I am a corrupt official, but they say I am a loyal minister

Call out softly: "Master Lin!"

Lin Beifan followed the voice and saw Li Yuxin, who was dressed in white, was trotting over with a medicine box on his back, and said with a smile, "Miss Yuxin, have you just returned from a consultation?"

"Yes, Mr. Lin, just came back from the consultation!" Li Yuxin had already come to Lin Beifan.

From her smooth forehead and face, Lin Beifan saw a fine layer of sweat beads, and her body exuded a faint scent of medicine.

For some reason, such Li Yuxin made Lin Beifan a little more excited.

"Miss Yuxin, let me carry the medicine box for you!"

"No need, the little girl is used to it, so she doesn't dare to trouble the adults!"

The two walked forward side by side, like a golden boy and a jade girl.

Li Yuxin asked curiously: "Master Lin, what were you doing just now? The little girl saw you saying goodbye to a group of students..."

Lin Beifan smiled and said, "I'm still the Imperial Academy's sacrificial wine. Just now I was leading them to observe the sufferings of the people and learn how to be an official!"

Li Yuxin smiled: "Your Excellency is really well-intentioned, they will definitely be good officials who love the people like their own sons in the future!"

Lin Beifan shook his head and said with a smile: "Don't dare to ask for too much! As long as they are officials, they can favor the common people a little!"

"Just like an adult!" Li Yuxin secretly glanced at Lin Beifan's handsome profile, blushed slightly, and lowered her head.

"By the way, Miss Yuxin, why did you come back so late? And are you alone? It's too dangerous!" Lin Beifan asked.

Li Yuxin smiled and said: "Under the management of the lord, the public security in the capital is already very good. You can walk on the street alone without any harm. Don't worry, lord! The reason why you came late is because there are too many patients!"

Lin Beifan's eyes were fixed: "There are many patients? What's the situation?".

Chapter 298: Locust Plague Appears in Jiangnan!

Seeing Lin Beifan's appearance, Li Yuxin knew what he was worried about, and said with a smile: "Your Excellency, don't worry, it's not a big deal. They just broke their stomachs after eating together. They've already taken medicine, and they'll be fine after two days of rest!"

"So that's it, I'm relieved!" Lin Beifan sent out the invitation with a smile: "Miss Yuxin, I haven't come to my house for a long time! It's better to meet by chance than to invite you. Come to my house to have a light meal before leaving. My wife has been Missing you!"

"Thank you for the invitation, my lord, but the little girl is so disrespectful!" Li Yuxin was filled with joy.

The two returned to the Lin Mansion talking and laughing.

Lin Beifan had to go to the study to deal with some matters, and Li Shishi received Li Yuxin.

Li Shishi was very happy: "Sister Yuxin, you are finally here, and I saw that you have lost a lot of weight!"

"Sister Shishi, long time no see, your complexion is getting better and better!" Li Yuxin was also very happy, holding Li Shishi's hand, and said: "I heard from my lord that you often talk about me, so I come to see is you!"

"I often talk about you...no?" Li Shishi blinked.

"No?" Li Yuxin was confused.

Li Shishi turned his eyes slightly, and smiled softly: "Actually, it's my husband who is always talking about you! He said that the days without you are like years! So sister Yuxin, you must come here often when you are free!"

"My lord...does he really talk about me often?" Li Yuxin was pleasantly surprised and shy.

"Is this concubine still able to lie to you?" Li Shishi said with a smile: "So you must come here often, treat this place like a home, I want to be a good sister with you for the rest of my life!"

"En!" Li Yuxin lowered her head, and replied as softly as a mosquito.

At this time, the little princess rushed in hurriedly: "Here I come, I'm here, what's delicious tonight? Is dinner ready? My stomach is going to be hungry!"

Li Shishi smiled and said: "Little princess, it's almost time! Just wait for half a stick of incense!"

"Okay, okay!" The little princess nodded happily.

Lin Beifan was quarreled, and said helplessly: "I don't see you usually, but you are very active when you come to eat!"

