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The torches lit up the village chief's house as bright as day. Shen Jinmo stood on one side, and Mo Ping, with a dozen soldiers behind him, walked up to everyone with all the necessary tools.

"After a few days of investigation, we have discovered that locusts grow from larvae to adults very quickly, so if we just catch the adults every day, we will never be able to kill all the locusts."

"In order to eliminate these locusts as soon as possible, starting from tonight, our locust hunting will not only kill the adults, but also the larvae."

Mo Ping's words did not receive support from anyone.

The villagers in the courtyard lowered their heads in unison in astonishment at Shen Jinmo's gaze.

They exchanged glances several times, and there was a sense of emptiness in their eyes, and they had no intention of killing all the locusts.

Shen Jinmo naturally understood that these people did not want to kill all the locusts, as it was naturally profitable.

It is a foregone conclusion that there will be no harvest this year. In the eyes of these people, as long as the locusts are not exterminated, Shen Jinmo will give them a day's worth of rice.

Nowadays, the porridge that people can eat every day is a life that most people cannot afford after paying taxes.

Standing up from the bench, Shen Jinmo said in a cold voice to break these people's self-deceiving dreams:

"Even if you don't kill these locusts, they will disappear naturally in two months at most. By the time they are all dead, winter will have already arrived. Are you planning to survive this summer and die directly in this winter?"

The truth is obvious, but the villagers are blinded by the short-term benefits and have no habit of being prepared for danger in times of peace.

However, when danger is placed before these people, they naturally have to think about how to seek benefits and avoid harm.

The drooping head showed a tendency to lift up, and slowly, a faint discussion came from below:

"If we kill these locusts quickly, we can also plant a season of beans."

"Even if it gets a little colder, we can still grow radishes and cabbages, so we won't starve to death."

"But if it doesn't rain, these beans and cabbages won't survive, right?"

"But if we don't kill all the locusts, even if the rain falls, we won't be able to use it at all."

"This Lord Shen doesn't look like someone who is easy to mess with. He will wait for us for a few days. If he sees that we are not working hard, he might not even sell porridge at our stall."

"He is indeed not easy to mess with. I heard that he doesn't even recognize his own mother and uncle in the capital."

"Look at the way he killed the county magistrate. All of us put together wouldn't be enough for him to kill."

"How can you send a treacherous minister to provide disaster relief?"

"Don't say that. I see that the tools in their hands look useful. We have learned how to use them this year. We will no longer be afraid of these locusts in the future."

"No matter how reliable this official is, he can never be more reliable than our own abilities."

……

The discussions stopped and the opinions within the hospital were quickly unified.

After this discussion, the representatives who were sent to speak became even more afraid of Shen Jinmo: "Sir Shen, we are willing to kill all these locusts."

Shen Jinmo waved at Mo Ping, and Mo Ping began to make deployment plans again:

"We have to kill the locusts in two batches: one during the day and one at night. Those who kill during the day will sleep at night, and those who kill at night will sleep during the day."

"We mainly use tools to catch adult insects."

Mo Ping showed the cloth bag and cloth strip in his hand: "The taller ones will form a team of two and use the cloth strip to capture the locusts in the high places, and the shorter ones will use the cloth bag to capture the locusts in the dark."

"For larvae, we mainly use the trapping method."

Moping clapped his hands, and immediately six soldiers came up to the crowd: "We will first find the crawling tracks of the larvae. Wherever they go, we will arrange two people to dig a ditch, one person will beat a gong to make the larvae jump in fear, and then one person will sweep the larvae into the ditch, and the remaining two people will quickly bury the larvae to prevent future troubles."

Mo Ping looked at the villagers in front of him and asked, "Do you understand the above method?"

These villagers are good at working in the fields and are quite experienced in digging canals and filling land.

Today, not only was there someone explaining, but there was also someone demonstrating, so everyone understood and nodded in agreement.

"Master Mo Ping, how do we catch and kill the locusts tonight?"

Mo Ping lit a bonfire in the yard, and the locusts flying around the torch immediately flew towards the bonfire.

Mo Ping pointed in the direction of the campfire and said, "Locusts like light. We will bring these tools at night and use the light of the fire to trap them."

"As for the fields, we just burn hay in the ditches and fill them up when the locusts come closer."

When Mo Ping finished explaining, the village chief stood in front of everyone:

"Now that time is tight, these tools are just samples. Everyone should split into teams and areas first, and then go back home to make these simple tools by themselves."

After about a cup of tea, the villagers stood in line according to their division of labor. Shen Jinmo walked up to them and solved their worries one by one:

"This year, everyone will have no harvest, so all taxes will be exempted this year."

"In order to ensure that everyone can successfully make it to the next year's harvest, I have prepared various seeds that can be planted in autumn and winter. Once the locust hunting is completed, they will be distributed to each household one by one."

"It takes time for fruits and vegetables to grow. I have also prepared rice for each household according to the population to help everyone get through this difficult time."

The villagers standing in the courtyard saw that Shen Jinmo had arranged everything so well. They didn't care whether this man was loyal or treacherous, and they all knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you, Master Qingtian, thank you, Master Qingtian."

His expression was as fierce as ever, and Shen Jinmo said in a cold voice: "You don't need to thank me, you saved yourselves."

If these people don't want to live and don't think about ways to save themselves, no matter how many methods Shen Jinmo has, he won't be able to save them.

After all the villagers left, fifty or so soldiers gathered around Shen Jinmo:

"I now have 2,000 men on hand. The villages affected by the locust plague should be rescued, and preventive measures for drought-stricken areas should also be issued immediately."

Shen Jinmo pointed to the soldiers standing on the left: "Each of you will lead 20 soldiers, follow the village route provided by Mo Ping, and refer to the locust control method here to lead the villagers to save themselves."

"Remember, only when we unite the people can we overcome natural disasters together."

Shen Jinmo handed the rice paper on the table to the soldier on the right: "You lead twenty people to the post station where the drought occurs, and let the postman hand over the methods of preventing, controlling and killing these locusts to the county magistrates of various places."

"By the way, have the messenger pass on a message. Anyone who suffers a locust plague after this document reaches them will be executed immediately."

"Subordinates take orders."

Everyone took the order and left. By the time Mo Ping had arranged everything and returned to the courtyard, it was already midnight.

At this time, Shen Jinmo was standing in the yard, looking up at the stars in the south.

Mo Ping bent over and walked to Shen Jinmo's side: "Master, are you missing home?"