The saddest emperor of the Qing Dynasty What was the tragic experience of Emperor Daoguang's life?
Emperor Daoguang's life was not a happy one. Emperor Daoguang's life has two characteristics that will be talked about by future generations: one is thrift and stingy, and the other is to abide by the ancestral system.
Emperor Daoguang was the most thrifty of the Qing emperors, which was rare in him. Why? For example, Daoguang mends his pants himself as a sign of frugality. So the ministers followed his example, and many of the ministers under the Daoguang Emperor learned to mend their trousers.
Emperor Daoguang admired frugality all his life, and he himself was very frugal in terms of food and clothing, and among the servants in the harem, he himself was almost stingy. How can today's emperors live like this?
In fact, we can't say that Emperor Guang's life was unhappy. Emperor Daoguang was diligent and diligent as an emperor all his life. The reason why Emperor Daoguang was so frugal was not because he had no money.
Emperor Daoguang has ascended the throne, and the Qing Dynasty has long been on the decline"Smooth sailing", Even if Emperor Jiaqing wants to stop it, but he still can't change anything, so what can Emperor Daoguang, who can't change his father?
During the reign of Emperor Daoguang, strict government decrees and reforms were carried out in sectors where problems such as water transportation and salt industry were deeply rooted, which not only effectively solved long-standing problems, but also saved the state a lot of money. He curbed the waste in the palace by rectifying the rule of officials and eliminating bad rules; By rectifying the military aircraft and streamlining the process, the efficiency of the palace was improved.
Emperor Daoguang still seems to have some political talent, but the social environment in which he lived was no longer what it used to be. On the one hand, it was the collapse of the Qing Dynasty, but on the other hand, the West has also been waiting and watching the Qing Dynasty for a long time.
Judging from what Emperor Daoguang did, we can say that he was a competent emperor, he was very cautious in handling political affairs during his reign, and he could only keep the provincial capital, but the saddest thing is that he signed the first unequal treaty in modern China, and Emperor Daoguang was nailed to the pillar of shame in history forever.
Therefore, the defeat of the Opium War made the life of Emperor Daoguang very miserable, and many people said that Emperor Daoguang was a stupid emperor. At that time, the Qing Dynasty was already far behind the Western invaders. In addition, during the Opium Wars, Emperor Daoguang often advocated against resistance, believing that the Qing Dynasty could not really play cards, and eventually lost the war.
Emperor Daoguang was diligent and thrifty, tolerant and benevolent to his ministers, and was always diligent and conscientious during his reign. He is not like Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Yongzheng, his quality as an emperor is not high, in the long history, we can only say that Emperor Guang is powerless.