Soon, Li Wufu left.
Li Kanshan and Li Laosan both knelt on the ground, kowtowing devoutly towards the mountain temple!
After getting up, the two of them muttered something to each other.
"Grandpa Mountain God! Something happened! Something big happened!"
"The locusts passed through the border fifty miles away, and there is no grass growing. According to the speed of the locusts, they will arrive at our side in a few days."< br>
"I hope Grandpa Mountain God will show up and protect us and the common people!"
Xu Bo'an, who was driving, suddenly became anxious when he heard these sounds in the bonsai.
What? Locust plague!
If this thing invades Cuigu, those people who raise silkworms will cry to death!
They finally looked for the stars and the moon and found a little hope.
And even if life in the backing village is just a little brighter, if it is attacked by a locust plague, its vitality will definitely be severely damaged!
Thinking of this, a terrifying scene flashed in Xu Boan's mind.
Locusts are like dark clouds covering the sky, sweeping in in groups, bringing with them an indescribable sense of oppression and destruction.
Under their ravage, the originally vibrant fields and trees suddenly became dead and deserted.
Although these locusts are small, their numbers are simply jaw-dropping. They gather together densely, forming patches of black storm. Wherever they go, whether they are green crops or tough crops, The plants and trees were eaten beyond recognition by them.
The crops that once carried countless efforts and hopes of farmers suddenly became fragile and vanished in front of those extremely greedy locusts.
Desolate, desolate, and desperate!
Filled between heaven and earth.
Xu Boan trembled. It seemed that this was the real scene after the locust disaster that his predecessor, the mountain god, had seen. This was much scarier than he thought.
No, corresponding prevention and management work must be done.
Thinking of this, Xu Boan and Ouyang Najie in the passenger seat casually said hello, and ran to the public restroom on the excuse of peeing.
Locust disaster has been a huge disaster known to the world as early as ancient society.
At that time, in addition to the name locust, people in ancient times even called locusts the "Locust God"! This shows its power!
The reason why locusts are given the word "locust" is because people in ancient times have reached a consensus and generally believe that they are the well-deserved kings of the insect world!
Therefore, next to the word "worm", the word "emperor", which represents supremacy, is paired. After all, in feudal society, the emperor represents absolute authority.
Locust plagues are considered to be natural disasters, usually associated with wars, famines and other irresistible disasters. They are judged to be a symbol of national instability and the decline of people's livelihood.
In some historical books, records of locust disasters are also common. Every outbreak of locust disasters is accompanied by the displacement and separation of life and death of countless people.
According to historical records, locust disasters have always been a very important agricultural disaster in Chinese history.
Over the past two thousand years, there have been more than 800 locust disasters clearly recorded in history. Calculated, on average, there is a regional locust disaster every two to three years.
And every five to seven years, there will be a large-scale locust plague that can sweep across almost half of China.
This was not only the view in China, but also in the Western world at the same time.
Locusts are listed as one of the ten plagues in the Bible, which is taken very seriously in the Western world.
At that time, the Western world also believed that locust plagues were simply disasters that ordinary humans could not resist. They were also considered to be a form of divine punishment. To curb this disaster, one could only pray to God, angels and other gods for help.
This concept has the same effect as the people of the Ming Dynasty who prayed for the blessings of the gods through sacrifices and prayers, hoping that locusts would stay away from their fields.
If you are lucky, if it rains, you can still curb the locust plague. If you are unlucky and cannot get rain, you can only let it go and have no choice.
Although these methods may seem superstitious and absurd in modern times, in that era, they were a kind of sustenance and comfort for people's souls.
When Xu Bo'an was in school, he also heard from his teacher that during the Chongzhen period at the end of the Ming Dynasty, a very large locust disaster occurred.
The locust plague lasted for several years and extended to many places, with an unprecedented impact.
Due to the locust plague, countless grains were eaten up, leading to a huge famine.
Many people even started catching rats to eat because they had nothing to eat.
