Is stingy good or bad? The word stingy comes from a local rich man, who loves money like life. It is said that even when he went to the temple to make pilgrimages, he greedily kept the gold powder at the entrance of the temple for himself, so the word stingy came into being, meaning that he was so stingy that he didn't even put a handle on the door and had to sew with his fingers every time he went in and out. Everyone will say that stingy people are stingy. Today we will talk about the most stingy emperor in history. His miserly exploration of the new world will surely be refreshing. In order to carry forward and save money, he personally took the lead in teaching patchwork clothes (beggar clothes) to be popular all over the country. During his reign, it was said that the fastest growing industry in China was the second-hand clothing market (second-hand market), and the legendary emperor was Daoguang Emperor of the Qing Dynasty. 182 1 year, the old emperor died, and Daoguang officially became the master of this country. As the saying goes, when a new official takes office, the first fire of Daoguang focuses on saving this matter. I can't be stingy myself. I will lead my staff and leadership team unswervingly on the road of saving. Vowing to turn the country into an energy-saving and emission-reducing country, the second day he took office, he hastily released a red-headed document called "Imperial Sound, Imperial Color, Imperial Products and Imperial Benefits", calling on all the people in the world to be thrifty. At first, everyone didn't expect this new owner to be enthusiastic. I didn't expect Daoguang not only to talk, but also to be a giant in action. Soon after, Daoguang fired the first shot of energy saving and emission reduction. To be effective, we must first set an example. Soon after, he announced that he would stop paying tribute to the royal families in various provinces, and clearly told his subjects that the Royal Society would be the first model department of routine frugality in China. In the following days, Daoguang rectified various phenomena of royal extravagance and waste. There are only four people in this meal, and the clothes are all repaired and easy to use, and no valuables are needed. Everything is based on the lives of ordinary people. Even the aristocratic status of the empress dowager and empress must be strictly observed, and the palace was transformed into a "refugee camp" until special festivals. In this case, the ministers looking in all directions can see clearly that even the emperor can only arrange his own day more simply. The most absurd scene in China in 5,000 years appeared. The civil and military officials in the Qing Dynasty were proud of the number of patches on their clothes, and the whole court was more like a beggar's palace. From the imperial court to the people, there was a top-down frugality whirlwind, and a new fashion was formed all over the country. Who will get dressed? It's far less beautiful than putting a few patches on clothes. More interestingly, the most obvious change is that it actually promotes the development of the second-hand market in Beijing. Old clothes in the second-hand market have become hot items for a while, but there is no market for new clothes made by tailor shops. According to records, at that time, the price of everyone buying an old dress was almost several times higher than that of new clothes. How ironic! Hearing this, do you think Daoguang's clean government has succeeded? Don't joke about it. Things didn't develop as Daoguang expected. The emperor just shouted slogans and asked his subjects to be frugal, but there was no credible review and supervision. Manchu officials just showed it to the emperor. Take the emperor's clothes as an example. In order to patch Daoguang's clothes, the Ministry of Internal Affairs spent thousands of dollars back and forth, and I don't know how much was deducted. Such a "stunned" thrifty move is a record in the world. In addition, Daoguang reduced the quality of life of the royal family, but in the court meals reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, only one ordinary egg was as high as five taels of silver, and Daoguang believed it. With such knowledge and talent, he became an emperor. No wonder he was defeated in the Opium War and didn't know where the enemy country was. As a manager of a country, I really hope that he can understand that thrift itself is understandable and can be said to be a good thing, but when you are too frugal, it is really unreasonable. As an important task of managing the country, the most important responsibility should be placed on managing the country, people's lives and social and economic development. Daoguang's frugality policy failed, but even if it succeeded, what can it do? This achievement is to face the situation at that time. Daoguang's savings strategy can be said to have finally evolved into a joke. The emperor was misled by all superficial articles and even gloated over his great achievements. The substantial improvement of this farce can be said to be minimal, but it is also really sad. The two women behind him are still in the refugee camp.