Judging from the development process of the whole ancient history of China, the Gansu period was the heyday and the last flourishing period of China. After the Qing army entered the customs, the national unification was basically completed by Kangxi, which opened the prelude to Kang Yong's prosperity.
During the sixty years of Kangxi, the Qing Dynasty made great progress in politics, economy, military affairs and culture. Although in the last years of Kangxi, various problems appeared constantly, especially the corruption in official administration became more and more serious. However, after Yongzheng ascended the throne, a series of rectifications were carried out soon.
In the thirteenth year of Yongzheng, the situation of the whole Qing government was stabilized, and a lot of social wealth was not accumulated during the Qianlong period. It seems no exaggeration to call Qianlong an emperor standing on the shoulders of giants. Emperor Qianlong is the longest-lived emperor in the history of China, and also the longest-lived emperor in charge of state affairs.
Moreover, in the last years of Qianlong, due to the connivance of emperor Qianlong, the corruption of officials was also very serious. To the point where it was difficult to return, Jiaqing could not make up his mind to rectify the bureaucracy like Yongzheng, and even reprimanded and intimidated those corrupt officials.
Moreover, with the increase of population and the limited arable land, people's lives are becoming more and more difficult. The entry of Britain and the introduction of opium have led to a large number of silver outflows, and there are other factors like Anbalism. Jiaqing is a diligent and diligent emperor. Facing a country with a long history, there is nothing he can do.
Although resistance flourished and Gan Long played the role of the black sheep, he lived for a long time. When he died, he left his son a scarred Qing dynasty. It can be said that in the heyday of the Qing Dynasty, Gan Long actually laid the foundation for the demise of the Qing Dynasty.
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It was from the late Qianlong period that China, the once far ahead rabbit, saw that no one could catch up and began to sleep late. On the other hand, European countries have been accelerated and caught up through the industrial revolution. In the "tortoise-rabbit race" between eastern and western civilizations, the ranking was reversed from now on. Westerners took steady steps to surpass China, who had been in a coma for a hundred years, and broke a new record. The gap between the two will get bigger and bigger. When the Chinese are about to become a conquered nation, they will wake up like a dream.
From Kangxi to Yongzheng until Qianlong, the golden age of the Qing Empire was over. It just confirms an old saying: three generations of wealth. The pretentious Qianlong is now immersed in the pleasure of self-appreciation and has the illusion that he has no room for further efforts. He constantly pursued luxurious celebrations and parades, which consumed a lot of wealth.
He has his own explanation: heaven and earth make money only here, not scattered at the bottom, but gathered at the top. It is this static medieval way of thinking that keeps him from seeing the serious social problems brought about by economic expansion ... it is prosperity that crushes the prosperity of Qianlong. "
Zhang Hongjie believes that "the complacency of Emperor Qianlong is essentially a kind of cultural complacency: his short-sightedness is also a kind of cultural short-sightedness". From Qianlong's attitude towards Yuanmingyuan, I can see the shadow of Qin Shihuang building Epang Palace and Yang Di digging the Grand Canal. When the strings of history are broken by great pressure, it will make a sound of tearing clouds and tears.
After Qianlong, it was not so easy to be an emperor in China. It's good to stick to it. Especially since Xianfeng, it has always faced the threat of bankruptcy. The embarrassment of the Qing Dynasty was reflected in the Yuanmingyuan fire.
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It was Emperor Qianlong who buried the hidden danger of the decline of the Qing Dynasty-Xinhuanet.