Xuzhou, Xiapi City, on the city tower.

"Zi Zhong, it has not rained for more than a month since April!"

Liu Bei looked at the sky and sighed...

"Yes... drought often triggers locust plagues." Mi Zhu's eyes froze... "I heard that locusts in the fields have begun to flood, and a small-scale locust plague has been formed..."

Mi Zhu didn't finish his words, but his meaning was clear. Droughts accompanied by locust plague, and crops that were about to harvest in July may suffer, and even... they may even have a situation of no harvest.

Hiss...Liu Bei's face suddenly became much ugly.

"Zi Zhong? Before, didn't I ask you to post a notice and follow Cao Cao's... to call on farmers in Xia Pi City and Guangling City to catch locusts? Why would it still cause disaster?" Liu Bei asked immediately.

"Blame me..." Mi Zhu lowered his head, his face looked ugly. "The notice was posted, but... the copper coins promised to be exchanged for farmers were not exchanged as scheduled, so... the farmers are not very motivated, which is why...

The locust plague, the lower officials are guilty!”

As he spoke, Mi Zhu knelt down and apologized to Liu Bei.

Having said that, no one would really use money to buy locusts, right? This is too nonsense...

But, afterwards, let’s take a look... If we learn from Cao Cao’s approach in the past, for now, at least this locust plague can be avoided to a certain extent!

Alas... Alas...

Mi Zhu sighed a long time, but he was still short-sighted.

"Zi Zhong get up..." Liu Bei helped him up. As the leader of the common people, Mi Zhu is one of the few people who Liu Bei can rely on and trust in Xuzhou. Even if... he blamed Mi Zhu in his heart, he still did it on the surface.

Look like you don't mind at all!

"Zi Zhong, it's not your fault. Sometimes many of the practices in Cao's camp are incredible to me, but fortunately..." At this point, Liu Bei paused, and he squatted down and patted Mi Zhu on his legs.

After the dust was gone, I continued to speak.

"Fortunately, it's not too late to repair the sheep... While the scope of the locust plague is not large, it's still time to mobilize the people to catch locusts... What's more, we have heard from our detailed work in Yanzhou that the people of Yanzhou have actually started to feed on locusts.

...Even when the battle against Puyang, Cao Cao's army's food and salary were bags of locusts!"

Liu Bei's words were very slow, but they were heard into Mi Zhu's ears, which was like the roar of five thunders...

This... chew on locusts? Are locusts insects? The people of Yanzhou don’t want to die? The soldiers of Cao’s army... don’t want to die either?

Mi Zhu felt a little dizzy... This... it was completely contrary to common sense!

He is still thinking about it...

Liu Bei's words followed one after another. "Our fine work bought a food called 'oil' in Yanzhou, and it has been sent. They mentioned... Add this 'oil' to the cooking utensils and put it on the high fire.

Putting locusts into them is called 'frying', and after frying, it tastes extremely delicious and does not belong to meat!”

Liu Bei said one by one, but Mi Zhu's face became more and more surprised.

"I heard this at first, and it was incredible... but... I heard news one after another, and even... the four counties in the northern border of Xuzhou have also begun to feed on locusts, which is meaningful... Perhaps, this locust can really be eaten."

After a moment of confusion, Liu Bei put his hand on Mi Zhu's shoulder.

Having said so much, in fact... it's nothing more than that, he wanted Mi Zhu to take the matter of catching locusts in his heart and not to be stingy with money...

Even Liu Bei planned to copy Cao Cao's homework and planned to use the captured locusts in Xiapi City and Guangling City to try to eat them as ingredients to deal with possible droughts!

"Zi Zhong, I'll leave this to you... Yanzhou has proven that locusts can be eaten, just buy them with confidence. Cao Cao can use this as military ration to overcome the food shortage... If so, God will not rain again, let's go down

Picheng and Guangling City can also feed on locusts, which is a preparation for both hands!”

"…I remember it!" Mi Zhu bowed...

Although it is incredible, so much news has been heard from Xiaozhuan... Even if you think about it, you should realize that maybe this locust can really be eaten!

The key is that when Mi Zhu thought of their appearance, he felt inexplicably wanting to retching.

Of course, what Liu Bei ordered was to be straightforward, and Mi Zhu agreed readily...

It seems that there is no big problem in copying Cao Cao's "homework".

It's just that they ignore...or, they won't realize an important point.

Not all kinds of locusts can be eaten. The whole people of Yanzhou have captured locusts and curbed the locust plague. Therefore, locusts in their childhood and growth stages can be fried and eaten!

