What do you mean, an outing?

Patrol means that emperors or officials go out to patrol.

Gan Long's travel has always been given negative comments by later generations, such as "traveling in the mountains", "hunting in the south of the Yangtze River" and "wasting people's money". But as far as a great Qing dynasty is concerned, as the king of a country, it is certainly impossible for Qianlong to understand the country he managed only from the memorial, let alone the specific situation of his subordinate provinces from the courtiers. Therefore, it is necessary for Qianlong to understand the national conditions and make corresponding policy adjustments according to the national conditions, so as to consolidate the imperial power and maintain the rule.

During his travels, especially in Mongolia, Northeast China and South China, Ganlong's political goals and influence on economy, culture and military were the most profound.

Visit the Secretariat incognito.

As a part of the ancient supervision system in China, the inspection system can be traced back to the "Emperor Hunting Inspection" system in the pre-Qin period, that is, the emperor conducted top-down inspections all over the country. According to legend, Yao ordered Shun to be in charge of the administration of the Emperor, and Shun began to patrol the east, west, north and south, and established a "five-year-old hunting" system.

After the unification of the six countries, Qin Shihuang visited various places five times. Of course, this kind of tour has the purpose of strengthening centralization and deterring local officials, but the main reason is probably that Qin Shihuang is showing off his literary talent and martial arts and seeking immortality. It is inconvenient for the emperor to go on patrol himself. In addition, the emperor is very busy every day, and the position of "hunting the emperor" appears.

Refer to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-outing