Chapter 5
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Longyou Road would face a once-in-a-century natural disaster?
How could this be possible?
"Bang!"
There was a crisp sound.
The wine bowl in Li Shimin's hand fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.
Not only that.
The wine bowl in Cheng Yaojin's hand was shaking violently.
Longyou Road was related to the West Gate of the Tang Dynasty.
How could there be a natural disaster here? And a once-in-a-century natural disaster?
Hearing the shattering sound, Li Shimin forced himself to suppress the shock in his heart. He coughed and said, "I'm sorry. Your news made me lose control of my emotions."
Zhang Feng suddenly understood.
He got up speechlessly and took another bowl from the counter.
The moment Zhang Feng turned around.
Li Shimin and Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but look at each other in horror.
This matter.
None of them knew!
What did this mean?
And how did a small shopkeeper in Chang 'an City know about this matter?
Usually, unless he was buying ingredients, he would stay in the store and not take a step out.
How did he know?
Looking at Zhang Feng who returned, the two of them forced themselves to suppress the shock in their hearts.
"Shopkeeper, how did you know that there would be a disaster in Longyou Road? Longyou Road is our main trade route and it concerns our survival. It's a little … "
Zhang Feng handed the wine bowl to Li Shimin and refilled it as he asked in confusion.
"Both of you are businessmen. Don't you know if there's a sudden increase in the price of anything in the market recently?"
"By the way, Lao Li, didn't I hear that your caravan was going to Tuyuhun last time? Didn't you notice anything on the way? "
Zhang Feng looked suspiciously at the two dumbfounded people and was speechless.
Where did this immortal businessman come from?
When he was free, he would ask them all kinds of questions. He thought they knew everything. How did they know nothing?
Didn't they say that businessmen were all alert and observant?
Were the businessmen of the Tang Dynasty too arrogant or just lazy?
And Zhang Feng's words directly stunned Li Shimin.
"I have heard that there has been no rain in Longyou Dao recently, and there seems to be a great drought. However, this can't be a once-in-a-century natural disaster, right?"
Li Shimin asked, unable to suppress the doubts in his heart.
Zhang Feng took a sip of wine and pointed to the kitchen door. "Don't you care about the price of food?"
"What kind of place is Longyou Dao? That's the only way to connect the Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions. I think you should know better than me what kind of cash crops are produced on that road, right? "
"Just a few days ago, the price of Longyou's crops suddenly skyrocketed, and the quantity also decreased sharply. Recently, there have been more and more people coming from Longyou. Don't you know?"
Li Shimin was stunned.
Cheng Yaojin took over.
"Manager, aren't you … a little alarmist? I know about the drought, but I can't be sure from this point. The drought in Longyou Dao … "
"Then, what if this drought is not an ordinary one, but the kind that only happens once in a century?"
Zhang Feng interrupted Cheng Yaojin and said.
Cheng Yaojin smacked his lips and secretly glanced at Li Shimin, whose face was a little pale.
"This is nothing. We heard that the emperor has already made arrangements for this. He has allocated water resources and relief for the victims …"
Zhang Feng shook his head.
"It's useless! This is just a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood! What month is it now? April! The drought has just begun, and we can still deal with it. But what if it continues for three more months? Can the current Emperor still hold on? "
"What if this drought is far from as simple as you think? How will the emperor deal with it? How will the Tang Dynasty deal with it?! "
Zhang Feng said word by word. "Not only Longyou Dao, but the entire Tubo and Tuyuhun are affected by this drought!"
"This …"
Li Shimin was shocked.
"Shopkeeper, isn't this a little shocking? If this … "
"Shocking?"
Zhang Feng laughed.
"Do you know that if the drought continues for a month in Longyou Dao, I can guarantee that thousands of miles of land will be barren, and not even a blade of grass will grow!"
"What?!"
"This is impossible!"
"This is just a drought. How can it be like this?"
Li Shimin was shocked.
This time, he was really shocked by Zhang Feng's words.
He did know about the drought in Longyou Dao, but he never thought that it would be like what Zhang Feng said.
But.
At this moment.
Zhang Feng picked up the bowl of wine, drank it, and said, "Then, what if there is a plague of locusts accompanying the drought?"
"A plague of locusts?!"
"Impossible!"
"How can there be a plague of locusts in Longyou Dao? This is just an ordinary drought! "
"Shopkeeper, are you drunk?"
Zhang Feng shook his head and said, "Longyou Dao is already dry, and there are a lot of locusts in dry places. If there is a drought like this, all the locusts' eggs will no longer be suppressed and will reproduce in large numbers."
"The natural conditions of Longyou Dao will become a natural hatchery. When the time comes, locusts will break out of the ground and cover the sky. At that time, the locusts will compete with the people for food and grass roots and book covers. Can you imagine the scene?"
Li Shimin's face could not help but turn pale.
Even his whole body could not help but tremble.
Locusts!
Locusts that blotted out the sky!
Could this be true?
At this moment, Zhang Feng did not say anything.
However, Li Shimin and Cheng Yaojin could also imagine such an apocalyptic scene!
At this time, the Tang Dynasty had just entered the stage of recuperation.
This year, the agriculture of the Tang Dynasty had just recovered. Longyou Dao was one of the main food production areas of the Tang Dynasty. If locusts broke out at this time, the consequences would be unimaginable!
At that time …
Drops of cold sweat flowed down Li Shimin's cheeks and dripped into the bowl of wine.
However, Zhang Feng did not notice any of this. He continued to speak slowly.
"This is just the beginning. What if there is a plague of locusts in Tubo and Tuyuhun at the same time?"
"…"
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