What did the loss of the Beiyang Fleet mean to the Qing government?

September 1895, Treaty of Maguan "The content was transmitted to thecourt. In the face of unprecedented land transfers and compensation, EmperorGuangxu signed the Great Seal with tears in his face. The entire country isangry. The responsibility for failure must be borne by someone, and the angerof the masses must be borne by Someone to take on.

As the main body of the country, ordinary people have been willing to be slavesfor a hundred years, neither enjoying state power nor bearing stateresponsibility. As the symbol of the country, Emperor Guangxu and EmpressCixi are both related to the state system and cannot be the object ofresponsibility. Therefore, the responsibility rests with Li Hongzhang, theMinister of the North Sea, and the Governor of Zhili. Li Hongzhang haspresided over the Westernization Movement for 30 years and has spent hugeamounts of money to create the Beiyang Marine Division. This fleet oncecarried the Qing Dynasty's hope of resisting foreign aggression, but was eventuallydefeated by the Japanese fleet. The failed Beiyang Marine Division failedto obtain the sympathy of the Qing people, but took full responsibility for thefailure.

(Li Hongzhang was in the middle seat during the negotiation of the MaguanTreaty)

01. The establishment of the Beiyang Fleet In

1875, Li Hongzhang was appointed Minister of Coastal Defense of the North Seaand was responsible for the formation of the Beiyang Fleet. The BeiyangFleet is located in the waters of Beijing and Tianjin. It shoulders theresponsibility of defending the capital. As a result, it became the mainnavy supported by the Qing government. The Beiyang Fleet receives 4million silver from customs each year for the purchase of warships, guns,etc. During its heyday, the Beiyang Navy had 25 large warships, 50auxiliary warships, 30 transport ships and more than 4,000 officers andmen. It is the most powerful of the four Qing forces in modern times.

(Northern Navy flag) (Northern soldiers Photo)

form: Northern Air Show (before the war)

Northern naval

ship species

name of the vessel

sturdy

Zhenyuan Ding-yuan (flagship)

armored cruiser

long distance, long distance

dome cruiser

Jiyuan, Zhiyuan, Jingyuan

Impact cruiser

Yang Wei, Zhao Yong

Coast Guard armored ship

plain

unprotected cruiser

Wei Yuan, Ji Kang, Guangjia

gunboat Jiangcao

, Meiyun, Zhenhai, Tai'an

torpedo cruiser

Guangyi,

Guangc torpedo boat

Left, second from left, third from left, from right, second from right, thirdfrom right, Ding, succinic, a Zhen, Zhen two, a bell, bell two, a Gan, Gan two

sailing training ship very quickly.

Flexible

carrier

sea