Chapter 296 Stargazing and divination, seeking help from the Prince Consort
Listen to Fu'an's words.
Qin Yu turned to look at Xiao Nan helplessly and asked: "What kind of monster is your old man doing? Why did you bring Qin Tianjian out? Isn't the weather going well this year?"
Xiao Nan shrugged helplessly and said quietly: "Brother-in-law, do you think I can know something that even you don't know? I don't know what kind of monster my father is..."
Listening to the conversation between Qin Yu and Xiao Nan.
Fu'an was speechless for a while.
Apart from the two living kings of hell in front of him, there is probably no third person in the entire Wei Dynasty who dares to tease Emperor Wei like this.
Qin Yu frowned slightly and turned to look at Fu'an, "General Manager, don't be anxious, let me finish the work at hand."
Fu'an hurriedly bowed and said: "Old slave, don't be in a hurry, my consort, please take your time."
Originally, he could not afford to offend this powerful prince-in-law.
After he came back from Qi this time, he was even more impressive. Everything he did made the Emperor of Wei very satisfied, and he praised him to the sky.
Qin Yu carefully planted the sweet potatoes, and then looked at Xiao Nan, "This is our lifeblood, you must take good care of it."
Xiao Nan nodded hurriedly and said firmly: "Brother-in-law, don't worry, we are here, but we are in disgrace."
Xiao Nan must complete the tasks assigned by Qin Yu meticulously.
Qin Yu planted the whole sweet potato into the ground, but he did not choose to cut it into pieces.
Sweet potatoes are easy to rot when cut and planted, and are not easy to survive.
He estimated that there is only one sweet potato on this continent today.
If the seedlings cannot be successfully grown, he will cry to death.
So Qin Yu chose to play it slow and plant the sweet potatoes first.
Looking at the sweet potatoes planted by Qin Yu.
Fu'an didn't think much about it, thinking that the two of them were growing something.
moment.
After the sweet potatoes are planted.
Qin Yu and Xiao Nan went to the imperial study room.
Qin Tianjian is responsible for observing celestial phenomena, astronomy, meteorology, calendar, deduction and other important tasks.
In the world of feudal imperial power, both the emperor and his subjects were in awe of God.
Especially in this dynasty where celestial phenomena can be linked to personnel changes and dynasty changes, the status of Qin Tianjian is very high.
Even the Emperor of Wei was no exception and attached great importance to Qin Tianjian.
Royal Palace.
Royal study room.
The Emperor of Wei was sitting on the throne, with servants from the three provinces on his left and right, and all the ministers and ministers were there.
In addition to them, there were four other people: Chu Chen, Wu Guan Ling Tai Lang of Qin Tian Jian, Duan Yan, Wu Guan Baozhang Zheng, Deputy Supervisor He Yueze and Jia Qian, the Supervisor.
Wugan Lingtai Lang Chuchen is responsible for observing changes in celestial phenomena.
Wu Guan Baozhang Zheng Duan Yan is responsible for recording changes in celestial phenomena and predicting good and bad luck.
Deputy Supervisor He Yueze and Supervisor Jia Gan are the heads of Qintian Prison.
With four people gathered together today, something big must have happened.
I saw Qin Yu and Xiao Nan coming in.
Although Emperor Wei's expression softened somewhat, he was still gloomy.
"You two take your seats."
Emperor Wei frowned as he looked at the two of them, and then looked at Duan Yan, who had a straight face. "Duan Aiqing, tell them again the celestial phenomena and divination hexagrams you just recorded."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Duan Yan bowed his head and said immediately: "Prince Consort, Prince Consort, I have been recording the celestial phenomena in the past few days and using hexagrams for divination. I found that they are all omens of great misfortune and are related to the weather."
"Immediately, Weichen looked through ancient books and found that this year's celestial phenomena were consistent with the sudden severe cold weather 500 years ago, so Weichen boldly predicted that there would be a sudden extreme cold this winter."
"We can still get through this winter, but the weather in the next few years will be more extreme, so we in Dawei should prepare early to prepare for natural disasters."
The words fell into place.
The faces of Wei Huang, Qin Wenyao, and Zhang Zian were all very ugly.
Stargazing, divination, and recording of celestial phenomena have been practiced since ancient times.
Moreover, the astronomical phenomena this time are not based on Duan Yan’s divination and speculation, but are based on history.
This is very scary.
If the severe cold comes this winter, it will not only be a nightmare for the Wei Dynasty, but also a nightmare for all northern countries.
Qin Yu also frowned deeply.
He basically understood what Duan Yan said.
This severe cold may be a harbinger of the Little Ice Age.
The Little Ice Age was not just a severe cold winter, it was an overall climate abnormality, accompanied by floods, droughts, hail, strong winds, frost and snow, plagues and many other natural disasters.
Qin Yu remembered that during the Ming Dynasty, from Zhu Yuanzhang, Emperor Taizu of Ming Dynasty, to Zhu Youjian, Emperor Chongzhen, there were thousands of natural disasters.
What concept is this!?
The most serious consequence of extreme weather is reduced food production.
In this era of very low productivity, people's ability to cope with natural disasters is very weak, even for countries.
If there is a shortage of food, the northern nomads will invade the Central Plains and plunder the food. The people will also revolt because there is no food.
Those countries in the south that are less affected by the Little Glacier climate will never give up such a good opportunity to invade the Wei Dynasty.
By that time, the Wei Dynasty will definitely be in chaos, and the country's subjugation is not impossible.
The demise of the Ming Dynasty was directly related to entering the Little Glacier.
At this time, the atmosphere in the palace was very solemn.
This is not a matter of whether you believe it or not.
Once the Little Ice Age comes and the Wei Dynasty fails to prepare a response, it will not just be a simple matter of suffering losses.
Emperor Wei's brows were deeply furrowed, his face was stern, and he said in a deep voice: "Have you heard about everything? Once the severe cold comes, Wei will be even worse, so we must take countermeasures now."
"How to enable the people to survive the cold winter, and how to deal with the food shortage caused by extreme weather in the Wei Dynasty, these are the most serious problems we are facing now."
As he said that, he looked at Qin Yu and said, "Qin Yu, you developed the greenhouse. We old guys discussed it and your greenhouse is likely to be the key to our Wei Dynasty resisting this severe cold."
"After all, the only thing that can grow food in extremely cold weather is greenhouses. You are the most experienced person in this field, so we called you here today just to hear your opinion."
Today, Emperor Wei is extremely serious.
This also shows how strong a sense of crisis he has about the coming winter.
After all, the extreme weather five hundred years ago did indeed wipe out several countries, and the populations of the northern countries dropped sharply.
This is really not a joke.
Listen to what Emperor Wei said.
Everyone's eyes fell on Qin Yu.
Although they were a little embarrassed, they would always go to Qin Yu to solve any big problem.
But judging from the talent he has shown so far, he is indeed a great help to the court.
Qin Yu's brows were furrowed and he was planning a plan in his mind.
He originally didn't want to tell anyone about the sweet potatoes.
But now I have to give everyone a piece of reassurance.
And if we prepare now, it’s still not too late.
But there are too many things Qin Yu wants to build.