"If you don't eat actively, there is something wrong with your head!" The little princess said plausibly.

"Eat too aggressively, and your nerves have problems!" Lin Beifan said with a straight face: "Let me see, which nerve of yours is wrong, so neurotic?"

"Damn it! You're dead, I'm going to the kitchen, I'm ignoring you!"

The courtyard was full of laughter and laughter.

However, at this time, Jiangnan Wang, who was far away in the south of the Yangtze River, was in a bad mood.

At this time, he was facing the fierce sun and came to the farmland sweating profusely.

Looking at the dry river and the gradually withering rice seedlings, he was very anxious: "What's the matter with the weather? It hasn't rained for three consecutive months, and the weather is still so hot that the riverbed is dry... If this continues, the grain It’s about to be owed!”

He is now in the critical period of raising troops. He only needs to wait for the autumn harvest and sufficient food preparations before he can start an uprising!

If the grain is not harvested, the military strength will be greatly reduced.

A group of officials next to them were trembling with fright, fearing that the prince would punish him.

Jiangnan Wang didn't blame them, because he knew clearly that it had nothing to do with them.

The weather is like this, how can human beings do it?

Looking up at the big sun shining in the sky, Jiangnan Wang wiped his sweat and couldn't help cursing: "God, last year you gave me a flood, but this year there was a drought. Is this king against you~?"

My mind moved: "By the way, how is the food situation in the capital?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and no one dared to speak.

"Fugui, you come and tell this king!" Jiangnan Wang said with a straight face: "Say it exactly, and tell the truth! If you dare to lie about the military situation, this king will ask you!"

"Yes, my lord!" Wang Fugui stood up bravely, and cupped his hands and said, "My lord, since the beginning of the new year, the capital has been in good weather, warm as spring, and the grain is growing well! In addition, the governor's large-scale construction of water conservancy , the introduction of eight agricultural methods, and the expansion of fertilizer varieties, this year's increase in grain production will not be a problem!"

"Damn it!" Jiang Nanwang gritted his teeth angrily.

My own life is getting worse day by day, but the enemy is getting better and better. It hurts to hear that!

Especially when he thought that the other party still had a large amount of food reserves, he felt even more uncomfortable!

His face turned black with anger!

Seeing this scene, Wang Fugui secretly thought that something was wrong, and quickly said: "My lord, although our situation is not very good, the situation in Jibei and Wuxi is not good!"

"The land in northern Hebei has always been a land of barren land, with limited food production! Now the population loss is serious, and there are fewer people farming. This year's food production must be insufficient!"

"The land of Wuxi is also in a similar situation! And now, they are still being harassed by the rebels, constantly losing troops and losing generals. The situation is even worse than ours!"

"Among the three princes, our situation is relatively good!"

"That's true!" Jiangnan Wang's complexion finally improved.

This is an era of bad times. Although I am bad, as long as you are worse than me, then I will be happy and satisfied.

Looking at the withered rice fields, Wang Fugui was full of worry: "My lord, what should we do now?"

"What else can I do?" Jiangnan Wang said angrily, "Quickly dig the river, dig out the deep well, and bring the water in, or there will be no food this year!"

"Yes... my lord, my subordinates will ask someone to do it!"

At this moment, there was a buzzing sound in the distance.

Jiangnan Wang and others turned their heads and looked over, only to see densely packed insects, forming a black mass, overwhelming the sky and covering the ground.

Jiangnan Wang was stunned: "What is this...?"

Many officials panicked.

"Locust plague!"

"This is a plague of locusts!"

……

I saw this swarm of locusts flying over the people quickly, covering the sky and covering the sun, leaving only the devastated rice fields.

The king of Jiangnan let out a mournful cry: "This king's food!"

The matter quickly spread to the court, and the empress immediately called a group of ministers to discuss the matter.

"A plague of locusts has appeared in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is ravaging the rice fields in the south of the Yangtze River! According to the information from below, this plague of locusts has reached the scale of once in a hundred years, and the damage is huge! This plague of locusts is migrating to the capital. Dear friends, how to prevent it?"

