Locusts rage, and the foolish people who never started only know how to burn incense and worship. People always turn to the gods for fear of unknown things.

Until, whether they burn incense and worship Buddha or kowtow to burn paper, they found that the gods did not mean to protect the people at all. So the people understood that it was better to rely on themselves than to rely on the heaven and earth.

The bonfire is used to lure the locusts into the fire. This method was first seen in the Book of Songs: Datian: Remove the borer and the thief, which is harmless to me. Tian Zhi. Tian Zu has a god and gives the flames. Yao Chong of the Tang Dynasty improved it: When the locusts are freed, they must go to the fire at night. Set up fire at night, dig pits beside the fire, burn and burn, and remove them all. "Old Book of Tang Dynasty: Biography of Yao Chong"

The method of tenting and killing in bonfires was the most effective, and Li Yan, Hong Niangzi and others used this method. The captured locusts were fried in a pot and the people shared them.

There is also digging and killing. This method mainly deals with the larvae of locusts - Zha. Zha has not yet grown, and although it can jump, it cannot fly. At this time, a team of 50 people dig a long ditch, and one person beats the gong behind. Zha heard the sound of the gong and jumped hard, and entered the ditch. Everyone quickly buried it with soil.

In addition, there are methods such as catching tools, digging locust eggs, and expelling locusts with sounds. I won't introduce them one by one.

Locust plagues also broke out around the capital. Sudden locust plagues covered the sky and the sun, and crops often suffered huge losses. However, the people found that the sweet potatoes they planted were intact.

Locusts do not eat everything, soybeans, black beans, mung beans, sesame, cotton, taro, sweet potatoes and other locusts do not like them. Sweet potatoes, which are crops that are not as yielding, can be preserved.

In fact, the losses suffered by locust plagues in all dynasties are naturally huge, but if prevented and controlled in time, certain measures can be taken when locust plagues break out, the losses can be greatly reduced.

At this time, Hong Niangzi and Li Yan were most worried about not the natural disasters or the refugees they had resettled. Li Zicheng made a comeback and was unstoppable. This time, Luoshan County must be unable to save it.

Hongniangzi had already been put into the city to set up defenses and did not come back until late at night. The county government in Luoshan County is not big, but it actually seems a bit cold. This is where Hongniangzi and Li Yan get married. Their life after marriage is simple and sweet. Unfortunately, the beautiful life of newlyweds is always too short.

As the county magistrate of Luoshan County, Hong Niangzi was granted by Emperor Chongzhen. Although it was only a temporary generation, after all, there was no precedent for women to be civil servants in the Ming Dynasty. However, in fact, Hong Niangzi had the final say in all matters in Luoshan County.

Hong Niangzi is very busy on weekdays and has a rare time to spend alone with Li Yan. Now he is a thief, and Luoshan County is still opening the city to resettle refugees.

When Henan suffered a great disaster, cities in various places were closed to prevent refugees from entering the city. Luoshan County opened its doors and continued to accept the influx of refugees.

The consequence of this is that Luoshan County will also become a disaster area. Because of the influx of a large number of refugees, they will also eat up all the food in Luoshan County. In the end, Luoshan County will also become a severely affected area.

This is also the reason why the city gates of counties and counties are closed. Cities in various places can only accept a small number of refugees. Too many refugees will cause many troubles, such as public security issues. In addition, if you eat up all the food in the city, your city will become a refugee area.

It was not that Hong Niangzi and Li Yan didn't understand this truth, but the couple couldn't watch it, and the refugees gathered outside the city starved to death.

They thought that if the autumn harvest came, they might be able to solve the urgent need for food. At present, they could only violate the imperial court's orders and open warehouses and release grain.

It is a serious crime to open warehouses and release grain privately. Generally, grain storage in counties and counties will store grain to prepare for war or natural disasters. However, these grains are all official grains, and no one can act without the orders of the court.

However, if you want to transfer official grain during the disaster year, you have to write to the court, and then the officials in the court who are in vain and eat slowly start to report it step by step. Finally, they will be sent to the imperial front for red marks, and then decide whether to release the grain after red marks.

Even if the court finally agreed to release food, it would take as long as four or five months or even half a year to go. The people in the disaster area could not wait for a moment.

As a result, many honest officials took huge risks to open warehouses and release grain. This would be impeached by other officials, and it would be a serious crime to be pursued.

Even so, the honest officials continued to go one after another. Hong Niangzi had already opened the official warehouse in Luoshan County to provide relief to the refugees in the city.

However, there are too many refugees. Even if the warehouses are opened and grain is released, the county town will soon be sold out. Then, Luoshan County has become the next disaster area.

Hong Niangzi and Li Yan were both worried about food, and they hoped to get to the autumn harvest. Then, they wrote to the court to solve the problem of disaster victims in Henan.

But now there has not been one wave of recession and the problem of the victims has not been resolved yet, and Li Zicheng is here again.

When the Hong Madam came back, she was exhausted. She had not closed her eyes for three days and three nights. Today, she finally finished the things in the city. Then after patrolling the city walls, she was exhausted when she came back.

Li Yan poured her hot water to wash her feet and served Hongniang to bed. Hongniang smiled at him: "Mr. Li, thank you for your hard work, how can you do that? If you are rumored, there is no joke."

Li Yan's swollen face had a smile: "You are working hard, who likes to laugh? You are tired these days, hurry up and have a good rest."

The shortage of food has caused Li Yan and the officials of the yamen to eat a meal every day. The saved food is used to resettle the victims. The long-term malnutrition has caused Li Yan's body to become swelling.

The Hong Madam was extremely tired. After washing her feet, she actually sat on the chair and fell asleep. Li Yan sighed. She went over and gently picked up the Hong Madam, then placed her on the bed and covered her with a thin quilt.

Let Li Zicheng come, anyway, the couple doesn't care. At worst, they will fight to the death with him like last time. If they can't defend the city, they will die to the last moment. It can be regarded as a way to be worthy of the prince's kindness.

Shortly after Madam Hong fell asleep, someone came to knock on the door. Li Yan was shocked and hurried out to open the door. Then, he saw Ling Susu, who was also haggard.

Ling Susu wanted to speak but stopped: "Mr. Mang...."

Li Yan let out a "shhh" and covered the door: "What's wrong?"

Ling Susu is the subordinate of Hong Niangzi. She knew that Hong Niangzi had just rested. She would not come if there was no urgent matter of 100,000 yuan. Seeing Li Yan was there, Ling Susu felt relieved: "Mr. Li, there are a large number of disaster victims in the city, what should I do?"

Li Yan was shocked and Luoshan County was unable to settle it. At this time, a large number of victims were pouring in, and the city could no longer be squeezed out.
Chapter completed!