Three days after Liu Xian left Nanjing, the "Ta Kung Pao" broke the sky-high price of grain in the disaster areas in the north, and the three million quintals of rice that Xiang Jun and Zeng Guoquan exchanged for Shanxi, Shaanxi, and northern Henan in the name of the Zeng family, at least half of which flowed into Beijing and Tianjin, and the other half, the price was never less than one quintal of rice / ten silver dollars.

At the same time, the reporters of "Ta Kung Pao" conducted more interviews and collected styles, and obtained a large number of first-hand real evidence, at least 10 Ta Kung Pao reporters were dispatched abroad, and no one was born, no one died, and no corpse was seen!

For the first time, Ta Kung Pao publicly denounced the atrocities of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and clamored for revenge for the newspaper colleagues!

Such an article can really be called an earth-shattering shock. Such a newspaper spread throughout China, and the blow to the Manchus can be imagined. At the same time, this newspaper also put on a bright coat for the Hunan army and the Huxiang school, and also laid the foundation for the friendship between the Huxiang school and Ta Kung Pao in the future.

Of course, the Manchus did not want to see this newspaper scattered all over the world. As soon as the newspaper was delivered to Duolong'a, who was sitting in Tianjin, Duolong'a stood up abruptly and quickly spread the name -- strictly investigating Ta Kung Pao.

Although Ta Kung Pao's station in Tianjin was located within the British Concession.

But Dorona is well aware of some of Ta Kung Pao's 'culverts' in Tianjin, though not necessarily all.

In the previous days, whether the Huai army was sitting in Beijing and Tianjin, or the army came to Tianjin, the sales of "Ta Kung Pao" in the Beijing and Tianjin generation have always been semi-public. Li Hongzhang doesn't care, and Duolonga doesn't care.

But now, Dorona can't do anything about it. In addition to publicly attacking the Manchus, Ta Kung Pao also listed the names and origins of a large number of local officials suspected of profiting from them, as well as those from Beijing and Tianjin in the east. To the west of Lanzhou, the price of grain in 35 cities in the north. The price of grain in thirty cities in the south was also announced, and the comparison between the two sides simply shook the foundation of Manchu rule.

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Tens of thousands of soldiers from many armies occupied the city of Tianjin. The more than 10 sales points set up by Ta Kung Pao outside the concession were all sealed by one of them. Within three days, there was hardly a single copy of Ta Kung Pao visible in the entire Beijing-Tianjin area. Those teahouses and restaurants, in the past, were full of people and mixed people, and you can no longer see people holding the "Ta Kung Pao" shouting five or six or talking like a river, and then you argue with me.

But at the current time, Duolonga is commanding many armies to ban "Ta Kung Pao" at full speed, how much can he reach?

Is half a straight subordinate enough?

In Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi and other places, Ta Kung Pao's semi-open stance has not changed at all. Especially in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces. I don't know how many people scolded the Manchus.

During the two-year drought, no less than 5 million people fled the famine in Shanxi, and there were scenes of cannibalism in many places. Now Ta Kung Pao reports like this, if you want to say that Shanxi people are not ruthless Manchu, ghosts don't believe it!

And what gives the people all over the world the most specific impression of the great drought and catastrophe that swept half of the north is the diary transcript provided by Timothy Lee. "Ta Kung Pao" was published word for word!

Timothy Lee was born in South Wales, England, and was a British Baptist missionary. Although the British Baptist Church was founded in 1792, it went to China as a missionary in 1869. This organization mainly operates in the three mission areas of Shandong, Shanxi, and Shaanxi. Timothy Lee came to China in 1870. At first, he was a missionary in Shandong and Northeast China. In 1876, when there was a large-scale drought in Shandong, Timothy Lee went around collecting money for the victims and invited several assistants to help him. Year 1878. There was also a famine in Shanxi. Timothy Lee went to Shanxi again to relieve the disaster and began a missionary in Taiyuan, Shanxi.

Timothy Lee traveled 300 kilometers south from Taiyuan, and he wrote in his diary: "It has been 530 miles south. The next city I saw the most terrible sight of my life. Next to the city gate lay a large pile of stripped male corpses. One on top of the other, like a pile of dead pigs seen in a slaughterhouse; On the other side of the city gate was a large pile of female corpses. All the clothes were stripped and all the clothes were sent to the pawnshop in exchange for food. Vehicles are parked at the gates of the city. The two large piles of corpses were to be shipped for burial outside the city, and the trees on the road were white, stripped of their bark 10 to 20 feet from the root upwards for food. Many of the houses we passed had no doors or windows, and all of them were torn down and sold for firewood. The pots in the kitchen were all empty, and they had to be thrown there because they could not be sold, and the heads of the households were all gone or dead. ”

During this period, there were less than 20 million people in Shanxi Province alone, and the official record is 15 million, but counting the black households, there may be 17 or 8 million.

In less than two years, at least three million people have died, and more than five million have fled famine or been trafficked. The catastrophe has greatly damaged Shanxi's vitality!

