Song Dynasty Iron Armored Army

Chapter 261
When Chai Lin arrived at the barracks just after dinner, the generals were beating drums, and Chai Lin was sitting in the middle of the white tiger tent.

All the generals in the battalion have arrived.

Chai Lin said: "The situation is urgent, and there is another task."

All the generals said one by one, "Brother, who are you going to hit?"

Chai Lin said: "Everyone has heard about the locusts. I have been in charge of controlling locusts in Cangzhou for the past few days. There are always some stubborn people who say that locusts cannot be destroyed, but now many people like to eat them." Locusts, and locusts can be sold for money, catch locusts, the resistance to exterminate locusts is not so great."

Lu Da said with a smile: "Yesterday, after training, I led the team to catch dozens of catties. It was quite delicious, but the Huotou army said it was too expensive."

"Starting tonight, half of the battalions will be assigned to light a fire within the sphere of influence of our Chaijiazhuang. The fire will attract locusts and take the opportunity to destroy them. Come, let's talk about specific measures."

Chai Lin and the generals discussed in detail how to light a fire to exterminate the locusts.

In the end, Chai Lin said: "Start to act. Tonight, we will focus on East and West Chaijiazhuang. It can be regarded as an experiment. If the effect is good, it will be promoted throughout Cangzhou, and the troops will return to the camp at Zishi. Remember, this is an order. Whether you want it or not, you have to do it." Execute. Pass down the order, and those who dare to spread rumors about good and bad will be followed by military law.”

"Yes."

Immediately the entire camp was mobilized, and the heavy cavalry battalion, as the backbone, stayed behind at the base camp, motionless.

The other battalions were mobilized. According to the designated area, each battalion cleared out places on the edge of the field, wasteland, roadside, etc., and lit hundreds of fires.

Chai Lin led the army camp to the vicinity of the reservoir north of Chaijiazhuang East Village. He brought only a hundred people with him. Each soldier was in charge of a fire, and more than 100 fires were lit.

Dian Zhengnan said: "Brother, there are many free-range chickens in our hometown, and there are very few locusts."

"It's too late. Now it's up to people to transfer so many chickens. Next year, we will make arrangements in advance, and every village will raise some free-range chickens as a precaution. Let's see the effect of the fire tonight," Chai Lin said.

Things like locusts, like moths, are fire-oriented at night. When they see a fire, they will surround them, and some even pounce on them directly. The wings of locusts are thin, and they will be burnt when they enter the fire.

The soldiers by the fire were guarding the fire, and when they saw the locusts that did not jump on the fire, they shot them dead and took them away in their pockets, and sent them to the chicken farm to feed the chickens tomorrow.

Chai Lin led people to inspect dozens of fires, and it was really effective. The locusts threw themselves into the net and flew into the fire. Even if they could not be burned, they burned their wings. Come to a live barbecue with the locusts.

Once it was burned and roasted, the soldiers who had doubts were so afraid.Only a few ignorant people think that locusts are insects that cannot be killed. Now Chai Lin has a heavy hand. Anyone who dares to speak falsely about good or bad, and deceives the public will be punished with a felony. Just work, don't talk nonsense.

Of course, burning a fire at night to control locusts also has certain risks. It must be chosen on a windless night, and once there is a strong wind, the fire must be extinguished quickly.After the locusts are burned, the fire must be completely extinguished, and strict defense is strictly prohibited to prevent fires.

The cavalry of the pro-barracks passed orders back and forth, arranging for each battalion to control the locusts and prevent fires at the same time.

However, all the generals were very capable, and they were safe until midnight, without causing any wildfires.

"Report, ten fire piles have been counted, and there are no more than thirty locusts in each pile on average." Chai Qiang came over to report.

Chai Lin asked: "About how many locusts have we caught in Chaijiazhuang in the past few days?"

Chai Qiang scratched his head and said, "I don't know about that."

He was in the camp, so naturally he didn't know these things.

"Don't worry, the owner. This time the locusts are mainly of the Tengdaoshan, Laobian and other locust species. They are relatively large species. There are not many of them, and they can be controlled manually." Lao Liang came over.

Chai Lin said, "Old Liang, it's so late, why are you still awake?"

