Wouldn't it be insane to exchange twenty wen for a million strings of food? What was it?
How much food could a million strings of coins be exchanged for?
Two wen for a jin was equivalent to 500 jin. One million strings could be exchanged for 500 million jin (500 million) of grain. This was enough to feed the people of Guanzhong for half a year.
If this batch of food was brought to Guanzhong, it would definitely greatly alleviate the situation of food shortage.
Li Er's eyes turned red. He looked at Qin Mo with an unfriendly gaze."What do you want so much food for? Children shouldn't think about making money all day long and run a cheap business.”
"Your Majesty, I don't sell food.”Qin Mo said,"If you want to make money, I have many ways. For example, I can sell 100 Dragon Balls for 1,000,000 yuan. Why would I have to go all the way to Linyi to transport food back?”
"Dragons are exclusive to the royal family. Who dares to buy them?”Li Er glared.
Qin Mo said cutely,"It doesn't have to be a dragon. I can also sell the 11 zodiac signs other than the dragon.”
Li Er blushed and changed the topic."If you're not selling the grain, what are you going to do with it?”
"Your Majesty, as the saying goes, locusts are bound to occur in extreme droughts. If there is no heavy snow in Guanzhong this year, there will definitely be a locust plague next year.”
Qin Mo's words were like a thunderclap that made Li Er dizzy.
Li Er glared at him and said,"Brat, how dare you spout nonsense without any evidence?”
The ancient people were more superstitious. The locust plague would think that the emperor had lost his virtue and had to issue an edict to punish himself.
Li Er, who killed his brothers for pleasure, was very taboo about this. If he said that he lost his virtue, wouldn't it mean that he didn't get the position properly?
Empress Zhangsun also said,"Don't talk nonsense.”
Qin Mo rolled his eyes and muttered,"It's scary to be uncultured.”
"What did that brat say?" Although he didn't hear what Qin Mo said, his intuition told him that Qin Mo must be mocking him.
Qin Mo asked,"Does Your Majesty know how the locust plague formed?”
Li Er shook his head."How do I know? The ministers said that the emperor lost his virtue, what do you think?”
This was a test.
Qin Mo sneered."You're uncultured and scary. The drought caused the locusts to reproduce and grow rapidly, resulting in two reasons for the disaster.
On the one hand, in dry years, due to the decrease of water level, the soil became more solid, the water content decreased, and the vegetation on the ground was sparse. The number of eggs laid by locusts increased greatly. When it was high, it could lay 4,000 to 5,000 eggs per square meter of soil, and each egg block had 50 to 80 eggs, which meant that there were 200,000 to 400,000 eggs per square meter. At the same time, in dry years, the surface of rivers and lakes shrank, and low-lying land was exposed, providing more suitable breeding grounds for locusts. (For the convenience of reading, I won't convert the area into ancient feet or feet.)）
On the other hand, plants that grew in dry environments had lower water content. Locusts fed on them, grew faster, and had higher fertility.
On the contrary, the rainy and humid environment had many adverse effects on the reproduction of locusts. The high water content of the plants that the locusts ate would delay the growth of the locusts and reduce their fertility. The rainy and humid environment would also cause the locusts to spread diseases, and the rain and snow could directly kill the locust eggs. Guanzhong was dry this year. If there was no heavy snow at the end of the year, there would be a plague of locusts next year.”
Hearing that there were so many locust eggs, Li Er felt his scalp go numb."How did you know that there were so many locust eggs underground?”
"I've dug it out and counted it. It hasn't reached the peak yet.”Qin Mo said,"August will be the peak period for locusts to lay eggs. They will hatch in March and April next year. There will be a locust plague in May and June.”
This time, Li Er lost his temper."You counted it?”
Empress Zhangsun said,"The locust eggs are so small. How can we count them?”
"That's right!" Li Er nodded and gave Empress Zhangsun an appreciative look.
Qin Mo rolled his eyes."You haven't even seen locust eggs?”
Li Er scolded,"Don't roll your eyes.”
He now knew that Qin Mo was rolling his eyes to show his disdain.
Qin Mo sighed."That's why I asked Your Majesty to develop science. If everyone knew the principle behind the formation of locusts, who would say that Your Majesty is immoral?”
Li Er asked,"There's also information about locusts in Science?”
