The six-dimensional pictures of emperors of all dynasties were exposed, and the ancestors panicked

Chapter 798: Empress Dowager Cixi's Arrogance and Japan's Preparations
{The Sino-French Treaty on Vietnam: The Qing government recognized France's colonial rule over Vietnam. France obtained the privilege of opening ports for trade in southwest China.}
{When China builds railways in the future, it should negotiate with the French and ask them to withdraw their troops that have invaded Keelung and Penghu.}
{France achieved its main purpose of launching a war of aggression despite its defeat, and from then on, the door to China's southwest was wide open.}
{Using Vietnam as a base, they extended their evil clutches into Yunnan and Guangxi, China.}
{France won without winning, China lost without losing.}
……

Ming Dynasty Yongle Period
"Temper is far superior to knowledge, and impetuosity is far superior to experience."

Zhu Di understood one sentence very well.

If you talk about justice, you will betray us when you encounter difficulties.

"The great victory at Zhennan Pass did not change the general situation at all."

"The French army has not suffered a serious blow in the northern Vietnam battlefield. If the Qing army continues to pursue them, the battle line will inevitably be stretched, and the superior force of ten times the enemy will no longer exist."

"The key lies in the naval battle aspect."

Zhu Di looked at the battle map and said,
"Almost at the same time as the great victory at Zhennan Pass, the French army captured Penghu."

"Once Penghu is lost, Taiwan cannot be saved."

"The island is suspended in the sea, and the terrain is scattered. Without strong ships and cannons, it is difficult to fight and defend, and it is not enough to protect itself."

"Without a strong navy, the Qing government could not defend the island, but the island could be used to anchor the navy, cut off the path of aid to Taiwan, and was also a strategic location that must be fought for."

Anyone who understands geography and the strength of both sides will understand this.

The loss of Penghu was too serious.

The Qing Dynasty navy was not capable of a decisive battle in the ocean, which was equivalent to blocking all contact with Taiwan.

At this moment, Zhu Zhanji deeply felt what it meant to be surpassed and crushed.

“The Qing Dynasty was by no means in a state of revival, but was struggling to save itself from total decay.”

"How can this defeat an industrialized power?"

"We need to change the law, or we need to change the law."

……

{Cixi did have her own bottom line for the peace talks, which was "no compensation."}
{How is this darkly humorous?}

{Hey, the reason why this bottom line is still retained is because when Cixi launched the "Jiashen Change of Central Government" to expel Prince Gong Yixin from the central government, the crime she charged Yixin with was that he was opposing the court's "intention of revitalization and governance" and was hypocritical.}
{The so-called "revitalizing and seeking governance" means to be tough on the outside world and to wash away the shame of the "Gengshen Incident."}
{If the final bottom line of "no compensation" could not be upheld, it would mean that Cixi herself had failed to maintain the court's "will to revive and seek governance", and was worse than Prince Gong who advocated peace talks.}
{In other words, for the sake of her personal political life and the legitimacy of the "Jiashen Change of Government", Cixi had to insist on the minimum toughness of "no compensation".}
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Tang Xuanzong Period
"Don't say anything else."

Li Longji, who had experienced certain times, had a say:

"When it comes to political tactics, Empress Dowager Cixi has mastered them."

"At least stronger than a certain great sage."

"but……"

Li Longji sighed:

“It’s also quite boring.”

Because this means that the "Jia Shen Change of Principal" was correct, and it also means that Prince Gong's reform line was problematic.

The next reforms of the Qing court had to be led by Empress Dowager Cixi.

As for the results of taking the helm…

……

[In the Sino-French War, everyone lost except Empress Dowager Cixi.]

[The Fujian Navy was completely annihilated, the war lasted for several years, and the national treasury was almost emptied.]

[Courbet led a French navy of more than a thousand men and could roam freely along China's southeastern coast.]

[During the war in 1884, 19-year-old Sun Dixiang was studying at the Central College in Hong Kong. ]

[He was not only moved by the Hong Kong workers' refusal to repair the French warships that were damaged in the attack on Taiwan, but also heartbroken by the Qing Dynasty's Fujian Navy being annihilated by the French army.]

[Several years later, he wrote in his autobiography under the name "Sun Wen":

In the year of the defeat in the Sino-French War of Yiyou, he decided to overthrow the Qing Dynasty and establish the Republic of China.

……

Great Qin.

"The Emperor's image?"

Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows.

"Were people so wild in naming back then?"

Liu Bang twirled his beard and smiled:
"Min, haha, that's quite appropriate!"

"It seems that it was only after a turning point that the people behind it came into being."

