The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Emperor Hongzhi was kind and generous, and Shuntian Prefecture was under the emperor's feet, so he couldn't bear it after all: "Let's take the relief grain from Taicang, what do you think of the Ministry of Revenue?"

Minister of Revenue Zhou Jing hesitated: "Your Majesty, the grain, silk, and silver received by the Ministry of Revenue this year are less than in previous years, and the nine frontiers have to pay military salaries again, I'm afraid..."

The Ministry of Revenue also has no money. When he supervised the construction of Shumin Pavilion, Zhou Jing used his own money to bribe the eunuch in charge, asking him to save a lot of materials, and only then saved a little money.

A good cook cannot cook without rice, and the three people in the cabinet also frowned.

"Then let's take it from the treasury."

Li Dongyang was like being pardoned, and His Majesty finally agreed to open the treasury. Now only the treasury has money.

At this moment, the eunuch outside the door came in to report that Wang Yue, who went to Jiujiang Prefecture to suppress bandits, was back.

Wang Yue, wearing court robes, walked slowly into the warm room: "I have suppressed the banditry in Poyang Lake and recovered 30,000 shi of summer grain, 3,400 pieces of silk, and 13,000 taels of silver."

In the previous victory report, Wang Yue deliberately glossed over it and did not mention the detailed figures.

If all of them were written in the memorial, what would he say when he came back?

This time, the river and lake bandits were suppressed, not only did they recover the court's summer grain, but also the family property accumulated by the bandits for many years was confiscated.

Sure enough, Emperor Hongzhi laughed and said: "This time, the Wang family will be credited with the first merit in suppressing the bandits!"

Wang Yue was overjoyed: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The title of Mr. Chuanshi, bestowed by the emperor, should finally be settled, right? This time, I will also be famous in history.

At this time, a hurried voice sounded: "Your Majesty, these money and grain...why not transport them to Taicang, but directly escort them to Shuntianfu's warehouse?"

Another hurried voice sounded, Ma Wensheng was anxious: "Your Majesty, it's time to pay the nine borders."

"…………"Emperor Hongzhi's face darkened.

These old guys, one by one, stretched out their hands to ask me for money.

"These money and grain will be filled into Shuntianfu's warehouse. As for the military pay, the Ministry of Revenue will pay it first, and the shortfall will be supplemented by the treasury."

Liu Qing and Ma Wensheng were both very happy.

Li Dongyang always had to think long-term: "Today, the cabinet's memorials, many prefectures submitted memorials, a large number of oxen froze to death, and there was cattle plague in Baoding Prefecture."

Although there is relief grain now.

Without cattle, how can the people farm next year?

The joy on the faces of the ministers was diluted a lot, and Liu Qing had a bitter face. Although the Ming Dynasty had a ban on cattle, the reproduction of cattle was extremely low, and there were always epidemics, so the number could not be increased.

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Yan Chengjin heard that several censors were preparing to impeach Liu Qing of Shuntian Prefecture for failing to govern properly, which led to a sharp increase in refugees in Shuntian Prefecture and the freezing of livestock.

From this, it can be seen that, as in historical records, the prosperity of the Hongzhi Restoration began to decline from the twelfth year. Although there was no external threat on the border for the time being, there were natural disasters.

You never know what will defeat you.

In this farming era where animal husbandry, agriculture and population represent the strength of a country, the more livestock and food, the more prosperous the country.

In today's Little Ice Age, the increasing number of refugees is undoubtedly a disaster for the Ming Dynasty.

"Sir Yang, it's very cold now, and many chickens in my house have frozen to death. Do you think you can give me a few more days for the running chickens?"

Yan Chengjin raised his head slightly and saw an extremely wretched figure. Zhou Yu, the Earl of Changning, had a bitter face and said something to Yang Bianxiu.

When he woke up early in the morning, he heard that most of the running chickens in the pen had frozen to death. Zhou Yu was so heartbroken that he couldn't breathe.

He had already received the money from those dog officials, and now he couldn't give him chickens. What should he do?

People can be dishonest, but businessmen cannot be dishonest.

After crying for a while, Zhou Yu took the original document to the palace and said, "Sir, can you give me a few more days for your running chickens? I really can't supply them now. Can you give me a few more days?"

After walking a few steps, Zhou Yu finally couldn't help crying when he saw Yan Chengjin: "My dear nephew, most of the running chickens I raised died. Many of the running chickens in your house also froze to death, right?"

Yan Chengjin blinked: "The three yellow running chickens, reed running chickens, and black-bone running chickens in my house are all alive and well."

Zhou Yu was stunned, his mouth was fixed, but his heart was as painful as someone holding a knife and cutting his chest.

He could accept that his running chickens froze to death, but what he couldn't accept was that only his running chickens froze to death.

What the hell are these reed running chickens and black-bone running chickens?

Zhou Yu's eyes were straight, and he moved closer: "My dear nephew, this black-bone running chicken?"

"Of course it's a black chicken."

Zhou Yu was even more puzzled: "But...I heard that many livestock in the capital froze to death, why are my nephew's still alive?"

How could Yan Chengjin not know that Zhou Yu wanted to steal his skills again.

After thinking carefully, he said nonchalantly: "All things grow naturally according to their own laws. The ancients said that dragons give birth to dragons and phoenixes give birth to phoenixes. The chickens used by the subordinates for mating are all top-quality chickens, and they are extremely cold-resistant. The offspring born are naturally strong."

Survival of the fittest.

Now that the Little Ice Age has arrived, many livestock have frozen to death. The theory of evolution may be able to save the Ming Dynasty.

Dragons give birth to dragons, and phoenixes give birth to phoenixes. In fact, it contains the principles of evolution, which is hundreds of years earlier than Darwin.

It's just that the ancients didn't know how to apply it to practice, and only used it to praise people.

Nowadays, most livestock are frozen to death, and the ones left behind have a certain degree of cold resistance. The natural selection of the environment takes a long time, and the environment needs to be relatively closed to allow species to evolve in a certain direction.

But if human selection is made, the process will be accelerated.

The last Ming Dynasty went through the Little Ice Age. Why didn't livestock be trained to be extremely cold-resistant? First, the environment was not closed and all kinds of chaotic breeding occurred. Secondly, the environment changed later, and it became less cold after the Little Ice Age.

Yan Chengjin thought of this entirely because he was tired of running.

Thinking about the strong runner chickens in the house joining forces, the chickens born will directly become runner chickens.

So he selected a few excellent king chickens from the chicken flock and asked the veterinarians in Dongshi to test them several times and found some clues.

Zhou Yu's heart moved slightly, but he said: "I don't believe you. I suspect you are lying. Why don't you take me to your house to have a look?"

Yan Chengjin was unhappy: "If I don't believe it, I won't believe it. I am innocent, so I don't need to prove it to my uncle."

Zhou Yu thought for a while, and it seemed that this was the case. His expression changed and he smiled again: "Hey, I was just joking. Don't take it to heart. I have something else to do, so you can just copy the classics."

Yan Chengjin knew that Zhou Yu was thinking about this breeding method.

The Little Ice Age, saving the Ming Dynasty, starts with the running chicken... ahem, starts with the theory of evolution.

If an ordinary person obtains this breeding method, it may be of little use, but it is different if an official and businessman obtains this breeding method. There is a lot of money to spend.

If it is used by the people of the Ming Dynasty, it can be regarded as saving the Ming Dynasty from water and fire.

I usually post it at ten o'clock, but today I revised the draft and checked some information, so the first chapter was posted a little later. Thank you.

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