Nan Huairen was born in the capital of Belgium in 1623 and died in Beijing in 1688. Why did a Belgian die in Beijing? It depends on the introduction of Nan Huairen.

Nan Huairen was born in 1623 in the capital of Belgium , and died in Beijing in 1688. Why did a Belgian die in Beijing? It depends on the introduction of Nan Huairen. Nan Huairen introduces Nan Huairen's life, and we can see the origins of Nan Huairen in Chinese history. Nan Huairen is a Catholic. At the age of eighteen, he joined the Jesus . The connection between Nan Huairen and China was when he was 35 years old. Nan Huairen came to China when she was 35 years old, with the main purpose of promoting Catholic doctrine and Western science and technology culture. When Nan Huairen came to China, he was in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. Nan Huairen was also an enlightenment teacher in Kangxi's science. It can be said that he established his favorable position in preaching from the very beginning. After

, Nan Huairen was promoted step by step until he became the second-rank minister of the Ministry of Works and became the leader of Imperial Supervision . Emperor Kangxi trusted Nan Huairen very much. He not only completely handed over the matters of astronomical calendar to Nan Huairen, but also asked Nan Huairen to cast artillery for military purposes. During the early period of Nan Huairen to the Qing Dynasty, most of them were engaged in research on astronomical and weapons. In the later period, when Nan Huairen was in his later years, his focus was more on missionary. Before Nan Huairen's death, he was appointed as the vice president of the Jesuits, which was also a recognition of Nan Huairen's mission. In 1688, Nan Huairen, who was plagued by illness, died in Beijing. He died peacefully because he thought he had been thrown into the arms of the Lord. After his death, Kangxi was very sorry and gave the posthumous title "Qinmin" and praised Nan Huairen for being diligent and intelligent. Nan Huairen became the first missionary to be posthumously awarded the posthumous title by the emperor, which was also an recognition of Nan Huairen's life.

Nan Huairen is a missionary who came to China and has made a lot of contributions. So let’s take a look at Nan Huairen’s contribution from several aspects. Nan Huairen's contribution was the most important and most valued by Kangxi. In the eighth year of Kangxi, Kangxi appointed Nan Huairen as the deputy chief of the Imperial Heaven Supervision and handed over all the matters in the calendar and astronomy to Nan Huairen for handling. Nan Huairen did not disappoint Kangxi's heavy use. After working hard for more than four years, he invented six instruments for observing astronomy, and eventually wrote works on astronomical calendars such as " Kangxi Yongnian Calendar ". Nan Huairen's contribution is also reflected in the casting of artillery. In the early Qing Dynasty, there were many wars. In order to quell civil strife and other wars, weapons became the urgent need of the Qing court. Artillery naturally became the first choice among weapons. Although Nan Huairen does not like to hurt people with weapons, the king's order cannot be violated. In addition, he is indeed very good at making artillery, so this task is naturally handed over to Nan Huairen. Nan Huairen made nearly 600 artillery pieces. This number may not be high now, but in that era of low productivity, so many artillery production was very time-consuming. Finally, Nan Huairen's contribution is reflected in the dissemination and exchange of culture. As a missionary, Nan Huairen's main purpose is to promote Western culture and technology. Through a series of efforts, Nan Huairen's missionary achievements were also very remarkable, and a series of religious works have been compiled, such as "Preface to the Essence of the Essence of Teaching". Nan Huairen's contribution is mainly the above points. He not only promoted the development of China's science and technology, but also brought opportunities for collision to Chinese and Western cultures. It can be said that Nan Huairen's contribution is very huge.

Kangxi Nan Huairen Red Clothes Bronze Cannon tells the story of Kangxi ordering Nan Huairen to make a relatively easy-to-carry cannon. So what exactly is this story? During the Kangxi period, wars were frequent, and Kangxi urgently needed heavy weapons with strong destructive power, so he ordered Nan Huairen to make cannons that were easy to transport and carry, and after the production was successful, he had to personally check the effect. After receiving the order, Nan Huairen devoted himself to research and finally successfully invented a red-clothed bronze cannon, which was not only relatively close, but also had sufficient firepower. Kangxi was also very satisfied after the Lugou Bridge experiment, so he asked Nan Huairen to start production.

The hundreds of cannons produced later also played an important role in Kangxi's quelling the Three Feudal Rebellion. It was also because of this invention that Kangxi gradually valued Nan Huairen and appointed Nan Huairen as the Minister of Works, and was promoted to the second rank of official position. It can be said that he was of high power. It can be said that Nan Huairen began to occupy an important position in the Qing court because of the invention of this cannon. If it had not made meritorious service this time, it is very likely that Nan Huairen's talents would have been buried, or they would have been postponed for a while before they could be discovered. Although Kangxi, Nan Huairen's red-robed bronze cannon tells a story, the story expresses the reason why Kangxi reused Nan Huairen, and even Kangxi felt particularly regretful about the death of Nan Huairen and even added titles. From this story, we can also see that Nan Huairen's ability is indeed very high. After all, the conditions for building artillery at that time were very bumpy, and there were very few talents who could help Nan Huairen in China. Under such circumstances, Nan Huairen still made artillery that Kangxi was satisfied with. It has to be said that Kangxi's reuse of him was not surprising.

Nan Huairen was a Belgian. During the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, he made considerable contributions. So what is the evaluation of Nan Huairen in history? The evaluation of Nan Huairen can be mainly divided into evaluation of Nan Huairen himself and evaluation of Nan Huairen's achievements. First of all, it is an evaluation of Nan Huairen himself. Nan Huairen is a devout Catholic. He devoted his life to the spread of Catholicism and had many books on religion. Nan Huairen himself is very peaceful. Historically, his evaluation of Nan Huairen is a very hard-working and very smart person. Secondly, we should evaluate Nan Huairen based on his achievements. Nan Huairen's achievements are very high, not only in missionary achievements, but also in astronomy and weapons. One of the main reasons why Nan Huairen's deep Kangxi reuse was Nan Huairen's research on astronomical calendar and his production of artillery. Judging from these achievements, Nan Huairen is a very smart and conscientious person.

's evaluation of Nan Huairen is of course negative. For example, the artillery made by Nan Huairen is mostly used on the battlefield, so persecuted people or some people who do not like war will inevitably think that Nan Huairen's behavior is inappropriate. However, more people believe that the Qing court was in an important period of quelling the rebellion and urgently needed various powerful weapons. Nan Huairen was just ordered to build weapons, so it was nothing at all. There are some praises and criticisms about Nan Huairen, but more of them are praises, because Nan Huairen's research on astronomy and weapons did advance the scientific and technological development of society at that time, which cannot be denied. Therefore, Nan Huairen made a lot of contributions in his life.

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