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"Alas...... Sometimes. It's really hard to figure out the people who survive zài you and me at the feet of this person. Western goodies. They never wanted to go. I can't learn it. But for those bad things. But they are always self-taught. For example, crows are the only ones that can wreak havoc in China. This is the best example of this. ”

"The old gentleman's concern is not unreasonable." Lin Haifeng nodded approvingly. "As we go out into the world. It's the good and the bad. So. People need to have a true spirit and faith. ”

"Yes......" Wei Yuan sighed softly. Sighing. He closed his eyes. There was silence for a while as if he had fallen asleep. Only then did he slowly open his eyes again. "We won't be able to agree on all sides, though. But...... But the old decay is now sincerely hopeful. I hope this country will be guided by you and your companions. Truly enter a great heyday. The old decay believes. This day...... That day is not too far away. ”

"Shengshi?" Lin Haifeng smiled slightly. He tilted his head. Raise your hand and take off the apricot yellow turban wrapped around your head. Bounced on the thigh. casually threw it to Wei Yuan's bedside. "Huh...... Is Kangqian the same world? In my opinion. The big hat of the so-called "prosperous age" that boasts about it. That's not necessary. What we need is a truly prosperous people and a strong country. See our people. Each one can have a happy smile from the bottom of their hearts. ”

"Kangqian Shengshi?" looked at Lin Haifeng's naughty and solemn look. Wei Yuan smiled first. Then there was another pout. "How can that compare."

"How." Lin Haifeng pretended to be surprised and looked at Wei Yuan, who actually showed a look of disdain when he mentioned the so-called "prosperous era of Kangqian". He blinked vigorously. "I have heard a lot of people's admiration and envy for the Kangqian period. It was as if it was the most beautiful dream in their hearts. Sometimes I can't help but think about it. It would be nice to be able to go to that time and take a walk. Or experience it for yourself. It's just a pity. It's a pity ......"

Wei Yuan looked at Lin Haifeng for a while. But this time he didn't laugh. And that's not all. Lin Haifeng's expression of xiàn came out of the "naivety". It also made him feel very uncomfortable in his heart.

"It's not a pity at all." Wei Yuan looked at Lin Haifeng and shook his head. "As you yourself just said. That's just boasting. ”

Seeing Lin Haifeng, he still didn't understand a demeanor. Wei Yuan smiled softly. began to "teach" Lin Haifeng again.

Tong guò himself is well versed in history. Wei Yuan sued Lin Haifeng. The common people of China since ancient times. That is, whether the life of the peasants is good or not. One of the most important conditions. It's whether they really own a piece of land of their own. And full entry. When the throne quickly passed into the hands of Kangxi. It is precisely the various land annexation phenomena accumulated in the former Ming Dynasty. With the long period of turmoil came to a great effective relief after the turmoil.

In the era in which Kangxi lived. Whether it is the princes and nobles of the former Ming Dynasty and corrupt officials. Or do not hesitate to use all kinds of means. The landlord of the vast land is also a landlord. All of them are in Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and other big and small rogues. and under the merciless slaughter of the Qing army that crossed the pass. Most of them died unexpectedly. Meantime. and because of years of chaos. China's population has long since shrunk dramatically.

It was precisely with this great upheaval that the redistribution of wealth and land was formed as an innate condition. During the Kangxi period. Only then did the common people, who were praised by his children and grandchildren, almost all of them live a happy life of "the tiller has his land". Of course. From the beginning of the Qing Dynasty. It wasn't until the twenty-fourth year of Kangxi that it was terminated as "land." All of them are circled by the Eight Banners. There is no permanent production for the people. all rely on renting flag land for a living". Naturally, no one mentioned it. Probably in the eyes of those drummers. If there is something to rent, it should be counted as "having its land".

"Fifty years of Qingxing. Within the four seas. Growing poverty. Agriculture, industry, industry, and the city. "Wei Yuan sued Lin Haifeng. This is Tang Zhen, who was once a magistrate in Shanxi. In his book "The Unspoken Book", he describes the life of the common people that he himself witnessed. In Shanxi, where he was an official. Many poor women don't even have a pair of pants. And the "people of Wuzhong" are "many children in the north". Not only as. It's even him, the county magistrate. In the second half of his life after being dismissed. is also almost trapped in Wudi. Life is also poor.

"You know about the era when Westerners were in the Qing Dynasty. How is it written? ”

"You're looking at that. There must be a lot to know. But I ...... Excuse me. It seems like...... It seems that there is no memory of this. ”

Heard Lin Haifeng's answer. Wei Yuan shook his head a little disappointed. "How can that be. I don't know the present and the ancient. Unfamiliar with the inside and outside. How to control a country! ”

Wei Yuan followed this sentence with the charm of a teacher. He continued to dial Lin Haifeng. An evaluation of an era. You can't just listen to one aspect. After all, Tang Zhen was a person who was dismissed by the Qing Dynasty. It is inevitable that there will be bias in his book. So. To truly understand the year. It is necessary to look more at the records of Westerners who have nothing to do with themselves.

Start with Ming Wanli. Until the Chongzhen period. He has lived in China for twenty-three years

Portuguese Jesuit Tsang Tak Zhao. When Yu Chongzhen returned to his homeland in the ninth year. On the way, he completed his masterpiece "Chronicles of Great China". in the book. The Ming Dynasty at that time. It's not just "quite rich and prosperous". It is also "amazing in every way".

