Liu Che only came to his senses when he saw the thin layer of white frost on the steps in front of the palace.
Severe winter is coming.
The winter before the Christian era was colder than in later generations.
Especially in the morning, the temperature often drops to below zero and the breath turns to ice.
Liu Che took a deep breath, clasped his hands, and walked towards the attic of Jiaguan.
When he arrived at Jiaguan, Ji An was already waiting for him.
"Home!" Ji An knelt down and presented several bamboo slips: "These are the climate records of historians since the Han Dynasty that you want!"
Liu Che nodded, took the scrolls of bamboo slips, and sat down on his own. It seemed that Wang Dao on the side quickly asked the eunuch to light up the charcoal stove, and the temperature in the room slowly rose.
Liu Che took the scrolls of bamboo slips and read them one by one.
His brows are getting more and more furrowed.
The historians of the Han Dynasty were very responsible. They would record all abnormal or abnormal climate and changes.
Fifty-four years have passed since Liu Bang established his capital in Chang'an, and there have been no interruptions in records in this regard.
In addition, the preserved records of the Qin Dynasty.
A history of climate change in the past sixty years was unfolded in front of Liu Che.
After a brief combing, Liu Che's eyes seemed to have seen the whole world, which was gradually getting colder.
"In the ninth year of Qin Shihuang's reign, in the fourth month of summer, there was a great cold! There were people freezing to death on the road!"
"In the second year of Empress Lu, in the fifth month of summer, there was snow and hail at the mouth of the valley!"
"In the fifth year of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen's reign, there was heavy snowfall in June in summer!"
And this year, there was a huge hailstorm in Hengshan Kingdom.
In the past records, there have even been abnormal weather conditions like snowfall in June. In this era, science is not good enough. People naturally think that it is the wrath of God.
But Liu Che knew it.
This is affected by the Little Ice Cycle.
Global cooling!
In Guanzhong today, you can still see citrus trees, rolling trees, and bamboo forests all over the place.
However, twenty years later, in the first year of Yuanguang, when Liu Che came to Chang'an for the last time in his previous life, he remembered clearly that at that time, the bamboo forest in Guanzhong suffered from widespread death.
Traces. The citrus trees in Shanglin Garden are no longer flourishing.
As a time traveler, Liu Che knows very well that this is the global climate cooling affected by the Little Ice Age.
The signal of the beginning of the Little Ice Age is so strong and obvious.
So much so that Liu Che could even get omens from another direction.
Recently, Liu Che had people compile "New Shen Nong", which collected a large number of agricultural technology books from the Qin Dynasty.
Among them is "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals".
Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals records that the time for planting winter wheat in the Qin Dynasty was on the tenth day after the frost.
Now, winter wheat is sown in Guanzhong on the 70th day after the summer solstice. (Note 1)
In other words, the sowing time of winter wheat during the Warring States Period was about one solar term earlier than now, and the sowing time of winter wheat now is at least ten days earlier than the sowing time in later generations!
This is ironclad evidence of global cooling. It is also a sign that the Little Ice Age is about to come again and sweep the world.
This Little Ice Age, from beginning to end, will last for hundreds of years, destroying the current Han Dynasty, Wang Mang's New Dynasty, and Liu Xiu's Eastern Han Dynasty, leading to disputes among the Three Kingdoms, and chaos in China until the Sui Dynasty unified them again.
It has had a far-reaching and profound impact on the entire China.
"Dig holes deep, store grain widely, and be prepared for famine!" If Liu Che was just an ordinary gentry and landlord, he would choose this way and leave this lesson to his descendants.
But he is the future ruler of this country.
So, he had only one choice.
"King Dao, send an order to convene the officials of more than 400 stones in the solitary palace for discussion!" The fact that Xiao Binghe is about to arrive is like a sword of Damocles hanging over Liu Che's head, reminding him that he must seize the time to advance the plan and seize power.
, planning measures.
If he wants to defeat Xiao Binghe and keep the Liu family in this BC, the only thing Liu Che can rely on is technological progress and scientific development.
Liu Che was very convinced that he would not have a good life like Kang Mazi of Manchu Qing Dynasty, but he would have a sweet potato and corn savior.
But on the other hand, the Little Glacier is both a danger and an opportunity.
An opportunity for civilization to evolve.
In later generations, Europa encountered a small glacier and was forced to survive. Only then did great navigation and geographical discoveries occur. From then on, Europa replaced the East and became the center of the world.
