"Qianlong's backward diplomatic thinking and wrong diplomatic methods were very responsible for the subsequent decline of the country."

"Just like fighting, why is he boasting?"

"Although Qianlong launched wars to defend the country's territory, he launched many large-scale military operations during his reign."

"Some of them were to protect the integrity of the territory, but there were many problems that could have been solved by other means, but he chose to use force to solve them."

"The two sides can obviously coordinate and use the best method to solve the problem between the two countries."

"But Qianlong sent troops to carry out encirclement and suppression, which resulted in the loss of his multiple generals and a large amount of military expenditures. Qianlong's purpose in doing this was to maintain his own vanity."

"In the fifty-eighth year of Qianlong's reign, the British visited us."

"I began to explore this mysterious eastern country and sent a mission to the most ancient and mysterious flower-growing country."

"Before they really set foot on this land, they had all kinds of suspicions about this country, thinking that it was a luxurious place with gold and opportunities."

"But when they actually set foot on this land, they were more disappointed."

"The people of the Qing Dynasty that the British saw were all sallow and thin, and did not have a rosy complexion."

“And they saw the British coming and were excited to give them some scraps.”

"They would even grab the dregs of the tea that the British mission members drank. This visit made the British very disappointed."

Liu Bang: Haha! Not only are these foreigners disappointed, I also feel embarrassed and disgraced to my countrymen!

Li Shimin: Don’t you understand the benefits of opening up foreign trade? Why do we have to close the country many times? What a great opportunity to learn something powerful!

Qin Shihuang: Is it really because of power? I think it’s not just this problem, right?

Zhu Yuanzhang: Should I say it or not, this reason for seclusion is unsatisfactory. The First Emperor and I have the same idea. How can it be so simple? Is it Emperor Kangxi? You can't see such a huge wealth. Are you really afraid of these foreigners?

Empress Dowager Cixi: There is someone they are afraid of!

Li Si: It seems there are other factors.

"Although this isolation of the country has elements of the anti-Qing hero Zheng Chenggong, the main reason is that the Qing Dynasty did not want to give up its rule. The Ming Dynasty was forced by Japanese pirates, so the Qing Dynasty was completely feudal and imperial."

Wu Zetian: In fact, they just can’t let go of their ambitions. They don’t care about the life and death of the people, they just want to be worshiped by these people, haha!

Qin Shihuang: Who is it?

"This question may have a reason for Zheng Chenggong. Could it be that Kangxi really spent such a large amount of money on this person? There is a reason, but if it is the main reason, I don't really believe it."

"Because the Qing Dynasty did not implement a "sea ban" when it was founded, our country's overseas trade activities were relatively prosperous during this period."

"The rulers of the Qing Dynasty proposed the "sea ban" policy when they blocked the anti-Qing forces led by Zheng Chenggong."

"It does matter if you look at it this way, but Kangxi later said that Zheng Chenggong was a loyal and good man."

"Zheng Chenggong was a famous general who fought against the Qing Dynasty in the late Ming Dynasty. His father Zheng Zhilong was a maritime merchant and maritime smuggling leader. His mother was a Japanese woman named Tagawa whom Zheng Zhilong met when he went to Japan for business. Zheng Chenggong was born in Hirado, Japan, until his father was attacked by the Ming Dynasty. After the imperial court recruited An to serve as an official, six-year-old Zheng Chenggong returned to China and began living and studying." "After returning to China, Zheng Chenggong was baptized by Confucian benevolence and righteousness, and he had already regarded Ming Dynasty as his homeland."

"In 1638, he passed the examination as a scholar. Later, Zheng Chenggong, who was full of the heart of serving the country, entered the Nanjing Imperial College and became a student of Qian Qianyi, a famous scholar in Jiangsu and Zhejiang."

"In the same year, Li Zicheng rebelled and conquered Yanjing. Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself in Meishan, and the Ming Empire was declared destroyed."

"Then Wu Sangui led the Qing army into the pass and defeated Li Zicheng to occupy BJ. The Ming Dynasty's remaining ministers started the restoration project that lasted for several years to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, and Zheng Chenggong was one of them."

"In 1645, the Ming Dynasty's remaining ministers supported Prince Fu Zhu Yousong in Nanjing and ascended the throne. The country was named "Hongguang". On May , Prince Duduo of the Qing Dynasty led his army southward and captured Nanjing. Emperor Hongguang was killed and the Hongguang regime was destroyed."

"Subsequently, the surviving ministers supported the Tang Dynasty king Zhu Yujian in Fuzhou and proclaimed himself emperor, which was known as the Longwu regime in history. It was at this time that Zheng Chenggong was appreciated by Emperor Longwu through his father's recommendation, and was given the national surname "Zhu" and changed his name to Zhu Chenggong. They all call him the surnamed master of the country."

"Since 1646, Zheng Chenggong has been closely following the footsteps of the Ming Dynasty. Although the Ming Dynasty had long existed in name only, Zheng Chenggong still led his troops to resist. Relying on the water empire built by his father, he resisted tenaciously, repeatedly performed extraordinary feats, and defeated the Qing Dynasty many times. The army resisted the Qing offensive and successfully regained Taiwan, which became his stronghold against the Qing."

"The recovery of Taiwan is a good story that will be passed down through the ages. This is also Zheng Chenggong's greatest achievement."

"In March 1661, Zheng Chenggong personally led 2.5 soldiers to recover Taiwan."

"They set out from Kinmen, braved huge waves, crossed the Taiwan Strait, and after repairing in Penghu for a few days, they prepared to go straight to Taiwan."

"Although the officers and soldiers knew that they were facing the powerful Dutch invading army at that time, after all, they were pirates who had been sailing on the sea for many years, so no one was afraid."

"The Dutch army was very scared when they heard that Zheng Chenggong was coming to Taiwan."

"They concentrated their troops in Taiwan and Chi Chi, and sank ships in the ports to prevent Zheng Chenggong's fleet from landing."

"The Zheng army waited for the opportunity and decisively sailed into the Lu'ermen inland sea at high tide. The main force landed from Heliao Port and attacked Chikan City from the back, cutting off the enemy's connection with Taiwan City."

"The fierce battle began, and the Dutch army attacked Zheng Fang with the battleship "Hector". Zheng Chenggong did not panic. He gave an order and ordered more than 60 warships to surround the enemy tightly and fire their guns together."

"The Hector was sunk immediately if it could not hold back."

"At the same time, the Zheng army continued to defeat the reinforcements in Taiwan City. Seeing that the water source was cut off and the foreign aid was helpless, the Dutch army in Chican City had no choice but to surrender to the Zheng army."

"The Dutch troops entrenched in Taiwan City saw the fall of Chi Chian City, and they still resisted."

"Zheng Chenggong showed his strong military ability at this time and did not attack by force. Instead, he built an earthen platform outside the city to rest and rest."

"After besieging the enemy for eight months, they ordered a general attack on Taiwan City. The enemy, who had been besieged for eight months, had already lost their combat effectiveness and quickly surrendered."

"So far, Zheng Chenggong has regained Taiwan, the territory of the flower country that had been occupied for 38 years, from the Dutch invaders."

"This battle also ended the Dutch East India Company's control and operations in Taiwan."


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