Qin Mo said,"This is called natural science. I've already dug up the soil a few days ago. The number of locust eggs has reached 2000 eggs per square meter. As for the number of eggs, I can also count them. If Your Majesty doesn't believe me, I'll bring you to take a look tomorrow.”
Regarding the locust plague that would break out in Guanzhong in June next year, he had already learned about it from history. In order to have evidence, he had specially done relevant investigations.
Hearing Qin Mo's words, Li Er's face sank. He knew that Qin Mo was not lying.
"So you exchanged the Dragon Ball from Linyi for food to relieve the disaster?”Empress Zhangsun asked.
"Yes."
Li Er couldn't help but be moved."It's a great honor for the Great Tang to meet a loyal subject! I'm lucky!"
On the second day.
During the second court session in the first year of Zhenguan, Li Er brought people to find Qin Mo early in the morning.
It was still the same old recipe, Old Qin, Old Cunning, and Old Foolish Yuchi.
Qin Mo brought Li Er outside Chang 'an City and found a dry piece of land to dig.
The locust eggs were 6 to 7mm long, oval in shape, slightly curved, and yellow. They were considered larger among insects and could be seen with the naked eye.
Qin Mo used a shovel to dig out a piece of soil for Li Er and the others to check.
There were dozens of eggs. He then took one and placed it on a piece of white paper. He picked out the eggs and showed them to Li Er and the others."This egg has 56 eggs, this one has 60 eggs, this one has 65 eggs…"”
He counted more than ten pieces in a row.
Li Er frowned."Continue digging."”
Foolish Yuchi continued digging and found a total of 2100 pieces in one square meter.
Qin Mo said,"Your Majesty, the drought in Chang 'an is not serious. It may be worse in other places in Guanzhong.”
Li Er said in a deep voice,"No one is allowed to reveal what happened today.”
If news of the locust plague was leaked, it would definitely cause panic and chaos. Therefore, although Li Er brought his guards out, he did not let them get close. Even the coolie was Old Foolish Yuchi.
The historical description of this locust plague is as follows: There was a drought and famine in the pass, and the people sold their children to support themselves. On the 17th, an edict was issued to take out the gold and silk of the royal house to redeem him and return him to his parents. On the 12th, an edict was issued to pardon the world because of the continuous rain last year and the current drought and locust plague. The imperial edict roughly said: "If the year's grain is abundant and the world is at peace, I will shift the disaster to save the world. This is my wish. I am willing to be generous.”It rained in the club, and the people were very happy.
Because of the famine caused by the drought and locust plague, the common people had to sell their children in exchange for food. One could see the seriousness of the situation.
Li Er's voice was heavy as he looked at the old cunning fellow and the others."As Qin Mo said, if there is no snow in winter, the locust plague will be unavoidable. What can you do?”
The truth was right in front of him. Li Er already believed Qin Mo's words. Wouldn't it be insane to exchange twenty wen for a million strings of food? What was it?
How much food could a million strings of coins be exchanged for?
Two wen for a jin was equivalent to 500 jin. One million strings could be exchanged for 500 million jin (500 million) of grain. This was enough to feed the people of Guanzhong for half a year.
If this batch of food was brought to Guanzhong, it would definitely greatly alleviate the situation of food shortage.
Li Er's eyes turned red. He looked at Qin Mo with an unfriendly gaze."What do you want so much food for? Children shouldn't think about making money all day long and run a cheap business.”
"Your Majesty, I don't sell food.”Qin Mo said,"If you want to make money, I have many ways. For example, I can sell 100 Dragon Balls for 1,000,000 yuan. Why would I have to go all the way to Linyi to transport food back?”
"Dragons are exclusive to the royal family. Who dares to buy them?”Li Er glared.
Qin Mo said cutely,"It doesn't have to be a dragon. I can also sell the 11 zodiac signs other than the dragon.”
Li Er blushed and changed the topic."If you're not selling the grain, what are you going to do with it?”
"Your Majesty, as the saying goes, locusts are bound to occur in extreme droughts. If there is no heavy snow in Guanzhong this year, there will definitely be a locust plague next year.”
Qin Mo's words were like a thunderclap that made Li Er dizzy.
Li Er glared at him and said,"Brat, how dare you spout nonsense without any evidence?”
