Chapter 539: The Black Death Can Be Exploited!
Let's talk about the new type of plague that occurred in the Northeast at the beginning, if the root cause is investigated, then in the end, it is we humans who are to blame!
The Black Death, also known as the plague, actually has a long history, but in the history of mankind, it is really a butcher-level killer. The emergence of this in the Northeast is really new, and the reason for its emergence is actually directly related to economic recovery.
The logic in this is like this, this logic is that Li Mengyang received Bai He's report, and then summarized it in combination with the situation at the time, how did he sum it up.
Because of the rise of the market, the economy is good, then the demand increases, mink and other leather goods, anyway, as long as it is leather, then there are people who want it, and the quantity is large, so that naturally it promotes production.
The key to the production of leather goods is how to find those sables, or......
By the way, groundhogs will do too!
It should be said that using the skin of a marmot instead of a sable is only the first step, if you just come here, then this new type of plague, that is, pneumonic plague, is not prevalent, and a second step is naturally needed here!
What is the second cloth?
More people are going into the mountains to find sables or marmots for profit!
More people, there is a problem here, because a lot of people are just to make money, they are not familiar with how to hunt, how to find this sable or marmot, then the problem comes!
Some marmots, they are outlied, and they are not in good shape, shaky, and such marmots are relatively easy to catch, so the novices, that is, those who temporarily join the hunting army for money, they don't know if there is a problem here. They just know that this groundhog is easy to catch.
Of course, there is something wrong with such groundhogs, they are outliers because the other groundhogs know that these guys are sick!
And, in this regard, experienced hunters are also well aware that they know that some outliers should be touched as little as possible. Because that animal is either sick or particularly wild, and now, such rules do not exist for those who are novices.
And so, a plague appeared, a new type of pneumonic plague appeared!
When the matter of pneumonic plague was reported to Li Mengyang, he came to the reason for this incident according to some economic changes in the Northeast, overall. This is because of the function of the market itself, and there is an unexpected and normal situation!
The so-called accident, of course, is not expected, but normal, that is the market, you can't fully believe it, it's like that!
Right. In fact, Li Mengyang has always had this idea, but it's just. In the past, he knew very well that if he wanted to reorganize the Greater China region, he would have to rely on the power of the market, but now, it seems that the market has done something out of the ordinary......
For this issue, of course, Li Mengyang paid enough attention. But now he still needs the market to carry out the whole allocation, and he has to wait for his own guidance, of course, the mink thing still has to be done. Let's raise it......
However, there is also a point that can be used here!
They also have this thing in the north, so we need it now, so let's buy it at a high price, as for ......
As for whether there are some new Russians who want to make money to join the hunting team, then this matter...... Is there one? Is there one? Or is there one?
……
"My God! What happened to you? Feed! ”
"What's going on? What's wrong with this guy? ”
"Look! This guy's body looks like the Black Death! ”
"My God!"
"It can't be! Don't talk nonsense! ”
When the guy Stewart was on the street, he saw a guy fall, and then a group of people surrounded him, and they talked about it, and then they ......
Stewart took out a piece of cloth and put it on his face, this thing is a newly invented mask, much tighter than the previous mask, anyway, there is an order above, if you find such a situation, then wear a mask immediately, and then you can evacuate.
……
Makarov has been preparing for war, of course he can't fail to see the Sea of Japan, oh now it should be called the battleship of the 11th Sector Sea, if there is no miscalculation, then it should be the Pacific Fleet of the Pacific Rim Federation, these guys are simply showing off their might, what a fucking annoyance!
It can be said that even the old guy Sdark asked about the taste of war, but now the Russian Pacific Fleet still has to report the situation to Moscow, and then wait for news from Moscow.
That is, it is impossible for them to take the initiative.
But fortunately, the guys from the Pacific Rim Federation didn't attack and just hung around there, although they may not have good intentions, but they didn't do it after all.
Now there is a chance, there is really a chance, Makarov knows the strength of the Russian Pacific Fleet, Russia's national strength is still strong after all, much stronger than Japan, there are three ironclad ships in the Pacific Fleet, these are all powerful big guys.
