The 17th and 18th centuries were a very legendary period, during which human development seemed to have pressed the fast-forward button.
Economically, the development of the capitalist economy broke out the first industrial revolution; culturally and artistically, the Western Renaissance movement reached its peak, and most of the scientists and artists we are familiar with now lived in that period, such as Newton (the father of mechanics), Bach (the father of music), and so on, all of whom were god-like figures.
Left: Newton who is a little unhappy; right: Bach who is not too happy
Politically, the Democratic Enlightenment began to flourish in Europe and in the eastern land of China; at the same time, the feudal autocracy also reached its peak, and three monarchs of the "Great" level appeared in the East and the West, namely the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Louis XIV of the French Bourbon Dynasty, and Peter I of the Russian Empire.
In the portrait of the saints of the Church of San Francisco in the United States, the portrait of the Kangxi Emperor appears impressively, because the church believes that Kangxi encouraged the spread of Christianity in China, so it is also a Saint of Christianity.
Today, we will talk about the strength of the three leading big brothers of Kangxi, Louis XIV and Peter I, who cross the East and west and are famous all over the world.
First, there are some powerful things on the body
The three emperors who lived in the 17th and 18th centuries- Kangxi, Louis XIV and Peter I - reigned for a long time, after all, the court battles in the whole world were equally cruel, and the emperors who could wait for a long time under such conditions and had to die well were naturally legends.
Kangxi was born in 1654 and reigned for 61 years; Louis XIV was born in 1738 and reigned for 72 years; Peter the Great was born in 1672 and reigned for 43 years; the three emperors had a long overlap in their reigns
On December 20, 1722, the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty collapsed in Changchun Garden, and he finally failed to realize his dream of living for another five hundred years, at the age of 69. This Chinese emperor, who turned the tide, not only reigned for the longest time in Chinese history, but also successively removed Aobai, Pingsan Andang and Kaldan since he took the throne at the age of 8, and regained Taiwan, opening up the situation of Kangqian's prosperity and once again bringing China into the heyday.
King Louis XIV of France, who ascended the throne at the age of 5, three years before Kangxi, reigned for 72 years and 110 days, was one of the longest-reigning monarchs and the longest-reigning sovereign monarch in world history. The current Queen of England has not reigned longer than Louis XIV (Elizabeth II: I can fight).
In history, Louis XIV had many "inconspicuous" inventions: heels were invented because of his short stature (only 1.54 meters), and because he did not like to bathe, he developed perfumes to cover up his body odor, which is really a modern lady's confidant
At the age of 40, he became a veritable hegemon of Europe through his victory in the Franco-Dutch War, and also made his "Sun King" known throughout Europe. Louis XIV lived longer than his son and eldest grandson, and it was his great-grandson Louis XV who succeeded to his throne (Prince Charles of England looked at him bitterly).
Look at Peter I the Great of Russia, who reigned for 43 years, although he could not squeeze into the world's longest reigning emperor ranking (Louis XIV ranked first, Kangxi barely squeezed into the top ten), but the efficiency of the people is high, and his merits are not worse than the first two.
His life was devoted to reform and the fight for Russia's access to the sea. He introduced advanced foreign technology to develop his own economy, established a complete centralized rule mechanism, and established a powerful navy, which contributed to his war with Turkey and Sweden, and eventually won the sea outlet in the Baltic Sea, where he built a "window to Europe" - St. Petersburg.
The tricks of the two or three emperors
These three seemingly different kings have a lot of interaction with each other in the spirit of heroes and heroes (in fact, they are all to expand their own interests abroad).
Compared with the current map, these three people do not live close
Kangxi's interaction with Louis XIV was mainly religious, trade, and cultural, and relatively mild.
The Belgian missionary Nan Huairen, feeling Kangxi's tolerant attitude toward European missionaries, wrote back to Europe and called on more missionaries to come to the East, which had a great impact on the French court. Louis XIV therefore sent a group of missionaries who were proficient in modern science to China, and some of the missionaries became the kangxi emperor's personal tutors, teaching Kangxi Western scientific knowledge, and also acting as translators in the negotiations between China and Russia to sign the Treaty of Nebuchadnezzar.
