Daming: I, Yang Xian, really govern Yang!

Chapter 73 Talk!

Regarding Lan Yu's punishment, Zhu Yuanzhang did not listen to Zhu Biao's suggestion, but chose to hold it up high and put it down gently.

Sitting in that chair, he had a lot to think about.

Even without Li Shanchang coming forward, he would eventually do this. Li Shanchang just gave him a step up.

As for Yang Xian's reward, as expected, it shocked the entire government and the public.

The first person to write a letter of objection was Yang Xian's mentor, Yushi Zhongcheng Liu Bowen.

Fifth watch, early morning.

Fengtian Temple.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood high above the Dragon Court, with a hill-like pile of memorials placed on his left hand. He looked down at the ministers below and stretched out two fingers to tap rhythmically on the memorials.

"It seems that everyone has opinions on my decision."

"Your Majesty, Mr. Yang has indeed made the greatest contribution to the great victory of the Northern Expedition, but being granted the title of Marquis is an extremely honorable one. The title of Divine Marquis is indeed open to question." Hu Weiyong took a step forward and said.

Someone takes the lead.

Immediately, another minister stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the title of Divine Lord is indeed very worthy of the title, and it is not something ordinary people can afford."

The emperor is also called the Son of Heaven. In the eyes of the ministers, only those with royal blood can be worthy of this title.

Other ministers also stood up and expressed their opposition.

Looking at this posture, they are trying to unite to "force" Zhu Yuanzhang to change his title!
A weaker emperor might really have succumbed to the attitude of his ministers.

But Zhu Yuanzhang obviously does not belong to this type of emperor.

He held the dragon chair with both hands, leaned forward slightly, and said, "This winter will be colder than in previous years. The Qintian Prison said that this winter will be a rare winter in 30 years."

This winter is colder than previous years, and everyone can feel it. There is no need for Qin Tianjian at all. I don’t know whether it is cold or not.

The ministers didn't know what Zhu Yuanzhang meant when he suddenly said this, so they could only listen silently.

"I want to know how you spend the winter, Hu Weiyong, let me tell you first." Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

Seeing that the emperor suddenly mentioned himself, Hu Weiyong replied truthfully: "To report back to Your Majesty, I will burn more charcoal fire at home, and when I go out, I will have a mink fur coat that Your Majesty gave me two years ago."

"Pan Yushi, what about you?"

"Wei Chen is so poor that he can't afford a mink fur coat, so he can only wear a few more common clothes." Pan Longyun shook his official uniform and said with an upright look.

Zhu Yuanzhang then asked several ministers in succession.

Those with better conditions were rewarded with mink fur coats, while those with worse conditions were told to wear more cloths and burn more charcoal fires at home.

In fact, many of them bought extremely expensive pure white cashmere sweaters at the Ming Kee Clothing Store on Zhuque Street. Of course, they dare not say this.

And most of them are indeed bought for their wives and children.

It's true that he didn't wear anything, so it's not like he was cheating.

In order to pretend to be honest, everyone talks about how miserable and miserable they want to be, and how miserable and miserable they want to be.

"Since this winter has been so difficult for all my dear friends, I have one more question to ask you." Zhu Yuanzhang said when he saw that the atmosphere was getting better. "How should the people of this world survive such a cold winter?!"

The entire court was silent.

Everyone lowered their heads and remained silent. Not to mention this year's severe winter, which only happens once in 30 years. Even in previous years, thousands of people froze to death every year.

Only Yang Xian, who traveled through time, knew that the winter of the Ming Dynasty was just the beginning this year.

The entire Ming Dynasty was in the "Little Ice Age".From the Hongwu period to the 18th year of Chongzhen, a total of 1101 natural disasters occurred in the Ming Dynasty.

During this period, the average temperature was several degrees lower than the normal temperature, and the weather showed more extreme phenomena.

Starting from the winter of the fourth year of Jingtai in the Ming Dynasty, heavy snow fell in Shandong, Henan and other places.

Different from the usual heavy snowfall, the frequency of snowfall during this period is particularly frequent, the amount of snowfall is very heavy, and the snowfall lasts for a long time.

According to records, the snow was more than several feet deep. Even the Huaidong Sea, which would not freeze in previous years, was frozen for more than [-] miles, which is a strange thing.

In this extreme weather, tens of thousands of people froze to death. The sudden drop in temperature and extreme cold made countless people feel terrified, and the people suffered terribly.

In the Ming Dynasty, limited by productivity levels, the production of cotton clothing could not meet the needs of the people. This also caused many people to freeze to death before they could buy new clothes.

"Lv Chang, Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, are you here?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"The old minister is here." Lu Chang came out of the queue and bowed.

"How many people have been reported to have died from freezing during this period?" Zhu Yuanzhang said solemnly.

Just now, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly mentioned the topic of winter, and Lu Chang already felt that something was wrong.

When Zhu Yuanzhang asked about the specific number of people who had frozen to death, his heart was even more chilled. He could only bite the bullet and replied: "Reporting to your Majesty, according to reports from various places, the number of people who have frozen to death is currently more than [-]."

5000 people!
This is almost the total number of people who have frozen to death in previous years, but how long has it been since winter this year? !
It is conceivable that when the total number of people who freeze to death is calculated in the spring of next year, the number will be shocking!
"This winter is like this, can you guarantee that next winter won't be colder?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the ministers and said: "If someone can completely solve the problem of the people of Ming Dynasty surviving the winter, I will put my words here and make you the God of Ming Dynasty immediately!"

"If so, come forward now."

Everyone present had their heads buried low, not even daring to take a breath.

"Speak!" Zhu Yuanzhang looked down at them, stood up, and spoke impatiently with a slightly higher tone.

Just kidding, who dares to say this at this time.

No one who is qualified to stand in Fengtian Palace is a fool.

Although the name of a divine lord is good.

But you have to have your life.

Throughout the dynasties, even those as powerful as the Han and Tang dynasties, with so many famous officials who left their names in history, have not been able to completely solve the problem of people spending their winters.

They are aware of this.

"say!"

The roar of the dragon echoed in Fengtian Hall.

Seeing the reactions of the ministers, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction, sat back on the dragon chair, waved his hands, and said: "Prince, please tell everyone carefully about your plan with Yang Xian."

"My son, obey the order."

Zhu Biao stepped out of the queue, looked at the ministers, and began to talk about the plan to promote the establishment of wool processing plants across the country.

Zhu Biao had been preparing this plan for a long time.

Therefore, the entire plan is very detailed and it can be said that all aspects of the issue have been taken into consideration.

Xu Da also stood up at this time and said: "I have been to Yangzhou before and saw with my own eyes that the people in Yangzhou relied on this woolen sweater to live the same life as usual, and no one suffered from the cold."

(End of this chapter)