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Volume 3 The Road to Rise Chapter 593 Global Crisis

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    Countries in Europe and the United States experienced the East India Flu pandemic, but they did not expect that a few years later, another global flu outbreak would occur.  Last time Europe and the United States defended themselves in time and did not cause much panic.  Although tens of millions of people died, they were all indigenous people whom the white people did not care about.  But this time it¡¯s different.  The influenza outbreaks in various countries have caused very large non-combat attrition in Europe and the United States.  Especially the spread among the Allied Forces.  As the main force, the U.S. military has suffered serious attrition.  The Allies had to stop their final attack on the Central Powers and went on the defensive.  At the same time, governments of various countries have once again had to endure the Chinese¡¯s money-grabbing medical transactions and continue to trade gold reserves of various countries to China.  It can be said that from the outbreak of the world war in 2016 to the seven years until 2019, the annual expenditure on gold reserves of various countries was greater than the income. Almost all the domestic gold production of various countries was used to pay for China's trade reserves.  This is for the two major gold-producing countries, the United Kingdom, because their country's annual gold mining volume is barely enough to pay for it.  But for other countries with low gold production, they have been using their treasury reserves over the years.  July of the Year of Jieshan Vomiting.  It is the beginning of the seventh year of the World War.  Two-thirds of the gold reserves of the French treasury, three-quarters of the gold reserves of Germany, all the treasury gold reserves of Italy, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, Greece, and the former Tsarist Russia, as well as the gold mined every year by all countries participating in the war, all flowed in.  to China.  ??Among them, although the total amount of gold in the British treasury remains stable, it has zero growth, and even had negative growth for a period of time!  Every year, about a stew of new gold production from the colonies, especially South Africa, flows to China, in exchange for a large amount of weapons, equipment and supplies.  The United States' gold mining volume ranks second in the world, but it has only increased a little. Most of the gold was consumed in the European War, including a small amount of gold to aid the Allies, and most of the gold to pay for China's supplies.  However, these are not the worst in the eyes of European and American countries.  War?  Gold outflow is normal!  Their biggest headache is China¡¯s monopoly on mid- to high-end pharmaceutical products.  Especially the East Indian Flu that broke out last time, faced with the Chinese pharmaceutical industry's money-grabbing behavior for hundreds of millions of people around the world, has made all countries jealous and jealous.  In the words of U.S. President Wilson: "There is no business more profitable than China's medicine! They have gone beyond the scope of business, they are simply robbing banks!" It can be said that China's role in the last East India Flu pandemic  , the profit earned from medical expenses alone is equivalent to the total foreign trade export of Chinese mussels.  Even if arms profits are made in war, it is only for the tens of millions of troops in the warring countries, while the export of medicine is for all humans in the world. People can be without weapons, but they must have medicines that can cure diseases.  And this global influenza pandemic is no longer limited to the indigenous people of East India, the entire Western world has been affected.  So according to rough estimates from the health departments of various countries, the number of medical orders received by China will be more than twice that of the East Indian flu pandemic a few years ago.  Governments around the world have asked China to stop blocking the medical field.  Share the methods of producing antibiotic drugs with the world.  However, the requests of various countries were directly rejected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Empire.  Governments of all countries are dejected one by one. The British coalition cabinet once came up with a bold idea in Parliament: "We should really go to war with China, because the money they robbed us is far greater than the losses caused by the damn Germans."  "More!" However, in the end, it was just a way to vent anger, because China has become very powerful at this time.  Regardless of military strength, financial resources, or war potential, they are far beyond what the UK can deal with.  The United Kingdom has been dragged down by the Allies. All European countries have implemented a military control system. All supplies have reached the point where they can only be released in quotas. It can be seen that they have reached the moment of exhaustion. Both sides are relying on their last shreds of will and ruthlessness.  Keep at it, once you relax, it's hard to get back up.  In just a few short periods of time, more than 100,000 people in Britain and France were infected, especially in densely populated military camps with poor conditions. The death toll reached 10,000, the vast majority of which were Americans.  A hospital in Bordeaux, the capital of France, has been requisitioned by the military to house infected patients.  As a major, Paul Lewis fought in this world war.  He never seemed to adapt to military life, and the military uniform often made him feel uncomfortable, but he was an out-and-out warrior, a warrior who fought against death.  However, in May of the same year, death appeared in front of him in an unprecedented manner. The courtyard of the Bordeaux hospital was filled with rows and rows of soldiers, many of them covered in blood, and their death was horrific and strange. "They were originally  Should die on the battlefield???!  "Lewis said to a reporter, his eyes full of sadness. "The blood was not caused by trauma, most of it was nosebleeds. Some soldiers also coughed up blood, and others had ear bleeding. Some people coughed so violently that they even coughed up lung slices.  Autopsies after death showed that violent coughing even caused tears in their abdominal muscles and costal cartilage. Many people suffered from severe pain and were talking nonsense. Almost everyone who could still communicate complained of headaches.  , as if someone was desperately driving a wedge into their heads behind their eyes. They also felt extreme pain in their bodies, and even their bones were about to break. The color of their skin was abnormal, and some of their lips or fingertips were blue.  , and a few people were so black that it was impossible to tell whether they were white or black. They looked almost black. These patients lying in the yard deeply confused Lewis, and at the same time, he broke out in a cold sweat.  The disease had spread violently. There were no empty beds in the hospital. The Allies sent hundreds of American soldiers who were more seriously ill to the civilian hospital in Bordeaux. Soldiers and civilian hospital staff began to work in the war zone and the civilian hospital.  At the same time, patients began to be sent to various parts of the Allied Powers. The reporter learned from Lewis that this situation was only a small part, and millions of people on the front line were tightly controlled.  According to the news, the soldiers on the front line were not fighting but burying the bodies of their comrades. Lewis said to reporters in pain: "The illness you see now is considered mild, because the military will not treat more cruel and horrific ones.  The situation was disclosed to you!  You should feel lucky because you did not see that kind of tragedy, otherwise you will never forget it in your life!  ¡± The Allied Powers had to provide limited medicines to the army to maintain the combat effectiveness of the army. However, the poor people living in the Allied Powers were unable to receive timely treatment, which aggravated the epidemic. As of the end of June, the Allied Powers had a population of 600 million, and the number of infected people had reached  300 million, and the death toll has reached 25 million. Due to the seven-year war, the lives of the people of the Allied countries are poor, and heavy labor and taxes have kept the vast majority of the working group living below the poverty line for a long time.  Overtime work has caused people to be exhausted. The body's immunity has been greatly reduced, and the poor diet and living conditions have ultimately led to uncontrollable obesity. Even London, which has the best medical conditions, has fallen into a state of collapse.  Major hospitals in London are overcrowded, medical supplies are in short supply, and most medical staff have been drafted to the front line. As a result, even those who have money to treat, there are no doctors to treat them, let alone those British people who have no money.  The Allied Powers seemed to have seen an opportunity at this time. However, just as the Allied Powers High Command was preparing to formulate a counterattack plan, reports of epidemic outbreaks were also reported from allied countries, forcing the Allied Powers High Command to give up.  "Counterattack plan" to block the epidemic outbreak areas with all efforts.  It was originally difficult for the Allied Powers' influenza to spread to the Allied Powers because the Allied Powers' blockade was very tight.  However, when the Allied Powers' large-scale fatigue broke out, the Allied Powers High Command relaxed the blockade on the Allied Powers in line with the policy and thinking that they could not make the Allied Powers feel better, allowing the influenza to be introduced into the Allied Powers.  At the same time, it was also introduced to the allied countries.  This global influenza pandemic eventually spread to China.  After all, China¡¯s territory is too vast and it has trade relations with European and American countries.  However, China's customs has done a very good job in controlling white Europeans, and it can be said that they are conscientious and conscientious.  The influx of fatigue was actually brought in by the citizens of the subordinate vassal states of the Chinese Empire.  For these people, Chinese customs staff really have no choice, because they do not have modern advanced equipment to detect whether people entering the vassal country have been infected. They can only rely on their intuition to detect people who are dizzy, nauseated, and coughing.  Keep them out.  However, there is no way to control people during the incubation period.  At the end of June, epidemics broke out in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Romania, Singapore, Malaya and other vassal states of the Chinese Empire.  Due to the backwardness of these places, people's awareness of influenza was almost zero, resulting in no early warning. By the time it spread, it was no longer controllable.  In early July, epidemics broke out in Daosong, Lanfang, Hainan, Yunnan, and Sichuan within the Chinese Empire.  For this reason, the Imperial China Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an emergency red alert, and the entire country implemented Level 2 combat readiness control, which completely banned foreigners from entering the country. Businessmen, students studying abroad, and state officials with imperial nationality were required to be quarantined for one week before entering the country.  All forms of gatherings and mass gatherings are completely prohibited. Police, patrolmen, and gendarmerie are on duty in the streets, and a curfew is imposed at night.  Anyone showing cold symptoms will be required to quarantine.  It can be said that the Chinese Empire has never been more tense since its founding.??The National Day military parade originally planned to be held on July was canceled because of this. Starting from July 3, on the streets and alleys of major cities and villages in China, pedestrians wear masks and go their own way.  , refused to contact and speak.  At the same time, all units and families have prepared relevant cold treatment and prevention medicines in case of emergency.  Governments around the world were shocked by China's move. At the same time, they also realized the seriousness of the problem.  According to the inferences of authoritative medical experts from various countries, "China is the only country that can resist and control this pandemic, and only China's medical technology can do this. However, the Chinese themselves have taken two measures to deal with this pandemic."  Level of combat readiness control, and the people are treating this pandemic as if they are facing a formidable enemy. This can only mean one thing. China cannot control and stop this pandemic, at least not yet. " After the authoritative agencies of various countries released this news.  , immediately caused panic among people all over the world, and governments finally began to face up to this pandemic.  