Ying Zheng glanced at him and said nothing.

The reason why he did not refute it is that the only thing that has supported him to continue watching so far is "Long live the people."

As for the Qing Dynasty.

The ending was already decided.

……

Big man.

“Subversion is fine.”

Liu Bang muttered to himself.

The Sino-French War was just a huge fiasco.

The root cause of the disastrous defeat was that the entire Qing court was already corrupt.

If we look deeper, we will find that the entire system no longer maintains its leading edge in the world.

Reform is imperative to strengthen the country.

But no matter how it changes, the system will not change.

"Then we need a new system to replace the outdated system..."

Liu Bang twirled his beard and talked to himself.

Lu Zhi was well-read in history books, and she immediately thought of the Spring and Autumn Period.

"The official learning of the Zhou Dynasty was no longer appropriate, and the reforms of the Wei State were eventually followed by other princes."

"Different paths lead to the same destination."

Liu Bang understood this truth.

"...It's hard to turn a big ship around..."

"Fortunately, I knew the final outcome in advance, otherwise..."

The Qing Dynasty had no time or soil for reform, and it suffered repeated defeats in foreign wars.

If Liu Bang didn't know the outcome from the beginning, he would really not be able to keep his composure.

"This situation... no one can save it."

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Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period
"You can be saved even if you can't!"

Kangxi said with hatred:
"The legacy of our ancestors cannot be wasted!"

Yinzhen suddenly thought so.

The Qing Dynasty has not yet fallen!

"I'll leave this matter to you!"

Yinzhen, who was still indignant, was stunned.

"Khan Ama...are you serious?"

Kangxi put his hands behind his back and squinted his eyes and said:

"I've never been joking with you."

"I will give you the man. I will also give you the power!"

"You will be known as the Iron-faced One from now on."

Yinzhen felt dizzy.

"So what are you doing, Ama?"

Kangxi raised his head slightly, thought for a moment and said:
"Study the foreigners' tools. At least we can't let them fool us."

"I do know a little about Western learning."

……

[The Sino-French War, which lasted for three years, ended in 1885 with the approval of Empress Dowager Cixi.]

[The warships Dingyuan, Zhenyuan, Jiyuan, etc. ordered by the Qing government from Germany also arrived in Beiyang one after another. ]

[These warships brought an unprecedented sense of security, and made the Qing court and the people firmly believe that the days without a strong navy were gone forever.]

[Then, the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 officially declared the late Qing Dynasty's thirty years of self-strengthening reform bankrupt.]

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Song Zhenzong period
Zhao Heng wanted to laugh when he saw it.

"Confidence... Where does this confidence come from..."

"Just relying on a few ships purchased from outsiders?"

"When we attacked you a few years ago, they had several ships!"

"Still confident..."

"We talk about self-strengthening every year, and we talk about resisting aggression every day."

"Reform is one step forward and three steps back. This reform method will be useless for two hundred years, let alone twenty or thirty years!"

Liu E also couldn't understand what the Qing court was thinking.

"With incomplete ships and an untrained navy, it is difficult to fight against Western warships in the ocean."

"At this time, we should be more humble and learn. What's the point of being decent?"...

Ming dynasty.

"It's better to just focus on training the navy."

Zhu Yuanzhang decided that the navy would be one of the major development directions for the Ming Dynasty in the future.

"Whoever dares to stop me will have his head chopped off!"

Queen Ma looked at him helplessly.

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed innocently.

"To put it in a metaphor, isn't this determination?"

Ministers:...

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【The war between China and Japan started with the rise of Japan. 】

【Japan became increasingly powerful through the Meiji Restoration. However, the domestic market was small, so it needed to find a way out through external expansion. China, separated by a sea, became the first target of Japan's aggression.】

[In order to deal with China, Japan's military expansion and preparations for war began in the early Meiji period. ]

[At the same time, the five steps of foreign aggression were clearly pointed out: the first stage was to conquer Taiwan. The second stage was to conquer Korea. The third stage was to conquer Manchuria and Mongolia. The fourth stage was to conquer all of China. The fifth stage was to conquer the whole world.]

[In order to realize this expansion plan, Japan, with the support of the United States, invaded Taiwan and annexed Ryukyu in the fifth year of the Guangxu period (1879). At the same time, it actively plotted to take over Korea and seize the "bridge to Manchuria."]

[In the second year of the Guangxu reign (1876), Japan used force to force Korea to sign the Ganghwa Treaty, obtaining the right of free trade and consular jurisdiction in Korea.]

[In the eighth year of the Guangxu reign (1882), Japan took advantage of a military rebellion in Korea to force Korea to sign the Incheon Treaty and obtain the right to station troops in Seoul.]

