With the arrival of the locust plague, Liu Tai and Gou Xi made a tacit agreement to solve the problem of the locust plague first.
It's like Cao Cao and Lu Bu fought passionately in Xuzhou, but there was also a year-long truce in the middle just to solve their respective locust plague problems.
Gou Xi asked Shao Xu to stay for a while, and quickly evacuated with the army, leaving the boundary of Mount Tai and returning to Qingzhou.
It seems that the two sides have made peace for the time being, but no one can really show their heart to the other, so they should be wary.
Liu Tai also took the initiative to send people to find Zhao An. After all, it is not difficult to find someone familiar with the surrounding mountains in Laiwu.
After letting Zhao An watch Shao Xu leave, Liu Taicai breathed a sigh of relief.
After this war, rewards should be given to those who should be rewarded, and honors should be given to those who should be honored.
The most important thing is that Liu Tai wrote to Wang Mi, saying that in order to resist Gou Xi, his soldiers suffered heavy losses and consumed countless grains. Even the newly planted grains were eaten by locusts.
Please give me some support from the big man, otherwise I really won’t be able to handle Gou Xi.
At this time, it is time to cry for poverty. As for reporting military exploits, how will you get supplies if you report military exploits?
The people above must think that since you are so strong, you don’t need to add more burdens and continue to hone and hone.
The question is, do you need to practice? Now that locusts are rampant, you need food!
Liu Tai did not put all his hopes in the Xiongnu-Han Kingdom. After all, he was now in Taishan County, which was too far away from the political center of the Xiongnu-Han Kingdom.
Not to mention that they can transport food, even if they send someone to send some gold and silver, they will be thankful. But with the coming of the locust plague, it is good that they can protect themselves.
In fact, the impact of this locust plague that has affected almost the entire north is greater than Liu Tai expected.
Liu Tai and Gou Xi are in a remote area where the locust plague is raging, so they can still sustain it by concentrating their efforts on fighting the locusts.
Nowadays, several states where locusts are infested are so desolate that the common people want to work as cattle or horses in wealthy families, but they can't.
Some people have even taken the initiative to leave the land they depend on for survival and flee to other places.
Because the impact of the locust plague is somewhat delayed, they are eating future food.
Now it is almost approaching the autumn harvest time, and the cultivated grain has been eaten by them, so there is no harvest for this year, but the common people have more or less a month's worth of grain in their hands to last until the autumn harvest.
Therefore, some people who did not realize that they could not survive this year have made all the food into naan bread, and then decisively fled with their families.
If you run away now, you might still have a chance to survive, but if you run away too late, you will lose even this chance.
Of course, the impact of this locust plague in history on the Xiongnu, Han and Jin Dynasties was that both countries ran out of food.
The news that the Jin court was running out of food and asking for help was notified to surrounding states and counties almost every day, asking them to quickly transport food to Luoyang.
The Xiongnu and Han Dynasties were not much better. With the shortage of food, both regimes completely broke the bottom line and began to eat human flesh.
Naturally, Liu Tai didn't know that the impact of this locust plague would be so great, so after casually writing a letter to his uncle, Hung Hung, Liang Liang, he began to devote himself wholeheartedly to the anti-locust project.
Before Chairman Xi came over to notify Chu Hui, Chu Hui had tried his best to check the affected area and calculate the harvest situation this year. But to be honest, Chu Hui didn't have any experience in fighting locusts.
However, Xi Zhubo brought Liu Tai's orders about lighting a fire at night and finding chickens and ducks to eat locusts. Chu Hui also tried it hesitantly, but he could only say that it worked, but the effect was not obvious.
After all, locusts have become migratory locusts, and they produce toxins. Even in the 21st century, if we want to deal with locusts, we basically rely on human beings and various drugs.
As for using ducks or poultry, they are more used to deal with locust larvae rather than locusts themselves.
In the 21st century, migratory locusts are also a natural disaster.
However, just as Chu Hui was hesitantly trying to figure out how to deal with this disaster, Liu Tai finally reached an armistice with Gou Xi. The two sides exchanged the bodies of prisoners and soldiers. Liu Tai buried the soldiers and completed the corresponding rituals.
After that, he rushed to Fenggao in a hurry.
Liu Tai saw Chu Hui and said, "How is the situation?!"
"The situation is very serious!" Chu Hui said, "At least two-thirds of the land and food in the entire county have been eaten by locusts.
Fortunately, the locust swarm did not stay here for long, and the remaining food was better because it was grown in a relatively remote place.
But I’m afraid the remaining food won’t be able to feed the entire Taishan County population until next year’s corn is planted!”