But now in Xiapi City and Guangling City, locust plague has begun. If these locusts gathered together are eaten... they will be poisoned! Even if they take them in large quantities, they will die!

If you copy homework, the same answer may lead to a big problem by copying it.

"Lord..." After talking about the problem of preying on locusts, Sun Qian, who was also a representative of the common people, spoke on the other side of Liu Bei, said: "The lower official has always had a doubt?"

"Suspicious?" Liu Bei asked back...

"That's right!" Sun Qian nodded. "According to the detailed report, not only the whole people caught locusts and curbed locust plagues, Cao's army also cut off the Taishou River, surrounded the pool, and planted rice and dry rice along the pool... It is reported that

Rice, dry rice is not afraid of drought... It seems that Cao Jun's behavior is related to the current "drought"!"

Sun Qian didn't understand the words very clearly, but... the meaning here is enough for Liu Bei to understand.

Sun Qian was suspicious that some people in Cao's camp calculated the upcoming drought. The whole people caught locusts, cut off rivers, promoted dry rice, and rice...all in order to deal with it in advance!

this…

Are you planning ahead?

Liu Bei's eyes were gloomy and his face looked a little ugly. Sun Qian's words reminded him.

This is a big deal. If Cao's army could predict even a severe drought or even a locust plague in advance...then... would be a bit too terrible?

Just as he thought of this, Liu Bei shook his head suddenly, it was impossible, absolutely impossible!

He had heard that Qimen magic can pray for rain and auspiciousness, and even... He heard that there was a book called "Taiping Yao Shu" in the Yellow Turban Army to teach people to call the wind and rain, drive away thunder and lightning...

But, I have never heard of it...

What methods can someone use to predict drought and locust plague? This is too incredible!

Liu Bei didn't believe it, and he was even more unwilling to believe it! There was no Daluo Jinxian in his camp, right?

call…

A long exhale.

"Kongyou, have you purchased some rice seeds before? We have also started to build fields around the lake and plant rice."

Speaking of this, Liu Bei looked at the sky and felt the heat in the air.

"It's too early to decide whether it's a severe drought, but...it should be prepared for the future. It's better to believe that it has than to believe that it has!"

As soon as this statement comes out...

"Here!" Sun Qian bowed and took the order.

At this moment, the sound of "step-by-step" footsteps rang out from the city ladder, "Brother, why are you here?"

It was Lu Bulu Lu Fengxian who spoke...

He quickly walked to Liu Bei's side, shouting at each other, and did not regard himself as an outsider.

"So it was Fengxian?" Liu Bei was certainly unhappy, but... he didn't show it yet.

"Hahaha..." Lu Bu reminded with a smile. "We didn't agree that we would go to my inn today. I had a jar of fine wine hidden there. I was just about to drink happily with my brother!"

Hmm...

Liu Bei was slightly stunned, Yu Guang looked back at Mi Zhu and Sun Gan, as if he was again emphasizing that the whole nation was catching locusts and planting rice!

After his eyes, Liu Bei came to his senses... and said to Lu Bulang: "How could he forget it? Fengxian's wine must be good wine!"

Ha ha ha ha…

Lu Bu laughed. "It's still my brother openly... My brother and I are both from the borderlands, and we are as close as a family!"

"In addition, the princes of Kanto joined forces to attack Dong Zhuo, but I killed Dong Zhuo, but none of them were willing to take me in. They wanted to kill me... Only my brother, great kindness, can we be a relative? Kiss!"

Lu Bu really doesn't understand the principles of dealing with people. He calls him "virtuous brother" and Liu Bei's embarrassment is almost aroused.

and…

If Lu Bu said that with Liu Bei's rank, he could see through it in one go.

They are all from border areas? Haha?

Liu Bei was born in Zhuo County, and it is understandable that he said it was a border area. You, Lu Bu, was born in Jiuyuan, Bingzhou, where is the border area? Their hometowns are 100,800 miles apart. Lu Bu's purpose is just to get close.

Despite thinking so in his heart, Liu Bei's cheeks were silent and seemed... Liu Bei would never turn a blind eye to Lu Bu's performance.

"Bongxian, what do those unhappy people say? Let's go... and go to Fengxian to drink!"

"Hahaha..." Lu Bu laughed, pulled Liu Bei down the city tower, and said as he walked, "My brother, today... I have prepared a surprise for you at the inn, keeping you a feast for your eyes !”

Well...surprise

Liu Bei was slightly stunned.

Immediately afterwards... The sound of "step-by-step" footsteps continued to resound...

In a moment, the two of them disappeared from everyone's sight.

Mi Zhu and Sun Gan looked at each other and shook their heads slightly.
To be continued...