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Text Chapter 603 The Sorrow of Java

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    After Wu Tiande escaped from Java Island, they immediately realized that the plague samples in the Guwai Island stronghold were likely to come into contact with those ignorant natives, thus releasing the plague demon.  As plague researchers, no one understands the horror of concentrated outbreaks of multiple plagues better than Wu Tiande and others.

    Precisely because of this, they immediately found the person in charge of the Slave Catching Association in Java and strictly ordered them to withdraw all their strongholds from Java. It was best to ensure that no Han people were left on the island.  This order may seem absurd to others, but Wu Tiande has a special warrant signed by Li Min, which allows him to mobilize the official or unofficial forces of the Qi Palace in an emergency, including the Slave Catcher Association.

    This is exactly the case, so the Slave Catcher Association immediately took action and began to seize the time to evacuate the Han people from Java Island. Moreover, these Han people could not leave freely, but were transported to a closed island for observation. Only when one of them  You can only leave the island when there is no plague outbreak.

    Fortunately, due to the previous riots in East Java and Central Java, the Han people on the island either evacuated or concentrated in large strongholds, so the evacuation went smoothly. However, even so, the last two evacuated strongholds were still affected by the plague.  , some of them had already shown symptoms of the disease, so the last group of people were placed alone on another island, and were diagnosed and treated by experts like Wu Tiande to save the lives of these people as much as possible.

    In addition to the Han people in the stronghold, there are also 10,000 Japanese troops and 10,000 Sanhan troops in West Java. They are suppressing the rebellion in West Java.  When the commanders of these two armies received the news, they had already penetrated deep into West Java.  Therefore, the time to evacuate is also the latest, even when the organization is boarding the ship.  Some in the army had died from the plague.

    It is precisely because of this that they are also placed separately.  The 20,000 people were divided into three parts, one part was those who had already shown symptoms, the other were soldiers who were suspected of being infected, and the last part were soldiers who did not show any symptoms.  Some of the soldiers were arranged on three separate islands and treated according to the preventive and therapeutic methods provided by Wu Tiande and others.

    It's just that the 20,000 troops evacuated too late. In the end, the number of soldiers confirmed to be infected with the plague reached 12,362. Among these more than 10,000 soldiers, even those who accepted the research of Wu Tiande and others  Treatment methods have been developed, but prevention should be the main focus of the plague.  By the time the disease develops, it's too late to treat it.  Therefore, of the more than 10,000 people who were eventually infected, only 1,576 survived, and the fatality rate was as high as over 90%.

    The above is the result of treatment by plague research experts such as Wu Tiande. However, in the case of Java with backward medical conditions, the mortality rate of plague will only be higher. It can even be said that as long as one is infected with plague, there is almost no choice but to wait for death.  There is a way to go.

    Regarding the emergency evacuation measures taken by Wu Tiande and others.  Li Min praised them greatly afterward, and even awarded Wu Tiande and others military medals. Military medals, like pioneering medals, are awarded to people who have made meritorious services in a certain area.  However, military medals are usually awarded to soldiers, but because of Wu Tiande's proper handling this time, he not only saved nearly half of the army.  What's more important is that they evacuated all the Han people on Java Island. This achievement is more important than winning a great victory.  Therefore, Li Min made an exception and awarded them military medals.

    In addition, while rewarding Wu Tiande and others.  Li Min did not forget the most important thing, which was to blockade the entire Java Island, especially the east and west ends of Java Island, which were separated from Bali Island and Jinzhou by only one strait, and these two straits were sent by Li Min  Two fleets were formed, patrolling day and night, and absolutely no Javanese could be allowed to escape to other islands.

    This time Li Min really took action. After all, from Wu Tiande, he already knew the serious consequences that could be caused by multiple plague outbreaks. So in addition to the passive blockade, he also sent a regular navy fleet and a large number of slave-catching teams to form an armed force.  The fleet attacks the coastal ports of Java Island regardless of cost, with the goal of destroying all Javanese ships in sight and preventing the possibility of Javanese fleeing.

    Even on some islands closest to Java, Li Min sent people to spread the news about a large-scale plague outbreak in Java, and asked the natives on these islands to help monitor it. If any Javanese really escaped, they could be on the first step.  time to be discovered and then take appropriate action.

    It was precisely this series of powerful measures taken by Li Min that the semi-man-made plague was limited to the island of Java. Although many Javanese fled during this period, most of them were sunk at sea, and only a few of them were sunk.  A few people fled to nearby islands, but they were quickly discovered. Among them, Bali also became an epidemic area because it was too close to Java Island, and Li Min had to arrange another one on Lombok Island, east of Bali.  Line of defense.

