Re: I'll just leave this here...
GodsDAMN that was freakin' hilarious.
Though SilverFox is wrong. If fifty million Chinese people are saved because the Taiping Rebellion does not occur, you substantially change the history of the world. Fifty million is not a drop in the bucket. How about the ramifications of having an extra fifty million people in China, of having a major rebellion that inspired not only further rebellions but also was an inspiration of sorts for Mao?
I mean, let's not talk about the ramifications of people around the world not hearing about the Rebellion, the sort of concerns that affect the consulates and fiefdoms of the colonial powers in China, the effect on the Qing dynasty, etc.