Speaking of locust plague, I believe many people are familiar with it. I am familiar with it because it seems that the plague of locusts always follows the development of history throughout human history. Looking through history books, locusts can be seen everywhere, but many people don't know enough about it. They only know locusts and locust plagues, but their understanding of locust plagues mostly depends on the imagination of words and pictures, but it is difficult to really know how terrible it is.

In fact, as early as the pre-Qin period, there were records of locusts and locust disasters in the Book of Songs. After that, locust plagues continued to appear in every dynasty. According to the history of famine relief in China, the frequency of locust plague occurred once every 8.8 years in Qin and Han Dynasties and once every 3.5 years in Song Dynasty. The Yuan Dynasty was even fiercer, once every 1.6 years on average. Zhu Yuanzhang's parents and eldest brother have been in Zheng Zheng for four years.

After the Yuan Dynasty, the situation improved slightly in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, but it also reached once every 2.8 years. Needless to say, in the spring of 2020, the locust plague came again with a strong posture, which made people feel pale. When locusts fly by, nothing grows, followed by famine.

Therefore, the plague of locusts has always been a major disaster for mankind, and this disaster is not single. In the past, locust plague was often accompanied by famine. This is also a concern of rulers of past dynasties. However, the ancient people's understanding of locust plague was limited, and most of them thought it was a disaster from heaven.

Therefore, when the locust plague comes, people don't think about how to destroy the locusts, but how to worship the locusts and pray that the locusts will leave quickly and leave them some crops. This idea is not held by some people, but by the vast majority. Therefore, ancient locust plagues will be frequent and difficult to get rid of. But there are always some people, such as Yao Chong, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, who think that the plague of locusts should be eliminated by people, rather than doing nothing to pray.

Yao Chong is one of the four saints in the Tang Dynasty, which enjoys equal fame with Fang, Du Ruhui and Song Jing. He was a famous prime minister in Xuanzong period of Tang Dynasty. Li Longji ended the intervention of women in the Tang Dynasty and opened a new atmosphere in the Tang Dynasty, while Yao Chong proposed? Ten things to say? Later, he became the prime minister of Xuanzong period in Tang Dynasty. His biggest feature is that he doesn't play cards according to common sense and has a tough attitude. It is precisely because of this that he was able to quickly reform the current disadvantages, eliminate redundant staff, rectify official management, and implement the New Deal.

With such a prime minister, another prime minister basically becomes the executor, which can also ensure that Yao Chong's policies can be thoroughly implemented. At that time, the deputy prime minister was Lu Huaishen, who was willing to support Yao Chong. But on one thing, the two clashed, it should be said that Yao Chong clashed with everyone.

In the fourth year of Kaiyuan, a plague of locusts occurred in Shandong, and the people were helpless about it. They can only keep praying that the disaster will pass quickly. At this time, Yao Chong went to Shanghai to ask for locust control. His solution was: Please light a fire at night, and the fire will boil so that the locusts can disperse. "

With the permission of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, Yao Chong sent an imperial envoy to urge all localities to eliminate locusts in areas where locust plagues occurred. For this matter, there are locust catchers, which makes Yao Chong's behavior completely incomprehensible. Among them, Ni Ruoshui, the governor of Bianzhou, refused to be an locust catcher. He said: "Locusts are natural disasters, so they are suitable for Xiu De." Liu Congshi, in addition to being inaccurate, is very harmful. "

There are not a few people who hold this view in North Korea. When the plague of locusts occurred, many people either didn't know the terrible plague of locusts, or they knew it too well to really fight it. Instead, they hope that the rulers of this empire can re-examine themselves and check whether there is something wrong with the ruling process, which has led to natural disasters. The whole country hopes that the emperor can? Keep the blame? Few people think about this problem fundamentally.

Yao Chong responded to NiReShui's final performance. He refuted NiReShui, reprimanded NiReShui. If we sit idly by now, if there is a famine, can he bear the responsibility?

Hot water can't play hardball with Yao Chong, so we have to order to catch locusts. Some suggestions under busy work. Get 140 thousand stone? The burial project was too big, so it was thrown into the river, which caused a great sensation in North Korea. Even Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty began to hesitate to make such a big move, would it violate heaven? Yao Chong said:

A scholar only knows what is contrary to Confucian classics and harmonious with Taoism, but what is contrary to Taoism and suitable for power is not enough. It is better to stay outside than to stay in the disaster. "

In order to completely convince Tang Xuanzong, Yao Chong also said:? Now that migratory locusts are full, there is no place for them in Henan and Hebei. If you can't get it, you will be displaced, and your safety depends on it. ? The fecundity of locusts is amazing. Once a plague of locusts is formed, it may be followed by famine and people's displacement. At this time, the country may be shaken. Yao Chong once said this. How could Tang Xuanzong object?

Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty no longer opposed it, and Yao Chong's deputy Lu Huaishen stood out against it again. Any natural disaster, Ann can be controlled by manpower! And if you kill more insects, you will get angry. May the public think about it. ?

Yao Chong thinks that locusts can be completely eliminated now. If left unchecked, crops will fail and people will starve. In order to dispel Lu Huaishen's last doubts, Yao Chong said? Killing insects and saving people, the disaster is worshipped, not blaming the public! ?

Only Yao Chong dares to say such things, which is really good for the people. Finally, Yao Chong urged people to fight locusts to the end. At his insistence, there was not much locust plague this year, and there was no widespread famine afterwards.

In fact, in the ancient history of exterminating locusts, there were not many exterminators like Yao Chong, but the people gradually began to exterminate locusts as much as possible, instead of offering them at a loss. As far as the method of exterminating locusts is concerned, in Yao Chong, people set fire at night to attract locusts to kill the buried ones, catch them, throw them into the water, and cook them after catching them.

Another is that when locusts appear, there may be a natural enemy of locusts: a bird. But this kind of situation is not much, it depends on luck. For example, during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, a large number of locusts appeared in Zhou Bei one year, and then? There are thousands of Bai Niao swarming to eat locusts, and they will disappear overnight. ? This is the gospel of the people.

But such gospel is rare after all, and most of the time. We should rely on manpower to control locusts. If we can have a doer like Yao Chong, we can proceed from reality and solve practical problems, so that locusts will not become a disaster and the locust plague will soon disappear. Yao Chong's locust control is just a sentence: Only by facing the disaster directly can the disaster pass.