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty smiled wryly, how to prevent and control this plague of locusts?

Locust plagues, floods, and droughts are one of the three most destructive natural disasters!

Among them, the plague of locusts is particularly terrifying. It is huge in number and comes and goes like the wind. It cannot be extinguished or controlled at all!

Once it appears, it will bring huge destructive power, resulting in reduced production and income of farmland!

This is simply beyond human control!

Under the gaze of the empress, all the officials lowered their heads one after another.

The empress looked at Lin Beifan with a hint of expectation: "Lin Aiqing, what good strategy do you have?"

"Your Majesty, I have some immature suggestions!" Lin Beifan raised his hand.

The Empress' eyes lit up: "Say!"

"Your Majesty, the chickens and ducks we usually raise actually eat locusts! As long as we release the chickens and ducks, are we still afraid of locust plagues?" Lin Beifan chuckled.

The empress' eyes brightened: "This idea sounds good!"

"However, Your Majesty, there are too many locusts, and the number of chickens and ducks we raise in captivity is too small, which may not be able to solve the locust plague!"

The empress' eyes dimmed: "` "That's it!"

"Your Majesty, I have another plan!"

The Empress' eyes lit up again: "Say!"

"Actually, locusts are delicious and nutritious. You can't finish eating chickens, ducks and geese. We can let people catch them and eat them!" Lin Beifan said again.

The empress's eyes became brighter: "It sounds like it's feasible!"

"However, locusts are too difficult to catch. There are so many of them that ordinary people can't catch a few of them. Let's save some effort!"

The empress' eyes dimmed again: "Yes, locusts are hard to catch!"

"Your Majesty, I have another plan..."

The empress is angry!

This guy, who can't speak fully, hangs her up and down, it's so hateful!

Gritting her teeth, she said, "Aiqing, are you playing tricks on me on purpose?"

Lin Beifan felt very aggrieved: "Your Majesty, how dare I dare you! I said it just now. These are immature suggestions. You insisted on me to say it. If you don't say it, you will be disobedient!"

The empress was so angry that she wanted to knock his head down and kick him like a ball!

This little bastard has become more and more naughty recently, and she often makes fun of her, which is unreasonable!

"Aiqing, just tell me the final solution!"

Lin Beifan cupped his hands and said, "This... I really have no choice but to ask Your Majesty to understand!"

There is no way to completely solve this locust plague now, let alone ancient times?

Even in modern times, prevention is the main priority.

It can be prevented by spraying pesticides, or directly using natural enemies of locusts such as chickens, ducks, and birds.If the locust plague was large-scale, pesticides would be sprayed directly, but how could this condition exist in ancient times?

The empress' eyes dimmed.

"However, there is no need to worry too much!"

The empress's gaze brightened again: "Why did Aiqing say that?"

Lin Beifan smiled and said: "This locust plague is indeed a huge threat to me, but its appearance is conditional! Generally, locust plagues will only appear when the weather is hot and dry! This is exactly the case in the south of the Yangtze River! However, our capital itself Since the beginning of the new year, the weather has been smooth, the rain is abundant, the air is humid, and the threat of locust plagues to us is limited!"

"I can only hope so!" the Empress sighed worriedly.

At this time, his two brothers also knew about the locust plague in the south of the Yangtze River.

The land of Wuxi, the palace.

King Wuxi was very happy when he found out about this, and he laughed loudly: "Brother Huang, brother Huang, how are you going to fight this king without food? You are going to be out of the battle for the throne early! Haha!"

"Come on, please keep an eye on the locust plague situation in the south of the Yangtze River! Whenever there is a situation, report it immediately!"

"Yes, my lord!"

The land of northern Hebei, the palace.

The king of Jibei was also very happy, with a smile on his face: "My brother, is it God's will to suffer two natural disasters in a row? It seems that you have no chance to be on the throne! Come on, send that bell back to me!" Jiangnan King, comfort him! Haha!"