In the long river of ancient Chinese history, the emperor has always been the representative of power and wealth. You can never imagine the degree of luxury of the emperor. Throughout history, most extravagant emperors led to the destruction of the country. In the Qing Dynasty, there was such an emperor who frantically advocated thrift, but in the end he accelerated the decline of the Qing Dynasty. This wonderful emperor is Emperor Daoguang.
Looking at the portrait of Emperor Daoguang above, he was really skinny, and you can almost see how frugal he is. His degree of frugality is extremely rare among historical emperors. The furniture used in his palace is all left over by his ancestors and has worn out severely, but Daoguang rarely changes it.
It is rumored that Emperor Daoguang mainly eats pies for three meals a day. It is impossible to have pies in the palace, so he sent someone to buy them outside the palace. When I bought it back, the pie became dry and cold, and Emperor Daoguang ate the dry cake with hot tea. If he eats it himself, he has to take his wife to suffer together (scumbag).
According to common sense, such a thrifty and good emperor should be able to continue the glory of the Qing Dynasty. However, the fact is that the Qing Dynasty is getting worse and worse under the operation of Emperor Daoguang.
Emperor Daoguang vigorously advocated thrift. He wore patched dragon robes and called on the officials to take action, and issued an edict to stop the tribute of the governors. In fact, the tribute is not valuable, and the reason why it is precious is because of the difficulty of transportation. The practice of Emperor Daoguang panicked the officials from all walks of life, and if they did not pay tribute, they would cut off their chances of making profits. Under pressure, officials from various places continued to pay tribute, but renamed the tribute to "filial piety." Since "filial piety" has come, the frugal Emperor Daoguang could not go back the same way. In this way, Emperor Daoguang continued to pay tribute after repeated prohibitions. Officials from all over the country continued to count money throughout the night. Looking around, all officials from all over the country became bank counter attendants.
When Daoguang bit his hard-earned dry pancakes, officials from all over the world, chickens, ducks and fish, the delicacies of mountains and seas, accompanied by the singers, enjoyed the blessings of the world. This is the result of Emperor Daoguang's advocacy of thrifty to revitalize the country. He did not consider how to increase the national production economy. Instead, he regarded the management of the country as the operation of property. He tried his best to prevent loss of property, but he could not think of increasing property. In this way, thrift has evolved into a stingy and stingy emperor.
It is directly related to his grandfather Emperor Qianlong that why Emperor Guang fell to such a pitiful state. Emperor Qianlong was similar to many enlightened monarchs. In the early days, he expanded his territory and paid attention to development. After thirty years of hard work, he reached the "Hangzhou and Qianlong Heyday". The Emperor Qianlong, who thought his country was strong and prosperous, began to enjoy himself. He made great efforts in construction, squandered arbitrarily, and rejoiced. Officials inside and outside the court, large and small, began to corrupt.
In the late Qianlong period, the Qing Dynasty had begun to decline from prosperity. When the Emperor Jiaqing arrived, the treasury was in a hurry, and Jiaqing had to kill the corrupt officials and Shen to maintain the country's operation. During the reign of Emperor Jiaqing, although he was diligent in politics and managed everything, he acted in accordance with the rules left by his ancestors and never thought. The country's economy and military have not improved, but regressed. When Jiaqing passed away, what Emperor Daoguang accepted was a mess. Unfortunately, Emperor Daoguang was also a mediocre ordinary person. His father had Heshen, a big ingot, who he would look for. Everything is so pessimistic, who told Emperor Qianlong would not leave a way for future generations to survive.
Lamenting its misfortune, angering its undisputed. What do you think of Emperor Daoguang? Is he suitable as a king? Please leave a comment below.