However, at this time, countries are already deeply poisoned and it is too late to take preventive measures. We can only look forward to China developing drugs to fight the pandemic as soon as possible.  The two major war machines on the European battlefield finally couldn't stand the impact of this pandemic.  The war stopped unexpectedly and began to fight against the natural enemies of mankind.  Beijing Forbidden City, Qinzheng Hall.  Within three days.  Zhang Yunfei held six consecutive imperial meetings to discuss the issue of this pandemic.  Saru Yabi is so concerned about the pandemic.  Because Zhang Yunfei was deeply impressed by the influenza epidemic that spread to the United States the following year. The influenza epidemic that year caused countless deaths around the world. A conservative estimate is between 40,000 and 100 million people, but that does not include  China was included. Because China was in the midst of a warlord war at that time, it was impossible to count the deaths. Even if they were counted, the deaths in the warlord war were blamed. Today¡¯s pandemic is very similar to the pandemic of that year, but it is higher than in history.  Many times more powerful. The main reason is that it broke out on the basis of the East India Flu. It can be seen from the laboratory analysis report that this flu combines mutated influenza viruses and plague, and it is quite powerful. "There are results.  Got it?  "Several meetings. Zhang Yunfei's first question was this. Tang Shaoyi replied: "Your Majesty Qizhuo!  not yet!  However, Wei Chen has urged the Department of Health to speed up the progress of the research." Health Minister Kang Ping hurriedly said: "Your Majesty!  Weichen has ordered biological experts, chemical experts and well-known doctors to jointly tackle the problem. A total of a scientific research team is conducting virus tests day and night!  "Zhang Yunfei nodded and asked: "How are the casualties?  Kang Ping replied: "Each province has set up a notification line. An hour ago, hospitals across the empire received tens of thousands of infected people. About 30,000 of them were suspected cases, and more than four people have died. The mortality rate is one-sixth. This is very scary.  of.  If it were not for China's sound medical system, the death toll would have increased tenfold.  If it weren't for Chinese antibiotic drugs, the death toll would have increased tenfold.  If China's education system had not been improved and people were still sitting at home waiting to die, the death toll would have increased tenfold.  If China's vast territory had not spread out the population, the death toll would have increased tenfold.  Too many ifs, Zhang Yunfei could have been proud of his achievements.  But when you think about it from the perspective of a ruler, if no one dies, that is true pride.  Perhaps this is why people in different classes and age groups think in different ways!  Zhang Yunfei frowned for a while and asked: "Is there any news from other countries?" Liang Cheng replied: "Your Majesty.  Large-scale fatigue has occurred in various countries, but each country has strictly blocked the news, and it is impossible to know the exact number.  However, judging by the empire¡¯s infection death rate, corpses are probably piled all over the streets in various countries.  Tang Shaoyi nodded and said: "Foreign countries are progressing rapidly in urbanization. Hundreds of years of urbanization have caused foreign populations to concentrate in cities and towns. Such a breeding environment for the spread of influenza must have a mortality rate greater than that in the empire."  The empire has not started the process of urbanization for a long time. At the same time, it has a vast territory and a dispersed population, which makes infection very low.  And the empire¡¯s public health system and medical system are sound, so I believe it won¡¯t cause too much damage.¡± At this time, Zhang Si from the Empire¡¯s Intelligence Bureau suddenly said: ¡°Your Majesty, the minister has preliminarily found out that the explosion in New York  Global influenza.  It is actually caused by Americans secretly researching biological weapons.  As a result, protective measures were not taken.  It caused the virus to leak out and combined with the common flu to produce changes. Zhang Si¡¯s words made the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty suddenly nervous. Is this okay?  Americans are researching biological weapons. What if they are used against the empire?  Liang Cheng said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, I suggest that you take a tough stance against the United States immediately and expose the Americans' irresponsible behavior to the world!  " Zhang Si immediately stopped talking, because he knew this kind of thing. Only a fool's country would admit it? Even if you put a gun to the American "little brother", they will not admit to researching biological weapons! Once admitted,  That means that the United States is against humanity and will be drowned in the saliva of people all over the world. Even the American people will burn down the White House immediately. Once that happens, the U.S. government will not have to mess around with biological and chemical weapons.  , but they are all shady. The Chinese Empire also has many such research institutes, but they don¡¯t dare to stay in the country. Instead, they secretly operate on the Qingguo Islands, other overseas bases, or some inconspicuous island in the Pacific.  There are only a few people who know about it. For example, Foreign Minister Liang Chengcheng doesn¡¯t know much about it. Otherwise, how can this guy argue with other countries honestly? Zhang Yunfei coughed slightly and looked at the cabinet president.  Chief of Staff Tian Renjie said, "It would be better for the General Staff to go back and discuss this matter ourselves. We are all laymen. It is boring to study this!"  " Tian Renjie said hurriedly: "I obey the order." He then added: "The General Staff has been investigating the situation of this influenza pandemic. According to the report of the biochemical team of the combat laboratory, this influenza virus is indeed based on the East India virus a few years ago.  Research on pandemic influenza viruses!  This fully demonstrates that the United States is researching similar biological weapons, and other countries do not rule out the possibility of such secret organizations!  The minister requested Your Majesty's approval from the General Staff to establish the Empire's biological and chemical rapid response force to respond to other countries' biological and chemical attacks on the Empire.
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