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"Your Majesty, Han Wen, Yang Yiqing, Yang Tinghe, Zhong Fan, Li Kun, Mao Ji, Liang Chu~"
While Zhu Houzhao and his sister were chatting happily, the ministers who had been summoned by Emperor Hongzhi to the palace to discuss matters also arrived in the study room of Qianqing Palace one after another.
"Father, brother~"
"I go first!"
When Princess Nanyang heard this, she was sensible and quickly left.
"Hmm~"
Emperor Hongzhi smiled and nodded, and at the same time said to Zhu Houzhao: "The matters discussed this time are very important and related to the major events of our Ming Dynasty in the next few decades or even hundreds of years."
"Prince, please stay and listen together."
"yes!"
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he quickly replied respectfully.
He is already in his thirties and has matured a lot. When talking about national affairs, he has stopped being careless and sat upright.
Soon, several important ministers came to the study room.
"This is the memorial written by Liu Jin to me. You all should read it."
Emperor Hongzhi took out Liu Jin's memorials and told everyone to read them first and then discuss them.
"Liu Jin's memorial?"
When Han Wen, Yang Yiqing, Yang Tinghe and others heard this, they all became energetic.
Liu Jin has been observing filial piety in Ding You for more than a year, and now it has finally begun to bubble up. Is this preparing him to return to the court after the period of observing filial piety expires?
Or is there really something important?
It's not surprising that they thought this way, because in the past, officials who returned to their hometowns to observe filial piety almost always did this. In order to consolidate the emperor's impression of them, they would write memorials to the emperor every now and then.
When the filial piety period expires, it is even more important to get active in the court so that you can get a good position after returning. After all, many things will change drastically after leaving the government and the public for three years.
Han Wen, Yang Yiqing, Yang Tinghe and others took the memorial and read it quickly. Their expressions suddenly changed slightly.
Liu Jin's memorial did not talk about his longing for and concern for the emperor. Instead, it talked about the climate, which was also related to important events in the decades and hundreds of years of the Ming Dynasty.
"Little Ice Age?"
This was the first time for everyone to hear such a term, and they were mumbling it to themselves.
"Little Ice Age? Is there a big Ice Age?"
The same is true for Zhu Houzhao. He is no longer a naughty boy in his teens, and he considers problems more comprehensively.
"My dear friends, what do you think of this matter?"
After everyone had finished reading, Emperor Hongzhi also asked.
"Your Majesty, I think this matter is of great importance, so I should be cautious and think twice before I act. The top priority is to send electricity to all parts of the Ming Dynasty, and even all over the world. I have inquired in detail about the current global situation. At the same time, according to what Liu Gong said, the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the end of the Tang Dynasty were similar. In this situation, historians and local officials can check relevant historical records to see if there is any consistency."
As the current chief minister of the cabinet, Han Wen was the first to stand up and express his position.
Although he is a reformist official who followed Liu Jin in the past, and I believe that Liu Jin is not talking nonsense, you should still be cautious and think twice about such a major matter, because according to Liu Jin's plan, the Ming Dynasty may It would take tens of millions of taels of silver to be invested in it.
Not to mention anything else, just establishing huge grain storage warehouses and plans in various parts of the Ming Dynasty would cost a lot of money.
A large amount of grain must be purchased and stored every year. It would be better if it is used. However, if we encounter good years in succession, the stored grain may be wasted. After all, there is still plenty of food now.
Food prices are very cheap.
"I also think you should think twice about this matter before taking action!"
"The facts Liu Gong 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 and stood up and said.
"Yes, Your Majesty~"
"According to a rough estimate based on the plan mentioned by Liu Gong, if our Ming Dynasty really wants to implement it in this way, it will need to spend tens of millions of taels of silver every year on it."
"Although our Ming Dynasty's national treasury is full now, we cannot spend money randomly 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 suffered 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 out of a molehill and spend financial and material resources to build this early warning and prevention mechanism."
Liang Chu also followed suit.
"Your Majesty, I also believe that this matter should be taken with caution!"
"After all, this matter is an important matter that will affect the Ming Dynasty for decades or even hundreds of years in the future. There is no need to rush to make a decision. Maybe we can first look at the situation in the past few years or the past ten years, and then see if it is true.
It’s the so-called Little Ice Age.”
Mao Ji also spoke.
