I, compose the 5000 years of China

Chapter 357 Closed the country... (Subscription required)
"Unexpectedly, a smallpox made Kangxi the emperor."

"This is also understandable. After all, Shunzhi's sons were very young at that time, and none of them performed very well for the time being. If you want to be canonized as a prince, first of all, it is not the one who performed the best at the time, but the one who can live the longest. "

"Yes, Shunzhi himself became seriously ill in his 20s, and he was about to die in no time. Therefore, he certainly didn't want the next emperor to die in his 20s like him."

For such a thing, many people agree.

but.

Regarding Kangxi's 6-year-old residence, many people also said, how can he control the court at such an age?

Could it be that Kangxi was a puppet emperor?

Regarding this, Chen Fan continued: "Although the Qing Dynasty was founded by ethnic minorities, they have gradually integrated into Han culture for thousands of years and absorbed a lot of the essence of Han culture. Therefore, when they governed the country , and had more experience than before. When Emperor Shunzhi was dying, after conferring Kangxi as the prince, he appointed four ministers to assist the government. These four ministers were very loyal to the court. In this way, after the death of Shunzhi, the entire court There was no civil strife caused by the sudden death of the emperor."

"However, although the four auxiliary ministers had been relatively loyal before. However, after a long time, some of the four ministers began to become arrogant and even assertive. Among them, "Aobai "The performance was the most prominent. At that time, Kangxi was still young, and there was nothing he could do about Oboi. However, the smart Emperor Kangxi kept all this in his heart. On the surface, he still pretended to be a child who knew nothing, but , secretly, he began to accumulate his own strength."

"Also, in order to hide Obai, Emperor Kangxi also organized a group of young guards to play Buku games. This made Obai relax his vigilance towards Emperor Kangxi. He also believed that Emperor Kangxi was still a child. However, he did not I know. Although Emperor Kangxi was still young, he was ready to get rid of Oboi. Once, Emperor Kangxi ordered Oboi to enter the palace. As usual, Oboi came to the palace without any preparation. But , As soon as he arrived at the palace, Emperor Kangxi asked the young guards organized before him to arrest him. Immediately, Emperor Kangxi announced the thirty major crimes of Oboi, and cleared all the party members of Oboi one by one. So far, Emperor Kangxi has regained the center of the court. control and began to take charge of the government. This year, Kangxi was only 15 years old."

Such a young emperor is really unexpected.

When they heard what Chen Fan said, that Emperor Kangxi controlled the court at the age of 15, many people were secretly shocked.

"This Kangxi, it seems that it is not simple."

"Is it true, as Xiao Zhuang said, that he has a dragon protecting his body?"

"Controlling the imperial court at the age of 15 is far inferior to some other emperors."

A group of fans said on the public frequency.

Chen Fan also nodded.

Although the Qing Dynasty was founded by ethnic minorities.

But for Emperor Kangxi.

Historians of previous lives are more positive.

of course.

Emperor Kangxi's ability is not limited to this. Chen Fan said: "Emperor Kangxi began to rule in person after eradicating Oboi. However, the Qing Dynasty was not so stable at that time. The first thing in front of him was that the three vassal kings were too big to lose. These three vassal kings are the generals who were recruited by the Qing Dynasty to take control of the Central Plains. They are Wu Sangui, Shang Kexi, and Geng Jingzhong. Although they surrendered to the Qing court, they still have military power. In terms of reputation Although they are still under the management of the Qing court, in fact, they are like the countries produced by the enfeoffment system, with a high degree of internal self-control and great military power, which seriously threatens the rule of the Qing Dynasty."

"Faced with such a situation, Emperor Kangxi began to cut down the feudal clan. But in the face of Emperor Kangxi's cutting down the feudal clan, the three feudal kings also felt unprecedented pressure. Immediately, the three feudal kings successively put forward slogans against the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, generals from other regions also joined the camp. For a while, the six provinces that were originally controlled by the Qing Dynasty were lost.

"But even so, Emperor Kangxi still did not make any compromises with the three vassals. On the one hand, he recruited other generals, and on the other hand, he concentrated his efforts on dealing with Wu Sangui, the core of the San Francisco. After eight years of confrontation, Emperor Kangxi finally pacified the San Francisco chaos."

It can be said.

Since Emperor Kangxi ascended the throne, he has been impeccable.

Whether it's eradicating Oboi or pacifying the San Francisco.

But this is just a small test of Emperor Kangxi.

After pacifying San Francisco, Emperor Kangxi led troops to recover Taiwan City.

Then expelled Tsarist Russia.

Continuing to conquer Mobei in the north, the army was commanded three times to pacify Junggar.

