Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 39 Frozen for four hundred years?
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment, and a trace of doubt flashed in his old eyes.

Zhu Yuanzhang was actually immersed in the afterglow of joy of harvesting more than a dozen communication artifacts. He didn't take the theoretical physics conference he just mentioned too seriously, but now he was interrupted by Zhu Xiongying's sudden question. .

Zhu Yuanzhang quickly came to his senses, nodded slowly and said: "It is indeed getting colder year by year. Why does the great grandson ask this question?"

Zhu Xiongying's voice came from the other end of the Yin Yang Qihai.

"Grandpa, I heard that this is called the Little Ice Age."

"Little Ice Age?"

Zhu Yuanzhang repeated this unfamiliar vocabulary, frowning slightly, with a look of confusion on his face.

As the founding emperor of a generation, he has experienced countless ups and downs and has rich experience. However, he is very unfamiliar with the so-called "Little Ice Age" mentioned by the grandson. It can even be said to be unheard of. He does know what Lu You did. "I lie down at night listening to the wind and rain, and the iron horse glacier falls into my dreams" is a poem.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, his heart full of doubts. He turned around and asked Qiu Xuanqing next to him: "Master Qiu, have you ever heard of the 'Little Ice Age'?"

Qiu Xuanqing also showed a thoughtful look at this time. He stroked his long beard and said in a deep voice: "I have never seen the term 'Little Ice Age' in ancient books, but this is the first time I have heard of it."

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned even more tightly.

He couldn't help but think to himself: Even a learned man like Qiu Xuanqing had never heard of it. What was the meaning of this "Little Ice Age"?

At this time, Zhu Xiongying started to explain the concept of the Little Ice Age, which was what he had heard in class before.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he murmured to himself: "In other words, this Little Ice Age refers to a period when the climate becomes colder. During this period, the temperature will drop year by year, resulting in reduced crop yields and difficulties in people's lives?"

If someone else said this, Zhu Yuanzhang would definitely not believe it. He would just think it was demagogueing nonsense, and then give him a Nine Tribes Elimination Fun Experience Card.

But this is what Da Sun said!
After experiencing the elixir to save the Queen Ma, the air seal message, and the communication artifact, Zhu Yuanzhang already had unreserved trust in Da Sun's ability. The "mysterious heavenly information" obtained from Da Sun was indeed of great help to the Ming Dynasty. It is very crucial. Therefore, the key information that Dasun said cannot be easily ignored, and must be asked clearly.

"Is this the first time that the Little Ice Age has happened?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"This is not the first time it happened. It happened four times in total. The first Little Ice Age occurred from the end of the Yin and Shang Dynasties to the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty. The second Little Ice Age occurred from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Three Kingdoms, and the Western Jin Dynasty. It also happened at the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Five Dynasties, and the beginning of the Northern Song Dynasty. The Third Little Ice Age, starting from the Yuan Dynasty, was the Fourth Little Ice Age.”

After Qiu Xuanqing heard this, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.

He nodded and said in a low voice: "I see, Pindao once read in a history book that there were indeed periods in history where the climate was extremely cold, leading to chaos and deprivation of the people. It seems that this is the 'Little Ice Age' It’s causing trouble.”

Zhu Yuanzhang looked up at the snowflakes falling from the sky, and suddenly had a bad premonition, and he frowned.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang was the founding emperor after all, and had experienced too many things. He quickly adjusted his emotions, took a deep breath, and asked: "How long will this Little Ice Age last?" "How long will it take, I don't know. It’s not very clear, but it will last at least four hundred years.”

Zhu Xiongying really doesn’t know how long it lasted, because there were no accurate and continuous national temperature records in ancient times, so later generations of scholars have different opinions, so that there are two mainstream opinions on when the coldest period of the Little Ice Age was. One view is that Starting from the middle of the Ming Dynasty or the 1600th century, the temperature began to drop suddenly, and then the lowest temperature was in the half century at the end of the Ming Dynasty, from 1644 to 1660; another view is that the Ming Dynasty perished Later, that is, in the early period of the Qing Dynasty, from 1680 to , the temperature was the lowest.

But in any case, the specific duration range and the coldest period may not be determined, but from the early Yuan Dynasty to the early Qing Dynasty, a total of about four hundred years can be roughly determined.

And this too long time was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Zhu Yuanzhang.

——Four hundred years? !
This number echoed repeatedly in his mind, making Zhu Yuanzhang feel dizzy.

As the founding emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang knew very well what the number four hundred years meant to the Ming Dynasty. To put it bluntly, it is hard to say whether the entire Ming Dynasty had a lifespan of four hundred years!
After all, the Tang Dynasty existed for less than three hundred years, the Song Dynasty lasted for more than three hundred years, and the Ming Dynasty is optimistically estimated to last more than three hundred years.

In other words, counting the one hundred years of the Yuan Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty is estimated to have perished at the hands of this so-called "Little Ice Age"!
Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath and tried to calm down the shock in his heart. However, the chill rising continuously from the bottom of his heart kept him from calming down.

Zhu Yuanzhang turned to look at Qiu Xuanqing, and saw that the Taoist priest also had a solemn face, and he was obviously shocked by this number.

"Dasun. How did you learn about this?" Zhu Yuanzhang's voice still trembled slightly.

"Grandpa, I heard this from a very powerful teacher."

Since he was called "very powerful" by the great grandson, he must be a very powerful expert, which means that this "mysterious secret information" should be conclusive.

But how Zhu Yuanzhang hoped this was false!
Just when Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to continue questioning, the Yin and Yang Qihai that had been open for most of the day disappeared.

Seeing the Yin Yang Qihai disappearing without a trace, Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a moment, digesting this shocking news. He looked up at the snowflakes that were falling in the sky from night to morning to dusk, and felt an inexplicable sadness in his heart.

Could it be said that this is really God’s will? Is the Ming Dynasty destined to struggle to survive in this unprecedented disaster?

No! He, Zhu Yuanzhang, will never sit still and wait for death!
A trace of determination flashed in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes. No matter how great the difficulty was, he could not overwhelm him. He did not give in to the desperate situation of Chen Youliang's Eastern Expedition. This time, even if he had to fight with God, he must find a way to deal with this disaster!

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Qiu Xuanqing, and first warned in a deep voice: "Don't say a word of what you heard today to the outside world. It will all rot in your stomach. Otherwise, don't worry about our rudeness."

"Regarding this matter, go check it out now. We grant you the right to read all the treasury documents. First, verify whether the events of the previous three Little Ice Ages are true. Check all the ancient books and information on celestial phenomena. Don't miss any of them!"

Qiu Xuanqing saluted and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

(End of this chapter)