"Climate anomalies, widespread extreme cold and weird weather across the globe?"
"It may last for decades, or even hundreds of years. The time span is huge?"
"The harm is extremely serious and may lead to years of famine, drought, cold, plague and other disasters on a large scale?"
Emperor Hongzhi looked carefully at the memorial submitted by Liu Jin.
Although he was also talking about the cold weather in the Ming Dynasty, Liu Jin had already looked at the world and looked at this matter from a global perspective.
Mentioned the situation in the Black Earth Province, Golden Week, Africa, Australia and other regions. The climate is abnormal. The northern hemisphere in winter is generally extremely cold, while the southern hemisphere in summer generally encounters abnormally dry weather.
This kind of climate is very unusual and very weird.
"Little Ice Age?"
"In history, there were similar weird and extremely cold periods in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the late Tang Dynasty, and the early Song Dynasty in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms during the succession of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, which resulted in large-scale turmoil and the change of dynasties?"
"The weird extreme cold climate is not only extremely cold in winter, but also lasts longer, and weird frost weather also occurs in summer, which has an extremely significant impact on agriculture."
"There will also be persistent droughts for many years. At the same time, extreme weather will inevitably be accompanied by extreme floods, droughts, plague, plague, locust plagues and other disasters."
The more Emperor Hongzhi looked at it, the more deeply he frowned. Liu Jin would not talk nonsense. Everything Liu Jin said has been confirmed. The reputation of a disciple of an expert is not just a boast.
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"Come here~"
Seeing this, Emperor Hongzhi also shouted.
"Your Majesty~"
Immediately, a small yellow door came over to wait for instructions.
"I have ordered the Hanlin Academy and local officials to consult various historical records and local chronicles, and to consult relevant records on weather, climate and farming in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the late Tang Dynasty, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and the early Song Dynasty!"
Emperor Hongzhi decided to order people to carefully check the relevant historical materials and local chronicles to see if it was the same as what Liu Jin said and whether he could find some similar places in history.
If this matter is really what Liu Jin said, it would be very serious.
Considering the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, the two extreme cold weather events, severe droughts, etc. can be dealt with with ease. It will not cause much impact, and it is impossible to say that there will be any turmoil.
But as Liu Jin said, it is really like the Little Ice Age. It will last for decades or hundreds of years, and it will be so erratic, weird and changeable over a long period of time.
That would have a huge impact on Daming.
It doesn't matter if grain production is significantly reduced in one or two years, or even the harvest is eliminated.
However, this situation will occur after three or four years, and then the plague, floods, droughts, etc. will take turns, and they will come every few years.
Even if Ming Dynasty now has a deep family background, it is very likely that he will not be able to bear it.
If the chaotic scenes of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period really happened at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the consequences would be disastrous, and the Ming Dynasty would most likely change its destiny.
This is something that Emperor Hongzhi will never allow.
I have worked hard all my life not just for the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty and for the Ming Dynasty to be passed down for generations to come.
"Yes~"
When Xiao Huangmen heard this, he quickly went to deal with the matter.
It can be seen that Emperor Hongzhi attached great importance to this matter. I don't know what Liu Jin wrote in the memorial, but it actually made Emperor Hongzhi's face change drastically.
"Gather grain extensively and establish national reserve granaries in various provincial capitals of the Ming Dynasty. The granaries should be stocked with at least enough grain for local consumption for about five years. Don't be afraid of waste, and be prepared to cope with possible severe reductions in grain production and no harvests for many years.
Case."
"Vigorously promote mechanized farming, reclaim more land and plant more grain in Huangjinzhou, Liaodong, Black Earth Province and key Nanyang areas. At the same time, the imperial court allocates a budget fund every year to purchase grain on a large scale, increase the price of grain purchase, and stimulate
People eat a variety of grains to increase food production and make adequate preparations for possible extreme and strange weather conditions."
"Strongly support the development and construction of agricultural-related machinery, agricultural infrastructure, construction of reservoirs, and flood control and water storage."
"Establish a weather warning and forecasting system, establish relevant meteorological offices, establish meteorological observation stations in Daming and even around the world, record the climate in detail, constantly summarize the rules, and establish an early warning and forecasting system, which can deal with typhoons,
Provide early warning and forecast for cold wave, rainfall and other weather conditions, so as to prepare in advance and reduce losses.”
