The Opium War was the beginning of China's modern history, and after the defeat of the war, the Qing Dynasty signed an unequal treaty with Britain, the Treaty of Nanjing, and it was at this time that the Qing Dynasty began to lose its national sovereignty, and the indemnity for land cession was even more commonplace.
But many people have doubts about the defeat of the Opium War, after all, the Qing Dynasty has millions of troops, even if it is a temporary defeat, there are still thousands of ordinary people.
When the Opium War broke out, since the Eight Banners could not be defeated, why did the Qing government not mobilize the whole country?
The Qing Dynasty did not do this, nor could it mobilize the whole country, and the whole people were soldiers.
The military strength of the Qing Dynasty was not completed or crushed, and under this premise, it was impossible for the Qing government to rely on the common people.
The Qing government was a foreign rule for the people at that time, and in their hearts they were not at all the same as the common people, and they still had to let the peasants revolt everywhere, so it was impossible for the people to help them fight.
Even if the Qing government wanted to mobilize the whole country, it would not be possible.
During the Opium War, the chancellor Qi Shan sent a report to the Daoguang Emperor, putting forward the idea that "the defense of the people is better than the defense of the Kou". It can be seen that even at the critical moment of the war, the Qing Dynasty still had a kind of vigilance for the common people.
This is quite different from the nationalism that has emerged in Europe. Objectively speaking, the people of the Qing Dynasty did not reach such a height, and this reason is very complicated and is not the responsibility of the people.
This can also be seen in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement. At the critical moment of the Second Opium War, the Qing government preferred to pay compensation for the land rather than let the Xiang Army and other troops enter the King of Jingqin, and they were bent on destroying the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
Of course, even if the Qing government wanted the common people to be soldiers, it was impossible. After all, at that time, daqing was still a backward agricultural country, industrial facilities did not exist, the fastest means of transportation was the carriage, even if it gathered to the coast, this time was also unbearable by the war, and when the time came, the broccoli was cold.
So, since it is impossible to mobilize the whole country, is it impossible to learn from Xianfeng and use regimental training in various places? When the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom broke out, XianFeng saw that the situation was a bit dangerous, and used the regimental training in various places to fight the rebellion, and finally succeeded.
In fact, it is impossible to mobilize the whole country, and it is impossible to use local regiments to train.
Or as we said before, the Qing government did not lose the ability to resist, but the Qing government softened. If you don't accept the softness, the Eight Banners and the Green Battalion still have a war. After all, the number of people is there.
The regimental training system is actually a local armed force formed by various parts of the country, and it is actually a kind of militia organization.
If you want to use tuan training, it will inevitably lead to the rise of the Han people, which is a greater threat to the Qing government than the foreigners. After all, in the process of negotiating with the foreigners, Daoguang already knew that the British' goal was only interests, and had no intention of overthrowing Manchu qing rule.
Therefore, the Qing government was more willing to negotiate peace with the British than to let the Han people organize, which was bound to have a huge impact on Manchu qing rule.