Napoleon is a blood-boiling name, and many people regard Napoleon as an idol in their hearts, Napoleon's words as the most reasonable sayings, and Napoleon's deeds as spiritual examples. Because he was the most famous military man and politician in history, at the height of Napoleon's glory, all the other countries in Europe except Britain submitted to or allied with Napoleon, and it was precisely because of this that this short man, who was less than one meter and six meters tall, stood at the peak of historical glory.
However, after the defeat of Waterloo, Napoleon was forced to abdicate. The British were not at all polite to Napoleon, exiled him to St. Helena and removed the title of Emperor Napoleon. The once invincible "Emperor of Europe" is now a prisoner of the order.
However, Napoleon could still learn about the international form through letters in St. Helena, and people often visited the great leader.
In 1816, an uninvited guest came to the island of St. Helena, this person was the Count of Amestes in England, and after passing the application, he came to the island of St. Helena to meet Napoleon, on the one hand, to meet the legendary Napoleon, on the other hand, to see something important and wanted to consult him.
Count Amested, before meeting Napoleon, had already made a trip to China. He proposed to the Qianlong Emperor during the reign of the Qing Dynasty that he wanted to open ports along the coast of China, but was refused.
Turning over the history of China, in the twenty-second year of Qianlong (1757), Qianlong made an important decision, he ordered the closure of all ports for Western trade except Guangzhou, and thoroughly implemented the policy of "closing the country and closing the country" and implementing the "one-port trade" system.
One of the main reasons why Qianlong issued such an order was to prevent the "Han People" from colluding with foreigners to create a Manchu rebellion, so he issued the "Ban on the Sea." At the same time, the Manchu Rulers did not like to interact with foreigners, as early as the first year of Yongzheng (1723), the Yongzheng Emperor ordered that foreign missionaries be banned from entering China to preach, which can be described as a precedent for the Qing Dynasty to "close the country".
In the context of such an era, it is undoubtedly a fantasy for the Count of Amestes to open a trade port, and after being rejected, the Count of Amested indignantly said to Napoleon: "China seems to be powerful on the surface, but it is just a mud-footed giant." ”
The Count of Amestes thought that Napoleon would agree with him, but Napoleon said: "China is a sleeping lion, and once it awakens, it will shake the world." ”
The Count of Amestes was surprised that Napoleon could rely on China in this way, but then Napoleon said, "Don't disturb this lion, let him sleep forever." ”
Count Amistus will smile after hearing it, of course, he understands what Napoleon means, as long as China under the rule of the Qing Dynasty continues to develop in accordance with the strategy of "closing the country", then it will open a huge gap with the strength of all aspects of the West, and then it will be able to bully this "sleeping lion" at will.
Because of this conversation between Count Amistad and Napoleon, more countries in the West recognized China, but they did not come with good intentions. In particular, in order to win huge profits, the British even sold opium to China and constantly sent troops to invade China. Fortunately, nowadays, the "lion of the East" has completely awakened, and no one or organization dares to easily provoke it.