"Vigorously promote the development of medical schools, establish more medical schools and hospitals, develop medical science and technology, prevent terrible communicable diseases such as plague and plague, and formulate corresponding prevention and control systems, and the city will build a complete water supply,
Drainage and sewage systems reduce pollution and prevent the emergence of infectious diseases such as plague and plague.”
Emperor Hongzhi read Liu Jin's memorial carefully.
It is rare that Liu Jin, who has always been extremely lazy, could write a memorial of several thousand words, explaining in detail the current situation, his own deductions, and some corresponding measures and systems.
"Liu Jin will still take care of things!"
Emperor Hongzhi let out a long sigh. Without comparison, there is no way to tell whether one is superior or inferior.
Looking at the memorials Liu Jin wrote to himself, he can always look at problems from an overall and long-term perspective, and many of the policies and systems he formulated can also consider problems as a whole.
What most people see is that the weather here in the capital seems to be much colder than in previous years. The ministers in the court also know that all parts of the Ming Dynasty have been affected by extremely cold weather because of the reports from the government, so they have to go to the court.
Prepare for disaster relief.
A few ministers are able to see the possible severe drought and crop failure caused by the extremely cold weather, as well as the possible occurrence of plague, plague, etc.
Only Liu Jin can see the current situation from a global perspective and rely on telegraphs to know that the world is experiencing extremely weird weather.
At the same time, we can look for some similar periods in history, and from these periods we can see some situations that are likely to occur in the Ming Dynasty, and formulate prevention, early warning, and control mechanisms from a long-term perspective.
This is Liu Jin, whom Emperor Hongzhi has always trusted and admired.
Perhaps Liu Jin would not show off his literary talent like ordinary ministers, and the memorials he wrote were very straightforward and simple, while other ministers tried their best to show off their talents and knowledge, often quoting scriptures and beating around the bush.
Yes, it looks very tired, which makes people feel very talented.
In fact, in the eyes of Emperor Hongzhi, Liu Jin was the most talented. Writing memorials to the emperor did not require showing off talent, just explaining things.
Is Liu Jin really without talent?
Definitely not, Liu Jin can be the number one scholar, his talent is needless to say, and the few poems written by Liu Jin are extremely amazing, but Liu Jin is relatively low-key and does not like to show off his talent and knowledge.
Of course, this is how Emperor Hongzhi and many people who knew Liu Jin viewed Liu Jin.
In fact, Liu Jin really has no talent. As a time traveler, he can only plagiarize and speak in plain Chinese. He cannot write classical Chinese or quote scriptures. It is too troublesome.
Many of the systems and policies that were formulated were copied from some systems of later generations. The reason why I know a lot and can see problems from a long-term perspective is because I am a time traveler.
Therefore, Liu Jin was lazy when he could, wrote as few memorials as possible, and cherished words like gold.
There is no way. If a time traveler wants to live well, he must have some character design. Liu Jin's character design is very successful. It is called to reduce the emperor's burden and speed up work efficiency. In fact, he has no talent and is too lazy to write it.
The memorial asked everyone to follow him, and not to be like a bad woman with bound feet that are smelly and long.
Occasionally, I plagiarize one or two classic poems to show that I am indeed talented. All in all, talent must be shown, but it must not be revealed, so if you can learn poetry, lyrics, and songs, you will not be able to do it.
Go, don't you think it's nice to stay at home and hold your wife in your arms?
Liu Jin is not like ordinary ministers. He wishes to be around him every day and always wants to show off in front of him.
If Liu Jin was allowed to stay at home, he would not write a memorial to himself for half a year or even a year, and he would never say hello to himself or anything.
He could disappear completely, as if it had nothing to do with him. This sometimes made Emperor Hongzhi feel that he was too unfamiliar with Liu Jin and didn't care enough.
It has been more than a year since Ding You returned home to observe mourning. This was due to the occurrence of extremely cold weather, so Liu Jin wrote a memorial to discuss this matter in detail.
If nothing happened, Emperor Hongzhi estimated that Liu Jin could go three years without writing a memorial to him or paying him any greetings.
You want to say that Liu Jin doesn't care about himself as the emperor. It seems that you can say that, but the ministers who care about him write memorials one after another, asking for greetings and please pay tribute to some local specialties.
Or some trivial things.
It seemed that they cared about the emperor, but in fact these memorials were a great waste of Emperor Hongzhi's time and energy, which in disguise actually harmed Emperor Hongzhi.
On the contrary, lazy people like Liu Jin never waste the emperor's time and energy. This is conducive to the emperor's rest and having time and energy to truly think about national affairs.