Let's talk about why Gan Long burned books. Whether Qin Shihuang burned books to bury Confucianism or burned books, the ultimate goal was to consolidate his rule. Different books can make people learn different knowledge, but with more knowledge, it is inevitable that they will get out of control because of different concepts. Moreover, only by solving the unfavorable information from the source can we better rule the next generation, change the minds of young people, and better safeguard the rule of the Qing Dynasty, right? Therefore, in order to consolidate the political power, Qianlong set up a literary inquisition and burned many books.
Obviously, the construction of Sikuquanshu did not stand in an objective angle. Ganlong deleted many remarks that were not conducive to Manchu rule. First, he collected books and then tampered with the contents. The funniest thing is that when Qianlong indicated that he would donate books to the provinces, although everyone donated a lot of books, none of them were obscure, saying that the Qing Dynasty was bad. Therefore, Gan Long flew into a rage. However, after the fire is over, the officials who built Sikuquanshu are allowed to burn what should be written and what should not be written. By A.D. 1778, almost all the banned books were collected by Ganlong in the name of repairing books, and the provisions for investigating and handling illegal books were promulgated. The literary inquisition and book burning in the Qing dynasty officially began.
There were many unjust prisons during the burning of books by Qianlong, because many words can really be taken out of context. But Qianlong doesn't care, as long as it is banned, no matter who it is, no matter what it means, it is good to burn and destroy it. Therefore, the Manchu rulers' attack on China culture in this period was extremely cruel. According to incomplete statistics, the number of books destroyed should have exceeded the number recorded in Sikuquanshu, even more than ten times. It's really embarrassing, but I have to admit that Qianlong was more cruel and selfish than Qin Shihuang in burning books.