一、迅速膨胀的租界租界的人气骤然上升。不是那块荒僻的土地多么有吸引力,也不是高鼻梁蓝眼睛的洋人有多大的凝聚力,租界陡增的人气应当感谢“御外无能,残民有功”的清政府,感谢动荡的时局、连年的兵燹。小刀会发动起义之前,上海县城有人口二十余万,起义失败之后,残余人口不足三万(也有说四万),其中除数 First, the rapid expansion of the concession The popularity of the concession rose suddenly. It is not the attractiveness of that lonely land nor the cohesion of a foreigner with a high nose and blue eyes. The popularity of the rapid increase of the concession should be grateful to the Qing government who said that “the imperialists are incompetent and the remnants are meritorious.” Bureau, Liannian Bing 燹. Before the knife would launch an uprising, there were over 200,000 people in Shanghai’s urban area. After the uprising failed, the residual population was less than 30,000 (say 40,000), of which the divisor