When Liu Tai heard this, he couldn't help but press his brow. After thinking for a while, he said:
"Let me renovate all the fields that have been gnawed by locusts, and let the sun bask in all the lands where these locusts have been.
We need to prepare to plant the next wave of new crops!”
"New crop?!" When Chu Hui heard Liu Tai's words, he immediately reacted and said, "You mean winter wheat?"
"Is there any choice?!" Liu Tai said, "At least the winter wheat, no matter how bad it tastes, can be harvested in April or May next year. Farmers who want to survive must renovate all their land and plant winter wheat!"<
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Liu Tai looked at Chu Hui and said, "I remember, didn't I always buy winter wheat seeds from the Yang family? Isn't that enough?"
"That's enough!" Chu Hui has been in charge of this matter and nodded to Liu Tai, "Let's plant this batch of winter wheat first to deal with the emergency."
However, Chu Hui came back to his senses and said to Liu Tai, "But if the locust plague is not solved, even if winter wheat is planted, these locusts will not show mercy!"
"We just do our best to obey fate!" Liu Tai took a deep breath and said, "I don't know what the weakness of things like locusts is, but I know that if we don't do anything, we are just waiting to die.
First, let the people dig up the soil. At least the eggs produced by the locusts in the soil will be exposed to the sun, and they will naturally be killed by the sun.
Then all canals for winter wheat cultivation in Taishan County were dredged.
In my opinion, locust plagues generally only occur during droughts, so keeping crops adequately hydrated should be a way to curb locust plagues.
Also, find a way to raise some chickens and ducks. These are not used to deal with migratory locusts, but to deal with locusts climbing on the ground."
"General Liu, you seem to know a lot about fighting locusts!" Chu Hui couldn't help but sigh when he heard Liu Tai's orderly arrangements.
"Whether it works or not, just give it a try!" Liu Tai replied calmly.
Chu Hui said: "The first step is easy to say. The people who have fields know that new seeds have been replaced, and I believe they will definitely be willing to cultivate the fields.
But dredging the canals is a big project! If it is left to the people, I’m afraid it won’t be completed within this year?”
Liu Taidao: "To provide relief through work, let the people take action first and let them devote themselves wholeheartedly to the project.
The money and grain we plundered from local wealthy families is enough to last until next year. Adding in one-third of this year's grain, and calculating carefully every day, we should be able to last until the winter wheat harvest.
Then let the county soldiers be the main force in dredging the river. Most of them are local people. They will not hate the taxis for the survival of the entire Taishan County.
Then we will provide food to all the people who come to participate in the labor. I believe they will definitely be willing to save their original food!"
When Liu Tai said this, he couldn't help but take a deep breath and continued:
"Also, don't open any porridge sheds in Taishan. If the Yang family dares to open one, you will be smashed by me.
Starting today, the entire Taishan County will implement the rule of "Those who do not work shall not eat", and everyone will work for me.
As long as you are willing to work, you can fill your stomach."
Hearing Liu Tailuo's somewhat ferocious look at this moment, Chu Hui said, "Do you need to borrow some food from the Yang family? I believe their family must still have some savings."
"If you can survive the difficulties on your own, try your best to get through it by yourself." Liu Tai took a deep breath and said,
"For a family like the Yang Family, no matter how innocent they are, we can only give them a chance to make something better.
If you are given a chance to help someone in times of need, I'm afraid he will eat them up. The family is full of bad guys and cannot be trusted!"
"General, actually I am also from a noble family!" Chu Hui heard Liu Tai say about his grudge against the noble family.
Liu Tai looked at Chu Hui and finally said, "Well, not all aristocratic families are bad!"
"Work, work!" Chu Hui looked at Liu Tai's tough attitude and decided to change the subject.
To be honest, Chu Hui had a headache when he saw Liu Tai. Chu Hui saw this locust plague as an opportunity to change Liu Tai's concept.
Introducing the power of the aristocratic family actually does no harm to Liu Tai, and can even help the family Liu Tai take off.
But Chu Hui did not expect that even at this time, Liu Tai had no intention of going to the Yang family to seek help.
This gave Chu Hui a headache, because it showed that Liu Tai did not want to introduce the power of the aristocratic family into his base.
Chu Hui himself belongs to a noble family, so in Chu Hui's view, the power of a noble family is almost infinite, and it is the noble family that dominates the entire world.
If Liu Tai does not introduce the power of the aristocratic family, he will encounter bottlenecks sooner or later.
At that time, if you want to introduce the power of the aristocratic family again, you will still have to pay a price.
