Empress Dowager Cixi did three things that were beneficial to the development of the country. In fact, Empress Dowager Cixi also wanted the Qing Dynasty to develop gradually in her own hands, but she did not have a long-term vision to plan the country, which led to the gradual decline of the Qing Dynasty. 1 The event was that Empress Dowager Cixi admired Prince Gong very much at that time. You know, after the death of Emperor Xianfeng, he left his son eight very capable ministers to help him manage the country. At that time, because her son was very young, Empress Dowager Cixi wanted to hear the politics behind the scenes. When he expressed this idea, he didn't expect that the eight ministers were very opposed to Empress Dowager Cixi's adoption of this practice. Empress Dowager Cixi knew that she could not get the support of these eight ministers, so she turned to Prince Gong for support. You should know that Prince Gong was also a very capable person at that time, and he was influenced by advanced western culture. It can be said that it was his advanced thoughts that influenced Empress Dowager Cixi to some extent. The second thing is that Empress Dowager Cixi reused many Han ministers. Empress Dowager Cixi did not discriminate against Han officials at that time, and even began to reuse a large number of Han officials in the later period. You know, after all, it was the Manchu people's world at that time, so the Han Dynasty was inevitably discriminated against in the society at that time. This practice of Empress Dowager Cixi will undoubtedly greatly enhance the status of the Han people. During the reign of Empress Dowager Cixi, Zeng Guofan, Zhang Zhidong and other famous ministers of Han nationality began to be reused. According to historical data, these Han Chinese officials are actually very talented. The third thing is that Empress Dowager Cixi promoted the Westernization Movement. In fact, the Westernization Movement would not have caused such a great response if it had not been recognized by the monarch. In fact, this movement is a scientific movement that allows the whole country to absorb the advanced industrial experience of the west, thus making China's industry progress, and it is also a relatively strong reform. It is because of this movement that China has stepped into modernization.