Chapter 208 Six Years, Locust Plague, County Prominence (End of this Volume)

In the sixth year of Tai'an, the second Tiannan Conference was held, and Jiang Yuyang won the first place.

In the same year, the locust plague in Juyan County became more and more serious, and had spread to the whole Juyan, half of Liushui and half of Ouyue, and the food crisis began!

Strangely, these locusts only made trouble at fixed times and fixed ranges, although they would expand a little each time.

This strange phenomenon made countless people think that it was a punishment from heaven. For a time, countless cults emerged, and a large number of people joined the Bailing Sect.

At the same time, the big families, big forces, and sects in various places who got the news began to actively store grain.

And Chen Nuo also invented a stepped waterwheel suitable for the mountains like the southern border, which greatly saved manpower and the difficulty of water transportation, so as to promote the growth of grain.

And, like other forces, sent caravans to purchase grain for storage at a high price.

For a time, the proverb circulated among the people: grain is more expensive than gold, and people are cheaper than grass.

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In the seventh year of Tai'an, the blood source beast taming method was completed. Chen Nuo's beast breeding plan made a slight breakthrough in the wild boar, increasing the probability of beast breeding, but there is still a long way to go.

The family power expanded slightly, the mountains were further developed, and a large number of mountain fields and terraces were reclaimed under the "sacrifice" of slaves. The number of Tianhe Army increased to 20,000, divided into six camps, wind, forest, fire, mountain, thunder, and sea; the local garrison was more than 10,000.

At the same time, Chen Tang and Chen Ping, who performed well in the wild man-clearing operation, were officially assigned to the Tianhe Army and became a low-level officer.

This year, Chen Deng also officially governed Fengming County to a superior county, with a population of more than 60,000. Every household in the surrounding area had surplus food and could eat meat, and the county was well governed!

Chen Deng was transferred back to Tianhe County and served as the county magistrate.

In terms of the general situation of the world, the locust plague expanded again, covering most of Liushui County and most of Ouyue County, and the food crisis intensified again.

Ouyue County and Liushui County began to attack Hexia County together and plunder food and grass.

The intensity of the war increased, and the number of casualties increased.

The Bailing Sect began to represent a certain kind of people's hearts. Cholera was everywhere, and it was likely to sweep the world, but it was suppressed inexplicably. The new right-hand man Xu Hongru was reluctant to contact the leader Bai Wuxiu.

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The eighth year of Tai'an.

The family population rose to 700, and Chen Nuo's annual points increased to 1,200 points.

At present, a total of 2,000 life points have been accumulated. Chen Nuo used 1,000 points to officially break through to the Phoenix Map-Mind Realm.

Then, continue to lie dormant and develop steadily in the southern border, such as your food and grass, and start thinking about reclaiming wasteland.

In the northern border, compete with Ouyue County and Liushui County. Cheng Wang killed people everywhere and led his men to firmly guard the northern border of Hexia County.

The locust plague came on time again. This time, it completely occupied the three counties of Juyan, Liushui, and Ouyue, and began to spread to the lower reaches of the river. The grain increased to a new peak again.

A large number of refugees were born, and it was common to exchange children for food and cook with bones.

The leader of the Bailing Sect, Bai Wuxiu, died suddenly at the foot of Yuanci Mountain. The Bailing Sect was torn apart and gradually declined.

The bans imposed by Yunxia on Yue began to loosen, not because of official relaxation, but because the two countries also began to be turbulent, so that smuggling began on the border.

The internal flower and stone gangs and land annexation of Xia were serious, and there were rebellions for years. Although the peasant uprising was difficult to succeed without the participation of high-level warriors, it still brought great trauma to the empire.

In addition, the wolf tribe from the north began to invade. Unexpectedly, the border troops of Xia were defeated and began to transport annual tribute.

The Buddhist sect of Yun State was split. Miao Mudao, the powerful minister who occupied the regent position, built temples and held water and land ceremonies. Countless robbers and thieves mixed into the Buddhist sect. The few true practitioners lamented and called them disciples of the demon Buddha Po Xun.

