Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 2095, a divided Europe is in the interests of Ming Dynasty
Inside the Study Room of the Minister of the Qianqing Palace in the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, this year there is drought in the northern provinces and floods in the southern provinces. There is a severe drought in the north and floods in the south. There will be no harvest in many provinces in the north, and plagues will appear in many places in the south."

Yang Yiqing took the memorial and reported the situation of this year to Emperor Hongzhi in detail.

I don't know what's going on, but in the past few years, Daming has rarely experienced good weather. It's either severe cold in winter or drought, floods, so that the agriculture of Daming has been greatly affected.

Not only grain production was affected, but also cotton and wool production.

Although the cultivation of cotton does not require much water, it still needs water. The provinces of North Zhili, Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, and Shanxi were originally affected by the rapid development of the Daming cloth industry. With the soaring price of cotton, a large number of landlords chose Cotton is a commercial crop.

The planted area is getting larger every year, and the output is also very high, even higher than the cotton output in the Western Regions and Hezhong provinces. After all, it was the most affected by the industrial revolution, and the enthusiasm for growing cotton is also very high.

However, affected by the drought, the cotton production in these places has dropped sharply this year, causing the price of cotton to rise sharply again.

At the same time, because last winter was too cold, a large number of cattle and sheep froze to death in the northern grasslands, which also led to a sharp increase in the price of wool this year. It can be said that the drought has not only affected the cultivation of food, but also has a huge impact on related economic crops.

"How about the grain production in Liaodong, Hezhong, and Heitu provinces?"

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he also hurriedly asked.

"The impact on the grain in Heitu Province, Liaodong, and Hezhong is not too great, and even slightly improved compared to last year. The main reason is that our grain is exported to Europe on a large scale, and the grain in the hands of farmers can be sold. The enthusiasm for growing grain It has been improved, and the area cultivated this year is much larger than in previous years."

"In the past, the rest and uncultivated land was basically cultivated this year. In addition, the three lands were less affected by the drought, so the overall output increased slightly."

Yang Yiqing also hurriedly replied.

There is no shortage of water in Liaodong, because there is a lot of snow in winter, and the extremely high forest coverage can retain water.

Therefore, even if there is a severe drought, it will not reach Liaodong, and it will have little impact on the agriculture of Liaodong. Moreover, Liaodong is rich in water resources, with many rivers, and the water is abundant and stable. The imperial court also built a large number of water conservancy facilities in Liaodong. Pay attention to Liaodong, the main grain producing area.

The situation in the middle of the river is a bit special. Its precipitation is not much, only a few hundred millimeters a year. Most of its water resources mainly come from the meltwater from the snow-capped mountains in the east.

Last winter, the snowfall in these places was very heavy, with a lot of snow, and the meltwater in this snow mountain was even more than in previous years.

In addition, the resettlement points in the Hezhong area are all selected in geographically superior places, the most important of which is water resources, almost all of which are next to the big rivers, which guarantees the water in the Hezhong area, even if the drought affects the Hezhong area. The region has little impact.

The situation in Black Soil Province is similar. The resettlement sites are all located in places with good conditions, with rivers and lakes, convenient irrigation, and little impact from drought.

Therefore, even in the year of drought due to the impact of the Little Ice Age, the agricultural production in the three places was not greatly affected, and the grain output in the main grain-producing areas was stable.

"That's fine, that's fine."

"As long as the grain production in these three places is stable, we, Ming Dynasty, don't need to be afraid of anything."

After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi nodded in relief.

Drought is not terrible. As long as there is food in hand, drought is not a big deal. It was also a drought the year before last. As long as there is food, there is nothing.

Daming has many important grain producing areas. As long as there is no problem with the grain production in these places, Daming can sit back and relax. Among other things, the grain production in Liaodong alone is enough for Daming people to eat.

"There is a plague in the floods in the south, and the relevant epidemic prevention and control measures must be strictly implemented in all regions. If anyone loses the chain, he will be dealt with severely."

Then Emperor Hongzhi became concerned about the flood disaster in the south.

The land of China is like this. It has been similar since ancient times. It is not flooded in the south and drought in the north, or drought in the south and flood in the north.

The south is actually better, because the natural conditions are superior, and the impact of drought and floods on the south is limited, but in the north, both drought and floods have a huge impact, because the natural conditions are quite harsh.

Long years of development have already made the land in the north barren and fragile. Historically, the Loess Plateau was covered with a large area of ​​forest, but now it is a piece of loess, with extremely serious soil erosion.

