Life still goes on.
Su Jing began to work on his paper mill, and the business was quite happy.
As for Zhou Ming, this guy only worked as a sweet potato processing workshop for a while, but due to the lack of raw material sweet potatoes, production had to stop.
Angry, he immediately thought of Su Jing.
But before he could cause trouble to Su Jing, he was taken away by the people from the Guards Department.
Not everyone can bear the feeling of prison. Master Sun, whom he boasted in front of Su Jing, was naturally dragged out as well.
Everything was so simple and fast, without causing any ripples.
After all, Zhu Biao didn't want Su Jing to know what he had done.
In the early morning, the two began to practice Wuqinxi again.
"Master Su, you said before that the collapse of the feudal dynasty was caused by the conflict between man and land and the annexation of land. But after I went back and looked at the history books carefully, I found that it didn't seem to be that accurate."
Zhu Biao asked Su Jing.
This was a new doubt that arose when he recalled Su Jing's teachings in the East Palace.
Su Jing said while practicing: "Oh, not bad, let's talk about it."
Zhu Biao followed Su Jing's movements and said, "The students discovered that at the end of each dynasty, there would be a large number of famines, which resulted in a large number of victims. The occurrence of these famines was not just due to the annexation of land. Many more are due to natural disasters.”
"This is true whether it is the late Tang Dynasty or the late Song Dynasty."
As the prince, Zhu Biao has a very complete set of history books.
Zhu Yuanzhang also attached great importance to Zhu Biao's study. Both the main hall and the East Palace collected countless classics.
The history of each dynasty is very detailed.
"It seems you have quite a rich collection."
Su Jing sighed slightly, and then continued: "You are right. Indeed, in the last years of the dynasty, in addition to man-made disasters, there were also natural disasters."
"But why did you ask this question? Your teacher should have taught you that the king of a subjugated country is cruel and cruel. God cannot stand it, so he brings disaster, right?"
Su Jing was considered teasing.
After all, the ancients still respected heaven and earth.
Zhu Biao said seriously: "Since listening to Master Su's teaching on the theory of the round earth, students have also consulted many classics. The mysteries of the heaven and earth cannot be affected by human power."
Hearing this, Su Jing stopped even Wu Qinxi's movements.
My disciple is really enlightened!
So quickly I realized the vastness of heaven and earth.
In fact, this is due to staying with Su Jing for a long time. Even though Su Jing does not teach deliberately sometimes, his cognition will still be affected by Su Jing.
"Very good, now you have the spirit of seeking truth and being pragmatic."
Su Jing nodded and said: "As for the last years of this dynasty you mentioned, it was all natural disasters. This matter has to start with climatology."
"Climatology?"
Zhu Biao was stunned, it was another term he had never heard before.
Su Jing explained: "It is the science of studying climate change, which can be regarded as a branch of geography."
Zhu Biao nodded, indicating that he understood.
Seeing this, Su Jing asked Zhu Biao: "You already know the theory of the round earth, but do you know why the Yangtze River flows eastward? Do the Yangtze River, Yellow River, and other famous rivers all flow from west to east? ?”
The river flows from west to east?
Zhu Biao thought for a moment and replied: "Because the terrain is higher in the west and lower in the east, water flows to lower places, naturally from west to east."
"Half right."
Su Jing said: "Terrain is one reason, and another reason is latitude, which is our position on the yolk of the earth."
"And this location determines the light that the place we are in can receive. Light is heat, and heat determines the production method. This is also the reason why agricultural civilization can arise in our land in China."
Su Jing was bombarded with a series of new terms, which made Zhu Biao a little overwhelmed.
Fortunately, Zhu Biao has learned it many times in Su Jing's small class, so it is not that difficult to understand these terms.
"I probably understand what Master Su means, but what does this have to do with natural disasters?"
The confusion on Zhu Biao's face did not weaken at all.
When Su Jing saw this, she stopped practicing Wu Qin Xi and took Zhu Biao to a tree.
Su Jing just broke off a branch and simply drew a map of Asia on the ground:
"This is our location, and outside is the sea."
Looking at Su Jing's sketch, Zhu Biao felt that Su Jing seemed more like a fairy.
This kind of map can be drawn easily.
He did not suspect that Su Jing drew a fake map because it was unnecessary.
"Niu Yi, you have been to the seaside. Do you know the difference in daily temperature between the seaside and the inland areas of the Central Plains?"
Su Jing asked Zhu Biao.
Zhu Biao recalled briefly and said: "The temperature at the seaside is more stable. In the Central Plains, it is very cold when it is cold and very hot when it is hot."
How comfortable!
Every time Su Jing teaches Zhu Biao, she feels really happy.
Because Zhu Biao is not stupid, he can get the answers he wants with just some guidance.
This kind of student is really the teacher's favorite student.
He praised: "It's very good. In fact, the cause of this phenomenon is the sea. Looking at it as a whole, there is a temperature difference between the temperature of the sea and the temperature of the Central Plains."
