Wang Shibei fixed the Central Plains Day, family sacrifices and never forgot to tell Nai Weng.
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This poem is not only deeply engraved in the hearts of ancient people, but also engraved in the hearts of all of us. In the face of the hatred between the country and the family in ancient times, we can treat it as a historical event, and there will not be too many ripples in our hearts. But when we faced the invasion of by the Eight-Power Allied Forces and , and when the Old Summer Palace left by our ancestors was burned down, our hearts still couldn't calm down for a long time.
So after the Yuanmingyuan incident, the bloody nature of the Chinese people was completely aroused. He vowed to wash away the humiliation and not recognize the series of unequal treaties signed by the Qing government. The Eight-Nation Allied Forces became frightened when they saw how strong New China was. Seven countries returned China's compensation, but one of them threatened not to pay back a penny. So which country is it and why is it so arrogant?
The invasion of the Eight-Power Allied Forces
We all know that the Eight-Power Allied Forces is composed of eight countries: Britain, France, Germany, Russia, Japan, the United States, Italy, Hungary, and these eight countries have committed indelible crimes in China offense.
But all this was because China was still too weak at that time, so it allowed others to bully it. At that time, China was still in power by the Qing government, and everyone must be familiar with what the late Qing government was like. The person in power Cixi took the lead and only cared about pleasure. Naturally, the ministers below were also well-educated. They only cared about putting money in their own pockets and completely ignored the life and death of the people and the development of the country.
plus The strategy of the Qing Dynasty at that time was to close the country, which caused the entire Qing Dynasty to lag at least a hundred years behind Western countries. There is an old saying that goes well, if you fall behind, you will be beaten. At that time, China was a vast land and rich in resources, and it was simply a piece of fat for the Western powers.
So they began to use various means and methods to bully China. First, the mighty Eight-Power Allied Forces looted China and then burned the Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens Old Summer Palace, a treasure in the history of Chinese gardens. This is ruined.
Cixi, however, had no intention of resisting and just ran away in despair.. Even after the incident, Cixi agreed to a series of unequal treaties proposed by the eight bandits. Even when faced with the compensation demands put forward by the eight bandits, Cixi nodded and agreed.
These eight robbers asked China to compensate China for a total of 540 million taels of silver. What is the concept? You must know that in that era, ten taels of silver could be enough for a family to live for several months. Seeing this, even though we know that this is a thing of the past, we still can't help but feel very angry. Having said that, after Cixi's miraculous operations, it can be said that it directly accelerated the fall of the Qing government. The people revolted one after another, and the Communist Party came into being.
Japan refused to pay reparations
A few years later, the Qing government was completely declared disillusioned. At that time, the domestic situation was very chaotic, and it can be said that there were constant disputes between various regimes. But one thing is that these regimes do not recognize the treaties signed by Cixi with Western countries.
Everyone agreed that the treaties were signed by the Qing government and various countries. Now that the Qing government has fallen, it naturally cannot represent the whole of China, so the series of treaties signed should not count.
The world situation at that time was very turbulent. The arrival of the Second World War also reshuffled the entire situation. The eight countries were no longer united, and some countries even experienced disastrous defeats. So they were naturally unwilling to be enemies with China. After all, although China was backward at that time, it had a large population. If you really fight for your life, it is a force that cannot be underestimated.
Therefore, various countries have abandoned a series of unequal treaties and compensations previously signed with the Qing government based on the idea that more is worse than less. The United Kingdom even took the initiative to return two million, and several other countries also returned it to China. The compensation paid at that time.
But there is one country among them, which can be said to be a weird one. Not only has it not expressed anything, but it has also said that it will not return any points to China.You can probably guess which country it is.
Yes, this country is Japan. When the Qing government paid compensation to the eight countries at that time, Japan received the largest amount of compensation. There were more than 70 million, which was really a huge amount for that small country at that time, so they were naturally unwilling to return it.
Moreover, Japan does not have a deep foundation like other established powers such as the United Kingdom and France, nor does it have the most advanced technology and weapons and equipment like the newly emerging superpowers such as the United States. At that time, they were only slightly stronger than China. But with these more than 70 million silver, they can use it to purchase some advanced foreign weapons and equipment, and also use it to conduct scientific research.
can be said to have used Chinese money to develop rapidly in just over ten years. has even become a famous country in the world. But they did not know how to be grateful. Instead, they intensified their efforts. Not only did they arrogantly claim that they would not return the 70 million, they even launched an eight-year invasion of China.
In the past eight years, they have raped and plundered in China. It can be said that wherever they go, there must be mourning everywhere. The Nanjing Massacre and the human experiments of the 731 troop shocked the whole world . Finally, wherever there was oppression, there was persecution. With the unremitting resistance struggle of the Communist Party and the People's Liberation Army, Japan was finally driven back to where they should be.
The development of New China is getting better and better under the leadership of the Communist Party. It has begun to establish diplomatic relations with various countries, gradually gained its own international status, and regained its due rights. It can be said that China also has a presence on the international stage. It really makes us proud and proud.
But what is interesting is that even after Japan surrendered to China, they did not return the more than 70 million taels of silver they owed China. They even do not mention in their textbooks about these 70 million. The crimes committed by China are also not recognized. It's surprising. But we always believe in one sentence, people are doing it, and God is watching. Another saying is that it means not reporting that the time has not come yet. The sins he has committed will one day get the retribution he deserves.
Conclusion
All the history may disappear with the wind, but it will never be forgotten in our hearts. It can be said that our current efforts are not only to prevent others from bullying us at will, but also to take away what we have lost. Get everything back!
Our generation, our next generation, and the next generation, as long as we walk on the right path from generation to generation and work hard for it, that day will always come. At that time, just like what was said at the beginning of the article, "Don't forget to report family sacrifices to Naiveng" ! The
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