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Yongzheng's Quote

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Yinzhen (胤禛: 13 December 1678 - 08 October 1735 CE) had the highest honor to orchestrate the imperial ceremonies and rituals during the reign of the Kangxi emperor, which illustrated that Yinzhen was well acquainted with the Confucianism traditions and customs. Yinzhen was also deeply immersed in the state's affairs and engaged in the political debates, where he acquired diplomatic skills.[1] As the Yongzheng Emperor (雍正: r. 1723 CE - 1735 CE) of Qing China, Yinzhen (胤禛) was indubitably a very diplomatically inclined ruler who created an institution of a "moral government" based on the Confucian principles. Yinzhen (胤禛) sought four distinctive qualities: loyalty--忠, fairness--公, sincerity--誠, and capability--能, from his subjects in order to run an effective court and to achieve stability.[2] A notable quote from Yinzhen (胤禛) captured during his reign as the Yongzheng Emperor in the 1720s expresses his imperial will:

"小事小料理,不可因小而忽之·,大事大振作,不可因難處而隱諱。朕意若果能如此實心奉行,以忠正一一字感化,不數年,賊亦人也。見文武大臣實心忠勇為國,屬員清正愛民,營伍整齊,士卒曉勇,而百姓不懷如是德,不畏如是威,仍去成群為匪者,朕想必無此理也。"[2] [page 190 line 7 - line 10]

"If it is a trivial matter, do not just simply neglect the issue because it seems insignificant. If it is a complex matter, do not just simply conceal away the issue because it could become a challenge. To have good governance and dissuade seditionists, is all in the ruler's wish. If the civilians see a judicious court that is loyal and wholeheartedly for the country, and see that the court embraces its people; and the civilians feel the virtue in their court marshalls, then the people would not perceive the court as a threat. Thus, there would be no reason to have seditionaries."[2]

In short, after several years of political chaos, Yongzheng earnestly strives to restore a functional court with "good government",[1] immediately after he ascends the throne in 1723 CE, to stabilize Qing into a unified and harmonious empire.

Governance[edit]

Yongzheng highly discourages bureaucratic corruption, and he generously rewards hard work and honesty. In reparation to the people, who are the backbone of the country, he issued an imperial decree to end hereditary slavery under his reign.[3] One of the tax reform policy Yongzheng introduces, shift the head taxation to the property taxation on landowners, and that greatly reduces the tax burden on the civilians.[4] Additionally, Yongzheng was indeed in full support with the construction of orphanages to shelter the orphans, in building elementary schools to educate the children, and poorhouses for the paupers[4]. Perhaps the Yongzheng era (雍正: r. 1723 CE - 1735 CE) may have been overshadowed by his predecessor's accomplishments, the Kangxi emperor, and his achievements may not have been as glorious as his successor, the Qianlong emperor; however, the Yongzheng era did serve as a remediation to the people, and resentments began to gradually whittle.[2] Hence the Yongzheng era was a peaceful and prosperous reign of Qing China.

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Perdue., Peter C., (2005). China marches west : the Qing conquest of Central Eurasia. Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. pp. 239, 475. ISBN 9780674016842. OCLC 432663642. Search this book on
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Qin., Han Tang,; 秦漢唐. (2012). A different Yongzheng from the work of fiction: 不同於戲裡說的雍正皇帝 (Chu ban ed.). Taibei Shi: 广 大文事業有限公司. pp. 190–196, Preface. ISBN 9789577135032. OCLC 819654973. Search this book on
  3. Paludan., Ann, (1998). Chronicle of the Chinese emperors : the reign-by-reign record of the rulers of Imperial China. New York: Thames and Hudson. p. 195. ISBN 9780500050903. OCLC 40407732. Search this book on
  4. 4.0 4.1 Rowe., William T., (2009). China's last empire : the great Qing. Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. p. 68. ISBN 9780674066243. OCLC 316327256. Search this book on



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