In the underground palace.
The First Emperor Ying Zheng and the Nine Ministers and Doctor Ling Meng Tian fell into deep thought again.
The monarch and his subjects were both proficient in strategy and the art of war.
They were also very familiar with the natural disasters.
Earthquakes, locust plagues, droughts, floods, plagues…
Natural disasters were related.
After a great drought, there would be a great flood, and after a great flood, there would be a great plague!
With these three strikes from the heavens, it was no longer a matter of how many people died.
It was…nine out of ten rooms!
However!
It was a natural disaster that was enough to cause the millions of nomads in the north to be in danger of extinction.
The First Emperor, Ying Zheng, expressed that he could not think of it either.
It seemed that only the apocalyptic flood that Yu the Great faced in ancient times could do so.
However, the northern grasslands were located very high up.
Logically speaking, it was impossible for them to suffer from any major floods.
Unless…
The water of the Yellow River came from the sky and poured down directly from the sky.
But this obviously wouldn't happen in reality.
Hence, he decided to do it.
After the First Emperor Ying Zheng and his close minister Meng Tian exchanged glances, both of them chose to quietly listen to Duke Yin's explanation.
As for Zhao Gao, he had been bowing respectfully the entire time, not daring to make any unnecessary movements.
……
In front of the bamboo house.
" Headmaster…I can't think of anything."
Fu Su scratched his head nervously. He was a little afraid that Duke Yin would think that he was stupid.
" Little scholar, you don't have to be like this," Yin Shang said gently." Actually, the questions I've set for you, let alone you…even the Emperor wouldn't be able to answer them."”
Fu Su was speechless.
The First Emperor Ying Zheng was speechless.
Meng Tian was speechless.
As soon as Yin Shang said this, the bamboo house and the underground palace fell silent.
In fact.
That was indeed the case.
To the ancients.
There were only a few natural disasters in their hearts. If they thought further…even the most talented people in the world could not say anything.
This was the limitation of the ancient times.
Yin Shang could understand.
He continued,"The natural disasters that I speak of are formless, shadowless, and shapeless. It was called the Little Ice Age!”
Hearing this, Fu Su immediately engraved the words " Little Ice Age " into his heart!
Naturally, the First Emperor Ying Zheng and the Ninth Minister Meng Tian were the same. They could not wait to hear what kind of chain reaction the Little Ice Age would produce.
Fu Su cupped his hands and said sincerely,"I hope you can explain it in detail."”
"Very simple."
Yin Shang organized his words and said slowly,""As the name suggests, the Little Ice Age will cause the climate to become much colder. The low temperature and drought would inevitably lead to the degeneration of the grassland!”
"You must know that the vast grasslands of the Northern Territory are the foundation of the nomadic people's survival. Once the cold climate of the Little Ice Age causes the grasslands to wither and degenerate, it will inevitably lead to the starvation of livestock!”
"In addition, the warhorses that the nomads value the most are also facing the crisis of having no grass to eat.”
"The nomads will have no way out. Their only choice is to try to enter the Central Plains. To usurp the throne of Qin!"
……
From the Yuan Dynasty to the end of the Ming Dynasty, it was the Little Ice Age.
The combat power of the northern nomads began to soar.
The Central Plains was also plagued by natural disasters.
Especially at the end of the Ming Dynasty, when the imperial system was completely rotten, coupled with the severe season of the Little Ice Age, natural disasters forced the Manchu Dynasty and the peasant army to work together until they completely overthrew the Ming Dynasty!
The Pre-Qin period was luckier as it was in the warm period of the Earth's climate change cycle.
The grassland was full of vitality and greenery.
This meant that even if the nomadic tribes were forced to unite because of the Great Wall, they would not easily choose to go to war with Great Qin.
Then why did Yin Shang specifically mention the Little Ice Age?
Naturally, he wanted to give future generations a basis!
It didn't matter if Great Qin could last for a thousand years or not.
The wisdom of the sages would leave traces in history.
And Yin Shang was leaving behind a celestial symbol for the entire Chinese race, to warn future generations.
"Headmaster!"
When Fu Su heard the words " usurp the throne ", he could not sit still anymore. He said,""Then we definitely can't sit still and wait for death. We should immediately take the initiative to attack!”
"Hahaha!"
Yin Shang was quite satisfied with the little scholar's reaction. He laughed and said,""We definitely have to attack, but if Great Qin wants to attack the nomads in the north, it will be difficult to deal with the logistics.”
"When Great Qin attacked the Six Nations, they would be able to obtain some supplies from the local regions, but they could only rely on logistics to transport food to the plains.”
"For example, if we transport grain from the Chu Land to the Northern Territory, I'm afraid that 30 minutes of military rations can only reach a stone at the front line, which is 1% of it. The rest will all be consumed on the road.”
"As such, when Great Qin attacks the Xiongnu in the north, it won't be difficult to win! The difficult part was how to reduce the losses and reduce the burden on the people of the world!”
……
Since Yin Shang had come to the Pre-Qin period, he would not suggest that the Qin country continue to engage in militarism and pull the load!
Of course!
The classical militarism certainly could not completely stop the pace of the expedition.
After all, Great Qin's internal economy depended on external wars.
To use a simple analogy, Great Qin's military production was severely overcapacity, and it was like real estate in the future.
It was definitely not an easy task!
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