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Chapter 358 Another drought
The fourth year of Jianwu reign of the Ming Dynasty, 1725 AD.

The first day of the first month of January.

The North Korean and Annan envoys boarded the ship to return home.

Ruan Phuc was standing on the deck, looking at the giant city of Nanjing gradually fading away, still feeling a little unfinished in his heart.

He is having a great time in Nanjing these days.

Especially the Daming Palace banquet held yesterday to celebrate the New Year's Eve, the delicious dishes were still unforgettable to him.

In comparison, the so-called "delicacies from the mountains and seas" cooked by top chefs in Fuchun are simply pig food compared to the delicacies of the Ming Dynasty.

No, not only Fuchun, but also the imperial cuisine of the Li Dynasty after the Zheng family, I guess it is not much different.

It is a pity that Ruan Phuc Thu only came as an envoy to pay homage to the Emperor of China.Now that the mission is completed, it's natural not to stay any longer.

Attending the Ming Dynasty's New Year's Eve state banquet was already a requirement of the Emperor of China.

Otherwise, he would have returned with the envoy long ago.

As for these delicacies of the Celestial Dynasty, although it is a pity, Ruan Phuc Su is no longer a child, and he still knows how to choose in the face of power and position.

Moreover, Ruan Fushu did not just stay for dinner, he also asked the emperor of China for a place for his son to study in China.

Not only him, North Korean envoy Park Moon-soo also secretly asked for a spot.

Ha ha.

At that time, Park Moon-soo encountered party strife earlier than in history, and his future was almost ruined. His mentality had already changed.

This can be seen from the fact that he persuaded Li Yan to ask for troops from Daming's father.

North Korea is riddled with holes, so what does that have to do with him?

If Ming Dynasty's father hadn't sent troops, he might have died directly in Jeju, and even his descendants would have been reduced to horse-raising households.

Not only that, Park Wenxiu also carefully considered the emperor's intentions towards North Korea after that day.

First, Jeju was ceded and renamed Tamna County. It was obvious that it was really meant to be governed as a local government, rather than a military institution like the Yuan Dynasty.

Later, they forcibly stationed 5000 troops in North Korea, although it was said to help North Korea resist the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

But what happens after the Manchu Qing Dynasty is destroyed?

The Emperor of China didn’t seem to say anything!

In addition, they ask for food and grass from North Korea without caring about what is going on in North Korea.

With all this going on, is this emperor of the Celestial Dynasty really here to help North Korea recover?

……

cabinet.

Zhu Yijiong looked solemn: "Will there be a severe drought this year?"

Wang Li said: "Your Majesty, there may be a severe drought."

Zhu Yijiong asked: "How likely is it?"

Wang Li said: "This... is hard to say!"

Liang Wenxuan also said: "Your Majesty, have you ever heard the proverb 'If it snows but does not get cold, there will be drought in the coming year'? Although this proverb comes from rural people, it has been widely circulated."

Wide spread means high credibility. No matter what the principle is, it must be the experience of farmers.

Zhu Yijiong immediately flipped through the memorials that several people had submitted earlier regarding the reports on winter rain and snow in various places last year.

Not to mention rain, snow records in various places are obviously much less than in previous years.

Not only that, in September last year, the Privy Council asked for instructions on whether to appropriately reduce the winter clothing budget for soldiers because this winter was not very cold. However, Zhu Yijiong refuted: "No. Soldiers are the foundation of the country and cannot be waited for."

Now combine this with not only less rain and snow in winter, but also not cold.

This was obviously abnormal, and would be called a warm winter in later generations.It may not sound like a bad thing, but the arrival of warm winter is often accompanied by severe drought, which will not be avoided in future generations.

Moreover, even if we are lucky and there is no severe drought, it will also bring continuous heavy snow in spring, which is not a good thing anyway.

Zhu Yijiong sighed, God didn't even intend to let him live in peace!

But there is nothing we can do about it. We are now at the end of the Little Glacier, and bottoming out such as severe droughts and heavy snowfalls can be described as one after another.

