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At this time, the household yamen, in Zhao Junchen's office room. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Because of the will of Emperor Deqing, a eunuch in the imperial study sent the drought between Shaanxi, Gansu and Shanxi to Zhao Junchen.

In the middle of the two notes, there is also a small note, on which are written the four small words "Literary disaster has been born".

This is the meaning of the inner court secretly informing Zhao Junchen of the news, saying that Zhao Junchen's plan is going well.

After glancing at the note, Zhao Junchen picked up a brush and completely blacked out the note, and then threw the note aside, without any concern at all.

What is expected is not something to be happy or proud about.

It's just that once this literary disaster appears, the person who suffers the most is undoubtedly the crown prince Zhu Heyu.

Looking back on the performance of the crown prince Zhu and Yu in recent times, Zhao Junchen secretly sighed in his heart: "I think that at the beginning, the prince went on a rampage, made enemies everywhere, did not hit the south wall and did not look back, and wasted all his advantages, but now the prince has finally improved, but he has completely lost all opportunities, which is really sad and lamentable." ”

After secretly sighing a few words, Zhao Junchen's mind returned to the official affairs of the imperial court, and he stretched out his hand to open the drought recital between Shaanxi, Gansu and Shanxi, and after seeing the content inside, his expression finally became solemn.

The drought in Shaanxi, Gansu and Shanxi for several years seems unusual.

Then, Zhao Junchen raised his head and called, "Come on." ”

As Zhao Junchen's words fell, a household copywriter pushed the door into the room, bowed to Zhao Junchen and said, "Your Excellency, please command." ”

Zhao Junchen instructed: "Bring me the disaster relief account books from all over the imperial court in the past 30 years, and I will look at them. ”

After hearing Zhao Junchen's instructions, this household copywriter did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly went to prepare.

Soon, the household copywriter brought a thick stack of books, which recorded in detail the relief of all disasters in the Ming Dynasty in the past 30 years, and respectfully held them in front of Zhao Junchen.

After Zhao Junchen stretched out his hand to take the account book, he raised his hand and waved his hand, and the household copywriter quietly left the room.

And Zhao Junchen looked through the account books with a focused expression, with a thoughtful look on his face.

After a long time, Zhao Junchen finally finished reading these account books, but his face became more and more solemn.

In fact, Zhao Junchen's expression at this time was more solemn than usual.

"Sure enough! In the past 30 years, the frequency of various natural disasters in various parts of the Ming Dynasty has become higher and higher, and the scale has become larger and larger, especially in recent years, which has been continuous...... If it weren't for the fact that the Ming Dynasty had been peaceful for many years, there were still some grain savings, and the social order was still stable, I am afraid that it would have been dragged down by these continuous natural disasters...... But if these natural disasters continue to occur, how long can the imperial court last? …… The amount of grain stored in the household department is already dangerous......"

After Emperor Deqing saw the disaster situation in Shaanxi, Gansu and Shanxi, he only lamented the bad luck of the imperial court in recent years, and many places were natural disasters for many years, but Zhao Junchen thought of more things.

Xiaoice period.

In another historical time and space, many historians believe that the emergence of the Xiaoice Age is the fundamental reason for the demise of the Ming Dynasty, about the beginning of the fifteenth century, the global climate has entered a stage of extremely cold weather, commonly known as the "Xiaoice Age", due to lack of experience, defense measures are not timely, large-scale crop yield reduction, followed by famine, exiles, peasant uprisings and other chain effects, and finally the Ming Dynasty also because of this series of natural disasters and man-made disasters exhausted all vitality, to the end.

And in this historical time and space, the reason why the Ming Dynasty has been able to continue to the present, in addition to the scheming methods of Emperor Chongzhen has become more sophisticated, is also because the Xiaoice period that should have appeared did not come as scheduled, so the vitality of the Ming Dynasty has not been consumed too much, and it can still hold on.

But after seeing the summary of natural disasters in recent years, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but be a little vigilant.

Perhaps, the Xiaoice period has only been postponed, and now it is gradually approaching...... Even, the Xiaoice period has come!

Therefore, it is no wonder that Zhao Junchen's expression has become so solemn. If the Xiaoice period really comes, then the disasters in recent years are just appetizers, and the natural and man-made disasters in various parts of the Ming Dynasty will further intensify. At that time, with the current state of the Ming Dynasty, how long can it last?

You know, because it has not experienced all kinds of catastrophes in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, the population of the Ming Dynasty today has approached 200 million, so once the Xiaoice Age comes, the pressure it faces is far greater than that of the Ming Dynasty in another time and space.

Once the imperial court loses the power to help the victims, then there will inevitably be millions of displaced people, and at that time, any unrest may occur!

What's even more ridiculous is that Emperor Deqing wanted to spend millions of taels of silver to build a large palace imitating the style of Jiangnan gardens at this time! He even did not hesitate to use the money from the treasury!

Thinking of this, Zhao Junchen's mood couldn't help but be a little worried.

In his position, he seeks his own government, and let him do his duty!

Zhao Junchen is certainly a corrupt official and a powerful minister, and he also thinks he is a despicable villain, but after all, he still has his own conscience bottom line, and now he is the head of the household department of the imperial court, in charge of the world's money and grain, and naturally has the responsibility to do his part.

So, Zhao Junchen pondered for a long time.

In the end, Zhao Junchen sighed softly.

He found that there wasn't much he could do.

