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As time goes by, the weather becomes colder.

Half a million soldiers recruited from the south, money, grain, cloth and other materials were also transported by water. After these days of busy work, they all arrived in the capital before the river froze.

In just twenty days, the camp on the outskirts of Beijing expanded several times. When there are more people, there are more things to do. There will be gaps in the connection between the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War in charge of logistics. In addition, senior officials are busy going there. While reaping the benefits for themselves, the low-level officers were too busy to muddle along and were careless, almost causing a man-made catastrophe.

Things have to start with the recruitment of 500,000 southern soldiers. As the staff officers in the Jinzhou Army said, these people come from the south thousands of miles away, and some are even further away. In these places, the four seasons of the year are not obvious. , Take the weather half a month ago as an example, winter is about to begin. In these people’s hometowns, they still wear a short coat, and if they work harder, they will still be covered in stinky sweat.

But the weather in Beijing is completely opposite to that in my hometown. Besides being cold, it is still cold, biting to the skin. Even if it is convenient to go to the latrine, squatting for a little longer will feel like the buttocks are frozen.

Fortunately for the first people to arrive, there were not too many people, and there were plenty of supplies. The allocation and handover work between the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War was very smooth and fast. Each person had a set of warm clothes and bedding. But later, People in the country are not so lucky and have to wait for the weaving bureau to rush out the production.

But with the sudden increase in the number of people arriving, even the work of distributing adequate stocks of grain and grass has become slower and slower. Especially when the number of people reaches 500,000, the delayed work is simply a vicious cycle.

There are only so many clerks in the yamen to handle errands, but the workload has increased several times. When I report to the superiors, the answer I get is that I can give them whatever I want, and it’s not like there is nothing in the warehouse.

What? not enough people? Go and recruit yourself! The streets are full of people, but they still come to ask me about such a trivial matter.

After leaving the matter to the people below, these court officials began to busy themselves with the important matter of the new emperor's enthronement.

After all, more than 200,000 Jinzhou troops have been camped outside the West City for several days. Except for the occasional rumble of the cavalry, there was nothing more. Everyone was in peace.

There is a saying in the art of war: soldiers are valuable and quick, and divisions are surprised. The Jinzhou Army directly set up camp and made no major moves. They even did not send troops to cut off the water transportation, allowing the men, horses, money, food and materials recruited by the capital from the south to be transported in safely.

Many court officials in the capital were discussing in private whether Lian Po, an old man, was carrying his own troops and stationing heavy troops outside the city without attacking the city. Could it be that he wanted to use these troops to win a title for himself after the new emperor ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor? A different surname?

The more these people discuss, the more they feel they have touched the truth.

There's no way to start a fight anyway, so you should work hard for the new emperor to ascend the throne. It's unlikely that he will be promoted to a higher level, but there will definitely be no problem if he moves up.

As a result, the 500,000 southern soldiers stationed in the camp on the outskirts of Beijing became a secondary matter in the eyes of these courtiers. Those who did not pay attention at the top, but those who were doing things at the bottom, started to stumbling upon each other within a few days, and started to reap benefits by using chicken feathers as arrows. Anyway, with so much material passing through, if you just get a little bit of it, it will be a big windfall. Even if the profit is shared between the top and bottom, it will be quite considerable.

The adults above are satisfied with this, and the servants below are also quite satisfied. People who come to do things have stuffed themselves with benefits, and things can be done smoothly, so there is nothing to say. In this way, a confusing account was created. As long as it was not excessive, all parties tacitly accepted it.

Everything usually does not go smoothly so easily. Many of these southern soldiers who were thousands of miles away from home began to feel acclimatized. The military medical officers were not surprised by the symptoms of diarrhea and diarrhea. The military camp was not a meticulous one. In this place, if you are thirsty, drink cold water. If you stand guard in the north wind and freeze, diarrhea is also a common thing. There is no need for on-site consultation, just prescribe and take medicine. You can get better after drinking it for two or three days.

But there were a few exceptions that broke this usual routine. A very small number of the 500,000 people got seasick, less than a hundred people, but after ten days of seasickness, they were exhausted. In mild cases, a large amount of weight loss occurs; in severe cases, the whole body becomes swollen. Anyway, the whole person is out of shape.

After finally enduring it to the capital, I found a sense of security on the ground. It was these people who first started to suffer from diarrhea symptoms caused by acclimatization.

These people's bodies were already very weak, and when this happened again, they were in unspeakable suffering. After doing it for a day or two, they became even more weak. This was not good enough. They got up too many times at night on a cold day and caught cold. , I am not infected with typhoid fever again.

Due to multiple factors, these unlucky southern soldiers suffered from various physical symptoms, including sudden chills, high fever, body aches, headaches, fatigue, cough, chest pain, anorexia, vomiting, diarrhea, etc. In severe cases, spasticity and coma may occur.

The military doctor didn't take it seriously at first, but within two days, when many people in the military camp began to have the same symptoms, the military medical officer panicked.

"plague."???

These two terrifying words struck the hearts of the military medical officers like a bolt from the blue. Dozens of military doctors were like ants on a hot pot, at a loss.

"If your illness is not effectively treated, not only will more than 500,000 people in the entire army die, but millions of people in the capital will also die together. Hurry! Report it immediately!" An old military doctor suppressed the fear in his heart and made a decision.

Sure enough, when everyone had no idea, someone suddenly gave an answer, and this was the most correct way.

The news of a suspected plague in the military camp in the western suburbs was reported at all levels and soon reached the desk of the Minister of War.

This powerful man was so frightened that he trembled, and with trembling hands, he read the report twice, word for word. Even the most ignorant person knows that this matter is not trivial.

If this is true, and if it is not handled properly, as long as the Jinzhou Army gets the news and sends troops to block the city gate, the entire capital will be devastated, like a hell on earth.

The flash of thoughts frightened the gentleman, and his whole back was wet with cold sweat. He tried to stand up and reported the news to His Highness Jun Mingde, but his legs and feet were weak and he could not stand up. .

Sure enough, the higher the position and the more powerful he is, the more he fears death. The Minister of War has long lost his heroic spirit. He has forgotten that he can only get to this position by fighting with the late emperor. of credit.