Li Hongzhang's video on China's traditional culture.

Li Hongzhang was an important official in the late Qing Dynasty, the founder of Beiyang Navy and Huai Army. It is really surprising that a great man like Li Hongzhang should make a gesture of sighing. So the question is, what did he see that made him so rude?

This will begin with his visit to Europe and the United States. 1896, Li Hongzhang visited many developed countries including Germany. During Li Hongzhang's visit to Germany, he saw Germany's advanced arsenal and well-trained army, which made Li Hongzhang sigh. Li Hongzhang sighed. He was shocked by the strength of Germany. Li Hongzhang thinks that China lags far behind foreign countries.

In terms of armaments, foreign countries are intensively studying new weapons, while China is still studying the problems of production and manufacturing, and even the basic quantity cannot be guaranteed, let alone bringing forth the new and improving the quality.

From a military point of view, China is also candidly admit defeat. German tactical movements are precise, and they can be forbidden and defended. Every soldier is strong and combative. Although Li Hongzhang didn't see their performance on the battlefield, what is certain is that they can definitely play a strong fighting capacity.

After visiting Germany, Li Hongzhang felt a lot. Li Hongzhang is the commander-in-chief of the army and the founder of Jiangnan General Manufacturing Bureau, so he knows the comprehensive strength of the Qing government very well. It turns out that Li Hongzhang is optimistic. He believes that although there are gaps between China and foreign countries, these gaps can be filled with time.

However, after this visit, Li Hongzhang finally realized that China was far behind these developed countries. If we want to fight them, it's like throwing eggs at a stone.

Faced with this situation, Li Hongzhang's wish is simple, that is, to help China become rich and strong, even if it can't reach the advanced level of developed countries, at least it should stand on the same starting line with them.

Li Hongzhang is a doer. After he has made up his mind on the direction to go, he will stride towards his goal. Because Germany did not rise for a long time, he hoped to learn from Bismarck, the bloody prime minister at that time. But not surprisingly, Li Hongzhang hit a wall. You know, this kind of thing belongs to military secrets, and Germany can't easily disclose it.

Moreover, Germany and China do not belong to the same camp, so Germany naturally has no obligation to help. ? Later, Bismarck saw that Li Hongzhang was persistent in this matter, and he pointed out a way, that is, training as the foundation of the country.

Li Hongzhang doesn't know whether this road is meaningful or not, but at least it won't make the situation worse. So after he returned to China, he ordered Yuan Shikai to train in a small station based on the German military system. This incident uncovered the inside story of the modernization of the establishment and training of the Qing army, which was a very significant turning point in the history of China's modern military system.

The main hero of this turning point is naturally Li Hongzhang. ? Through the above description, I believe that everyone should have found that Li Hongzhang is a patriotic person, and his starting point for doing things has always been the country. Sadly, it is such an admirable man who bears the blame after his death because he signed countless treaties that humiliated his power and country.

In fact, Li Hongzhang was just a scapegoat of the Qing government. If Li Hongzhang did not deal with his opponent at the negotiating table, the Qing government would pay a greater price.