But as we all know, most rats carry a lot of viruses, which has caused a wide range of plague. Many people who got sick died quickly without even a chance to suffer.
According to estimates, due to this disaster, the population of the Ming Dynasty was reduced by almost half.
Even in Kyoto, which is under the emperor's feet, the population is only four out of ten, which is extremely miserable.
In a sense, that huge locust disaster even affected the rise and fall of the dynasty and contributed to its demise!
Normally speaking, in that era, when faced with such a disaster that humans could not intervene in, if anyone really encountered it, he could only accept his fate!
In modern times, despite tremendous progress in technology and social systems, the threat of locust plagues still exists.
Xu Bo'an once heard some colleagues in the company who had worked on overseas projects say that in some places in Africa, large-scale locust plagues still occur frequently, which has brought serious consequences to local agricultural production and people's lives. caused huge trouble.
Many times, some places that are powerless can only rely on the government and international organizations to invest a lot of resources and energy to help the disaster-stricken areas restore production and rebuild life. They provide emergency food aid, medical assistance and reconstruction funds to help affected people survive the crisis.
Even some developed countries and regions have not been able to completely eliminate the threat of locusts. Locust disasters will still occur in some areas, causing certain harm to local agriculture.
This shows how difficult it is to control locust disasters. In a world behind a technology building like the bonsai world, it would be even more difficult to deal with the locust plague.
An anxious Xu Bo'an was thinking about some knowledge in his mind as he hurried on. When he came to the bathroom, he hurriedly looked into the bonsai and observed it carefully.
After all, he was driving just now, and Xu Boan didn't want to be distracted and put himself in dangerous driving.
"Li Kanshan, please tell me carefully, what happened!" Xu Bo'an couldn't wait to ask Li Kanshan, intending to have a more comprehensive understanding of the current situation. Li Xiangshang hurriedly introduced: "Back to Grandpa Mountain God, just now when Li Wufu was preparing to go into the mountains to hunt, he caught a messenger bird.
The bird messenger said that according to this only Lujiazhuang Village, which is only about 50 miles away, was suddenly attacked by a locust plague. We are worried that the locust plague will spread, so we are bothering the mountain god. We hope that the mountain god can give us a way to help everyone overcome this difficulty. "
Hearing that the locust swarm was still fifty miles away, Xu Boan calmed down and asked: "In which direction is Lujiazhuang Village?"
Li Kanshan Pointing in the direction, he explained: "Probably in the southwest."
Hearing this, Xu Bo'an thought that the silkworm-raising clan living in Cuiyun Mountain in Cuiyun Mountain was exactly opposite the location, and he made up his mind. Think about it, if you put it this way, as long as you prevent the locusts here, it will be difficult for these locusts to spread to Cui Valley. Otherwise, it would be difficult in Cuigu!
Xu Boan nodded and said: "Do you know the scale of the locust plague?"
Li Kanshan shook his head and said: "The messenger bird that Li Wufu captured is also there. However, the space for the text on the message note is limited, and it is just a brief statement. We have not grasped the things that are too clear.”
Xu Bo'an said: "Okay, I understand. I will pay attention to the troubles here. If you find anything, you can also tell me."
"Respect the instructions of Grandpa Mountain God!" Li Kan Shan and Li Laosan said together.
Thinking of the fact that people ate rats due to famine during the Chongzhen period, which later caused the plague, Xu Boan solemnly warned: "By the way, Li Kanshan, there is another question. I must tell everyone, even if It's a plague of locusts coming across the border. Don't worry, don't eat randomly.
I will ensure that everyone has something to eat and won't starve to death. Especially don't look for some mice or eat locusts directly. Come and eat, you can't eat these things, they will kill people!"
Hearing this, Li Laosan hurriedly asked curiously: "Grandpa Mountain God, do you know why these locusts cannot be eaten on weekdays? We do eat this stuff here, but later I heard that during the locust plague, people who ate this stuff might die. Many people tried it with small birds and it was the same. I don’t know what the mystery is. "
Locusts during locust plagues contain a large number of viruses and pathogens, and they are more likely to carry a lot of parasites, so naturally they cannot be eaten.
