The suffocating history of the Treaty of Aihui makes us have to recall the turbulent end of the Qing Dynasty.
The smoke of war shrouded the land of China, and the great powers were eyeing like hungry wolves, eager to get a piece of the pie from this rich land.
The Qing government was extremely rotten and unable to resist foreign aggression and could only be slaughtered by others.
Faced with such a situation, how should Yishan, the Heilongjiang general, make a choice? Was his signing out of helplessness or selfishness? Let us take a closer look.
That was the beginning of China's gradual transition to a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society.
Needless to say, the ability of the Qing ruling class was self-explanatory. The emperor is mediocre, the ministers are greedy and exploitative, and the government is not as good as day by day. In addition, the foreign powers were eyeing each other and China's territorial sovereignty was repeatedly violated, which was of course the fundamental reason for the signing of the Aihui Treaty.
Tsarist Russia has always been eyeing the Heilongjiang region, ignoring the constraints of treaties, constantly invading the border, and secretly supporting diehards in an attempt to plunge Heilongjiang into chaos. As a Heilongjiang general, Yishan had nothing to do, his troops were backward in armament, demoralized, and simply unable to resist the attack of the Tsarist Russian army.
Faced with the threat of force from Tsarist Russia, Yishan hesitated and found it difficult to make up his mind. He knew very well what humiliation the land reparations meant, but now the situation was desperate. On the one hand, Tsarist Russia was overwhelmed by heavy troops, and on the other hand, the government was incompetent and demoralized, and it was simply unable to fight.
Yishan stopped in a dilemma, and the government and the opposition were also scattered, with internal and external troubles. In the end, the result can be imagined, there is no resistance at all, and Yishan has to sign a humiliating sum on the "Aihui Treaty".
A paper treaty ceded about 600,000 square kilometers of territory north of the Heilongjiang River and south of the Outer Khing'an Mountains. This is not only a place to hollow out the hearts of the Chinese nation, but also a shame that the sons and daughters of China have brought about a thousand years of shame.
600,000 square kilometers! This was a vast territory that accounted for one-third of China's land area at that time. Think about how many heroes and heroes this fertile black land has nourished and witnessed how many ambitions and prides have been swallowed by mountains and rivers. Now it has become the territory of the tsar, which makes people sigh.
However, in the final analysis, Yishan's predicament is really pitiful. Born in troubled times, he was originally just a scholar, but he was suddenly embraced as a general due to a change in his family and country. In the face of a strong enemy, the government is corrupt and incompetent, and the people's morale is weakened, how should he choose? If he can fight for the country so far, no one dares to complain about him.
Even so, it is a lesson worth pondering. What heavy price will a country pay if its government is corrupt? If a nation loses its determination to unite as one, how will it be trampled upon by outsiders? We must learn from history, cherish peace and stability today, work with one heart and one mind, and constantly strive for self-improvement, so as to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.
Looking at the vicissitudes of history, it is not difficult for us to find that the road to national rejuvenation and national prosperity is often arduous, and it requires all compatriots to work together with one heart and one mind to tide over the difficulties. In this process, we must have the courage to reflect, learn lessons, and draw strength and wisdom from them.
In the face of the rise and fall of the country and the nation, how should we face and deal with it? How should we cherish the hard-won environment of peace and stability, unite as one, and strive for self-improvement? Welcome to share your insights with me in the message area and discuss how to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation!
[Disclaimer] The process and pictures described in the article are from the Internet, and this article aims to advocate positive social energy, no vulgar and other bad guidance. If it involves copyright or character infringement issues, please contact us in time, and we will delete the content as soon as possible!