Mythical Version of the Three Kingdoms

It's impossible not to give this thing. What the Han Dynasty is doing now is no longer the so-called helping others to the end, but more realistic. If you don't help the other party, you will definitely be dragged into trouble.

After all, a locust plague occurred in East Africa. According to the historical route of locust plagues, half of the hundreds of billions of locusts rushed to Africa, and the other half traveled to the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, and even South Asia.

Even if the number of locusts arriving in South Asia is only about half of what it was when they set out due to distance and getting lost during migration, it is still at least tens of billions and nearly a hundred billion.

This is why when the locust plague occurred in East Africa a few years ago, India and Pakistan each reduced production by more than 30%.

Locusts are a very strange creature. Before their numbers increase, locusts have very low combat effectiveness. They can hardly fly above a hundred meters. Their flying speed is not very fast. They are not poisonous. After frying, they taste bad. Yes, the various rations consumed in one day are not too much.

But when the locusts gather together and their numbers reach a certain level, and are disturbed by pheromones, the locusts' combat effectiveness will soar, their colors will change, their toxicity will be greatly increased, and their flight height will easily exceed three hundred meters, and even some outrageous Locusts can soar to an altitude of three thousand meters, their flight speed will also be greatly increased, and their food intake will also increase from the original normal creatures to eating food equal to or even exceeding their own weight every day.

This is also the reason why the normal East African locusts cannot fly to the Red Sea or the Indian Ocean, but after becoming a locust plague, the East African locusts can rush to South Asia after taking off from Africa, flying nearly 200 kilometers in a day. What kind of elite military unit is this? How can you not think about it?

What Chen Xi is most worried about now is that due to the alienation of the essence of heaven and earth, the size and flight speed of locusts have further increased. In the real world, an army of locusts eats and flies. If they fly and eat all the way, they can fly 150 kilometers a day. It can reach South Asia at this speed. If the flight speed is doubled, Chen Xi thinks it is not impossible for this thing to rush along Xinzhou to Chang'an.

It’s just that no one is currently sure of the migration speed of the locust army. After all, there has never been such a large-scale East African locust plague before, or it may have appeared locally, but the three non-native empires did not pay attention to it, so that Now, when the situation is critical, the Han Empire is also numb.

Under this premise, letting Roma take the lead is what has to be done.

If you want to make Rome suffer, you can't let Rome finish playing. At least give the Roman Empire some hope and let the Roman Empire and the locusts fight first.

Now the first round of locust plague has taken shape. Although East African statisticians say that there are about one billion locusts heading north, it does not reach the outrageous figure Chen Xi estimated. The problem is that Chen Xi doesn't know how the locusts fly. What he counts now is just It's just one direction. If you're not lucky, the locusts flying north are the smallest detachment. Then maybe the overall size of the East African locust plague has exceeded 5 billion.

According to the fact that locusts lay 80 to 120 eggs at a time, if there are no natural enemies during a locust plague outbreak, and possible rainfall provides enough food, the second round can reach a scale of hundreds of billions.

So now we must let Rome dig out its old guns. Even if the locust plague cannot be eliminated, it must at least reduce the scale of the locust plague. Locust plagues composed of trillions of locusts are not unheard of in history. Such a locust army that spreads for thousands of kilometers, said To be honest, when a locust plague breaks out, you really have no other choice but to wait for the locusts to die of exhaustion.

Even if a nuclear bomb is used to explode it, it is nonsense enough if the nuclear bomb explodes within a range of several thousand kilometers.

So what the Han Dynasty can do now is to provide Rome with a small scientific data to make Rome feel that it is desperately trying to reduce the scale of the locust plague, and it should also be able to reduce the size of the second and third rounds of locust plague.

As for the last wave of 200 billion, this is really a conservative estimate. The impact of the Blazing Ring last year on the climate of the entire planet was too serious. The alternation of the dry season and the rainy season in East Africa perfectly matches the development of locusts, and the three The great empire discovered too late that the locust plague had already taken shape. Before it took shape, it organized hundreds of thousands of people to dig out all the places where the locust eggs gathered, and then they could hold them down.