The ancient people were more superstitious. The locust plague would think that the emperor had lost his virtue and had to issue an edict to punish himself.
Li Er, who killed his brothers for pleasure, was very taboo about this. If he said that he lost his virtue, wouldn't it mean that he didn't get the position properly?
Empress Zhangsun also said,"Don't talk nonsense.”
Qin Mo rolled his eyes and muttered,"It's scary to be uncultured.”
"What did that brat say?" Although he didn't hear what Qin Mo said, his intuition told him that Qin Mo must be mocking him.
Qin Mo asked,"Does Your Majesty know how the locust plague formed?”
Li Er shook his head."How do I know? The ministers said that the emperor lost his virtue, what do you think?”
This was a test.
Qin Mo sneered."You're uncultured and scary. The drought caused the locusts to reproduce and grow rapidly, resulting in two reasons for the disaster.
On the one hand, in dry years, due to the decrease of water level, the soil became more solid, the water content decreased, and the vegetation on the ground was sparse. The number of eggs laid by locusts increased greatly. When it was high, it could lay 4,000 to 5,000 eggs per square meter of soil, and each egg block had 50 to 80 eggs, which meant that there were 200,000 to 400,000 eggs per square meter. At the same time, in dry years, the surface of rivers and lakes shrank, and low-lying land was exposed, providing more suitable breeding grounds for locusts. (For the convenience of reading, I won't convert the area into ancient feet or feet.)）
On the other hand, plants that grew in dry environments had lower water content. Locusts fed on them, grew faster, and had higher fertility.
On the contrary, the rainy and humid environment had many adverse effects on the reproduction of locusts. The high water content of the plants that the locusts ate would delay the growth of the locusts and reduce their fertility. The rainy and humid environment would also cause the locusts to spread diseases, and the rain and snow could directly kill the locust eggs. Guanzhong was dry this year. If there was no heavy snow at the end of the year, there would be a plague of locusts next year.”
Hearing that there were so many locust eggs, Li Er felt his scalp go numb."How did you know that there were so many locust eggs underground?”
"I've dug it out and counted it. It hasn't reached the peak yet.”Qin Mo said,"August will be the peak period for locusts to lay eggs. They will hatch in March and April next year. There will be a locust plague in May and June.”
This time, Li Er lost his temper."You counted it?”
Empress Zhangsun said,"The locust eggs are so small. How can we count them?”
"That's right!" Li Er nodded and gave Empress Zhangsun an appreciative look.
Qin Mo rolled his eyes."You haven't even seen locust eggs?”
Li Er scolded,"Don't roll your eyes.”
He now knew that Qin Mo was rolling his eyes to show his disdain.
Qin Mo sighed."That's why I asked Your Majesty to develop science. If everyone knew the principle behind the formation of locusts, who would say that Your Majesty is immoral?”
Li Er asked,"There's also information about locusts in Science?”
Qin Mo said,"This is called natural science. I've already dug up the soil a few days ago. The number of locust eggs has reached 2000 eggs per square meter. As for the number of eggs, I can also count them. If Your Majesty doesn't believe me, I'll bring you to take a look tomorrow.”
Regarding the locust plague that would break out in Guanzhong in June next year, he had already learned about it from history. In order to have evidence, he had specially done relevant investigations.
Hearing Qin Mo's words, Li Er's face sank. He knew that Qin Mo was not lying.
"So you exchanged the Dragon Ball from Linyi for food to relieve the disaster?”Empress Zhangsun asked.
"Yes."
Li Er couldn't help but be moved."It's a great honor for the Great Tang to meet a loyal subject! I'm lucky!"
On the second day.
During the second court session in the first year of Zhenguan, Li Er brought people to find Qin Mo early in the morning.
It was still the same old recipe, Old Qin, Old Cunning, and Old Foolish Yuchi.
Qin Mo brought Li Er outside Chang 'an City and found a dry piece of land to dig.
The locust eggs were 6 to 7mm long, oval in shape, slightly curved, and yellow. They were considered larger among insects and could be seen with the naked eye.
Qin Mo used a shovel to dig out a piece of soil for Li Er and the others to check.
There were dozens of eggs. He then took one and placed it on a piece of white paper. He picked out the eggs and showed them to Li Er and the others."This egg has 56 eggs, this one has 60 eggs, this one has 65 eggs…"”
He counted more than ten pieces in a row.