And Xu Boan has also heard that locusts during the locust plague will secrete a highly toxic substance element, so naturally this thing cannot be eaten.
But Xu Boan couldn't tell them these words that revealed modern science. They couldn't understand it even if I told them.
Xu Boan was just thinking about how to explain this matter to Li Kanshan and the others. Suddenly, Xu Boan heard the movement from the peach tree.
"Lord Mountain God! Something unusual is happening in the distance. I feel that a large amount of vegetation exudes a sad and even deathly atmosphere."
Because the peach tree is now one of Xu Bo'an's mountain-protecting little gods, Xu Bo'an and it can have a communication similar to spiritual communication.
Hearing this, Xu Boan immediately focused his attention around the peach tree and asked: "Oh? Approximately where is it?"
The peach tree fluttered instantly, and several branches clearly pointed to one. direction.
Xu Boan looked in the direction directed by the branches and saw a dark mist-like thing slowly floating over from a distance.
It is said that it floated over, but it was actually very fast.
It's just that the distance is very far, so in the eyes, it gives the impression that it is moving slowly.
Looking carefully, it was a black mist composed of locusts one by one. Wherever they went, the trees that were originally green turned into a bare and desolate look.
Xu Boan did not expect these locusts to come so quickly.
After all, according to the news he just learned, this thing is still dozens of miles away, so there is still a certain amount of time to prepare.
But now, the locusts are actually close at hand.
However, the communication methods in this place are backward, and it is probably the reason for the information delay caused by the backward communication methods.
But now is not the time to dwell on this matter. The most urgent thing is to prepare a comprehensive strategy to deal with it.
Xu Boan asked Taoshu, a local snake, and said: "Little tree! There is a locust plague in the distance. Do you have any good countermeasures?"
"What? Locust plague! "Taoshu's tone revealed a kind of panic, as if he had seen the dangers of locust plagues.
Xu Boan nodded slightly and said in surprise: "Yes, it is a locust plague, and the scale is not small. It seems that you have no good solution."
In Xu Boan's view, After all, the peach tree has become a spirit, which is not something ordinary animals can compare to.
Logically speaking, it is impossible for Peach Tree to be afraid of these things at this time.
Taoshu said with some embarrassment: "It makes the mountain god laugh. I have experienced many locust plagues. In the worst one, all the leaves on my body fell away, and the bark was eaten to pieces. Eighty-nine, fortunately, I am lucky enough to survive. Although I have ways to protect my surroundings, it is difficult to prevent myself from being eroded.
My body is still here, and now. My cultivation level is shallow, and I can't fully achieve the golden leaves and iron branches, so when there are so many locusts attacking, I don't have any perfect way to deal with them.
Because locusts are very stupid and don't know how to fear, so there is no way. It scares and warns its kind by destroying them. Therefore, only by destroying them all can we completely prevent the continuation of the locust plague
But when the locust plague occurs, there are so many of these nasty guys that it is difficult to catch them all completely, so I am very helpless about the locust plague. "
Xu Bo'an quite agrees with Peach Tree's statement.
Firstly, the fear in his heart and the shadow of childhood are difficult to overcome.
Secondly, Well, after all, these locusts are simple animals with extremely low IQs. Especially when they are dragged into a group and march in large numbers to cause trouble to one party, these locusts only know how to eat, eat, eat, even if the same kind around them is eliminated, they He didn't feel scared at all.
Therefore, it was useless to scare these locusts by killing them.
With nothing to do, Xu Boan frowned and thought. >
At this moment, Xu Boan's eyes suddenly glanced at the window sill not far away.
On the windowsill, a small green bottle and a large red bottle were placed neatly there. < br>
Seeing these two bottles, Xu Bo'an felt happy, and then several ideas for controlling the locust disaster flashed in his mind
(End of this chapter)