Qianlong's father Yongzheng was even more hard working. He usually worked until midnight everyday and woke up at 4am, 7 days a week. Many historians believed that he died of exhaustion.
@@simonl4657 didn’t he have concubines like all the emperors? Most emperors have 1 legitimate wife and many consorts/concubines,which are technically all the emperors wives, they just didn’t receive a public announcement or get to wear that imperial dress that’s all
His schedule is in line with (near) contemporary peers such as Frederick the Great, Napoleon, HRE Emperor Joseph II and King of Sweden and Norway Carl XIV Johan. They woke up early, worked and began the morning meetings at around 5:00 AM. Though, Napoleon and Carl later began dispensing with the whole getting dressed thing and often received their morning briefing while still in bed, whilst working on paperwork with a portable writing box propped on their knees. Frederick never bothered with hearing Ministers' opinions and merely began his paperwork at 4:00 AM while in his dressing gown, with only his dogs as company. Austrian Emperor Franz Josef, though he reigned about 100 years after Qianlong, had a similiar schedule. He woke up around 3-4:00 AM, quickly dressed and used toiletries, and was in his study by 4:30-5:00 AM studying the morning's paperwork, and receiving reports from his chief aides. He would then often oversea the guard change. In his younger days he might join his guard unit's morning exercise. He would then be available to ministers at 7:00 AM through lunch. He had a full day and went to bed around 10:00 PM and was back up at 3:00 AM. He did this routine until the last day of his life. Though deathly ill from pneumonia, which he developed after walking in the cold rain with the King of Bavaria a few days prior , he woke up at 3:00 AM, got up, and went to his papers. He skipped the morning court session, but took reports from his ministers and took only a light lunch. That afternoon he was in his study grappling with more paperwork when he fainted. He was put in bed, and in the early evening, after a last glass of champagne he died.
Am sure in winter, Emperor had small coal heaters near them, and so did the empress and concubines. Not to mention candles. So the rooms (office and sleep quarters) would be warmer than outside.
Beyond the monotony, Qian Long's disciplined daily routine and strict diet contributed to his longevity and empire greatness during the early and middle phases of his reign. Under his rule, imperial China reached its zenith in terms of geographical expansiveness, cultural and literary/artistic achievements. However, his mindset also initiated the decline of Qing imperial rule that led to China's century of foreign humiliation. Contented with economic self-sufficiency, he refuted Britain's offer for trade and didn't capitalize on the opportunities to adapt Western technology to develop China's economy and military. Qianlong's opulent and lavish lifestyle, which set a bad example for aristocracy, expensive tours to Jiangnan, and heavy price in quelling rebellions and failed military campaigns drained the nation's coffers and weakened fiscal health. His pampering of corrupt officials (like He Shen) also contributed to imperial China's decline. Qianlong wrote a self-confession listing his failings towards the end of his life. His successors suffered from the consequences of his failings, Subsequent generations of Chinese and now the rest of the world are affected by China's century of foreign humiliation.
Very interesting - BUT... there was heating in the palaces during the Qing Dynasty. The floors were heated underneath (extremely similar to that used in ancient Rome); there were also braziers. I've seen records for the rations of charcoal given to each member of the Imperial Court - though it paid to be high ranking (Per winter: 60 kg for the empress dowager, 55 kg for the empress, 45 kg for each noble imperial consort, 37.5 kg for each imperial concubine, 15 kg per princess, 10 kg for each of the emperor’s sons, and five kg for each of the emperor’s grandsons). So the lower you got, you basically took the worst of the chill off.
Well it’s also the reason why the Qing Dynasty was at the height of its Power And Glory And Wealth during the reign of Emperor Qianlong. The discipline and dedication this man showed to his country is what made him a outstanding Leader.
this kind of diligence is required because of the centralized system of government the weakness is that you will eventually run into emperors who are physically incapable of maintaining this kind of routine and the system completely collapses
It's because conceiving a royal heir is considered a sacred duty. Concubines were picked from the most noble and decent backgrounds which also meant that most of them were in fact ugly so I doubt he found them desirable. So in fact it probably must have felt like a moral obligation for him to bed his wives and concubines. 😂😂
@@AsiandOOd: 😂😂😂😂 Wow, You really should try to work up to an entire minute. The poor girl had to go through all that bathing and grooming. She at least deserves a second serving of Heavenly Delight. The Royal Swimmers have to be positioned at the starting line in order to finish the race.
