Chapter 111: Xiaoice River
"Therefore, there are still people in the DPRK who understand." Zhao Hao smiled and added tea to Hai Rui.
"You're not behind it?" Hai Jui understands very well. Xu Jie was treated too badly by him, although he deserved it, but the Ming Dynasty was careless.
Even if the evidence is conclusive, the government and the opposition cannot directly complain for Xu Ge, but they can accuse Hai Rui of being ungrateful and unruly, and sneaking up on a sixty-seven-year-old man's house. In addition, he has offended too many people by cleaning up the lawsuit and clearing the fields, and I really don't know how many people want him to get out.
"How can I do that?" Zhao Hao hurriedly cleared his eyes and said: "In the south of the Yangtze River, this acre of three-point land, you have to rely on the middle cover." Can I still do it the other way around? Isn't that a MΓΆbius ring? β
"What the hell is that?" Hai Rui was used to it, and he didn't care for a moment: "It's really not you?" β
"Not really." Zhao Hao nodded, of course he couldn't let Hai Rui know that he had made a dirty deal with Gao Gong.
"Well, let's not think it's you." Hai Rui looked at him deeply, no longer dwelling on this question and said: "But no matter what, I can serve one term at most, and it will be less than two years." In the past two years, they have been honest, and when I leave, I am afraid that the original form will be revealed again. β
"Alas, treating the symptoms but not the root cause is futile after all." Hai Rui said endlessly: "If you want to avoid people from going to politics, it is not a matter of people at all, but it is a pity that I, the governor, cannot change everyone - especially those scribes who have been passed down from generation to generation, they are like mosquitoes and flies, they hide in winter, warm up in the next year, and come out to suck blood and eat feces again." β
"Ahem...... Zhao Hao almost choked, and helplessly wiped his mouth with a handkerchief: "This is indeed a problem, and our group is also worried that the biggest risk in the future is the attitude of the government." β
"You really need to think about it sooner." Hai Rui nodded, this is exactly what he wanted to say to Zhao Hao. "Those things you did in Jiangnan, to be honest, are good or too exaggerated. I was lucky enough to meet Lin Zhongcheng and the old man, I opened my eyes and closed my eyes, and I was tossed by you, and in the future, I will change to a governor who does not agree with you? There are times when you are uncomfortable. β
"Hmm." Zhao Hao nodded, and said in his heart that he could only fast forward to the next one. Of course, this is never said.
"Besides, your method of tying up officials and gentry with interests is also problematic in itself." Hai Rui said to Zhao Hao with a serious expression: "First of all, it can only be useful in Jiangnan, because this is the land of fish and rice, as long as you straighten out the relationship, there will always be enough benefits to distribute." But what about somewhere else? In those places where an acre of land only produces five or six buckets, seven or eight buckets, can your development company make money? What do you take for distribution? How do you keep everyone satisfied? β
"Yes." Zhao Hao nodded convincingly and said: "Zhongcheng sees it very accurately, this kind of 'project for land' development model can only be started in the south of the Yangtze River, and it will be caught blind if it is changed elsewhere." β
Before the rise of modern agriculture, farmland yields depended entirely on land and climatic conditions, and the yield per mu was five or six times higher than that of places with poor conditions. Otherwise, Suzhou alone would not account for one-eighth of the country's taxes.
This is also the reason why Zhao Hao resolutely does not open a development company outside the ten prefectures in Jiangnan. What to do when you lose money?
"If you can't generalize, then there will be a big problem - the gap between the rich and the poor in Jiangnan and elsewhere? It will be further expanded. Hai Rui said with a stern face: "Jiangnan will become a magnet?" Strongly attract displaced people from all provinces to flock here! What to do then? β
"That's a good thing, isn't it? Population is productivity. Zhao Hao smiled heartlessly? Before Hai Rui goes berserk? He quickly changed his words and said: "This is not what I said, it was said by your idol on "University Yanyi Supplement". β
"...... you" Hai Rui was angry, glared at him and said: "Even if it is a good thing in the short term, but in the long term, so many displaced people have poured in?" It's going to be messy! β
"I want as many displaced people as I want, and Jiangnan can't raise them? I was looking for a place to settle overseas. "Zhao Hao is also serious? Categorically: "Zhongcheng is right, I just want to turn Jiangnan into a magnet?" Attract as many people as possible! β
"What do you mean by that?" Hai Rui's brows furrowed.
Zhao Hao sighed and said, "Zhongcheng, remember I told you?" The Xiaoice River is coming! β
"You mean the extreme cold that lasted for a hundred years?" Hai Rui said with a grim expression.
"Hmm." Zhao Hao nodded heavily.
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The two of them have been ** for many years...... There are countless verbal cannons that have fought each other, from Beijing to Nanjing.
That was when the two discussed the reasons for the change of dynasty in Beijing? Zhao Hao told Hai Rui that many times the great turmoil that led to the collapse of the rule? It is not entirely caused by the failure of the bureaucracy, but is closely related to the Xiaoice River cycle.
Since Xia Shang, there have been three Xiaoice rivers. once in the last years of the Yin Shang Dynasty to the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty; the second time was the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Western Jin Dynasty of the Three Kingdoms; The third time was in the late Tang Dynasty and the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty.
When entering the Xiaoice Age, the temperature dropped sharply, causing drought in the north, greatly reducing grain production, and forming a long-term famine that lasted for decades.
