What was the reason for the failure of the late Qing Dynasty? It’s not that the strength is inferior to others

Many people have heard of Mr. Zhao Benshan’s skit. There was once a joke in the skit: “Four, two, and two kings cannot cheat. This guy is a weirdo in Landlords. Four 2. Two kings are always great no matter how you play them, but if you have to play four twos with two kings, it is not as good as four threes.

Therefore, it is one thing to have good cards and another thing to play. Good cards do not necessarily bring good results.

The GDP of the late Qing Dynasty ranked first in the world, five times that of Japan. Although the cards were good and it was important to get the upper hand, the operation method was more important and directly related to success or failure. Otherwise, the GDP of the late Qing Dynasty Even if they are number one in the world and are ten times or twenty times stronger than Japan, they still cannot beat Japan and will lose completely.

Li Hongzhang obviously does not know how to fight with landlords, and the Empress Dowager Cixi even more so; she does not feel sorry for the landlord when she sells her father's land. In her eyes, she is the only one who only has power and monopoly, and has no basic concept of national territory.

Therefore, Empress Dowager Cixi is basically indifferent to the issue of land cession and compensation. She can do anything she wants, but she cannot ask for the power in her hands.

Therefore, the failure of the late Qing Dynasty was not due to inferior strength, but to personnel, the corruption of the late Qing government itself, and the lack of the ability to adjust to the characteristics of the times.

Using a set of feudal rules and regulations that have been used for thousands of years to solve social and diplomatic problems in the transition from feudalism to capital is not only out of date, but also unhelpful. It is simply wrong. The meaning of mouth.

If such a late Qing government could figure out how to scale the aggression of capitalist powers, it would not make people think that it is too simple to survive. Just imagine that in the late Qing Dynasty, not only did the GDP of the late Qing Dynasty rank first in the world, but they also had the largest GDP in the world. The naval level of China is still the best in Asia!

Does this matter? Although the war is fought in the end for resources and powerful strategic expansion, but as far as one thing is concerned, enough is enough. The means often bring more profit than the prolongation of the war.

It is not surprising that Japan cannot be defeated. Not only does GDP share do not mean that it can win the war, but even if the military is not weak, it does not necessarily mean that it can take advantage. The Czech Republic during World War II Slovakia is the arsenal of Europe, but later it was defeated by Germany!