Li Hongzhang Little Plum is an era?

In an era, they all followed the Empress Dowager Cixi, Li Hongzhang was better than Xiao Lizi, at least he established the Beiyang Fleet.

It's big. I have to say that Li Hongzhang is simply the most capable person in modern times, and he is even more than Sun Yat-sen, Yuan Shikai, etc.

1. The ability to recognize people. Many of Li Hongzhang's subordinates have made a breakthrough, and many of the recommended people are also quite successful, among which Yuan Shikai is Li Hongzhang's subordinate, who was recommended by Yuan Shikai all the way, and finally succeeded as the governor of Zhili.

2. The ability to control the subordinates. Almost all of Li Hongzhang's subordinates are very loyal to him, among which Deng Shichang is more famous.

3. Diplomatic ability. Although Li Hongzhang is Chinese, he is very sophisticated in the diplomatic arena, not only familiar with the rules and customs of foreign diplomacy, but also able to maneuver around and gain benefits from them.

4. Learn from China and the West. Li Hongzhang is not only proficient in Chinese studies, but also very familiar with foreign studies, so he can run foreign affairs and maneuver in China's corrupt and Confucian opposition.

5. Political sense of smell. Li Hongzhang has faced many political choices in his life, and each time he can make people ruined, but he has been in it in a roundabout way, standing tall, the emperor has fallen, and he has not fallen, which shows that this person's political vision is extraordinary.

6. Historical foresight. Liang Qichao once suggested that Li Hongzhang establish a republic and overthrow the rule of the Qing Dynasty, but Li Hongzhang said: "A generation can only do one thing", he once arrested Sun Wen, but after questioning, he let him go, which shows that he already knew what would inevitably happen later.

Generally speaking, if there was no Li Hongzhang, there would be no Sun Wen, Kang Youwei, Yuan Shikai, and there would be no later Chiang Kai-shek, no free newspapers, no new ideas and new cultures, no...

In the history books, Li Hongzhang only said that he signed a contract to lose power and humiliate the country, which is simply a big joke in the world.

The Treaty of Shimonoseki, the alliance under the city, how to negotiate? Japan had already settled on the Qing Dynasty, and it was a miracle that Li Hongzhang took advantage of his injuries to drastically reduce the unequal treaty project, reduce the indemnity by one-third, and save the Liaodong Peninsula.

Pro-ugly treaty, Li Hongzhang had already been idle at home, seriously ill, but there was no one in the court, dragging the seriously ill body alone to fight the diplomatic representative of the Eight-Nation Alliance, if the previous shame of Maguan was the alliance under the city, then the siege of the Eight-Nation Alliance was a man-made sword, I was a fish, and the Eight Nations were simply to carve up China.

Li Hongzhang actually reduced the compensation from 1 billion to 100 million, successfully divided the eight countries at the negotiation table, and even succeeded in making the eight countries realize that carving up China can only make China rise up and resist.

I won't say more, I just want to say:

History books, read less.