[In the 1884th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu (), Japan instigated the Enlightenment Party to launch a coup in Korea. The Qing troops stationed in Korea, together with the Korean military and civilians, attacked the royal palace and defeated the Japanese army and the Enlightenment Party.]

In the 1885th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu (), Japan threatened the Qing government to sign the Tianjin Treaty, which stipulated that within four months from the date of signing, all Chinese and Japanese troops would withdraw from Korea. In the future, if Korea encountered a major disturbance, China and Japan or one of them wanted to send troops, they must notify each other first. This treaty was equivalent to recognizing Japan's special status in Korea.

……

{At the same time, from 1886 to 1894, the construction of the Summer Palace never stopped for eight years.}
{From April of the 11th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu to April of the 21st year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu, the entire Three Seas Project, including major repairs, annual repairs, and ceremonial projects, borrowed a total of more than 4,365,000 taels from the Navy Department.}
{If this money is used to order new naval vessels, three more main battleships like Dingyuan, Zhenyuan and Jiyuan in the Beiyang Fleet can be obtained, and the total price of the three ships is more than 4,085,000 taels.}
{If this amount of money is used to repair the Beiyang Navy's ships and update its equipment and firearms, according to statistics, replacing boilers would require 1.5 million taels, and replacing cannons would require more than 600,000 taels, which would be more than enough.}
{In addition, according to archival records, Emperor Qianlong spent 15 years to build the Qingyi Garden, and spent a total of 4,402,851 taels, 9 qian, 5 fen, and 3 li of silver.}
{Although there is no complete record of the construction expenses of the Summer Palace like the Qingyi Garden, according to the materials collected by the Yangshi Lei family, the 56 projects of the Summer Palace cost a total of 3,166,699 taels, 8 qian, 3 fen, 3 li of silver.}
{These 56 projects account for more than half of the total number of projects in the Summer Palace. Based on this, it can be inferred that the cost of building the Summer Palace should be between 5 and 6 million taels.}
……

Ming Dynasty and Hongxi Period
“It’s not hard to see from this.”

Zhu Gaochi wiped the sweat off his face and said to Zhu Zhanji:

"After the Supreme Power was completely unrestrained by the Change of Central Government, to what extent did the self-confidence and hedonistic indulgence of the people expand?"

"I wonder how much of the people's money has been wasted on this garden-building game."

“No matter how vast and magnificent the garden is, it cannot contain the greed for power.”

"It ended up being a garden that could never be completed."

Zhu Zhanji helped Zhu Gaochi sit on the chair and said in a deep voice:

"The child understands that to restore history is to learn from the lessons of our predecessors and not to repeat the same mistakes."

"The most important thing is for those in power to keep a clear head."

“Continuously improving.”

Zhu Gaochi clapped his hands.

"Dad is very happy that you think so."

“But the key is to pass on this idea.”

"The Ming Dynasty cannot afford to be tormented by Zhu Qizhen."

……

{According to scholar Wang Jiajian's detailed investigation of the income and expenditure of coastal defense funds in the late Qing Dynasty, the data on the silver consumption of Cixi's garden construction, including the Summer Palace and the Three Seas Project, is as follows: "A total of about 11531048 taels of silver were spent. The governor-general collected 260 million taels of silver and deposited them in the bank to earn interest, and the principal was not touched. Among them, 922700 taels of silver were directly allocated by the Maritime Administration. Although it was less than one million taels, if the 140 million taels of silver allocated for the Three Seas Project are included, it has reached 2322700 taels of silver. As for the use of the name of the navy to build gardens, the money used was far more than this amount."}
{According to Wang Jiajian's estimate, before the Jiawu Year, the Tongzhi Mausoleum cost 5-6 million taels, Guangxu's wedding cost 6-7 million taels, the Sanhai and Summer Palace projects cost more than 20 million taels, and Cixi's 60th birthday cost more than 10 million taels. These few items alone cost a total of more than 40 million taels of silver.}
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Qing Dynasty and Qianlong period
"It's embarrassing..."

You didn’t save any of the vassal states near the Qing Dynasty!
And you still have the nerve to do gardening!

"They are taking three steps forward and two steps back, encroaching on our territory!"

"You are fighting for power and profit here by building gardens and forests!"

"Bastard!"

Qianlong was so angry!

But his good education made it impossible for him to say anything.

then……

He began to apply Zhu Youxiao's "vulgar words"

The ministers listened quietly.

Ouch! Your Majesty is capable of this?
Tsk tsk, that's such a dirty curse!