    This is known as the ¡®Disaster of Java¡¯The plague disaster lasted for three years before it gradually disappeared. However, after it ended, Li Min sent people to count the population of Java Island. It was found that the number of natives on the island plummeted from 5 million before the onset of the disease.  Less than one million, more than 80% of the island's total population died in this disaster, which can be said to be a rare catastrophe in human history.

    In addition, the outbreak of plague on Java Island also had a huge impact on Li Min. For example, in order to prevent the plague from spreading out of Java, he needed to deploy a large number of naval forces around Java Island, which increased his offensive power within three years.  All seem somewhat inadequate.

    Moreover, without Java as an important slave-producing area, there was a huge gap in the slaves needed by Taiwan and the Tang Dynasty. This also caused the price of slaves in various places to rise again and again. No matter what kind of slaves, there was a shortage of slaves.  situation.

    But soon the slave traders found another important slave-producing area, which was the African continent west of Tianzhu. The Kunlun slaves there were already very popular in the Tang Dynasty. However, because of the long distance, the price was high, but now the sea transportation is becoming more and more popular.  It has become more and more convenient, and the cost of sea transportation has also dropped again and again. Therefore, large-scale Kunlun slave trade has become possible, and these docile black slaves have quickly become a new source of slaves. This has also made the route from the Lion City to Ceylon  become more prosperous.

    In addition to the aspects introduced above, the impact of the plague is far from over. For example, when the plague first broke out with its power, Li Zhen, who was far away in Tianzhu, heard about it and immediately came up with a genius idea.  That is to use the plague in war.  Think about it, when facing a powerful opponent, if a terrible plague breaks out in the opponent's country, then no matter how powerful the opponent is, it will immediately turn into a soft-footed shrimp, leaving nothing but prey.  A portion.

    Li Zhen has always had a fiery temper, so he immediately wrote a letter to Li Min, explaining the first great idea of ??biological warfare in history, but this idea shocked Li Min.

    Li Min naturally knows the power of microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses better than anyone else, and has never even thought of using them to deal with enemies. However, firstly, he has no strong opponent worthy of him, and secondly, bacteria and viruses are a double-edged sword.  , while hurting the enemy, he may also hurt himself, unless he can make his army immune to all diseases, but this is obviously impossible, so unless he is forced to a dead end, or he is sure, he will never let it spread.  His disease hurt him, otherwise he would never dare to use this thing easily.

    It was precisely because of this idea that Li Min rejected Li Zhen's great idea, but he did not finish his words. Instead, he told Li Zhen that if Li Zhen encountered an enemy that he could not resist in the future, then Li Min would  He will also consider sending that special force to help him spread the plague to the enemy's territory.  But Li Min didn't expect that the promise he made today would actually become a reality one day.

    "Hahaha~, it seems that Brother Xuance understands Brother Six. As expected, Brother Six will not use something like plague that can hurt others or himself easily!" said Beicheng, the capital of the Beka Kingdom in Northern Tianzhu.  In the palace, Li Zhen sat on the throne and laughed loudly. What he held in his hand was the reply letter sent to him by Li Min.

    Wang Xuance, who was standing next, heard Li Zhen's words and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness King Qi has always been cautious, and likes to take everything into his own hands, so for something uncontrollable like the plague, His Highness's heart is  It will definitely be very repulsive, so I judge that His Highness King Qi will definitely not use it easily, but if he is in an absolutely safe position or is forced into a desperate situation, His Highness King Qi will definitely give it a go!"

    Wang Xuance hasn't read Li Min's reply yet, but he has already guessed Li Min's reaction. This also surprised Li Zhen. He immediately showed Li Min's letter to Wang Xuance, but the other party just stroked his beard and smiled without saying anything.  Showing any sense of pride is what Li Zhen likes most about Wang Xuance.

    "Hahaha~, but I have to keep this letter from Sixth Brother carefully. Maybe one day we will encounter a strong enemy that we can't resist. Then we will have to ask Sixth Brother for help, and with this letter here, we are not afraid.  He's a deadbeat!" Li Zhen smiled, folded the letter, put it in an envelope, and then asked someone to store it in a safe place.

    Next, Li Zhen and Wang Xuance talked about some things about establishing and developing in Beitianzhu. After Li Zhen killed 50,000 enemy troops in the last pit, the new Brahmanism spread extremely fast, and now it has its own people in Beitianzhu.  There are millions of believers, and the number is increasing by an astonishing amount every day.  But this also brought about some problems, that is, the shortage of religious officials, so the two discussed that they could recruit some Brahmin nobles who had taken refuge in Northern Tianzhu.

    Finally, Li Min thought of another thing and said immediately: "By the way, Brother Xuance, you have also met that person. Do you think we should get involved in this matter?" (To be continued)
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