The casual life of the flat space

The imperial court was not unaware of the power of natural disasters, especially for a dynasty that had lasted nearly four hundred years. It must have seen all kinds of storms and waves.

But now, even if Xiao Taicong is still the county magistrate, Bai Tieying will present the method through General Zhao. As for whether it will be used or not, Bai Tieying will not worry about it, because she will not be as "high-profile" as she is now. She will just quietly help the people in various places.

Dayu’s current methods of resisting locust plagues are mainly divided into two schools: the destiny school and the hatred of evil school.

The Tianming Sect believes in the theory of the interaction between heaven and man, and believes that all natural phenomena are closely related to human behavior. If there are earthquakes, floods, fires, or locust plagues, it is even more serious, and it must be because the emperor is not cultivating himself.

Moreover, "蓮" is the same as "皇", which means that this is the messenger sent by the heaven to punish the world and remind the emperor of mankind! Why don't you quickly confess to the heaven for the wrong things you have done since childhood? How dare you catch and kill them? Just like the poem king Bai Tieying wrote: "Even if one insect dies, hundreds of insects will come. How can human beings control natural disasters?"

But what if the emperor's confession of guilt doesn't work? Besides, no emperor is willing to admit that it's all his fault, so locust temples are built everywhere. Isn't it more effective if everyone confesses?

But not all Dayu people are stubborn. There are always some wise people who can sum up experience and lessons and discover the truth of natural science. So they gradually summed up some rules.

For example, if in a certain year there can be seen more than ten locusts in an area three feet square, then there is a high probability of a locust plague that year; if the winter of the previous year is not cold but the summer is dry, or if disasters occur frequently for many years in a row, then a locust plague will also follow; and if there is a sudden lack of vegetation in a certain area, a locust plague will also occur.

It stands to reason that if we know the rules, we will have corresponding solutions. However, Dayu was isolated from the news, and most of the knowledge was in the hands of literate people. Those who actually faced the locusts did not know, or were good at summarizing these rules.

But the people also had their own wisdom. Although they could not mention it, they were allowed to catch the locusts anyway. So they discovered that locusts were afraid of loud noises and red and white colors, that chickens and ducks could kill insects, and that locusts were attracted to light.

But what can we do about it? Take Xianhe Village for example. Village Chief Wang and his people agreed to Bai Tieying's many suggestions so readily. Isn't it because they think they are feasible? If you don't know what to do and someone tells you that you can give it a try but you don't try it, then you are extremely stupid!

General Zhao also thought so: these old and young rascals all had their own ideas, waiting to use their own pockets to protect their futou, wishful thinking! "Didn't you say you don't know what to do? Then whatever I say is what it is!"

The text was long but short. After General Zhao had finished instructing Bai Tieying, he waited for a while. Then General Li came in and said that everyone was seated in the second hall. General Zhao then took the two of them and went there.

He walked ahead and patted Bai Tieying on the head as he passed by her to show encouragement. Bai Tieying immediately smiled back, showing that he was full of confidence.

When Mu Qingqiu saw General Zhao and General Li walk out of the door, he also patted Bai Tieying on the head. Unexpectedly, Bai Tieying bared his little white teeth, shook his little fist, and silently said, "Can you take a beating?" Mu Qingqiu was so scared that he quickly chased after General Zhao.

The four of them came to the second hall, and the dozen people sitting inside immediately stood up to greet them. General Zhao waved his hand to indicate that there was no need to be polite, and after they sat down, he said:

"My dear colleagues, I will keep things simple and briefly introduce the main points. These are Qiu Ge'er and Bai Tieying. Thank you for coming to support us when Chunweizhai opened last month. Most of you already know them, so I will not introduce them any more.

The reason why I hurriedly summoned you back before the agreed dressing time is because my niece has made achievements not only in business, but also in dealing with locust plagues, which have been implemented in Xianhe Village and have been effective. Well, I won't say more, let Tieying explain it to you in detail. "

"Bai Tieying greets all the adults!"

This occasion is different from the opening of Chunweizhai. Bai Tieying is not really only ten years old. Besides, there are some people here whom he has never met before. As the saying goes, "the more courtesy, the less blame". Paying respect does not mean kneeling down and kowtowing, so Bai Tieying has no psychological burden.

"How can Tieying be so distant? Uncle is looking forward to your Chunweizhai shop opening so that his family can buy some canned Dongpo pork!

"Alas, I am old! It's rare to have a favorite, but I am afraid that Tieying will think I am greedy. I have been looking forward to it for a long time!" After the county lieutenant said this, he laughed loudly. Seeing this, other officials followed suit. General Zhao nodded with satisfaction.

As the highest-ranking official besides General Zhao, Si County Wei had to speak first. His speech set the tone for the officials in the county government, openly showing his closeness to Bai Tieying, and secretly responding to what General Zhao had just said.

Even if other officials and clerks were unwilling to flatter General Zhao, they could not undermine the Si County Lieutenant at this time. Of course, they had to rack their brains to praise Bai Tieying. And they couldn't say it was too slow! If they said it was too slow, others would say the words you had prepared first, and then they would have to waste more energy, wouldn't they?

There were a few people among the dozen or so people who did not join the "praise group", namely Ai Zhubu and his two subordinates. What can they praise? This is the first time they have seen it! After all, they are officials, and Bai Tieying is just a commoner, so they should not praise him for no reason.

At that time, Chief Secretary Ai felt that General Zhao was just a military officer, and it was impossible for the Privy Council to do anything to a civil servant like him. So it was better to have less trouble than more. What was wrong with not getting involved in such a mere business affair?

As a result, of course, he later heard about the scene that day and that every guest present received a "souvenir". Even a minor clerk under him bought a "children's down vest" from Sijixin at a low price for his son from his colleagues.

10% off for digging wells, 20% off for buying horses, these are all ways to save a lot of money, even if you don't use it yourself, giving it to others is also a favor! Even the "10,000 taels deposit and exchange interest-free" courtesy card of Ruifeng Exchange Shop was sold for 100 taels each, saying "spend 100 taels to do 10,000 taels of work".

When Master Ai heard about this, he wondered if that colleague had gone crazy or was illiterate? To “deposit and exchange without interest”, you had to have something to deposit and exchange! But who would have thought that the man suddenly got engaged to the daughter of a merchant in the city. Later, his subordinates came to him and told him that they heard that the card was a “stepping stone for small merchants to contact big merchants”.

After hearing this, Ai Zhubu felt that he was the illiterate one, but that was nothing. His father even scolded him for three days because of the "Mizhi Pill" developed by Doctor Bai, saying that nothing he ate could keep up with the hot food.