Talents in the Hongzhi Dynasty were at their peak, and the three cabinet ministers were all virtuous people. None of the ministers were bad. Originally, the cold weather and the freezing of the people to death did not belong to Zhou Jing, the minister of household affairs.
The Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Household Affairs, can manage the treasury and finance well, and you don't need to worry too much about other things. But this Zhou Jing is obviously the one who eats the emperor's salary and shares the emperor's worries.
Based on the cold weather and the pattern of previous years, we can boldly infer that the Tatars and Oaras in the north are very likely to move south.
After Zhou Jing's words fell, everyone in the court changed their expressions, even Emperor Hongzhi. The rebellion of the southwestern chieftains was just a small fight. No matter how violent these chieftains made, it was just a chaos in the Yunnan-Guizhou region.
But the Tatars and Oaras in the north were different. In the Ming Dynasty, the Tatars and Oaras in the north never stopped. They often suppressed their borders. In the most serious cases, they even attacked the capital city. The former civil forts were changed to
All the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were captured and plundered. The captured emperor was Zhu Qizhen, the grandfather of Emperor Hongzhi.
Therefore, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty did their best to suppress the Tatars and Oaras in the north. Zhu Yuanzhang's slogan when he started was to expel the Yuan captives and restore the Han Dynasty. His descendants can be considered to have the backbone.
The son guards the gate of the country, and the king dies for the country. In this aspect, he is the most stubborn in all dynasties.
"This year's winter is indeed extremely cold. It has been freezing since the Mid-Autumn Festival. Tartar and Walas may be closed again. We should prepare as soon as possible."
Liu Jian stood up and expressed his opinion.
What Zhou Jing said was not nonsense, because during the long-term confrontation with the Tatars and Walas, everyone already knew this and figured out some rules.
The cold weather will not only freeze to death the people of the Ming Dynasty. The areas where Tatar and Oara are located are even colder. If the weather is too cold, more cattle and sheep will freeze to death on the grassland. Once too many cattle and sheep die, Tatar and Oara will
Life will be very sad here.
At this time, they picked up their sabers, mounted their war horses, and naturally turned their attention to their wealthy neighbors to the south. As long as they could enter and plunder, their lives would be much easier in an instant.
This tradition has a very long history. From the Huns in the Qin and Han Dynasties, to the Turks in the Tang Dynasty, to the Tatars and Oaras today, this tradition has a history of thousands of years.
There are times when we fail, times when we succeed, and times when we take the opportunity to invade the great country of the Central Plains. In short, if there are any problems that cannot be solved, we can go south and plunder, and all problems will naturally be solved.
"Instruct all the towns on the nine sides to be on strict guard and report any disturbance immediately."
Emperor Hongzhi nodded, thought for a moment and gave the order.
There is no other way. Facing the nomadic civilization, the farming civilization has always been in a passive position in the cold weapon era, because the other party is riding a horse and has strong maneuverability, but it can only build high walls and build the Great Wall.
Passive defense, there is no other way.
"It's freezing cold and this winter, life is hard for the common people. I heard that the price of charcoal in the capital has risen to 500 cents per load. Dear friends, do you know any good ideas to solve the common people's heating problem?"
"It's only October now, and the coldest period has not yet arrived. If the weather continues to be cold, more people will die by then."
Emperor Hongzhi thought about what Zhou Jing just mentioned about hundreds of people in the capital having frozen to death due to the cold weather, and said worriedly.
"this…"
Hearing Emperor Hongzhi's question, all the ministers were silent. They really didn't know how to answer and couldn't think of any good way.
"Forget it, let's not talk about it."
Emperor Hongzhi waited for several minutes but no one came forward to answer. He said helplessly that he himself could not think of any good solution.
"I heard that a big event happened in Wangyue Tower yesterday. I wonder if everyone has heard about it?"
After thinking for a while, Emperor Hongzhi changed the topic to Wangyue Tower.
Emperor Hongzhi didn't sleep all night last night, thinking about what Liu Jin said. The things that were played in succession this morning can also be known that the current Hongzhi Dynasty is not a real peace and prosperity. The life of the common people is still very difficult, and the weather has changed.
It was so cold that hundreds of people froze to death. This was just in the capital. No one knew how many people froze to death in the entire north.
After thinking about it all night, Emperor Hongzhi made up his mind. No matter how far away the Golden Continent was or whether it existed or not, he would find a way to send people to introduce three high-yielding crops back, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty for generations to come.
, so that everyone can have enough to eat.
"I have already heard about it. The three of us also discussed this matter together last night."
Liu Jian stood up and said.
"I have also heard about it."
The other ministers also responded one after another.
"Okay, now that you've heard about it, let's talk about it. You can feel free to say whatever you think or what you think."
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he sat upright and said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, Liu Jin is deceiving the public with his monstrous words, deliberately advocating for a barbaric and lawless land, and belittling our great Ming Dynasty. His intentions are worthy of death!"
"I would like to ask that Liu Jin be deprived of his fame, demoted to a commoner, and never employed again."
As soon as Emperor Hongzhi finished speaking, Yushi Jiang Zijun stood up immediately, with a stern face and sharp words.
If Liu Jin were in the court at this time, he would probably start a fight with the censor Jiang Zijun immediately. He had no enmity with him, but he didn't expect that just what he said on Wangyue Tower, he didn't know what to do.
After offending him, he actually wanted to remove his title, demote him to a commoner, and never hire him again.
This kind of punishment was the heaviest punishment for scholars in ancient times. It was basically equivalent to ruining all their futures. No matter how talented they were, they would not be able to get ahead in the future.
The famous Tang Bohu in history was demoted to a minor official because he was involved in a scientific research project and was never hired. In the end, he became depressed and frustrated. Instead, he became a famous painter that will be passed down through the ages.
Liu Jin and the censor Jiang Zijun definitely had no grudges, and they didn't know each other at all. The reason why Jiang Zijun was so famous was because he was the censor, and the censor was synonymous with a mad dog in the Ming Dynasty.
The so-called mad dog means that no matter whether it is right or wrong, it will bite a few bites first. Regarding the new affairs Liu Jin mentioned, these censors who represent the conservative forces will instinctively bite them.