Daoguang Emperor
It was from the Qing Dynasty
eighth
When the emperor was in power, he also did some reforms, but the response was mediocre, but he was very much advocating frugality, especially from himself, as an emperor whose pants were torn and patched, and he was reluctant to light oil lamps at night; he was never willing to feast on hundreds of officials, so he may be the most choppy emperor in Chinese history.
And under his influence, the ministers of the full tide began to learn from him. During his reign, all the civil and military officials learned from him to wear and fight
patch
Dressed, so good for the early dynasty of a big country like a beggar party. But in the matter of frugality, only Dao Guang wanted to do this from the bottom of his heart, and the ministers were mainly trying to go along with the emperor, in fact, they were secretly what to do
waste
Or how wasteful.
1. The Emperor of moderation
There were a total of more than two hundred emperors in ancient Chinese history, each with his own personality traits, as in
feudalism
The emperor must be the eldest son of the empress, so logically speaking, when he was young, he must have said it very well
educate
。 There are special teachers in the etiquette, and in terms of knowledge, they must learn the Four Books and Five Classics and learn the way to govern the world.
And as the emperor of a country is certainly there
martial
On it, there must also be a whirlwind, no matter
Horseback riding
Or archery, there are special teachers to teach. Therefore, under normal circumstances, most emperors have a martial strategy, but one thing that cannot be denied is that talent is particularly important, like Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, who has not been to school, and can become a generation of imperial generals from grassroots.
And there are emperors who are born
Door
But after taking office, he only cared about pleasure and did not think of making progress. The Qing Dynasty was the last feudal dynasty on the mainland, and the eighth emperor of the Qing Dynasty was the Daoguang Emperor, who belonged to the former and had a certain amount
Wen Tao WuLuo
But his political performance was mediocre during his more than 20 years in power.
In fact, at that time, the national fortunes of the Qing Dynasty had already begun
Go downhill
His father was
Jiaqing
The emperor, later, the Jiaqing Emperor died, and the Daoguang Emperor ascended the throne when he was 38 years old. In fact, in the early days, the Daoguang Emperor also promulgated a series of measures favorable to the development of the country, such as his reform of water transportation and replacing the previous river transportation with maritime transport.
This solves to some extent
Water transportation
The tightness, and the lower cost of sea transportation also saves money. Moreover, he was a strong advocate of frugality. To a certain extent, this has at least curbed the atmosphere of extravagance and waste from the imperial palace to the people. But then there was the Opium War, and in the middle and late stages of his reign, he chose to seek peace with the Western powers and lost the integrity that a big country should have.
Second, advocate the wind of frugality
During the reign of the Daoguang Emperor for more than 20 years,
Beaten track
So on this basis, the Qing Dynasty continued to move forward on the downhill road. And the Daoguang Emperor has a rare quality in the historical record
frugal
。 Because in the feudal cultural system, the emperor is the ninth and fifth supreme is the true dragon heavenly son, and he must use the best in the power of life and death.
The environment has a great influence on people, so emperors like the Daoguang Emperor, living in a superior or even extravagant environment from a young age, it is easy to develop the habit of extravagance and waste, but the Daoguang Emperor does not. And in
In this matter, he is not only strict with others, he is
Start with yourself.
After he ascended to the throne, the Ministry of the Interior sent him pens, ink and paper for writing, as was customary, but they were used by people of different classes at that time
Pen and ink paper
The specifications are also different, and the kind used by the emperor is
Court
product. However, the Daoguang Emperor did not care, he felt that it was a waste if he could not use it, so he distributed his pen, ink and paper to the ministers.
And it is hard to imagine that he is the emperor of a country, and his pants are torn and beaten
After that, he continued to wear them, but after his influence, some ministers in the imperial court also began to wear torn pants. Although the Treasury of the Qing Dynasty was also increasingly empty in decline at that time, it was not difficult to see that the Daoguang Emperor was real
Don't like extravagance and waste
Instead of putting on a show.
And there are also some wild history records that he was frugal to a certain extent, that is
Afraid of spending lamp oil
In order to light less lights, he would advance the time of dinner every day, take advantage of the fact that there was still a little light in the sky to eat dinner quickly, and go to bed after eating. He is also very important in national affairs
Previous emperors liked to build some civil works.
However, during the reign of the Daoguang Emperor, there were basically no new temples being built, but some of the previous palaces were repaired when necessary. After all, he was the king of a country, under his leadership, whether it was a minister in the imperial court or in the harem
Concubines
All started
Follow
he.
Of course, the Daoguang Emperor's frugality came from the heart, and these ministers and concubines were largely for the sake of it
Please him
Only to begin to learn from him, they were so frugal
surface
How to waste or how to waste in private, it is only when it comes to Daoguang that life is hard.
3. The Emperor of the Gate
In fact, the original intention of the Daoguang Emperor was advocated by himself
The wind was able to work together throughout the country to make the Qing Dynasty
Treasury
Become again
Filling
Get up. But his frugality was somewhat overcorrected, he even spent money on national defense, in order to be able to reduce military expenditure, military expenditure, he tried to reduce the number of soldiers stationed in Xinjiang border guards.
The Manchu Ministers of Culture and Military Affairs advised him to dispel this idea. In general, Daoguang, the emperor of the door, gave people a feeling of having a heart and power and nowhere to go. He also did one
Some water transport
above
Bureaucratic rule
The reform was indeed helpful for the development of the country, but it did not play a great role in the Qing Dynasty at that time.
Because the biggest problem facing the Qing Dynasty at that time was
Western powers
Probably to some extent, because the Daoguang Emperor did not want to spend too much money on war and did not want to spend too much money on weapons and equipment, he thought of signing a contract with the West
treaty
。
What he had in mind was to replace it with a small amount of reparations
War
The amount of money invested in it is consumed. However, he did not expect that the wolf ambitions of the Western powers were clearly revealed, and the concessions of Daoguang made China completely complete by the late Qing Dynasty
The object of trampling under the iron hooves of the Western powers
4. Summary
Before the Daoguang Emperor came to power, the national fortunes of the Qing Dynasty were already in decline, and during the reign of the Daoguang Emperor, there were no powerful and bold measures to save the situation of the Qing Dynasty, so during the more than twenty years of his reign, the Qing Dynasty moved towards the qing dynasty
Death
One more step closer. He also has good aspects and has made a series of initiatives that are conducive to the development of the country.
However, it did not fundamentally solve the problems of the Qing Dynasty, and during his reign, he also made a more serious mistake, that is
Opium war
In the end, under the pressure of the Western powers, he chose to deal with it
Non-smoking hero Lin Zexu
。 Therefore, in this way, it seems that in the process of his administration, there is no other label on him except for cutting the door.