Zhutian: Starting from the Space-Time Merchant

Chapter 430 The Ends of the Earth!

"These past few years have been relatively smooth sailing."

"The winters are cold enough, and there are no years of severe drought."

Holding the telegram in his hand, Lin Dao frowned. "Small-scale locust plagues are nothing to talk about, but how did such a massive locust plague, affecting such a wide area, come about?"

"Even a small locust has a life."

"Such a large number of locusts couldn't have just appeared out of thin air, could they?"

"Is all the scientific knowledge I've learned fake?"

Thinking back on all the unpleasant things he had encountered before, it was clear that someone was setting him up.

Who hates me so much?

"It seems like only a bald head can fit the bill."

After taking a breath, Lin Dao instructed, "Inform all affected prefectures and counties that there is no need to panic; I will arrange a response soon."

"Didn't a number of temples with dancing monks get forgiven when Buddhism was banned before?"

He instructed Fu Yanqing, "Go and arrange for people to gather all the monks in the world."

"Whether they have temples or not, whether they have ordination certificates or not, whether they live in the city or in the mountains, or whether they are wandering the world practicing cultivation."

"Catch them all!"

"Send them all to various mines for training!"

"Since they like to dance, let them dance properly after they finish their work in the mine. If they don't dance well, let them experience the wrath of Vajra!"

That's just Lin Dao's personality.

If you want to mess with me, then let's mess with each other.

Come on, let's hurt each other and see who suffers more!
And~
"When I dream of my master's temple again, I'll see how I file a complaint."

Since unconventional methods were being used, Lin Dao naturally responded in kind.

As for the locust crisis at hand, Lin Dao quickly came up with a solution.

The methods for controlling locusts are mainly chemical control and biological control.

As for more advanced methods such as gene-based prevention and control, Lin Dao alone cannot handle them.

In terms of biological control, since living organisms cannot be brought in, there is simply no other option.

The only and most effective way to deal with this is chemical control.

"The locusts of this era have no resistance to pesticides."

"Unless you try to use divine protection on me, I'll have no choice but to ask someone higher up to take action."

"When the barbarians were slaughtering indiscriminately, and blood flowed for thousands of miles in the Central Plains, you did not step in to stop them."

"I only prohibited the Buddhist sect, which is purely a waste of resources and completely useless, yet you keep causing trouble for me."

"Wait for me!"

Upon returning to the modern world, Lin Dao felt a pressing need for time and immediately contacted a good friend in business.

This good friend has immense energy; no matter how much mineral Lin Dao brings over, he can consume it all.

Moreover, many cumbersome procedures can be resolved with just one phone call.

Lin Dao invited him to dinner, and he readily agreed.

"South Africa is currently experiencing a locust plague."

Lin Dao raised his glass and drank it down in one gulp, then recounted the difficulties: "The scale is enormous; the entire region has been affected by the disaster."

My good friend's expression remained unchanged, but his heart was in turmoil. "Do you think this is a thousand years ago, without transportation or communication?"

If South Africa were truly experiencing such a massive locust plague, international news would be filled with reports about it!

'You're so careless with your work.'

"I never expected such a severe disaster." His good friend picked up the wine bottle and poured wine for Lin Dao. "But this is also a good opportunity to do business."

"You mean you want to export a batch of pesticides to combat locusts?"

"Yes." Lin Dao nodded. "We need a lot, and the sooner the better!"

My good friend laughed too; the sooner the better, that would be really interesting.

It's important to know that pesticides are chemical agents, and exporting them requires a pesticide export release certificate.

Typically, dangerous goods packaging documents and export control approval certificates are also required.

Even without any delays or setbacks, simply following the normal procedure still takes a considerable amount of time.

If the inspection is intensified even slightly, it will take months to complete.

Lin Dao's good friend understood that he needed to complete the formalities as soon as possible and also needed to receive the goods as soon as possible.

Under normal circumstances, this is difficult.

However, this was a request made by Lin Dao himself.
I'll get back to you tonight.

That evening, Lin Dao's good friend called to say that everything had been taken care of.

You only need to place an order at the designated chemical plant.

Moreover, there's no need to wait; the inventory can be allocated directly to him.

After expressing his gratitude, Lin Dao quickly contacted the chemical plant and placed a large order.

By the evening of the following day, several specialized pesticide transport vehicles drove into the warehouse along the forest road.

The pesticides used to control locusts are mainly dichlorvos, deltamethrin, and malathion.

The forest trails have special plastic spray buckets. After adding water and diluting the spray with a certain ratio, people from various locations are organized to spray the trails.

Wherever the pesticide sprayed, swarms of locusts fell like rain, covering the ground.

Even the strongest locust can only kick its legs a couple more times at most.

Since they lack drug resistance, they would be utterly doomed against such potent insecticides.

The massive locust plague that had swept across almost the entire north was quickly quelled by the spraying of countless sprayers.

This locust plague came extremely quickly, and it can be suppressed and eliminated just as quickly.

There will certainly be losses, but compared to the despair brought by previous locust plagues, they are negligible.

After the situation was brought under control, in response, Lin Dao sent all the monks in the world to various mines.

In addition to their daily mining work, they also dance during their breaks to provide entertainment for the other miners.

Good news also arrived. Yang Ye's victory report was sent by boat to Shandong, then by fast horse directly to Bianjing (Kaifeng).