Li Er frowned."Continue digging."”
Foolish Yuchi continued digging and found a total of 2100 pieces in one square meter.
Qin Mo said,"Your Majesty, the drought in Chang 'an is not serious. It may be worse in other places in Guanzhong.”
Li Er said in a deep voice,"No one is allowed to reveal what happened today.”
If news of the locust plague was leaked, it would definitely cause panic and chaos. Therefore, although Li Er brought his guards out, he did not let them get close. Even the coolie was Old Foolish Yuchi.
The historical description of this locust plague is as follows: There was a drought and famine in the pass, and the people sold their children to support themselves. On the 17th, an edict was issued to take out the gold and silk of the royal house to redeem him and return him to his parents. On the 12th, an edict was issued to pardon the world because of the continuous rain last year and the current drought and locust plague. The imperial edict roughly said: "If the year's grain is abundant and the world is at peace, I will shift the disaster to save the world. This is my wish. I am willing to be generous.”It rained in the club, and the people were very happy.
Because of the famine caused by the drought and locust plague, the common people had to sell their children in exchange for food. One could see the seriousness of the situation.
Li Er's voice was heavy as he looked at the old cunning fellow and the others."As Qin Mo said, if there is no snow in winter, the locust plague will be unavoidable. What can you do?”
The truth was right in front of him. Li Er already believed Qin Mo's words. Wouldn't it be insane to exchange twenty wen for a million strings of food? What was it?
How much food could a million strings of coins be exchanged for?
Two wen for a jin was equivalent to 500 jin. One million strings could be exchanged for 500 million jin (500 million) of grain. This was enough to feed the people of Guanzhong for half a year.
If this batch of food was brought to Guanzhong, it would definitely greatly alleviate the situation of food shortage.
Li Er's eyes turned red. He looked at Qin Mo with an unfriendly gaze."What do you want so much food for? Children shouldn't think about making money all day long and run a cheap business.”
"Your Majesty, I don't sell food.”Qin Mo said,"If you want to make money, I have many ways. For example, I can sell 100 Dragon Balls for 1,000,000 yuan. Why would I have to go all the way to Linyi to transport food back?”
"Dragons are exclusive to the royal family. Who dares to buy them?”Li Er glared.
Qin Mo said cutely,"It doesn't have to be a dragon. I can also sell the 11 zodiac signs other than the dragon.”
Li Er blushed and changed the topic."If you're not selling the grain, what are you going to do with it?”
"Your Majesty, as the saying goes, locusts are bound to occur in extreme droughts. If there is no heavy snow in Guanzhong this year, there will definitely be a locust plague next year.”
Qin Mo's words were like a thunderclap that made Li Er dizzy.
Li Er glared at him and said,"Brat, how dare you spout nonsense without any evidence?”
The ancient people were more superstitious. The locust plague would think that the emperor had lost his virtue and had to issue an edict to punish himself.
Li Er, who killed his brothers for pleasure, was very taboo about this. If he said that he lost his virtue, wouldn't it mean that he didn't get the position properly?
Empress Zhangsun also said,"Don't talk nonsense.”
Qin Mo rolled his eyes and muttered,"It's scary to be uncultured.”
"What did that brat say?" Although he didn't hear what Qin Mo said, his intuition told him that Qin Mo must be mocking him.
Qin Mo asked,"Does Your Majesty know how the locust plague formed?”
Li Er shook his head."How do I know? The ministers said that the emperor lost his virtue, what do you think?”
This was a test.
Qin Mo sneered."You're uncultured and scary. The drought caused the locusts to reproduce and grow rapidly, resulting in two reasons for the disaster.
On the one hand, in dry years, due to the decrease of water level, the soil became more solid, the water content decreased, and the vegetation on the ground was sparse. The number of eggs laid by locusts increased greatly. When it was high, it could lay 4,000 to 5,000 eggs per square meter of soil, and each egg block had 50 to 80 eggs, which meant that there were 200,000 to 400,000 eggs per square meter. At the same time, in dry years, the surface of rivers and lakes shrank, and low-lying land was exposed, providing more suitable breeding grounds for locusts. (For the convenience of reading, I won't convert the area into ancient feet or feet.)）
On the other hand, plants that grew in dry environments had lower water content. Locusts fed on them, grew faster, and had higher fertility.