But now that it has taken shape, we can only carry it.

"Rice that matures in 102 days." The elders of the Senate looked at each other. Although this group of people did not farm much, they still knew how long it took for rice to mature.

"Yes, it takes 102 days to mature, and it is a full reproductive cycle. If you only count the growth stage, you can definitely harvest within three months." Gan Jing said expressionlessly.

This thing was a very precious treasure even in the Han Dynasty. The major aristocratic families kept saying how could they get to this point, but after Cookie got this thing out, every family still brought some. A few crops were planted as seed grain to prepare for possible famines.

For today's major aristocratic families, you can avoid eating unpalatable food, but you can't live without it. Wouldn't it save lives now? When they came to Central Asia, this group of people all found a place to plant upland rice. On the one hand, Conducting tests, on the other hand, is also cultivating the allocated seeds to ensure that they can be sown quickly when they are really needed.

But from the current point of view, the situation is still not good. It was basically July when the third wave of locusts passed through Central Asia. Unless the front legs of the locusts have just passed, the small-scale locusts left in the local area have not been eliminated. Just start planting this thing, otherwise, time will be somewhat tight.

On the contrary, Rome did not have this problem. The Roman Empire was large enough after all. There were indeed many places where locusts were raging, but there were also many places that were not attacked by locusts, such as northern Italy, Frankia, the Black Sea, and even Eastern Europe along the Don River. , in short, if the Roman Empire did not consider time, they could sow seeds now. Planting two crops this year, even if the output is limited due to scale, is a great supplement. No matter how unpalatable this thing is, it is still rice, and it is better than trees. Fur roots are delicious.

"The kind of rice cultivated by the music master." Annaus said, and then nodded to Pompianus, indicating that this thing was real.

"Can the breeding time of rice be reduced to such a short time? This has been reduced by nearly half." Pompianus looked at Annaus in surprise. After all, in the entire Senate, Annaus was the only one who was the real agronomist. Home, if anyone else really wants to say it, they are all trash.

"No problem, this is the rice that Qu Shi has studied for a long time." Anawus nodded. When he was in the Central Plains, Anawus and Cookie studied for a long time, mastered a lot of agricultural techniques, and worked hard It was popularized in Rome and achieved an overall increase in production to a certain extent.

"Let me ask." Annaus suggested, and the others did not stop him. After all, it was more reasonable for an agriculturist to ask about this kind of thing.

"It's like this. There are some problems with the agricultural level of our Rome. If we follow the sowing methods of the Han Dynasty, we may only need a small amount of seed grain. But in our Rome, the seed grain you need to provide at least needs the seed grain of the Han Dynasty. Five times the amount of seed grain would be sufficient under the same scale." Anavus explained to Gan Jing.

This is not nonsense. The level of agricultural technology in the Roman Empire was actually quite bad. It was all thanks to the blessing of the Mediterranean climate. If we really talk about the ratio of planting to grain, it was a very scary figure. After Annaus came back from the Han Dynasty, he worked hard to Agricultural transformation has improved the grain-to-grain ratio to a certain extent, but after all, Anavus is only one person and cannot fully optimize the country's grain cultivation.

Even though no one was holding back Annaus because of his identity, Roman citizens had no intention of actively improving their farming methods when there was no food crisis. They just planted blindly. Anyway, as long as they planted, the Mediterranean climate would He will gain something, why bother being so particular.

So overall, the current crop-to-grain ratio in the Roman Empire is still a big problem. In other words, the seeds prepared by Gan Jing are not enough to cause disaster to Rome.

"Five times?" Gan Jing looked at Anavus in disbelief.

