If you ask you when ancient China was the most prosperous, you may have many different answers. Some people will say that it is the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Orthodoxy of China, and the supreme prestige; some people will say that it is the Tang Dynasty, all the states came to the Dynasty, and the culture blossomed; some people say that it was the Song Dynasty, and the commodity economy was highly prosperous; others say that it was the Ming Dynasty, because it finally took back the political power from the hands of ethnic minorities, and at this time there was even the germ of an advanced capitalist economy. In short, different people will have different answers and reasons for this question.
However, if you ask when ancient China was the most backward, then nine times out of ten Chinese will tell you categorically that it is the Qing Dynasty. Especially in the last years of the Qing Dynasty, under the influence of the policy of closing the country to the outside world, the Chinese people were backward in thinking, the level of science and technology was low, and they were immersed in the dream of the heavenly dynasty all day long, and there were no results in any advanced scientific and technological products.
Resist technology
However, as the person who was most easily exposed to scientific and technological products at that time, the actual ruler of the Qing Dynasty, Empress Dowager Cixi, really made a lot of jokes because she did not have insight. Today, let's take a look at what joke Empress Dowager Cixi made on scientific and technological products.
During the reign of Empress Dowager Cixi, the Qing government was corrupt and backward, and it was an indisputable fact that China at that time did not have advanced scientific and technological support, so the people at that time did not have the opportunity to see scientific and technological products. They even resist technology and emerging products. This attitude is the attitude of the common people, and the same attitude of the royal family and nobles.
As a royal noble, Empress Dowager Cixi made jokes because she resisted emerging products. Once, after some difficulty, a minister got a car from abroad, and in the face of this behemoth with an iron shell, the people in the palace were very scared at first. At this time, in order to show her authority and ability as a ruler, Empress Dowager Cixi offered to try this thing herself.
When Empress Dowager Cixi made this proposal, the minister who followed her naturally wanted to explain to her what the car was all about, and when she heard that this was a kind of transportation, like a carriage, the heart that Empress Dowager Cixi was hanging on put down a lot. Carefully, she stepped into the car with the help of the palace people. She had already sat down peacefully, and suddenly saw that in front of her, there was a driver sitting in the driver's seat.
"I am the noblest man, who dares to sit so boldly in front of me." Empress Dowager Cixi thought so and became furious. She stepped out of the car and threw a tantrum: "Be bold! He dared to sit down in front of the mourning family and give death. Seeing That Cixi lost her temper, the palace people all knelt down, and the minister explained the driver's principle in Cixi's ear, and although this explanation made Cixi lose her temper a lot, it did not make her agree to let others sit in front of her.
The driver drove, which was something that Cixi could not accept. Cixi, who was stubborn and refused to change her concept of hierarchy, ordered someone to convert the car into a horse-drawn car in order to enjoy the use of the car, so that no one could sit in front of her. The complacent Cixi thought she had come up with a brilliant way to show off to others. As everyone knows, this is actually a big joke.
I don't know the lights
Cixi, who has made jokes on the car, has also made appearances on the electric lights. All these jokes stem from ignorance. You know, at that time, China had no electricity, so every household used kerosene lamps. The difference is only that in the homes of the poor people, the order is inferior kerosene, the taste is particularly large, the light is still very dark, the light lit up is very weak, and the only advantage is cheap. The rich and noble families use high-quality kerosene, which is much brighter and has no peculiar smell, but the price is more expensive, and people who are idle cannot afford to use it.
It can be seen from this that neither the common people nor the families of officials and eunuchs had the opportunity to touch the electric lamp, and only Empress Dowager Cixi in the court had the opportunity to see this rare thing. After the electric lamp was installed in the palace, the emissaries and ministers of the foreigners welcomed Cixi into the palace, hoping that the electric lamp would make the Lafayette's eyes light up.
Unexpectedly, after Cixi entered the temple, she unexpectedly shouted "eggplant" at the electric lamp. Everyone looked at each other, not knowing which one Cixi was making trouble again. Later, after using the electric light, Cixi told the people around her why she shouted the eggplant.
It turned out that after Cixi entered the temple, she saw that there was a light in that place, and she had never seen an electric lamp, so she thought that it was a camera taking pictures of her. So, subconsciously, she shouted out "eggplant." This is really a slippery world, poor people around Cixi, listening to this, want to laugh but dare not laugh.
Electric lights are still used
Cixi, who made a big joke, liked this glowing gadget very much. This electric lamp, the light produced by it is much brighter than the kerosene lamp, and there is no smell, whether it is a stink or any strange taste, it is very useful. Therefore, Cixi ordered people to install electric lights in their own dormitories, and every night when there was nothing to do, they would turn on the lights, turn over books, write and write under the lights, and they were very happy.
In fact, Cixi likes electric lights, and there is a big reason, that is, the great eunuch Li Lianying around her told her that the lights of electric lights are as dazzling as sunlight, and Cixi will definitely live with heaven and earth like the sun when she uses electric lamps. Such an unrealistic compliment made Cixi very useful, and she cherished the electric lamp even more from then on.
As for the joke of the "eggplant" made by Cixi, it is like an electric lamp, and it is still used today. Until now, when we take pictures in front of the camera, we will subconsciously put our hands on biye and then shout "eggplant" happily. A face with a smile will be frozen in the photo.
epilogue
The backward Qing government vigorously promoted the closure of the country, missed the wave of the world's third scientific and technological revolution, and at a time when other countries vigorously developed science and technology and used new scientific and technological products to make money, China was still relying on natural resources and relying on traditional commodities to make money. It is precisely because we blindly block ourselves that Cixi will make jokes, so other Chinese will be so ignorant, so the country will lag behind and be invaded by others.
Therefore, facing the great changes in the world with an open and inclusive attitude is an important influencing factor for a country's development and progress. In today's globalized world economy, only by upholding an open attitude can we embrace advanced and civilized exchanges.
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