At this moment, Liu Mo's mood seemed to be a little better.
However, what he didn't know was that worse things were yet to come...
Anyway, after saying so much, Su Chen did not hide it, but directly told Liu Mo the truth of the matter.
"The damage caused by these sprayed chemicals to land fertility will take almost ten years to recover."
"So, the matter of setting fire to the cultivated land is now a certainty, and there is no room for reversal."
Su Chen's words were very light, but when Liu Mo heard them, they were like a bolt from the blue.
"Ten... ten years...?
!!”
Liu Mo's eyes widened and his chin hung in the air.
He never imagined that the pesticides they sprayed could be so harmful that they could make the land uncultivated for ten years!
At this moment, Liu Mo felt a little tight in his chest, his breathing became very rapid, and his whole head was buzzing.
This is a full ten years!
If the entire Guanzhou cannot cultivate food in ten years, how will he explain to the people?
!
Moreover, in this way, not only Guanzhou has to face this severe situation, but the other two states also have to face this situation!
How big are the three northern states?
!
The cultivated land area alone has reached hundreds of thousands of acres!
If in order to get rid of the locust plague, the land in the three states cannot be cultivated, it means that millions of people will lose hope of living!
boom!
By now, Liu Mo could no longer hold on, his body went limp and he fell directly to the ground.
It's hopeless. This time, I'm afraid I'm going to be hopeless...
At this moment, Liu Mo felt that his whole life had become gloomy.
Seeing Liu Mo's hopeless look, Su Chen naturally guessed what he was thinking and couldn't help but laugh: "I haven't finished speaking yet, you don't need to be so pessimistic."
"I have already discussed the matter of land destruction with Your Majesty in detail. You don't have to worry too much about the livelihood of the people of Guanzhou in the future."
"From now on, people only need to put in some labor and participate in corvee work appropriately, and then they can get corresponding rewards and don't have to worry about not having enough to eat."
"Moreover, even if the original cultivated land cannot be cultivated, we can still reclaim the wasteland as new fields."
"Resuming food cultivation is only a matter of time. Don't worry too much."
Upon hearing this, Liu Mo seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw.
"Duke Protector, where can the people go to reclaim the wasteland then?
!”
Su Chen thought for a while and said: "At present, basically many places can be reclaimed for cultivation, such as Goguryeo or areas close to the Turkic grasslands."
"In addition to letting the common people reclaim wasteland, I also have an idea, which is to open a large number of iron smelting workshops in Guanzhou, which will also require a very large manpower."
"If there are people who are unwilling to leave their hometowns, they can also participate in the iron smelting workshop, and the rewards will be quite generous!"
"In this way, even if there is no farmland, people will not have to worry about their livelihood. What do you think?"
"Very good!"
Liu Mo blurted out and said excitedly: "The Protector and His Majesty are really wise and powerful. With such a good plan, I think the people of Guanzhou will also understand."
After hearing Su Chen's words, Liu Mo finally felt better.
However, before he could be happy for a long time, he thought of another problem.
Although livelihood is no longer a problem, the people will definitely not accept the reality that the land cannot be cultivated so easily. It is impossible to say that there are no emotional outbursts or something.
After all, if this land is gone, the people will definitely not accept this reality directly.
"Duke Protector, does the officer need to do anything now?"
Liu Mo asked cautiously.
"No, you can just take the people to spray medicine every day."
Su Chen said.
"Just go ahead and do whatever you have to do."
"yes!"
After the salute, Liu Mo left Su Chen's residence directly.
After going to arrange things for his subordinates, Liu Mo had no intention of continuing to work.
In just two days, he was more tiring than the four years he took office.
Now, he just wants to go home quickly and have a good sleep. If there is anything else, let's talk about it tomorrow.
"This governor is really not easy to be..."
When night fell on the earth, Liu Mo, the Guanzhou man, had already fallen asleep.
…
The second day.
After telling Liu Mo the truth about the pesticide spraying, Su Chen was not idle and began to formulate a construction plan for the iron smelting workshop.
If you want to build an iron smelting workshop, you must not build it near the main residential areas of the people, otherwise it will affect their lives too much.
Moreover, the chosen geographical location must also have abundant mineral and water sources.
Just meeting these two conditions is already difficult.
After searching for a day, Su Chen still couldn't find a satisfactory place, so he returned to Guancheng with his guards.
After returning to his residence, Su Chen immediately called Liu Mo.
"How is the pest control situation now?"
Su Chen asked directly.
"Reporting to the Protector, everything is developing in a good direction and there are no problems!"
Liu Mo said firmly.
"That's good."
Su Chen nodded.
After thinking for a while, Liu Mo said: "Duke Protector, I have something else I want to discuss with Duke Protector."
"What's the matter?
Tell me."
Liu Mo adjusted his breathing and expressed yesterday's doubts.
"The official feels that although there are currently ways to compensate for the land destroyed by drugs, we still cannot take it lightly and let the people know the truth of the matter."
"Otherwise, this will easily dampen people's enthusiasm for pest control, and who knows what the consequences will be in the end."
"Therefore, I think it would be better to confess this news and the matter of setting fire to the ground to the people after the pest control is completed."
After saying these words, Liu Mo was mentally prepared.
After all, although he is the governor of Guanzhou, he is not the main person responsible for this locust plague. Su Chen, the protector of the country, is, and what he has to do is to obey his orders unconditionally.
He also knew that compared with the safety of the entire Tang Dynasty, sacrificing the land of the three northern states was really not a big deal.
However, if the people were to destroy the food they had worked so hard to grow at this time when their enthusiasm for pest control was high, it would definitely dampen their enthusiasm.
Regarding this problem, Liu Mo was also very troubled and didn't know what to do.