Due to climate problems, the grain output of one acre of land in Rome was not much different from the grain output of one acre of land before the Han Dynasty. However, the amount of seeds sown on one acre of land in Rome was several times that of the Han Dynasty. Assuming that the Han Dynasty sowed one pound of seeds, Rome used to need to shed eight pounds, or even more.

Gan Jing didn't know much about this, but it was impossible for Annaus to talk nonsense about this kind of thing. This was a bit outrageous. The Han Dynasty prepared 10 million kilograms of seeds, which in Gan Jing's opinion should be enough anyway. Well, it turns out that Annaus means that fifty million catties are needed? Are you kidding me?

"It's not a joke. Because of climate problems, the Roman Empire did not conduct in-depth research on agricultural technology. Most of the time, they just sow seeds randomly on a piece of farmland." Annaus said helplessly. After returning to Rome, the first thing I did was to optimize agricultural technology. Among other things, the Roman citizens' practice of scattering twenty or thirty kilograms of seeds into the ground did not seem to be a problem before I went to the Han Dynasty. After that, I just felt it was too outrageous.

Annaus' previous idea was to cure this problem first and reduce the amount of seeds sown on one acre of land by 80%. This would be enough to support millions of people in the Roman Empire's farming area.

As a result, it is very difficult to spread the seeds. So far, this has only been achieved in newly opened farms in the west of Rome and the Don River. Overall, although the scale of seed sowing has declined due to Annaus' constant travel, it is still far from the More than the Han Dynasty.

"There are too many. It's too difficult to transport. And I'm not sure if the Han Dynasty has so much rice seed grain." Gan Jing frowned. He had thought about various situations, but he really hadn't considered his own seed grain. This is the situation that is not enough to bring disaster to Rome. You actually don’t know how to optimize your farming methods. Logically speaking, ten million catties is enough anyway.

In Gan Jing's impression, after Chen Xi received Cookie's seed grain, he asked the Yangzhou farm to plant a few crops, and then he didn't seem to hear anything more about it. After all, there is no point in growing too much of it.

"You go and communicate with the Han Dynasty first. If this is available, we can purchase 100 million kilograms of seed grain." Anavus looked at Gan Jing and said.

One hundred million kilograms of seed grain. Based on the current situation that Rome is facing, and with Annaus's voice greatly increased, he forcibly optimized Roman agricultural farming methods and promoted intensive farming, which means that the amount of farming is 10 million acres. This It was a life-saving scale, and the huge impact caused by such a wave should also make Roman citizens abandon that kind of brain-dead extensive farming.

"All I can say is try my best." Gan Jing said helplessly. He really didn't understand this.

"Then, are there any other edible vegetables and crops in the Han Dynasty that can produce high yields and have a short growth period?" Annaus asked looking at Gan Jing.

"I don't know about this. I'm not engaged in agriculture. I'm engaged in climate and astronomy. Although it is related to agriculture, most of them are to inform farmers about the weather this year so that farmers can take precautions. As for what things are high-yield, And the growing season is short, so I don't know much about it." Gan Jing said sincerely, he really didn't know, and Chen Xi asked him to bring the rice when he came and didn't mention anything else, so even if he knew, Gan Jing wouldn't talk nonsense, let alone not knowing.

"That's right." Anavus expressed understanding.

After the Roman Empire sent Gan Jing to the embassy, ​​the Senate began a closed-door meeting. The current situation is very bad, but it is not so bad that Rome and the world have to say goodbye. It is still possible to survive, but it is more uncomfortable. , so no one talks about using the Blazing Sky Ring to blow up East Africa.

"Annaus, aren't you also engaged in agricultural research? Are there any high-yielding food crops, like the 102 early rice?" Ulbian asked with a bit of temptation.

Following Ulpian's inquiry, others also looked at Annaus. There was nothing they could do. Rome didn't pay much attention to agriculture in the past. They could make a living here, so they didn't pay much attention to it. As a result, they suffered this time. After the war, Rome finally realized the importance of agriculture.

