This superstition is like a film that covers people. In fact, if you just stab it gently, it will break. The problem is that no one dares to stab it because they think it is safe to stay here and it is very dangerous outside. However, people outside are laughing at them, but they just can't see it.

However, once it is broken, this superstition will not stand.

If you take a step back, you will be stabbed. Anyway, they have made a big mistake and can't turn back. They can only walk one way to the dark, and at the same time they also burst out resentment towards locusts. The people in this disaster area began to hunt locusts wildly, and it was not an exaggeration to use sweeps. Even the children ran to catch them.

This is food!

"Brother Han said it well. Money can really make the devil push the grinding!"

Lu Shigua stood by the field and saw the crowds of people holding various nets and starting to search on the street stalls, not even letting go of the larvae. He recalled that they wanted to kneel down to them at the beginning, and they refused to hunt locusts.

It can be seen that the great truths that those saints say are useless!

You have to speak with your interests.

Zheng Shanxing smiled bitterly and said, "Those who accomplish great things do not care about the details. Although all this was promoted by Brother Han, what he did was just. He asked the people to hunt locusts and distributed food to the people, which was a killing of two birds with one stone."

Lu Shigua nodded and said, "He is indeed worth learning from his pursuit of win-win."

"It's really God and you, and it's also you, the ghost!"

Wu Meiniang glanced at Han Yi slightly. Although she was a little unhappy, she had to accept it.

Han Yi said: "The Queen has been awarded too much, thanks to the Queen. I can't continue to perform this drama alone."

When Wu Meiniang heard this, she felt that he was mocking her again, and couldn't help but give Han Yi a fierce look.

Han Yi didn't care and said, "Okay! I've done this evil man. Queen, you have been depressed for so many days. Now it's time for you to take action."

A light flashed through Wu Meiniang's eyes and said, "How do you say this?"

Han Yi said: "If everyone still has awe of locusts, then you are an ominous person. Otherwise, this matter has nothing to do with you. But this is just the beginning. No matter what, the people's crops have been eaten by the locusts. Even if it rains, they have to wait until next year. What should I do during this period? So, Queen, you have to do two things now. The first thing is to clear yourself of this injustice and tell the people that all this has nothing to do with you. At this moment, the people will definitely believe in you. You just need to talk casually."

“Why?”

"Because this person always likes to think about the benefits!" Han Yi smiled and said, "They have already hunted and killed locusts. If the lies ahead are true, then they have violated the power of heaven. If you are right, then what he is doing now is right. Who would you believe if you are willing to believe?"

Wu Meiniang nodded slightly, and her face, which had been depressed for many days, finally showed a smile, and asked again: "What about the second thing?"

Han Yi said: "Of course, it is to deal with the aftermath. The reproduction ability of locusts is very strong. Such a method of hunting is difficult to completely eliminate. This requires organizational killing. Besides, we do not have so much food to purchase locusts. We still have to return to the right path. First, the queen must organize everyone to completely eliminate locusts, and secondly, introduce merchants here."

Wu Meiniang smiled and said, "I think you are ready."

Han Yi nodded and said, "I didn't go to Sanmen Mountain before, because I knew that the grain merchants were there, and I also told them a plan."

“What plan?”

“Taiyuan Plan.”

"Taiyuan Plan?" Wu Meiniang said: "I have never heard of this."

"This is what I came up with specifically for disaster relief."

Han Yi said: "The principle is the same as when opening Liangzhou. Simply put, we want to build Taiyuan into a trading city with Liangzhou. Taiyuan is a key transportation area, and the areas around Taiyuan are all complementary to the Central Plains and have great trade potential. Once the imperial court decides to open Taiyuan, Henan and Hebei will have great investment value. Now the people here will face a shortage of food, and land cultivation takes time, and what they don't have is time. Their only way out is to devote themselves to business."

Wu Meiniang nodded slightly and said, "This is exactly the same method you used to play in Huainan and Jiangnan. You use the crisis to make these areas commercial."

Han Yi smiled and said, "But this is very beneficial to you, the queen, because you will be loyal to the merchant in the future, and this plan can also make the queen more closely connected with the merchant."

Wu Meiniang's eyes flashed quickly when she heard this. After calculating this, this really brought her huge benefits!

She instantly became the biggest winner from a plague god. Such ups and downs are really too exciting.

Han Yi glanced at her and sighed, "It's just that I've been suffering! I, a person who was not superstitious, have portrayed myself as a person as foolish as those gentry, and I'm scolded you every day by the queen. Oh, I really don't know who in this world has a nobler sentiment than my."

