The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

And there is such a person right now, that is Xiao Yu who will be reinstated.

As for Lu Deming, he can play a more important role in public opinion.

After all, he is a great scholar of the time, and his words can more or less stabilize some people's hearts.

Public opinion is also a very important part, otherwise Li Erfeng would not be forced to eat locusts.

"Uncle Wang, you look so anxious, is there something wrong?" Li Chengqian asked.

I haven't heard of any big things happening in the manor, what happened? It can make my uncle Wang lose his composure like this.

"Something happened, and it's a big thing." Li Fu said: "Yesterday you went out to play with the children in the manor, did you notice the soil on the surface of the open land?"

When Li Fu asked this, the four children were stunned.

They didn't notice it, and, why did they pay attention to the soil when they gathered together to play?

As for Li Tai, his mind was on the waterwheel. He also wanted to take people to other villages to inquire about their attitudes towards the new waterwheel and what kind of process to follow if the waterwheel was to be replaced. He had not had time to do this yet.

"I didn't notice, Uncle Wang, is there any problem with the soil in the fields on the farm?" Li Chengqian asked doubtfully.

"There is a problem, a big problem. I went to see it with Qu Yanghe this morning. After a little digging, it was full of locust eggs. I have asked Shi Tou to take the collected soil to Chang'an as soon as possible and send it to your father in the palace." Li Fu said seriously: "Do you know what this means?"

When they heard the word locust eggs, the blank expressions on the faces of the four children disappeared, replaced by worry.

Locust eggs, locusts.......

"Uncle Wang, could it be that after those locust eggs hatch, there will be a locust plague?" Li Ke reacted with a bit of horror on his face.

"Yes, the current environment is very suitable for locusts to hatch." Li Fu said: "If there is no rain in spring, there will be a locust plague under drought."

"Then, won't the farmers be in trouble? Uncle Wang, what should we do?" Li Lizhi was also anxious when she heard it.

"Now that we have discovered the signs in advance, we should do everything possible to make more preparations before the disaster occurs. Even if we cannot prevent the disaster from happening, we should reduce the losses." Li Fu said, "I will take you to find Dr. Lu and Mr. Xiao. I also want to talk to them about this matter.

Cheng Qian, you are princes. When you grow up, you will also participate in politics. The reason why I want to take you to listen to how to discuss this matter is to let you learn something in advance. There is no harm for you."

"And Li Zhi, although she is a girl, it is harmless to listen to and participate in some things. We are all children of the royal family. It is better to know more than ignorance."

"What you learn from studying is nothing more than the knowledge told to you in books, but real life is not just book knowledge. In addition to Ke'er, the three of you have also lived in the manor, so you must understand it."

The four children nodded one after another.

They could understand what their uncle Wang said.

As they were talking, they had already arrived at the gate of Lu Deming's yard.

Lu Deming had just finished his meal and was thinking about lying down to rest for a while, when the servant said that the King of Jingyang had come with several young princes.

Lu Deming's sleepiness disappeared all of a sudden.

It was just past mealtime, why did they come here? Could it be that there was a problem in the school?

Even if there was a problem, they should go to the next door to find Shiwen, who was teaching there seriously.

When Lu Deming walked out of the room, Li Fu and the four children had already entered the yard.

Lu Deming bowed and greeted Li Fu, Li Chengqian and others.

"Dr. Lu, it's important. Let's go to the hall to talk about it, and we have to call Xianggong Xiao." Li Fu stared at Lu Deming seriously and said.

Seeing Li Fu like this, Lu Deming's heart was beating fast.

What happened that made the King of Jingyang so serious.

Hurry up and invite Xianggong Xiao Yu.

Soon, Xiao Yu came and sat down in the hall.

Li Fu told the two about the discovery of a large number of locust eggs in the fields on the farm.

"I have sent someone to deliver the news to His Majesty." Li Fu said, "If it doesn't rain this spring, the situation is critical at present. The locust plague is no joke."

"Of course." Xiao Yu's face was filled with sorrow: "From the current point of view, it won't rain in the next few days."

"The locust plague, if you look at it this way, it's 80% certain." Lu Deming's face was also gloomy: "This kind of thing, even if you know it in advance, what can you do?What? The crops in the field haven't grown yet... There's not much we can do. If we encounter such a natural disaster, we can only do our best and leave it to fate. "

"Because of the egg-changing workshop in the village, everyone in the village raises chickens, ducks and geese, including the surrounding villages. Every day, there are special people driving horse-drawn carriages to buy eggs and duck eggs. Therefore, there are many villages raising chickens, ducks and geese. "

"And it just so happens that the chickens, ducks and geese raised in the village are the natural enemies of locusts. "Li Fu said: "Perhaps, to a certain extent, if there is a locust plague, it will reduce the degree of disaster... or something. "

"But this is far from enough. "Xiao Yu said: "When the locust plague starts, from the sea in the east to the rivers and ridges in the west, the flocks of locusts cover the sky and never stop for ten days. Relying only on the chickens, ducks and geese in the village, they can't eat them all even if they keep eating them. "

"Perhaps, we can do something before the locusts hatch." Li Fu said: "Did a locust plague occur during the pre-Sui Dynasty?"

Xiao Yu nodded.

"It happened."

He thought carefully, and a major locust plague occurred once from the founding of the Sui Dynasty to its demise, which left a deep impression on him.

It was precisely because he had heard about it and discussed it in the court that he remembered and knew what a terrible phenomenon a locust plague would be.

"Since it happened before, how did you deal with it? "Li Fu asked.

He didn't come up with all the methods to eliminate locusts at once. After all, this was the Tang Dynasty, not the time of later generations that relied on science and had open minds.

He even heard that the people believed that the locust plague was a punishment from God, so they let the locusts eat the crops and did not dare to kill them.

Even if they caught the locusts, they did not kill them directly, but buried them in ditches.

Is that thing something that can be solved by burying it?