In the long history of the Qing Dynasty, there are many unknown stories, one of which is about the three dynasties of Kang Yongqian. This historical period carries the poverty, corruption, tyranny and ignorance of Chinese society, and these elements are intertwined to create a sighing historical picture.
In those days, life for farmers was difficult. Land was seized, peasants became tenants, and annual taxes and rents overwhelmed them. In a good year, barely make ends meet; In the event of a famine, they can only borrow usury to pay off the rent, trapped in a vicious circle. The third high school family was such tenants, with no hope of living, and had no choice but to sell the whole family to the landlord and become slaves for life.
Corruption is also one of the themes of this era. Officials are doing whatever it takes to amass wealth, and although the people are poor, their luxurious lives are expanding. Qianlong himself has fallen into a spiral of corruption, which is further encouraged by the "crime bank" system, which allows officials to use money to settle crimes. This situation led to a series of corruption cases, the most famous of which was the Hejun case, whose property was worth as much as 800 million taels of silver after his home was raided.
And in terms of tyranny, the literal prison has become a shadow of society. During the three dynasties of Kang Yonggan, there were as many as 85 cases of literary prison, and innocent people were sentenced to death for their speech, a terrible phenomenon that shrouded the entire society in fear. Qianlong not only encouraged the prison of words, but also destroyed and changed banned books, greatly restricting thought and speech.
The historical story of the three dynasties of Kang Yongqian paints a profound and sobering historical picture with its themes of poverty, corruption, tyranny and ignorance. This history reminds us that social equity, clean governance and open-mindedness are the foundation of a country's prosperity and the key to maintaining social harmony.