Chapter 77

Gao Yang lowered his head and smiled, "I have always respected the old and loved the young. Old General Wang is advanced in years, so even if Your Majesty didn't say it, I would naturally not make things difficult for him."

Wu Zhao looked at Gao Yang with a strange expression. Respect the old and love the young?

She didn't see this point at all.

Shangguan Wan'er looked away, simply unable to watch.

Wu Zhao didn't want to investigate this problem either; Gao Yang is a smart person, so it's good to beat him up a bit.

"Do you know why I kept you alone?"

"I guess it should be the problem of fifty thousand chickens and ducks. This is also a considerable burden, and Your Majesty is worried about it," Gao Yang smiled.

Wu Zhao was a bit surprised, but soon nodded with worry, "That's right. Requisitioning is simple, but after the locust plague in Guanzhong, these fifty thousand chickens and ducks will return to the capital. What should be done?"

"If a large amount is put into the capital, the price will definitely plummet, but I can't lock them in the palace, right?"

Gao Yang smiled, "This point is not difficult."

"The commoners in Changan who raise chickens and ducks are not willing to feed them in large quantities, so these chickens and ducks are thin, but when they arrive in the Guanzhong area, they have a large number of locusts to eat, and each one will be fat and strong."

"I specifically emphasized recording them in the register, and requisitioning is also borrowing. Exchanging thin chickens and ducks for fat and strong ones is not a loss."

"Secondly, the disaster is urgent and happened suddenly, so after the chickens and ducks in the Changan area are swept away, the nearby cities don't know yet, which is an opportunity. Your Majesty can send people to purchase a batch in time and put them into the market at a high price!"

"If the locust plague in Guanzhong is severe, continue to send them into Guanzhong; if it is not severe, they can be sold at a high price."

"In our Da Qian, pork is cheap, and commoners eat it the most, but wealthy families eat game like chickens and ducks. If we don't slaughter a wave, when will we?"

"In this way, the cost is reduced, and there won't be much loss."

Upon hearing this, Wu Zhao's eyes lit up.

"Wonderful!"

"This plan is very good!"

She looked at the green-clothed palace maid behind her, "Do as Gao Yang said, and send people to rush there."

Several maids soon turned and disappeared into the palace.

After this matter was resolved, Wu Zhao looked into the Imperial Garden and suddenly asked, "Do you think this locust plague is really a punishment from Heaven?"

Gao Yang thought about it and understood that Wu Zhao was overthinking.

He smiled, "This is purely nonsense. Rather than saying the locust plague is a punishment, it's better to say that drought and floods are punishments from Heaven."

"This is just a biological phenomenon."

Wu Zhao looked at Gao Yang a few more times, and the depressed energy in her heart was swept away.

"I also don't believe in the so-called punishment from Heaven. I believe that man can conquer Heaven!"

When Wu Zhao said these words, a domineering spirit permeated the bottom of her eyes.

Gao Yang couldn't help but look at her a few more times, "However, I must remind Your Majesty that biological control and human intervention are only to reduce the harm of the locust plague, but the locust plague will still exist, which is difficult to avoid. What is truly difficult has never been the locust plague, but the lack of harvest after the locust plague."

"Your Majesty must be prepared for disaster relief!"