Chapter 603 When Princess Heqin Becomes the Supreme Empress (29)
Shouldn't they compliment themselves on their wit?
"Do you think locusts are hard to swallow? In fact, fried locusts are very delicious. Once you eat them once, you won't be able to resist the taste!"
She also explained in detail how to fry locusts, adding more oil and various seasonings.
Everyone present said, "..."
Do ordinary people have oil at home? Are there so many seasonings?
This is all secondary. When famine comes, ordinary people can chew tree bark, but can they let the locusts go? Even without seasoning, they can still chew vigorously.
But why don't they eat locusts? Because everyone knows that locusts that appear in swarms are poisonous, and chickens won't eat them, let alone humans.
Qin Wanyue asked the government to organize people to eat locusts. Isn't this forcing people to die?
Several ministers felt that Qin Wanyue was here to cause trouble, so they gave Qin Wanyue a slap in the face.
When ancient literati scolded people, their fighting power was no less impressive.
Qin Wanyue rushed to slap her in the face but was slapped in the face instead. She was almost depressed at this moment.
In those time-travel novels, it is often written that the protagonist relies on eating to eat up locusts.
She has also eaten locusts in real life, but those locusts were farmed. How did she know that wild locusts that appeared in swarms were poisonous?
Qin Wanyue was so ugly that Emperor Lin asked his chamberlain to tell Gu Qijin to keep an eye on the woman in his backyard.
Gu Qijin knew what Qin Wanyue had done, and his face looked a little ugly.
Regardless of whether Qin Wanyue's good strategy is useful or not, she should tell her husband first instead of going directly to the emperor.
Qin Wanyue's behavior meant that he didn't take him seriously at all.
He went to Qin Wanyue's yard and scolded Qin Wanyue.
After Qin Wanqiu found out, he seized this opportunity to pull Gu Qijin towards her.
The two women started a back-and-forth struggle around the man again.
When their struggle caused heavy losses to both sides, they heard good news - the locusts had been wiped out.
It only took three days from the time the locusts appeared in the territory of Kang to their disappearance, and the people's crops were not harmed much.
The one who destroyed the locusts was Gu Mo.
Even in the eras where science and technology were highly developed in Gu Mo's life, there was nothing that could be done about locusts on such a large scale.
The Zerg in the Star Era were much scarier than the locusts, and Gu Mo had a lot of experience fighting them.
Although the current level of productivity in this plane is low and does not have the same conditions as in the Star Era, the locusts are not as scary as the Zerg in the Star Era.
Gu Mo, who knew the plot, had already started researching medicine that could kill locusts.
Finally she came up with a green chemical spray to treat locusts.
As long as this locust control spray is sprayed on the field, the locusts can be poisoned.
Moreover, this spray can also fertilize the soil without causing secondary damage to the soil or causing fatal harm to other organisms.
His success in controlling locusts made Gu Mo's prestige among the people rise again.
Emperor Lin was also very happy. He pointed at the ministers' noses in the court and said, "Have you seen it? The locust plague was cured by Roujia. Roujia is a lucky star given to Kang State by God. She can make Donghu strong and can also
Make my country prosperous and strong!"
Let’s see who else dares to criticize Roujia in the future!
The ministers all lowered their heads. They themselves were incapable of dealing with disasters. How could they have the audacity to scold those who could?
The locust plague has just passed, and Qin Wanqiu and Qin Wanyue are still in a state of confusion.
There was a locust plague in Kangguo, and both of them knew about it.
Qin Wanyue wanted to wait for the locust plague to come out and be the savior, but unfortunately people are too stupid, and their self-righteous methods are useless.
Qin Wanqiu was a native of ancient times, so he had nothing to do with this large-scale locust plague.
So before that, she began to buy grains at high prices in the market, and was prepared to use one-third of the grains to give porridge when the people were miserable, to establish her image as a living Bodhisattva.
The other two-thirds were sold at high prices in the market, thus making a fortune from the national crisis.
However, the plan also fell through.
Qin Wanyue was okay, but at most it was a slap in the face.
Qin Wanqiu suffered heavy losses.
This time she spent almost all her belongings to buy grain. However, now that the locusts are gone, the people's grain has been saved, and taxes have been reduced. She can't give porridge and be a living Buddha. She can't let the grain on the farm rot.
?
She could only find a way to sell the food.
However, there were no natural or man-made disasters, and the price of food was not driven up. If she wanted to sell the food she bought at a high price, she could only keep lowering the price.
She lost all her money from buying and selling.
But she was just vomiting blood and selling the grain at a low price when she discovered that the person who came to Zhuangzi to transport grain was actually Gu Mo.
Gu Mo smiled.
"I heard before that there are people selling grain at low prices in the market. No, I heard that we don't have much grain reserves in the capital. Since the price of grain is cheap, it's better to buy it all and put it into the grain reserves. In case the grain production fails this year,
It can also stabilize food prices and prevent unscrupulous merchants from raising prices, but I didn’t expect that this food actually belongs to your niece-in-law."
Qin Wanqiu, "..." almost spit out a mouthful of blood.
But then I heard Gu Mo say: "Since we are all members of our own family, my aunt will not see you anymore. My aunt will transport this food first. You can go to your majesty later and ask for the money."
Qin Wanqiu, "...!?"
Gu Mo actually wants to kill the White Wolf with nothing!?
Ask her to ask the emperor for money? First let's talk about whether she dares. Just because she has so much food, does she dare to let Emperor Lin know?
In the end, Qin Wanqiu watched helplessly as Gu Moquan transported her grain into the grain warehouse, leaving her without getting a dime back.
Qin Wanqiu suffered his first major setback since his rebirth. He lost both his wife and his army.
After the locust plague passed, Gu Mo took Emperor Lin's place and visited several villages outside the imperial city to learn about the situation on the ground.
She didn't bring many people with her, so she kept a low profile, but she didn't expect that when she went to stay at a farmhouse for the night, she was recognized by the farmhouse.
"You are the Emperor Ji! On the day you returned to Kang State, the common people looked at you from a distance at the gate of the imperial city!"
The family's knees weakened and they knelt down.
Not because of fear of the royal family, but because of gratitude and admiration for Gu Mo.
Their heads rested on the ground, and they burst into tears with excitement.
"Di Ji, thank you. It was you who allowed us to keep our food. You are our benefactor..."
Fu Zhu helped to lift the people up, and Gu Mo talked to them about the situation of the crops, which gradually calmed their minds.
Finally Fu Zhu said: "It's getting late and the road is bumpy. It's inconvenient for the Emperor to return to the imperial city. I wonder if it would be convenient for me to borrow your place to rest for a night?"
"Fang, it's convenient. It's a blessing for the poor people to have the Emperor Ji rest in their home. But the place is simple. I'm afraid the Emperor Ji won't be used to living there..."
