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"Everyone is right. I will talk about the Opium War later, but if there is no inequality, it is impossible for your treasury to run out of money. I can only say that Emperor Daoguang wanted these officials to be frugal."

"An old piece of clothing is more expensive than a new one. You have to buy an old one. Do you think this is a disease? Why do officials behave like this? It's not because of Emperor Daoguang."

"It's a rare occasion for the Queen to celebrate her birthday. She made braised noodles and slaughtered two pigs."

"Daoguang's personal frugality was of no use to the country. The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were honest and upright in front of Daoguang. But behind the scenes, they were arrogant and extravagant."

"Daoguang would never have imagined that he spent 50 taels of silver on patching clothes, and he didn't know how many new clothes he would have to make."

"This also shows Daoguang's ignorance and stupidity."

"We can also see from this that military expenditures related to national security are reluctant to part with this, let alone matters related to the national economy and people's livelihood such as managing natural disasters and building water conservancy facilities!"

"How can such a stingy emperor govern a country well?"

Yin Lihua: Then the emperor didn’t know how to investigate thoroughly, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty did not report it. This cannot be entirely blamed on Emperor Daoguang. He was really frugal, but the ministers were not good people.

"Queen Guanglie, you are wrong. It is really Emperor Daoguang's problem."

"Because Emperor Daoguang also likes to hire ministers who advocate frugality like himself, but does not consider the person's ability level."

"You can see this from the two ministers around Emperor Daoguang. One is Cao Zhen'ao who advocates "less talk and more kowtow", and the other is Mu Zhang'a who is "a clever and sycophantic person who makes it his business to deceive and deceive others."

"You just talk about this method of selecting ministers. What do you want these court officials to do? With this model, what kind of good people do you expect in the court?"

"The entire court is full of people who are flattering and charming, and they themselves don't have much ability to govern the country."

"So I say this "frugality" is on par with Emperor Chongzhen's. It's all frugal stuff. It has no benefit, but accelerates decline."

"I even wonder if this Emperor Daoguang is not capable of governing the country as an emperor, so he makes people make a fuss about frugality and shows it to others."

"Because Emperor Daoguang's greatest luxury is to build a mausoleum for himself."

"Perhaps Emperor Daoguang valued his posthumous affairs, so he built the mausoleum twice, consuming 260 million taels of silver, while his grandfather Qianlong, who was so prodigal, only spent 230 million taels."

"But our descendants all know that Emperor Daoguang is a famously frugal emperor. I can't just rely on my own thoughts to deny his diligence and frugality. It's up to you to see this matter for yourselves."

"But what must be admitted is that although Emperor Daoguang spoke earnestly and earnestly about the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, the corruption of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was already long-established and difficult to recover from."

"Corruption is still rampant among officials across the Qing Dynasty. An official's birthday would cost him 80,000 taels of silver. Emperor Daoguang gained a reputation as a hardworking and thrifty man in vain. He was of no use to the country or his family."

"Emperor Daoguang's frugality was just a personal behavior and was of no use to the solution of the political situation and economic crisis of the Manchu Qing Dynasty."

"The decline of a country is like a river."

"Why did the Qianlong Dynasty spend money like water and the treasury was full, but today he is frugal but the people are rarely well-off?"

“The more extravagant you are, the richer you will be, and the more frugal you are, the stingier you will be?”

"The frugality of Emperor Daoguang is really thought-provoking, but there is still some merit."

"First of all, Emperor Daoguang rectified the administration of officials."

"Because there were many old and frail veterans in the military department at that time, the age gap between the emperor and his ministers was too big."

"So he removed some old ministers and replaced them with a group of fresh blood."

"Not only that, he also fights corruption and promotes integrity."

"Emperor Daoguang prohibited officials, tribute students, and supervisors from seeking river work fees, and also punished some corrupt officials."

"Emperor Daoguang ordered a crackdown on bad regulations, which led to many ministers increasing rents to make profits and being accused." "This is also a good thing for the people."

"Emperor Daoguang also made some considerable contributions to economic reform."

"Especially the salt method."

"During the Qing Dynasty, salt merchants had always monopolized the salt industry, which resulted in very high salt prices."

"At the same time, the proliferation of illegal salt has caused the country to lose a lot of revenue."

"So, the Salt Law was revised to allow everyone to sell salt and pay taxes in accordance with the law."

"This reform measure broke the monopoly of the salt industry. The price of salt was quickly reduced, and the state also increased taxes."

"Salt is really something that the common people cannot afford, so they have to buy it. In this way, the common people can afford to sell salt."

"There is also grain shipping. Due to the poor management of the Yellow River and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal being damaged by flooding, transportation is becoming more and more difficult."

"Coupled with official corruption, transportation costs remain high."

"Emperor Daoguang ordered that grain transportation be transported by sea. Not only is it faster, but the transportation volume is larger and the safety is higher."

“And mining is allowed.”

"Emperor Daoguang later followed the trend and proposed to allow the people to mine freely."

"This policy has played a very positive role in developing mining resources and improving people's lives."

"In addition, he also has meritorious service in the military."

"Suppressing the Western Rebellion."

"At the beginning, Zhang Geer of XJ returned to his headquarters and launched a rebellion with the support of the British. Emperor Daoguang sent troops to XJ to quell the rebellion."

"In the face of extremely difficult national finances, he raised 1000 million taels of silver for military expenditures."

"He also emphasized that grain and grass must be purchased fairly according to market prices and not to disturb the people or cause trouble."

"The Qing army finally won the support of the Chinese people and won the victory in just over a year."

"This move safeguards the country's unity, protects its territorial integrity, and ensures peace and stability in the northwest frontier."

"It was Emperor Daoguang's contribution to rectify the civil service, carry out economic reforms, and put down the Japanese rebellion."

"But he also made many mistakes. The biggest mistake was that he chose to compromise and give in during the Opium War, and ultimately signed an unequal treaty."

"In 1840 AD, with the sound of artillery fire from England, the Qing Dynasty's dream of "a kingdom in heaven" finally woke up."

"Through the management of several generations of emperors for more than a hundred years, the rulers who were immersed in the prosperous times saw the reality clearly."

"I vaguely remember what Emperor Qianlong said 50 years ago: China is rich in products and has everything. It was not originally from foreigners."

"Adhering to this "ancestral precept", the ruler at that time, Emperor Daoguang, did his best, but still could not change the situation in which the Qing Dynasty fell into a semi-colonial and semi-feudal state."

"There is a king but no ministers. He can obey but cannot rescue."

“The country’s progress begins here.”

"Emperor Daoguang is not a tyrant, but he is horribly mediocre. The Qing Dynasty, which is about to die, is heading towards the abyss step by step."