Si Tianjian observed the stars and came to a desperate news.
There will be floods next year, and three years of drought starting the year after that.
The entire Shenwu Dynasty and Great Xia will usher in a disaster year of nearly ten years or more, triggering the decline of the entire world.
Even if the imperial court can suppress it with force, it will still cause huge internal strife.
Society is inherently interconnected.
Assuming that the population is halved and food production is halved, it will be difficult for martial arts schools to maintain martial arts schools supported by the people at the bottom, and they will also join the ranks of rebellion.
Without the support of the lower-level warriors, the middle-level warriors will also begin to lack resources, lack spiritual fluid and other materials, and then they will increase their aggression against other forces.
In order to maintain their own power, second-rate forces will go to war and merge with each other, resulting in a huge liquidation and reshuffle.
Why do some officials and gentry become more despicable and cruel as soon as they reach the end of the dynasty?
On the contrary, officials, gentry, and aristocratic families in the prosperous times will be more respectable.
It's not that they don't know that by forcing the people into a desperate situation, no one will get any good results.
And it is precisely they who understand that the world is going to bad.
If they want to survive in the world, they must accumulate more money, more strength, and climb faster and higher before they can go to a safer place.
So they have to exploit them even more unscrupulously so that they can escape more easily.
How can you run away without money?
If you are a good person and everyone else is a bad person, doesn't that mean you are at a disadvantage?
So a terrible, spiraling cycle begins, until the entire social order is completely destroyed or rebuilt.
The last famine in Fengzhou did not come to an end, and the social order had not completely collapsed. The famine only lasted for two years before Chu Qianqiu found a way to stop it.
Otherwise, if it continues to evolve, the major martial arts schools and sects will go to war with each other to compete for the few resources. Not even the Vajra Temple can solve this problem.
Social changes often occur one after another, eventually transmitting pressure to the top.
Xiao Qinghe is not afraid of people's rebellion, but she must manage people's livelihood well. This is the reason.
Otherwise, if all the forces fight in a melee, a true dragon emperor may be born, which will cause trouble.
In the field of martial arts, there is a martial arts that relies exclusively on combat to grow, called the Way of Killing. It requires far fewer resources than other martial arts, and is most suitable for heroes in troubled times.
"Could it be that my husband has a way to solve droughts and floods?"
Her Majesty the Queen snuggled into Chu Qianqiu's arms and couldn't help but ask.
"Of course, madam, you can take a guess."
Chu Qianqiu smiled and said.
"Could it be that you are following the story of Yuzhou?"
Her Majesty the Queen had an idea and asked quickly.
"Oh, what happened in Yuzhou?"
"Have you forgotten, husband? The Bei family and the Cha family followed Jingming in rebellion and have been confiscated and exterminated."
"The Jing Yulong clan, Minister of the Ministry of War, also ransacked their homes and exterminated their entire clan. Except for the women, they have all been killed and the women have been brought into the church."
"By the way, Jing Shangshu's concubines, their wives are all famous beauties in Beijing."
"If your husband is interested, you can also take him as a maid to serve you."
Her Majesty the Queen clasped her hands together and talked about the subsequent developments in Yuzhou.
It is impossible to rebel without killing people.
The Bei family and the Cha family are just providing funds, but they are going to exterminate their families, not to mention the Jing Yulong family.
Even if Jing Ming had the foresight, the core children and family members had already been secretly transported overseas before the rebellion.
The problem is that overseas countries surrendered to Chu Qianqiu.
In order to show their sincerity, they arrested all the rebels and brought them to Shangjing.
Six Gates was overjoyed. This was the result of Bai Picking, escorting these rebels all the way, and dedicating them to Her Majesty the Queen.
Naturally, Her Majesty the Queen will not spare the Jing family, and the implication is wide.
"My lady is so true."
"My husband is not this kind of person."
"My lady must have used this case to completely clean up Yuzhou and other places."
Chu Qianqiu sensed that something was wrong. He had told his wife that there was no need to kill too many people. The Bei family and the Cha family were the ones who provided the funds, but killing them all seemed a bit too much.
The lady listened to half of the story, but the woman and some old and young people stayed, and the others were killed.
"yes!"
"All this is for my and my husband's children."
"I don't want there to be so many rebels after my husband's child is born."
"This time we will take advantage of Jingming's rebellion to eliminate them all."
