"A dynasty of heavenly sons and a courtier, the current dynasty does not recognize the former dynasty", whenever the dynasty changes dynasties, the rulers of the new dynasty will definitely kill the royal family of the previous dynasty to avoid leaving behind troubles. In all the dynasties, only the royal family of the Qing Dynasty escaped from such a fate, as the royal family of the last feudal dynasty, many of them lived very moistly, and to this day, their descendants are still rich.
The good fortune of the Manchu Qing imperial family did not come out of thin air, but was the result of Puyi's efforts. When Puyi realized that the momentum of the rebel army was irresistible, he already had the idea of abdicating. Yuan Shikai's coercion and inducement directly made Puyi choose to give up, and it was precisely because Puyi took the initiative to announce his abdication that Yuan Shikai was able to successfully ascend to the throne and usurp the fruits of the revolution.
Return to the place of origin for refuge, or return to civilian life
From the perspective of the Manchu Qing imperial family, although Puyi's move handed over the Manchu Qing Dynasty to others, it saved the lives of all the people of the entire imperial family. Therefore, for Puyi's decision, few people in the imperial family have the courage to stand up and oppose it, but since daqing has died, it means that the imperial family has lost the barrier protection of identity, and everyone has not had time to think about whether Puyi's decision is correct, and they must begin to worry about their future life.
Since ancient times, most of the members of the royal family of any dynasty have been veritable "moths", and they have no ability except to have fun and enjoyment, and the members of the manchu royal family are naturally no exception. The demise of the Qing Dynasty meant that they had lost the financial resources they needed to provide for their lives on time and in accordance with the law, and they could no longer bully others in their royal status.
In fact, these "moths" have many choices, and some of them choose to return to their birthplace - the northeast. The northeast has always been protected as an important area by the Manchu Qing government, and it was even difficult for other ethnic groups to enter the northeast territory before, which was regarded as the base camp of the Manchu Qing royal family. These people chose to go to the northeast, on the one hand, because they believed that the northeast was protected all year round and less affected by the war; on the other hand, they wanted to warm up the group, and they believed that only the Manchu culture in the northeast was the purest and suitable for their survival.
These conservatives who can run back to the northeast are considered to be royal families with good economic conditions, compared to those who rely only on the royal family's support. Most of them are low-level members of the royal family, have no knowledge and no ability to make a living, and because of their past royal status, they can only disguise themselves as commoners and work as coolies outside to make a living.
Defect to Japan as a traitor, or abscond abroad with money
Whether it is the royal family that runs to the northeast to shrink, or the royal family who hides their identity and goes out to sell coolies, they still choose an ordinary way out. Some members of the royal family, especially those who once held high positions, mostly chose a path that made the people of the country shameful: to defect to the Japanese and become traitors.
These imperial families, who chose to defect to Japan, all had the idea of reviving the imperial program, believing that they could rely on the strength of the Japanese to retake the Mountains and Mountains that belonged to the Manchu Qing. To this end, the Japanese also established a puppet state of Manchukuo in the northeast, and found Puyi as a "mascot" to hang these qing dynasty widows and young people, so that they could fight for their own lives.
In fact, the Japanese had a very clear idea: they needed to establish a puppet government that obeyed their orders, and these remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were just the best choice for the members of this government. In this government, selling their lives is actually selling out the country, and many of the royal families in it have sent their sons and daughters directly to Japan to become Japanese spies and sold their entire families to the Japanese.
Of course, not all members of the imperial family with higher status were loyal to the Manchu Qing government, and some high-ranking royal family members who were more active in their thinking had long seen that the Manchu Qing government was getting weaker and weaker, and began to seek a way back for themselves. The vast majority of them chose to go abroad, but they chose not Japan, but some Western countries.
Long before the fall of the Qing government, they had already sent their children to study abroad, and through their children's status as international students, they bought local industries and made a lot of investments, and slowly transferred their property abroad. When the property is almost transferred, I can go overseas alone. These people are well-funded and well-prepared, so they live well abroad.
Make a living in business, or work for a new government
Obviously, the vast majority of ordinary royals are neither mixed with selling coolies nor able to transfer their property to live abroad. Faced with the demise of the Qing government, they could only choose to be forced to accept, and most of them lived entirely on the sale of their property in the early days, until they found that there was not much left of the family property, and then they began to go out of the house.
Because they still have some property in their hands, these people can rely on these funds to do business, so that they can not only rely on business to obtain economic benefits, but also have a more decent livelihood. Although the status of merchants in the period of feudal society was very low, the status of merchants in the Republic of China period has risen a lot, and some large merchants have directly promoted to the ranks of capitalists. Members of the royal family, who originally despised people who were doing business, naturally no longer rejected, and even took pride in it.
Most of the descendants of these merchant royals also inherited their business, and the descendants continued, and to this day many people are still in business, and they are very successful. Most of those who chose to do business stayed in beijing or nearby, and among the members of the royal family who stayed with them, another chose another way out: to fight for the new government.
After the establishment of the new government, the problem of public security in Beijing was not easy to solve, and in the chaotic world, it was difficult for an unstable government to solve all the problems at once. After all, Beijing was the capital of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty royal family had deep roots here, and with the extensive connections of these royal family members, the new government could maintain the social stability of the city, and the remuneration they demanded was not too high, and the two sides hit it off and soon reached a cooperation.
epilogue
Regardless of the material conditions of these royal members, they can still barely make a living, and some royal members are unable to make a living at all, and finally they can only choose to beg on the streets, or even starve to death. They have long enjoyed a life of pampering and pampering, they can't do anything, and they have a lazy personality, and they can only fall here.
The whereabouts of the members of the Manchu Qing imperial family reflect the influence of imperial power on a group under the feudal social system. Under the protection of the imperial power, most of these members of the royal family became sacks of wine and rice, did not think of making progress, coveted enjoyment all day, and finally could only eat the consequences of their own. It can be seen that the feudal system will not only oppress the common people, but also lead to the internal decline of the upper ruling class.
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