But. More than a hundred years later. In the eyes of Westerners during the Qianlong period. What has become of China? After the "prosperity of Kangqian" and "cultural and martial arts". Are the Chinese people really rich and all the oil is shedding?

For the sake of remembering, the deputy envoy of the English Macartney Mission used to be such an account. The Great Qing Kingdom as he saw it. There are too many beggars and too many dilapidated and deserted buildings along the way. Most of the people of the Qing Dynasty lived. They are all living in poverty with an absolutely low standard. "There is astonishing poverty everywhere...... People are ragged and even **...... The garbage we throw away is being eaten by people." Under the rule of the "semi-barbaric" empire of the Great Qing Dynasty. Under the most despicable tyranny. People have always lived in "fear of being exposed to bamboo boards". Thus creating a whole country of "cowardice and dirty." and cruel" eccentric humans.

If that doesn't tell the story. Then let's take a look at the ** team of the Qing Dynasty during the Qianlong period. There is a newspaper in England called the Edinburgh Review. They mentioned it in their writing. Although the "Qianlong Khan" had instructed that "when the tribute envoy arrives." The queue must be assembled. to observe and see". But. When the English Macartney mission arrived. They still found out. Originally. The regular army of the Great Qing Kingdom was simply indistinguishable from a group of sophists.

This is true of the army on land. What about the sea? When the Magalny mission came to visit the Qing Dynasty. It was not until Zheng He's treasure ship went to sea. Nearly four hundred years have passed. It is 500 naval warships of the Ming army during the Wanli period. Nearly two hundred hundred years have passed since the naval battle in Luliang, which was able to annihilate 450 Japanese naval divisions. It was five times since the Ming Dynasty defeated the Dutch. Establish Japan's full maritime supremacy in East Asia to the South China Sea. It has been more than 150 years.

Even so. The British mission was "amazed to find that the Chinese sailing ships were very unsturdy." Due to the shallow draft of the boat. unable to withstand the attack of high winds". Their judgment from this is: "The construction of Chinese ships is not at all seaworthy".

China's once proud seafaring technology. Actually in the prosperous era of Kangqian. It has declined to the point of being looked down upon and ridiculed......

Of course. Macartney asserted this. The army of the so-called Great Qing State. It's simply vulnerable. This has been proven by the facts. He was right in his assertion. In the face of the challenge of the Western powers. The army of the Great Qing Dynasty. Absolutely powerless!

"This is the Chinese. In the past, they were the unparalleled elite of mankind. Today it has been reduced to a curiosity of anthropological research. ”

Hear these words that were once blatantly written in the Edinburgh Review. It's sad. But helpless.

"So. Kangxi just caught up with good luck. Great governance after the Great Rebellion. Plus God's mercy. Kangxi did not encounter the famine one after another during the Chongzhen period. ”

Wei Yuan looked at Lin Haifeng, who was already fascinated by what he heard. Continuing his story.

The world is good. Shengming is no more. It doesn't rely on blowing to make noise.

It is not a prosperous age. It's not a saint. The political style has always been good or bad. are all major events related to the rise and fall of a dynasty. Absolutely sloppy and not half a point. But this was not the case in the Qing Dynasty. They have a political style of the whole court. It's never been taken seriously. It is even more difficult to have the heart to sincerely find ways to maintain the integrity and diligence of the DPRK and Chinese officials. Whether Kangxi or Qianlong. At this point. Actually, it's all the same. As for the next few generations. That's even more not.

I say so. Someone is going to call me crazy. There are still people who have to be grieved for the emperors. Of course. They also have their reasons. to fully demonstrate the great sage of the emperor. For example, Kangxi also tried to pass the example of the emperor himself. to promote the preaching of science. to improve and strengthen the morality of court officials. On the one hand, Yongzheng tried to raise incorruptible silver to alleviate **. On the other hand. Corrupt officials were also punished with harsh punishments. Set an example. As for Qianlong. Of course, he also severely punished and killed many high-level corrupt officials, including the governor and governor.

But what about the effect? Obviously not good.

Look at how hard they work. and scavenged the people like locusts. Countless times to go down to Jiangnan for their own pleasure. Uplink and down. Where does the incorruptibility come from?

Kangxi Dynasty. There have been two prime minister-level corrupt officials, Mingzhu and Suo Etu. The money he embezzled. far surpassed the prime minister Yan Song, who was known as the most corrupt official in the Ming Dynasty, dozens of times. Even so. The "Shengming" Kangxi was still able to do so for decades. They simply turned a blind eye to what they were doing.

Yongzheng Dynasty. The harsh punishment is appalling. However, the fraud in the examination room was led by corruption. It's still endless. Waited until the Qianlong Dynasty. The situation began to be more and more chaotic. The official's ** is even more out of control. "Most of them are ashamed of the officials and the elderly. Cargo profits are the trend". The "Zaifu" and the gentry who were deeply favored by Emperor Qianlong. It's not just cheating. Corrupt and perverted. The amount of money he embezzled was enormous. It's absolutely unprecedented.

Just think about it. If there were no indulgent pleasures of the emperor himself. Where did the rampant ** come from?

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