Otherwise, if they can survive in their hometown and those scoundrels can live their lives, why risk their lives and travel across the ocean to a place thousands of miles away?
For the Han Dynasty, this is the same truth.
The Little Ice Age will cause some farmers to go bankrupt. How to find a reasonable job for these farmers so that they can support themselves and their families, instead of being trapped in a difficult place, impoverished, and ultimately taking risks. This is Liu Che's future as a ruler.
Something the emperor must think about.
Not long after, under the leadership of Ji An, Zhang Tang, and Yan Yi, all the officials from the Crown Prince's palace who were over 400 shi arrived one after another.
Obviously, the entire bureaucracy in the Crown Prince's Palace has been divided into three factions with the connivance of Liu Che, the Crown Prince.
The newcomer Yang Yi seemed to still have stage fright. He did not join the three factions and stood alone in a corner.
"I will pay my respects to you, Your Majesty!" All the ministers knelt down and worshiped.
"Your Majesty, please excuse me!" Liu Che waved his hand and told Wang Dao: "I will give you a seat for all your dear friends!"
After a while, dozens of eunuchs and maids came in and prepared seats for the ministers.
"I wonder what my family's ministers and ministers have been told to do?" As the nominal boss of the Crown Prince's Palace and the head of the group of ministers, the family's minister Ji An came out to pay his respects and asked.
Liu Che handed him back the bamboo slips that Ji An had brought, and at the same time asked Wang Dao to get "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals".
Then he said to his ministers: "My lords, please first take a look at the words marked on the solitary mark!"
Ji An took it and read it over first.
He frowned slightly when he saw the text on the bamboo slips that the prince had written in red with a red pen. He was a little confused, wondering what the connection was between these things, and why the prince summoned all the ministers so solemnly.
It's just that other ministers, especially Zhang Tang, Yan Yi and others have not seen it.
He asked immediately. Obviously, it would offend someone.
So, he passed these bamboo slips to Zhang Tang.
Zhang Tang took it. After looking at it, he frowned and began to think deeply. As a Legalist minister, Zhang Tang was born to be sensitive to these details. However, similarly, he could not compare Lu's Spring and Autumn Period.
The records painted in red are related to the disasters since the founding of the Han Dynasty.
He thought for a while and passed it to Yan Yi calmly.
Yan Yi took it, and Monk Erzhang was even more confused.
So he passed these bamboo slips to Ning Cheng.
Liu Che looked at it and had a feeling in his heart. It was obvious that although the ministers were divided into different factions due to different political opinions and ideas, they were still ranked among themselves and ranked in order.
Although Ju Meng is not here now.
The view is incomplete. But what is obvious is that currently, the boss is Ji An, Zhang Tang is the second brother, Yan Yi is the third brother, and Ning Cheng is the first among the three giants.
It took about half an hour for all the officials to read it.
Liu Che then stood up and asked: "My lords, do you know what I mean by letting you see these?"
"I am stupid. I beg you to explain!" Ji An kowtowed.
Zhang Tang, Yan Yi and other ministers also ordered them to kneel down and worship: "I am stupid, please help me to clear up my doubts!"
Liu Che couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
But he also knew that this was normal. If anyone really saw it, he would have to check the eighteenth generation of this person's ancestors to avoid getting mixed up with a time traveler.
"The nature of heaven is always consistent, and it does not exist because of Shun, nor does it die because of Zhou. Therefore, Tang has seven years of drought, and Yu has three years of water!" Liu Che first said this opening sentence to pave the way for his next words.
He took a step forward, looked at the howling north wind outside the palace, and sighed: "It's getting colder! This world will get even colder!"
The little glacier has just sprouted its head.
The world is generally still very warm.
However, Xiao Binghe's footsteps still rang in Liu Che's ears.
Looking at the ministers who looked confused, Liu Che simply said directly: "My lords, please take a look at the records in Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals, Gu Mahong: It is the month of the month, and wheat is beginning to be planted. If there is no wheat or it is not in time, it is undoubtedly a crime."
.It is the month of the month. When the sun and the moon are divided, thunder begins to cease its sound, stinging insects lurk around the house, murderous energy is in full bloom, and yang energy begins to weaken with each passing day!"
Liu Che looked at Ji An and others and asked, "My lords, who knows which month this passage is about? When?"
Ji An replied: "Reporting to my family, "Yi Zhou Shu. Shi Xun Interpretation" says: On the day of the autumnal equinox, five days after the equinox, insects will attack the households, and on the fifth day, the water will begin to boil, and after the cold dew, frost will fall, and then
On the tenth day, the insects are lurking, and the period recorded in Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals as mentioned by my family should be the tenth day after the frost, that is, the twelfth day of the ninth month!"
