Why did Emperor Qianlong go to Jiangnan at the age of 74? What the hell is he looking for?

The reason why 1 is that no one cares about his southern tour. Because after Qianlong succeeded to the throne, there were two ministers around him who always assisted him in politics, and because of their deep qualifications and great influence, although Qianlong held the power of the country at that time, he still attached great importance to these two old ministers.

However, the style of the two old courtiers was honest and cautious, so at that time, Qianlong had the idea of going to the south, but because of the opposition of the two ministers, he had no choice but to cancel the idea. Later, the two ministers died or retired one after another, so in the imperial court, Gan Long no longer had to care about other people's objections and could go on a southern tour. So he started his 1 trip to the south of the Yangtze River.

The second reason is that Qianlong was actually a very proud emperor, and his purpose of going south was actually to show off the strength of the country. According to historical records, Qianlong went south six times, and each time he did something special, which clearly showed Qianlong's exultation personality. Every southern tour, Gan Long will go to see some water conservancy projects and inspect people's feelings. In fact, besides showing off, he also wants to win people's hearts. Basically, wherever he goes, the tax in this place will be appropriately reduced.

Moreover, he will also visit the old courtiers who used to be officials in the court and ask them to be caring and attentive. In fact, what he does here is superficial kung fu, the purpose is to win people's hearts. The third reason is that Qianlong has long yearned for Jiangnan beauty. Although Qianlong is an emperor, it doesn't mean that women all over the world can get it. Because in the Qing Dynasty, the harem system was actually very strict, and the so-called flop did not mean that the emperor could do whatever he wanted. So going to Jiangnan is actually an obvious opportunity for Qianlong to find beautiful women.