After Cixi's death, her niece was embarrassed to open her bedroom secret room.
On November 15, 1908, the Empress Dowager Cixi, the de facto ruler of the Qing Dynasty, passed away, and the news shook the world. Empress Dowager Cixi was the true ruler of the late Qing Dynasty and lived an extremely luxurious life during her reign.
Despite the financial constraints of the imperial court, she still indulged herself and used the money from the treasury to satisfy her personal desires, and many ministers could only dare to be angry.
Some people say that the Empress Dowager Cixi had untold wealth during her lifetime, but no one knows how much wealth she had. When she died, the secret door to her bedroom was opened, and the last Qing Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager Longyu, was very embarrassed by this.
So, how extravagant was the luxurious life of the Empress Dowager Cixi?According to the description of a eunuch after Li Lianying, the chief eunuch at the time, the Empress Dowager Cixi's daily expenditure was about 4,000 taels of silver.
How big is that?Cixi's expenses for one day were enough to maintain the life of the imperial palace for nearly half a month, and she could even buy a German-made cruiser at that time. And her expenses for a year are enough to support a strong navy.
During the reign of Cixi, the Westernization Movement arose, the country was in difficulty, and the people lived in difficulty. However, Cixi did not restrain her extravagance because of this, but indulged her own pleasures even more, leading to unprecedented financial difficulties for the state.
Her life was extremely luxurious, and she spent nearly 10 million taels to build the Summer Palace, and this does not include the treasures paid by the local government. When she turned sixtieth, she not only emptied the treasury, but even the military expenses of the Beiyang Fleet were misappropriated.
What is even more infuriating is that Cixi actually set up a small treasury privately, ** state property. Under her rule, the Great Qing Kingdom fell into a crisis, and it would be difficult if it did not destroy the country!
On November 15, 1908, the Empress Dowager Cixi and the Guangxu Emperor passed away one after another, and the Empress Dowager Longyu, the niece of the Empress Dowager Cixi and the empress of the Guangxu Emperor, became the de facto ruler of the Qing Dynasty.
She inherited the will of the Empress Dowager Cixi and held a grand funeral for the Empress Dowager Cixi, which cost a huge amount of money, even exceeding the country's financial revenue that year. However, after Empress Dowager Longyu took over the administration, her eunuch accidentally discovered a secret room while cleaning the Empress Dowager Cixi's former residence.
This secret room contains countless rare treasures, the value of which far exceeds the treasury of the Great Qing Kingdom.
At a time when the country was in a difficult time, and people were displaced or even starved to death, Cixi still possessed a large number of treasures and spent the funds for the construction of the country on her own pleasures, which is really unacceptable.
Empress Dowager Longyu was very embarrassed when she saw Cixi's secret room, so she ordered the property to be counted and put into the treasury, which was a good thing for improving the lives of the people.
The Empress Dowager Longyu was very aware of Cixi's absurd and extravagant behavior. Cixi spent a lot of money on the construction of the Summer Palace, and together with the treasures paid tribute from all over the country, the wealth consumed is incalculable.
When she turned sixty, she actually emptied the treasury, and even the military expenses of the Beiyang Fleet were not spared. It is not enough for the Empress Dowager Cixi to squander it like this?Even privately built a small treasury, ** state property.
Under the governance of Cixi, it was difficult for the Qing Dynasty not to perish!Empress Dowager Cixi's extravagant life and extravagance undoubtedly added to the decline of the country and the hardships of the people's livelihood at that time.
Her rule led to the weakening of the country, which eventually led to its demise. After the Empress Dowager Longyu took over the power, she tried her best to clean up the mess left by Cixi and put some precious treasures into the treasury, hoping to make a contribution to the country's rejuvenation.
In the long course of history, the ruling of the Empress Dowager Cixi has left a profound lesson. Her lavish life and extravagance became a negative role model for posterity, as well as a warning to those in power.
During the reign of the Empress Dowager Cixi, the country faced serious internal and external troubles, but she only cared about her own selfish desires and wasted the country's wealth. Her profligacy not only strained the country's finances, but also exacerbated social discontent and unrest.
Beneath the beauty lies the poverty and frequent famines of the common people, whose lives are full of misery. However, the Empress Dowager Cixi didn't care about this and still lived a luxurious life.
Empress Dowager Cixi's reign brought immeasurable losses to China. Her mistaken decisions and overconsumption led to a decline in national strength, a weakening of military power, and a decline in international standing.
This undoubtedly provided an opportunity for foreign aggression and made China go through a painful historical period in modern history.
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