Sky Curtain: The Overlord Charges into Battle, Shocking Emperors of All Dynasties

"Ingenious tricks!!!"

Compared to other emperors who increased research into firearms, the Qing emperors were somewhat outraged.

They knew the power of firearms, especially Emperor Xianfeng, who, as a firsthand witness to that battle and residing in the Rehe Imperial Palace, still felt a lingering fear to this day.

"Even Prince Bodolegatai, so valiant, couldn't defeat those foreigners. How did our Qing Dynasty become like this?!"

Emperor Xianfeng looked up at the sky and sighed deeply, filled with grief and indignation.

Within minutes, he was lying on the bed, smoking opium with great gusto.

He only wanted to indulge in the pleasure that fine wine and opium gave him.

Foreigners will leave eventually, why think so much?

The Qianlong Emperor watched with a complex expression as the Anglo-French allied forces lined up to shoot the Qing Dynasty's elite Mongol cavalry on the sky.

He couldn't understand how those tiny Western countries could have driven the Qing Dynasty to such a state.

He certainly knew the power of firearms; their ancestor Nurhaci had died from firearms.

Even though every Qing emperor knew the immense power of firearms, they did not encourage their development. As a result, by the time of the Opium War, the cannons used by the Qing Dynasty were still those left over from the Ming Dynasty.

Their greater concern was that firearms would threaten their rule over the Han people.

From the perspective of the Qing Dynasty rulers, their success in conquering the country was due to their horsemanship and archery skills. As for the use of firearms in the early stages of their conquest, that was a last resort.

Therefore, during the Yongzheng and Qianlong periods, horsemanship and archery were considered the foundation of the state, and the manufacture of new firearms was prohibited.

For example, Dai Zi invented the "repeating fire musket," which was similar to an early machine gun, and was exiled.

Once firearms are developed and the Han people have firearms, the Manchu Eight Banners' horsemanship and archery skills are no match for the Han people's ability to move a finger. How could the Manchus possibly control the Han?

Firearms must still be banned!!!

Emperor Qianlong was determined that foreigners were nothing more than a minor nuisance; even if they were defeated, they would not pose any threat to the rule of the Qing Dynasty. They couldn't possibly cross the ocean and occupy the Qing territory.

The greatest threat in the end is still the Han people!

snort!

Better to give to friendly nations than to our own slaves!

Unfortunately, until the Ming Dynasty, China was the world's most advanced country in firearms. However, during the Qing Dynasty, the rulers suppressed the development of firearms, and its development stagnated.

It wasn't until later, with the invasion of Western countries, that the Qing government resumed its research and exploration of modern firearms.

However, China's Four Great Inventions have had a profound impact on the development of human civilization as a whole.

In the comments section, apart from a few exceptions, the majority of comments focused on the regret over the loss of the firearms.

[Actually, there were many other inventions, such as the seismograph and the armillary sphere.]

However, these four have had the greatest impact on the development of civilization.

It's such a pity about firearms. If it weren't for the Qing Dynasty, would China have been bullied by those small Western countries?

Follow-up comment: Moreover, during the Qing Dynasty, someone invented a firearm similar to that of the West, but was exiled as a result. Who would dare to continue researching it after that?

[If they research firearms, what if the Han people rebel? The distinction between Manchus and Han is paramount!]

Follow-up comment: The Qing Dynasty delayed the development of Chinese civilization by nearly a century!

Follow-up comment: Fortunately, now that the new China has been established, we have no shortage of weapons and equipment, and we no longer have to suffer from foreign aggression like the Qing Dynasty.

As the ancients gazed at the lines of text on the celestial canvas, many intelligent individuals gleaned clues from between the lines.

"It seems the Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty."

"Yes, otherwise the sky would also show what the later dynasties were like."

"The message displayed on the sky earlier mentioned that there would be no emperors in future generations, and that the new China would replace the Qing Dynasty."

...

Zhu Yuanzhang let out a cold snort, his anger rising in waves; the words on the sky had provoked him.

The Qing Dynasty, which followed the Ming Dynasty, was established by the Jurchen people and actually delayed the development of Chinese civilization for hundreds of years.