Qing Dynasty From 1644-1911 AD, several emperors were Shunzhi - Kangxi - Yongzheng - Qianlong- Jiaqing - Daoguang - Xianfeng - Tongzhi - Guangxu - Xuantong.
We all know that there was the longest reign of the Qing Dynasty, and it was also the prosperous era of the Qing Dynasty. It experienced three generations of emperors, Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong. They reigned for a total of 134 years, which was also the peak of the feudal era during the Qing Dynasty's rule.
Because of the Qing Dynasty at that time, China's population grew rapidly and its national territory was vast. It almost reached the peak of the agricultural era, with the strongest national strength and rapid economic development.
But at the end of Emperor Qianlong, the shadow of the decline actually began to appear. The change of dynasties and the end of the Qing Dynasty began to appear. At that time, the largest corrupt official in history appeared, and nearly 800 million taels of silver were embezzled. Various uprisings at the social level, the people began to be dissatisfied with the corruption of the court, and in the end Empress Dowager Cixi's rule corrupted the last lifeline of the court, so in the end, the invasion of foreigners only accelerated the demise of the Qing Dynasty.
So for example, if there was no invasion by foreigners at that time, then we can think about how many years could the Qing Dynasty last?
We all know that in the world, the things in the world are divided and combined, and long-term separation will be combined, and long-term integration will be divided. The land of China is vast for five thousand years, and after many dynasties have changed, a dynasty will surely decline when it reaches its peak. This is the law of nature, and no one can change it.
First, the Qing Dynasty reached its peak in the hands of Emperor Qianlong, but the corrupt official Heshen at that time withdrew official silver when Emperor Qianlong was in power and entered his own private pockets. He was always corrupting the Qing Dynasty, and naturally declined appeared at this time.
When Emperor Qianlong died, the first thing Emperor Jiaqing did to the throne was to deal with Heshen, listing twenty major crimes, and giving Heshen to death.
Although they dealt with corrupt officials at that time, this was just not enough because Jiaqing did not have his ability. They all relied on Wu Sangui and introduced the pass. To put it bluntly, they did not believe in Han people , and they ran Han people everywhere in the court, and they consciously all of them were superior, and they were inadequate in dealing with court issues and clan issues.
Secondly, in the first year of Jiaqing (1796), the White Lotus Sect Uprising broke out. By the ninth year of Jiaqing (1804), it took nine years. The first revolt was the White Lotus Sect believers. Later, they lobbied the refugees from Sichuan, Chu, Henan, Anhui, Jiangxi and other provinces at that time, which led to these people joining the White Lotus Sect, resulting in a large number of people in the White Lotus Sect and annihilated a large number of Qing troops. The Qing government spent 200 million taels of military expenditure, equivalent to four years of fiscal revenue. This uprising greatly damaged the vitality of the Qing Dynasty, and the rule of the Qing Dynasty gradually declined.
Thirdly, because the court raised too many foolish ministers, they only knew how to oppress the people and did not want to develop the economy. Although the Qing Dynasty was vast and the population reached the peak of feudal society, they could not withstand the stagnation of society, and the successive backwardness of industry and agriculture led to the demise of the Qing Dynasty.
The fourth, when the Qing army entered the pass, the remnants of the Ming Dynasty were defeated by the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty approached the Ming Imperial Palace, which led to the Qing Dynasty 1 The Qing Dynasty's rulers believed that their cavalry were invincible, and the firearms had begun to flow into the Qing Dynasty at that time, but the Qing rulers believed that Musket were not the opponent of the Qing cavalry, which caused the Qing Dynasty's economy to be lagging behind for a hundred years.
Various reasons reflect the decline of the late Qing Dynasty. If foreigners did not invade China, how long could they last? This has not yet mentioned the degree of corruption in Cixi , which will be even more chilling.
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