When the Kangxi Emperor was 39 years old, he contracted malaria and was cured by eating cinchona cream offered by Zhang Cheng and Bai Jin, two French missionaries. Later, with the participation of many French missionaries, the Qing government organized a nationwide surveying and mapping activity, and in 1719 compiled the "Imperial Public Opinion Overview Map", that is, the detailed map of the Qing Dynasty.
Kangxi's dealings with Peter the Great began to be less pleasant.
The Russian army repeatedly attacked yaksa, the territory of the Qing Dynasty, and when the Qing army encircled and suppressed, they gave full play to the guerrilla spirit, "the enemy enters and retreats, the enemy retreats and I pursue", but in the end Kangxi still won the Battle of Yaksa.
However, at that time, the Dzungars in the northwest of the Qing Dynasty were invading on a large scale, and their arrogance was very arrogant. In order to concentrate on quelling the rebellion in the northwest, the two evils were lesser than the two evils, Kangxi gave up some of peter I's interests and signed the Treaty of Nebuchu, temporarily exchanging peace on the northeastern frontier.
Wei Xiaobao in the Book of Luding was sent by Kangxi to Tsarist Russia, in fact, to participate in the negotiation of the Nebuchu Treaty. However, in the real history, Kangxi sent a guard who was around a Yushu Linfeng.
Interestingly, Latin, as the "official language" of Europe, was highly valued by Kangxi, who himself also learned Latin, and most of the Russian nobles at that time spoke French, so French and Latin were used in Sino-Russian negotiations.
The final Treaty of Nebuchadnezzar was written in Manchu, Russian and Latin
Since then, Peter I's attention has shifted to the war to seize the sea to the west, but Kangxi did not dare to relax, ordered the establishment of boundary monuments on the border between China and Russia in the Erguna River and the Gelbiqi River, and engraved the terms of the Treaty of Nebuchu on the tablets in five languages, including Manchu, Han, Mongolian, Russian, and Latin, as a marker, stipulating that people should be sent to inspect the boundary monuments on a regular basis.
Although the beginning of the exchange is not very good, but everyone does not remember the revenge, after all, there is no eternal enemy, only eternal interests. Later, the two countries exchanged missions, and relations gradually eased.
Third, do not pull the bias frame than a comparison
Now the problem finally comes.
Let Kangxi, Louis XIV and Peter the Great PK, who will you stand for?
If this PK is only on the basis of force, subjectively speaking, I stand in Kangxi, objectively speaking, I also stand in Kangxi. After all, in the Battle of Yaksa, Kangxi was a complete victory. If it were not for the more urgent situation in the northwest, Kangxi would not have been so kind to Peter I.
Give you a look to yourself
If the armed PK is finished, on the strategy of governing the country, subjectively speaking, I still stand on Kangxi, objectively speaking, I stand on Peter I. After all, people have the courage to learn and absorb the advanced technology of the West, devote themselves to national reform, and build the former barbaric land into a Rising Russian Empire.
In order to carry out reforms, Peter I even went so far as to kill Alexei, the crown prince who obstructed him, and divorced the empress
If I talk about the good use of people again, subjectively speaking, I have to stand kangxi, objectively speaking, I stand Louis XIV. This man with a broad heart, in line with the principle of "you do, you go up", gave full trust to his courtiers. His military talent is very limited, but during his reign, France has four european first-class famous generals such as Condé, Durenni, Luxembourg and Villars to fight for him, and it has to be said that this leading big brother is really good at conquering people's hearts.
The Palace of Versailles is the royal palace of Louis XIV, which is the real "Versailles" of this game
However, after the 18th century, the eastern powers that led the world in development for more than 2,000 years had a historic inflection point, and the Western world rose and occupied an advantage, and the gap between the East and the West widened, which was indeed something that Kangxi, an emperor of all ages, could not have expected.