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Chapter 699 Locust plague
Even so, Lu Chengqi felt a little strange.It stands to reason that once natural disasters and man-made disasters occur, the Supervision Department will be the first to get the information. Why is this time an exception?
Of course, in front of Zhou Zhiruo, Lu Chengqi would not say this, but desperately praised her for knowing how to take care of the overall situation.He praised Zhou Zhiruo so much that there is nothing in the sky and nothing on earth, and even boasted Zhou Zhiruo so thin-skinned: "Your Majesty's praise is too much..."

"Yes? No, not at all!" Lu Chengqi sighed, "If it weren't for Zitong's timely action, Shandong East Road would be unimaginable. Since ancient times, men in Ludi are upright, jealous like hatred, distinguish right from wrong, and show loyalty. If they are forced to corner, then Chaos on Shandong East Road; chaos on Shandong East Road, the world will be in danger..."

This is not alarmist talk, but true.In the official history of the Northern Song Dynasty, after the Liang Shanshuipo, there was the Fangla Uprising, and the last trace of vitality in the Northern Song Dynasty was exhausted.Bianliang, which seems to be prosperous, is actually just a paper doll under the iron horse of a golden man.Taking "history" as a guide, Lu Chengqi naturally cannot let Shandong become chaotic.

Zhou Zhiruo didn't know much about military affairs, so naturally she wouldn't talk nonsense, but frowned and said, "Your Majesty, this Shandong East Road seems to be stable, but in fact it's just gold and jade, and it's broken. If there is another natural disaster, maybe the The big situation will collapse in an instant..."

Lu Chengqi knew that Zhou Zhiruo wasn't talking alarmistly, it was indeed possible.Lu Chengqi was still about to say something, but Zhou Zhiruo lowered her head and said, "...Huangzhuang told the concubine that in the fields and swamps on Shandong East Road, there are many insect eggs that are just born like corn."

When Lu Chengqi heard it, his heart "thumped", he was too shocked to speak, and after a long time said: "Locust!"

Zhou Zhiruo said, "Your Majesty also knows about locusts?"

Lu Chengqi smiled wryly and said, "I was just lucky, thinking that this severe drought was just a temporary natural disaster and would not cause a plague of locusts, but unexpectedly the thing I was most worried about came..."

Zhou Zhiruo sighed, and said heavily: "There is a cloud in the book, 'In June after the severe drought, migratory locusts came from the northeast, covered the sky, and went through the southwest. It was heavy rain at night, and all the locusts died. In autumn and July, Xu, Ru, Gun, Shan, Cang, Cai, Qi, Bei Bazhou locusts. Some locusts rise from the northeast and tend to the southwest, covering the sky like clouds and the sun. Their insects are like corn when they are young, and they are as big as flies in a few days. They can jump and travel in groups. It is called chrysalis. After another few days, it will fly in groups. It is called locust. Wherever it stops, the beak will not stop biting. After a few days, the child will be born on the ground. The son of the ground will become a chrysalis in eighteen days, and the chrysalis will return. For locusts, if they are passed on like this, the disaster is widespread. The locusts are born at the edge of the big swamp, and they must also suddenly dry up. Therefore, the locusts are the original source of the locusts. If you want to get rid of locusts, this is the picture. The earth is dead. Covering the sky and blocking out the sun, it lasts for ten days. Wherever there are relics of vegetation and animal hair, they are hungry and die on the road. In autumn, the big locusts in Guanfu, the fields are exhausted, and the people are hungry, so they catch locusts for food'. Your Majesty, The plague of locusts must be cured, if we can catch all the people, we will be able to conquer the sky."

After thinking about it, Lu Chengqi was right. Before he was reborn, he had been to Yunnan and had eaten fried locusts. They looked scary, but they were actually delicious.Hearing Zhou Zhiruo's words, he nodded and said, "With the Dashun Minbao in hand, there is no need to worry about it. But Huangzhuang still needs to arrest people before they can convince the people. Alas, if we can prevent It’s even better before it happens.”

