Yellow Emperor calendar, 3823.

The second day of the first month.

A heavy snowfall enveloped Kaifeng Mansion.

The snow was heavy, and in less than half an hour, the ground was covered with a layer of snow.

Standing in the vertical arch hall, looking at the increasingly heavy snow outside the hall, Han Zhen muttered to himself: "It's the third snow of this year." ”

Liu Chang on the side said softly: "Ruixue Zhaofeng year, this year will definitely be another bumper harvest year." ”

"You don't understand."

Han Zhen shook his head, his tone a little helpless.

Later generations only know that the end of the Ming Dynasty was in the Xiaoice River period, but they did not know that the end of the Northern Song Dynasty was also in the Xiaoice River period, and it was colder than the end of the Ming Dynasty.

The fall of a dynasty is always a combination of factors, not just the emperor's mediocrity.

If you talk about mediocrity, Song Zhenzong is better than Zhao Ji.

It was just a time when Mount Tai sealed Zen, which displaced many people in Shandong and ruined their families.

Similarly, there are many factors that contribute to the prosperity of a dynasty.

During the Zhenguan period alone, Li Erfeng raised troops many times and destroyed six countries such as DTZ, Gaochang, Tuyuhun, Xue Yantuo, Zhongtianzhu, and Qiuzi.

destroyed the Six Kingdoms, but instead of collapsing the Tang Dynasty that had just been established, he also played a Zhenguan rule.

After Li Zhi came to power, he continued to fight and destroy the Western Turks, Baekje, and Goguryeo.

The domestic economy not only did not collapse, but it went to a higher level than the Zhenguan period, laying a solid foundation for the later Kaiyuan Dynasty.

This is clearly unconscionable.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che destroyed the Xiongnu, drained the family funds that his ancestors had worked hard to accumulate for several generations, and almost didn't tear the Han Dynasty apart.

The reason why it is so abnormal, in addition to having Li Jing, Li Ji and other famous generals, the most important thing is the climate!

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the global climate suddenly warmed up and changed back to the way it was during the Shang Dynasty.

Longyou is the place where the soldiers of the government are located, and the Hexi Corridor is a place where water and grass are abundant.

Not to mention Hedong and Hebei, which are the granaries of the Tang Dynasty!

From the ancient paintings and murals that have been circulated, you can get a glimpse of the clues.

The Tang Dynasty, especially the ladies in the early and middle Tang Dynasty, were all dressed in light gauze and were scantily dressed.

The main reason is heat, high temperature.

If you look at the pictures of ladies in the Northern Song Dynasty, each one is tighter than the other.

In the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty, the West Lake in Hangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River was covered with a thick layer of ice, and it is conceivable how much lower the temperature was than in the Tang Dynasty.

The temperature in the Tang Dynasty was three degrees higher than that in the late Song Dynasty.

Three degrees, many people may not know what this concept is.

In other words, when the global temperature is three degrees higher, Henan, Shaanxi, and Shandong in the Yellow River basin become subtropical, similar to Guangdong and Yunnan in later generations.

These three places become subtropical, do you know how many 10,000 stone of grain are produced every year?

The Jiangnan of the Tang Dynasty was equivalent to Southeast Asia in later generations.

Why is Henan called Henan?

Because of his mother's Shang Dynasty, Henan was full of elephants.

Needless to say, the environmental climate of elephants everywhere?

In addition to the high grain production, no one can freeze to death in winter.

Pastures are everywhere, water and grass are abundant, and the number of cattle and sheep is staggering.

At the height of the Tang Dynasty, there were 700,000 war horses alone.

700,000 horses!

In the paintings of the Tang Dynasty, every individual rode a horse.

This is the main reason why Li Erfeng and Li Zhi have fought so many battles and destroyed so many countries, and the domestic economy has not collapsed, but has become stronger and stronger!

Climate!

The original ice age suddenly warmed up at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, and changed back to the pleasant climate of the ancient Yin Shang period.

Li Longji's Kaiyuan era recorded a jaw-dropping incident, a bumper wheat harvest in Qingyang, Gansu Province, but the farmers could not sell grain.

Why?

Because there is a good harvest in all parts of the country, and there is no shortage of food!

Because of this, Du Fu wrote that sentence: Recalling the heyday of the Kaiyuan Dynasty in the past, Xiaoyi still hid thousands of families, the rice was fat and the corn was white, and the public and private warehouses were abundant.

Later generations thought that the people of the Tang Dynasty were miserable, but they directly put the miserable situation of the people of the Ming and Qing dynasties, but in fact, there was no comparison at all.

The people of the Central Plains of the Tang Dynasty lived in the subtropics, and the rice was ripened three times a year, which was comparable to the Xiaoice River period of the Ming and Qing Dynasties?

In the winter of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty, there was no ice or snow.

Li Longji planted several orange trees in the Chang'an Imperial Palace, which bear 100 fruits every year, which are delicious and sweet, and are no different from the citrus fruits in the south of the Yangtze River.

You know, in the Spring and Autumn Period, Yan Zi said the famous sentence 'orange is orange when it is born in Huainan, and orange is orange when it is born in Huaibei'.

But by the end of the Tang Dynasty, everything changed again, and the temperature dropped again, until the end of the Song Dynasty reached its lowest point, and it continued for nearly a thousand years.

The Jin people have been oppressed by the Liao State for hundreds of years, why did they break out in the past ten years?

Isn't it just that the cold really can't stand it?

Even the West Lake is frozen, what does the north have to be cold?

The reason why Han Zhen didn't consider the capital of Chang'an or Luoyang was because these two places could easily carry the capital of a country because of the climate and water system during the Tang Dynasty.

But now, the climate has changed drastically, and it is no longer possible.

