The Ming Dynasty started with caution

In the heavy snow, the sedan bearer slipped three or five times.

He simply got out of the sedan, with his hands behind his back, and walked towards Wumen Street in the biting wind.

But he saw Zhang Sheng also walking in front with his hands behind his back.

Jiang Mian stared at Zhang Sheng deeply, his eyes full of helplessness, and his gaze at Zhang Sheng seemed to have a deep meaning.

"The city is closed due to heavy snow. This morning, the Hanlin came to the mansion to report that it was snowing in Hainan Provincial Administration."

Zhang Sheng curled his lips and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Brother Jingzhi is also looking forward to the return of the delegation to Beijing?"

Seeing that his thoughts were exposed, Jiang Mian had to cough and whispered: "Of course."

Yan Chengjin sent the Ning Wang rebels out to sea, and soon after, the memorial of the founding of the Tang and Song dynasties was sent back from the southwest, and Han people were seen in the Tang and Song dynasties.

It is inevitable that people wonder if it is the Ning Wang's rebels?

If he was still an imperial censor or a Hanlin, he might have already submitted a memorial to impeach Yan Chengjin.

But when they are in this position, they no longer act on passion.

Instead, they rely on their brains and strategies.

Even if they impeach Yan Chengjin in the court without any evidence, it will only alienate the new emperor and displease the emperor emeritus.

It will be useless!

Yan Chengjin has made so many achievements.

In particular, he advised the construction of the Zhengde official road, and just one policy saved the transportation costs for merchants all over the world.

Not to mention, Li Dongyang and the new emperor stood behind Yan Chengjin.

The court has always looked down on tributary states.

Except for Zheng He's voyages to the West, the Ming Dynasty rarely sent large-scale delegations to visit tributary states, but the emperor emeritus did not hesitate to spend this money, which shows that he also knew it in his heart.

But no one said it.

Now, we can only wait for the envoys to return to Beijing to break this layer of paper.

Seeing Xiao Jing in front of the palace gate, Jiang Mian said again: "The emperor can't wait, let's go to Fengtian Hall first."

At this time, Fengtian Hall was full of ministers, and all officials knew the temperament of the emperor Hongzhi.

When it rains or snows, you don't have to wait for the golden bell, you can go directly into the hall and wait.

The Zhang brothers admired Yan Chengjin more and more. He made a down official robe, which was warm, and said with a smile: "My dear nephew, it's cold again. I heard that it snowed in Hainan. Do you have any ideas?"

The emperor Hongzhi looked at the Zhang brothers deeply.

The civil and military officials in the court gradually quieted down. Xiao Jing wrote the report of Hainan on the memorial book and posted it under the achievements of the emperor.

"Hainan has sent a good news, but at the same time, there is also a memorial asking for relief."

The officials sighed.

It is normal to have snow in winter. The crops that should be harvested have been harvested. There is no farming in winter. It is up to you whether the snow falls or not. It is better if it falls, as it can irrigate the land.

Therefore, there is a saying that auspicious snow is a good omen.

But Hainan is different!

Hainan also needs to farm in winter. When snow comes, it becomes a disaster. There are also parts of Annan and Guangdong and Guangxi, which have three crops a year.

The low harvest of grains and one less season are huge losses to the court and the people.

Liu Jian said with a thousand worries on his face: "For this matter, we can only open the national treasury and the internal treasury for relief."

Jiang Mian and others nodded. It seems that there are a lot of fields, but not much is distributed to the people. It is just enough for food and clothing.

One less season is not a big deal for the gentry, but for many people, half a year's food is gone.

We can't let the people down.

The retired emperor Hongzhi raised his eyes, swept his eyes across the cabinet, and said with a hint of fatigue in his voice: "Is there really no other way?"

The national foundation that was accumulated with great difficulty was always defeated by natural disasters.

If this continues, when will there be a prosperous era like the Tang Dynasty?

Zhang Sheng took a deep breath and said: "This is helpless. Please open the warehouse."

