A brothel in Beijing.
In a courtyard with a unique environment.
"General, general..."
Several Japanese people were shouting anxiously at the door of the attic.
In the attic, the sound of men and women breathing could be heard endlessly.
"General, general!"
Shout a few more times.
A clanging sound sounded.
"What are you doing! Don't you see I'm busy? What are you doing!"
A disheveled Mizuno Masashige ran out with a gloomy look on his face and shouted angrily.
The two servants were frightened: "General, those prairie barbarians have withdrawn!"
"oh?"
Mizuno Masashige patted the brothel woman next to him, and the woman left with a sweet smile.
He straightened his clothes and said angrily: "Baga, is this Ironwood City so cowardly?"
Withdrawal?
Originally, he thought that if Ironwood City was doing things outside Jinghua City, he could speed up the Japanese invasion of Li's Korea. After all, during this gift ceremony, the Long Yan court promised to help the beautiful Li Hyuna.
Ironwood City's army will definitely make the Longyan Dynasty miserable.
The result is now...
Did you withdraw your troops?
How does this make him play?
The land of Liaodong?
Mizuno Masashige fell into deep thought.
Liaodong Special Economic Zone, what do you want to do?
The land of Liaodong, what the hell is that place? In recent years, the environmental climate has become extremely unstable. Most of the time, there is no harvest in Liaodong. As a result, the population of many indigenous people there began to decline sharply - what else would we do? He couldn't defeat Long Yan, and he didn't dare to come over to grab food.
There is simply a place where demons are banished.
Can such a place really be managed?
Mizuno Masashige is not a brainless general. He also knew that geographically, the land of Liaodong looked toward Korea and Japan in the east.
If this place is really managed...
"Ha, wishful thinking!"
However, he quickly scoffed and shook his head.
Dreaming!
Even if it can be developed, it will probably take decades or hundreds of years! What does it have to do with him? For now, the most important thing to him is how to marry Princess Longyang!
Dragon Games.
No matter what, I have to win first this time!
"Ignore that coward, how are you preparing, brothers?"
Mizuno Masashige asked.
Several people laughed at the same time.
"General, this time, we will win!"
"Hahahaha, general, don't worry, we are very well prepared!"
"good!"
…
Liu Zheng stayed in the post house for several days.
He really didn't dare to go out!
The crowd's cry to beat him to death was unstoppable.
Not only that.
Although Xie Tianyao's iron-blooded methods completely settled the matter of Liaodong. However, the public criticism of him has never stopped during this period.
Traitor.
National traitor!
Eat inside and outside!
Many literary giants even started to criticize it by writing various articles.
Very strong.
It was as if an extinct volcano that had been sleeping for thousands of years was suddenly ignited and out of control. More and more people are insulting me.
Even for many people.
Liu Zheng's actions completely meant that their faith began to collapse.
Liu Zheng suddenly remembered Li Zhongtang in past and modern times...
This is a deep helplessness.
This shameful title will probably follow him for a long, long time.
But to be honest, he actually feels relaxed now. Because it has been too long to be called the "sage of the world". That almost perfect personality almost made him breathless.
Appropriate self-deprecation.
Tell the world that you are not that perfect.
He is also an ordinary person.
We are human and we make mistakes.
People, not saints.
Time will make people forget some things.
Thinking of this, he continued to lower his head and started writing quickly.
Because he knows that the Liangzhou Chamber of Commerce is currently supporting too many major projects. The Grand Canal is still being excavated, and the Yinliang Industrial Corridor has just begun. Both of these are money-burning projects. This time, another Liaodong Special Economic Zone is here.
The pressure on Liangzhou must be great.
fine.
Liangzhou's current industrialization process is rapid. Moreover, all the goods produced in Liangzhou are still at the most profitable stage. Liquor, perfume, soap, weapons, equipment, these things are all huge profits.
But Liu Zheng had to realize that there was a terrible problem.
That is, the impact of the Little Ice Age on the land of Liaodong in the seventeenth century.
The so-called Liaodong region refers to the three northeastern provinces in the previous life. In Liu Zheng's memory, the Liaodong region was quite active during the Little Ice Age. The Jurchens in the north have been trying to go south because they are facing the problem of no food. This means that these indigenous people and ethnic minorities in Liaodong have been looking for a place more suitable for survival.
fine.
In the Longyan Dynasty, the Jurchens were not as powerful as they were in their previous lives. It may be because of the Qiang tribe that the Jurchens were not allowed to rise. This also made Liu Zheng feel relieved.
There was no large-scale resistance from the indigenous people, which was a good thing.
But Liu Zheng must consider the Little Ice Age.
The Little Ice Age refers to the period from about 1350 to 1850 in history. At that time, the average annual temperature in many areas, including China, was lower than later. Severe droughts and floods occurred one after another in the summer, and the winter was extremely cold. The seventeenth century, which is now at this juncture, also happens to be the peak of this Little Ice Age.
In ancient times, bad weather could easily affect the stability of a country.
The people have nothing to eat, so why wait?
For example, during the Little Ice Age in the 17th century, Li Zicheng's uprising triggered by a severe drought in Chongzhen directly led to the demise of the Ming Dynasty.
In the 19th century, a severe drought in the southwest during the cold phase of the Little Ice Age triggered the Taiping Rebellion, which dealt a major blow to society at that time.
The Thames froze, strong winds flattened British communities, and thousands of farmers died of famine.
London's most notorious fire occurred.
The Black Death swept through Europe.
Various storms began to engulf the farm.
Half the population of Norway and Sweden perished in the famine.
Parts of Ethiopia in Africa are covered in snow.
Lake Superior on the American continent begins to freeze.
Even the most famous Crusades in Europe were a massive war started because of the overpopulation and insufficient food in Europe at that time, in order to find a way for these people to survive.
certainly.
Opportunities also emerged at this time.
At this time, the Europeans were poor and wanted to change. In their predicament, they discovered pointed-bottom boats that were more resistant to wind and waves. They took fishing boats and when there was no food to eat, they actually discovered two world-class fishing grounds - —Labrador, Newfoundland. However, because there was no preservation technology at the time, they could only make canned cod and send it back to Europe, which saved many people's lives.
With the development of fishing routes, they discovered the West Indies and the American continent.
Thus, a large-scale colonial activity began.
During this time, European countries began to make their debut, such as Spain, Portugal, and so on.
By the seventeenth century, the Netherlands and Britain had become the two most powerful countries in Europe at that time.
Looking at the present, the decline of the Longyan Dynasty is actually closely related to the Little Ice Age.
Fiscal revenue has dropped sharply, and people cannot afford to eat.
Coupled with the backwardness of the system and various reasons, Long Yan is now dying and old.
so.
At this time, refer to the development history of Europe.
Reclaiming the land of Liaodong is a challenge, but it is also an opportunity.
The challenge is because the conditions will definitely be more difficult and the process will be difficult.
But what about opportunity? If the reclamation is successful, it will greatly solve the food problem of the Longyan Dynasty. During this climate disaster that is ravaging the world, if Long Yan can solve the food problem, it will definitely provide a solid foundation for him to continue to stand on top of the world.
but.
How to solve the cold and climate variability of the Little Ice Age?
This is a headache.
Liu Zheng.
Again I thought of London of that era.
