What did Magyarni think of the Qing Dynasty when he went to the Qing Dynasty?

Majia Neil is a stranger. He is not a person who studies the history of China. I'm afraid he doesn't know the name of the English Lord. If you mention the most ridiculous joke in the Qing Dynasty-a hero who can't bow to Gan Long because the British don't have knees, it's called "Sir Alex Ferguson". I believe many people will remember the name of this roundabout immediately.

McCartney likes to keep a diary. He left England and sailed at sea for 10 months, and finally went to the Qing Dynasty. They were all recorded. According to the contents of Magalny's diary, peyrefitte, a contemporary writer, wrote a book "Stagnant Empire-Collision of Two Worlds". In this book, the author shows us Magalny with rigorous writing and real style.

1, the British envoy also undertakes a "special" task.

British special envoy Margaret shouldered the mission of King George III of England and went to Qing Dynasty for the purpose of opening up the vast market of Qing Dynasty. In addition to asking Emperor Qianlong to open a new port for Sino-British trade, he also shouldered a very important task, that is, "the mission should be comprehensive, make an accurate estimate of China's strength, and not arouse the suspicion of China people"-that is, to do espionage and make preliminary preparations for British colonization.

In addition to opium, another kind of goods sold by Britain to the Qing Dynasty was seal skin.

At that time, the Qing Dynasty was a closed-door country. Foreign businessmen tried many commodities, including coffee, woolen cloth, clothes and so on. These "foreign goods" had no market at all in the Qing Dynasty.

Some despicable unscrupulous businessmen knocked down the trade barriers of the Qing Dynasty with opium, but apart from opium, was there no second commodity exported to the Qing Dynasty? It's true. At that time, Macartney came to Amsterdam Island on the ship "Lion". He found that many British businessmen were killing seals and then peeling them and transporting them to Guangzhou for sale!

The dignitaries in the Qing court liked seal skin very much, so this kind of leather goods is the most profitable commodity after opium.

3. Monsters in Zhoushan officials' homes

British envoy Mazany took a boat. He went to Macau first, and then to Zhoushan. He called the island city Zhoushan "Venice of China". He found that the rural people here are very hardworking, with men farming and women weaving. Although their lives are poor, they are very orderly. Then he visited the company commander in Dinghai. The company commander is alert to the British, but he is very polite. In Company commanders mansion, Macartney saw a very unique horn lamp.

Can the corner be used as a lampshade? The correct answer is: you can really make a lampshade. First, the speaker is softened with boiling water, then flattened, peeled and stretched to make a translucent lampshade, which is not only beautiful, but also durable. Macartney was full of praise for the skills of China craftsmen.

4. The way that Qing envoys boarded British warships was very special.

Magyarni arrived in Tianjin Port by boat, and Emperor Qianlong sent two imperial envoys to offer condolences. However, they dare not climb the tall "lion" along the rickety spiral stairs.

Finally, the imperial envoy Zheng Rui sent two of his officials, a man and a woman, to board the "Lion" instead of himself to express condolences to the British envoy. However, the way they boarded the ship was a bit special. They sat in armchairs tied with ropes and boarded the British ship directly with the help of pulleys.

5. A gift from the British to Emperor Qianlong.

An imperial envoy sent by Ganlong gave these gifts to Ma Jiaerni: "20 cows, sheep 120, chicken 100, duck 100, and various grains 10 baskets.

In return, Madzar's gifts to Gan Long included a celestial globe, a howitzer, a rifle and a repeating pistol. The first two weapons naturally show Gan Long the great scientific achievements of Europe, while the latter weapon directly shows Gan Long the force.

Cow dung cake sent to Beijing

Magal's boat came to Tongzhou along the Baihe River. He found that local farmers had shipped a dry and black "cake" to Beijing to sell (cow dung cake), much like our kilo of bread. He didn't know what it was, but when they came to Beijing, a black servant of Magalny aroused the onlookers of Beijing people, and some even suspected that the black man was not human.

What makes Macartney even more incomprehensible is that when he visited Yuanmingyuan, he found that the clock next to the throne began to play tunes different from beggars' operas every hour. These tunes belong to English chin beauties and are not elegant at all. I really don't know why the Qing Dynasty regarded them as "exotic treasures".

7. A gift from Emperor Qianlong.

Magal finally met Emperor Qianlong in chengde mountain resort. He knelt down on one knee and presented a beautiful gold box containing George III's credentials to Emperor Qianlong. Emperor Qianlong gave George III a white scepter carved from hard jade, while Magalny got a jade scepter.