After arranging for people to prepare the hot air balloon and food supplies, Su Chen got on the carriage heading north.
In order to protect the pesticides, Su Chen specially arranged for Lao Zhao to take someone to take another route to escort them.
Now, Su Chen didn't know if there were people from aristocratic families or foreign races secretly watching him.
For safety reasons, he and the pesticides must be separated to avoid accidents.
The guards responsible for protecting Su Chen's safety were all wearing mithril light armor.
Under the sun, thousands of sets of mithril bright armors shine brightly, making people unable to open their eyes. They are as powerful as heavenly soldiers!
"Set off!"
Su Chen gave the order, and thousands of people marched toward the north in a mighty manner, raising smoke and dust all the way.
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The road Su Chen took to the north this time was a cement road he had built before, so it was not too bumpy along the way.
Despite this, Su Chen was so bored that he almost suffocated to death after living on the carriage for many days.
After three days and four nights of non-stop traveling, Su Chen finally arrived at the first stop of his trip to the north, Guanzhou Guancheng.
“I didn’t expect the locust plague here to be so serious!”
After entering the territory of Guanzhou, Su Chen saw many fields destroyed by locusts along the way.
"Strange, didn't I order the governor of Guanzhou to take the people to move to the south early in the morning?
Why are there not many people around now?”
When Su Chen entered Guan City, Su Chen frowned.
Because desert locusts are so destructive, they may destroy houses and even cause casualties after eating food.
Therefore, as early as a few days ago, he had ordered the people watching the city to prepare to evacuate the city and take refuge in prefectures and counties where the disaster was not serious.
However, there are not many people on the streets of this huge city right now.
Could it be that the efficiency of people's migration is too high?
Just when Su Chen was about to send someone to inquire about the situation, the governor of Guanzhou rushed over after hearing about Su Chen's arrival.
"I'm going to visit Liu Mo, the governor of Guanzhou, to pay my respects to the Lord Protector!"
Liu Mo, the governor of Guanzhou, respectfully handed over his hand to compile it.
The governor of Guanzhou is a middle-aged man of about forty years old. He is not tall and has a gentle air. At first glance, he looks like he has read poetry and books, and he should not be from the north.
"Let me ask you, why don't you see a single person on the street, but everyone has evacuated the city?"
Su Chen asked.
Hearing this, Liu Mo suddenly started to sweat like raindrops, and he gritted his teeth and replied: "Reporting to the Lord Protector, the people watching the city have not moved yet. Everyone is catching locusts in the suburbs."
"Why is this?
Did you not receive my order?
Or are you disobeying my orders?"
"I don't dare, I don't dare!"
Facing the accusations from Su Chen, the famous Lord Protector, Liu Mo's throat moved, he swallowed, and said tremblingly: "Reporting to the Lord Protector, a few days ago, when Xiaguan just received the order,
, we are already preparing to organize the people to evacuate."
"However, the people are not willing to just give up the food they have worked so hard to cultivate. They all expressed that they want to stay. No matter how much the officials try to persuade them, it is useless!"
"So, I can only agree to let them stay and continue catching locusts!"
"This is the negligence of a lower official and has nothing to do with the people. If the Lord Protector's disease needs to be punished, please ask the Lord Protector to punish the official severely!"
Liu Mo plopped and knelt on the ground.
Listening to Liu Mo's explanation, Su Chen narrowed his eyes slightly.
He never imagined that in today's Tang Dynasty, there would be people who would violate his will.
It seems that he still underestimated the importance that people attached to their fields in this era.
now?
, Liu Mo also became extremely nervous.
In his opinion, disobeying the orders of the imperial court is a capital crime, and now that he is openly leading the people to disobey the orders of the Protector of the Country, it is an even greater crime!
Under the current situation, if there are any casualties or other accidents among the people, then he, the governor, will bear full responsibility.
At that time, even if he has nine heads, it won't be enough to chop him off!
Naturally, Liu Mo was very familiar with the name of Su Chen, the Protector of the Country.
He knew very well what kind of status Su Chen had in Datang.
It can be said that Su Chen's authority in the Tang Dynasty was second only to His Majesty Li Er as the emperor. As long as he said a word, his head would fall to the ground in an instant.
Now, he is ready to be punished.
And just when Liu Mo's body gradually stiffened, Su Chen spoke.
"Get up, it's not your fault."
Originally, the bookstore thought that since the land and food could no longer be saved and large-scale spraying of pesticides was planned, it would be better to let the people evacuate as soon as possible to avoid casualties.
At the same time, this will also facilitate the transportation of agricultural supplies.
From a high-level perspective, this decision is very wise.
But in this era, people value land and food more than anything else.
Let me ask, who is willing to watch the food they have worked so hard to cultivate be destroyed by locusts when the harvest is about to be harvested?
It was precisely because they were reluctant to part with these armors that the people responded to Su Chen's orders.
In this regard, Su Chen had no intention of using force to force the people to relocate.
"Let me ask you, apart from Guancheng, what is the evacuation situation of people in other prefectures and counties?"
Su Chen asked.
"Reporting to the Lord Protector, some of the other prefectures and counties in Guanzhou have been evacuated to other places under the organization of officials. There are also many people in the prefectures and counties who are fighting the final battle against the locusts just like Guancheng!"
Liu Mo replied.
Su Chen nodded and said, "Okay, you get up first."
"Yes, thank you Lord Protector!"
"It just so happens that I plan to use some new tools to kill locusts, but I still lack some manpower."
"Since the people don't want to leave, then organize them to come and help me."
Su Chen told Liu Mo about the manpower requirements he needed and asked him to organize about 3,000 people.
This time, Su Chen will directly use hot air balloons to spray pesticides on a large area.
She didn't believe it. Facing the power of modern technology, he couldn't subdue this little desert locust.
"I understand!"
Although he was very curious about Su Chen's talk about developing new tools to eliminate locusts, Liu Mo knew that given his status, he did not need to ask too many questions, he only needed to strictly follow the instructions.
Liu Mo immediately called one of his subordinates and gave instructions.
After giving all the instructions, Liu Mo finally breathed a sigh of relief secretly.
He originally thought that he would be held accountable for so blatantly disobeying the Lord Protector's will, but he did not expect that the Lord Protector was such a tolerant person.