"The bloodline established overseas by King Jing's family has been exterminated."
"Only the concubine he sent overseas and a few princesses are left. Does your husband want them?"
Xiao Qinghe told the truth. After this purge, more than 100,000 people, including their domestic slaves, went to the execution ground, and all of them were wiped out in one go.
Many high-ranking officials and aristocratic families in the imperial court who colluded with Jing Shangshu went directly to see the King of Hell.
If you include the groups of rebels sent back from overseas countries, the number is even more astonishing.
Therefore, the Jingming rebellion case became the first major case since the Queen ascended the throne, and was dealt with in a big way.
"If you talk about your husband like that again, will you make me angry?"
Chu Qianqiu pinched Her Majesty the Queen's face and pretended to be angry.
"My husband is not really angry, is he?"
Xiao Qinghe knew that he had not completely followed Chu Qianqiu's advice, and asked with some regret.
"I'm not angry anymore."
"Don't worry, madam. With your husband here, these rebels won't be able to cause any trouble."
"But I'll just do it if I do it, and there won't be any problem."
Chu Qianqiu can understand what Her Majesty the Queen is doing. After all, she is the emperor, not just his wife. From a political logic point of view, it is also a very common operation for the emperor to use major rebellion cases to frighten the court and take advantage of the situation to control power. Chu Qianqiu
Nor would he blame his own wife.
"My husband is the best."
Xiao Qinghe suddenly beamed with joy, making Chu Qianqiu a little distracted. If he hadn't been pregnant with a child, he might have been ready to make a move.
"Back to the topic."
"Does the lady want to gain part of the family's wealth through purging, so that it can be used to deal with the coming drought?"
"Yes, husband."
"Both the Bei family and the Cha family have hoarded a large amount of food. The Wang family and other forces who want to come to Jiangzhou will also hoard a large amount of food and grass."
"Instead of letting them merge with each other, it's better to strike first and become stronger."
"This time there are still eight million shi of grain in the warehouse, thanks to the accumulation of the Cha family and the Bei family."
Her Majesty the Queen has tasted the benefits of the last purge and is ready to continue the next round of purges and explode more gold coins.
"My lady is right."
Chu Qianqiu smiled and said.
The big fish eats the small fish, and the small fish eats the shrimp. Now Her Majesty the Queen wants to act as a dragon and eat all the big fish and small fish to cope with the coming decline of the world, drought, famine, etc. that have lasted for more than ten years.
"But this is not the way to be a husband."
"After a few days, I will know."
"If there are officials or squires who violate laws and disciplines, my wife will deal with them."
"How many of the officials in the world do not break the law, and how many of the country squires do not have any problem?"
"We all have problems and we are all guilty."
"It's just a question of whether the court is willing to investigate."
"If there are no problems, Six Doors can still convict them."
Xiao Qinghe instead smiled and said, like a real emperor.
She wanted to clean up the officialdom, not to make decisions for the people, but to let the court plunder more resources to survive this period of decline.
"So if your husband wants to do anything, you must inform me."
"Then the lady will go to the warehouse with her husband."
Chu Qianqiu also smiled and said.
Although he doesn't like to make more trips, it doesn't take much effort to collect the food and grass after a few more trips.
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Shangjing, Taicang
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this is the new grain harvested this autumn, not the old grain."
"Grain production in Yongzhou has been reduced this year, and the grain going to Beijing has to be transferred from Yuzhou."
"If Your Majesty is in need, I will immediately come over from Yuzhou and Jiangzhou to arrange food supplies."
Taicang Ling [Mi Qingtian] seemed a little too nervous. Her Majesty the Queen and King Wushuang suddenly arrived at Taicang without any warning, so Mi Qingtian hurriedly came out to greet them.
He is also one of the eight imperial merchants, the head of the Mi family, and is responsible for the management of the imperial court's grain depot.
But Her Majesty the Queen only cared about her husband. She didn't even ask questions, and just let him lead the way to this year's new crop.
"Husband, where are you going to send this food?"
"right here."
After Chu Qianqiu finished speaking, the huge mana spread over the two million stones of grain reserves in the national warehouse, all of which were put into the mustard ring.
Her Majesty the Queen was stunned.
When did your husband become a fairy?
Then the moment he received the income, Chu Qianqiu's expression suddenly changed: