Chapter 2230 Let the King of Qin Deal with It

How terrible the locust plague was, she had seen it with her own eyes.

The locusts that covered the sky and sun roared past, leaving not a single blade of grass behind.

It's really scary.

In the first few years, there were two locust plagues in Gui'an, but they were not too serious. The court provided some food and it passed.

So Zhao Yuanjing just nodded and asked, "What else are you looking at?"

Yan'er said: "There are also reports from Tubo, saying that there has been little rain and drought in Tubo recently, and it has not rained for half a year. The livestock have no grass to eat, and the plague is prevalent, and all the cattle and sheep have died in large numbers."

Zhao Yuanjing nodded, looking a little serious.

Every year after the beginning of spring, the imperial court had to face drought in the north, floods or locust plagues in the south.

The bigger the country, the more things happen and the more things you need to worry about.

Although difficulties occur every year, drought, locust plagues and animal plagues in the same year are relatively rare.

This means that the court needs to allocate a large sum of money for disaster relief.

Otherwise, a large number of people will starve to death.

Yan'er added: "There are also a few coupons sent by Northern Qi over there."

Yun Dai's heart skipped a beat and she said, "I remember that Northern Qi was rich and beautiful, and there were very few droughts or floods."

Yan'er smiled and said: "What the Queen Mother said is absolutely true. The Northern Qi Dynasty's Zhezi is talking about another thing. After the New Year, several small groups of rebels emerged, stirring up troubles everywhere and causing harm to the people."

Since the conquest of Northern Qi, although the world has been unified, there are still occasional disobedient people in Northern Qi who cause trouble.

It is not easy to get all the people of a country to surrender in a short period of time.

For these small groups of rebels, the troops stationed in Northern Qi can handle them.

They come here just to ask for military expenses and food.

"Transfer this to the Ministry of War and let King Qin handle it." Zhao Yuanjing said.

The King of Qin was the Minister of Military Aircraft and also in charge of the Ministry of War. He can control the mood of the army. He also made the final decision on allocating military pay to various garrison posts.

Just clarify the accounts with the accounts department in charge of Jin Lan afterwards.

Yan'er said: "Yes, I have written it down."

Zhao Yuanjing waved his hand: "You go on and read it, and then tell me about it after you finish it."

Yan'er sat down and went to read the book.

Zhao Yuanjing pondered for a while and said: "I don't know what the situation of this locust plague will be. If it is similar to the previous two years, it will be fine. If it is serious... I am afraid that the national treasury will be in trouble again."

Yun Dai said: "The money in the national treasury is for the country. Without the people, where will the country come from? Don't worry about money, human life is important."

"I still don't understand this truth, but it's not an option to just keep filling money in like this."

"It is true that treating the symptoms does not cure the root cause. For floods, embankments and dams can be built in advance, and for dry areas, canals can be opened earlier. As for this locust plague... it must be prevented in advance. We cannot let those locusts go unchecked every year. Come back and eat.”

Zhao Yuanjing sighed: "Controlling locusts is not easy. Since the time of the late emperor, I have thought of many ways."

Yun Dai smiled and said: "Your method doesn't work. This locust has to be treated from the root. Do you know why there are locusts in that area every year?"

Zhao Yuanjing said: "Flying from somewhere else?"

"There has to be a place to come. In fact, when these locusts stop in one place to eat crops, they will also lay eggs in the ground and wait to grow up in the next year. Therefore, the most important thing is to turn over the ground every year. Get rid of those eggs. Besides, these locusts are also edible, so mobilize the people to catch them and eat them."