"Sister, this Kangxi is too powerful."

"Accessed to the throne at the age of 6, died of illness at the age of 69, and reigned for more than 60 years. Even compared with all the emperors in China for thousands of years, Kangxi can be ranked in the precedent."

"It made me a little bit at a loss as to what to say."

Many people are a little depressed.

after all.

For the Qing Dynasty, everyone is somewhat unhappy.

But now I find that the Qing Dynasty doesn't look as unbearable as I imagined.

Not only is it not unbearable.

like.

If Emperor Kangxi had been a Han Chinese, then everyone would have clamored for his performance and praised him loudly.

……

"Brother Fan, how is the successor of Emperor Kangxi doing?"

Chen Fan finished the life of Emperor Kangxi.

At this time, everyone asked about the successor of Emperor Kangxi.

This is exactly what Chen Fan wanted to say: "Emperor Kangxi was succeeded by Yongzheng. Compared with Emperor Kangxi, Emperor Yongzheng did not have the martial arts and martial arts of Emperor Kangxi. On the whole, Emperor Yongzheng is relatively low-key. But although Yongzheng is relatively low-key , but he was an emperor who did practical things. In his later years, Emperor Kangxi thought that the world had settled down, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and there were not many things to do, so he became passive and lethargic. At the same time, he also flaunted benevolence and righteousness, and was more lenient with officials. For a while, Kangxi made countless corrupt officials in his later years. In order to win Kangxi's favor, a group of officials whitewashed the peace for a while. Officials have been at ease for too long, and a series of malpractices have appeared in the entire government."

"It's just that, facing the problems left by Emperor Kangxi, Yongzheng is reforming. First of all, the administration of officials is leniently managed by Emperor Kangxi, while Yongzheng is strict in governance. In terms of economic governance, Yongzheng began to investigate. Financial deficit, assessment of officials from all over the country. Regarding taxation, Yongzheng also carried out reforms. The implementation of the principle of levying Dingyin and land taxes together reduced the burden on the people. The emergence of this policy led to a sharp increase in the population of the Qing Dynasty. Until Qianlong in During the reign of Emperor Yongzheng, the population of the Qing Dynasty was equivalent to one-third of the world's population. In terms of military affairs, Yongzheng also did a very good job. During the reign of Emperor Yongzheng, Qinghai was completely included in the territory of the Qing Dynasty."

It can be said.

It was Yongzheng's efforts that created the prosperity of the Qianlong period.

It was also because of Yongzheng's efforts that Qianlong had a large sum of money and went to Jiangnan five or six times.

"Brother Fan, Yongzheng has performed quite well, too?"

"you can say it this way."

Chen Fan nodded: "Yongzheng's diligence is one of the best among the emperors of the Qing Dynasty. It is said that Yongzheng only sleeps for 4 hours a day, and the cumulative number of memorials reviewed reaches 1000 million words. It is also because of Yongzheng's diligence that the entire treasury There are only a few million taels. After Yongzheng died, the treasury had a surplus of more than 5000 million taels."

It can be said.

Without Yongzheng, there would be no prosperity of Qianlong.

"It's a pity that although Yongzheng was diligent, he passed away suddenly in his 13th year. It is said that two days before Yongzheng's death, he was still doing business as usual, but after the third day, Yongzheng passed away. As for how he died, there are comparisons from the outside world. There are many rumors. But Yongzheng absorbed the lesson of Emperor Kangxi’s Jiulong seizure of the throne, and after his death, the Qing court established various methods according to the secrets established by Yongzheng before his death, and the fourth prince Hongli succeeded to the throne, that is, Qianlong.”

have to say.

Yongzheng was an emperor who inherited the past and opened up the future in the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong.

For this.

After Chen Fan finished talking about Yongzheng, many people also said: "I didn't expect to be a very capable emperor."

"The population tripled all of a sudden, which is very difficult to happen in all dynasties."

"I don't know how the next successor, Qianlong, will behave?"

Everyone was looking forward to Chen Fan's continuation.

Chen Fan didn't stop.

After Yongzheng, Chen Fan went on to talk about Qianlong.

"Qianlong can be said to be a lucky emperor. When he was very young, Emperor Kangxi saw Qianlong once, and he liked the young Qianlong very much. And because of the lesson of Emperor Kangxi's Kowloon seizure of the throne, Yongzheng was very fond of him. Li Zhu was also more cautious. In the end, Qianlong's ascension to the throne was not as complicated as his father Yongzheng, and he succeeded to the throne very smoothly."

