Chapter 416: The 2nd Yizhou International Food Festival
The New Year is coming soon. After the New Year, Li Min will be twelve years old, another year older.
But there are still several years left until adulthood...
Looking at the lovely wife and concubine beside him who grew longer and more graceful, Li Min suddenly felt that time passed so slowly.
This year, Li Min decided to live a lively life and prepare more fun things.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Li Chunfeng came to visit.
Huh? Li Chunfeng?
Why did he come to visit me during the Chinese New Year?
Li Min intuitively felt that this guy's visit must be up to no good.
Sure enough, after inviting Li Chunfeng in, Li Chunfeng said something that shocked Li Min extremely.
"Master, according to the apprentice's speculation, I am afraid that there will be a locust plague next year."
Locust plague?
After hearing the news, Li Min's expression turned gloomy, and he couldn't help but ask Li Chunfeng: "Chunfeng, this is a very serious matter, are you really sure?"
Li Chunfeng said solemnly: "Master, Chunfeng naturally knows. This time, Chunfeng is 90% sure!"
Ninety percent certainty? That means there is almost 100% certainty that a locust plague will occur.
Once a locust plague occurs, the overwhelming locusts will fly over, leaving no leaves on people's crops. This is definitely a terrible disaster.
Moreover, even if we know that a locust plague will occur, it is difficult to prevent it.
Fortunately, Li Chunfeng told Li Min very early. At this time, if you calculate it, it should be too late.
It is said that a severe drought will be followed by a locust plague. This year is the year of a severe drought, and a locust plague will indeed occur next year. This proverb is really very effective.
Li Min couldn't help but said to Li Chunfeng: "Chunfeng, if this matter is true, you have really made a great contribution, and the people of Yizhou will be grateful to you! Now, can you get locust eggs?"
Li Chunfeng nodded and said: "Master, yellow worm eggs are on the hillside and in the fields. You can see them almost by turning over the land. There are so many of them. If you want, you can get a lot. But if you want to use the method of destroying the worm eggs to eliminate them,
I’m afraid it won’t be easy for locusts.”
It is not difficult to get some locust eggs.
However, it is really difficult to completely eliminate locusts through this method because the distribution is too scattered.
Li Min naturally knew this truth, but Li Min's purpose was not to use this method to completely solve the locust plague.
Therefore, Li Min said to Li Chunfeng: "Chunfeng, please work hard and immediately lead people to search for locust eggs. Remember to use quilts to protect them. I want live ones that can be laid out from the eggs.
Don’t die.”
Although he didn't know what the master wanted to do with the live locust eggs, Li Chunfeng instinctively realized that it must be related to the eradication of locusts.
Although he didn't know what the master was going to do, since the master didn't say anything, Li Chunfeng stopped asking.
Instead, he got up directly, took his people with him, and started looking for locust eggs.
Li Min, on the other hand, immediately found some soldiers and began to build a greenhouse.
This greenhouse is the real greenhouse in the later generations.
The plastic sheeting used in the greenhouse was purchased by Li Min in the mall.
Li Min built the greenhouse to raise locusts.
In fact, if we can know in advance that there is a locust plague, there are many ways to eliminate the locusts.
For example, you can raise ducks and use duck flocks to kill locusts.
Because ducks are omnivores, they have particularly strong digestive abilities.
And its ability to catch locusts is not bad at all.
It can eat hundreds of locusts every day.
As long as Li Min comes forward and mobilizes the people to raise ducks on a large scale, the locusts will definitely be eliminated by this method.
Although it is impossible to eliminate all locusts, at least they will not become a disaster.
However, this method also has its disadvantages.
First of all, there is the issue of ducklings.
If you want to raise ducks on a large scale, ducklings are indispensable.
But now, there is a need to purchase duck seedlings on a large scale throughout Datang.
This requires a lot of manpower and material resources, and hatching the ducks must be expensive.
The second is that due to drought, there is a shortage of food throughout the Tang Dynasty.
Then there are so many ducks, and the ducks can eat them.
Before the grass grows, I'm afraid there really won't be enough food to feed so many ducks.
And, even if you really don’t care about the cost, you have raised so many ducks.
But after the ducks grow up, who will they sell them to?
Every family raises ducks. If they can't sell them, they will have to keep them for themselves.
It is also a big burden for ordinary people.
Precisely because there were various difficulties in using duck flocks to exterminate locusts, Li Min decided to find another way to exterminate locusts.
This method can not only kill locusts, but if applied properly, it can even make money.
Of course, there are prerequisites for using this trick.
That is, they must cultivate the locusts in greenhouses in advance and promote them throughout the Tang Dynasty.
The second thing is, I am afraid that in the entire Tang Dynasty, only Li Min can do this, right?
The greenhouses and greenhouses were quickly completed, and Li Min began to work on the locust cultivation plan.
The requirements for raising locust seedlings are very strict, especially regarding temperature changes.
In order to cultivate locusts, because the technology of cultivating locusts is currently only mastered by Li Min himself, he cannot rely on others.
Therefore, Li Min spent even the Chinese New Year in the greenhouse.
And Li Min's wish to spend a romantic and warm New Year with his three girls was completely ruined.
However, fortunately, the three women were reasonable and did not blame Li Min.
They understood that since Li Min attached so much importance to this matter, it was enough to prove that this matter was very important to Li Min.
Therefore, instead of complaining at all, the three women strongly supported Li Min's work.
On the day of the New Year, the three girls were in the greenhouse, helping Li Min raise seedlings, and spent a unique and warm New Year.
After the New Year, the seedling cultivation work went perfectly.
The seedlings have been bred and can be cultured in separate sheds.
At this stage, the requirements are no longer so strict, and Li Min can leave this matter to his subordinates.
Li Min found Xia Yuntian, the editor-in-chief of Yizhou Monthly, and ordered him to publish the second issue of Yizhou Daily.
The theme of this issue of Yizhou Daily is that Yizhou will launch the second Yizhou International Food Festival.
And in this food festival, a brand-new food will be launched, and this food has a wonderful taste.
It is absolutely unprecedented and unparalleled, and is a delicacy that no customer has ever tasted.
Of course, this issue of Yizhou Daily is not just about news about the second Yizhou International Food Festival.
