Why did Qianlong compile Si Ku Quan Shu, which took 4,000 people and took more than ten years to complete?

Why did Qianlong compile Si Ku Quan Shu, which took 4,000 people and took more than ten years to complete?
More than 4000 people participated in the compilation and copying of Si Ku Quan Shu, but it still took ten years to complete. it is not too much to say that such a huge cultural project is the "Great Wall" in the cultural history of our country.

in 1782, Siku Quanshu, the largest series of books in China, was published. This magnificent masterpiece includes important ancient books of literature, history, philosophy, science, agriculture, and medicine before Qianlong in the pre-Qin Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. It is a masterpiece of Chinese traditional culture.


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1, criticizing the rule of the Qing Dynasty, containing feelings such as discrimination against the Manchu and hostility to the Qing Dynasty;

2, the book contains nostalgia for the previous dynasty;

3, contains content that runs counter to Cheng and Zhu's Neo-Confucianism and traditional ethics;

4, it is forbidden to delete all books of some literati, such as Qian Qianyi, who is regarded as out of step by Qianlong.