The Qing dynasty was weak and powerless. Why should we take back these lands after death?

Since China entered modern history, the whole 100 year has been basically humiliating. The Qing dynasty was constantly hit by the great powers, constantly ceded land for compensation, and constantly humiliated the country. In addition, the Qing government seems to be very generous to its territory. In the northeast and northwest, more than 654.38+0.5 million square kilometers were cut off as soon as the land was cut. In the southeast, Penghu and Taiwan Province Island were ceded, and in the southwest, a large area of land was ceded to Britain, which can be said to be ceded everywhere. However, the Qing Dynasty only killed these four counties without ceding them, and 500 kilometers of land was forcibly recovered. What's going on here?

This land is located in four counties and cities of Yanji, Wangqing, Helong and Hunchun in Changbai Mountain in Northeast China. This place was then known as the "tip island" area on the Korean peninsula and Japan. There are a large number of Koreans living in this area, mainly because in order to protect Korea, the Qing Dynasty accepted many Korean refugees and settled in China. Over time, a large number of Korean communities have formed here.

At that time, the Korean Empire saw this and said that these counties were theirs. It also wants to send soldiers to occupy them directly. The result was beaten back by the Qing government. Later, Japanese occupied Korea and wanted to use Korea as a springboard to occupy China's territory. So I want to make a fuss about the island, send troops to directly occupy it, and set up institutions such as the "North Korea pro-government pro-Times Island Police Station".

At that time, Cixi was already dead. When the Qing government learned that Japan had occupied Yanji, Wangqing, Helong and Hunchun, it was very nervous and had an abnormal attitude and debated endlessly. The first is a strong protest, immediately sent minister Wu Luzhen to investigate, Wu Luzhen made full preparations. All kinds of facts proved that the island area was a sacred and inseparable part of China, and the Qing government at that time wanted to keep these four counties at all costs.

Finally, in 1909, in order to keep these four counties, they did not hesitate to act as traitors in the rights and interests of railways and mines, and agreed to the Japanese demands. Finally, it signed an "Island Treaty" with Japan, clearly stipulating that Yanji, Wangqing, Helong and Hunchun, where the islands are located, are all China territories, saving this land. Many people will ask, why is this? Why did the Qing government value these four counties?

Not because of how developed and important it is, but mainly because these four counties run through Changbai Mountain. Manchu believed that Northeast China was the land of Longxing, and Changbai Mountain was the seat of Manchu Long Mai. If it is ceded to another country, it will not be guaranteed by the state and the state. In addition, the Qing government held sacrificial activities in Changbai Mountain, Long Mai every year. If this becomes a Korean, don't you have to go abroad for a visa after the sacrifice!

The late Qing Dynasty opened the century-old national humiliation of the Chinese nation, and the Qing government continued to cede territory and pay reparations. For decades, smoke filled everywhere, and even the northeast, the so-called land of Longxing in the Qing Dynasty, was ceded to Russia. Relatively speaking, Xinjiang at that time was also a barren land. Why did the Qing government recover Xinjiang? In fact, the reason is simple!

First, Xinjiang is too big.

Before the Qing government ceded land, it signed the Beijing Treaty with Russia, which ceded more than 400,000 land. At that time, the whole country was in uproar. This is already the biggest land cut. But Xinjiang, that's 6.5438+0.5 million square kilometers, accounting for almost one-seventh of the Qing Dynasty! Such a large site has been abandoned and the whole site has changed, which can't be explained at home anyway! Therefore, unlike other places, Xinjiang must not be lost.

Second, Xinjiang is too important.

At that time, the view was that "to protect the capital must protect Mongolia, and to protect Mongolia must protect Xinjiang". It can be said that Xinjiang is the basis for guarding the capital. Once Xinjiang fell and the Qing Dynasty lost its depth, Russia and other forces would soon merge with Hui and other ethnic minorities in Shaanxi-Gansu region. Once this happens, it is very dangerous to expose it directly.

Moreover, once 150 square kilometers of Xinjiang falls into the hands of Russia, the British who are close at hand and have a glimpse of Tibet will inevitably occupy Tibet. Greater China will really be completely dismembered by then, which is unacceptable to the Qing government anyway.

Third, Xinjiang is easy to fight.

At that time, the Japanese invaded Taiwan Province Province because the navy was weak. At that time, the Qing government chose to compromise because it felt that it could not be beaten. However, Xinjiang is different. It was not the Russian powers that occupied Agubo at that time. Therefore, the Qing government may not have much confidence in fighting Russia, but it is certain to fight Agubo, which is the basis and prerequisite for resolutely recovering Xinjiang.

In addition, the civil strife had been settled, the Westernization Movement was in full swing, and domestic construction had made certain achievements, which played a certain auxiliary role in recovering Xinjiang. Therefore, when Li Hongzhang thought that Xinjiang was barren and resolutely opposed to the recovery of Xinjiang, the Qing government still supported Zuo Tang Zong to recover Xinjiang at any cost. In addition, Zuo Yun's determination to go to war also showed the Qing government the possibility of recovering Xinjiang. So the final decision is to recover Xinjiang!