The Miserable Big Ming!
In the 12th year of Hongwu's reign, the Great Ming Dynasty Hall was located in Yingtian Prefecture!
Zhu Yuanzhang's seventh son, Zhu Wei, stood at the back of the officials and listened to Zhu Yuanzhang's discussion.
Three years later, he would head to Qingzhou to become a vassal.
In reality, Zhu He was already conferred the title of King Qi in the third year of Hongwu's reign. However, due to his young age, he was unable to manage such a large territory. Thus, he had been staying in the capital to be nurtured.
Other than his daily studies, when he was older, he would start to listen to the court and learn how to handle the government and how to govern the country in preparation for his fief.
According to the historical records, he would follow his fourth brother Zhu Di to the north. Although he was capable, he would be punished for being arrogant and lawless. When Emperor Jianwen ascended the throne and cut off the vassal state, Zhu Hui was deposed as a civilian and imprisoned in the capital for four years.
After the Jingnan Rebellion, Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty restored the throne and ordered Zhu to return to the vassal state. However, Zhu continued to stir up trouble. He even privately raised assassins and got Jianghu warlocks to play tricks. As a vassal king, his behavior was improper. Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty could not bear it anymore and deposed Zhu again as a commoner. He was placed under house arrest in Nanjing until he died.
As a transmigrator, Zhu Xiong did not want to be imprisoned until he died. With his academic knowledge, two lives, and some historical allusions of the Ming Dynasty, it was naturally not difficult for him to give some advice to Ming Dynasty.
But the problem was that if you mentioned it, someone would listen!
Even though he was a prince now, everything he said in the royal court would only be treated as a joke. No one would take it seriously. Even if there were any suggestions, they would only be treated as empty talk.
In the eyes of his father, brothers, and ministers, Zhu Rong was just a prince who had not grown up and did not know anything.
He had never been out of the capital, had never brought soldiers, and had never even governed a county. How dare he talk about state affairs?!
Moreover, in front of him was the capable Crown Prince Zhu Biao and the highly regarded Zhu Di.
He had no right to speak in the royal court!
Zhu Rong was anxious because only he knew what kind of misfortune Da Ming would encounter in the future.
In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, Crown Prince Zhu Biao returned from his inspection of Shaanxi and died of a cold. In an instant, the Ming Dynasty was in turmoil!
Zhu Yuanzhang favored Zhu Yunwen, but he was afraid that his ability was insufficient, so he started a massacre!
The Ming Dynasty banned the sea for many years, starting from the early Hongwu period. During the Yongle period, although Zheng He went to the West to show off the might of our country, it was mainly at the level of tribute sea trade. It was a transaction between countries. Private overseas trade was still banned.
The sea ban stabilized the ruling order, but it sacrificed the vitality of the people, causing the Great Ming Dynasty to miss the era of great navigation!
Moreover, from the beginning to the end of the Darming Dynasty, they had to experience four great natural disasters.
The first natural disaster, the Jiajing Earthquake!
An earthquake with a magnitude of 8 occurred in the Wei River basin north of the Qinling Mountains. It was a disaster even in the modern era, let alone in ancient times. At that time, Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Henan provinces were severely affected. Because the earthquake happened at midnight, there was no time to escape, and people did not notice the signs.
At the same time, the buildings were extremely weak against earthquakes, and the affected areas were densely populated areas. The death toll was as high as 830,000, making it the world's deadliest earthquake. Sixty percent of the people within a radius of two thousand miles had died. The earthquake happened in winter, and the people were displaced. Many refugees were frozen to death or starved to death after the disaster. At the same time, rumors spread everywhere, and the world was in chaos.
The aftershocks occurred three to four times a month for half a year and lasted for five years!
The second natural disaster, the Little Ice Age!
In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the temperature plummeted. The fate of the Ming Dynasty was exhausted with this cooling. The cooling lasted for a long time until the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. Droughts and floods occurred simultaneously in the summer, and the winter was extremely cold.
The Ming Dynasty was still dominated by agriculture. The bad weather had a serious impact on agriculture. Food production plummeted, and famine broke out everywhere. The nomads in the north frequently went south to survive, and large-scale wars and famine destroyed the Ming Dynasty.
The third natural disaster, the Apocalypse Explosion!
A bizarre explosion occurred near the gunpowder warehouse. The explosion affected an area of 2.25 square kilometers and the death toll was as high as 20,000. The scene was very tragic. The power of the explosion was equivalent to a 20,000-ton TNT explosion, causing heavy damage to the Ming Dynasty's economy.
Other than the loud sound and black smoke, there were two other strange things about the explosion. One was that all the corpses were naked. The other was that there were no signs of burning in such a big explosion. Because these problems could not be explained, the Apocalypse Explosion, the Indian Death Hill Incident, and the Siberian Tunguska Explosion were collectively known as the mysteries of the world's three major natural disasters.
The fourth natural disaster, the Great Plague!
In the sixth year of Chongzhen, a plague broke out in Shanxi. Shanxi had already suffered many disasters. The people could not even fill their stomachs and had no money to treat diseases. The plague could not be controlled and spread everywhere with Li Zicheng and the Qing army.
The plague became increasingly rampant and eventually spread to the capital. The death toll in the capital was as high as one-fifth, and the people lived in fear.
The plague this time was caused by the ecological damage caused by the abnormal climate. At the same time, it was accompanied by drought and famine, causing an endless cycle of drought, famine, and plague. The Ming Dynasty was unable to recover from the setback and would never be able to turn the tide again.
Li Zicheng entered the capital. The Emperor who was diligent in governing the country and was wiser than the previous emperors," if he is not the ruler of a subjugated country, he should have the fate of a subjugated country." He hanged himself under the clear wind and bright moon of Mei Mountain, looking miserable and tragic.
Just as Zhu Rong was sighing in his heart, an electronic voice suddenly sounded in his mind.
"Ding! Great Empire System binding successful!"
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