Kangxi was so powerful at that time that even Taihu Lake could freeze from time to time.

Have you ever seen flying snow in June?

Zhu Yijiong thought for a moment: "Pass the message and ask all localities to take measures to protect themselves, repair canals, embankments, reservoirs and weirs, and store as much water as possible. Then order Taicang to store more rice. I would rather believe that they have it."

Liang Wenxuan cupped his hands and responded: "I obey your order."

Wang Li said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry too much. All provinces and state capitals are aware of it and are already building canals and embankments under the leadership of the government and local squires. If we store more rice in the local warehouse, there will be no problem." The big problem is that even if there is no famine, these stored rice can be sold to the people."

"Yes." Zhu Yijiong nodded: "Immediately send the message to the north again, so that the north must pay more attention. The north has finally stopped from the war, and can no longer be tormented by natural disasters. By the way, let's write a letter to Liu Ruhan in Shanxi , inform them that there may be a severe drought this year, and ask them to take more precautions.”

Not only did he send orders to the north, but he also sent letters to Shanxi.

This was not only to protect the people of Shanxi from drought, but also because Zhu Yijiong looked down on Liu Ruhan at all.

The Ming Dynasty also had the capital to look down on it. Since ancient times, the land of Shanxi could only be divided into one party, and it was absolutely impossible to claim the throne.

Not to mention Li Tang, he took advantage of the chaos in the world to raise troops from Shanxi, and then ran to occupy Shaanxi. With the support of the Shaanxi nobles, he had the capital to dominate the world.

The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms also raised troops from Taiyuan, but that was because Taiyuan was an important town against the nomads in the north, and troops sent from Taiyuan could quickly enter the capital.

What matters is not Shanxi, but the current situation.

It can be said that Liu Ruhan occupied Shanxi, which was a huge move.

From the perspective of military warfare geography alone, Liu Ruhan's Han Dynasty has been turned into a dumpling by him, surrounded by the Mongols, the Manchu Qing (Xuantong), the Manchu Qing (Yongzheng), and the Ming Dynasty.

Retreat from the cabinet.

Zhu Yijiong was looking at the Ming Dynasty map hanging on the wall behind the imperial study room in a daze.

The map is the latest territory of the Ming Dynasty. Except for Liaodong, Monan and Mobei, Shanxi, northwest and southwest provinces, most of the Han Dynasty has been basically unified by the Ming Dynasty.

The northern and southern capitals had long been recovered, but the situation in North Zhili was slightly worse.Not to mention the homeless people everywhere, it is only slightly better than Henan and Shandong.

If there is a severe drought this year, it is unlikely that the Ming Dynasty will launch a large-scale war in the country.

Because the Little Glacier has not ended yet, there is a drought in the south, and the north is basically the same.

Droughts occurred in both the north and the south. Not only the Ming Dynasty was having a hard time, but also Yongzheng, Yinzhu, and Liu Ruhan.

Fortunately, the Mongolians have been reduced by the Qing Dynasty to the point where they can no longer take care of themselves. Otherwise, in previous years, it would have been the time for the nomads to go south.

If a drought occurs in the Han area, drought will definitely occur in the nomadic areas, and it will even be more difficult for the nomadic people to withstand the disaster of drought than in the Han area.

In other words, even if Zhu Yijiong tightens his belt, scrapes together food and grass to launch a war by force, and then regains the southwest, northwest, and Shanxi provinces.

As these provinces first experienced severe drought and war, the disaster situation will surely worsen rapidly.

Zhu Yijiong is here to unify the world, not to corrupt it.

Once the disaster worsens, where will he get food to help the victims in these provinces?

"Ugh!"

There was a moment of silence, which turned into a sigh.

A long way to go!

Fortunately, the North Korean garrison provides military rations from North Korea, so there is almost no need to consume food and grass. As for whether North Korea will have an accident, that is not something Zhu Yijiong should consider.

(In the summer of the third year of Yongzheng's reign, there was a great famine in Shunde and Jiaozhou.)
(End of this chapter)