Wu Meiniang pursed her lips and smiled, saying, "You owe me this."

Han Yi smiled and said, "Don't be funny, you are the biggest beneficiaries of these two crises. What do I owe you?"

Wu Meiniang said: "But my interests are only part of your interests. Otherwise, you would not be willing to do this, so you should not let me thank you or apologize."

Han Yi said: "It's good, but when we divide the spoils, we can also figure it out a little bit."

"What is the difference between spoils, it's really ugly."

Wu Meiniang gave Han Yi a blank look

Compared to the previous few days, the stall for purchasing locusts is much bigger than before, because there are too many people.

"Uncle, give it."

I saw a little kid who was a little taller than the table handed a small cloth bag to the imperial guard who was watching the stall. His little face was very happy because he knew that he would get the food later.

The guard smiled and nodded, touched the little kid's head, and after weighing it, he handed him a small bag of food.

"Thank you uncle!"

The little kid was holding the food, his face filled with joy.

Suddenly, I heard a sound, "The Queen is here!"

The little kid was so scared that he was shocked, and the food in his hand fell down, but he quickly came to his senses, picked up the food, covered it tightly, opened his eyes, and looked ahead. A large group of people came over, with a hint of fear in his eyes.

The people who were queuing up were also shocked.

But the imperial guards would not come out of the stall like them, and clasped their fists and said, "I'm not here to see the queen."

Only then did the people react and forget that Wu Meiniang was a plague god, and they saluted one after another: "Caomen meet the queen."

Wu Meiniang just smiled and nodded, suddenly walked to the little kid, bowed down, and asked with a smile: "Little kid, what's your name?"

The little kid shrank his shoulders and whispered: "My name is Zhang Xiaotao."

Wu Meiniang glanced at the cloth bag in his hand and smiled: "It seems that you have gained a lot today!"

Zhang Xiaotao laughed.

Wu Meiniang smiled and touched his little head, then stood up, her eyes swept across the faces of the people, and suddenly sighed quietly: "If you had done this earlier, I think you could still leave 300% of the crops, so that you would not have any grains like you are now."

After hearing this, the people's heads drooped even further, their eyes full of regret.

Wu Meiniang said again: "I know you have always regarded me as an unknown woman before, and think that this natural disaster was caused by me. When I heard this news, I was really angry, and I couldn't understand why you believe in this lie. Why don't you think about it? If God wants to punish me, why don't you punish me directly and punish you? Regardless of whether you have harvest or not, I will not be hungry. What is the meaning of God doing this? I once thought that you will suffer the fruits of your own, and you will definitely regret it when your crops are not harvested."

Speaking of this, she sighed softly and said, "But you are His Majesty's people and the people of my Tang Dynasty. I really can't make up my mind. In fact, it's irrelevant whether you hate me or hate me. But I'm afraid that you think that all this is caused by me because you hate me, and you did not stop the spread of the disaster in time, which would lead to thousands of people starving to death. In that case, I will also bear a blood debt. Therefore, I decided to come here in person, intending to work with you to eliminate the locusts. However, I did not expect that you would be so ignorant that you would actually watch the locusts eat their crops and remain indifferent. In desperation, I could only make this decision, ordering the purchase of locusts with food, and then let the imperial guards pretend to be beggars."

One person exclaimed: "Are those beggars pretending to be the queen?"

Wu Meiniang nodded and said, "I don't want to do this, but I have to do this. If I don't hunt and kill locusts in time, once the locusts spread to the surrounding areas, my 100-year foundation in the Tang Dynasty will probably be destroyed on these locusts. The facts have proved that I am right. After these days of hunting, there are a lot of locusts in various places, and there is no sign of spreading out. But this is not a long-term solution, because there is not much grain left in the granary, and it will be a year before the next autumn harvest!"

After hearing this, everyone was shocked. They suddenly remembered that there was no food this year, how can we spend the next year?

As they thought about it, they all looked at Wu Meiniang again, their eyes full of expectation and desire.

Wu Meiniang suddenly said passionately: "But don't worry, I will stay here to share the hardships with you. I will find food for you at all costs. I will never let any Tang people lose their lives easily. If your food is not solved, I will never leave here."

At this moment, Wu Meiniang was a dawn in despair, igniting the hope in the hearts of the people. These people regretted it. They felt that they had misunderstood the queen before and almost harmed her. They couldn't help but shed tears of regret. Seeing Wu Meiniang taking grudges and helping them like this, they felt guilty. They knelt down and covered their faces and cried: "Queen, we are sorry for you!"

"We're sorry for you!"
Chapter completed!