Tracing China: Through history, dialogue between ancient and modern

Chapter 283 Your Early Morning Died

The ancient VS modern debate.

After the economic and population defenses, Qianlong was not convinced, and began to put his military capabilities of the Qing Dynasty on the table.

Compared to modern times, this time is the space-time plane 230 years ago.

This year belonged to the last years of Qianlong. He dispatched his commander, Fukang'an, to win several battles in the southwestern region, and included XZ in his territory.

Open the topic.

nowadays.

Some people couldn't help jumping out.

Frantically complaining to the host Lin Feng, saying that he disrespected the Qing Dynasty, disrespected Qianlong, disregarded the facts, and talked nonsense.

These people also cited a lot of data, from various aspects, to prove the prosperity of the Qianlong period.

Lin Feng didn't hide, stood in the palace of the Forbidden City, pointing to the air:
"senior."

"Look, here are some people from later generations who support your data content."

In the air, a screen about two meters square is formed, which is a bit similar to the size of a "home theater".

The brilliance on the top flickered, and paragraphs of subtitles rolled out.

It was after the presiding that the world supported the various data and information listed by the Qing Dynasty.

"This……"

Qianlong was dumbfounded, because Lin Feng's skill was like that of a god in the sky.

"Have the people of later generations become gods?" the aging Qianlong muttered to himself.

Lin Feng said, "This is not the ability of gods, but the technological development of future generations. There are no gods in future generations, and there is no immortality."

Hearing this, Qianlong's heart was calmer.

"Lin Feng, it seems that there will be people in the future 230 years ago who really saw the powerful Qing Dynasty during my reign."

Lin Feng asked back, "But is this Great Qing really that powerful?"

Qianlong didn't speak, but just quietly watched the barrage information scrolling on the screen.

This is what a fan called "Kangqian Shengshi fans" published:

This fan said -

Qianlong's ruling achievements were very powerful.

Vertically speaking, the Qianlong era was the most prosperous and powerful era in the entire ancient Chinese history.

From a horizontal comparison, the Qing Empire ruled by Qianlong was also the most powerful country in the world at that time.

This strength is supported by the following data:
First, the total economic volume is very large, and the country's financial resources are relatively strong.Although there are various debates about the calculation method of GDP at that time, the economic aggregate of the Qianlong period accounted for more than 30% of the world's total, which is far more than the share of the United States in the world's total economic aggregate today. need more.

During the Qianlong period, our share in the world's manufacturing industry was 8 times that of the country where the sun never sets, 6 times that of the country of Beixiong, and 9 times that of the country of Wa.

Second, the military strength of the Qianlong Dynasty was also very strong.

One of Qianlong's great achievements was to unify XJ.After Qianlong unified XJ in 24 years, the territory controlled by the imperial court at that time reached 1453 million square kilometers.Therefore, the territory of the Qianlong Dynasty was the second largest territory in the history of the entire ancient feudal dynasty except the Yuan Dynasty.And unlike many dynasties in history, the Qing Dynasty has the strongest actual control over the entire territory.

Third, the population of the Qianlong Dynasty reached an unprecedented level.

In history, the population of previous dynasties hovered between tens of millions for most of the time, and it exceeded 1 million at a few points. For example, it reached more than 1.4 million at the end of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, when Qianlong succeeded to the throne, the population was 2.9 million, and when Qianlong abdicated, the population reached 54 million.That is to say, Qianlong doubled the population in [-] years.

In ancient times, the size of the population has always been the most favorable proof of the achievements of the ruler.The Qianlong Dynasty used more than 10 billion mu of land to feed 30% of the world's population at that time, which was considered a very remarkable achievement at the time.

……

In addition, a netizen named "Qing Dynasty Gege" listed the achievements of Emperor Qianlong in his life:

There are eight major achievements in summing up:
The first is to compile cultural classics.

The second is to maintain and build royal gardens.Except for the burning of the Old Summer Palace, most of them have become world cultural heritage.

The third is to contribute poetry talent.

The fourth thing is to save money and food from the world.Qianlong exempted money and food from all over the country, the number of times, the wide area, the large number, and the good effect. In the feudal dynasty, there was no one before and no one to come.

The fifth piece is to unify the entire XJ.One of his martial arts is to use troops in the western frontier to consolidate XJ.In northern Xinjiang, Junggar was pacified twice, and the Turhut tribe returned, which basically solved the problem in northern Xinjiang.

The sixth is to improve governance XZ.

The seventh is the construction of Zhejiang Seawall.

The eighth is the unification of all ethnic groups.

……

Hear these eight great merits.

Lin Feng smiled.

Many modern netizens are also happy.

