Datang infinite pretense system

Ancient fishing nets were made of coarse cloth and hemp as raw materials by binding and rolling.It's rough, but durable enough.

Ok?

When Li Chengqian's words came out, someone laughed out loud.

Li Chengqian took a look, and it turned out to be Liu Hongji.

He said: "How can the locusts be caught? Tens of thousands, no! How can they be caught like river sand? Your Royal Highness, it's not that I don't want to believe it, but that this method is too ridiculous!"

In Liu Hongji's perception, this is impossible.

Li Chengqian asked back:

"Hearing what Duke Kui said, then you must have a better way? Come on, come on, I want to listen to what you do so that it is not ridiculous."

"This... I think..."

Liu Hongji was at a loss for words. If he had a way, he would have already asked for credit. Why should he wait?

Li Chengqian retorted:

"Don't you think it, but this king thinks it! This king thinks that you can use your own experience to determine that you can't catch them all, but don't forget, how many people are there in the entire Chang'an city? As long as everyone goes out of the city to catch locusts, how can I ask?" How many locusts are there enough to catch?"

"But in the face of a large number of locusts, the number of people is still not enough."

"It doesn't need to be too much. One person is a hundred catties. There are millions of people in Chang'an City. If everyone goes to catch locusts, how many people will there be?"

Such a simple arithmetic, the result obtained is terrible, just listening to this makes me feel amazing.

"That being said, are people willing?"

"Would you like it? Duke Kui, your question is too ridiculous. Dare to ask, if you don't catch it, how can people live on it? The crops that have just been planted will be eaten up by locusts before they grow. What to do? People are going hungry again! People have to go, just give them a little guidance, that's all!"

Li Chengqian's words are not wrong, if people don't work hard, the future will be very sad.

Even if it is a financial aid from the imperial court, it is impossible for the imperial court to be responsible for you for a lifetime if it is only a temporary aid!

"And, doing so can reduce the losses caused by the locust plague to a certain extent. Even if it is a little loss, we have to take good care of it. Do you think so?"

Li Chengqian's words made everyone fall into deep thought. Instead of sitting and waiting for the locust plague to appear, they might as well take the initiative to attack and keep the locusts behind.This is his way, the best way so far!

There were no pesticides in ancient times, otherwise you can use them. Although Li Chengqian has a way to get them, he is not a philanthropist. Pesticides alone require a huge amount. What if it is in the future?One more time, so what to do?

Then Fang Xuanling stood up first and said: "I will support His Royal Highness' method!"

"No, I also think it's feasible, Lao Cheng. I won't be stingy with those who need my army to go out!"

"The army, that must be used, because once the army comes out, people will definitely see the determination of my court. People are not fighting alone, there is us!"

Li Chengqian spoke impassionedly, which directly infected many people.Let them feel that the difficulties are only temporary and can be overcome.

Li Jing came out and said, "In this way, people will be mobilized to catch locusts together!"

Gao Shilian also said: "Yes! The so-called united will is a fortress, what else can we Tang Dynasty people not accomplish?"

Just the method of catching locusts made everyone excited. Of course, Li Chengqian not only possessed this method, but he still had some other tricks to come.

"Everyone, be quiet and listen to what I have to say!"

Everyone fell silent, Li Shimin also looked at Li Chengqian, thinking for a while, he was probably thinking about the feasibility of these methods.

However, if you don't go to arrest them, what else can you do?

Nothing to do!

Li Chengqian's method is probably the best method, bar none!

Chapter 602

Sometimes, Li Shimin lamented that civil and military officials are really not as good as Li Chengqian alone.

What's more, even him is not as good as a Li Chengqian!

Fortunately, Li Chengqian is not very old, otherwise, Li Shimin will inevitably have a different heart. In that case, it would not be a good thing for him.

Having said that, no matter how powerful a person is, he still can't support a Tang Dynasty. Otherwise, what would the ministers do?

Right now it is time to solve the problem, Li Shimin said again:

"Gao Ming, go on, I want to hear what you'll do next?"

Li Shimin asked, then Li Chengqian began to say:

"Yes! Your Majesty! Next, of course, is to mobilize people to catch locusts together, and prepare a large number of sacks. Once caught, put them all in sacks and put them in the water to drown! Don't let them escape!"

Li Chengqian also thought about everything that might happen next.

Li Chengqian looked around, and everyone nodded incessantly.

Li Jing said: "His Royal Highness is thoughtful, what else?"

"Next, it's time for Uncle Cheng to act."

"Oh? What do you need to say directly! Old Cheng, I am at your disposal!"

Li Chengqian absolutely has the right to dispatch Cheng Yaojin, Shang Shuling is not joking, as long as Li Shimin doesn't say anything, then come here casually.

"Uncle Cheng, you lead the army to place firewood on the farmland near Chang'an City. Set up firewood piles every ten feet, and dig a two-foot-deep hole beside the firewood piles to surround the firewood piles. Don't transport the soil away. , Pile it directly on the side. Remember, don’t destroy the farmland. Otherwise, the people may rebound! It will affect our next move!"

Although things are very simple, why do you want to do this?

"What is this for?"

Where do these turtles know, so Li Chengqian simply explained:

"Locusts can fly, and they will definitely go desperately for the fire at night. Once they find the locusts rushing over, they will definitely be burned. If they fall on the ground, they will be buried directly with soil."

The phototaxis of locusts to orange light was what Li Chengqian saw in a research paper at the time. The activity of locusts to purple light was the strongest, but where can we get purple light in this era, it is better to set a fire directly to produce orange light. light, and some locusts can be burned to death through fire.

If an army of billions of locusts comes, even if he mobilizes the whole city to catch them, it is estimated that they will not be able to catch them all at once. The entire capture time may last until night, when the sight line is extremely poor at night, and the big locusts will just rest. Starting a fire becomes especially important at times.As for how much time it takes to capture, it is unknown.

Fang Xuanling suddenly realized.

"This is the same as moths to a flame!"

Cheng Yaojin also said:

"Then the locusts will die! What a good way!"