For more than 200 years, Emperor Yongzheng has not been as popular as his son Emperor Qianlong, so why is Yongzheng's reputation not as good as Qianlong's?

Let’s put it this way, there is a sense that the world is drunk and I am sober, because reform and anti-corruption have touched class interests, making officials very unhappy. The annexation of land has always been the priority of officials in the feudal dynasty. * Nature, unless the system is changed, it is impossible to avoid it, but Yongzheng insisted on affecting the interests of the landlord class and the bureaucratic class. The final result was naturally to arouse the anger of heaven and earth.

Yongzheng’s reputation is certainly not as good as Qianlong’s, because Qianlong succeeded in doing everything he wanted to do with the huge wealth he left behind. Yongzheng left Qianlong with a well-functioning system and relatively clean officials. The system made Qianlong's road to governing the country smoother. Therefore, Qianlong's ability to spend money to win over officials was based on the huge wealth of the treasury left by Yongzheng, so Yongzheng later made Qianlong's wedding dress.

Yongzheng has always been known as a ruthless and ruthless man. What he did before inheriting the throne was to vigorously investigate the land ownership system. This was in the interest of the landlord class at that time, so Yongzheng at that time He was called the cold-faced prince. Looking back at Yongzheng's experience before he succeeded to the throne, he experienced the cruel Kowloon seizure, his mother's favoritism for his younger brother, and it was difficult for him to move in the court alone, so this brought great pain to Yongzheng's heart. Yong, who lacked love, grew up in such an environment and wrapped himself in a cold face, so this is why he seems to have a straight face all day long. Many people don't like to work with strict people, and Yongzheng's style is very efficient, so it is difficult to be lazy when working under Yongzheng. Qianlong and Yongzheng are in sharp contrast.

The first thing Yongzheng did after he came to the throne was to vigorously reform the officialdom system. The strict requirements he had on himself made Yongzheng extremely demanding and strict with other people in the officialdom. People who have become high officials have always paid attention to a golden mean and a balance. Moreover, high officials are pampered and tactful in their conduct and deeds. However, such a situation is absolutely not allowed to occur here in Yongzheng. Yongzheng asked his officials to be consistent with his high efficiency and changed the procrastinating bureaucracy of the past. But how can officials who grew up in a relaxed environment become very administratively efficient? Therefore, compared with the cold and harsh Yongzheng, of course I prefer Qianlong, a kind and generous monarch.

What Yongzheng did before he succeeded to the throne was to conduct an inventory of the land-acquisition system. He knew deeply that the land annexed by large households had left many people without food and clothing, and the country had been corroded step by step. Therefore, he succeeded to the throne. Then continue to implement this. However, after Qianlong succeeded to the throne, he changed the high-pressure style of the Yongzheng period and stopped conducting land inventories, which naturally won him prestige. Moreover, Yongzheng also reformed a system. This system originally meant that the gentry did not need to donate wages, pay grain, or pay taxes. However, after Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, he ordered the gentry to work as errands and pay taxes as the common people. This also meant that the bureaucrats and the common people had to pay taxes. . Of course, many officials were not happy, and since then they have sought to collect the accumulated debts from the national treasury over the years, making Yongzheng undoubtedly the executioner. But in the end, the effect after Yongzheng was very good, giving the Qing Dynasty a completely new look. Therefore, after Qianlong succeeded to the throne, he squandered the money left by Yongzheng in the treasury. Qianlong, who had loose laws, was of course the emperor loved by the scholars because he safeguarded their interests.