Liu Che nodded and said with satisfaction: "Aiqing is indeed knowledgeable!"
Then, he asked: "Shang Rong, you often travel among the people, know farming affairs, and are familiar with farming. Please tell me, when will the people plant winter wheat now?"
Hearing this, Shang Rong came out in the envious eyes of everyone around him and said: "Go back to my family, people rarely plant winter wheat now. If wheat is planted, it is usually between July and August, and no later than August."
Later in the year, otherwise, the ears of wheat will be too small to be real!"
Liu Che nodded, looked at everyone, and asked: "The Spring and Autumn Annals of Lu were written in the ninth year of Qin Shihuang, and it has only been ten years since then. How come the winter wheat planting time has been advanced so much in such a short period of time?"
He suddenly threw out his conclusion: "The weather is getting colder every year!"
"If you have any doubts, please read the disasters recorded by the historians!"
Liu Che picked up the bamboo slips recording the disasters recorded by historians and said casually: "Since the second year of Qin II to the present, there have been more than ten floods in Guanzhong. Among them, in the second year of Qin II, there was heavy rain in July in summer, and continuous rain from July to September.
moon!"
"In the early years of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen's reign, it rained heavily, and the rain lasted for a hundred days. In the next three years, on the thirty-fifth day of the autumn lunar month, water came out of Lantian Mountain and flowed for hundreds of miles!"
"Looking at the drought again, in the twelfth year of Qin Shihuang, there was a severe drought in the world. It rained in June. In the second year of Xiaohui, there was a summer drought. In the fifth year, there was a drought again. The rivers had little water and the valleys were dry. When the late emperor was in power,
In the first three years, there was a drought in autumn, in the ninth year there was a spring drought, in the spring of the sixth year of the Later Yuan Dynasty, there was a severe drought in the world, in the summer and April, there was another drought in the world, and locusts were everywhere. Last year, there was a drought in Hedong, and a locust plague broke out!"
"I once heard an elder say in Hedong: Take history as a mirror, you can know the ups and downs, use people as a mirror, you can know the gains and losses!" Liu Che looked at the ministers who looked confused. He said seriously: "Please check the history books, last time
When was it a time when disasters were so frequent and the climate was so changeable?"
"In the seventh year of King Zhou Xiao, there was heavy rain and hail in winter, the Han River was icy, and the cattle and horses froze to death. In the ninth year of King You, in autumn, peaches and apricots were in full bloom!" A sudden voice sounded. Liu Che looked over and saw Yang Yi coming out to kneel down and say: "Sui
Si Ziyun said: In the era of Lixuan, when there was drought and devastation, we, the Momen, have passed down the Bamboo Book of the Zhou Dynasty from generation to generation!"
Everyone was almost shocked when they heard this.
The history of the last hundred years of the Western Zhou Dynasty almost passed through famines and constant changes in the weather.
The Western Zhou Dynasty perished due to famines and natural disasters. It was not until the Zhou Dynasty moved eastward that these disasters ended.
This is also the first close contact with Xiao Glacier recorded in the Ming Dynasty in Chinese history.
As a result, civilization was completely defeated in the face of natural disasters. The destruction of the Western Zhou Dynasty was used as a sacrifice to survive the small glacier. However, the consequences were extremely serious. For more than a hundred years, the civilization of the Central Plains was almost on the verge of collapse. Until Qi Henggong and the nine princes
, to unite the world. Under the banner of respecting the king and repelling the barbarians, expelling the Xirong and Beidi, the civilization of the Central Plains was revived.
This is why Confucius said: If I am a micro-manager, I will be sent to the left!
It can be seen how bad the situation was at that time.
It can almost be said that we are on the verge of national subjugation and genocide!
At this time, everyone here could not help but break out in cold sweat just thinking about that dark time.
For traditional Chinese intellectuals, especially the intellectuals at this time, being sentenced to death is their worst nightmare!
This is true regardless of faction or position!
So, under Liu Che's constant temptation or intimidation, the ministers finally realized what kind of enemy they were in front of now.
Now, the devil appears again.
However, Liu Che's subordinates reacted differently to this fact.
Zhang Tang, Ning Cheng and other Legalist ministers were all sitting at attention, looking ready.
Privately, I also began to consider what measures should be taken to deal with possible disasters in the future.