He led an army of 10,000, fought his way through the Goryeo people's blockades, and fought his way to the Goryeo capital.

After a major battle outside the city that completely shattered the elite Goryeo army, the Goryeo king chose to surrender.

We have no choice but to surrender.

Each time the field troops were defeated, none of the cities along the way could be defended.

Moreover, the biggest loser from implementing a scorched-earth policy was Goryeo itself.

Powerful clans in various regions defected, and peasant uprisings continued one after another.

The Goryeo king could only control the area around the capital.

If the army is ultimately defeated, those who do not surrender will all perish in the rebellion.

With Goryeo subdued, Yang Ye was busy quelling rebellions across the country.

At the same time, Lin Dao was asked to send people to reorganize government offices at all levels and to transport the large number of prisoners to the mines.

Lin Dao entrusted this matter to Fu Yanqing, as it was originally Fu Yanqing's job as prime minister.

As for himself, he was busy arranging for Cao Bin's troops to march south, while also paying attention to the advancement of compulsory education.

Work remains busy.

They were nothing like the emperors who indulged in wine, women, and food all day long.

There's no other way; if you're striving for your ideals, you have to put in the hard work and effort.

"Western Xia".

Looking at Lingzhou and other places on the map, Lin Dao smiled and said, "Since you like to call yourselves descendants of the Xianbei so much, then we'll give you the treatment of the Xianbei people!"

The main body of the Tangut people was the ancient Qiang people.

The Tuyuhun, established by the Xianbei Murong, ruled them, and intermarriage among the upper classes formed the Xianbei bloodline that these Dangxiang nobles claimed to have.

They were once just one of the various non-Han peoples in Donghu, and under the rule of the Xiongnu, they were nothing more than Xianbei people who were slaves.

Because they once conquered the Central Plains and slaughtered countless people, they have now become the very beings that the northern barbarians vie to attach themselves to.

After Lin Dao arrived, their reliance on him became a death sentence.

"First, defeat the Tanguts, so that the Western Xia can never emerge."

"Then the army will advance westward to recover the lost territories in the Western Regions."

"Then we just waited for the railway and the cities along the way to be built, and then we rushed all the way to the distant Mediterranean Sea."

"Once the railway is built to the Mediterranean coast, the fate of this region will be sealed."

Despite the constant warfare in Middle-earth in this timeline, it remains the world's largest country in terms of technology, productivity, population, and land area.

After resolving the internal disputes, the only remaining constraints for them were long-distance travel and long-distance communication.

Long-distance communication can be achieved by training telegraph operators and providing a large number of radio stations.

For long-distance travel, the only option is to rely on railways.

The extensive construction of forest roads in various time periods was essentially for the purpose of building an astonishingly long railway line.

It can be said that wherever the railway extends, that is where China has been since ancient times.

Building railways requires a large amount of steel and cement.

These are the industrial products with the most overproduction in the modern world.

Lindao uses minerals, timber, and other luxury goods to purchase surplus industrial products, creating a complementary relationship.

Helping modern-world industry consume excess capacity while simultaneously enhancing the power of various timelines is a win-win situation.

"In terms of the productivity of this era, the Western Regions were the end of the line of influence."

"Even if we follow the example of the Mongols and rely on horses to launch a forced expedition, it will only be a flash in the pan, and we will not be able to control the land we conquer."

Lin Dao's finger stretched westward across the map.

"My expansion across time and space, apart from the sea voyages of large ships, has its final destination in the west: the Western Regions."

"But it doesn't matter. Once the railway line extends, that will be the beginning of a renewed outbreak."

"At that time, we will march south to control India and seize sufficient population, food and supplies."

"With enough labor, we can speed up the progress of various projects."

"By the way, India has a lot of gold and gems; you can make a fortune there."

Lin Dao has his own plans, and he is not in a hurry.

After all, he was in good health and young, and had plenty of time to gradually advance the project until the railway reached Gibraltar.

At that time, he will choose a large stone in Gibraltar in various times and spaces, and carve the real one.

'To the ends of the earth!'

Lin Dao began preparations for the westward expedition.

The first step is to select soldiers. The Imperial Guards and the Palace Guards will be replenished with a large number of new recruits.

As for veterans, their opinions were solicited; those who were willing to stay in the local areas along the route and join various levels of government offices could bring their families along.

"The Song Dynasty's imperial guards were mainly destroyed by civil officials and military families."

"However, the fact that generations of people lived in the bustling city of Bianliang for a long period of time is also an important reason."

"The troops will be gradually transferred out, and those who remain will also be rotated."

"An army that stays in a bustling city for a long time will eventually become useless."

In addition to military dependents, civilians who were also scheduled to relocate were also traveling with them.

The group mainly consisted of relatives of powerful local families, branches of wealthy households, and local bachelors.

The powerful clans can be dealt with, but their entire extended family cannot be wiped out.

Lin Dao's arrangement for them was to break them down into basic individual family units and have them migrate to the ends of the earth.

The term "wealthy households" here mainly refers to extremely wealthy merchants, large landowners who do not meet the standards of local powerful families, and clans that are excessively powerful in certain regions.

Their arrangement was also to split them up and relocate them to all directions.

The happiest people are the bachelors.

On the liberated land, there are not only fertile fields, but also girls from various ethnic groups waiting for them.

(End of this chapter)