He doesn't believe in the Little Ice Age. Liu Jin has always been like this, always likes to think of weird things.
Isn't it just that the weather is colder? What's the impact? If we go to court and live the same life the same way, what big deal can it have? It's worth spending so much time and effort to develop this kind of early warning and prevention mechanism.
Listening to the objections of the conservative officials, Zhong Fan and Li Kun also pondered. To be honest, they also felt that Liu Jin was making a fuss out of a molehill.
Isn't it just that this winter is colder than in previous years? Why make such a fuss? Besides, in fact, no one feels that this year is any different from the past.
It's snowing when it's time, and it's windy when it's time. Sitting in a car doesn't have much of an impact anyway. There's also a stove at home. It seems like it's really no different from previous winters.
Therefore, I don't know how to talk about this matter. I can't oppose it just for the sake of opposition. As an important official of the court, I still have to consider the country.
"Prince, what do you think of this matter?"
Emperor Hongzhi had no expression on his face and turned to ask Zhu Houzhao.
"I think what Han Gong said is reasonable. Whether it will really enter the Little Ice Age, we should first have sufficient data and circumstances to judge. In addition, we can also check 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 decision easily."
Zhu Houzhao said after thinking for a while.
He believed that Liu Jin was definitely not writing random memorials to attract people's attention. He knew Liu Jin very well.
If it wasn't a particularly important event, he would basically not write a memorial. He was just a lazy person.
Only when he felt that this matter was indeed very important and of far-reaching relevance would he solemnly write a memorial.
After so many years, almost everything Liu Jin said has come true, and it has also proved that Liu Yuan has an extremely long-term vision and overall strategic thinking.
Since he wrote a memorial and talked about the Little Ice Age with great concern, he was definitely not talking nonsense. He must have made his own judgments and inferences.
You must know that since ancient times, it has been almost impossible for ministers in both the government and the public to talk about climate issues. They would just say that there are floods, droughts, etc. in a certain place, and ask the court for disaster relief.
How many people in the government and the public who have read the books of sages can understand climate?
It is impossible for Liu Jin to take a holistic and long-term view of the problem and deduce that things may enter the Little Ice Age.
Since Liu Jin talked about this matter and wrote such a solemn memorial, he must have some basis and his own judgment.
If it is true, as Liu Jin said, that the world will enter the Little Ice Age, then the climate will become extreme, with too cold winters, drought and lack of rain in summers, and various other disasters.
The situation will indeed be very bad, especially when it comes to stable food. Once there are no harvests for consecutive years and there are not enough food reserves, big problems will really arise.
"Hmm~"
Emperor Hongzhi nodded with satisfaction. The prince acted much more steadily.
"This is a summary of the telegrams sent back by my people from all over the world regarding the current global climate conditions!"
"This is a summary of relevant historical records that I ordered historians and local officials to review. Everyone should take a look."
Emperor Hongzhi took out two more memorials and asked everyone to take a look at the contents.
When everyone heard this, they immediately understood in their hearts.
Emperor Hongzhi, who was a good emperor, obviously attached great importance to this matter, and also to Liu Jin. When he received Liu Jin's memorial, he had already ordered people to start relevant investigations and review historical materials.
It can be seen that even though Liu Jin is no longer in the government and the public, he still has a very important position in the heart of Emperor Hongzhi and is still a minister whom Emperor Hongzhi trusts.
Everyone took the memorial and read it quickly. The more they read, the more surprised they became.
Because based on what is written above, Liu Jin’s inferences about the Little Ice Age are almost all correct, and the current global climate is extremely cold.
I don’t know how many people froze to death in Europe, especially in Northern Europe. The Vikings in Northern Europe are estimated to have lost a lot less. In the Golden Continent, the cold wave is also raging in the Northern Plains, and in the Southern Golden Continent.
The grassland suffered a severe drought and the grass and trees died.
This shows that the entire world is now enveloped in a terrible cold wave that is raging, and the Southern Hemisphere in summer is in an extremely dry environment. Many places have not had a drop of rain for several months.
Let’s look at the relevant historical records. If the Little Ice Age really entered, the situation would be very bad. Summer frosts, successive droughts, raging locusts, rampant plagues, etc. would take turns, not in a year or two, but for many years.
If this is the case.
The situation would be really bad. If only the plague was rampant, it would be a disaster for the Ming Dynasty, whose population was gradually concentrated in cities.