First of all, Zhao Junchen is not an expert on crops, and he does not know how to prevent large-scale crop yield reduction during the Xiaoice period; Second, Zhao Junchen is not a historian and is not clear about what opportunities can be taken advantage of in this era; In the end, Zhao Junchen was not a convincing prophet, even if he predicted to Emperor Deqing and the officials that there would be frequent natural disasters in the Ming Dynasty in the future, no one would believe him, and even caused a lot of unnecessary trouble because of "evil words to confuse the public".

At the same time, Zhao Junchen will earn silver, but the silver cannot be eaten, because of the Ming Dynasty's sea ban, it is impossible to buy overseas grain storage on a large scale; Zhao Junchen knows a little about reforms and can stimulate the potential of the Ming Dynasty, but if he does so, it will inevitably cause a backlash from all vested interests, and in the end it will end up with no place to be buried; Zhao Junchen knew that at this time, a lot of resources should be invested in the construction of irrigation facilities such as canals, dams, and waterwheels to reduce the losses caused by various natural disasters as much as possible, but the Deqing Emperor and the officials would not allow Zhao Junchen to invest too much silver in these "inconsequential little things......

Therefore, most of the things that can be done, Zhao Junchen has no conditions to do, and most of the things that can be done, but Zhao Junchen is not able to do them!

In the end, there are very few things that Zhao Junchen can really do.

"However, we should try to do some of the things we can, and we should also prepare for many things that we are unable to do for the time being......

…… Let me think that during this period, there should have been people growing potatoes in the Liangguang area, this crop is cold and drought tolerant, and the yield is very large, so that the imperial court can promote it...... There is also maize, which should have been widely cultivated, but on a smaller scale, and should also be further promoted...... The Nanyang side was very little affected by the Xiaoice period, and people should be sent to find out as soon as possible......

…… Also, although I don't know how to farm, I can always find some way by ordering people to collect agricultural books and gathering experienced old farmers. Although the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry cannot build irrigation facilities on a large scale, they can still make small-scale investments, and they can do a little more......

…… By the way, there are also Mongolia and Northeast China, they may have also been affected by natural disasters in the past two years, and they must also prevent their dogs from jumping off the wall......"

After thinking about all the things within his ability, Zhao Junchen found that they were all trivial means, which were not enough to change the overall situation.

Then, Zhao Junchen's eyes flickered slightly, and he whispered to himself: "It's only been more than a year since I came to this world, and I have the power I have today, and it stands to reason that it has developed rapidly, but now it seems that if I really want to do some practical things, the power in my hands is still too small!" Whether it is the hidden danger of border defense or the emergence of the Xiaoice period, I see it in my eyes, but I am limited to the lack of power in my hands, and there is really too little I can really do, so I can only do it in a hurry......"

While muttering to himself, Zhao Junchen also secretly made up his mind in his heart - many of his plans should be accelerated.

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At the same time, in the study of the Zhou Mansion.

Zhou Shangjing closed his eyes and sat on the rocking chair, his old face full of contemplation.

During today's court meeting, in the matter of Guo Tang, Emperor Deqing's attitude was completely beyond Zhou Shangjing's expectations.

Zhou Shangjing faintly felt that without his knowledge, the future development of the temple situation had quietly changed, and it seemed that there were some very important factors that he had ignored.

But what he ignored, Zhou Shangjing couldn't figure it out for a while.

After thinking for a long time, Zhou Shangjing slowly opened his eyes and whispered to himself: "Old, after all, old, my brain is not as sharp as before, and my energy is not as good as before, but after thinking for a while, I am a little tired." ”

Just as Zhou Shangjing was whispering to himself, Zhou Shangjing's intelligence director Zhou Lu pushed the door in, held a book in his hand and sent it to Zhou Shangjing, and said, "Master, these are the information that the informants in the inner court have passed on recently. ”

Zhou Shangjing nodded lightly, stretched out his hand to take the information and read it carefully.

After reading all the information, Zhou Shangjing slowly closed his eyes and fell into deep thought again.

Unlike Zhao Junchen or Zhao Shancai, Zhou Shangjing did not know the ambitions of the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, in his eyes Zhu Hejian was just an insignificant sick and weak prince, so he couldn't deduce the truth of the matter through some clues, and he couldn't help but be a little hindsight.

However, after reading the information, Emperor Deqing's special attention to the seventh prince Zhu Hejian in recent times still attracted Zhou Shangjing's attention.

Linked to the attitude of Emperor Deqing in the early court today, it seems that there is an opportunity to suppress Qingliu, and Qingliu has always been the foundation of the power of the crown prince Zhu and Yu, if Qingliu is suppressed, then the position of the prince Zhu and Yu will be unstable......

Faintly, Zhou Shangjing felt that he had finally touched the truth of the matter.

Could it be that Emperor Deqing has finally made up his mind to replace the prince? Prince Zhu and Yu are about to be deposed? Will the seventh prince Zhu Hejian be the new crown prince?

So, Zhou Shangjing slowly opened his eyes, and a trace of solemnity flashed in his eyes.

If Zhao Junchen knew Zhou Shangjing's speculation, he would definitely be in admiration, just because of some abnormal attitudes of Emperor Deqing and some clues, Zhou Shangjing had already deduced the truth of the matter!

And, vaguely, Zhou Shangjing always felt that the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian was not simple.

Zhou Shangjing is the first powerful minister today, and he often has the opportunity to contact the princes and grandchildren, but on the contrary, Zhou Shangjing has no impression of the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, it seems that the seventh prince has always deliberately hidden himself in front of Zhou Shangjing.

"Zhou Lu, pay more attention to the movements of the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian during this time, and also send someone to collect more intelligence information about the Seven Princes, and send it to the old man as soon as possible." Zhou Shangjing commanded softly: "I ignored this person a little in the past......"

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Well, the first update.

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