Datang: Get Xiang Yu's divine power at the beginning

Chapter 370 Locust plague
Li Shimin looked at Li Chengdao with admiration.

"Your Majesty, you are really clever! Along with the drought, there is indeed a plague of locusts!"

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were dumbfounded when they heard this.

What?His Majesty already knew?
All of them looked at Li Chengdao together, their eyes full of puzzlement.

Li Chengdao waved his hand.

"This is just my calculation, everything is a coincidence."

"You guys should tell me about the locust plague first."

Du Ruhui who heard the words said hastily.

"Your Majesty, we have just received urgent documents from Henan Province and Hebei Province, saying that not only has there been a drought, but also locusts have appeared, gnawing away the few permits."

"Shandong gentry, they hope that the court can distribute relief supplies to survive this natural disaster!"

When Li Chengdao heard this, he laughed directly.

"It's a good idea for them. At this moment, they still want to embezzle the relief supplies from the imperial court. If the supplies are really given to them, how many of them will reach the hands of the common people?!"

"Besides, one or two of them are extremely rich, and they are veritable big dogs. Their hometown was hit by a disaster, shouldn't they lend a helping hand?"

"Let the imperial court find a way at every turn, then let them get out of the aristocratic circle, just want to enjoy without taking responsibility, how can there be a free lunch in the world!"

The other three people who heard this also nodded, agreeing with what Li Chengdao said.

These aristocratic families are selfish and selfish, they only care about their own interests, and they don't care about the life and death of the people at all.

The most irritating thing is that they don't care about the people, but they still occupy the official position and don't let them out. Isn't this a typical example of occupying the latrine and not shitting?

Fang Xuanling said.

"Your Majesty is right, these aristocratic families are really hateful! Last time, Your Majesty shook their foundation in the court and made them gradually decline."

"But they still have a lot of influence in the local area. Local officials are basically their people, and their food reserves must be small, and they may be richer than our national treasury."

"Your Majesty, but we want to get food from them, I'm afraid it's not easy!"

At this time Li Shimin said.

"Your Majesty has thought about the problem you mentioned a long time ago, and already has a countermeasure!"

"Your Majesty just asked me to send someone to borrow food from them first. If they don't borrow money, His Majesty has his own countermeasures to let them hand over the food automatically."

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were surprised when they heard this.

"Let them take the initiative to hand over the food?!"

"Your Majesty is not joking with us?"

Li Chengdao pretended to be serious.

"You are not joking, are you talking big about me?"

They waved their hands quickly.

"Your Majesty calm down, I dare not dare, but I just couldn't believe it when I heard this suddenly."

Naturally, Li Chengdao wasn't really angry because of this, just teasing them.

Then Li Chengdao asked them.

"Then do you have a solution to the locust plague?"

Fang Xuanling thought for a while and said.

"Your Majesty, I think we can put aside the locust plague first, and now the main thing is to deal with the drought first!"

"Because of the current situation, the locust plague is only a small-scale occurrence, not as harmful as the drought, so our top priority should be to focus on drought control!"

Li Chengdao asked Du Ruhui again.

"Old Du, what do you think?"

Du Ruhui thought for a moment, then said.

"Your Majesty, the minister's opinion is similar to Mr. Fang's."

"First of all, the harm of locust plagues is not as great as that of droughts; secondly, people have not had a good way to control locusts since ancient times, and we are helpless now. We might as well put it aside and deal with the drought first." , and then let’s talk about the locusts, and break them down one by one!”

Li Shimin nodded after hearing this.

"The two of you are worthy of the title of Fang Conspirator, your method is very correct!"

But at this moment, Li Chengdao said.

"Correct fart!"

"It's a big mistake, it's all at grandma's house!"

As soon as these words came out, the smiles on the faces of the three froze, and they stared blankly at Li Chengdao.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what do you mean..."

Li Shimin asked.

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui also looked embarrassed, but it was His Majesty who said this, and they could only bear it.

At this time Li Chengdao said.

"You know that the scale of the locust plague is not large now, but you have thought that the reproduction speed of locusts is very fast, and the eggs can hatch into larvae in about ten days, and then the larvae will grow up soon, and the locusts will become more and more If there are too many, how can we manage them?!”

The three of them were stunned when they heard this, their faces were full of embarrassment.

After a while, Fang Xuanling said in a dazed manner.

"Your Majesty, I am so stupid. I really don't know that the breeding season of locusts is so short!"

Li Shimin and Du Ruhui also nodded.

They also thought that the breeding season of locusts was at least half a year. They were born noble, and they had been in high positions for a long time, so naturally they didn't pay much attention to this issue.

At this time, Li Chengdao said with a look of hating iron but not steel.

"Look at you, you are often in a high position, but your vision becomes short-sighted!"

"I often teach you that you can't take command for granted from above, and you have to go to the people from time to time to understand the people's conditions, so that you can understand the sufferings of the world!"

After hearing Li Chengdao's words, the three of them all looked guilty.

"Your Majesty, we know we were wrong!"

They bravely admitted their mistakes.

Li Chengdao nodded in relief.

"Knowing mistakes can be corrected, and doing good is great."

"Taking advantage of this double calamity, you all go to the folk with me to see what kind of life the common people live!"

The hearts of the three who heard this moved, His Majesty is going to visit privately?
They were beaten up by Li Chengdao just now, and now they naturally dare not have any opinions, and said in unison.

"I will obey your orders!"

Li Chengdao nodded and waved his hand.

"Okay, you go and prepare, we will set off tomorrow, the disaster can't wait for anyone!"

The three of them immediately saluted Li Chengdao, and then prepared to retreat.

"Your Majesty cares about the common people, he is truly a wise king, and I admire you!"

"Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live, and I will retire!"

But at this moment, there was another voice outside the door.

"Report to Your Majesty, Zheng Guogong asks to see you!"

Hearing this, the four people in the palace were stunned.

Big eyes stare small eyes, long eyes stare snake eyes.

Wo Cao, what is Wei Fanzi doing here?
"Let him in!"

Li Chengdao waved his hand and said.

Immediately, the voice of the little eunuch came from outside the door.

"Duke Xuan Zheng sees you!"

Then came Wei Zheng's eager voice.

"Your Majesty, it's not good. Something bad is happening. Drought has broken out in many places, and there is also a locust plague!"

"This must have something to do with the right regent. It was his inaction that led to the disaster. I suggest that you remove the right king. Your Majesty, please think of a solution!"

This is called hearing the voice before seeing the person.

Hearing this, Li Shimin's face turned green.

Framed, purely framed!
This old farmer, at this time, still doesn't forget to read the book of the king in front of His Majesty, it's really disgusting!

Both Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui glanced at Li Shimin, trying to hold back their laughter.

(End of this chapter)