@@willylao5430yes the narrator is very mistaken. The emperor’s living quarters were in the same hall as the court and his office and they had central heating under the floors as well as charcoal burners. Qianlong had a favoured room to work from where his favourite art pieces hung and he was an avid collector of priceless art. He didn’t work every day like this either. He was known for his travels incognito and affairs outside the palace.
He is definitely one of my favorite emperors. His diligence is legendary. Not mentioned by any of the comments here, he also took time to learn some of the languages of his realm, specifically Tibetan and Mongolian. Diligent and careful leaders are truly to be admired
The wiseman: "It's not how hard you work. It how you used time wisely." It's appeared that the Europeans abled to changed with times. The old Confucius system did not.
Ancient emperors are dedicated with soul and heart for the country and citizens due to integrity and strong sense of duty. Surely the formalities were troublesome. Most modern monarchy are enjoying their life money can buy. How times had changed.
Imagine Wallace Huo as Emperor Qianlong in Ruyi doing that routines for real. Or maybe Wallace Huo can do a Netflix documentary a titled a Day in a Life of Emperor Qianlong and he can reprise his role as Qianlong and same thing with all the actors and actresses from Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace with the focus of his daily routines with his ministers, signing documents, how he attended all of his concubines and consorts, his relationship with the princes and princesses, travel, hunting, his health and diet, attending religious festivities and other matters. We can also see more of Eunuchs and Palace maids like LiYu, Jinbao, Ling Yunche (where he is still in good terms with the Emperor), Sanbao, Rongpei, Suoxin, Yexin, Doctor Jiang and the Imperial physicians and others with their day to day activities of the court. What are their powers and restrictions.
Our Queen also had a punishing schedule, but at least she did have heating ! She would start reviewing the State boxes around 7.30 am, then breakfast and travel, meeting with prime ministers, entertaining foreign heads of state, and the numerous charities and causes. Seventy years plus in the service of her country, from a young age.
only hongwu and zhudi were very hardworking emperors, the others were all kind of ridiculous… some are taoists, some wants brothel in imperial palace, theres carpenter. the last one chongzhen was actually hardworking and stingy. didnt know how to use the right people, not generous in rewarding , quick to punish. his people didnt like him 😅 Chongzhens problem actually wasnt that big fighting 2 major enemies, he had the most powerful empire. He could have just let wusanggui defeat Lizhicheng ( qing were outside the great wall anyway). defeat lizhicheng then shift the focus to qing dynasty. having the mightiest empire he could afford to fight both
Me ✋ Sometimes at the weekends (not partying or anything like that, btw). Though yeah, it's certainly a stretch for the "narrator" to claim smth like that beyond 1 am 😂
me! although, its more common that i'm sleeping by 2 AM. I'm usually in my office working till midnight. Then i have a late night snack of fruit or bread and then unwind by watching something mindless to calm my mind.
Compare his schedule with the schedule of your average peasant at the time and you will find the peasant worked harder. Compare it to an average working person, many who work two jobs and live out of their cars. NOT IMPRESSED WITH THIS GUY...
Work smarter, not harder. He sounds like a micromanager and has serious trust issues. Delegation would have made his life much more enjoyable. And did he really stand in the cold to get dressed? You are telling me an emperor did not have the money or people to preheat a room for his morning ritual?
Indeed the longest But Qianlong retire early as emperor. His Son took over Because he do not want to rule longer than Kangxi He have great respect for his grandfather
wow, but that unecessary. Get a dozen people to read. each just tell him the most important 1-2 documents. might have 30 a day, but can get it done in an hour. He should have appointed 10-15 state governors , assign them a portion of china. let them run. Every 4 years rotate one time. this way to prevent anyone to be too powerful and deep rooted in a place. Just report major incidents.
Note for all documentary or history channels: have your bibliography or your story will be nothing more than a fictional sketch and the channel will never take off.
