Chapter 20: Man will conquer the sky
The governor and the inspector!
Wu Hua and Tong Hao were stunned when they heard this.
There is a difference between civil and military affairs, and the two of them don’t care about the identity of the governor Pei Min. However, the Censor was their immediate superior, holding their power of life and death.
If they had known in advance that Pei Min was a censor, they would never dare to speak to Pei Min in such a tone.
I also knew in my heart that Pei Min deliberately did not reveal his identity as an inspector, just digging a hole and waiting for them to jump down.
Wu Hua and Tong Hao regretted their innocence. They were a third-rank senior official and the first in charge of the local governor. It was not easy to get to this point today. Even if they were not promoted and died of old age, they could be exchanged for a wise and glorious family.
Unexpectedly, my career was overwhelmed like this!
Wu Hua said unwillingly: "The disaster in Longyou has been caused by disasters so far. I blame Pei Min for hurting Tianhe. The villagers must not listen to his words..."
For his own future, Wu Hua has already made a desperate bet. As long as Pei Min fails to remove locusts, it will prove that his theory is correct and there is still a chance to make a comeback afterwards.
At this last moment, he also wanted to inspire the people to arouse their resistance.
Pei Min directly asked someone to take Wu Hua down. As the last dog barking, it was no longer worth his attention.
But these more than 10,000 people are indeed a problem.
Pei Min glanced at the people.
Many people couldn't help but lowered their eyes and heads.
This people are afraid that officials are an iron rule from ancient times to the present, and the governor is already big enough in the hearts of the people.
Pei Min's disagreement made him go to the governor's position, which was enough to make them feel awe.
Pei Min laughed secretly when he saw this, and this was less trouble. He whispered: "Friends, now locust plagues are raging in Longyou. Most of you have seen and heard of them in your own eyes. Many prayers are praying for blessings and gifts are also paid. But as a result, there are signs of a reduction in disasters? Is God pleading with you, the hard-working people? Are you not sincere enough or pious enough?"
"I, Pei Min, never believe this! You are the most laborious people, and you rely on one acre of three parts of your home to live. Losing these fields is equivalent to losing food. There is no doubt that you are the most sincere and pious. It is just that the way of heaven is unkind and treats all things as straw dogs, without any response."
Pei Min said that some people even cried out loud. They lived by farming and relied on this little income every year.
Now they are all destroyed and I don't know how to live.
"Actually, you don't know that not all the twelve states in Longyou are as you think. Each state has suffered from disasters. At least one state has the least disaster and still has large fields and turf."
When the people heard this, they looked at Pei Min for no reason.
Pei Min smiled and said, "That is Taozhou. Taozhou is the only county among the twelve states that did not hold any sacrifices to the sky, and it is also the only county. After the locust plague, the people of the whole state invested in the fight against locusts and killing locusts, thus achieving very good results. King Hui of Chu swallowed leeches to cure chronic diseases, and Sun Shuao was rewarded by killing snakes. Now, in order to protect his home, he is just killing locusts, so what can he do?"
The people were a little moved.
Pei Min continued: "By the way, I saw a message from ancient books that locusts contain a lot of protein. This protein is a supplement, which is great benefit to both humans and poultry. It is probably difficult for people to eat, but it is the favorite of poultry such as chickens, ducks, geese, and various birds and animals, and grows faster than feeding residue rice ears. Are those villagers who have poultry family worried about not having feed? Even if there is no poultry at home, there are many wealthy families in Guanzhong and Henan, and countless people raise birds. Why not remove the locusts and dry them and sell them to Guanzhong, and make some money, right?"
Know it with emotion and move it with profit.
It is obvious that the people are shaken.
Pei Min said loudly: "It is better to save yourself than beg for God to beg for kindness. Pei said this and hopes that the villagers will think carefully. From now on, in order for the people of Longyou to not be destroyed by locusts, we will mobilize hundreds of thousands of people in Longyou to destroy locusts. If there is really a bad reward, I, Pei Min, will do my best to bear it, and it has nothing to do with all the people."
As soon as he finished speaking, the people immediately responded, and there were more and more shouts.
Wu Hua and Tong Hao, who had not yet walked away, were so angry that they almost spit out an old mouthful of blood when they heard these shouts.
At the same time, the entire Taozhou also received Pei Min's tough order to kill locusts.
At first, the governors from all over the country were reluctant, but after learning that Pei Min had used powerful means to dismiss the governor of Shanzhou, the governor of Shanzhou did not dare to resist at all, so he had to cooperate in killing locusts.
The governor of Minzhou was slanderous and tried to do whatever he wanted.
Pei Min again dismissed his position as governor and let the Minzhou Chief Shi, who dared to destroy locusts, replace him.
After this incident, the governors from all over the country were even more reluctant and went all out.
In the entire Longyou, hundreds of thousands of people, under the command of Pei Min, launched a vigorous locust-killing operation.
The facts prove once again that humans are the most powerful creatures in the world and the nemesis of all things.
As long as people are determined to be extinct and dare to take action, no matter how terrible the overwhelming locust plague is, they will not be able to do anything to them.
Thanks to the Longyou Army's previous attack, it effectively prevented the assembly of large groups of locusts.
Now that everyone is united, it takes half a month, the locust plague has been effectively controlled.
Pei Min listened to the good news from various states, and his face was always tense and smiled.
"Thank you for your hard work!" He said to Zhang Jiuling, Yuan Luqian, Li Linfu, Pei Chenlin, and Jiang Yue with a smile.
If he had not had this group of capable subordinates these days, he would have been unable to support him.
Zhang Jiuling said sincerely: "You are polite. You can do this battle with great enthusiasm for the entire Longyou people under the Duke's command. There will be no regrets in your life..." Zhang Jiuling was the prime minister and was not willing to be a subordinate of Pei Min at first. What he wanted to be the emperor's minister, and he would use his abilities in the court.
The reason why I agreed to Pei Min's invitation was because Chang'an was suppressed by Yao Chong and was not happy. I went out for a walk and had a long experience.
But after this locust plague, he suddenly felt that it was not without benefits to serve under Pei Min. He could also show his talents, plead for the people, and learn a lot, and his mentality gradually changed.
Pei Min said: "This locust plague has indeed been controlled, but you must not be careless and give it to you. Locusts cannot be killed or destroyed. They sow seeds everywhere and reproduce on all sides. It is certain that under the drought of Longyou, there are billions of insect eggs. We can form a second wave of disasters at any time, and we must take precautions."
Yuan Luqian changed his expression and said, "Can the locust really not be cured?"
Chapter completed!