Daming: After self-explosive time travel, Lao Zhu's mentality collapsed

"Mom, that hybrid rice...are you really not afraid of locusts?" the little boy said gloomily with a sad face.

"I don't know, I don't know!" The peasant woman, who had always been dull, shook her head in confusion and replied feebly.

When the news came, Chu Ze immediately took action.

He is well aware of the seriousness of this locust plague. If the affected small counties and farmers are not rescued in time, it will surely lead to greater turmoil and humanitarian disaster.

Chu Ze immediately summoned his subordinates and cronies to discuss countermeasures in the study room.

"The locust plague has attacked the three counties of Dali, Anlong and Changwu under the jurisdiction of Fengyang City. It is reported that the disaster is extremely serious." Chu Ze looked solemn and pressed his hands on the table and said slowly: "We must quickly take out the locusts now." Relief measures, otherwise it will definitely lead to tragedy.”

"Yes, Your Majesty is wise." Zhao Si beside him looked worried and asked anxiously, "I wonder what Your Majesty thinks? I can pass the order now and send people to implement disaster relief."

"First, immediately report to the imperial court for instructions so that the Ming Dynasty can allocate military rations from other provincial cities to support us."

Chu Ze pondered for a moment, then frowned and ordered: "In addition, we also have to temporarily open the reserve granary in Fengyang City and use the reserved food to support the victims. Li Xing, you start this matter immediately."

"No." Li Xing accepted the order and left, conveying Chu Ze's decree in a hurry.

Zhanzhuan described the locust plague that was difficult to control. Chu Ze's words were sonorous and eloquent in thousands of words, hoping that Zhu Yuanzhang would attach great importance to it.

At the same time, farmers in Zhenyuan, Lianzhou and other places who had a good harvest also transported all their surplus grain to Fengyang City under the official call.

The huge convoy was like a flowing supply line, pouring into this hardest-hit area.

Chu Ze wrote a memorial and stated the seriousness of the locust plague to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Subsequently, the army along the coast received the order from the imperial court and immediately took action to mobilize food stocks to assist the disaster area.

A piece of paper was handed down, as if it had the power to calm the turbulent waves.

After drafting the memorial several times, Chu Ze was satisfied and hurriedly sealed it and delivered it to the inn.

As a wise king, he should uphold the purpose of benevolent government and caring for the people, and cannot let the locust plague continue to ruthlessly ravage the people.

"Since I took office, I have been working hard to promote the planting of insect-resistant hybrid rice. However, small and remote counties are not familiar with this method and have not widely adopted it. Therefore, this disaster has been exacerbated. I really feel guilty. I hope that your Majesty will be able to do so in the future. The purpose is to promote it nationwide to prevent locusts from raging and harming people's livelihood..."

Chu Ze's memorial was sent to the court, and the imperial approval came a moment later.

Focus on requesting the allocation of surplus food from other counties to support the disaster-stricken areas, and stress that the situation is serious and must not be taken lightly.

"Well... the locust plague is fierce and the people are in dire straits. Immediately order all the coastal governments to allocate military rations and distribute irrigation support. And transport the excess grain from Zhenyuan, Lianzhou and other places to Fengyang, so that there is no danger or shortage. I am here to deal with the loss, and later I will send envoys to the front to supervise the battle. "Full of deep worries, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression was extremely solemn.

In Fengyang City, under the personal command of Chu Ze, a large amount of grain reserves had been taken out of the granary and urgently transported to the disaster area to the displaced victims.

"Mom... we are going to starve to death..." A large group of victims were trapped in the square of a village.

The once abundant crops were wiped out by locusts, leaving only the clothes and grass of the family. The children screamed pitifully. The babies had been without milk for several days and were dying and crying non-stop.

The poor people are suffering from locust infestations, a catastrophe is approaching, and everyone is in a gloomy mood.

At this time, several fast horses suddenly came from a distance, causing a commotion.

"It's from the official family!" someone shouted loudly.

The leader was actually Li Xing. He led the way, followed closely by several detective horses. His official robes as red as blood shone in the sun.

"Don't lose heart, fellow disaster-stricken fellows!" Li Xing shouted loudly: "We are here to provide disaster relief on the order of the prince. Don't give up, wait for the rescue with peace of mind, and we will tide over the difficulties together!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the train whistle sounded in the distance. People followed the sound and saw a steam locomotive slowly coming into view in the distance, causing waves of exclamations.

"Good guy, this is the first time I have seen such a big monster!" "Hey, don't underestimate it. It is said that this guy is so powerful that he can replace thousands of troops!"

Food was unloaded from the train cars and distributed to the hungry refugees without stopping.

Chu Ze used the fastest speed to continuously deliver rations to the disaster area.

Although the urgent relief work has already begun, Chu Ze understands that this is only a temporary measure. After stabilizing the situation, he must find a way to fundamentally solve the locust plague problem.

Although this disaster only affected a few small counties under Fengyang, if the locusts are allowed to spread wildly, it will definitely bring about a greater disaster.

Chu Ze was sitting alone in the study, with an ancient book with an old cover in front of him, and he was flipping through the densely packed fine print on it.

This book records various methods of dealing with locust plagues in the past dynasties. Although there is no systematic scientific plan, it also gave Chu Ze a lot of inspiration.

"Farmers have used drugs to get rid of locusts since ancient times..." Chu Ze said to himself, his brows gradually unfurling: "It is one thing to learn from the wisdom of the ancients, but with the blessing of modern scientific knowledge, we can create specialized pesticides to kill insects. , wouldn’t it be more efficient?”

Chu Ze came to the window and looked out.

The sky is full of glow and twilight is closing in. Li Xing and Zhao Si, who have been running around all day, are rushing back from outside the city.

"You are here just in time." Chu Ze waved to the two of them and said solemnly: "I already have an idea and plan to personally develop a poison to deal with locusts."

Hearing this, Zhao Si asked eagerly: "This is really good news! It would be great if there is a clever way to deal with locusts and other scourges. I just don't know what the prince has to say?"

Chu Ze slowly exhaled, put his hands together in front of his abdomen, and explained solemnly: "It is said that in the Song Dynasty or even earlier, a poison was developed in the imperial vassal town, specifically to deal with insect plagues. Although It is no longer possible to access the specific formula of that year, but the general pharmacological effects and production principles are still recorded..."

After a detailed explanation, Li Xing and Zhao Si had a preliminary understanding of this modern pesticide.

It's just that this research is an arduous task from scratch. I'm afraid it will take some setbacks to make a breakthrough, right? "

"Yes, the difficulty of developing pesticides from scratch can be imagined." Chu Ze nodded and said: "But it can be regarded as an attempt. Even if it fails in the end, you can still gain experience from it. I plan to secretly set up a I am working in a small alchemy workshop and try it quietly. You two can help me personally." (End of this chapter)