Father, I really don’t want to be the emperor

"What does it mean to be since ancient times? There are no ancients who can't do it. Don't we use our brains to think? When we encounter difficulties, of course we have to solve them. Escape is not the way. Let me tell you, there is only one word to control the locust plague, and that is eat."

In fact, this was the only solution that Ning Fan came up with along the way.

"eat?"

Song Chengzhou was stunned.

"The locusts are indeed edible. People can also eat chickens, ducks, and anything else that can eat insects. These locusts are the most nutritious things."

Ning Fan said in a tone that left no room for doubt.

Hearing what Ning Fan said, Song Chengzhou was even more confused.

Once the locusts break out and cover the sky, will they be able to eat them all?

"This way along the river, you will find that there are a lot of ducks in many places. Send people to mobilize all these ducks to the places where locusts are about to break out. Use these ducks to eat and eat all the locusts."

"Of course, just eating the ducks is not enough for people to eat too."

Ning Fan continued.

When they heard that people were eating locusts, not only Song Chengzhou, but also the group of officials behind him frowned and said nothing, because in these people's inherent thoughts, locusts could not be eaten at all. food.

"Do you think locusts are inedible or poisonous? I tell you that locusts are edible. Not only are they edible, but they are also delicious. Well, tomorrow I will personally take you to the fields and demonstrate them to you personally."

Ning Fan didn't have much to worry about at this time. If this locust plague could not be effectively contained, the foundation of Dakang's rule would be shaken.

At the critical moment, it was he, the emperor, who had to step in to turn the tide.

After hearing what Ning Fan said, Song Chengzhou didn't dare to say anything because what Ning Fan said was too unbelievable.

But based on Song Chengzhou's understanding of Ning Fan, he knew that Ning Fan would never talk nonsense. Since Ning Fan said that, it must make sense, so Song Chengzhou immediately decided to do it.

"Your Majesty, leave the matter of eating locusts to me. As the chief official of Jiangnan, I must be at the forefront when encountering such natural and man-made disasters."

Ning Fan was the emperor, so Song Chengzhou naturally didn't dare to let Ning Fan really eat locusts, so after thinking about it, he gritted his teeth and decided to eat a plate of locusts himself.

If the locusts are really edible, or really delicious, then this matter has spread, and I am afraid that ordinary people will come to the fields to catch insects in large numbers. Although the locusts are overwhelming, they are still on the eve of an outbreak. Once a large number of people come to the fields to catch locusts, these locusts will soon be contained.

On the morning of the next day, not only Ning Fan came to the fields, but also officials from all provinces in the south of the Yangtze River followed Ning Fan to the fields.

At the same time, many storytellers and local newspapers also sent people to the fields.

These are of course Ning Fan's masterpieces. His purpose is to attract the attention of the people and arouse their curiosity.

These storytellers and newspaper reporters are Ning Fan's most powerful weapons of public opinion.

There were also a lot of people surrounding the perimeter. There were thousands of these people, all from nearby villages and towns. When they heard that the emperor was coming, many people came with their families and came to see the place nearby. lively.

Under the gaze of countless pairs of eyes, Ning Fan jumped down from the carriage. Dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, Ning Fan looked dashing and extremely handsome.

This area was the area where the locust plague was most serious. Ning Fan looked over and found that the green wheat was covered with green locusts.

These insects are constantly eating the crops, and there are many traces of locust breeding on the leaves of these crops.

"Catch the insects. I want to taste the taste of these locusts myself."

Ning Fan didn't say any more nonsense and directly asked a few eunuchs to catch the bugs. These eunuchs were quick with their hands and feet and caught four or five kilograms of locusts in the blink of an eye.

After the locusts were caught, Ning Fan asked the eunuchs to heat the oil pan in public, then washed the locusts clean in front of everyone and got off the oil pan.

In less than a minute, all the locusts were fried until they were crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. After being taken out and sprinkled with salt and other condiments, a fragrant smell filled the nostrils, making the surrounding officials a little nervous. Surprise.

"Your Majesty, please let me taste it first."

Seeing that Ning Fan was about to eat the locusts, Song Chengzhou finally couldn't bear it anymore and rushed forward to stop Ning Fan, but Ning Fan stuffed a locust into his mouth.

The crunching sound of chewing made the surrounding officials look shocked. They expected that Ning Fan would have that ugly look on his face, but they didn't expect that Ning Fan's face actually showed an expression of enjoyment.

"Don't think that these locusts are dirty. I tell you that these locusts are very clean. They have been eating the cleanest crops since they were born. They have never left the crops in their lives."

After Ning Fan ate one locust, he felt it was not enough, so he took out several more locusts from the plate and stuffed them into his mouth. The delicious look on his face did not look fake at all. The faces of several officials around him showed A curious look.

"If any of you want to come and taste it, just come up. If it doesn't taste good, you can tell me in public."

Ning Fan said to the officials. After a while, a few young and bold officials finally came up, picked up the fried locusts from the plate and put them into their mouths. It was better not to eat them, but when they ate, their faces showed Expressions of shock and enjoyment.

"Really, after being fried, this bug tastes really good, fragrant and delicious."

After a young official ate fried locusts, his face suddenly showed a look of surprise and joy.

At this time, the surrounding officials were also ready to take action. With Ning Fan's approval, these officials rushed forward and snatched up all the four or five kilograms of locusts.

Thousands of people around were dumbfounded. They had never seen such a scene before. The prosperous emperor actually ate locusts in public, and the officials rushed to eat the locusts regardless of their appearance...

"Come here, set up a big pot and heat up the oil. We will fry locusts non-stop today. Anyone who comes to the fields and wants to taste them will be given away by the villagers."

Ning Fan was not hesitant and let the rolling flames on the dozens of large pot racks that had been prepared, instantly ignite the oil in the oil pot and emit sizzling oil smoke.

The officials around him are not fools. They also know what Ning Fan is doing by asking them to come here today. The purpose of asking them to come today is not to let them stand here and taste the taste of locusts, so Ning Fan wholeheartedly orders these people who are usually pampered and pampered. The officials could not care much at this time, and rushed into the fields one by one to catch locusts frantically.