What is the reason why Emperor Qianlong visited Jiangnan five times?

There are many reasons for Qianlong's six trips to the south of the Yangtze River, mainly the following:

1, enjoy the beautiful mountains and rivers. He made six southern tours, each time with an artist, and painted his favorite scenery in the south of the Yangtze River and imitated it in Yuanmingyuan and chengde mountain resort. Zhan Garden in Nanjing, An Lan Garden in Haining, Xiaoyutianyuan Garden in Hangzhou, Lion Grove in Suzhou and four famous gardens in the south of the Yangtze River have all been rebuilt in Yuanmingyuan. Leifeng Zhao Xi, Santan Yin Yue, Pinghu Qiuyue and other ten scenic spots in the West Lake are even more realistic imitations, and even the names of scenic spots are copied as they are. Among them, Gan Long, a lion forest in the state, liked it very much, so he built another one in the summer resort. Moved into the summer resort, there are many scenic spots in the south of the Yangtze River, such as Jinshan Temple in Zhenjiang, Yuyan Building in Jiaxing, Jinwen Pavilion built after Tianyi Pavilion in Ningbo, and Shuanghu Mirror in Wuxi.

2. inspect water conservancy. Gan Long visited the South for six times, inspected the Yellow River regulation project for five times and inspected the Zhejiang seawall project for four times. At that time, the key projects to solve the flood of the Yellow River were Qingkou in Jiangsu and Gaojiayan in Hongze Lake, so Gan Long went to these two places every time he made a southern tour.

3. Emperor Qianlong exulted and called himself a "perfect old man". His martial arts and strategy of governing the country were imitated by his ancestor Kangxi. During the period of Kangxi 1684- 1707, there were six southern tours, but the core purpose of the six southern tours was to control the river, guide the Huaihe River and save the economy. He also called for "punishing officials in advance and not being tired", which would save money. However, Qianlong enjoyed it, envied glitz and was overjoyed. He spent a lot of people's cream on embroidery in Jinshan, south of the Yangtze River, and his purpose and function were not the same as his grandfather's.

4. military parade. Manchu people have always attached importance to riding and shooting, advocating the tradition of bravery, and emperors of all dynasties have also mastered riding and shooting. Ganlong held a grand military parade in Hangzhou, Nanjing and other places in his previous southern tours. Gan Long wanted to train soldiers through the military parade, reverse the decadent atmosphere and show the people in the south of the Yangtze River the power of the Qing Dynasty. But unexpectedly, the military parade made a lot of jokes. Gan Long's last southern military parade was in Hangzhou. Emperor Jiaqing later recalled the situation during the military parade and said: the archery arrow was shot empty and the rider fell to the ground. For a while, it was a joke.

5. Win people's hearts. On the one hand, wherever he went, taxes were reduced to varying degrees. Secondly, reward the officials who stopped driving and doing business during the Qianlong period to upgrade their ranks; Let some punished officials return to their original posts. Especially for the old ministers who came to pick up the driver, they asked about the warmth and coldness, rewarded ginseng, mink and other items, and also rewarded future generations with fame. On the way to the southern tour, the three men saluted Confucius temples all over the country, and he personally proposed the examination for the visiting literati. Many of the questions he wrote got rid of the bad habits of the imperial examination and paid attention to practical application. Because of the talent pool in Jiangnan, there are many people studying for exams. Gan Long ordered to increase the number of places in government universities in Jiangsu, Anhui and Zhejiang provinces. After Sikuquanshu was written, he personally paid for three copies, which were hidden in Wen Hui Pavilion in Yangzhou, Wenzong Pavilion in Zhenjiang and Wen Lan Pavilion in Hangzhou, and ordered local officials to allow students to take them out and copy them. These measures have promoted the cultural undertakings in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. Qing soldiers entered the customs, killing and plundering too much in Jiangnan. "Ten Days in Jiading" and "Three Slaughters in Yangzhou" had a very bad influence. Kangxi and Qianlong regarded it as a major event, such as rebuilding Shi Kefa Temple. Generally speaking, it is more important to visit Jiangnan six times. "Stop him for six southern tours and sleepwalk for several years" is a poem written by Gan Long during his sixth southern tour. Even in his dream, he was reminiscing about his time in Jiangnan, full of infinite attachment. However, these six southern tours were more ostentation and extravagance, cost more than once, and even caused the national treasury to dry up, bringing profound disasters to the people. In his later years, Qianlong fully realized the mistakes made in his southern tour. In Wu Zhuan, a draft of the Qing Dynasty, Gan Long said: I have been emperor for sixty years, and I don't think I made any big mistakes. There were only six southern tours, which wasted people and money and turned good things into bad things. Qianlong's southern tour cost a lot, and no one in the Qing Dynasty followed suit. Because the treasury of the Qing dynasty could not afford it later. Six expeditions to the south left people with a luxurious beauty of "prosperity and prosperity". Since then, the Qing dynasty began to decline step by step.