C3753 (1/2)

The people of the world might have misunderstood the Qing Dynasty, but many people might think that this backward empire was absolutely against the new technology, and thus did not think much of it, and would not want to change the old ways of doing things!

But this was just an illusion, it was just a painting that Qing Dynasty was wearing!

Before Cai Bixia left, Xiao Letian had warned her that the Qing Dynasty wasn't completely clueless about new technology. This group of people used to steal people's homes and settle the world with war.

In the early Qing Dynasty, the Manchu did not develop firearms techniques, but this was not because the Manchu did not know about the power of firearms.

The firearm was the only weapon that allowed the farming civilization to defeat the nomadic civilization, and this was cavalry regiment's greatest nemesis. Manchu had long understood this point.

Don't forget that Nurhachin was killed by the wound of the red cannon, and they were well aware of the power of the firearms!

After entering the Central Plains, the main reason why the Qing Dynasty did not develop firearms was because they were afraid that a large number of Han people would obtain such a powerful weapon, and instead deal with the Manchu!

It had to be known that training an archer and a rider was not something that could be done overnight, but to create a spear and train a Musketeers would only take a few months!

With the Chinese's ability to create wealth, as well as their population base, if they were to popularize the spear of fire, the end of the Manchu would come!

Back in Kang Xi's year, the Hangzhou citizen Dai Zi studied the Consecutive Fire Rod and gave it to the Emperor, Kang Xi. This was a type of primitive machine gun that could continuously fire 28 bullets!

However, it was a pity that not only did Dai Zi not receive the reward, he was instead sent to Shengjing outside the walls for his crimes and eventually died due to illness in a world of ice and snow.

His research had been put on hold in the warehouse. There was no chance of it meeting the light of day!

Someone said this, isn't this important proof of Manchu's short-sightedness?

This was exactly where Kang Xi was so crafty. After seeing this sharp firearm, he was extremely afraid even though he did not show it on the surface.

The imperial government could have such a great killing weapon, and the Han people could also have it. If this was widely spread, the archery tactics of the eight banners would be completely useless!

How would he suppress the rebel army then? Why did he continue to rule the world?

The monarch's secret arts would not be spoken out loud. What was needed was for the subject to ponder a little!

It could be said that the Qing Dynasty had relied on the cost of destroying the Chinese firearm technology tree in order to stabilize their country for more than two hundred years.

When the Chinese rebellion finally swept through half of the land, the Eight Flag Group of Manchu became a group of trash. In order to survive, they were forced to adjust their policies!

Rejecting firearm suddenly turned into hugging firearm, especially after British and French combined forces attacked Beijing. This made those full of fat Imperial palace see the power of firearm with their own eyes, and this group of people all accepted the theory of weapons-only!

He would buy whatever he wanted, no matter the cost! He would buy whatever it was that was good, and he would buy whatever it was expensive!

In Xiao Letian's memories, after the Gatling appeared in his previous life, many countries refused to buy such weapons due to the cost. However, the Great Qing bought a large number of such weapons at that time, so when Zuo Zongtang went west, there were more than ten Gatling that supported him with firepower.

In the Li Hongzhang era, the global wave of arms purchases was even fiercer. At that time, Krupp was the world's best gun company, and the Qing Dynasty's orders were the biggest and fattest in the history of the Krupp!

Not to mention the battleship purchases by Beiyang and Nanyang, they all chose the world's strongest battleships!