Some Qianlong followed the policy of Yongzheng, and the Qing Dynasty could live for another 500 years, depending on the history of Qianlong's failure.

This is the world. Hard-working people will never get rid of glib words. The so-called "prosperous times" in history are just empty talk. Not only did Kanggan not exist, but all the prosperous times in ancient history did not exist.

For the vast majority of people living at the bottom of ancient times, there is only endless labor, soldiers and bandits, floods and natural and man-made disasters, and there is no prosperity at all.

In the 5000-year history, Yongzheng was the first and only king in the imperial era to shape the "national line" himself.

Among more than 200 emperors in Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, Yongzheng was the only one who integrated the management mode of the empire with that of modern countries. If Gan Long didn't completely deny his father's policy after he succeeded to the throne, the Qing Dynasty estimated that he could live for another 500 years.

What is "the management mode of modern countries"

Before the concept of nation-state came into being, almost all empires, whether China or foreign countries, were aristocratic societies with "family and world" or "enfeoffment system".

Yongzheng, as the most diligent, intelligent, pragmatic and lowest-level emperor in history, is definitely the real emperor in China history.

If we look at history from a narrow nationalist point of view, we might as well read novels.

The purpose of reading history is to learn lessons, not to abuse each other with our parents in the forum.

Some people say that if the Qing Dynasty had not perished, we would still have braids. Is this possible? Look at Japan's "Eternal Series". How big are the hairstyles and social changes in Japan?

Look at the modern history of China 100. How much has it changed in clothing, hairstyle, lifestyle, national sports and administration? . At any time, history will continue to develop with the times, and only people with very small inner world will think that history is eternal.

Yongzheng, the emperor who works 18 hours a day and meets almost all governors once a year, what did he do?

First, break the universal law of feudal monarchy in 2000.

No matter in the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, what was the main reason for their final demise? It's all land annexation.

What is land annexation? That is, the land of ordinary people is constantly swallowed up by the rich or powerful, forcing these farmers who lost their land to become tenant farmers or refugees. Finally, the poor who lost the means of production rose up and the dynasty collapsed.

Many people can't understand that land is concentrated in a few hands. Wouldn't it be better? It can not only be comprehensively managed, but also be conducive to mechanized operation and save resources? But the problem is that these people who own land can't create wealth for the empire. What's going on here?

It turned out that there was an unwritten rule in ancient times, that is, although gentry and nobles had the best, most and highest quality resources in the country, they could not pay taxes or pay less taxes and pass on the taxes that they should have borne to the poor.

In the imperial era, the property owned by any small county magistrate can be equal to the sum of the wealth owned by hundreds of families.

In ancient times, what was a "child from a poor family"? Not poor, but although there are tens of millions of cash in the family, there is no official, and this is a child of a poor family. Poor disciples (small and medium landlords) are not qualified to be officials, but can the poor afford to read?

When the rich and powerful people further swallowed and enslaved the bottom through their own wealth accumulation, it caused the constant intensification of contradictions, ranging from 100 years to 200 years, and the empire eventually perished in contradictions. One of the most successful things Yongzheng did was to pay taxes to everyone according to regulations. This is the legendary "spreading the land into acres".

Why did Yongzheng's reputation stink after his death? It is because Yongzheng offended all bureaucrats and the landlord class, forcibly broke the Millennium bad habits by means of imperial power, and created a tax collection model based on property, not on the head.

Many conspirators infer from the sudden death of Yongzheng and the overthrow of this good policy of benefiting the country and the people after Qianlong came to power that Yongzheng's death was probably the result of Qianlong's joint efforts with big noble and the big landlord class to kill his father.

After Qianlong ascended the throne, he enjoyed the wealth and stability left by his father. From the "Ceng Jing case", he overthrew all the policies of Yongzheng, and lived a luxurious and dissipated life without scruple.

Second, eliminate the "caste system"

Many people laugh at the Indian "caste system", but they don't know that this model has always existed in ancient China. This is what Confucianism calls "three religions and nine streams".

Those who engage in science and technology, learn crafts, fish, tell fortune and sing operas, and even ethnic minorities in marginal areas are called "poor people". Like slaves, they are not only not accepted by the mainstream society, but even not qualified for the imperial examination.

In other words, in ancient times, a person's birth decided his life. If you want to make a class leap, even if you try harder, you will be killed by a stick. The same person, in the eyes of Confucianism, women and Dalits are not qualified to be "gentlemen". Is this different from the caste system in India?

When Yongzheng saw this cultural discrimination that had hurt the ancient Millennium, Yongzheng made a bold reform, that is, abolishing the untouchable system and integrating all people into one nation.

After the Ceng Jing case, Yongzheng published a book called "A Record of Confusion of Justice", denying the existence of Manchu and Manchuria. Yongzheng believes that as long as people in the Qing Dynasty, whether Miao, Tibetan, Hui, Manchu or Mongolian, are the same, there is no physical difference, and the empire should treat them equally.

In order to eliminate the troubles caused by racial discrimination and apartheid, Yongzheng specially formulated the imperial examinations with preferential policies for Yunnan, nobles and Hunan Miao people.

In order to achieve national integration, Yongzheng also vigorously promoted "Putonghua" and "reformed local culture", and prepared to carry out national education and replace all southwest chieftains who did not understand Chinese culture.

In order to fully incorporate the southwestern ministries that had been enemies of the empire since the Song and Ming Dynasties into the imperial version, Yongzheng used iron and blood to let E Ertai fight in the southwest, and forced the sinicization reform in the form of near genocide and forced immigration.

With a series of sinicization reforms and ethnic integration in Yongzheng, the mountainous and multi-ethnic southwestern provinces were finally brought into the arms of China.

Although this effort was bloody at that time, in the long run, it is as beneficial to future generations as the sinicization reform in northwest and island areas.

No matter how good the policy is, if no one uses it, it is a pile of shit. It is a perfect word to describe Qianlong.

Yongzheng vigorously integrated all ethnic groups in the territory of the Qing Dynasty, vigorously promoted "local reform", "Mandarin" and national education, and turned everyone into a whole. However, since Qianlong came to power, he arrogantly thought that his father's reform was stupid and forgetful, and it was a self-destructive act of China like Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

In the eyes of Qianlong, untouchables are always untouchables, and nobles should always be nobles. Using the limited resources in the empire to promote national integration will not only make the "Manchu aristocrats" lose their advantages, but also waste resources.

If Gan Long can see the Japanese national education reform in 100 years, and then look at the hard work of his father in 13 years, I wonder how this "perfect old man" will feel?

Yongzheng is a doer and an emperor who is strict in governing the country. Yongzheng's men are mostly low-level doers, such as Li Jue and Tian Wenjing. However, the elegant surface is always flashy. Although obviously defeated in the battle in Myanmar, it also belongs to his top ten martial arts. Obviously, he is insatiable, but he has to deceive himself into making a fake meditation posture.

Yongzheng's system, such as "spreading the land into the mu", "returning fire to the people", "officials and gentry collecting grain together to serve as police", "abolishing untouchables", "reforming local governments" and "closing positions regularly", are all good things that are beneficial to the future.

These are all good things for the common people, but they are reviled by later generations as "despicable and ungrateful usurper dog emperors" because they have harmed the interests of big noble and the big landlord class.

If Yongzheng can live for another 50 years, or if Qianlong ruled the country in full accordance with Yongzheng's national integration route during his 63 years in office, will the Qing Dynasty after 1840 be so embarrassed?