How absurd was the life of the Eight Banners disciples in the late Qing Dynasty?

What are the Eight Banners? The Eight Banners, also known as the Eight Banners system, is the social life and military arrangement method of the bannermen (later evolved into the Manchus) in the Qing Dynasty. It is also the basic system of the Qing Dynasty. The Eight Banners system has a long history in history books. It was officially established by Nurhaci in the 43rd year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1615). At first there were only three flags: black flag, white flag, and red flag. Later, due to the "return to Yiguang", the analysis of the three flags was set to eight: the original red flag was divided into two flags: straight yellow and bordered yellow; the original white flag was divided into three flags: straight white, bordered white, and true blue; the original black flag was divided into true red, The three flags are bordered with red and blue. Collectively known as the Eight Banners, they led the Eight Banners Manchurian, Eight Banners Mongolian, and Eight Banners Han armies. During the Qing Dynasty, the first flag of the Eight Flags was the Xianghuang Banner, followed by the Zhenghuang Banner, and the Zhengbai Banner as the top three flags.

But the Eight Banners disciples we are talking about today are not limited to the above-mentioned later generations. They are the special name for those who rely on the blessings of their ancestors to do nothing. They are generally talented and academic, lazy and lazy, and are synonymous with corruption and decline.

The famous writer Mr. Lao She has already written about the lifestyle of these people: Rich people are really sophisticated, while poor people are poor and sophisticated. They play with crickets and birds, and use these useless things to strengthen their civilization, but they know nothing about the major events of the world. They don't care about the life and death of the country, let alone the advanced technology and knowledge of foreign countries. All they think about all day long is how to win the cricket competition. .

They inherit the title of their ancestors, inherit the flag land and products that their ancestors occupied when they entered the customs, and enjoy various privileges. Even if they commit crimes, it does not matter, they will be dealt with specially, or even exempted from prison. It can be said that he has escaped from the law. They drink alcohol, engage in whoring and gambling, and enjoy cockfighting, quail fighting, and cricket fighting every day. They have done all kinds of unscrupulous things. As long as you can't think of it, they can't do it.

These children of the Eight Banners began to receive full salary at the age of 7, and the imperial court gave them silver rewards every now and then. This also made them develop the bad habit of sitting back and enjoying their gains. There is such a group of people smoking opium, playing crickets, and teasing birds. How could the Manchu Qing Dynasty survive as a parasite of the Qing Dynasty who only makes fun of others and bullies their wives and daughters? What’s funny is that when the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded, these people also began to surrender, just to save part of their wealth. It is really a funny thing in the history books.

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