It is well known that the Qing Dynasty was an ethnic minority, but in the society at that time, the Han people were ten times more Manchu. It was in this environment that they still established their regime, which was inseparable from their means.
In the past 300 years of rule, it can be roughly divided into two parts: internal and external. Let's take a look!
When the Qing Dynasty was just established, the foundation was not stable, and just saying that the Kaldan was eyeing was enough for the Qing Dynasty to worry, although later when Kangxi was alive, he personally conquered Galdan, so that the deep-rooted Galdan was hurt by annihilation.
When the Qing Dynasty was founded at the beginning, due to the unstable foundation, it used both grace and power to try to win over Kaldan. The most obvious is Emperor Shunzhi's policy of appeasing Galdan during his reign.
After Kangxi succeeded to the throne, at the beginning of the relationship with Galdan, he also sent letters to Kangxi many times to express his greetings, because at this time Galdan's internal stability was not very stable, so he did not want to tear his face with the Qing Dynasty at this time.
However, as the situation in Galdan gradually stabilized, as we all know, Galdan has always been on the border, his geographical location is far less than that of the Central Plains, and the nomads have been strong since ancient times, and at this time friction gradually began.
Later, in order to compete for territory and resources, he began to have friction with the people of the Qing Dynasty. After the outbreak of the Kaqing War, Emperor Kangxi personally conquered and finally defeated a strong enemy of the Qing Dynasty after more than 4,000 miles of travel.
Soon after, Kangxi once again sent troops to Galdan, and after three expeditions to Galdan, he finally defeated a strong enemy of the Qing Dynasty, laying the foundation for the subsequent rule of imperial power.
For the Mongol tribes, the Qing Dynasty took a different approachHuairou policy
For the various tribes of Mongolia, a policy of pacification was generally adopted. One of the most commonly used means is marriage. Whether it was Nurhachi at the beginning or Huang Taiji later, many of their harems were women from Mongolian tribes.
The famous Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang was from the Horqin Department, and there were many Mongolian concubines in the harem of the Qing Dynasty emperors.
It can be said that since Nurhachi, the relationship between the Mongolian tribes has arisen by marriage. In Nurhachi's harem, there is no shortage of women of various ethnic groups in Mongolia. The two queens of Huang Taiji were both from the Mongol tribe.
Huang Taiji's extremely favored concubine Chen is also a Mongolian tribe woman, although the Mongolian woman did not hold a high position later, but the relationship between them is also unquestionable.
Like Kangxi, Qianlong and other harems, there are Mongolian concubines, although they can't be the queen, but their family background is there. In fact, it is not only the Qing Dynasty that needs the help of Mongolia, on the contrary, the Mongolian tribes also need the protection of the Qing Dynasty. At that time, the competition between the various Mongolian ministries was also fierce. Although there was not much war, it was enough to give the leaders of the various tribes a headache.
Frequent marriages were also a way for both parties to preserve their rule. During its 300-year reign, there were more than 500 marriages between the two parties, which shows that the Qing Dynasty was the dynasty that paid the most attention to marriage to preserve the stability of royal power.
Nurhachi's ability to go from a petty official in the late Ming Dynasty to a later leader is beyond doubt, and it can be said that Nurhachi spent his whole life in warfare, that is, because of his conquests, which enabled the establishment of the Qing Dynasty. The third son of the emperor, Huang Taiji, can be said to be the same monarch as his father.
The entry of Huang Taiji officially established the status of the Qing Dynasty, and when it comes to the Qing Dynasty, we have to mention the Kangqian period. Although the Qing Dynasty prospered in the hands of these three monarchs, the contribution of Emperor Shunzhi in it cannot be ignored, although people always care about his emotional color when it comes to him, but the real Emperor Shunzhi is also a monarch who has made a lot of achievements.