So the bulk of his time was reviewing memorials many of which may just be trivial reports? Why didn't he just delegate this task or at least have someone like a trusted assistant to segregate the important, pressing ones from the trivial ones so as to make the most of his time instead of spending hours everyday looking over those memorials. 😄
Qianlong's father Yongzheng was even more hard working. He usually worked until midnight everyday and woke up at 4am, 7 days a week. Many historians believed that he died of exhaustion.
he is my favorite emperor
Typical behaviour of good CEO/ Emperor, working all the time. 😊
There’s 24hrs in a day , when did he have time for his wives??? 😅
He actually didn't have that many wives. I could be wrong but I remember it was only 3
@@simonl4657 didn’t he have concubines like all the emperors?
Most emperors have 1 legitimate wife and many consorts/concubines,which are technically all the emperors wives, they just didn’t receive a public announcement or get to wear that imperial dress that’s all
His schedule is in line with (near) contemporary peers such as Frederick the Great, Napoleon, HRE Emperor Joseph II and King of Sweden and Norway Carl XIV Johan. They woke up early, worked and began the morning meetings at around 5:00 AM. Though, Napoleon and Carl later began dispensing with the whole getting dressed thing and often received their morning briefing while still in bed, whilst working on paperwork with a portable writing box propped on their knees. Frederick never bothered with hearing Ministers' opinions and merely began his paperwork at 4:00 AM while in his dressing gown, with only his dogs as company. Austrian Emperor Franz Josef, though he reigned about 100 years after Qianlong, had a similiar schedule. He woke up around 3-4:00 AM, quickly dressed and used toiletries, and was in his study by 4:30-5:00 AM studying the morning's paperwork, and receiving reports from his chief aides. He would then often oversea the guard change. In his younger days he might join his guard unit's morning exercise. He would then be available to ministers at 7:00 AM through lunch. He had a full day and went to bed around 10:00 PM and was back up at 3:00 AM. He did this routine until the last day of his life. Though deathly ill from pneumonia, which he developed after walking in the cold rain with the King of Bavaria a few days prior , he woke up at 3:00 AM, got up, and went to his papers. He skipped the morning court session, but took reports from his ministers and took only a light lunch. That afternoon he was in his study grappling with more paperwork when he fainted. He was put in bed, and in the early evening, after a last glass of champagne he died.
If the Emperor and ministers had to wake early, their servants woke earlier
they each had a perod schedule and assign....so they can exchange each other..
Am sure in winter, Emperor had small coal heaters near them, and so did the empress and concubines. Not to mention candles. So the rooms (office and sleep quarters) would be warmer than outside.
Servants have scheduled shifts
Beyond the monotony, Qian Long's disciplined daily routine and strict diet contributed to his longevity and empire greatness during the early and middle phases of his reign.
Under his rule, imperial China reached its zenith in terms of geographical expansiveness, cultural and literary/artistic achievements.
However, his mindset also initiated the decline of Qing imperial rule that led to China's century of foreign humiliation.
Contented with economic self-sufficiency, he refuted Britain's offer for trade and
didn't capitalize on the opportunities to adapt Western technology to develop China's economy and military.
Qianlong's opulent and lavish lifestyle, which set a bad example for aristocracy,
expensive tours to Jiangnan,
and heavy price in quelling rebellions and failed military campaigns
drained the nation's coffers and weakened fiscal health.
His pampering of corrupt officials (like He Shen) also contributed to imperial China's decline.
Qianlong wrote a self-confession listing his failings towards the end of his life.
His successors suffered from the consequences of his failings,
Subsequent generations of Chinese and
now the rest of the world are affected by China's century of foreign humiliation.
Very interesting - BUT... there was heating in the palaces during the Qing Dynasty. The floors were heated underneath (extremely similar to that used in ancient Rome); there were also braziers. I've seen records for the rations of charcoal given to each member of the Imperial Court - though it paid to be high ranking (Per winter: 60 kg for the empress dowager, 55 kg for the empress, 45 kg for each noble imperial consort, 37.5 kg for each imperial concubine, 15 kg per princess, 10 kg for each of the emperor’s sons, and five kg for each of the emperor’s grandsons). So the lower you got, you basically took the worst of the chill off.
