Emperor Qianlong dies in 1770?

What if Emperor Qianlong of China died unexpectedly of a heart attack in 1770?
 
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Who would take the throne (could there possibly be a civil war over the issue?) and what would happen with Heshen not in the government and embezzling all of the Empire's money?
 
Who would take the throne (could there possibly be a civil war over the issue?) and what would happen with Heshen not in the government and embezzling all of the Empire's money?
No civil war would happen: the dynasty is too stable. Qianlong has many sons, and I don't think his historical successor (who was 10 in 1770) would be successor. The successor would probably be one of his older sons.

Yongrong became official heir to an uncle, so that adoption means he's probably out. Yongcheng is the oldest: I'll go with him.
 
This could really help the Qing Dynasty in the long-term. Heshen embezzled away several years worth of treasury surplus under Qianlong. With all that extra money, the Qing might be able to keep a lid on things like the White Lotus Rebellion and the Eight Trigrams Uprising. In the long run, this might save the Qing (temporarily, until nationalism and anti-Manchuism finally does them in).
 
This could really help the Qing Dynasty in the long-term. Heshen embezzled away several years worth of treasury surplus under Qianlong. With all that extra money, the Qing might be able to keep a lid on things like the White Lotus Rebellion and the Eight Trigrams Uprising. In the long run, this might save the Qing (temporarily, until nationalism and anti-Manchuism finally does them in).

Indeed, the Qing might also have some spare cash to invest in western technology.
 
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