Chapter 1: The Great Ming Dynasty, full of disasters and difficulties!

In the twelfth year of Hongwu, Ying Tianfu, the court of the Ming Dynasty!

Zhu Zhan, the seventh son of Zhu Yuanzhang, stood at the end of the courtiers and listened to their discussions with a low profile and pleasing eyes.

He Zhu Cha will go to the fiefdom of Qingzhou in three years.

In fact, Zhu Cha had already been conferred the title of King of Qi in the third year of Hongwu, but due to his young age, he was unable to govern such a large territory, so he stayed in the capital to train.

In addition to daily studies, as one grows older, they begin to listen in court and learn how to handle political affairs and govern the country, preparing for their fiefdom.

If according to historical records, he would follow his fourth brother Zhu Di on a northern expedition. Although he had the ability, he was punished for his arrogance and illegal behavior. When Jianwen ascended to power and reduced the fiefdom, Zhu Cha would be deposed as a commoner and imprisoned in the capital for four years.

After the Jingnan Incident, Ming Chengzu restored the throne and ordered Zhu Zhan to return to the domain. However, Zhu Zhan continued to cause trouble and even privately raised assassins, bringing in martial arts masters to pretend to be gods and ghosts. As a domain king, his behavior was inappropriate. Ming Chengzu could no longer bear it and once again deposed Zhu Zhan as a commoner, imprisoning him to death in Nanjing.

As a time traveler, Zhu Cha did not want to be placed under house arrest until death. With his academic knowledge, two lifetimes as a person, and knowledge of some historical allusions of the Ming Dynasty, it is not difficult for him to give some advice to the Ming Dynasty.

But the problem is, if you mention it, someone must listen!

Don't be fooled by his current status as a prince, but in this court, everything he says and talks about will only be treated as a joke and no one will take it seriously. Even if there are constructive opinions, they will only be treated as empty talk on paper.

Now, whether in the eyes of his father, brothers, or courtiers, Zhu Cha is just a prince who has not grown up and knows nothing.

I haven't even gone out of the capital city, nor have I led troops. I haven't even governed a county town. How dare I talk about national affairs?!

Moreover, ahead of him were the capable Crown Prince Zhu Biao and the highly respected Zhu Di.

There's no place for him to speak in court!

Zhu Cha was anxious because only he knew what kind of misfortune the Ming Dynasty would encounter in the future.

In the 25th year of the Hongwu reign, Crown Prince Zhu Biao returned from his inspection of Shaanxi and passed away due to a cold wind. In an instant, the foundation of the Ming Dynasty was in turmoil!

Zhu Yuanzhang had a strong preference for Zhu Yunwen, but feared that his abilities were insufficient, so he launched a massacre!

The Ming Dynasty banned the sea for a long time, starting from the early Hongwu period. During the Yongle period, although Zheng He sailed to the West to promote China's prestige, it mainly remained at the level of tribute maritime trade, which was a trade between countries. Private overseas trade among the people was still prohibited.

The maritime ban stabilized the ruling order, but it sacrificed the vitality of the people and let the Ming Dynasty miss out on the Age of Discovery!

Moreover, the Ming Dynasty experienced four major natural disasters from the beginning to the end.

The first natural disaster, the Jiajing earthquake!

A massive earthquake with a magnitude of up to 8 occurred in the Wei River Basin north of the Qinling Mountains, which is not only a disaster in ancient times, but also in contemporary times. At that time, Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Henan provinces were severely affected by the earthquake. Due to the earthquake occurring at midnight, there was no time to escape and people did not notice any warning signs.

At the same time, the seismic performance of the houses is extremely poor, and the affected areas are densely populated, with a death toll of up to 830000 people, making it the deadliest earthquake in the world. Sixty percent of the population within a radius of two thousand miles died. This earthquake occurred in winter, causing people to be displaced and many refugees to freeze to death or starve to death after the disaster. At the same time, rumors spread and the world was in chaos, with people struggling to make ends meet.

Aftershocks occurred three to four times a month within six months and lasted for five years!

The second natural disaster, the Little Ice Age!

In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the temperature dropped sharply, and the Ming Dynasty's energy was exhausted with this cooling. The cooling lasted for a long time, until the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. Summer droughts and floods occur simultaneously, while winter is extremely cold.

The Ming Dynasty was still mainly based on agriculture, and severe weather had a serious impact on agriculture, causing a sharp decrease in grain production and outbreaks of famine in various regions. Northern nomadic tribes frequently migrated south to survive, and large-scale wars and famines destroyed the Ming Dynasty.

The third natural disaster, the Apocalypse Explosion!

A bizarre explosion occurred near the gunpowder depot, covering an area of 2.25 square kilometers and resulting in a death toll of up to 20000 people. The scene was extremely tragic, and the power of the explosion was equivalent to 20000 tons of TNT, causing heavy damage to the economy of the Ming Dynasty.

In addition to the loud noise and black smoke, the explosion also had two very bizarre places. Firstly, all the bodies appeared in a strange red fruit shape. Secondly, such a large explosion did not show any signs of burning. Due to these unexplainable issues, the Apocalypse, the Death Hill incident in India, and the Tunguska Explosion in Siberia are collectively known as the mysteries of the world's three natural disasters.

The fourth natural disaster, the pestis!

In the sixth year of Chongzhen's reign, pestis broke out in Shanxi. Before that, Shanxi had suffered many disasters. People could not even fill their stomachs, and even had no money to cure the disease. The pestis could not be controlled, and spread everywhere with Li Zicheng and the army of the Qing Dynasty.

The pestis became increasingly rampant, and finally spread to the capital. The death toll in the capital was up to one fifth, and the people lived in fear.

The pestis was caused by the ecological damage caused by abnormal climate, accompanied by drought and famine, which caused a cycle of drought, famine and pestis. The Ming Dynasty was never able to recover.

Li Zicheng stormed into the capital city. Emperor Chongzhen, who was diligent in governing the country, was a more wise monarch than several previous emperors. "If you are not a ruler of a fallen country, you should be a ruler of a fallen country." He hanged himself under the clear wind and moon of a coal mountain, desolate and tragic.

Zhu Cha was feeling emotional when suddenly an electronic mechanical sound came to his mind.

Ding! The Big Empire system has been successfully bound

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