Well it’s also the reason why the
Qing Dynasty was at the height of its Power And Glory And Wealth during the reign of Emperor Qianlong. The discipline and dedication this man showed to his country is what made him a outstanding Leader.
Its not work smart but work hard
this kind of diligence is required because of the centralized system of government
the weakness is that you will eventually run into emperors who are physically incapable of maintaining this kind of routine
and the system completely collapses
He has only 1 hour to “fulfil his heavenly duty” from 7pm to 8pm.
'Heavenly duty' involves serving his country, dumb-dumb! Not having sex!!
It's because conceiving a royal heir is considered a sacred duty. Concubines were picked from the most noble and decent backgrounds which also meant that most of them were in fact ugly so I doubt he found them desirable. So in fact it probably must have felt like a moral obligation for him to bed his wives and concubines. 😂😂
i can complete my heavenly duty in 3 seconds, so i think 1 hour is plenty.
@@AsiandOOd: 😂😂😂😂
Wow, You really should try to work up to an entire minute. The poor girl had to go through all that bathing and grooming. She at least deserves a second serving of Heavenly Delight. The Royal Swimmers have to be positioned at the starting line in order to finish the race.
most hardworking and diligent was qianlong father yongzheng
Choosing which concubine to spend the evening with. Now, that's a heavy task.
They all look alike. 5/10.
In other vids it was the emperors mum chooses who spends night with emperor.. maybe depending on era 😳🙄🤔🤷♂️
Why did the palace have no heating? No fires? Seems odd for the modern era as we know palaces even thousands of years ago had heating.
Of course they have heating. It's the imperial court we're talking about here. The narrator is clearly mistaken.
@@willylao5430yes the narrator is very mistaken. The emperor’s living quarters were in the same hall as the court and his office and they had central heating under the floors as well as charcoal burners. Qianlong had a favoured room to work from where his favourite art pieces hung and he was an avid collector of priceless art. He didn’t work every day like this either. He was known for his travels incognito and affairs outside the palace.
Did the nobles not have kangs, upon which to sit to conduct their business?
The forbidden city had an underground heating system
I find it difficult to believe that the emperor would not have access to a charcoal brazier for heat.
Don't lied, they used coal or charcoal for heating - afterall he is emperor of china
Yah but still cold .. even we on modern era, stepping out bed from warm bedroom durinf winter still feels cold 😢
He didnt freeze. Lmao. People back then kept warm with coal and wood.
Wow.... what a long day. He was amazing.
He is definitely one of my favorite emperors. His diligence is legendary. Not mentioned by any of the comments here, he also took time to learn some of the languages of his realm, specifically Tibetan and Mongolian. Diligent and careful leaders are truly to be admired
The wiseman: "It's not how hard you work. It how you used time wisely." It's appeared that the Europeans abled to changed with times. The old Confucius system did not.
Ancient emperors are dedicated with soul and heart for the country and citizens due to integrity and strong sense of duty. Surely the formalities were troublesome. Most modern monarchy are enjoying their life money can buy. How times had changed.
The sentence: "in feudal society the emperor held the highest position" is an oxymoron
Imagine Wallace Huo as Emperor Qianlong in Ruyi doing that routines for real.
Or maybe Wallace Huo can do a Netflix documentary a titled a Day in a Life of Emperor Qianlong and he can reprise his role as Qianlong and same thing with all the actors and actresses from Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace with the focus of his daily routines with his ministers, signing documents, how he attended all of his concubines and consorts, his relationship with the princes and princesses, travel, hunting, his health and diet, attending religious festivities and other matters.
We can also see more of Eunuchs and Palace maids like LiYu, Jinbao, Ling Yunche (where he is still in good terms with the Emperor), Sanbao, Rongpei, Suoxin, Yexin, Doctor Jiang and the Imperial physicians and others with their day to day activities of the court. What are their powers and restrictions.
Come on, I am sure that they would heat up the emperor's room and he wouldn't have to endure the cold.
moving the morning court one hour ahead is logically not "pushing back" but "moving ahead".