The Huanglao faction headed by Ji An and the officials who were pro-Huanglao thought were a little confused and seemed at a loss. Ji An's mind was even more chaotic, with all kinds of thoughts popping up.
For the old-school politicians who are now in charge of the country's affairs, this possible disaster is indeed a problem they have never encountered before.
How to deal with it, I can't think of an idea at the moment.
However, Liu Che also saw some people gearing up and having high morale.
For example, Yan Yi from Confucianism and Yang Yi from Mohism.
Mohism is easy to understand. This school of thought does not believe in destiny.
As for Confucianism, we must admit that, at least, the current Confucianism is not a faction that is stubborn and self-proclaimed. On the contrary, the current Confucianism is a positive faction that wants to make a difference.
For example, the Gongyang School openly promotes revanchism and advocates retaliating with hatred and retaliating with grudges.
Of course, there are some people who are full of compromises, but these people are not the mainstream of Confucianism. On the contrary, they are still non-mainstream and excluded from the mainstream of Confucianism.
Liu Che looked at everyone's reaction. He stretched out his hands and said: "The ancients said that those who are not good enough to plan for the world are not good enough to plan for one life. I think that from now on, we will have to consider how to prepare for the worst.
Terrible situation!”
"Including, but not limited to, months without rain, rivers drying up, no food harvests, locust plagues, and repeated floods!"
Listening to Liu Che's words, the ministers seemed to see that terrible future.
Some people even feel desperate. Is there any way to save this future? Can man defeat nature?
With such thoughts, some people cowardly said: "Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. Why should we consider such a long-term thing? Maybe, such a thing will not happen. After all, my Han Dynasty emperor is virtuous, and Taiyi has
Spirits may not bring disaster..."
For Liu Che, the biggest advantage was that at this time, there was no theory of heaven-human interaction, so there was no public opinion environment in which natural disasters were all the emperor's fault.
Therefore, he can slowly adjust his strategy and deploy his plan step by step.
Liu Che looked at the ministers and said: "According to Gu's estimate, it will take at most thirty years. In thirty years, all kinds of disasters will come one after another. If Gu and Qing don't do anything, in thirty years, these disasters will happen one after another."
When disasters come one after another, I and you all have to face the bitter fruits of sitting and watching disasters today. If you want your children and grandchildren to live in a world where natural disasters are everywhere and the victims are displaced, you can leave now!"
In fact, it won't take thirty years at all.
This round of the Little Ice Age has already begun, but because it has just begun, it will not have a big impact on the climate.
Twenty or thirty years from now, the impact of this Little Ice Age on the Earth's climate will reach a staged peak.
According to Ming history, during the reign of Xiaozhu, the Yellow River burst and could not be blocked for more than ten years, causing a great disaster in Guandong. Millions of refugees gathered at the Hangu Pass.
However, this is only the beginning. In the next two to three hundred years, the entire world will be affected by this round of the Little Ice Age.
After Zhaoxuan, the cold climate reached its peak, which eventually led to the demise of the Western Han Dynasty. Wang Mang sought his own death, and the Eastern Han Dynasty was even tortured to the point of becoming inhuman.
It is no exaggeration to say that if we do not seize the deployment measures and develop technology in the last twenty or thirty years, then this world will be the same as Liu Che's original world. It will continue to fall into the repeated killings and civil wars of the dynastic cycle, and even more terrifying
Yes. There will still be Wuhuanhua.
That kind of world is unacceptable to Liu Che!
Because of this, in his previous life, even though he was just a vassal king, he was still a jealous vassal king.
But he still ignores taboos, desperately develops and promotes science and technology, accumulates talents and strength, and attempts to defy nature.
Although he failed in the end.
But, he has no regrets!
As a time-traveler, if you can't change the tragedy, then it's just a matter of time-traveling. You can just find a piece of tofu and kill it!
In this life, he has sat on the throne of the prince and became the future emperor.
He has a lot of power under his command, so naturally he must use all means to prevent the tragedy that is about to happen.
Time travel and rebirth cannot allow this country and this nation to dominate this planet. Then, Liu Che felt that he could find a rope to hang himself.
Of course, you have to eat the food one bite at a time. Yang Guang was too impatient and ended up like that.
Liu Che himself was not willing to make wedding clothes for others.
He waved his hand, and Wang Dao directed the eunuchs to walk in carrying a huge wooden map of Guanzhong.
Liu Che led his ministers to the map and said: "When it comes to fighting famine, the best way is to develop water conservancy projects!"