"This online name is "Qingchao Gege", are you here to make a joke?"

"Hahaha, it's kind of reverse black."

"The third one is also considered a merit. Speaking of Emperor Qianlong, when and where did he contribute his talent in poetry and prose?"

"Qianlong wrote more than 4 poems throughout his life, have you never heard of them?"

"Not really!"

"No +1."

"The first cultural classic to be repaired? It's bullshit. His Siku Quanshu has revised a lot of history, so that when we read history books now, we can only rely on ancient books to distinguish the authenticity."

"Yes, it is basically necessary to reshape history by unearthed ancient books."

"The compilation of Siku Quanshu took nearly a century. It was completed in six years of Qianlong. In fact, it was basically completed in 13 years of Yongzheng. After it was completed, Qianlong asked the imperial literati to revise and ponder it for as long as 40 years, while the Song history, the largest of the 24 histories, only took 2 years. It only took 331 days to complete the history of the Yuan Dynasty, and when you think about it, you can understand how much of our ancient Chinese culture was tampered with when Qianlong was in power."

"It's no wonder that in modern times, the history of the Ming Dynasty has been changed beyond recognition!"

"Hey, if you read the stuff written by the Qing Dynasty, Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang was almost portrayed by them as a monster, and was written by the Qing Dynasty as ugly, incompetent, violent and bloodthirsty..."

"The second Qianlong's achievement is repairing the Old Summer Palace? Fuck, this is obviously greedy for pleasure, disregarding the life and death of the people, extravagance and waste, and building a lot, okay?"

Modern audiences refute one by one the eight major achievements made by netizens of "Qing Dynasty Gege".

And these barrages of refutation and criticism also scrolled on the live screen.

I saw the barrage message of myself going crazy.

Being able to shine on CCTV's golden live broadcast program, the audience is even more crazy, and they all want to "make a name in history"!

In the imperial study.

Looking at those barrage messages that were unfriendly to him, Qianlong's old face became darker and darker.

Maybe he couldn't think of it.

I was "a wise man", but in the eyes of later generations, he was such a failure and so stupid.

Lin Feng said, "Senior, you said that the military of the Qing Dynasty is powerful, but this junior would like to ask, what are the main forces of the Qing Dynasty?"

Qianlong had a gloomy face, "The main force is composed of the Eight Banners Army and the Green Battalion Army."

The Eight Banners Army originated from outside the customs and belonged to an organization that unites soldiers and civilians.Soldiers are engaged in production on weekdays and go into battle in wartime.

The source of soldiers is from the Eight Banners, who was good at bowing horses and archery.However, in the Eight Banners Army, there were not only cold weapons, but also many elite hot weapons at that time, such as shotguns, red cannons, etc., and a special shotgun team was formed.

The Green Camp Army originated from the surrendered army of the Ming Dynasty and has a large number.

However, during the reign of Emperor Kangxi, the imperial court abolished millions of troops surrendered by the Ming Dynasty at that time, and finally selected 57 elites and incorporated them into the green battalion army.

Since then, the number of soldiers in the Green Battalion has basically remained at a level of around 60, with occasional ups and downs.

Similar to the Eight Banners, the Green Battalion also adopts the world soldier system to supplement the source of troops.

In other words, in the Green Camp, soldiers can pass on their posts to future generations.The advantage of this approach is that the court can have a long-term stable source of troops.And the disadvantages are also obvious. It is easy to breed arrogance and laziness in the army.

Lin Feng asked again, "How many Eight Banners soldiers are there?"

Qianlong, "20 or so."

Lin Feng delivered a fatal blow and said, "According to what the younger generation knows, when Kangxi quelled the San Francisco Rebellion, the Eight Banners Army was already unable to take on heavy responsibilities, so the Green Battalion Army could only be the main force. Is this true?"

Qianlong said bluntly, "Since I came to power, I have ordered many times to reprimand the Eight Banners, let them get rid of their arrogance and laziness, train hard, and let them return to their ancestors' ethos of admiring martial arts."

Lin Feng, "But are the Eight Banners soldiers really capable of fighting?"

Qianlong was silent.

Yes.

As early as the Kangxi period, the Eight Banners soldiers were already unbearable, and in the Qianlong period, the Eight Banners soldiers were even worse.

The so-called strong military strength of the Qing Dynasty is nothing more than the failure of gold and jade.

Qianlong also took some measures, such as strengthening the management of banner affairs of the Eight Banners, stricter the internal hierarchy of the Eight Banners, checking files, and sending additional inspectors to conduct a census.However, the effect is extremely poor.The Eight Banners are still unable to take on the heavy responsibility.

Of course, in the event of a war, you still need to play.On the battlefield, the Green Battalion is still the main force because of its numerical advantage.

