" The general trend of the world, long-term unity will be divided, long-term unity will be combined. "The ancients did not deceive me.
The cyclical law of the dynasty has not changed since its inspiration to its declining at its peak.
is like the rising and falling of the sun in the east. This is the law of nature and also the eternal truth of the development of things.
China's history has been advancing for five thousand years, and its rise and fall alternately. For Chinese history, the influential sentence is ", would you rather have a seed?"
This sentence has epoch-making positive significance, and it is not an exaggeration to call it the slogan of equality of human rights.
In the late Qing Dynasty, the administration of officials was corrupt, and the people of the world lived in poverty. There were also external troubles such as the Opium War . The incompetence of the ruling class of the Qing Dynasty was obvious.
In this dire environment, the huge Taiping Heavenly Kingdom movement finally broke out in the country.
The spark of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom instantly burned most of China.
takes advantage of the situation
There is no doubt that every hero who makes a fortune by relying on an uprising or a coup has the talent to become an excellent orator.
not to mention the distant future, Hitler is the representative figure among them.
To put it one-sidedly, a homeless man in Vienna transformed into a head of state and even a war maniac who unified the entire Europe, relying on his mouth.
Language is the expression of thought, and vivid language can best touch people's hearts and even souls.
The leader of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Hong Xiuquan , also has the talent to inspire people.
In peaceful and prosperous times, religion is difficult to develop and prosper, but in troubled times, Buddhist temples and Taoist temples are often crowded with people worshiping Buddha and burning incense.
Why? Because everyone is praying, Everyone is longing for a savior.
The government has cruelly exploited, the chaos in public security, and the increasingly serious land annexation problems.
The people at the bottom of the class have long been tortured to death, as the saying goes: prospers, the people suffer, the people die, the people suffer, and the people suffer.
For most people struggling at the bottom, their knowledge and cultural levels are mostly still at the illiterate class.
After all, at that time, not everyone had this material condition for reading and literacy.
Even if you can afford textbooks and pay for tutoring, for an ordinary family, the lack of labor is a fatal blow.
Therefore, although the population of the Qing Dynasty is large, there are very few people who really read and read and have cultural knowledge.
So, the emergence of a savior will undoubtedly set off a craze among the people.
At that time, the Qing Dynasty was opened by the British with strong ships and powerful guns, while facing unequal treaties.
The advanced cultural ideas of the West were also introduced to the mainland, and Christian churches bloomed everywhere like mushrooms after a rain.
While promoting cultural progress, Guangxi native Hong Xiuquan also saw the opportunity to make a fortune.
Hong Xiuquan was a scholar who failed. Although he failed to pass the Jinshi exam, he was quick and scheming.
The doctrine of Western missionaries deeply changed Hong Xiuquan, and even made him abandon the traditional Confucianism that he had studied hard for many years and instead studied Christian doctrine.
And because of this, Hong Xiuquan thought of the model of combining religion and uprising.
The slogan of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is: The world is one, share Taiping . The idea of
is undoubtedly a huge impact on the traditional feudal ritual system.
For the general public who have lived in class oppression for a long time, the slogans put forward by Hong Xiuquan made these people see a ray of dawn in despair.
So, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's team grew rapidly, and the weak and powerless Qing rulers were simply unable to eliminate the emerging uprising forces.
Since the slogan of equality and freedom was put forward, a relatively special force was born in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
Since ancient times, the battlefield has been a man's business. Most female generals like Mulan and Mu Guiying are products of exaggerated folk legends.
However, in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, there is such an army. is composed of women, with a large number of people, a total of as many as 100,000.
But what is curious is that this women's corps has never been to the battlefield. So what is the purpose of Hong Xiuquan forming this army?
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The Qing court's hatred for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom even surpassed the foreign invaders. The rulers were willing to exterminate the country's power and were bound to wipe out this rebel force.
The land of China instantly fell into a situation of war and devastating creatures.
People die every day in war, and we need a steady stream of manpower and material resources to replenish them every day.
One battle sounds simple, but it's like Qin Shihuang unifying the six kingdoms, Han Wudi Decisive battle in the north of the desert, all of which have been paved and accumulated over the years.
War competition is not explosive power, but endurance, the endurance and foundation of a regime, and even a country.
There is a saying that goes, " The three armies have not moved, and the food and grass will go first. ."
Logistical supply is the top priority for an army.
Don’t you see that the key to the failure of the battle of Guandu in Yuan Shao is that it is because of the sneak attack by Cao Cao and the food and grass were burned, which led to a great chaos in the morale of the army and a crushing defeat?
Although the woman's physical strength is not as strong as that of a man, the female soldiers of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom took on the job of the logistics supply team.
transports food and grass to the army, rescues the wounded from the back of the front line, and sews robes and other needlework. These female soldiers are responsible for the responsibility.
is a big precedent for forming a female soldier team. The prerequisite for equality between men and women is the equality slogan proposed by Hong Xiuquan.
However, Hong Xiuquan's mind was always too narrow. He took the shortcut to use religion to seduce people's hearts, and did not take the steadily like those founding emperors.
The key to the defeat of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom lies in internal consumption and the intrigues of the high-level leaders.
You should know that the Qing court at that time knew to unite the upper and lower levels to deal with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, but the major kings of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom killed each other and fought for power and profit without stopping.
This is also inseparable from the principle of equality proposed by Hong Xiuquan.
The hierarchy of feudal etiquette was indeed regarded by the ruling class as a tool for slaves, but it is undeniable that is also derived from very realistic social management experience.
Sometimes, blindly pursuing equality becomes a deformed contradiction.
is like a female soldier from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Although a woman's physical condition is not as good as a male in all aspects, , but because of an equal slogan, she does the same job as a male.
This is obviously unequal for these female soldiers.
, and Hong Xiuquan also specifically stipulates that members of this female soldier team are not allowed to contact the male soldier team in private.
It is said that this is a rule set up to maintain equal relationships between men and women. Private interactions between men and women are not allowed, let alone marriage.
has such strict requirements on the people below. On the contrary, Hong Xiuquan himself openly regarded himself as an emperor, and he has the seventy-two concubines in three palaces and six courtyards. He enjoys all the wealth and honor in the world.