The historical governor of Shanxi was Zeng Guoquan. For two years, Zeng Guoquan gave Shanxi '13 million taels of silver, 2 million stones of rice, and 6 million hungry people'. The "Declaration" reported the scene when he left Shanxi: "On July 22, the sixth year of Guangxu, the Jin Fu Zeng Yuanfu was marshal and set off from Jin to the north. …… The gentry and merchants, as well as the peasants and industrialists, and the Manchu and Han battalions were all sent to the public. Immortal Lu position, the umbrella of all people, countless. Xian is out of the city, passing through the market, the gentry are lying on the ruts, and the shops, merchants, etc. are all sent out of the city. The people of Sixiang came to watch, tens of thousands...... The incense case outside the south gate is ten miles away. If you don't win the hearts of the people, how can you be? ”

But now, there is no Zeng Guoquan in Shanxi, and the Qing Dynasty is still crumbling. The tragic scene of the disaster in Shanxi is much heavier than in history. Although before Liu Xian raised his army, the shape of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was much better than that of the original time and space in the same period.

In the original history, Weng Tonggong made it difficult for Li Hongzhang's naval construction in every possible way, but it was also because this famine affected the finances of the Qing government. In addition, Zuo Zongtang was out of the customs at that time, and the Manchu pocket was cleaner than his face!

A group of missionaries represented by Timothy Lee also took the opportunity to appear. Of course, their purpose is not pure disaster relief, but to use the means of relief to the victims to attract believers and expand the scale of their own churches. According to a report from the Military Intelligence Agency, there are nearly 100 foreign missionaries operating in the disaster-stricken areas in Shanxi. It was the first organized and planned disaster relief activity by a foreign missionary in China. And this situation will even affect the 21st century, more than 100 years later. [It is said that there are many religious believers in Shanxi]

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"Let's make trouble! Let's make trouble! The trouble is over, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty has collapsed! ”

The person had already arrived at Liu Xian in Shaoxing Mansion and dropped the information in his hand. But in his heart, he felt guilty again for the difficulties in Shanxi. But how to say, the catastrophe in Shanxi Province has some of his reasons!

Liu Xian once thought that it would be good if he was really ruthless, and then he would no longer feel guilty about the disaster and famine in Shanxi. But he wasn't, even though he knew very well that he was going to be on this cataclysm.

"Alas......"

On the battlefield, killing hundreds of thousands or even millions of people, Liu Xian will not have the kindness of a woman. But millions of people were killed and injured due to the famine, and this hurdle was burned in his heart.

Shaoxing Fucheng.

"Rubbish!" In the prefect's yamen, Xi Yuan looked at Liu Renqing, who was kneeling at his feet, dressed as a wolf, and his face erupted with irrepressible rage. "Why don't you die outside, and still have the face to come back?"

Zhuji City was the only gateway to Shanyin to isolate the Qin army, and Xiyuan worked hard there to hoard supplies and ammunition, but it was only one day before Liu Renqing's dog escaped back. There were less than 100 of the 2,000 troops left. What else did Xi Yuan leave him to do?

Besides, Liu Renqing is a banner man of the Han army. It's not a pity for Xiyuan to kill him.

"Come on, push him out and cut him down!" waved his hand and called his subordinates Goshha, Xi Yuan didn't even have a chance to give a speech to Liu Renqing, the chief military officer of a town, so he directly gave an order.

"My lord, spare my life, spare my life, spare my life, ......" didn't have time to say a word of defense, Liu Renqing was dragged down by Xiyuan's two Goshha, and on the way Liu Renqing struggled with all his strength, shouting hoarsely and begging for mercy. But how could Xi Yuan, who was angry, hear it. "Shut his mouth up!" The furious shouts rang out again. Liu Renqing's plea for mercy immediately fell silent.

There were also more than a dozen senior officers in the hall, such as the deputy commander, wing commander, and staff leader, and the plea did not change Xi Yuan's mind in the slightest, even if he was so unreasonable for a general to behead the chief military officer......

A moment later, a scream came, and the only general soldier under Xi Yuan's seat now also died.

All the Manchu families in Zhejiang, Liu Renqing, a nominal chief military officer, participated in the Green Battalion. Now there is not even a general army.

Hee-won has no regrets. has already fallen into such a corrupt situation, the heavy troops in the fortified city have not supported Liu Renqing for even a day, if he doesn't kill him, how can he lead the troops at the bottom? Who would want to die with their hearts?

"Pass my order, all the sergeants and officers who have escaped back will be beheaded, and the execution platform will be set up at the south gate."

Kill and kill a person, everyone shuddered, and the entire Eight Banners New Army was shocked. Compared with himself two years ago, Xiyuan's personality is completely different.

A day later, the Qin army advanced to the city of Shanyin County, Shaoxing Prefecture.

Liang Gang looked at the southern city of Shanyin from afar, and there were only a few hundred and ten Qing soldiers scattered on the wide city wall. There was not a single cannon at the head of the city, and there was not a single heavy machine gun, so it was obvious that the defenders of Shaoxing had learned the lesson of the defenders of Zhuji.

The Qin army did not attack that day.

At this time, it is rainy in the south of the Yangtze River, the roads are muddy, and the speed of cannon transfer is called slow. To attack Shanyin, Liu Xian had to wait until the artillery was all in position.

Of course, the rain in the sky is expected to stop in a while. It's a rainy season!

And that night, it was late for Xi Yuan to go to bed, because there was something in his heart, he never slept soundly, and he really fell asleep at dawn.

Xi Yuan didn't know how long he could last in Shaoxing, but he wanted to tell Liu Xian that the Qing Dynasty had loyal ministers. In fact, the most regrettable thing for him now is that he is not a Han Chinese. If there are a few Han people who are broken for the Qing Dynasty, then the impact is good! (To be continued......) R1292