On the contrary, the rainy and humid environment had many adverse effects on the reproduction of locusts. The high water content of the plants that the locusts ate would delay the growth of the locusts and reduce their fertility. The rainy and humid environment would also cause the locusts to spread diseases, and the rain and snow could directly kill the locust eggs. Guanzhong was dry this year. If there was no heavy snow at the end of the year, there would be a plague of locusts next year.”
Hearing that there were so many locust eggs, Li Er felt his scalp go numb."How did you know that there were so many locust eggs underground?”
"I've dug it out and counted it. It hasn't reached the peak yet.”Qin Mo said,"August will be the peak period for locusts to lay eggs. They will hatch in March and April next year. There will be a locust plague in May and June.”
This time, Li Er lost his temper."You counted it?”
Empress Zhangsun said,"The locust eggs are so small. How can we count them?”
"That's right!" Li Er nodded and gave Empress Zhangsun an appreciative look.
Qin Mo rolled his eyes."You haven't even seen locust eggs?”
Li Er scolded,"Don't roll your eyes.”
He now knew that Qin Mo was rolling his eyes to show his disdain.
Qin Mo sighed."That's why I asked Your Majesty to develop science. If everyone knew the principle behind the formation of locusts, who would say that Your Majesty is immoral?”
Li Er asked,"There's also information about locusts in Science?”
Qin Mo said,"This is called natural science. I've already dug up the soil a few days ago. The number of locust eggs has reached 2000 eggs per square meter. As for the number of eggs, I can also count them. If Your Majesty doesn't believe me, I'll bring you to take a look tomorrow.”
Regarding the locust plague that would break out in Guanzhong in June next year, he had already learned about it from history. In order to have evidence, he had specially done relevant investigations.
Hearing Qin Mo's words, Li Er's face sank. He knew that Qin Mo was not lying.
"So you exchanged the Dragon Ball from Linyi for food to relieve the disaster?”Empress Zhangsun asked.
"Yes."
Li Er couldn't help but be moved."It's a great honor for the Great Tang to meet a loyal subject! I'm lucky!"
On the second day.
During the second court session in the first year of Zhenguan, Li Er brought people to find Qin Mo early in the morning.
It was still the same old recipe, Old Qin, Old Cunning, and Old Foolish Yuchi.
Qin Mo brought Li Er outside Chang 'an City and found a dry piece of land to dig.
The locust eggs were 6 to 7mm long, oval in shape, slightly curved, and yellow. They were considered larger among insects and could be seen with the naked eye.
Qin Mo used a shovel to dig out a piece of soil for Li Er and the others to check.
There were dozens of eggs. He then took one and placed it on a piece of white paper. He picked out the eggs and showed them to Li Er and the others."This egg has 56 eggs, this one has 60 eggs, this one has 65 eggs…"”
He counted more than ten pieces in a row.
Li Er frowned."Continue digging."”
Foolish Yuchi continued digging and found a total of 2100 pieces in one square meter.
Qin Mo said,"Your Majesty, the drought in Chang 'an is not serious. It may be worse in other places in Guanzhong.”
Li Er said in a deep voice,"No one is allowed to reveal what happened today.”
If news of the locust plague was leaked, it would definitely cause panic and chaos. Therefore, although Li Er brought his guards out, he did not let them get close. Even the coolie was Old Foolish Yuchi.
The historical description of this locust plague is as follows: There was a drought and famine in the pass, and the people sold their children to support themselves. On the 17th, an edict was issued to take out the gold and silk of the royal house to redeem him and return him to his parents. On the 12th, an edict was issued to pardon the world because of the continuous rain last year and the current drought and locust plague. The imperial edict roughly said: "If the year's grain is abundant and the world is at peace, I will shift the disaster to save the world. This is my wish. I am willing to be generous.”It rained in the club, and the people were very happy.
Because of the famine caused by the drought and locust plague, the common people had to sell their children in exchange for food. One could see the seriousness of the situation.
Li Er's voice was heavy as he looked at the old cunning fellow and the others."As Qin Mo said, if there is no snow in winter, the locust plague will be unavoidable. What can you do?”
The truth was right in front of him. Li Er already believed Qin Mo's words.
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