"Please see, gentlemen, there is currently only one Zhengguo Canal in operation in Guanzhong, and another Baoxie Channel is under exploration and design. My idea is that in addition to Baoxie Channel, other Guanzhong water systems and irrigation projects should also be put on the agenda and exploration begins.
Study the geography and landforms and prepare for construction!" Liu Che talked eloquently. With the existence of two big donors, Cheng Zhengying and Zhuo Wangsun, Liu Che was not afraid that large-scale construction projects would lead to boiling public dissatisfaction.
In fact, when he made the request for one hundred thousand yuan, he had already considered today.
It was obvious that the 100,000 yuan that Cheng Zhengying and Zhuo Wangsun used to atone for their sins were only used to build a memorial road to bribe the emperor and the military.
Liu Che's idea was very simple. While the country's finances were still very rich, and during the more than ten years of peace after the Wu-Chu Rebellion, he would build as many water conservancy projects as possible and develop as many new technologies and equipment as possible.
History books record that during Wenjing's reign, all the money was rotten in the warehouse.
As a time traveler, Liu Che doesn't think this situation is very good.
Money, if it is not circulated, is just useless metal.
Liu Che looked at the map and thought for a while. He was not an expert in water conservancy, but he still knew about many projects of the Xiaozhu government in his previous life.
At this moment, he did not hesitate to use several key projects from the Xiaozhu period.
He pointed at the map and said: "I thought we could dig a channel from Zheng County, pass through Shangyan Mountain, and reach Linjin, connect the Luo River and the Weishui River, and irrigate several surrounding counties!"
This project is the most famous Longshou Canal project in the Xiaozhu Dynasty. It is also a model and classic case of Han Dynasty water conservancy project construction in later history, creating many firsts in the history of engineering.
For example, Longshou Canal is the first underground water canal in China.
Legend has it that after the Longshou Canal was opened, the land in the Linjin area even released a satellite with a yield of ten stones per mu...
This is of course a fake output by some people.
In fact, Liu Che would be happy for a long time if the yield per mu reached an average of five stones.
"Zhang Tang, you take people to Linjin and Zheng County to survey and investigate, visit the neighbors, interview the elders, ask for their opinions, and tell me when you come back!" Liu Che ordered, of course Longshou Canal will not be repaired immediately.
, Liu Che is different from most politicians in this matter in that he likes to investigate first, make detailed plans, and outline plans before taking action.
Liu Che has always disdained people who are self-righteous and want to do whatever they want with a slap on the head.
Therefore, although many ideas have often popped up in his mind for a long time, for every idea, he wanted to test it, investigate it, examine it, see the reaction, and then decide on the next action.
"And here!" After Liu Che finished his instructions, he pointed his finger at Jingshui. This is also the origin of Zhengguo Canal.
"Divert the water eastward to Shuoyang and flow into the Wei River. Then, this new channel will be connected with the Zhengguo Canal, connecting the entire Jingwei River system!" Liu Che pointed at the map and said: "In this way, most of the Jingwei River system can be irrigated.
The land in Guanzhong, Ji An, you are responsible for investigating this matter, because this matter requires too much time, Yan Yi, you are here to assist!" This project is the famous Zheng Bai Canal Project, which has great reputation in later generations, and can be regarded as one of the Western Han Dynasty
The largest water conservancy project in Guanzhong during that period.
"No!" Ji An and Yan Yi quickly stepped out.
Liu Che waved his hand and said: "That's it for now..."
These two projects, together with the Baoxie Road, can almost connect the entire Guanzhong water system together, and can also be connected with Luoshui.
The amount of the project is extremely huge. Even with the support of wealthy financial backers, Liu Che does not think it can be completed quickly. At the very least, these three projects alone will not take more than five years to complete.
"Yang Yi, please stay here. The rest of the Qing family can go and do their own business!" Liu Che ordered. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature for better and faster novels!
ps: Note: Well, I found this after searching for information for a long time.
Tears on my face~ Well, fortunately, I have read similar things before, and I have some impressions. I am also grateful to Mr. Zhu Kezhen for writing the history of climate change in China over the past five thousand years, and to Mr. Wen Huanran for writing the climate of the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River during the Qin and Han Dynasties. Change test, thank you Du Niang Library for collecting these unpopular information, otherwise I would have no place to look it up.
In addition, the famine records and data quoted in the book are all historical records and are recorded in Hanshu, Five Elements Chronicles and Zizhi Tongjian.
