You are destined to be happy when you are born. How happy are the children of the Eight Banners?

The Qing Dynasty was the last feudal dynasty in China, and the Eight Banners was the basic system of the Qing Dynasty. The term "Eight Banners" originated from the Jurchen hunting organization, and later developed and expanded into eight different tribes. At that time, people said that "there are less than ten thousand Jurchens, but ten thousand are invincible." Sure enough, after recharging their strength and growing stronger, the Jurchens entered the customs in one fell swoop and established their own political power.

1. The Eight Banners succeeded and the Eight Banners failed

In the battles between the Qing army and the Ming army and the peasant uprising army, including the war with Russia in the early Qing Dynasty, the children of the Eight Banners could It is said that he has made great achievements in battle and made great contributions. But later, as the country gradually stabilized, the children of the Eight Banners, as a noble class, began to degenerate. They indulged in pleasure. They fully implemented Han culture, but they did not learn the humility of the Han people, and they did not learn the principle of "being prepared for danger in times of peace, and thinking of high things when they are down".

Because the rulers of the Qing Dynasty were short-sighted, closed in on the country, and failed to integrate with the international community, the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners soldiers was almost zero. In the subsequent war with the Western powers, the Eight Banners disciples could be said to be a joke.

2. How they enjoy themselves

They are nobles and rely on the country to support themselves. People are all differentiated. Since there are brave and motivated people, of course there are also those who are willing to fall. Moreover, there are a small number of progressive elites, and most of them are fallen Lutherans. These people have no worries about food, drink, money and power, and to most Han people they are superior figures. Therefore, you can imagine the consequences of such a person. It's a personal hobby for the bannermen to carry cages and birds, sing operas and listen to music, it's nothing. What I'm afraid of is that the men will be robbed and the women will be forced to buy and sell. The common people can only see the rubbish among these bannermen. And among the elites who serve as officials and lead soldiers, who would mess around in the market every day?

This is also the reason why the Eight Banners disciples left a very bad impression on the people.