"There are some, but they are not the same as Qu Shi's serious rice." Anavus said with some respect, "Currently, the most reliable ones I have are Agaricus bisporus and radish. The former takes about six months. Ten days, and then you can harvest one crop after another. The latter only takes a month. The problem is that the former is not full, and the latter can only be used as supplementary food."

"Some of them are good to eat. Divide a group of people to grow these two things." Pompianus said angrily. The locust plague was coming soon, and there were many smart people in the Roman Senate. Han How could they not know what it meant to stabilize Roma by spending money on their own money?

Isn't this because he is afraid that Rome will go crazy and everyone will die together? Therefore, while the well-informed Roman senators thanked the Han Dynasty, they were also glad that their own strength was strong enough. As long as there was a slight problem with the strength and it did not threaten the security of the world, the Han Dynasty would not behave like this.

"Well, the Agaricus bisporus strain is not a problem. Although it is a little small, it is barely enough. The radish seeds are a problem. The latter was cultivated just now." Annaus said with some embarrassment.

"Part of the bacterial strains were given to the Han Dynasty, and so were the radish seeds." Sergio said, "In addition to reciprocating the favor, it also allowed the Han Dynasty to grow locally. Their agricultural technology is far better than ours, and their planting speed is It is much faster than us, and these are supplementary foods that can be harvested in a short time. After a few crops in the Han Dynasty, the size of the seeds will increase, and we will just borrow some more."

There is a saying, although Sergio is the acting patriarch who compromised with each other before the Claudius family was unified, he is indeed capable of sitting in this position, and even if he really wants to say it, it is very good. , at least the overall situation and discernment ability are very strong.

"It's not good to owe others things. Although if you owe too much, you will be the boss, but it depends on your own ability. No matter what thoughts the Han Dynasty held this time, they really gave us a hand. We will die for millions of barbarians. We can hold on, but tens of millions of barbarians will die, and if more barbarians fall into famine, we in Rome will also fall into turmoil." Sergio glanced at the senators present with a calm expression.

"Repay the favor as soon as possible. Although Agaricus bisporus and radish are not as good as the early rice seeds given by the Han Dynasty, they are very valuable if they can mature in such a short time. Also, how do they taste?" Sergio He asked with some doubts.

"It tastes very good." Anavus quickly replied. It does taste very good. Whether it is Agaricus bisporus or radish, everything cultivated by Anavus is delicious.

"Send a copy to the Han Dynasty. It's not a return of favor, just that you need their help cultivating the seeds." Sergio said calmly, if you do some things, others will recognize your good deeds. After all, they are not blind.

"Claudius's private treasury allocated half a million gold coins to Annaus for agricultural improvement and high-yield crop research. Does anyone else have any opinions?" Sergio looked at the senators present and said, compared to Let the treasury approve the money, just go through the process, it is enough to take the card, but it is better to smuggle it into the treasury, Claudius's private treasury, give an order, and the money will be in the hands of Annaus on the same day.

All the senators looked at each other, and then nodded. After all, it was Claudius's family who paid for it, and after being beaten this time, they did realize that there were major problems in Rome's agriculture, and what happened next. The layout of grain fields needs to be carefully considered. We can no longer only consider grain-producing areas such as Upper Egypt, the eastern border counties, and the Mesopotamia as before. We also need to develop the northern Mediterranean.

"Then there is the issue of land reclamation. The locust plague in East Africa is currently taking shape. The original grain-producing lands in Upper Egypt, the Eastern Province, and Mesopotamia will fall into famine. However, in places that have not fallen into famine, there is farming. Where should we choose to carry out the work? Reclamation?" Sergio crossed his hands and said with some caution. Every order now is stained with human blood. One mistake may lead to hundreds or thousands of skeletons, so Sergio has no control over it. Oh, don't be careful.

"Rice is planted directly on the coast of Eastern Europe where the Don River is located. Plant it now!" Annaus gave the answer directly.