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What happened to the "Little Ice Age" in the Ming Dynasty? Why did it indirectly lead to the collapse of the Ming Dynasty?

During the Little Ice Age of the Ming Dynasty, the people had no crops, and the crops in the fields froze to death directly because of the cold climate. At that time, people had to face the cold without food. As a result, many people froze to death directly because of the cold climate. Coupled with the cold weather at that time, because there was no food, many people could only eat wild vegetables.

After eating wild vegetables, you can only eat leaves and bark. During the Little Ice Age, many people froze to death because they couldn't make it. And those who are still struggling eventually compete with mice for food. Moreover, with the change of climate, a series of geological disasters broke out, and even locusts broke out at that time. Wherever locusts have been, food has been eaten by locusts.

And later, with the continuous spread of disasters, even a plague broke out. Many people died in the Ming Dynasty because of the plague. Finally, these people starved to death or froze to death because they did not survive the Little Ice Age. By the time of the Qing Dynasty, the population was less than 50 million.

For rulers, if they want to maintain their rule, they must appease the people so that they will not go hungry. Because of the Little Ice Age in Ming Dynasty, coupled with the corruption of officialdom and officials at that time, the people lived in dire straits.

Finally, the arrival of the Little Ice Age directly crushed the last straw in people's hearts. The people at that time had to go through an uprising in order to survive. After all, for ordinary people, the emperor can be who he is. As long as the people are well fed and warm, they will support him. Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty, many people starved to death because of freezing to death, and the people would directly overthrow a dynasty in order to survive.

However, until now, no scientist has been able to explain why there was the Little Ice Age in Ming Dynasty. The Little Ice Age of Ming Dynasty accelerated the demise of Ming Dynasty.