As we all know, the Qing Dynasty was a regime established by ethnic minorities, and they were not very proficient in ChineseBut Shunzhi spent a lot of time learning Chinese, and at that time he was the most brilliant about the four auxiliary ministers he promoted.
They are all from famous families, and their families have deep roots. This also laid the foundation for Kangxi's succession to the throne later, although the power of Aobai leaned towards the government and the opposition, but I have to admit that when Kangxi just succeeded to the throne, he really needed a minister with status and ambition.
The lord Shaoguo doubted, no matter in that dynasty, his father, Emperor Shunzhi, also ascended the throne at a young age. Kangxi was undoubtedly an ambitious emperor. He was not the founding emperor, and his great-grandfather Nurhachi was often compared to Genghis Khan, so in Kangxi's heart, he also wanted to be a ruler like Kublai Khan.
Kangxi was the longest-reigning one, and he had a lot of time to devote to fulfilling his ambitions. At the age of fourteen, he was in power, and at the age of sixteen, he got rid of one hand to cover the sky and worship, it can be said that from the beginning of getting rid of Aobai, Kangxi really grasped the power.
Whether it is the subsequent Ping San Domain or the recovery of Taiwan, it indicates that he is a military strategist, but in fact, he can be called"An Emperor of the Ages".Kangxi's superiority is far inferior to thisIt can be said that one of his most important deeds is to attach importance to the Han people
Every ethnic group is xenophobic, and then Kangxi's emphasis on Confucianism not only made his throne more stable, but also won the hearts of the Han people.
Whatever his purpose in making this choice, it has to be admitted that this is another turning point for Confucianism. He did a better job than his father and grandfather.
For the Han people, Kangxi also did not discriminate equally, and even some Han officials had a higher status than the ** in the Eight Banners. The official position does not represent anything, the important thing is the importance of the emperor, and Kangxi himself is also very fond of Confucianism. So at that time, he was also infinitely favored by a few ** who lectured him.
In his later years, Kangxi always advocated benevolent government, but it was because of Kangxi's benevolence that corruption spread in the Qing Dynasty, but this phenomenon will soon be eradicated.
After the death of Kangxi, Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, and Yongzheng can be said to be the strictest number of Qing Dynasty and even the entire feudal dynasty. It can be used during the reign of Yongzheng"Strict".Two words to describe his policy of governing the country, of course, strict also has the advantage of being strict.
For some of the corruption, they will be demoted or go home directly to farm. To a certain extent, the phenomenon of corruption has been reduced. He directly dismissed some of the false posts, which relieved the country's finances of a large amount.
Regarding his father Kangxi's tolerance for the ** during his reign, Yongzheng couldn't see anything in his eyes. It can be said that it was precisely because of Yongzheng's strictness that when Qianlong succeeded to the throne, he was left with a thriving Qing Dynasty.
But Qianlong, who grew up beside his grandfather since he was a child, was unwilling to be a king, and he also had ambitions in his heart. And on the basis of his grandfather and father, Qianlong set a rule for himself - strict and lenient.
Qianlong was also a very controversial emperor in history, and it can be said that he had a mixed reputation. However, in the early reign of Qianlong, the status of the Han people in the officialdom was restored, and taxes were reduced and reduced, which played a positive role in the lives of the people.
With the assistance of Zhang Tingyu, a veteran of the Three Dynasties, Qianlong governed the country in an orderly manner in the early days. But when he got older, Qianlong also made the same mistakes as his grandfather, and his poor handling of government affairs was not good, and he was fortunate and Shen, which laid the groundwork for the decline of the Qing Dynasty later.
Prosperity and decline are the same at all times.
Because the Qing Dynasty is the shortest time away from the present, it can be said that they are also the most understood, and the corruption in the late Qing Dynasty is indeed hated by everyone. But I have to admit that in the early Qing Dynasty, the rule of the Qing Dynasty did have merit.
But the emperors of the later period could not even defend Chengdu, and the fall of the Qing Dynasty would be traceable.