Our Queen also had a punishing schedule, but at least she did have heating ! She would start reviewing the State boxes around 7.30 am, then breakfast and travel, meeting with prime ministers, entertaining foreign heads of state, and the numerous charities and causes. Seventy years plus in the service of her country, from a young age.
They (Kangxi, Yongzhen, Qianlong) might have been more hard working than the late era Ming emperors in comparison.
only hongwu and zhudi were very hardworking emperors, the others were all kind of ridiculous… some are taoists, some wants brothel in imperial palace, theres carpenter. the last one chongzhen was actually hardworking and stingy. didnt know how to use the right people, not generous in rewarding , quick to punish. his people didnt like him 😅
Chongzhens problem actually wasnt that big fighting 2 major enemies, he had the most powerful empire. He could have just let wusanggui defeat Lizhicheng ( qing were outside the great wall anyway). defeat lizhicheng then shift the focus to qing dynasty.
having the mightiest empire he could afford to fight both
Who is just falling asleep at 3am?!
That’s what I wanted to know too! 😂
Me ✋ Sometimes at the weekends (not partying or anything like that, btw).
Though yeah, it's certainly a stretch for the "narrator" to claim smth like that beyond 1 am 😂
me! although, its more common that i'm sleeping by 2 AM. I'm usually in my office working till midnight. Then i have a late night snack of fruit or bread and then unwind by watching something mindless to calm my mind.
Qinglian dramas subtitled in English.
THE STORY OF YANXI PALACE and RUYI'S ROYAL LOVE IN THE PALACE.
his eunuch surely more diligent than him
wakes up earlier
sleep later
Lol the OG time management of a modern CEO😂
Compare his schedule with the schedule of your average peasant at the time and you will find the peasant worked harder.
Compare it to an average working person, many who work two jobs and live out of their cars.
NOT IMPRESSED WITH THIS GUY...
And they have clocks on that age impressive
lol...seriously? people have been able to tell the time since the days of Confucius, Buddha and Moses...and before that too.
Work smarter, not harder. He sounds like a micromanager and has serious trust issues. Delegation would have made his life much more enjoyable.
And did he really stand in the cold to get dressed? You are telling me an emperor did not have the money or people to preheat a room for his morning ritual?
Wasn't Yongzheng was the most diligent Qing Emperor?
What an awesome man
Bejing located very north of China, winter time is very cold ❄️ sounds like Chinese people didn't know how to use the fire 😂 .
I thought Kangxi was the best? He ruled the longest, correct?
Indeed the longest
But Qianlong retire early as emperor. His Son took over
Because he do not want to rule longer than Kangxi
He have great respect for his grandfather
wow, but that unecessary. Get a dozen people to read. each just tell him the most important 1-2 documents. might have 30 a day, but can get it done in an hour.
He should have appointed 10-15 state governors , assign them a portion of china. let them run. Every 4 years rotate one time. this way to prevent anyone to be too powerful and deep rooted in a place. Just report major incidents.
How can he trust the potential readers?
This is probably like playing Civilization 😂
Are Manchus harder working than Han?
They had no fires in China?
When you can have a different woman every night and eat every type of exotic food for 50 years, no one would complain about monotony.😅
Is this just AI voiced or totally AI generated RUclips spam
This is really bad history. Presumably the Emperor’s chambers had a heating system.
Makes you wonder how many emperors were poisoned.
👍⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
He is the reason China gone south.
The firbidden city han an underground heating system
Culture??? Is this a newly invented word??
Micromanaging 😂
Note for all documentary or history channels: have your bibliography or your story will be nothing more than a fictional sketch and the channel will never take off.
He is son of god
Others are not
Thats racist
i am almost sure you don’t understand the meaning of the word racist.
just a qing propaganda
This is not Chinese history. This is Jurchen(Joseon) history when they ruled over the chinese.
So the bulk of his time was reviewing memorials many of which may just be trivial reports? Why didn't he just delegate this task or at least have someone like a trusted assistant to segregate the important, pressing ones from the trivial ones so as to make the most of his time instead of spending hours everyday looking over those memorials. 😄