"The east corner is lost, and the mulberry elm is harvested." Zhou Zhiruo said with a smile, "If the locust plague can be cured in this way, there will be no fear in the future."

Lu Chengqi nodded, and suddenly remembered another thing: "By the way, you can also raise some chickens, ducks, geese and other poultry. This thing can overcome locusts. They don't need to be fed, and they can find food by themselves. If we can make the poultry eat all the eggs first, the locust plague will be destroyed." I'm sorry."

Zhou Zhiruo silently remembered it in her heart, and said, "The concubine will do it now..."

Lu Chengqi knew her temperament, she was always in a hurry, and did whatever came to her mind, quickly grabbed her catkin, and said softly: "What's the rush, I want to hear how much profit Huangzhuang will make this year!"

Lu Chengqi couldn't help stroking his hand a few more times, Zhou Zhiruo twitched lightly in shame, and found that her slender hand had fallen into Lu Chengqi's "wolf's claws", and was tightly held, motionless, so she didn't do useless work up. "Didn't Your Majesty want to listen to the concubine's report on the income? With this appearance... how can the concubine report it?"

Lu Chengqi deliberately teased: "Then don't report it..."

Zhou Zhiruo gave him a blank look, and even this blank look was full of charm.Lu Chengqi caught it for a while, and then "reluctantly" let go of his "wolf's claws".Zhou Zhiruo was short of breath, and said angrily, "You...that's all, you're really an enemy in a previous life."

Lu Chengqi smiled, did not speak, picked up the ledger, and read it.This double-entry bookkeeping method was still handed over to Zhou Zhiruo by him, but it was carried forward by capable people and strangers of this era, using square characters to write extraordinary.The Han people are really too smart. Anything in their hands will be "broken".Even Lu Chengqi couldn't understand this double-entry accounting method.

Seeing Lu Chengqi's frown, Zhou Zhiruo smiled and said, "Does Your Majesty not understand?"

Lu Chengqi didn't hide anything, if he doesn't understand it, he just doesn't understand it, so there's nothing to be ashamed about: "This...doesn't seem to be double-entry bookkeeping?"

Zhou Zhiruo sighed, and said, "The method taught by Your Majesty is good, but... it's just a little more complicated..."

With a sigh, Lu Chengqi knew it was like this.The double-entry bookkeeping method, according to the thinking of the Han people, is indeed a bit complicated.But it is not absolute, the main reason is that the text is too important to the "number". If you have a little mathematical foundation, this double-entry bookkeeping method is not difficult, but it is difficult to understand.

Zhou Zhiruo could see Lu Chengqi's disappointment, and said, "Your Majesty can't understand, this concubine can explain to His Majesty. This is the total expenditure of Huangzhuang, and this is the total income..."

Lu Chengqi listened carefully, and finally came to the conclusion that Huangzhuang's income this year is negative.That is, making ends meet?This... seems impossible, right?Even if the Royal Bank is controlled by the imperial court, Huangzhuang has also invested a lot, so how could it be negative?

Zhou Zhiruo explained: "Your Majesty, Huangzhuang has spent a lot this year. In addition to the Royal University, Military Weapons Supervision, Dockyard, and Royal Military Academy, there are also new welfare homes, nursing homes, drug administration bureaus, and Mongolian schools...mainly for the purchase of real estate. , so it can't make ends meet. But these assets are only delivered this year, and they will be profitable next year..."

Lu Chengqi was speechless for a while, real estate was expensive before rebirth, and he almost floated into the sky.After rebirth, this property is still expensive.He also understands that this is all caused by the Chinese people's rural complex. If there is no room, there will be no bottom line.Even though Chang'an City provides public housing leases, most of these people live in the suburbs and have real estate.It can be said that the Han people have spent their entire lives in search of real estate and land, and with these, they can have a home.A family is a country, and a family is the country. This is the thinking of most Han people, and it is also the root cause of the sufferings of the Han people.It is sad and deplorable to gather all the strength of the Han people to drive away the invaders, but they are born for petty gains and forget the allusion of "there is no such thing as skin."

(End of this chapter)