Play to play, make trouble. Speaking of locust plague, why do we have a concept in our mind? Farmers will suffer. In ancient times when science and technology were not mentioned, locust plague was a terrible natural disaster and a worldwide disaster for everyone.
When the locust plague is serious, there are tens of thousands of locusts per square meter, and almost all of them are naked in an instant. What was the plague of locusts during Hongzhi period of Ming Dynasty? Three days as cover? Chongzhen period? Flying face? Not only kill crops, but also people and animals will suffer; What about the Qianlong period? Is there anyone who doesn't know the way and is eaten by locusts? A tragic situation has also happened. The Book of Songs:? It is harmless to get rid of its moths and pests. The ancestors of heaven have gods, and the fire burns us. .
Locust disasters often occur in the history of our country, and the affected areas are mostly concentrated in Hebei, Henan and Shandong provinces. In severe cases, they may be all over the Loess Plateau. According to the statistics of China's History of Famine Relief, it was once every 8.8 years in Qin and Han Dynasties, 3.5 years in Song Dynasty, 1.6 years in Yuan Dynasty and 2.8 years in Ming and Qing Dynasties. After the dense locusts, nothing grows and follows. In fact, ancient people have long known that locusts can not only eat, but also have nutritional value; But it is really unheard of to live by eating locusts in famine years.
Why did the ancients know that they could eat locusts but would rather starve than eat them? Superstition: thinking that it is God's punishment. In ancient China, superstition believed in the cycle of heaven and the cycle of cause and effect. If there is a natural or man-made disaster, they will ask God to worship Buddha. For example, in case of flood and drought, you will go to the Longwang Temple to offer sacrifices to the Dragon King, or pray to God or even offer sacrifices to others.
In the face of locusts, what is this called? Locust god? . When the plague of locusts leads to no harvest for farmers, people will subconsciously think that the reason why so many locusts are sent to punish human beings is because they have angered the locust god at ordinary times. When a locust plague occurs, people will file a case in the field. Locust god? Kowtow, burn incense, pray? Locust god? Can keep people alive. Other places have been established? Locust temple? Pray for forgiveness.
Because I think locusts are the messengers of the locust god, I am full of awe and naturally dare not eat them. There are still many people who think that locusts evolved from fish and shrimp; Ya Ya in the Song Dynasty: Or are fish eggs made of locusts? . Li Yun's "Taiping Magnolia" and "Shrimp Gate" record:? Locusts fly into the sea and become fish and shrimp?
Ancient environmental factors: backward concept and capture technology, backward ancient locust control related technology, powerless to locust disaster. It is common for locusts to explode after drought? Ordinary? In fact, there have been many locust plagues in history. From 707 BC to 1935 BC alone, there were 796 recorded locust plagues, which occurred almost every three years.
In the face of feudal people, in order to encourage them to catch locusts, the court also took great pains: during the period of Emperor Taizong, a serious locust disaster occurred. Emperor Taizong not only ordered the warehouse to be opened for disaster relief, but also caught some locusts and ate them in front of the minister, saying that there was not enough food for disaster relief, so let these locusts eat my heart instead of food. ?
In film and television, Emperor Taizong was very worried about the plague of locusts. When this statement came out, it won the hearts of the people, and everyone actively responded to the locust disaster. It is a pity that people will also have fear when locusts with strong reproductive ability form a huge number.
How dare you kill locusts when you can't hide? Coupled with the rapid transit speed of locusts, the productivity in ancient times was still very poor, and there was not enough tools and time to catch locusts. After the plague of locusts, there is another plague: locusts drowned in the water will pollute the water source in a large area and cause plague; Serious locust plague will also cause many refugees to flee, which will also accelerate the spread of the epidemic ..... and form a vicious circle.
Once a locust plague occurs, crops within hundreds of kilometers of Fiona Fang are eaten up, and the number of people affected is unimaginable. Even if they prey on locusts, they can only last for a short time. It is impossible to survive the famine by eating locusts.
The cooking is not in place and the taste is not good. Once, a chef specializing in locust recipes listed ten locust dishes and gave them elegant names: Tianji shrimp steak, Shanghai drunk grasshopper, spicy grasshopper? Although the name is nice, the taste is not acceptable to most people.
Because of the fear of the unknown, the ancients generally dared not try new things. Moreover, the smell of locust wings is hard to swallow, and the meat is so small and light that no one really wants to take the trouble to cook it delicious.
With the development of science and technology and the progress of society, we don't have to panic in the face of locust plague now. What medicine to spray to kill and cultivate natural enemies of locusts. But at present, we humans should also reflect on why there are more and more natural disasters. If you use the superstition of the older generation? God's punishment That's right. This punishment seems reasonable.
Because we don't pay attention to protecting the environment and maintaining ecological balance, is it a kind of? Causal cycle? . Compared with emergency measures, we seem to forget that these things need not have happened. We all have the responsibility to protect the environment.