乾隆时代是中国封建社会发展繁荣时期。当时,继康熙、雍正的励精图活之后,秩序稳定,生产和财富增长,国力蒸蒸日上。乾隆初年面临的政治问题是继雍正的严酷统治以后,社会和官场弥漫着惴惴不安的恐惧心理和紧张气氛。乾隆即位之初,采取许多措施,来消除这种气氛,改变雍正苛严的政策,实行“宽严相济”的统治方针,在这一方针下形成了乾隆一代的统治格局和作风。 Qianlong era is the period of development and prosperity of feudal society in China. At that time, following the good example of Kangxi and Yongzheng, the order was stable, production and wealth grew, and the country was booming. The political problem confronting Qianlong in the early years was that after Yongzheng’s harsh rule was over, the society and the officialdom filled with uneasy fear and tension. At the beginning of the reign of Emperor Qianlong, many measures were taken to eliminate this atmosphere, change the strict policies of Yongzheng and implement the “temper justice with mercy” principle. Under this guideline, the Qianlong generation’s ruling pattern and style were formed.