……

[In 1878, after Japan established the General Staff directly under the Emperor, it sent more than a dozen officers including Lieutenant Colonel Katsura Taro to China to collect military intelligence the following year. After returning to Japan, they drafted the "Strategy for Fighting against the Qing Dynasty", which was the first "conquering the Qing Dynasty" plan formulated by modern Japan.]

[In 1886, Colonel Ogawa Matatsugu, Director of the Second Bureau of the Japanese General Staff, came to China again to conduct extensive investigations. After returning to Japan, he formulated the "Qing Dynasty Expedition Strategy" in 1887, preparing to capture Beijing with the main force and to occupy strategic locations in the Yangtze River Basin.]

[Once Japan wins, it will annex China's Shandong Peninsula, Liaodong Peninsula, Zhoushan Islands, the entire island of Taiwan, Penghu Islands, and the ten-mile area on both sides of the Yangtze River to Japan. The rest of China will be divided into several small countries, each under Japanese guardianship.]

[Japan was prepared to use five years (before 5) to complete its war preparations against China and seize the opportunity to launch an aggressive war.]

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Ming Dynasty·Chongzhen period
"Ugh……"

Zhu Youjian is feeling very complicated now.

He was both happy that the Qing Dynasty was in a desperate situation and angry at Japan's wishful thinking.

"If Ming was here..."

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Qing Dynasty - Taizong Period
Huang Taiji paced back and forth in the hall.

"Hateful! Hateful!"

"What a loud tone!"

"Do you think my Qing Dynasty is tofu? Cut it any way you want!"

Yes, it really is tofu.

Bumbutai sighed inwardly.

They have strategies and plans, what about us?

She felt dizzy just by glancing at the numbers on the sky.

I don't ask you to make progress, but you shouldn't regress either.

……

[In order to implement the war plan against China as soon as possible, the Meiji government of Japan made the expansion of armaments a top priority.]

[The Japanese Army implemented military reforms in 1870, first adopting the French military system and then the German military system.]

[In 1872, Japanese Emperor Mutsuhito issued the "Conscription Notice" and implemented the national compulsory military service system throughout the country. ]

[In 1882, the Imperial Rescript to Soldiers and Sailors was issued in the name of the Emperor, vigorously promoting the spirit of Bushido.]

[On the eve of the First Sino-Japanese War, Japan had already built a modern standing army with one Imperial Guard Division and six field divisions, with a total strength of 70,000 troops, and 230,000 reserve troops.]

[In 1872, the Japanese Navy had only warships with a total tonnage of more than tons.]

[In 1882, the Meiji government formulated an eight-year shipbuilding plan, allocating million yuan per year as shipbuilding funds.]

[After that, another 17 million yuan in public debt was issued to vigorously expand the navy.]

[In order to deal with the two 7,000-ton Dingyuan and Zhenyuan ships of the Qing Dynasty's Beiyang Fleet, three cruisers with a displacement of more than 4,000 tons and a speed faster than Dingyuan and Zhenyuan were specially ordered.]

[On the eve of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the Japanese Navy already had 31 warships and 24 torpedo boats, with a total displacement of 61,373 tons.]

……

Ji Han.

"To calculate the unintentional is to calculate the unrighteous is to calculate the righteous."

Liu Bei looked at this tragic data comparison and sighed:

"If we can work together, we might be able to fight."

"but……"

Everyone looked at the endless garden.

We are united as one... maybe it happens in dreams.

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【Internationally, in addition to receiving support from the United States, Japan also received praise from France and Germany. 】

【At that time, the conflict between Britain and Russia was the most acute among the great powers in the Far East. In response, Japan adopted a diplomatic policy of taking advantage of the conflict between the two sides and trying to get the two countries to adopt a "neutral" stance.】

[In 1894, Japan and Britain signed the Treaty of Commerce and Navigation, and Japan gained the sympathy of Britain. Although Russia was dissatisfied with Japan's expansion in Korea, it was afraid that it would turn to Britain, so it had to adopt the attitude of "not being an enemy of Japan" and "trying its best to win over Japan". In this way, Japan also gained favorable conditions for launching a war against China in terms of diplomacy.]

【After long-term careful planning and vigorous expansion of armaments, Japan had completed preparations for war against China on the eve of the First Sino-Japanese War.】

[The Donghak Rebellion in Korea in 1894 finally gave Japan an opportunity to start a war.]

……

Cao Wei.

"Prepare for a rainy day and make alliances."

Cao Cao sneered repeatedly.

"Although Japan is arrogant, it also knows that the one who makes the most plans wins."

"And the Qing Dynasty..."

(End of this chapter)