When it comes to the more famous peasant uprisings in China's history, some people will naturally think of the peasant uprising led by Zhu Yuanzhang and the peasant uprising led by Hong Xiuquan. Just when it comes to the outcome of these two peasant uprisings, the difference is a bit big. It should be known that the peasant revolt led by Zhu Yuanzhang not only won the final victory, but also established the Ming Dynasty afterwards. And the peasant revolt led by Hong Xiuquan?
Although it is true that more amazing achievements have been made in the process, the final result is still a failure.
So the question is, they are all the leaders of the peasant uprising, why is it Zhu Yuanzhang who finally succeeds, not Hong Xiuquan?
In fact, the reasons for this result are more complex. Below, the author will give you a detailed introduction.
First, the social background is very different.
When Zhu Yuanzhang organized the peasant uprising, China was still in the period of feudal society. At this time, he led the rebel army to revolt only to overthrow the decadent rule of the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, there were also many problems within the Yuan Dynasty court, which made it even more vulnerable. Because of this, Zhu Yuanzhang would lead the rebel army to successfully overthrow the rule of the Yuan Dynasty. On the other hand, when Hong Xiuquan organized a peasant uprising, the social background at that time was even more complicated.
At that time, the nature of Chinese society was no longer a simple feudal society, but a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society. In this case, the peasant uprising organized by Hong Xiuquan was suppressed by both the feudal forces in his own country and the foreign powers, so the chances of success became relatively small.
Second, the maturity of the strategic plan is different.
Whether in ancient times or in modern times, wars must be strategically planned. If the maturity of the strategic plan is higher, the greater the chance of victory in the course of the war. Conversely, the chances of natural victory become smaller. Logically speaking, the uprising forces led by Zhu Yuanzhang and the uprising led by Hong Xiuquan can be said to be comparable in terms of strength.
Since Zhu Yuanzhang can succeed, then Hong Xiuquan should also be successful. However, the strategic plan formulated by Hong Xiuquan was not mature enough, and when he insisted on holding an important position, he chose to discard the important position that had been hard to fight. As a result, the territory they did not want was instead acquired by the Qing army. Moreover, the Qing army also made full use of the advantages of these territories to surround and annihilate the Taiping Army, and it was strange that Hong Xiu was able to win a victory.
Third, the degree of attention paid to talents is different.
As we all know, Zhu Yuanzhang lived a very hard life when he was a child, and naturally had no conditions to receive systematic cultural education. But no culture is not terrible, at least he understands the importance of talent to win the battle. Therefore, in the process of leading the peasant uprising, he attached great importance to promoting and rewarding talents. In this way, there will be more and more talents around him.
The more talent, the stronger the natural team's ability will become. Therefore, it was perfectly normal that he could lead the rebel army to victory. But Hong Xiu is not good at all, he can be regarded as a cultural person who is full of poetry books. However, in the process of leading the peasant rebel army to fight, the consciousness of attaching importance to talent is not high. As a result, he ended up with a talent that could not be used to the fullest, and finally abandoned him one by one.
Fourth, the degree of dependence on religion is different.
People familiar with ancient history should know that ancient people were very superstitious. Therefore, in order to gather the strength of the uprising as soon as possible, Zhu Yuanzhang and Hong Xiu all used religion to raise troops. However, after Zhu Yuanzhang achieved his established goal, he soon chose to leave religion and devote himself wholeheartedly to the cause of the uprising.
And Hong Xiuquan, although he also started an army in the name of religion at the beginning, but after that, not only did he not break away from religion like Zhu Yuanzhang, but he really thought that he was god's second son, and he became more and more superstitious. As a result, whenever the rebels entered a state of crisis, he pinned his hopes on being blessed or saved by God.
Fifth, the performance after achievement is different.
Whether it was Zhu Yuanzhang or Hong Xiuquan, in the process of leading the uprising, they had made more outstanding achievements. After Zhu Yuanzhang achieved his achievements, he was not arrogant or impatient, and continued to prepare for greater achievements and planned for the future of the rebel army. Hong Xiuquan was different, as soon as he achieved success, he began to become the Emperor of Tu. Not only did he live a very absurd life like the emperor, but he also left the rebellion behind.
Over time, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was distracted, and its overall strength became worse and worse. Don't say that it is very good to establish a dynasty like Zhu Yuanzhang, and not to be destroyed by the enemy group in a short period of time.
It can be seen from this that even if it is also a peasant uprising, if the leaders themselves have many problems, even the most just uprising will not get very good results. Hong Xiuquan, such a leader on the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, was also very miserable. If zhu Yuanzhang had been replaced to lead, even if he had not won the victory in the end, he would certainly not have had a more tragic ending than when he was led by Hong Xiuquan.
Of course, there are many other reasons that may lead to the same peasant uprising but a different ending, and I will not continue to repeat it. If you're interested, collect more information on your own!
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