Yongzheng

Emperor of China of the Dynastie Qing, born Aixinjueluo Yinzhen in 1678, it takes the name of Yongzheng (what means Justice and Concorde ) at the time of his advent in 1722. He dies in 1735 in the 13th year of his reign. Yongzheng is the fourth wire of the emperor Kangxi, whom it succeeds.

At the beginning of the reign, it fights its political adversaries in order to consolidate its imperial power. Considering the capacity of the company too important Shaolin, it shaves the temple of Fujian which rebelled against its authority at the winter 1723.

After its accession with the throne in 1722, a half of the building called Temple of Yonghe was converted into Lamaserie for monks of the Bouddhisme Tibetan. After the death of Yongzheng in 1735, its coffin was placed in the temple.

Thanks to reforms which centralize the government and rationalize the taxation, it makes the administration effective. It creates the department of the military businesses in order to centralize and reinforce its capacity on the army. During its reign, it reinforces the border with Russia and increases the tax income considerably, installing the base of prosperity for the reign of its successor Qianlong.

It continues the paternalist work of his Kangxi father and axis the economic policy on the campaigns, exonerating the peasants of taxes.

See also: Amorce=Pour the difficulties which Yongzheng encountered to go up on the throne, to see, difficult Kangxi#Choix of a successor, the article on Kangxi, its predecessor

Because it had itself recourse to intrigues to go up on the throne, it founds the rule of the secret choice of the successor. According to this rule, the emperor must write the name of his successor on two pieces of paper. The first paper, put in a box, is placed behind the stele of the Palate of the Celestial Purity. The emperor keeps the other copy with him or hiding place it. To died the emperor, the ministers leave paper the box and compare it with the copy of the late one. If they are considered identical, the person whose name is on paper becomes the new emperor.

Its fourth wire, prince Aixinjueluo Hongli succeeds to him under the name of Qianlong.

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