicken. You made me worry for nothing.]
[Host, I'm like this because your cooking is so delicious. You said it was just two pheasants, but why did you cook them so deliciously that I couldn't stop eating.]
Really not wanting to listen to the foodie's excuses, Mengyue unilaterally cut off contact and prepared to take her brother home.
But when I saw the thing in Mingyu's hand, I suddenly felt that time was running out.
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