In the late Qing Dynasty, this was really an unspeakable dynasty! In the late Qing Dynasty, we did not have the courage to say no, nor did we have the ability to say no, in short, we were always bullied. Among these powers, they face us with a tough attitude one by one, and we can only choose to be weak and tolerant. Therefore, even an ordinary member of the great powers can be a mighty blessing on our turf, which is really hateful.
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In the history of the late Qing Dynasty, there were many arrogant foreigners, and Bai Qiwen was one of them. Bai Qiwen is an American, who liked adventure when he was young, and he went to the western United States, australia, and India, and he came to Shanghai after traveling around. At that time, Shanghai was already a place where countless Western countries had opened up concessions. For Bai Qiwen, this place represents opportunity and interest, so he stayed.
Bai Qiwen, who stayed in the Qing Dynasty, did not know how to develop, and at the age of twenty-four, he became the leader of the foreign soldiers hired by the Qing Dynasty. It can be said that such a person, if not too greedy, he still has a certain ability. After becoming the leader, Bai Qiwen was often active on the battlefields of the late Qing Dynasty. He organized a team of foreign guns to fight against the Taiping Army. However, in the beginning, the small number of Bai Qiwen troops could not take advantage of it.
Later, he continued to develop, and even became a relatively powerful existence. However, in this way, he also gradually became bold, and even openly robbed the Qing Dynasty of military salaries. This made the Qing court very angry, and Li Hongzhang, who was still the governor of Jiangsu at the time, directly removed him from his post. He went to Beijing to ask for reinstatement, but was not allowed, after which he turned around and joined the Taiping Army to help them deal with the Qing Dynasty. Later, Bai Qiwen's troops surrendered, and the Qing Dynasty made him Li Kaikai and forbade him to return to the Qing Dynasty. However, this man still came, and he was even more prepared to continue to defect to the Taiping Army and then get the opportunity to get rich.
But unfortunately, this time, this arrogant American did not succeed. He was quickly arrested by Li Hongzhang, and of course, as soon as the news of his arrest spread, the US minister began to ask for people. Li Hongzhang knew very well that if such a person with two sides and three knives was kept, it would be a scourge, so he decided to execute him directly. However, if you deal with Bai Qiwen, it is a very difficult thing. Because to prevent the Americans from attacking. After that, Li Hongzhang chose to drown him, and then said to the outside world that this person had accidentally drowned.
Finally, when the American minister saw people, because there was no evidence, he could not threaten the Qing court. In this way, Uncle Sam could only eat this dumb loss, and then the arrogant American could only die when he was twenty-nine years old.