Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 2044, this matter should be cautious
"Your Majesty, Han Wen, Yang Yiqing, Yang Tinghe, Zhong Fan, Li Kun, Mao Ji, and Liang Chu have arrived~"

While Zhu Houzhao was happily chatting with his younger sister, the ministers who had been recruited by Emperor Hongzhi to discuss matters in the palace also arrived at the Shangshufang of Qianqing Palace one after another.

"Father, brother~"

"I go first!"

Upon hearing this, Princess Nanyang left in a sensible manner.

"Hmm~"

Emperor Hongzhi smiled and nodded, and at the same time said to Zhu Houzhao: "The matter discussed this time is very important, and it is related to the major events of my Ming Dynasty in the next few decades or even hundreds of years."

"Prince, you also stay and listen together."

"Yes!"

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he quickly replied respectfully.

He is already in his thirties, and he has matured a lot. When it comes to national affairs, he has restrained himself from being a fool and sat up straight.

Soon, several important ministers came to Shangshufang.

"This is the memorial written by Liu Jin to me, you all should read it."

Emperor Hongzhi took out Liu Jinxie's memorials and motioned everyone to read them first before discussing them.

"Liu Jin's memorial?"

When Han Wen, Yang Yiqing, Yang Tinghe and the others heard this, they immediately became energetic.

This Liu Jin has been keeping filial piety in Ding You for more than a year, and now it is finally bubbling. Is this preparing for returning to the court after the filial piety expires?
Or is there really something important?

It's no wonder they think so, because in the past, almost all the officials who went back to their hometown Dingyou to observe their filial piety operated in this way. In order to consolidate the emperor's impression of themselves, they had to write memorials to the emperor every now and then.

When the filial piety period expires, it is even more necessary to be active in the court so that you can get a good position after you come back. After all, after leaving the court for three years, many things will change drastically.

Han Wen, Yang Yiqing, Yang Tinghe and the others took the memorial and read it quickly, and all of them changed their expressions slightly after seeing it.

Liu Jin's memorabilia did not mention his yearning and concern for the emperor, but what he talked about was the climate, and it was also related to important events of the Ming Dynasty for decades or hundreds of years.

"Little Ice Age?"

It was the first time for everyone to hear such a noun, and they were still chanting inwardly.

"Little Ice Age? Could there be a Great Ice Age?"

The same is true for Zhu Houzhao. He is no longer a naughty teenager, and he has considered issues more comprehensively.

"My dear friends, what do you think of this matter?"

After everyone finished watching, Emperor Hongzhi also asked.

"Your Majesty, I think this matter is of great importance, and we should be cautious and think twice before acting. The most urgent thing is to generate electricity to all parts of Daming, and even all over the world, and inquire about the current global situation in detail. At the same time, according to Liu Gong, the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the end of the Tang Dynasty were similar. For the situation, historians and local governments can consult the relevant historical records to see if they can be consistent."

As the current chief minister of the cabinet, Han Wen was the first to stand up and express his opinion.

Although he is said to be a reformist official, he used to follow Liu Jin, and he believes that Liu Jin is not talking nonsense, but such a major event should be cautious and think twice, because according to Liu Jin's plan, the Ming Dynasty may It takes tens of millions of taels of silver to invest in it.

Among other things, just to establish a huge grain storage warehouse and plan in various parts of Daming, this will cost a lot of money.

It is also necessary to buy a large amount of grain every year and hoard it. It would be better if it is used, but if there are good times in succession, then these hoarded grains may be wasted by then. After all, the grain is still very sufficient now. Food prices are very cheap.

"I also think that you should think twice before acting!"

"The facts that Mr. Liu said are a bit too absurd. It's just that the weather is colder than in previous years. There is no need to make a fuss."

Yang Tinghe thought for a while, stood up and said.

"Yes, Your Majesty~"

"According to a rough estimate based on the plan mentioned by Mr. Liu, if my Ming Dynasty really wants to implement it in this way, it will cost tens of millions of taels of silver every year."

"Although my Ming Dynasty's national treasury is full now, I can't spend money like this."

"Since ancient times, various natural disasters have occurred from time to time. It is not surprising that the weather this year is colder than in previous years. The northern provinces have indeed encountered a cold wave and suffered heavy losses."

"But this does not mean that we will enter the so-called Little Ice Age. I think there is no need to make a fuss and spend money and material resources to build this early warning and prevention mechanism."

Liang Chu also followed suit.

"Your Majesty, I also think that this matter should be taken seriously!"

"After all, this matter is related to the important matters of the Ming Dynasty for decades, or even hundreds of years. There is no need to rush to make a decision. Maybe you can look at the situation in the last few years, or the last ten years, and then see if it is true. What’s more, it’s the so-called Little Ice Age.”