"When there is a temperature difference, a monsoon will form. The monsoon has a large range, and the wind direction changes significantly with the seasons."
"In winter, the air is cold and dry, while in summer it is warm and humid. These are the effects of the monsoon."
"At the end of the Tang Dynasty, there was a period of considerable drought due to the cyclical changes in the monsoon climate. Large-scale famines occurred. In addition, problems such as land annexation and feudal separatism led to the demise of the Tang Dynasty."
"In the early Tang Dynasty, the monsoon climate caused thousands of acres of fertile farmland to appear in Liaodong, a bitter and cold place where the Khitan people lived. Everything was affected by the monsoon climate."
After Su Jing finished speaking, she felt a little dry, so she turned back to the house to get some water.
Zhu Biao, who stayed where he was and looked at the crude map of Asia on the ground, looked shocked.
The prosperity and demise of the Tang Dynasty were actually related to the climate.
Geography, can it be so powerful?
Not long after, Su Jing came back. He looked at Zhu Biao and said, "How is it? Do you understand something?"
Zhu Biao replied: "Master Su, if this is the case, wouldn't the Tang Dynasty really be destroyed by a natural disaster?"
In Zhu Biao's heart, he is still more inclined to this direction, because this way he can see the hope of the continuation of the Ming Dynasty.
Su Jing said calmly: "This is not right. The collapse of a dynasty and natural disasters are only external causes and are the last straw that breaks the camel's back."
"Even if there is no such so-called natural disaster, if the problem of conflicts between man and land and land annexation reaches a certain level, there will still be people who don't have enough to eat, and they will revolt if they don't have enough to eat. It's as simple as that."
"Natural disasters speed up the process at best, and are not the fundamental cause. It's just that the problem of land annexation in the last years of a dynasty is very serious, so natural disasters appear to be powerful."
"Of course, I'm very pleased that you can think about it this far."
After Su Jing finished speaking, she did not forget to praise Zhu Biao.
Students who can take the lead in thinking are good students.
Zhu Biao still stared at the map of Asia on the ground and asked: "Master Su, what about the climate after the Ming Dynasty? Can Master Su predict it?"
Although climate is not the root cause of the dynasty's demise, it can still shorten the life of the dynasty.
Zhu Biao naturally wanted to know, would there be such a natural disaster in the future of the Ming Dynasty?
Su Jing was stunned when he heard this, he really knew.
In the first year of Chongzhen, the whole sky in Shaanxi was as red as blood.
There was great famine in the fifth year, floods in the sixth year, locusts and great famine in autumn in the seventh year, drought in Xixiang in September of the eighth year, floods in Lueyang, and all the houses were destroyed. Nine years of drought saw locusts, ten years of autumn crops were gone, eleven years of summer locusts covered the sky, thirteen years of severe drought, fourteen years of drought.
These are all facts clearly recorded in history books.
It can be said that Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian was indeed a very unlucky emperor. When the Ming Dynasty was experiencing extreme internal and external troubles, he, who was originally a vassal king, became the emperor.
However, for now, this is still more than two hundred years ago, close to three hundred years later.
It's all too early.
Su Jing said lightly: "Niu Yi, I don't know either. I can only say that according to the laws of history, there will probably be a particularly serious natural disaster within two to three hundred years."
"As for whether Daming is still there, that's not something I can predict."
Su Jing still spoke a little conservatively, not daring to speak too clearly.
There actually is!
When Zhu Biao heard this, he felt that his heart was filled with congestion. Another obstacle to the continuation of the Ming Dynasty had been added.
"Master Su, can this monsoon climate be changed with human power?"
Zhu Biao turned to look at Su Jing, his eyes extremely urgent.
Change the climate?
Su Jing was shocked by his apprentice. He shook his head and said: "At least I don't know that it can be changed. The world is vast and human power is small. This has been the case throughout the ages."
Su Jing didn't intend to mention anything like artificial rainfall. That was simply not a technology that the Ming Dynasty could possess and implement.
And this is not about changing the climate.
Even Master Su said no.
Zhu Biao felt lonely again, feeling that no one could save Daming anymore.
"Master Su, the students have been taught today."
Zhu Biao cupped his hands towards Su Jing and said, "I want to go back and digest it first, and I won't be with Master Su today."
"Yes, proper review is necessary."
Su Jing nodded and said without thinking too much.
He has a lot of things to do right now and doesn't have much time to teach Zhu Biao.
Zhu Biao returned to his room, immediately took out a pen and paper, and started writing a letter.
He wanted to verify the circumstances Su Jing mentioned.
It was not to prove that Su Jing was wrong, but to find the patterns and leave a warning for future emperors of the Lao Zhu family.
Of course, there was also the map of Asia drawn by Su Jing, which Zhu Biao also copied.
Zhu Biao deeply felt that the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty was written by his own pen.
It is becoming more and more ridiculous for a gentleman who has studied before to receive orders from heaven.
(End of chapter)