Lao Liang said: "The owner of the village is worried about the locusts. How could I go to bed so early? People catch them during the day and burn them at night, and they can figure it out in three days. The owner doesn't have to worry too much."

"I'm not worried about Chaijiazhuang, but once the locusts take off and swarm, they will run around, so the whole Cangzhou must be dealt with. An announcement will be issued tomorrow, and all farmers must go to their own fields to catch grasshoppers. Anyone who dares not to be arrested will be severely punished, and all benefits and benefits will be cancelled." Chai Lin said.

"Okay, I will arrange it tomorrow and try to wipe out the locusts within three to four days." Lao Liang said.

At the same time, the prefect of Su issued a death order, and the yamen urged the people to catch and kill locusts, whether to eat or sell them.

At dawn, only the light cavalry was left guarding the township soldiers, and all other battalions were dispatched, holding nets and rackets, and encircling and capturing them.

Liu Tang also temporarily joined the pro-barracks and acted with the team.

Even Chai Lin himself went into battle and slapped the grasshoppers.

Liu Tang could be considered to have seen the elite soldiers of the Cangzhou countryside. These soldiers were all very strong. If they were experts in the way, they could be seen as elite soldiers trained every day.

Liu Tang asked Xie Bao: "Who is that big black man following Lu Da? He looks so fierce."

"That's Brother Tieniu. Although he's a bit fierce, he's a nice guy. During this time, Battalion Commander Lu arranged for him to carry water and chop firewood for the families of needy people. He's very powerful with a pair of hatchets."

The two were chatting and beating grasshoppers. The progress was not fast, but it was almost the same. The number of grasshoppers had decreased a lot, at least [-]%.

All battalions performed very well. Fighting grasshoppers was much easier than usual training, and I was not tired.Each person holds a pocket, which is used to calculate military merit, and those who fight more will be rewarded.The locust extermination area has spread outward from the surrounding area of ​​Chaijiazhuang to help nearby villages to catch them.

The surrounding villages are also mobilized by young and old together, and the locusts have been greatly reduced, and there is an obvious trend. Everyone gradually likes to eat locusts. The best way to eat them is to fry them. The oily ones are grilled and eaten. No matter how you eat them, they must be cooked thoroughly.

It is precisely because of this move by Chai Lin that he released the devil, the foodie, and almost ate the locusts as protected animals, but that will not be mentioned for a while.

Three days later, the number of locusts was greatly reduced, and the township soldiers withdrew from the sequence of controlling locusts. The people of all villages still mobilized together to continue finishing the work to prevent a rebound.

At noon that day, Chailin convened a meeting with the heads of the young men of more than 80 nearby villages.

The meeting place was next to the Chaijiazhuang Canal. Everyone looked at the strange poles beside the canal.

Chai Lin said: "We farmers cultivate the land, and the fertilizer and water are in charge of the family. If there is no fertilizer, we can't do it, and if there is no water, we can't do it. If there is no fertilizer, every household raises cattle and sheep. What to do if there is no water, then we can only water. At this time, hand-pressed wells, water Hundreds of water wheelers have been installed, but after all, not everyone can afford to install them, and the cost is too expensive."

"Master Chai is right. Although a water wheeler is very convenient, it costs more than a dozen taels of silver. No one in a small family is willing to install it." A captain of the strong man said.

"Yes, consider the issue of cost and water flow. I arranged for the woodworking workshop to make this simplest water-lifting machine. Let's take a look." Chailin pointed to the two tall levers next to it.

Two fixed poles and a horizontal bar with a counterweight on it, this is a simple water fetching tool, which can save a lot of effort.

"This is a water pole, it saves labor, and it saves labor than simply using a bucket to lift water." Someone said.

"Yes, this is the water pole, a simple machine so simple that you can make it yourself, whoever goes to try it." Chailin said.

A strong man went over to fetch a few buckets of water and said, "Hey, it's really easy. Fifty catties of water feel like ten catties. Watering the land and growing vegetables is no problem."

Chai Lin said: "We have this thing here, but it's not popular. When you go back, mobilize the common people to install it wherever you can. It's convenient to water the ground, and you can do it yourself without spending any money."

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