Also, the Yellow River is already an above-ground river. Once flooded, there will inevitably be a time when the embankment bursts, and once the embankment bursts, it will inevitably cause huge losses, and a large area will be washed away.

This is also an important reason why the Ming Dynasty has been continuously moving the population of the north to outside the customs and overseas. The natural conditions here really need a good recuperation and recuperation, and it is no longer able to support the increasingly large population.

"Yes!"

When everyone heard it, they all replied in unison.

"Your Majesty, the civil war in Spain is over. Charles V has a great talent, and he has wiped out many nobles in Spain in less than a month."

Liu Jin stood up and reported the Spanish Civil War to Emperor Hongzhi.

The Ming Empire knew about the civil war on the Spanish side. Originally, everyone estimated that the Spanish side might fight for several months, and the Ming Empire could sell some weapons by the way.

Unexpectedly, this Charles V is still quite capable. He is a talented and bold monarch. In less than a month, he has wiped out these nobles in Spain. Now he is imitating the Ming Empire and establishing a centralized dynasty and empire.

Take many powers of the Spanish Empire into his own hands and integrate the power of the entire Spanish Empire.

"The next step must be to send troops to the Holy Roman Empire, unify the Holy Roman Empire and the Spanish Empire, and establish a powerful European empire."

"This is not a good thing for our Ming Dynasty. A unified and strong Europe is not in the interests of our Ming Dynasty."

"I believe that we should increase our support for the Holy Roman Empire, France, and England, and we must not allow the Spanish Empire to unify Europe."

Splitting Europe has always been the core policy of the Ming Empire in Europe, and the Ming Empire does not want a powerful European country to emerge.

Although Spain is strong now, compared with France, it is actually limited in strength, and the strength of the Holy Roman Empire is not bad. The worst may be England and the Italian states that have not been unified.

The reason why I supported Spain in the past was that I overthrew the opponents England and France, these two rogue countries, it is absolutely impossible to let them have a good life.

But the Spaniards absolutely can't talk about unifying Europe. This is not in the interests of the Ming Empire. What the Ming Empire likes most is that Europe is always fighting.

"But, Mr. Liu, Spain has always been a friendly friend of our Ming Empire!"

At this time, Yang Tinghe stood up and reminded.

"There are no permanent friends between countries, only permanent interests."

"The interests of our Ming Empire in Europe are the most important thing for our Ming Empire, and everything else is for this purpose."

Liu Jin replied with a smile.

"Liu Gong's words are wrong."

"My Ming Dynasty is a great country, how can we break our promises, and how can we break our promises? Spain has always been friendly to our Ming Dynasty, and its king has repeatedly paid tribute to our Ming Dynasty. How can our Ming Dynasty betray our promises and support Spain's enemies? .”

Yang Tinghe said angrily after hearing this.

For traditional civil servants like them, benevolence, righteousness and morality are very important, not only for individuals and monarchs, but also for the Ming Empire. Only in this way can they truly conquer the world and all nations come to court.

"Where does the theory of treachery come from?"

"Spain is not a vassal state of our Ming Dynasty, and it has not formed an alliance with our Ming Dynasty. It's just that our two sides have always had more exchanges."

Liu Jin looked at Yang Ting and this bad old man. Their health was getting worse day by day, but they were still standing up. Wouldn't it be better to go back to retire early?
Now that Lao Wang's filial piety period has expired, he doesn't have any good positions to arrange.

Calculating the time, Yang Tinghe is actually almost done, but he is a person who values ​​power more, even if he is seriously ill now, he still refuses to stay away from power.

"Scattered Europe is the most beneficial for our Ming Dynasty, where it can become the place where our goods are dumped and the source of raw materials."

"Once a powerful unified empire appears on the European side, our Ming's interests in Europe will be severely shaken. Among other things, the Black Earth Province alone will face a huge threat."

"Although King Charles V of Spain is young, he is ambitious and ambitious. He inherited his grandfather Fernando's ambition to unify Europe. If we have the support of our Ming Empire, he may really be able to realize his dream of unifying Europe. "

Before Liu Jin came to the world region, he analyzed the powerful relationships among them in detail. For Daming, he absolutely cannot tolerate any country on the earth that can compete with the Ming Empire.

Be it the Ottoman Empire, the Persian Empire, or the Spanish Empire, in short, once they appear to be too strong, the Ming Empire needs to weaken them.

The Ottoman Empire was originally extremely powerful. After two wars, the strength of the Ottoman Empire has been greatly weakened. This is the best example.

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