Mao Ji followed suit.

He doesn't believe in the Little Ice Age, this Liu Jin has always been like this, he always likes to come up with weird things.

Isn’t it just that the weather is colder? What’s the impact? It’s not like going up and down and living the same way. It’s not a big deal. It’s worth spending so much time and effort to come up with such an early warning and prevention mechanism.

Listening to the objections of the conservative officials, Zhong Fan and Li Kun were also pondering. To be honest, they also felt that Liu Jin had made a big deal out of a molehill.

Isn't it just that this year's winter is colder than previous years, so why make such a fuss, and in fact, everyone doesn't feel that this year is any different from the past.

It should snow and snow, it should be windy, anyway, sitting in the car has little effect, and there are stoves at home, it seems that it is really no different from the previous winters.

Therefore, I don't know how to talk about this matter. I can't oppose it for the sake of opposition. As an important minister of the court, I still have to consider it for the country.

"Prince, what do you think of this matter?"

Emperor Hongzhi was expressionless, and turned to ask Zhu Houzhao.

"My son thinks what Han Gong said is reasonable. Whether it will really enter the Little Ice Age, you should first have sufficient data and circumstances to judge. In addition, you can also consult relevant historical records to see if it is similar to what happened in history."

"This matter is of great importance, and it is not appropriate to make a conclusion lightly."

Zhu Houzhao said after pondering for a while.

He believed that Liu Jin definitely didn't write Zou Shubo people's attention at random. He still knew Liu Jin very well.

If it wasn't something very important, he basically wouldn't write a memorial, just a lazy person.

Only when he feels that this matter is really important and has a far-reaching relationship, will he solemnly write the memorial.

After so many years, almost everything Liu Jin said has come true, and it also proves that Liu Yuan has an extremely long-term vision and overall strategic thinking.

Since he was worried about writing memorials and talking about this little ice age, he was definitely not talking nonsense, and he must have his own judgment and inference.

You must know that since ancient times, it is almost impossible for ministers in the government and the opposition to talk about climate matters. To the sky, it means that there are floods and droughts in a certain place, and they ask the court for disaster relief.

How many people in the government and the opposition who read sage books can understand climate?

It is impossible to take a holistic and long-term view of the problem like Liu Jin, and infer things that may enter the Little Ice Age.

Since Liu Jin talked about this matter, he still wrote the memorandum so solemnly, it must have some basis and his own judgment.

If it is true as Liu Jin said, the world will enter the Little Ice Age, when the climate will become extreme, the winter will be too cold, the summer will be dry and rainless, and it will be accompanied by various other disasters.

The situation would indeed be very bad, especially if it was related to stable grain. Once the harvest was cut off year after year and there were not enough grain reserves, there would really be big problems at that time.

"Hmm~"

Emperor Hongzhi nodded in satisfaction, the prince was much more prudent in his work.

"This is a summary of the telegrams I ordered people to send back from all over the world about the current global climate situation!"

"This is a summary of the relevant historical records that I ordered the historian and the governments of various places to look up. Everyone, let's take a look."

Emperor Hongzhi took out two more memorials and motioned everyone to look at the contents again.

When everyone heard it, they immediately understood in their hearts.

Emperor Hongzhi, who was a good emperor, obviously attached great importance to this matter, and at the same time he also attached great importance to Liu Jin. When he received Liu Jin's memorial, he had already ordered people to conduct relevant investigations and consult historical materials.

It can be seen that even though Liu Jin is not in the court and the opposition, he still has a very important position in the heart of Emperor Hongzhi, and he is still a minister trusted by Emperor Hongzhi.

Everyone took the memorial and looked at it quickly, and the more they read, the more surprised they became.

Because according to the content written above, Liu Jin’s deduction of the situation of the Little Ice Age is almost all right, and the climate around the world is extremely cold now.

In Europe, I don’t know how many people died of freezing, especially in Northern Europe. The Vikings in Northern Europe are estimated to be much less. On the Golden Continent, the northern plains are also ravaged by cold waves. The prairie suffered severe drought and the vegetation died.

This shows that the whole world is now shrouded and ravaged by terrible cold waves, and the southern hemisphere in summer is in an extremely arid environment, and many places have not had a drop of rain for several months.

Looking at the relevant historical records, if it really entered the Little Ice Age, the situation would be very bad. Summer frosts, droughts, locusts, plagues, etc. took turns to fight, not a year or two, but years. If this is the case.

The situation would be really bad. If nothing else, if the plague was rampant, it would be a disaster for Daming whose population gradually concentrated in the cities.

(End of this chapter)