Yan Chengjin pondered for a moment. The natural disasters in the Ming Dynasty were more than those in the Tang and Song Dynasties. This is one of the reasons why the Ming Dynasty was difficult to have a prosperous era.

And the Little Ice Age did not reach its peak until the Wanli period.

That is, it will only get worse and worse. Natural disasters are like this, and human power cannot change it.

Zhu Houzhao saw that the retired emperor had added a merit on the Huanghuali board. He glanced at Yan Chengjin and said unconvincedly: "This matter should be decided by my son."

The officials paused.

Just opening the warehouse to help the people will gain fame, and this merit is also easy to get.

The retired emperor Hongzhi frowned deeply, and fell into deep thought. Just now, he clearly saw Yan Chengjin winking at the rebellious son.

"Mr. Yan, do you have anything to say?"

Yan Chengjin pondered for a moment, looked around again, and saw that all the officials were looking at him, "I am also powerless to fight against natural disasters. I need to think about it again."

What the retired emperor Hongzhi said made sense. Relief of food is a way to treat the symptoms but not the root cause.

Natural disasters were frequent in the Ming Dynasty. If we can't think of a way to fight against natural disasters, it will not be much different from history.

Back to the East Warm Pavilion,

Zhu Houzhao ordered people to burn the ground dragon, and he was warm all over and sat on the chair with his head tilted.

Gu Dayong sent a watermelon, which was grown in the greenhouse, but it was not as sweet as the summer one.

"Lao Gao, I was also curious in the palace just now. Do you really have a way to deal with natural disasters?" Zhu Houzhao took a big bite of the watermelon, but his whole body seemed to be tense.

Yan Chengjin picked up the watermelon and thought about promoting greenhouses throughout the country, but it was unrealistic.

The fullness of rice itself is low. If the light is weaker, I am afraid it will grow lonely.

With today's technology, it is still impossible to produce transparent plastic. The cost of promoting glass greenhouses is too high.

"I am going to go to work. My brain hurts when I use it. I have to go back to the mansion to replenish my brain."

Zhu Houzhao nodded straightforwardly and said with a grin: "Go ahead, I'm going to the Jiaofang Department too. I believe you will have a plan after you take a nap."

Gu Da rolled his eyes at the two of them, becoming accustomed to it.

Back at home, in the study, Yan Chengjin drew countless black dots, which represented the people's rice grains, and then drew a black dot as big as a fist and fell into deep thought.

In the morning the next day.

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi took a deep look at Zhu Houzhao, his eyes were meaningful, and said: "Yesterday you said that it was up to you to make the decision on this matter?"

The princes calmed down and looked at Zhu Houzhao. Apart from offering sacrifices to heaven and earth and praying for good weather, they really couldn't think of any good plan.

Zhu Houzhao blushed and glanced at Yan Chengjin next to him. He took the oath after Lao Gao winked at him yesterday.

If you can't think of a way, you can only complain to the ancestors' tombs.

Seeing that Yan Chengjin remained silent, Zhu Houzhao had no choice but to say: "Order the Prince Consort Cai Jin to offer sacrifices to Changling and Xianling."

Whenever there is a natural or man-made disaster, this is what the imperial court will do. He doesn't need to be taught how to do this.

The princes sighed.

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but have a look of disappointment on his face.

Although all dynasties in the past dynasties used to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth as a solution when natural disasters occurred, they did not fundamentally solve the problem of natural disasters.

But this cannot be regarded as a merit. He shook his head and looked at Liu Jian below: "The cabinet drafted a decree to open the national treasury and internal funds for relief."

In the Ming Dynasty, natural disasters followed like a shadow. If we couldn't come up with a strategy, I'm afraid it would only be a waste of national power.

Yan Chengjin pondered for a moment and said, "I have a plan, but I don't know whether to talk about it or not?"

Everyone in the hall was stunned.

Immediately, the princes' brows became extremely solemn. The natural disaster was beyond human power. They looked at Yan Chengjin in confusion.

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi took a deep breath, with a look of anticipation on his face, and said, "It doesn't matter if the Yan Qing family just says it."

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