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Chapter 525 The Arrival of the Drought

Seeing this, Chen Gong naturally understood that the taste of this dish must not be bad, and with Lu Bu's permission, he also picked one.

I have to say that the appearance is not very good, but fortunately the cook is very sensible and removed the head, otherwise it is probably not good to look at.To be honest, the first time he ate this stuff, Chen Gong made a lot of determination to eat it.

After chewing a few times, I found that it was not as unpalatable as I imagined, but the more I chewed, the more delicious it became.The spiciness and aroma of the chili permeated quickly, which was the most unbearable. Finally, I asked for a cup of tea to drink, and I didn't feel so uncomfortable.

"The locust tastes good, but it's just the chili pepper. The subordinates are not blessed to enjoy it..." Chen Gong gasped continuously, with snot and tears flowing out almost at the same time, how embarrassing he must be at this moment.

"Hahaha, it seems that Gongtai has no luck with this dish..." Lu Bu slowly picked it up, and felt that it was not good, so he ordered someone to bring a pot of warm wine, and ate it with the wine. I just feel that the more I eat, the more delicious it is, and the locusts weighing a pound will soon bottom out.

"This stuff is pretty good. It tastes good! It's just that it doesn't look good. As long as you overcome the problem, it's not a big problem. No wonder Li Ming buys it in large quantities. If you copy this stuff and sell it, it's not a problem to sell it for three or four hundred yuan. There are delicious gluttons!" Lu Bu thought about it carefully, "What do you think if we do this business?!"

"My lord is a great talent!" Chen Gong smiled. Anyway, Lu Bu didn't agree to sell it to Li Ming. If it can be done, it may not be a good deal.

"No, no, think about it and sell it for money. It's a little bit of an upside-down!" Lu Bu thought for a while, "Is this supposed to be meat? Our soldiers need a lot of meat to practice Qi..."

"Li Ming may also be based on this kind of consideration!" Chen Gong thought carefully, it seems that this is indeed the truth.Compared with the price of grain, the price of meat is even more expensive in the Central Plains.After all, everyone is now trying to find ways to let soldiers practice qi, so that the consumption of meat becomes very large.

"Hahaha, immediately order people to buy a large number of these locusts and send them into the army! There are probably a lot of people trying to catch these locusts for a penny a catty!" Lu Bu laughed, and a penny is a catty of meat, should it be so cheap? !
Time passed by little by little, and 195 AD arrived in a blink of an eye. The winter of 194 was a warm winter. For many people, this winter was very comfortable, and there was no need to worry that the elderly or children at home would freeze to death.

There are very few rulers who pay attention to women and children's issues when they go back to ensure the birth rate and healthy growth rate. Li Ming spent a lot of effort, which also prevented the Chu army from going north.In contrast, the population growth rate under Li Ming's rule is more than 50% higher than that of other forces, and the popularity of the people has also improved a lot.

In summer, the weather began to heat up, and a large number of locusts began to grow rapidly. This spring, there has not been much rain. The entire Central Plains, and even Guanzhong, have fallen into a state of water shortage. People with knowledge understand that a severe drought is coming!
Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and the imperial court are all suffering from the drought problem.There is no weather forecast this year, who will prepare in advance?Temporarily, the water conservancy problem under the rule was soon exposed. The land had not been developed for the war, which directly caused large-scale crops to wither because they could not receive enough irrigation.

The price of grain in Guanzhong soared suddenly, from the usual price of one stone to fifty one stone, and even in the end, no one was willing to sell it even if it was a hundred coins for one stone.The aristocratic families were hoarding, but the imperial court had nothing to do. Liu Ting waved the profits from the Silk Road, hoping to buy food, but no aristocratic family sold it accordingly.

The era when people can starve to death even if they have money, looks so funny now...and so sad at the same time.

During the same period, in Xuzhou, with Donghai County as the boundary, the scenes in the north and south were completely different.To the north of Donghai County, many farmlands have been abandoned due to drought, and the people will die of thirst, let alone starvation, because the waterways have dried up.

Every day, tragedies of heatstroke and death occurred, but Chen Gui, who was appointed by Cao Cao as the prefect of Dongjun, was helpless.The hotter the summer, the hotter the sun, and the drier the earth's surface, but last year's funds were all used for the military, mainly for conscription and military settlements, and there was no money to repair water conservancy, and it was very difficult to collect corvee.

To the south of Donghai County, Xiapi County showed a completely different situation.It is also dry here, but drought-tolerant crops have been planted, all waterways have been dredged and dredged, and many waterwheels have been repaired at the same time.The river channels at the mouth of the Yangtze River have been expanded. After half a year, Li Ming mobilized nearly 100 million people to repair the water conservancy in Wuyue area, Lujiang County, Jiujiang County, Guangling County and Xiapi County. The funds are again heavily tilted towards the internal affairs.

The benefits were fully revealed when the severe drought came. The common people were still wondering why the government wanted them to work overtime to catch up, and would rather pay them more 'overtime pay'.It was only when the severe drought came that they realized why they did that. The people who were still complaining suddenly showed 150% energy, not only for the court, but also for themselves and their hometown!
"The growth is not as good as last year, but the harvest is already very good!" The people of Guangling County looked at the sluggish rice in the field and smiled knowingly.

During such a severe drought, rice can still grow, which is already a very good result.In the past, only the fields around the river would be able to harvest, and it is estimated that there are not many.

The government is good. A lot of river mud has been cleaned up and distributed to the common people.These river muds are fertile, and with their addition, the growth of rice can be achieved today, not just by keeping watering, it can be like this.

"The imperial court is troubled by the drought and can't help themselves. These are things that the Marquis of Chu pushed against all opinions. Think about it carefully, when did you ever get paid for your corvee service?" At this time, someone would always say something. Then everyone nodded. I don't know who said that at first, but everyone thought it made sense anyway.

Li Ming can't do good deeds without leaving a name, so he took this opportunity to expand publicity and build up his image.No kidding, under his rule now, because of the severe drought, most of the people recognize him more than the court.

Now some people say that he is the queen of the overlord of Western Chu, even if it is true, even if Li Ming directly stands on his own, nearly [-]% of the people under his rule will follow him without complaint or regret.The common people are actually easy to fool, they will follow whoever treats them well.

At the same time, in Chenliu County and Dong County of Yanzhou, this is also the only paradise in the Central Plains.Lu Bu spent more than half a year, and even dispatched the army to help dredge the river, promote water conservancy, and divert water from the Yellow River for irrigation, so as to avoid drought and drought to the greatest extent.

The only pity is that, as an aborigine, he is just a pure corvée.Fortunately, when the severe drought came, the people naturally helped them without complaint or regret. After all, it was also related to their survival.

With the comparison of Jiyin County next door, many people are naturally grateful to Lu Bu, but it is a pity that this gratitude has faded.Chen Gong also tried to maximize the publicity, and it was effective, but not as big as Li Ming's side.

Just when everyone was devastated, a new round of disasters came, and the sky was full of locusts...

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