The maggot of the Qing Dynasty: raising a huge standard-bearer team but having no fighting capacity.

Stenton, deputy special envoy of Magalny Mission, has the impression that "they are wearing short coats and skirts and a pair of thick satin boots, which are heavy and feminine and have no military spirit." "Fortunately, this temple is protected by gods posted on the gate, and ghosts outside are not allowed to come in. This seems to be more reliable than these soldiers. "

This foreigner is a little ignorant, and the majesty of China soldiers can't stand gossiping. It's a pity that these words didn't let Ganlong, a "martial arts expert", know, or he would be more than one bargained for. Although the words of foreign adults are not pleasant to hear, this is the case.

In fact, Qianlong himself knows this situation. As early as the first year of Qianlong, there was an imperial edict saying: "The custom of the Eight Banners has recently. After a long time, teething is becoming more and more extravagant. If you serve provincial officials, you will spend money at will ... and the soldiers are idle and only know fresh clothes and delicious food. It is common to spend money, and the flag bearer is poor. This is the reason. " Many people even forget the skill of riding and shooting. The joke that Gan Long lost his horse when he took part in the last military parade in the south of Hangzhou happened. Therefore, an imperial edict in the first month of the fourth year of Jiaqing (1799) wrote: "In the first year of Chen Jia's reign (forty-nine years in Gan Long), I rode with me to Hangzhou, and all the soldiers witnessed riding and shooting. The archery arrow was empty, and the galloping horse fell to the ground. I thought it was a joke. Can it be refined in recent years? "

In the autumn of the second year (1800), in order to eliminate the harm of Anbaili religion, Emperor Qianlong began to suppress the Jiyuan religion and mixed yuan religion in Hubei, Henan, Anhui, Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu on a large scale. This action not only did not completely eliminate the white lotus religion, but caused more trouble. Two years later, the White Lotus Society held a large-scale uprising.

Someone rebelled, not bad. Gan Long, a perfect old man, didn't understand. Don't you know my "Shiquan Kung Fu"? Not afraid of death? Well, let's see what I can do for you.

So they sent the children of the Eight Banners who performed for them to the battlefield. There is a saying that "it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk." This walk really exhausted me. The children of the Eight Banners are not as good as running around the Jianghu to juggle (Qi Lin, the founder of Bailian Sect, once made a living as a busker). Jianghu artists are invincible, and the children of the Eight Banners are timid and brave.

According to records, on the battlefield, the generals put Xiang Yong, who was temporarily recruited, at the front, followed by the children of the Eight Banners. Casualties are caused by temporary township courage, and the credit is attributed to the children of the Eight Banners prepared behind them.

The children of the Eight Banners are not so good, nor is green camp, which is another trump card that the Qing Dynasty relies on. Green camp soldiers are not as good as the Eight Banners, and their military discipline is seriously deteriorated. Alcoholism, gambling, prostitution and opium abuse are common in military camps. I hardly practice at ordinary times, where can I get the fighting power, from officials to soldiers.

Indeed, as Stanton said, these Eight Banners green camp are not even as good as the immortals in front of the temple. Immortals can also scare ghosts. What happened to them? There is nothing but shortcomings except eating, drinking, whoring and gambling.

In this way, the ordinary Anbaili uprising, the Qing government struggled for nine years before being suppressed. In order to suppress the uprising, Jiaqing mobilized troops from 16 provinces at a cost of 200 million taels of silver, which was equivalent to the fiscal revenue of the Qing government for four years at that time. During the suppression of the uprising, more than 20 senior generals, including Zhen Zhen, died, and more than 400 officers below the rank of lieutenant general and general were killed, which greatly weakened the armed forces of the Qing government. The Qing government suffered an unprecedented heavy blow since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the Qing government was greatly weakened. It was also the influence of this uprising that forced the Qing Dynasty to deploy a large number of military forces in Hubei, Sichuan and other inland areas, which led to the British attack in the Opium War, and the Qing government could hardly mobilize troops to fight.

It can be said that as soon as the peasant uprising was suppressed, the livelihood of the children of the Eight Banners became more and more difficult and was put on the agenda. Jiaqing is really embarrassed. You couldn't do it during the war. You have to eat and drink more actively than a person, but there is nothing you can do. After all, the dragon chair you are sitting in is due to the ancestors of others.

According to the ancestral rules, the children of the Eight Banners are all supported by the state, but the obligation of the children of the Eight Banners is to "ride and shoot the clear language as a service". There is nothing wrong with the idea itself. My emperor pays you to practice riding and shooting and defend my throne. The problem is that he has no competition, no survival of the fittest, and then he has no enthusiasm. In the long run, he can only be corrupt and incompetent.

No rights, no obligations, no obligations, no rights. Since you can't fight, I won't support you any more. Find your own way out. The best way is to let the children of the Eight Banners be laid off, but Jiaqing didn't have the courage and skill. Emperor Jiaqing could only continue the practice of his ancestors and put all the problems on himself.

Really helpless, Jiaqing also wrote a tearful letter of persuasion. In the 16th year of Jiaqing (18 1 1), on June 12th, Emperor Jiaqing instructed the Eight Banners:

Children of the Eight Banners, public servants of the country for more than a hundred years, are full of talented people and invincible. However, due to the increasing number of children, they failed to learn a lesson. They met some generals and lieutenants who refused to raise talents for the country and only knew how to protect their positions. Coupled with the bad guys who acted as traitors and cajoles at the beginning, some children of the Eight Banners gradually became dirty and willing to be despicable, such as moths to a flame and unrepentant. It's pitiful that these people only take photos and have fun, regardless of their wealth. There are many ways for gangsters to seduce, and gambling is the most hateful thing. Those villains who play games just want to collect money, and some children of the Eight Banners are fooled into unconsciousness, which is really sad. People who like gambling have five disadvantages: eating rich countries, not knowing how to be frugal, eager to make money, and eventually becoming poor, which has one disadvantage; You can't support your parents in the world, but you can't take care of your wife's hunger and cold in the world, which has two disadvantages; Learning civil and military skills, lack of capital, and ultimately useless, has three disadvantages; Once you enter the gambling game, you lose and you don't win. The goods you sell are poor, and there are four evils. I am a rat thief, and I have not violated the national law. I am bold and unrestrained, which eventually led to my reputation, with five disadvantages. These five evils are not committed by the sage, but not changed by the unscrupulous. Specially written these words, the birth of the Eight Banners, made it a household name.

Emperor Jiaqing also said: There are more than 70 governors and deputy governors in the Eight Banners. Why not treat the children of the country as useful and semi-useless gangsters? Why not give them extra guidance? All the ministers do their part, and the country is blessed. If some children of the Eight Banners can change their ideas, lead for a long time, restore old habits and become good talents, it will be a blessing to the country; If ministers don't work hard and the children of the Eight Banners don't change their minds, it will be a great misfortune for the country.

Jiaqing is really clever. He expected this result, and it turned out that "none of the ministers devoted themselves and none of the children of the Eight Banners changed their minds", so it was a great misfortune.