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Chapter 2096: A divided Europe is in the interest of Ming Dynasty

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    In the study room of Qianqing Palace in the capital of Ming Dynasty.

    "Your Majesty, this year there will be drought in the northern provinces and floods in the southern provinces, showing severe drought in the north and floods in the south. Many provinces in the north will have no harvests, and plagues will appear in many places in the south."

    Yang Yiqing took the memorial and reported the situation of this year in detail to Emperor Hongzhi.

    I don¡¯t know what¡¯s going on. In the past few years, the Ming Dynasty has rarely had good weather. It was either a severe cold in winter or drought or floods, so that the agriculture of the Ming Dynasty was greatly affected.

    It¡¯s not just grain production that¡¯s been affected, but also cotton and wool production.

    Although cotton cultivation does not require much water, it still requires water. Originally, Beizhili, Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, and Shanxi provinces were affected by the rapid development of the Ming Dynasty cloth industry. As cotton prices soared, a large number of landowners  Choose to grow cotton as a cash crop.

    The planting area is getting larger year by year, and the yield is also very high. It is even higher than the cotton yield in the Western Regions and Hezhong Provinces. After all, it was the most affected by the industrial revolution, and the enthusiasm for growing cotton is also very high.

    However, due to the impact of drought, cotton production in these places has dropped sharply this year, causing the price of cotton to rise sharply again.

    At the same time, because last winter was too cold, a large number of cattle and sheep froze to death in the northern grasslands, which also caused the price of wool to rise sharply this year. It can be said that the drought affects not only the planting of food, but also the related economic crops.

    "What is the grain output in Liaodong, Hezhong and Black Earth Provinces?"

    When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he quickly asked.

    "The impact on grain production in Black Earth Province, Liaodong, and Hezhong is not too great. It is even slightly higher than last year. The main reason is that our grain is exported to Europe on a large scale. The grain in the hands of farmers can be sold, and farmers are enthusiastic about growing grain.  It has been improved, and the cultivated area this year is much larger than in previous years.¡±

    "The land that was rested and uncultivated in the past has basically been cultivated this year. In addition, these three areas are less affected by drought, so the overall output has increased slightly."

    Yang Yiqing also quickly replied.

    There is no shortage of water in Liaodong, because there is a lot of snow in winter, and the extremely high forest coverage can retain water.

    Therefore, even a severe drought will not reach Liaodong, and will have little impact on Liaodong's agriculture. Moreover, Liaodong is rich in water resources, has many rivers, and has abundant and stable water. The imperial court also built a large number of water conservancy facilities in Liaodong.  Pay attention to Liaodong, a major grain-producing area.

    The situation in the Hezhong area is a bit special. There is not much precipitation, only a few hundred millimeters a year. Most of its water resources mainly come from the melted water of the snowy mountains in the high mountains to the east.

    Last winter, the snowfall in these places was very heavy, with a lot of snow, and the melted water in these snow-capped mountains was even more than in previous years.

    In addition, the immigration sites in the Hezhong area are all selected in strategically advantageous places. The most important thing is naturally water resources. Almost all of them are next to major rivers. This ensures the water supply in the Hezhong area, even if drought affects the Hezhong area.  The regional impact is not significant.

    The situation in Black Earth Province is similar. The resettlement sites are all located in places with superior conditions. There are rivers and lakes. Irrigation is convenient and drought has little impact.

    Therefore, even though the Little Ice Age caused drought years, the agricultural production in the three places was not greatly affected, and the grain output in the main grain-producing areas was stable.

    "That's good, that's good."

    "As long as the food production in these three places is stable, we in the Ming Dynasty have nothing to fear."

    Emperor Hongzhi nodded with relief after hearing this.

    Drought is not terrible. As long as there is food in hand, drought is not a big deal. The year before last was also a drought. As long as there is food, it is not nothing.

    There are many important grain-producing areas in Ming Dynasty. As long as there are no problems with the grain production in these places, Ming Dynasty can sit back and relax. If nothing else, the grain output in Liaodong alone is enough to feed the people of Ming Dynasty.

    "A plague has emerged due to floods in the south. Relevant epidemic prevention and control measures must be strictly implemented in all regions. If anyone falls off the chain, they will be dealt with seriously."

    Then Emperor Hongzhi became concerned about the flood disaster in the south.

    The land of China is like this. It has been the same since ancient times. It is either flooded in the south or drought in the north, or drought in the south and flooded in the north. There are rarely good weather, and it has been the same in all dynasties.

    The south is actually better, because the natural conditions are superior, and the impact of drought and floods on the south is limited. But in the north, the impact of both drought and floods is huge, because the natural conditions are quite harsh.

    The beginning of a long timeAlthough Emperor V is young, he is talented and ambitious. He inherited his grandfather Fernando's ambition to unify Europe. If we have the support of our Ming Empire, he may really be able to realize his dream of unifying Europe.  "

    Before Liu Jin came to the world, he analyzed the powerful relationship in detail. For the Ming Dynasty, he absolutely could not tolerate the emergence of any country on the earth that could compete with the Ming Empire.

    Whether it is the Ottoman Empire, the Persian Empire, or the Spanish Empire, once they become too powerful, the Ming Empire needs to weaken them.

    The Ottoman Empire was originally extremely powerful. After two wars, the strength of the Ottoman Empire was greatly weakened. This is the best example.

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