When the Tianshan South Road was pacified in the Qing Dynasty, there was a battle where Eight Banners soldiers, Sauron soldiers, and Green Battalion soldiers cooperated with each other.

When the Qing Dynasty attacked Kuqa, the Green Battalion soldiers were disguised as the Eight Banners Army to challenge the city, and the Sauron soldiers and the Eight Banners soldiers were ambushed on both sides.

Generally speaking, during the Qianlong period, the military strength of the Qing Dynasty had already begun to decline.

This decline is also compared with other countries at the same time.

During the Qianlong period, the industrial revolution occurred in Europe, and the steam engine was used on a large scale as the main force of production.

This has changed the national strength, weapons, and culture of many European countries.In other words, from the time of Qianlong, there was a gap between the Qing Dynasty and Europe in different eras only in terms of military affairs.

The more important factor is the decline of the Eight Banners Army and the Green Army.These two types of armies have too many internal problems, which are hard to recover from, and the combat effectiveness of the armies continues to decline.

The Bailian Sect uprising in the last years of Qianlong's reign could not be put down.

As a regular army, the Green Battalion fought against the insurgents who had not received much training, and they were still defeated frequently and often defeated.

Therefore, until Qianlong's death, the White Lotus Rebellion was still not put down.

After Jiaqing succeeded to the throne, he had to use the local landlords' regiment training to barely put down the uprising.

When Lin Feng finished speaking.

The twilight emperor wearing a dragon robe above the imperial study room was even more silent, not saying a word.

Obviously, every sentence of Lin Feng's words pierced his heart.

But in modern times.

There are still some people who think that during the Qianlong period, although the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners soldiers has declined, they have never lost a battle!

Moreover, Qianlong fought ten wars during his reign, and basically won a complete victory.

Are these not enough?
Facing the speeches of these netizens, Lin Feng said to himself, "Senior, do you still remember the battle between big and small Jinchuan?"

Qianlong gasped, "You, how do you know about the big and small Jinchuan battle?"

That means.

I have revised the history books and changed the history wantonly.

How will future generations know about this kind of failed battle?

In the early days of Qianlong, when the Qing Dynasty was still in the heyday of "the prosperity of Kangxi and Qianlong", Sha Luoben, chieftain of Dajinchuan, married his niece Akou to Zewang, chieftain of Xiaojinchuan, which laid the foundation for Shaluoben to integrate the tribe.

Sha Luo became more and more ambitious, and later sent troops to attack Zhengdizhai, Lumi, Zhanggu and other areas.

Qianlong issued two decrees in succession, sending Ji Shan, the governor of Sichuan, and Zhang Guangsi, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, into Sichuan, and the soldiers suppressed the border to quell the rebellion directly.

As a result, only in the first month of the 13th year of Qianlong, Zhang Guangsi's 3 troops ended in a disastrous defeat. Da Jinchuan's plan was completely bankrupt in an instant, until Yue Zhongqi was replaced as governor, and three consecutive wars were launched, which exhausted all the resources of Da Jinchuan chieftain Sha Luoben. Food won the disastrous victory.

The brief peace did not quell Jinchuan's ambitions!

With Sonomu succeeding to the chieftain of Jinchuan, Jinchuan launched a rebellion again!
In the 37th year of Qianlong's first payment, Guilin was defeated and deposed, Altai was dismissed, Governor Wen Fu of Sichuan, Deputy Governor Balang, and Admiral Dong Tianbi died in battle.

After Dingxi General Agui led the Firearms Battalion to capture Xiaojinchuan, he fell into a tight siege again and failed repeatedly!It took tens of millions of taels of silver, and it took 5 years to drag Da Jinchuan to death. Such a result made Qianlong completely unable to step down.

"The Qing soldiers were defeated by the soldiers of Xiaojinchuan, with heavy losses and numerous remains."

"This campaign to quell the local rebellion took 29 years."

"It took nearly 60 manpower and 7000 million taels of silver to win Jinchuan."

"If it were a later generation, in a small county, the younger generation guessed that it would take no more than 20 minutes from launching the rebellion to quelling the rebellion."

This is the Qing Dynasty with a powerful military during the Qianlong period.

If you dig a lot of things.

Dare I ask, can the emperor of the Qing Dynasty come down to Taiwan?
It was a long time before Qianlong could hold back a sentence, "Great Qing, what shocking events happened after I abdicated?"

Perhaps, he asked a question:
"Lin Feng, is the later life you live in the era of the Qing Empire?"

Lin Feng said leisurely, "Senior, your Great Qing has died long ago!"

In an instant.

Qianlong was in great grief!

(End of this chapter)