Not to mention the bumper harvest in Guanzhong, it is no longer even suitable for growing grain.

In later generations, Westerners have been clamoring to guard against global warming, just to inhibit the development of industry in third world countries. The second is that global warming is not good for oceanic countries, but it is a godsend for the countries of the East in Central Asia.

The Central Plains, Shandong, and Hebei have become subtropical, Shaanxi, Gansu, and Ningbo have abundant rain and fertile fields, and Xinjiang is lush and green, and oases are everywhere......

It only takes a little imagination to understand the benefits of global warming for the East.

Now that we know thousands of years of history, why is there only a prosperous era of Kaiyuan.

People are in the right place at the right time, and they all occupy it, and they are the only one!

And now, Han Zhen will face the Xiaoice period.

According to the memories of previous lives, it is from this year that the temperature will fall off a cliff, and eventually fall to the bottom, and continue for a full hundred years.

The cyclical changes in the earth's temperature cannot be changed, but Han Zhen feels that man will win the day.

Since Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningbo can't grow grain, let's fight!

Lay down Southeast Asia and India and make these places the new granary!

Coupled with the sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn from the Americas, he didn't believe that he couldn't feed so many mouths in the country.

Liu Chang knew that His Majesty was thinking about something big again.

At this moment, a little eunuch outside the hall stepped on the snow and trotted all the way.

Seeing this, Liu Chang immediately greeted him and said in a low voice: "Be quiet, don't disturb Your Majesty." ”

The little eunuch presented a wax seal secret note: "Manager Liu, there is a secret report from Fan Lou." ”

"I know, stand down."

Liu Chang took the secret report, turned around and walked into the hall.

Just as he was hesitating to speak, Han Zhen came back from his contemplation and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Your Majesty, Fan Lou's secret report."

Liu Chang said, and submitted the secret report.

After taking it, Han Zhen quickly glanced at it, and then ordered: "The head of the Xuanjun Department, the Cabinet and the Household Department enter the palace!" ”

……

Xie Ding and Liu Mi were dressed in big clothes, and walked briskly in the imperial city under the wind and snow.

Today was Xiu Mu, and the two of them were celebrating the New Year at home, and after getting the will, they hurried to the imperial city.

"Xie Xiang, do you know why he entered the palace?"

Liu Mi gasped slightly, and bursts of white mist floated out of his mouth and nose and quickly dissipated in the wind and snow.

Xie Ding shook his head: "I don't know, but it's so urgent, it should be a big deal." ”

Hearing this, Liu Mi said worriedly: "Could it be that the Song and Jin countries did it?" ”

"It's not necessarily impossible to do it at this time."

While talking, the two walked through the Daqing Hall and came all the way to the Vertical Arch Hall.

Liu Chang was already waiting in front of the palace gate, and when he saw the two of them, he immediately stepped forward: "Your Majesty is in the study, please come here for the two ministers." ”

"I'm tired."

Xie Ding arched his hand, and then asked, "Does Chief Manager Liu know why His Majesty summoned us?" ”

"We don't know."

Liu Chang smiled bitterly and lowered his voice and said, "But it should be about the Song and Jin countries." ”

Xie Ding and Liu Mi showed a look of understanding, and they knew it in their hearts.

Under the leadership of Liu Chang, the two crossed the main hall and came to the study.

"Your Majesty, the two prime ministers have arrived."

"Come in."

Pushing open the door of the study, a wave of heat suddenly hit my face.

Shi Wenhui, Zhang Shuye, and Zhao Ting arrived first, and they were sitting in the study at the moment, with solemn faces.

"I've seen Your Majesty."

The two bowed.

Han Zhen beckoned, "Sit." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your seat."

Xie Ding took off his snow-soaked coat and came to the desk and sat down.

took the teacup handed by the palace maid, took a sip of hot tea, and suddenly felt that his body was warmer.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Han Zhen spoke: "The secret spy department has just intercepted a secret report from the pseudo-Song Dynasty, and the three kingdoms of Song, Jin, and Western Xia plan to launch a surprise attack on March 15 without declaring war!" ”

When the words fell, everyone's faces changed.

Although he had already known about the plan of the pseudo-Song Lianjin Vaqi, he didn't expect it to come so soon, and he chose it on March 15, and he couldn't even wait for the summer harvest.

If it weren't for the meritorious service of the secret spy department, they would have really been caught off guard.

I have to say that the timing was very good.

The beginning of March was the beginning of spring, and for the next 100 days, it was rainy and humid, and firearms could not be used to their fullest potential.

Xie Ding frowned and said: "If you don't declare war, the division is unknown, and the Song and Jin countries don't even want face?" ”

It seems useless, but it is actually very important.

Even if the Jin State went south to attack the Song Dynasty, it was also under the pretext of Zhang Jue, accusing Zhao and Song of not abiding by the alliance, and at the same time sending envoys to submit a declaration of war.

In later generations, when the United States bullied a certain country, it had to be defined as a terrorist and occupy the moral high ground.

From this, we can see the importance of justification.

Shi Wenhui sneered: "This is the idea of a quick battle, to quickly destroy my Great Qi, and then unite with the historians of the Three Kingdoms, and set my Great Qi as Zhong Xiang, Fang La and the like, and the rebellion will naturally become famous." ”

"Wishful thinking!"

Uncle Zhang scolded angrily.

Han Zhen pressed his hands weakly, and said loudly: "The military situation is urgent, and now is not the time to dwell on this matter." I plan to take the lead and strike first! ”

His character is like this, no matter when and where, he is used to taking the initiative.

Preemptively, and then second.

As a result, Han Zhen also likes to take risks with his soldiers, his speed is like the wind, his invasion is like fire, and he combines punches one after another, and will not give the other party the slightest respite until he completely wins the war.

(End of chapter)