The escaped Ci'en lineage entered Bazhou and supported the Yun State Territory and began to conflict with the Yunzhou Buddhist sect.

The national situation of Yun State was unstable.

Both countries were on the verge of destruction, so large-scale smuggling began on the border, which unexpectedly gave the people of Yue State, who were in dire straits, a glimmer of hope.

Of course, the disaster has not yet spread to Hexia County, and the Chen family is still stable.

Under the command of Chen Nuo, the Chen family began to smelt iron, store grain, and train soldiers on a large scale.

The elite Tianhe Army under his command expanded to 30,000, with 5,000 people in each camp.

Dugu began to send Zhu Li to contact Chen Nuo frequently.

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The ninth year of Tai'an.

Due to natural disasters and man-made disasters, the third Tiannan Conference was not held as scheduled, but was postponed indefinitely.

At the same time,

This strange locust plague arrived as expected, spreading to half of Hexia County, and the already poor people's livelihood became depressed again.

King Cheng began to ask for food and grass from the two valleys in the middle, transferring pressure, and conflicts naturally occurred.

In the end, both sides suffered losses.

But in general, King Cheng benefited more. The Poison Valley and the Medicine King Valley had been at odds for many years, unable to join forces, and even hindered each other, so that King Cheng had a slight advantage.

Chen Nuo was still working hard on internal affairs, never showing up, like an invisible man.

However, after the locust plague spread to Hexia County, a large number of refugees could not help but flock to the central and southern borders, bringing a large number of labor and talents, as well as pressure and trouble.

Public security chaos, food pressure, disease risks...

At present, Chen Nuo's life points are 2,200 points.

In order to deal with the next locust plague, he used part of his life points, broke through the famous doctor of pulse opening, and walked forward.

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Tai'an ten years.

Emperor Xia died suddenly in Qingquan Palace, and the cause of death was a stroke on horseback.

As the nine dragons fight for the throne, the political situation in the Xia Kingdom further deteriorates, and the country is on the verge of collapse!

Yue State, the locust plague came again as expected, this time, spreading throughout the Hexia County!

Even though a breakthrough has been made, the locust repellent medicine developed still has little effect. Fengming and Panyu, three counties under Chen Nuo's command, were severely affected.

However, Tianhe County, where Chen Nuo is located, is a border county, but the disaster is very small.

And because of the advance storage of grain, the food can still be maintained.

However, to make matters worse.

In the central part, in the hills, due to food shortages, the leader of the Boyi tribe, Shen, rebelled and became the king of the central Yi people in just one year, and began to plunder.

In the same year, the population of the Chen family exceeded 900, and Chen Nuo could obtain life points up to 1,400 points per year, and the current points are 2,400 points.

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Tai'an eleventh year.

The internal fighting in Xia became more and more intense, and the border ban was officially invalid.

And in Yue State, where countless people have died this year, surprisingly, there was no locust plague again.

Everyone was relieved. If things continued like this, even the powerful families would not be able to hold on. In other words, the locust plague and wars in recent years have wiped out some families and sects.

To some extent, the class was severely cleansed.

The locust plague... seems to have ended.

But the population of Yue State has dropped by several percent in the past few years, which has brought huge trauma!

There are no people in the wilderness.

There are only crows in the village.

There are wild graves, wild dogs and poisonous snakes.

There is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles!

Even the South Territory, which was the least affected by the disaster, was not feeling well, because the foundation was not strong to begin with. If others were injured by one point, the South Territory would be injured by two points.

However, this disaster has narrowed the gap between the South Territory and other places.

At the same time.

The population of the Chen family finally broke through a thousand people, reaching more than 1,100 people, and truly became a large family.

And Chen Nuo's life points have reached about 1,700 points per year.

The current life points are 4,100 points.

Moreover, when the population officially exceeded 1,000, the word "powerful" after the identity on the panel finally disappeared. Although the word "prestigious" seemed superficial, it was firmly engraved after Chen Nuo's identity.

This means that the Chen family has become a prominent family in the county!

(End of this volume)