Under such circumstances, the government's finances were in difficulty, and the income of the landlords was also greatly affected, so it was natural to intensify the exploitation of the common people, and this led to several decades of violent social turmoil and war. Facts have proven that even a Heavenly Chosen Empire like Han and Tang, which has several extra-long blood troughs, can't afford to toss like this......
But compared to the narrative of the emperors who changed dynasties, what made Zhao Hao care more was that every time the 'Xiaoice River period', the Chinese population would plummet by more than four-fifths!
Unfortunately, the fourth Xiaoice has already arrived...... In fact, it is now entering the Xiaoice River, and the Grand Canal freezes every October and only thaws in March, which is the best proof of this.
But Zhao Hao told Hai Rui that the real extreme cold weather is still decades away. When the time comes, Da Ming will not be able to hold on either!
Hai Jui, of course, would have thought he was alarmist and far-fetched. But as Zhao Hao continued to create miracles, the persuasiveness of his arguments also increased day by day. Hai Rui had to pay attention to his words, let people find all kinds of historical materials, and took the time to check them up.
The Yin Shang era is too long to be found. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Han population was 60 million, and after decades of famine and war, when the Western Jin Dynasty was unified, the population was only 7.7 million. This was followed by the Rebellion of the Eight Kings and the Five Rebellions. At its most dangerous, there were less than four million Han Chinese left in the country...... It is really on the verge of the extinction of the country and the extinction of civilization.
At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Han population was also 60 million, and only 20 million remained in the early Northern Song Dynasty. Natural disasters lead to man-made disasters, and man-made disasters expand the harm of natural disasters.
Then he made a special count of the frost, snow and frost disasters in these two periods, and found that not only were the times far more frequent than before, but also the time of occurrence was much earlier. In addition, the number of locust plagues has increased accordingly.
Then he counted the data of this dynasty, and found that as Zhao Hao said, since Zhengde, the frost, snow and frost disasters of this dynasty have also begun to increase in advance, and correspondingly, the number of floods, droughts and locust plagues has also increased.
And his own experience is also consistent with the data. In the past 50 or 60 years, there has been no good situation in Daqing, disasters have continued frequently throughout the country, the people's lives have become increasingly difficult, the antagonism between the people and the landlords has become more and more acute, and the country has reached a precarious point.
is not to the point of despair, how could he be indignant in "Public Security Sparse", shouting to the first emperor 'Jiajing Jiajing, every family is clean'?
But now, Hai Rui has seen that the emperor can't save Daming. Well, of course, only whoever can try it. That's why he will take drastic medicine and make heavy moves in Yingtian Shifu. is also from Zhao Haohu - with Hai Rui's fiery eyes, of course, you can see whether he is really worried about the country and the people.
Of course, although it is said that a dead horse is a live horse doctor, Hai Rui still has to try his best to set a good direction, so as not to let this kid's actions turn into a disaster for the country and the people......
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The charcoal basin was warm, but the atmosphere of the conversation between the two was like falling into an ice cave, and Li Shizhen, who came out to drink tea, couldn't help but shudder.
"Do you have any evidence you can get your hands on?" Hai Rui asked in a deep voice, "Can you convince the princes of the Manchu Dynasty?" β
"It's too hard." Zhao Hao smiled bitterly: "First of all, climate change is a long process, and there will be repetitions in the process...... According to the scientific predictions of my disciples and me, the temperature will actually continue to warm up in the next ten years. In this case, I threw out the remarks of Xiaoice, where will there be a market? β
After a pause, he said with a serious expression: "But this is just a period of return, and then the situation will continue to deteriorate, and thirty years later, Daming will begin to enter the extreme cold." When the Wusong River will freeze, those people will naturally believe it, but it will be too late to do anything at that time! β
"So we have thirty years at most to try to fend off the coming cataclysm." Zhao Hao said in a deep voice: "To avoid the recurrence of the tragedy of the Han and Tang Dynasties!" Avoid our country sinking again! Prevent the people of the Ming Dynasty from becoming two-legged sheep and fourth-class animals again! β
Li Shizhen was shocked, and it was the first time he heard Zhao Hao's argument. In the past, he always felt that this kid was blind and too ambitious, and it was very strange why Hai Rui, a Qing official who couldn't rub sand in his eyes, could tolerate Zhao Hao and the Jiangnan Group.
Only now do I understand that Zhao Hao is in a hurry. And Hai Rui also believed his words and was in a hurry together......
"The old man of Xiaoice River doesn't know." He interjected, "But it's true that it's getting colder and colder. Fifty years ago, when I followed my father into Beijing, the North Canal had a glacial period of three months a year, and now it basically freezes for four months......"
Hai Rui nodded, people of his age naturally have the same experience. Asked Zhao Hao a sharp question: "Han and Tang can't overcome the difficulties, do you think you can take Daming to break through?" β
"Do your best, obey the destiny of heaven." Zhao Hao smiled faintly and said, "At least I can come up with a way." β
"Moving people from the north to overseas?" Hai Rui sneered, he had been talking to Zhao Hao for a long time, and naturally knew that this kid had been advocating that there was ten times as much fertile land overseas as the Ming Dynasty, which was really a God-given land, and God would take it and he would be blamed!
"It's just one of them." Zhao Hao raised three fingers and said word by word: "The promotion of drought-resistant and high-yield crops, large-scale migration to the south, and cutting the feudal domain, this is the three-plate axe of this son, it's very simple, right?" β