From the time the locusts entered the city to the time when all the people of Xianyang were mobilized, it only took half an hour.

Everyone is gearing up and waiting for this moment!

If they don't come again, the people of Xianyang City will take the initiative and go to the mountains to capture them themselves!

Ying Zheng had also received the news before the morning court, and immediately ordered the government to open warehouses to release grain.

As long as people are in need, everyone can get it!

We are just worried about civil unrest caused by the disaster!

Throughout the morning, the general discussion was related to this locust plague.

And a large number of Black Ice Platform soldiers were sent to pay close attention to the movements of the people. If there is any abnormal movement, report it immediately!

Even if there is no change, you still have to report back every quarter of an hour!

During the entire morning dynasty, what was reported was basically the shocking scene of the people going out to catch the locusts!

Before the end of the morning dynasty, Ying Zheng summoned Xianyang Ling into the palace to inquire about the opening of granaries and grain distribution!

"Reporting to Your Majesty, grain warehouses have been opened before dawn, and four grain distribution locations have been set up in the four directions of Xianyang, east, west, north, and south! But until now, not a single grain of grain has been released from the four grain stores!"

The Xianyang order was handed over to report.

"What? Not a single grain of food was released? Have you ever told the people to receive it for free?"

Ying Zheng thought that the Xianyang Order had set some threshold, resulting in no people receiving it.

"Back to Your Majesty, I have already told you, but there are no people to take it!"

"Why is this?"

Not only was Ying Zheng puzzled, but all the ministers present were also puzzled.

Are the people's consciousness so high now? They don't even want free food?

"The people said...said...that they couldn't afford to disgrace that person!"

Xianyang Ling hesitated for a long time before he explained the reason.

"Disgraceful...?"

After saying this, Ying Zheng was even more confused, "How do you say this?"

The ministers also looked at each other in confusion. How could it be embarrassing to receive food from the government?

"Every household has a surplus of food. If someone goes to receive relief food, they are either too lazy to work or they are greedy for petty gains! Either way, they will be stabbed in the spine. In serious cases, it will also affect the matchmaker's payment.

It won’t work if your children play matchmaker!”

Xianyang ordered him to report the news truthfully.

"I see!"

After Ying Zheng heard this, not only did he not feel angry, but he was very pleased.

This also proves that the consciousness of the people is indeed much higher than before!

Take what you have to take!

I will never touch anything that I shouldn’t take!

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After the locust plague occurred, the number of people taking trains suddenly increased sharply.

As long as the train enters Xianyang, every train is full!

Not only are all seated tickets sold out, but a lot of standing tickets are also sold!

People from nearby counties, even if they are standing still, still want to go to Xianyang to have a look!

Locust disasters happen once in a while, especially in Xianyang!

Everyone wants to see what the overwhelming locusts look like!

Ying Zheng never expected that a locust plague would become a unique scenery in Xianyang, attracting many tourists from nearby counties!

Some tourists from other places even bought locust catching tools and participated in it themselves!

Anyway, no one stipulates that these locusts belong to Xianyang, only the people of Xianyang can catch them!

"Guest, please come inside. The store's new fried locusts are guaranteed to be fresh. They are caught and sold now!"

“Steamed locusts, original, tender and delicious!”

"Locust buns, mouth-exploding juice!"

"Locust powder! Locust powder! Nourishes and strengthens the body, prolongs life...!"

A large number of tourists flocked to Xianyang, and shops in the city seized this opportunity to sell locust products like crazy.

Tourists come here just for this thing. If you use this as a gimmick, you will definitely make money!

"Catch and fry now? So what are you waiting for? Try it now!"

"Can locusts be steamed? You must try it!"

"Can you still make steamed buns? It's really eye-opening!"

"Locust powder can be stored for a long time. Take two bottles back as souvenirs to give away...!"

Facts have proved that those foreign tourists are very enthusiastic about it.

As long as the products related to locusts are sold like crazy!

"Click... click..."

As cameras were produced batch by batch, many wealthy and distinguished households throughout the Qin Dynasty bought one.

At this time, they were using the cameras in their hands to record this overwhelming scene.

You can then develop it into a photo and take it back to brag about!

A locust plague may not be experienced once in a lifetime.

It's good luck for them to meet him!

The photos I took when I first arrived in Xianyang were so densely packed that they blocked the sky and the sun. There were so many locusts that they were almost opaque!

By noon, the number of locusts was significantly reduced.

By evening, the locusts had become very sparse!

Almost all the people in Xianyang were waving nets to catch them, and they released all the chickens and ducks in their homes so that they could eat meat too!

Heibingtai paid close attention to the developments in Xianyang, and naturally noticed the large number of outsiders pouring into Xianyang, and immediately reported back to Yingzheng!

"How come so many outsiders suddenly arrived? What kind of commotion happened?"

As soon as he heard that a large number of outsiders came to Xianyang today, Ying Zheng's nerves became tense again.

"Your Majesty, there is no turmoil!"

Black Ice Platform reported truthfully.

"Then what are they here for?"

"Uh...! It's... it's to see the locusts!"

The Black Ice Terrace soldiers felt that this reason was a bit ridiculous, and they were even embarrassed to say it.

"What? Looking at locusts?"

Ying Zheng was speechless.

"That's right! Those outsiders are almost all rich men from nearby counties. When they saw in the newspaper that there was a locust plague in Xianyang and the ground was covered with locusts, they immediately bought train tickets to come and watch!"

The soldier said firmly.

"There is a locust plague in Xianyang, but they treat it as a scenery? Is it because they are full?"

Ying Zheng cursed directly.

He couldn't sleep well because of this worry, but the people regarded it as a scenery and came to Xianyang to visit it!

"Does His Highness the Crown Prince know about this?"

Ying Zhengqi's chest kept rising and falling.

"You probably know it!"

Because they had seen His Royal Highness the Prince leading the newspaper reporters to catch locusts in front of the newspaper office.

Since you are in Xianyang City, it is impossible not to know that there are a large number of foreign tourists coming to the city!

"Okay! You go down first! Be sure to pay close attention to the trends among the people!"

Before, he was just a local, which was enough to make him nervous.

Now that so many outsiders are here, we need to be even more careful!

Three days later, the density of locusts had dropped to a very low level.
To be continued...