In this case, the sooner you introduce the power of the aristocratic family, the sooner you will naturally consolidate your own foundation, but why not do so.
Chu Hui couldn't help but shake his head when he thought of this, but Chu Hui had no intention of changing jobs or stabbing Liu Tai in the back.
Because Liu Tai was very wary of introducing aristocratic families, and he still had discussions with Chu Hui on other matters.
Of course, more importantly, Liu Tai resisted Gou Xi head-on, which made Chu Hui more determined to choose Liu Tai.
Because the more troubled the times, the more powerful people are needed to be safer around them.
Gou Xi is the most powerful man in the Jin court now, but his attack on Taishan County this time was still blocked in Laiwu without making any progress.
This further illustrates Liu Tai's ability to lead troops.
Liu Tai not only trusts himself, but also gives himself a stage. Apart from not bringing in aristocratic families, he doesn’t have much shortcomings. If he can really assist Liu Tai to achieve something in the world.
"It's just that the general is still young after all. He doesn't know how powerful the family is. The ability of Guangwu to revive the Han Dynasty relies on the power of the family!" Chu Hui shook his head. Even if it doesn't work this time, he should look for a chance next time.
After Liu Tai handed over the internal affairs to Chu Hui, he immediately summoned Zhao An and Yu Yao to discuss military affairs.
Yu Yao was a school lieutenant selected from the locals of Mount Tai. In Liu Tai's opinion, he was the type who was good at both civil and military affairs, but was neither good at them nor at all. However, he was promoted because he was an all-rounder. Of course, the most important thing was that he claimed to be
For descendants of the ban.
The descendants of Yu Jin did not enjoy the glory and wealth like the other five good generals after their death.
Basically, Cao Wei's policy was to suppress and suppress again. Even if the Sima family took over the world, the policy of employing people was to use the ninth-grade Zhongzheng system. The Yu family that had fallen into the dust was nothing.
Therefore, it is inevitable that Yu Yao is somewhat resentful of this world.
But I didn't expect Liu Tai to call me. After hearing that he was a descendant of Yu Jin, he said decisively:
"It is the right way for Yu Jin to surrender to the Han Dynasty. As a descendant of Yu Jin, you should be treated with courtesy. I will leave the Taishan County soldiers to you to manage!"
Then Yu Yao was promoted to the rank of Captain of Mount Tai, which was regarded as a one-step rise to the top.
For Liu Tai, he naturally did not believe that this guy was a descendant of Yu Jin, but there were not many celebrities named Yu in this era, so he just used Yu Jin as a sign.
And Liu Tai admired this guy as much as he was known as a descendant of King Zhang, but he didn’t know if it was true anyway.
But the boundary of Qingzhou is only as far back as this guy’s name. If you were born in Youzhou, you would be the Queen of Prince Jing of Zhongshan.
In Liu Tai's opinion, this Yu Yao's situation should be similar to his own, just looking for a good person to take advantage of the tiger's skin.
Liu Tai said at this moment, looking at Zhao An and Yu Yao, he said: "Now the fight against locusts has become a top priority. In order to fight against locusts, Mr. Chu and I have discussed dredging the water channels in Mount Tai. If it is left to the people, this matter will be too much."
It's slow, so let the county soldiers take charge!"
Liu Tai said this and continued, "In addition, this matter is related to the lives of the people in the county. If it is completed successfully, it can still be counted as a military merit. This matter will be recorded in military history and rewarded!"
Hearing that it was counted as a military achievement, Yu Yao breathed a sigh of relief, lowered his head and responded, "I have the order!"
Liu Tai nodded, turned his gaze to Zhao And and said, "You are good at making your soldiers disperse without being defeated.
If it's a frontal battle, it's a bit weak, but if it's a battle behind enemy lines, it can often be miraculous.
So I hope you can take advantage of this opportunity to get closer to the people, understand the people, and integrate with the people.
If you are asked to carry out some combat missions behind enemy lines in the future, you and your team can make the villages behind enemy lines believe in you and believe that only by resisting the Jin Dynasty and restoring the Han Dynasty will there be a future.
By then, your activities behind enemy lines will be as easy as a drop of water blending into the ocean!"
Zhao An was thoughtful when he heard Liu Tai's words, and now he saluted Liu Tai solemnly, because Zhao An felt that Liu Tai was really teaching him the art of war, but he said, "Thank you, general, for your advice!"
Liu Tai nodded. In Liu Tai's view, this locust plague is also an opportunity for him. If he can solve this crisis in Taishan County, then he will truly have a foundation.