Since ancient times, our country has been a country rich in materials and rich in materials, and among the four major industries of agriculture, industry and commerce, agriculture is the second most important occupation in our country. It can be said that in addition to taking the road of career, the population engaged in agriculture is the largest. Although our country has rich resources, in ancient times our country's industrial level was not developed.
In addition to the famine and disasters caused in some areas in times of war, if the wind and rain can be maintained in peacetime, the development of agriculture is relatively stable. However, due to the lack of industrial technology, once there is any force majeure disaster, many families will suffer from famine.
In history, there have been many periods of famine in our country, and since the end of the Western Han Dynasty, there have been cases of famine outbreaks caused by natural disasters. Whenever this happens, the lives of the people will be greatly affected, and the number of people will continue to decrease sharply. It can be seen that agriculture is very important for the development of a country.
Under the rule of the emperor, the people can stay away from war and fill their stomachs with three meals a day, so that the people's lives can be considered to be able to live and work in peace and contentment. Being able to meet such a standard is the lowest for the ruler and a very important requirement. If, because of the incompetence of the rulers, the people are allowed to experience the disaster of war, then most of these dynasties will perish.
Today, our country is developing rapidly, the level of science and technology is also leading in the world, and the developed agriculture makes our lives no longer need to experience famine. Although those sad memories have become history, the nightmare of experiencing famine may still be in the memories of the older generation. There is a book called The Age of Famine that chronicles the years of famine.
In times of famine, refugees leave their barren homes in search of a place to eat. When there is really nothing to eat, they will go to nibble on the bark or grass roots to fill their hunger, and some will cook the belt as food. Under the fear of hunger, some people will lose their morality and conscience, and some people will be starved to death.
It is also mentioned in the book that a food called "Guanyin Soil" is said to have suffered from a plague in the area of Wangwu Mountain in ancient times, and many people died every day because of the plague. Many Langzhong have no solution to this disease, and can only resign themselves to fate and pray for the protection of Kamikura. Perhaps it was sincerity that touched the heavens, so Guanyin Bodhisattva appeared and brought the earth of heaven to the earth.
After the people infected with the plague ate this "Guanyin soil", they miraculously recovered. Therefore, in the famine years, Guanyin soil became the last food for people. It is recorded in the Compendium of Materia Medica that this soil is actually the soil on the walls of the temple. After people fry this soil in a pot, it can treat spleen deficiency and diarrhea. And it can also make people feel full.
Although the record says so, who wants to eat enough soil if there is food. Only in the era of famine, when people really have nothing to eat, will they think of this kind of "Guanyin soil". But why would people rather eat the soil on the wall than go down to the river to catch fish? Although there is no grain, the fish in the river can always be eaten.
This idea was proposed by the Jin Hui Emperor, but in the event of natural disasters, it is not only the crops in the field that are harmed. In areas that suffer from natural disasters, almost all living things are not immune. In the case of locust plagues, the scene of locusts sweeping in and eroding the crops that people have worked so hard to cultivate is a very frightening scene.
Most of today's young people have not seen the horror of locust plagues, and the black-pressed locusts are like a hurricane, flying over the land without grass. The locust plague is followed by drought, because the plants are eaten up, and the water storage capacity of the plant soil is reduced, and there will be drought. There was no crop or water, let alone catching fish to eat.
Even in other types of natural disasters, there will be no fish in the water. Because there are no crops in the land, the plants that can be eaten will be eaten by humans, even the bark and grass roots. Nature's ecosystem is interlinked, and the fish in the river naturally cannot survive under such circumstances.
Taking ten thousand steps back, even if there were really fish in the river that could be fished to fill the hunger, thousands of victims would not be able to maintain so many mouths for long. You can imagine how miserable the people who experienced famine during the famine years. In the movie "1942" starring Zhang Guoguo, the situation of famine was restored to a large extent, which was very shocking.
summary:
To be able to live in peacetime and to be able to be satisfied with three meals a day is the good fortune of the people of our time. The tribulations of our forefathers are now history. But we must know how to cherish everything we have now, cherish food, and put an end to extravagance and waste.