4843 million rebels?
Zai Chun was confused these days. At first he knew he was angry, but when the number of telegrams increased, he had no strength to yell.
Every day, we are laying a high-precision map sent by the Chinese military headquarters, and we are constantly looking at what else is wrong.
After not sleeping all night, Zaichun's eyes turned red like rabbits, but today, no one contacted the little emperor again for the hard work of this year of the Rat, and two more shocking news came.
In northern Henan, Zhangde Prefecture and Weihui Prefecture, 100,000 refugees in the two prefectures were rioted and attempted to attack Anyang. Under the joint efforts of the Eight Banners Army and the Green Camp Army in the local city, the refugees did not succeed and fled to the north.
However, the Eight Banners Army and the Green Camp also suffered heavy casualties and could not continue to pursue them. The most deadly moment has come!
On the way to flee north, these 100,000 victims were actually gathered with 50,000 victims from Lu'an Prefecture, Shanxi. These 150,000 victims rushed straight to Ci County like locusts!
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..." The military minister Bao Jing rushed into the Yangxin Palace staggeringly, knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"Your Majesty... something is not good. No. 6... Ci County... Ci County was captured by 150,000 rebels, and the city was in chaos..."
"The Eight Banners Army in the Manchu camp was dispersed and unknown where to end. The Green Camp garrison committed suicide by swallowing opium and the entire army was wiped out... Ci County has fallen!"
"Not only that... there happened to be a train loaded with food at Cixian Railway Station... and the rebels were captured by prisoners, and even the train driver was caught..."
"At this moment, Handan is urgently dispatching troops to stop him. Please send troops to support him quickly. The local area is completely in chaos!"
Zaichun almost fainted in front of him. Ermao beside him supported the little emperor. Zaichun gritted his teeth and waved his hand, "I can hold on, I can hold on... I have any bad news, take it out together!"
"Report... Report to Your Majesty..." Prince Dun Yiqiu hurriedly ran in! "Around 50,000 rebels appeared in Dongchang Prefecture, Linqingzhou, Shandong... and attempted to pounce on Zhili. Fortunately, Li Hongzhang was stationed in Shandong. The army had blocked these rebels. Last night, Li Hongzhang won a great victory... and killed 10,000!"
"Ah! Shandong... Shandong is also in chaos..." Zai Chun felt as if his heart was empty as if it was ischemia.
"Your Majesty calms down. There is no problem with Shandong. It's just that refugees have rebelled in two states. With Li Hongzhang here, they can't make a fuss... they can't stop it!"
Zai Chun endured the dizziness and tried his best to calm himself down. "Go... take a box of the cooling oil produced by the Chinese... apply some to me..."
The iron box of tiger head cooling oil was rubbed on the temple, which restored Zaichun, who was drowsy, to arouse a little bit of soberness!
"If I'm not doing it wrong, the rough number reported by Shanxi local governments is 400,000 rebels, 500,000 in Zhili, and 100,000 in Henan..."
"Now Shandong has released another 50,000...1,050,000 rebels? Hahaha... It's a joke. When did I become a tyrant monarch who was angry and resentful? All the millions of troops have rebelled!"
"Hahaha...I'm so stupid?"
"Your Majesty calmed down..." Yi Qiong and Bao Jing knelt on the ground. "The Qing Dynasty has hundreds of millions of people. The number of ants is nothing. Please don't get angry. Our country has never experienced any big scenes. This little rebellion is a trivial matter..."
"Fuck! I don't know the local officials' genius. In order to relieve their crimes, they can only tell the numbers in small numbers!"
"The real number must be doubled at least... The following is at least two million victims who rebel. Do you want me to calm down? Do I still want to smile and show you?"
Zai Chun roared and vented the anger in his heart. The cool oil spitted too much. The stimulating smell smothered his eyes and made his tears and snot flow down.
Yi Qiong whispered loudly, "Your Majesty! During the famine, the victims rebelled, and few of them made big fuss. Although there were many people, they were not elites!"
"Whether it's one million or two million... we are not afraid even if it's three million!"
"Because many of these people are old people, women and children, and they are all without combat power to make up the numbers. They just want to eat when they are hungry!"
"As long as our relief food is in place, these victims will naturally disperse... The court will only punish the evildoers and threaten the people to open the door, so that the rebellion will naturally be quelled!"
"Your Majesty has 100,000 Tiger Ben in his hands, all of which are elite new-style troops. It's no problem to be ten!"
With Prince Dun's comfort, Zai Chun's mood improved a little bit. He panted and said, "Say... tell me what you think... No matter whether the victims are elite or not, they are in a strong momentum now, and we must have a solution..."
"Wait..." Zai Chun was suddenly stimulated by a large dose of cooling oil, and an overlooked detail suddenly emerged.
"What's wrong...what is wrong...why are all the victims in the world coming to Zhili?"
"Didn't there anyone in Shanxi go to Taiyuan to ask for food? If you really can't go to Guanzhong, Shaanxi, there are no disasters there... Why do you run to Zhili?"
"Why do the victims in Henan do not go to Zhengzhou or go south? Why do they have to come to Zhili? Jinan Prefecture, Shandong Province, and Jiaozhou Prefecture, but there is food, so there is not such a disaster!"
"Why are they all rushing to Zhili? There must be ghosts here... Damn, there must be ghosts!"
"Baofeng! Yixuan! Tell me the truth...what happened below? Why are they all coming to Zhili?"
Bao Jing and Yi Qiong both turned pale. This question was too sensitive and no one knew how to answer it. In fact, they also felt a little uneasy in their hearts, but everything was speculation, and they didn't dare to say it without evidence.
"Bao Jing! What's going on?" Zai Chun forced the name to call when he saw that the two of them were not talking.
Bao Jing kowtowed, "Long live! I have also investigated it. Although it is not detailed, some of the situation has been reported from the public..."
"The victims all came to Zhili, which actually has something to do with Your Majesty's new policy... Since Your Majesty began to carry out industrial reform, coupled with the intentional publicity of the Qing Dynasty, as well as the workers on factories and construction sites returning to their hometowns to teach their words and deeds!"
"Now in the northern Qing Dynasty, who doesn't know that His Majesty's industrial zone and railway construction sites are the most profitable?"
"In the hearts of the foolish people among the people, Zhili has long become a treasure land of gold and silver, and no worries about food and drink. What they thought of when they were affected by the disaster must be here!"
"Actually, it is a good thing to think about it from another perspective... Zhili has now built 90% of the North-South Railway. With the railway, our food and grass transportation will be faster, and it will be more convenient to mobilize troops in wars..."
"The victims come over, and those who are obedient will immediately provide relief, and those who are disobedient will immediately dispatch troops to conquer... As long as the railway is stable in the hands of the court, it will be in chaos!"
Yi Qiong said worriedly, "But a train has been lost in Ci County at this moment, which means there are too few troops along our railway line. If the safety is not guaranteed... it will be useless if there is a railway!"
"Your Majesty! The king of mine has a suggestion, please accept it..."
Chapter completed!