Da Qin: Destroyed the Xiongnu at the beginning

“Fusu, what is the cause of this locust plague? Will it not affect our mainland of Great Qin?”

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Ying Zheng left Fusu alone and asked.

Although for the time being, the locust plague is a good thing for Da Qin, which greatly alleviates the problem of food shortage in Da Qin, but if it really affects Da Qin, , resulting in a sharp decline in the late autumn harvest, which would also bring considerable losses.

Therefore, the First Emperor could not help but worry

“Father, there is no need to worry. As long as the locust plague does not originate near our mainland of Great Qin, there is no need to worry too much.”

“Because the locust plague itself is actually very fragile, the main reason why it can cross the Mediterranean Sea and reach the coastal countries is the appropriate air flow, similar to the way a hot air balloon flies with the wind.”

“From Persia County to the Mainland of Daqin, there is either the unbearably hot Gobi Desert or a plateau of several thousand feet. It is almost impossible for locusts to fly over.”

“On the other hand, Persia County, Seleucid County and Tianzhu County may be greatly affected and need to make some preparations to eliminate locusts.”

Fusu���He opened his mouth and said:”Actually, the method to prevent and eliminate locusts is very simple.”

“Locusts like droughts and like to eat plants with low water content. Therefore, locust plagues often appear together with severe droughts in history.”

“And our country, Daqin, is now building water conservancy facilities everywhere, especially the opening of the North-South Grand Canal, which densely connects the water network, and with more favorable water and soil protection, it has greatly reduced the possibility of locust plagues.”

Ying Zheng nodded.

The locust plagues in memory and history books are indeed related to severe drought.

“In addition, locusts usually lay eggs in summer and autumn, and emerge after overwintering.”

“Therefore, if there is continuous heavy snow in winter, the moisture in the land will increase and the temperature will drop sharply, which will also kill most of the locusts and other pests. Therefore, it is said that auspicious snow heralds a good harvest.”

“And if the climate is relatively dry that year and there is no heavy snow in winter, you should pay attention to checking the land to find whether there are a large number of locust eggs in it, and be prepared to prevent locust plagues.”

“In fact, one of the simplest ways to deal with locusts is to raise a large number of poultry, especially ducks, which like insects the most. A single duck can eat more than a hundred locusts in a day.

One hundred thousand ducks are enough to form a locust-killing army and eliminate most of the smaller locust plagues.”

“Erchen has asked the relevant departments of agriculture and forestry to mobilize hundreds of thousands of chickens and ducks from various counties and prepare to transport them to Persia County to start the battle on the locust extermination front line. Fusu said with a smile.

“I see.”

Ying Zheng breathed a sigh of relief.

If it had been before, Da Qin’s grain production was insufficient, and there was not enough food for people. Naturally, there would be no excess grain to feed livestock and poultry.

However, now, Da Qin’s grain supply is more than enough, and the price of coarse grains has greatly increased. It has become possible to reduce the cost and use it to raise pigs, chickens and ducks.

Raising more chickens and ducks can not only improve the dining tables of the people of Daqin, but also deal with pests and prevent locust plagues. It can be said to be quite cost-effective.

“Not only that, locusts themselves are rich in nutrients. Ducks that grow up eating locusts will have strong flesh and a particularly delicious taste.”

“Moreover, locusts can also be used as traditional Chinese medicine to treat asthma, whooping cough and other diseases.”

“Scattered locusts can also be used as delicacies. If they are lightly fried, they can be a fine delicacy to go with wine.”

“Now, my father can be completely relieved! Fusu added with a smile.

“Thanks to you, Fusu!”

Ying Zheng said with a look of relief on his face.

If it weren’t for Fusu, Daqin wouldn’t have had all kinds of high-yielding crops, it wouldn’t have had so much excess grain, and it wouldn’t have had such sufficient confidence.

How could the locust plague be a good thing? This news is definitely the first time in history.

It also fully shows that Daqin is no longer what it used to be…….(If you want to read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

When the news came out, the melon-eating people in the entire Great Qin soon began to talk about it.

“Have you heard that there is a great locust plague in the west of Persia County?”

“What, locust plague, then I have to rush to harvest food!”

“Why are you robbing? Persia County is thousands of miles away from the mainland of Qin. Even if locusts can fly over, winter will have already arrived and all the food has been harvested.”

“According to the introduction in the newspaper, this locust plague is actually a good thing for Daqin. It can bring back the ridiculously low food prices.”

“Isn’t it? This locust plague has affected tens of millions of people. These people are now waiting to buy food from our country, Daqin, to save their lives!”

“It’s so good. I was worried before that the food couldn’t be sold at a high price and I didn’t have the energy to build a warehouse!”

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“You are all born into blessings and don’t know how to be blessed. Before, there were so many water conservancy and irrigation channels. There would be a drought every three to five years. Locust plagues were not uncommon. People were starving to death. Even a stone of food could not survive. He is a rich man. The tragedy that is happening in the far west is the past we have been waiting for!”

“That scene, recalling it now, can make people shudder!”[]

“Having a warehouse full of food was definitely my biggest expectation at the time!”

“Now you are lucky, you don’t even want to grow food!”

“Don’t people need to look forward? Nowadays, food cannot be sold at a high price, so we might as well go out and work.”

“Even if it can be sold to a foreign country this year, there won’t be such a good opportunity next year, right?”

“That’s not necessarily the case. His Highness has proposed several methods of refining grains to make starch or vermicelli and other refined grains, which can make the taste better and sell for a higher price.”

“There are also dried sweet potatoes, which not only taste crispy, but also become sweeter after being dried. They are definitely the best snacks. If you sell them during the holidays, they will definitely be a hot commodity.”

“Moreover, the imperial court also introduced a preferential policy for poultry subsidies. Anyone who is willing to raise chickens and ducks can purchase chickens and ducks at half price and raise them for two or three months. They will be eaten during the Chinese New Year. The extra ones can be sold for some money.”

“This is not bad. Chickens and ducks are both delicacies. There are also eggs and duck eggs, which are most beneficial to children’s growth.”

“Where can I purchase cubs at half price? I’ll queue up right now!”

“It is estimated that we will have to wait another half month. The current chickens and ducks have been sent to the front lines of the locust plague in Persia County to catch locusts and eat them.”

“It is said that these chickens and ducks that grew up eating locusts will taste particularly delicious. During the Chinese New Year, they will be distributed to all the people of Daqin for free!”

“Is it so good?”

“Now, those foreign barbarians who are almost out of food will be jealous to death.”

“Who made them so unlucky that they were not reincarnated into our Great Qin!”

“Hahaha!”

Amid the hearty laughter, the faces of the people of Daqin were full of pride.

Born in the prosperous Daqin, you are really the biggest lucky person.