Velocial, Agile, Bearded...... To be honest, these names are a bit strange, they should have been named after some well-known generals, but in recent decades, the Russian Navy has suffered a lot of defeats, such as the Crimea one.
I heard that there was also a Yamato on the Japanese side before, and the caliber of the main gun of the Yamato was still very large, even more than the three ironclad ships on its side, but it may not be that big, but our ship is relatively fast, and the rate of fire of the turret is relatively fast.
Makarov still has confidence in his fleet, and now to prepare for war, he needs to make all kinds of supplies, food, clothing, but it is not ......
"Black Death?!"
While Makarov was preparing supplies, his subordinates reported to him that there was such a thing as the Black Death in the entire Far East!
This time, it's a big deal!
It should be said that the population density in the Far East, which is this part of Russia, does not have the conditions for a large-scale epidemic, because the population is indeed too thin, everyone lives far away, and the cities are ...... In fact, in Makarov's eyes, a port like Vladivostok is just a bigger town, really, that's all.
That said, there shouldn't be any epidemic at all, but!
People ran away!
It's called the Black Death, it's scary!
You know, the Black Death was so bad, then others don't know, can Europeans not know?
Maybe the place is the Far East, but the people here are all from Europe, how can they not know the horrors of the Black Death?
And ah, the current Black Death is even more powerful than the one in history, so don't you run?
Originally, there were not many people on such a large piece of land, but now because of the emergence of this epidemic, it is as if people have gone to empty buildings all of a sudden......
Somebody was doing passenger transport, Stewart was in Okhotsk, and that place was a trading center for leather goods...... Actually, it's a little bigger...... And now, he is in Vladivostok, where he has opened a shipping company that specializes in transporting people......
"......" When Makarov saw a large number of people running out, he was speechless with anger!
You know, there aren't many people in the first place.
What a coincidence!
Just when you need supplies, just when you need to prepare for war, there is a problem on your side, you know, in this world, since it is a human society, then there is no one, you can't do anything.
The point is, if this drags on, with the loss of time, your own side will be finished, and you don't need your opponent to fight!
"What should I do?"
"What do I do, you ask? Aren't you Makarov? A well-known scientist of the Russian Empire, as well as a rising star of the Navy? You can think of it! ”
Makarov hit another nail on Sdarke's side, and this is simply ......
It's so sad!
The war has not yet started, and there is a big problem on the Russian side, and the cause and effect relationship in this is probably not understood by anyone, even Stewart, who is on a mission.
But however, when all this was reported to Li Mengyang through the telegraph line......
"Tell the soldiers in front of you to attack now!"
This was Li Mengyang's order at that time!
But that's a little wrong, isn't it?
"Holy! The old minister doesn't understand, at this time, we can already say that we are catching turtles in the urn, so it's better to wait a little longer and slowly consume the opponent, isn't it good? ”
Li Hongzhang, the old man, is now different from before, the power in his hands has changed, anyway, it is not the kind before, he is a big faction, and now it is a new era.
But if you want to talk about the current matter, how good is it to wait and fight? Who can't see this?
"Your Majesty! What Li Zhongtang said is very true! ”
"Holy! It's true, even now it would take days to get to the front, but wouldn't it be better if you waited? ”
It should be said that what these people say makes sense, really, Li Mengyang also thinks that this is the case, anyone can see it, wait a minute, let the Russians be hungry, this is better, our casualties will definitely be smaller, but it is not ......
"No need to discuss it anymore, give the order!"
But I didn't expect that Li Mengyang, this guy, waved his hand, indicating that this matter was like this!
This......
The official who recorded the emperor's words and deeds immediately wrote at this time: "Above, force the public to dispel public opinion, and act arbitrarily......"
It's dictatorial enough, but why?
In fact, it is very simple, Li Mengyang knows very well that this time he will fight the Russians, and the main force is the soldiers of the 11th district...... (To be continued.) )
PS: Thank you for the history that can't be hidden, thank you Brother Dream, thank you Brother Sage, thank you Brother leesen, thank you kij...... Thank you!