The line of sight shifted north, Tianjin, Qing Kingdom. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

In the fourth year of Ming Jianwen, that is, in 1402, Zhu Di, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, ascended the throne, and changed the yuan to 'Yongle' the following year.

In the second year, in order to commemorate the victory of the 'Battle of Jingyan', Zhu Di set up a garrison in Zhigu and gave it the name 'Tianjin', which means 'the ferry through which the Son of Heaven passed'.

This is also the most complete origin of the name of Tianjin in historical records.

At this time, two thousand-ton giant ships slowly approached the Tianjin wharf, splashing and surging waves. The shore was full of Qing soldiers and civilians wearing long robes and horse coats. With long pigtails and whips, they looked at the approaching ship with a look of novelty.

From ancient times to the present, Tianjin is known as "the bottom of the nine rivers, the river and the sea to rush". Among them, the South Canal, Ziya River, Daqing River, Yongding River, North Canal and other five tributaries of the Haihe River all converge in Tianjin and go straight to the sea from here.

Such geographical conditions made it one of the four municipalities directly under the central government in later generations.

However, at present, the Qing Dynasty, which has a strict ban on the sea, did not take advantage of Tianjin's unique geographical advantages to develop it into a regional city connected to the sea by rivers.

Standing at the bow of the ship, Magorny looked at the gradually clear coastline, the dilapidated and narrow port, and the black and oppressive Qing people, and the disappointment in his heart was aggravated.

Originally, in his mind, the ancient oriental country with a long history should be inhabited by the most intelligent and polite ethnic groups in the world. The ruler governed the country with the ideas of Confucius, so that the people would be in love and harmony as if they were living in a big family.

He had seen this in Daming. The managers are kind to people, the people are kind and friendly, and there is a peaceful and peaceful scene. So he took it for granted that as a Qing country with a longer history and more Chinese, it should do better than the Ming Dynasty.

But the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment!

During the trip to Zhoushan, reality gave him a hard slap. All the Qing people wore ugly long whips and clothes of dull colors. When managers treat their own people, their words and deeds are rude and rude.

He knew that the Manchus came from the primeval forests further north. Originally, it was a savage and barbaric tribal race. Because of his courage and good fighting, he stole and captured the Han people and established the Qing Kingdom.

In the end, it is an outsider, who is not subject to the words of the saints. He brought his rough behavior and habits to the land of the Han people. The legendary rites of sainthood seem to have disappeared completely.

Although he is hostile to Daming, to be honest, his perception of Daming is still good. The administrators and the people there are equal and respectful. The whole society is also harmonious and polite. Even the United Kingdom, where he is located, is not as good as the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, the Qing State still has a lot of etiquette. However, compared with the Ming Dynasty, the etiquette of the Qing State was not only cumbersome, but also full of discrimination.

He saw in Dinghai City that there were often people kneeling and kowtowing in front of Qing officials. If you slow down or have a disrespectful attitude, you will be punished by the officials.

This is very different from equality and respect everywhere in the Ming Dynasty.

And the officials of the Qing State are also staggering when dealing with murder cases. For example, to determine whether a man and a woman are connected. The officials did not need to investigate and collect evidence, so they ordered the heads of the two men to be cut off and soaked in water. If the face is opposite, then the tong jian is established, and vice versa, there is another grievance.

It's incomprehensible that you can be a manager with such a crude, shallow and ugly attitude.

Moreover, most of the ordinary Qing people he saw were in tattered clothes and as thin as bamboo poles. They live in low shacks and are extremely poor. Abandonment, infant death, and corpses on the roadside are also common. The feeling to him is that most of the Qing people are mentally numb and extremely indifferent to the lives of others.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it would have been hard for him to believe that this was the legendary ancient civilization.

In terms of ethnic relations, he also noted. The Manchus of the Qing Dynasty were always superior and inferior, and they could oppress and beat the Han at will. There is inequality everywhere, and there is discrimination everywhere.

It can't be compared with the harmonious ethnic relations of the Ming Dynasty at all!

Therefore, in his mind, the impression of Qing Guo was only that of poverty, backwardness, barbarism, and rudeness.

While I was thinking about this, the ship was already on the shore.

Similar to Dinghai City, these soldiers were sparsely lined up on both sides of the harbor. Holding a backward spear, he wears a helmet like an iron bucket. The scattered flags are waving in the wind, as if they can be blown away by the wind at any time.

There were still a large number of people standing around with blank expressions, just standing quietly, motionless, similar to statues.

Such a welcome scene always makes people feel weird and strange.

After all, Magorny is an old man who engages in diplomacy and knows the reason why the Qing State sent these soldiers over. It's nothing more than to promote the prestige of the country and let them know the military strength of the Qing State!

It's just that such an army, both in terms of military posture and armament, is inferior to a finger of the British.

Like now, countries with a little bit of strength are armed with muskets on a large scale. In particular, the Ming Dynasty made muskets with the best performance and quality.

But this Qing country seems to be still in the dark Middle Ages.

Will an alliance with Britain with such force make a difference? Especially against the tyrannical Ming!

He shook his head secretly. I already have the answer in my heart.

As a result, the heart of this alliance was unconsciously cooled by half.

At this time, the officials who greeted them sent a large amount of pigs, horses, cattle and sheep and other meat. Some of the animals have been dead for days and will not be able to eat. And they threw themselves into the sea. But unexpectedly, the onlookers seemed to have suddenly come to life. One by one, they scrambled to jump into the sea, scrambling for the livestock that could no longer die.

Qing officials saw this, as if they didn't see it. led Magorny and the others all the way north.

Because of the river, they had to switch to a shallower draft. So he left some people behind to take care of the things on the ship. Wait until you find a suitable merchant ship, and then send the gift to Beijing.

Magorny and others went to Beijing to meet Emperor Qianlong first.

While sailing, another incident shattered Magorny's perception. It was two ships that had collided and capsized on the river. The people on the boat fell into the water one after another, shouting for help. But not a single merchant ship that passed by reached out to help.

Magorny also wanted to ask the people on the ship to help, but Qing officials tried to stop them. He also told them that these people died when they died, and they should not be bothered. Such remarks once again refreshed the bottom line that Magorny believes!

made his last illusion about the Qing Kingdom disappear.

Therefore, he did not listen to the advice of the Qing officials and asked the crew to rescue the people who fell into the water one by one. In Europe, this is the most basic humanitarian spirit. But in the Qing Kingdom, there seems to be only indifference between people.

Perhaps it was his actions that angered Qing officials, so that after going ashore. Qing officials whipped those who were rescued in the name of damaging the majesty of the Qing state.

This behavior is close to extinction of humanity.

Somehow, Magorny suddenly became disheartened. I'm not too enthusiastic about the upcoming audience.