A few days later, a northerly wind hit and the weather suddenly turned cold.
Overnight, the temperature dropped by more than ten degrees!
In the early morning, Lin Xu got up early for a morning run as usual. When he came to the yard, he saw white frost all over the ground, as if it had snowed.
The sky is gloomy, which makes people feel depressed just looking at it.
At noon, suddenly there was a strong wind, thunder was everywhere, the sky was as dark as night, and then it started to rain violently!
The rain did not subside throughout the afternoon, and even got heavier. In the evening, there was even hail!
"The weather is abnormal!"
Standing at the door of the hall, watching the sky getting darker and darker and the weather so bad, Lin Xu felt a little heavy.
"Official."
Ruolan came over and put a thick coat on Lin Xu: "It's cold, don't freeze..."
Lin Xu turned around, smiled tenderly at her, then took her into his arms and said, "Ruolan, has it gotten colder and colder in recent years?"
"Yes, it seems to be getting colder! I heard my father say that when he was young, the Liulin River between our two villages often only had a thin layer of ice in winter, but now, when it comes
In winter, the Liulin River seems to be completely frozen. Not only can people walk on it, but also horse racing can be done without any problem..."
"Have summers gotten hotter and hotter in recent years?"
"Well, I also feel that summer seems to be getting hotter every year. For example, this summer is extremely hot..."
"In addition, extreme weather such as heavy rain, snowstorm, hail, and drought often occur, right?"
Ruolan nodded again: "Yes, extreme weather such as heavy rain, snowstorm, and hail has often occurred in recent years. For example, in the early autumn of last year, it rained heavily for several days in a row, flooding the fields, and causing food harvests to fail in many places.
There was even no harvest, and I don’t know how many people starved to death! There was also the blizzard last winter that sealed the entire village, and I don’t know how many people froze to death! As for drought, there is no such thing..."
Lin Xu couldn't help but have a wry smile on his lips. Although there is no drought here, he learned that the northwest and other regions have been suffering from drought for several years. The grain harvests have been poor or even non-existent. In order to get a bite to eat, countless victims have left their homes and been forced to
He became a refugee and fled to the prosperous Jiangnan!
After these refugees arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, they had neither fields to farm nor jobs to make a living. In order to survive, many of them became ruthless and turned into bandits!
The reason why Jiangling County's banditry has been so serious in recent years is related to this!
Could it be that this is entering the Little Ice Age?
The weather is getting colder and colder, and extreme weather often occurs, which is a typical feature of the Little Ice Age.
Lin Xu knew that in the previous Ming Dynasty, it was because of the Little Glacier weather, droughts, freezing disasters, and frequent locust plagues that serious disasters occurred in many places across the country, especially in Guanzhong, Henan and other areas.
Grass roots and tree bark were all eaten up by the hungry people, and there was even a tragedy where Yizi was eaten!
Finally, the hungry people who had no food to eat rebelled, and victims from all over the country responded one after another!
Internal and external troubles ultimately exacerbated the demise of the Ming Dynasty!
Today's Daning Dynasty is also surrounded by foreign enemies, but the emperor is dedicated to cultivating Taoism. All major political affairs are controlled by Yan Shoucheng, the chief minister of the cabinet. Party strife is serious, corrupt officials are rampant, and now they are experiencing the Little Ice Age...