After saying this, Su Chen said goodbye to His Majesty Li Er, without even taking care of Princess Changle, he got into the carriage and ran non-stop towards Wannian County.
Now that the situation is urgent, we can no longer take care of so many etiquettes.
"Lao Xu, hurry up, go and sort out all the empty wine barrels in the manor, and bring them to the cellar for me!"
After returning to Sujiazhuang, Su Chen immediately asked people to prepare many large wooden barrels.
Thanks to Su Chen's winemaking business among his industries, there are many wooden barrels stored in the Sujiazhuang.
Otherwise, Su Chen would have to squeeze out more precious time to prepare for these things.
After the barrels were prepared, Su Chen immediately exchanged a series of locust-killing pesticides from the system to prepare for any eventuality.
At present, Su Chen doesn't know what kind of locusts are causing this locust plague. If pesticides are used indiscriminately, it will be counterproductive. Only prescribing the right medicine is the safest way.
"Come on, Lao Xu, ask someone to move all these barrels out, and then send them to Chang'an City to His Majesty!"
In order to deal with various possible situations, Su Chen prepared nearly a hundred barrels of high-concentration pesticides, which must be enough to deal with them for a while.
At the same time, Su Chen also wrote down the detailed usage methods of these pesticides to avoid operational errors in the future.
"I'm exhausted. I can finally take a break."
In the study, Su Chen sat on a recliner, looked at the sunset outside the window, and then took a long breath.
"What's going on? This locust plague doesn't look like a natural phenomenon no matter how you look at it..."
Su Chen murmured to himself and began to analyze the locust plague carefully.
Generally speaking, the cause of the locust plague is a severe drought, which causes the soil to dry out and the temperature to rise, which leads to a large number of locust eggs hatching.
Another situation is the invasion of alien species.
Since there are no natural enemies, exotic locusts can breed unbridled and in large numbers locally.
"It seems that this is the most likely possibility..."
Su Chen's eyes flashed with wisdom, and he had already thought of the most likely reason.
In the past two years, due to Su Chen's vigorous development of infrastructure and the pruning of cement roads everywhere, the transportation in Datang has become far more convenient than before, and as a result, exchanges with other countries have been strengthened.
If his guess is correct, the locust species in this locust plague is an alien species.
The reason why they appeared in the Tang Dynasty was probably because they were accidentally brought into the country during exchanges.
Since there are no natural enemies of this locust in the native ecosystem of the Tang Dynasty, this locust breeds in large numbers.
"I'm afraid, this is definitely not an accident..."
"Maybe it's those countries that are obstructing it and want to disrupt the development of the Tang Dynasty..."
Su Chen's eyes gradually became sharper, and he crossed his hands and placed them on his chin.
If this locust plague is really a trouble caused by other countries to Datang, then I am afraid that he will have to pay attention to this matter.
Today's Tang Dynasty is developing rapidly. It has already flattened countless foreign races and made countless illustrious military exploits.
It was under such circumstances that they still dared to attack Datang, so they must have something to rely on.
"How dare you attack the food of the Tang Dynasty? Even if it was planned by several of you empire masters, I, Su Chen, will never let you off lightly!"
In Su Chen's heart, food is the foundation of everything.
They actually dare to attack the foundation of the people, so they must be prepared to bear his wrath!
Bang bang!
At this time, there was a sudden knock on the door, interrupting Su Chen's thoughts.
"come in."
Su Chen said.
With Su Chen's permission, the old housekeeper pushed the door open and entered.
Looking up, Su Chen saw that the old housekeeper was coming. Su Chen asked, "Old Xu, has something happened?"
"Master, it's not good!"
"Just now when I was preparing to deliver the medicine to His Majesty with Lao Zhao and others in Back Mountain, we discovered some locusts that we had never seen before in the fields!"
"And I heard from Lao Sun that the number of locusts on the farm has suddenly increased in recent days!"
"And now there is a locust plague suddenly appearing in the north. I like to wonder if this matter may be related to it, so I came to report it to the young master."
After hearing what the old housekeeper said, Su Chen was suddenly shocked!
He just got the news about the locust plague today, and now in the blink of an eye, locusts have begun to appear even in Sujiazhuang?
If this is true, then the speed at which this locust plague spread is truly terrifying!
"Okay, I understand, take me to see it quickly!"
After saying that, Su Chen didn't bother to continue resting, and took the old housekeeper straight to the back mountain.
At the same time, on the way there, Su Chen also asked the old housekeeper to quickly gather people.
Regardless of whether the locusts that suddenly appeared this time were the northern locust plague species or not, he did not need to take them seriously!
In a short time, Su Chen led dozens of people to the farmland in the back mountain.
"Quickly, look for it. There are locusts in that area. Once you find them, tell me the news immediately and arrest them!"
Su Chen ordered.
"Yes, Master!"
After receiving Su Chen's order, the farmers immediately took action.
The farmland layout in Sujiazhuang is different from other places. It does not plant a single crop, but a variety of crops, with many categories and systematic management.
"Master, I found locusts here!"
After a while, a farmer discovered locusts in a vegetable field.
Then, everyone hurriedly ran towards the field and captured the locusts.
"Master, what is it about this locust that deserves us to make such a fuss about it?"
A farmer asked curiously.
Su Chen explained: "The thing is like this. There is a serious locust plague in the north. I suspect that the locusts that appeared in the village were spread from the north. If they cannot be controlled in time, the entire Guanzhong and the Tang Dynasty may suffer!"
Hearing this, the farmers present looked shocked.
I never imagined that this little locust could be so lethal.
"Okay, let's go look for it again. If there are locusts somewhere, we won't let go even one!"
After Su Chen explained the locust plague, everyone did not dare to be careless and searched more carefully.
At night, darkness has enveloped the entire land, but the mountains behind Sujiazhuang are brightly lit. Hundreds of people are holding lanterns to catch every locust they can see.
After the villagers worked hard all night, when the sky became bright, not a single locust was seen in the entire Sujiazhuang.