"In the early days of Qianlong's ascension to the throne, because he studied Confucian classics since he was a child, he implemented benevolent governance when governing the country. He repeatedly exempted the people from taxes owed by the people. At the same time, he also actively dealt with various ills left over from the Yongzheng period. In addition In terms of alleviating internal conflicts, Qianlong also took relatively tolerant measures, and successively released many ministers who committed serious crimes during the Yongzheng period. Learning from the positive policies of the Yongzheng period also laid a good start for Qianlong's later governance. In terms of military affairs, Qianlong quelled the frontier rebellion and implemented a policy of reforming the land and returning the locals in the southwest..."

"Because of these policies, agriculture, handicrafts and commerce in all regions of the country have developed significantly, the area of ​​cultivated land has expanded, the population has surged, the treasury has been enriched, and the entire social economy has achieved unprecedented development. In terms of cultivated land area In the 31 years of Qianlong, the country has cultivated 8000 million mu of land; the national population has also increased from more than 4000 million in the early years of Qianlong to nearly 60 million in the 7000 years of Qianlong; Between [-] and [-], it is almost twice the total annual tax revenue of the whole country. The whole social economy presents a new situation of unprecedented prosperity. At this time, cultural undertakings are also very developed. , The Qing Dynasty entered its heyday. During this period, we call it the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong.”

Yes.

After Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong three generations of emperors ruled.

The Qing Dynasty entered into a prosperous age.

And this prosperity lasted quite a long time, reaching more than 100 years.

It is also because of the prosperity of Kangxi and Qianlong.

Therefore, many historians in the previous life had mostly positive comments on these emperors.

If it weren't for a series of damned Sao operations in the late Qing Dynasty.

I am afraid that people will have a lot of good feelings for the Qing Dynasty.

just.

When Chen Fan mentioned this, all the fans were a little confused.

"Brother Fan, just now you said how many people were there in the Qing Dynasty?"

"Close to 3 million people."

"How big is the land area?"

"1300 square kilometers."

"I……"

Everyone vomited blood.

Let's talk about prosperity.

China has been going up and down for thousands of years, and there are very few people who can truly be called a prosperous age.

Unexpectedly.

The Qing Dynasty, a dynasty, actually came to a prosperous age?
And he is in this prosperous age.

In terms of territory and population, it has been unattainable in all dynasties.

"Is this too unreal?"

"There are some."

"However, although I'm not very willing to accept it. But according to what Brother Fan said, the Qing Dynasty's current scale was not achieved through the efforts of one generation. It was through the efforts of three generations of Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong."

"Not only three generations. In fact, Shunzhi performed well before Kangxi, and Shunzhi's father Huang Taiji was also very good. Of course, it goes without saying that Nurhachi, the founder of Houjin. It can be said that the Qing Dynasty was like the early Qin Dynasty. Lie Lie of Fen VI. These six emperors performed very well. Therefore, this created the prosperity of the Qing Dynasty. If there was a prodigal son among them, it would be impossible for the Qing Dynasty to have such a prosperity."

For this.

Chen Fan also nodded.

If a prodigal son really appeared, it would be impossible for the Qing Dynasty to have such a prosperous age.

In fact.

After Qianlong's middle and old age, he began to prodigal.

At this time, Chen Fan said: "It was extremely prosperous and then declined, probably because I lamented how great the prosperous world I created. After the middle period of Qianlong's administration, he was so happy that he made six trips to the south of the Yangtze River. Every time he went to the south of the Yangtze River, he spent a lot of money and wasted money. And In Qianlong's later years, he favored corrupt officials and gentry even more, to the extent that he severely damaged the administration of officials."

"Later, Qianlong suddenly realized that being the emperor was enough, so he became emperor of Jiaqing. But despite this, Qianlong, who became the Supreme Emperor, still refused to delegate power to Jiaqing. It was not until Qianlong died that Jiaqing officially took charge of the government."

of course.

Qianlong in his later years, if you want to talk about his faults, there are a lot of them.

In his later years, he was known as the perfect old man.

Why perfect?

That is perfect, complete life, no regrets.

He also has a range of collecting hobbies.

Seeing a series of calligraphy and paintings, Qianlong collected him.

It's not enough to collect it, he will also stamp his own big seal.

Stamping one big seal is not enough, he has to stamp three or four on a calligraphy and painting.

Also.

Qianlong also liked to write poems.

It is said that he wrote more than 4 poems in his life.

However, only one of these more than 4 poems has survived.

just.

These are actually nothing.

This can only be regarded as a small problem.

The real big mistake Qianlong made was Qianlong's closed-door policy.

It was precisely because of Qianlong's seclusion that the Qing Dynasty was so miserable in the later period.

(End of this chapter)