In distant 18 centuries, european little is producing tremendous change, looking in day day people is the west of the ground of pretty barren, it is however in renaissance of hundreds of years, accumulated literature, art, the most important is scientific progress and promotion. Especially England, below royalty and the leader of a few chancellery, everywhere go on an expedition, especially navy develops, became marine overlord, namely famous " day does not fall Caesarean " .
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? Although British area is not big, but at that time is an one of powerful nation on the whole world really, it is not beyond the mark also to say it is the strongest country even, can have country and its compare rarely, can shake its number one position. In 18 centuries when, england and France had the battle that is as long as 78 years, after Ying Jun get victory, established number one position of England thoroughly.
At that time, the impression that the China of distant east gives Europe country and people is the vast territory and abundant resources hundreds of years ago all the time, products is rich, very prosperous and strong, fall in the influence of sage Confucianism especially, it is a famous civilized and formal state, a lot of countries are right China very yearning, want to build foreign relations with China, can mix our have trade relations.
The horse knocks gently Er Buddhist nun
But, the Qianlong of quiet day emperor at that time is enmeshed in him all the time " flourishing age prospect " in cannot extricate oneself, it is the emperor not only, the civil and military of full court 100 officials think big Qing Dynasty is Caesarean is the nation with the most powerful whole world, any products are autarky, do not need to be mixed with foreign have trade relations establish diplomatic relations, of course, they also look down upon any countries besides great clear empire, in their eye, the ground that is pretty exterminate just.
In 18 centuries evening, namely 1792, in British government send below, the group of hundreds person diplomacy that knocks gently by famous diplomat horse Er Buddhist nun leads sets out from England, to day day set out, the purpose is we establish relationship of have trade relations. For this diplomacy, they made great efforts of a lot of, e.g. , prepared a lot of gifts, great majority is to satisfy the appetite of Qianlong emperor, also be the part that displays to us more very, for instance they made the battleship model with a the mightiest England bring a day government. Besides these, still a lot of is representing the article of British science and technology. The value of these gifts, amount to wants -1294967296 yuan into the RMB, the sincerity that sees them is very sufficient still.
The Opium War
This diplomacy group just will arrive at China to 1793 August all the time, qianlong emperor is in bear heart be away for the summer holidays mountain villa interviewed them, but formal question happened contradiction, the imperial court asks they go 3 genuflect 9 do obeisance to, but they can not be willing, be forced finally carelessly ground went of ground of odd genu genuflect formal, qianlong nature is very grouchy.
Qianlong saw these gifts that they prepare meticulously later, show however come sniff, this lets them very open-eyed and amiable anger, the have trade relations that they put forward later asks, qianlong is to express to refuse more, this then diplomatic activity parts on bad terms, british diplomacy group was taking abasement to leave China. Actually arrogant Qianlong does not know, true loser is quiet day empire.
The Opium War
? Then, day day missed the opportunity that learns this with recent science and technology, continue to implement the policy that obstructs Guan Suoguo, till 50 years hind, the country that England opened quiet day with cannon the door, what Chinese talent realizes western science and technology is fierce, but await China, it is the history of the big powers bully that is as long as more than 100 years however.
