Thrift has always been a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation, but everything has its limits. Once you overdo it, you become stingy. You may not believe it. Is the whole world a land of kings? Our emperors are very frugal, and compared with the cheapskates we remember, they are not too generous. The famous emperors were Emperor Wendi and Zhu Yuanzhang.

Let's talk about Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, the pioneer of the rule of Wenjing, and also the famous Emperor Koumen. During his reign, he built nothing and paid little attention to credit. During his 23 years in office, he only wore less than 20 robes, and he would mend them when they were broken. Wendi thinks the clothes will be ready soon. Although he failed to reach the level of repair in the new three years and the old three years, you might as well think about it. It is a painful thing for hands-chopping people to wear only a dozen clothes for more than 20 years.

It is said that once Emperor Wendi visited Mount Li, he found the scenery good and won my heart. He had a whim to build a terrace on it, so it would be beautiful if nothing happened. So I called a craftsman and asked him to make a list and make a budget first. The craftsman broke off his fingers for a long time and held out an index finger to quote 100 gold. Wendi's liver trembled and he thought it was so expensive. He quickly waved his hand and said that he would not fix it.

Let's talk about Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. To sum up, his starting process was from the poor to the emperor. When he was down and out, he had to beg for a living. Later, the hero's aura possessed him and achieved a counterattack. Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that it was not easy for the bottom of society after he took the upper position, and he attacked the extravagant wind of dignitaries and resolutely stopped it.

Once, on a birthday, hundreds of officials gave a banquet, and many dignitaries took the floor. Mr. Zhu ordered the dishes to be served. When he came up, he found that every table was fried radish, fried leek, two bowls of fried vegetables and a bowl of chopped green onion tofu soup, which was equivalent to publishing a red-headed document "Bad style resolutely curbing the extravagance and waste of leaders" in public. Whoever dares to go beyond the system will pay the price.

In any case, it is a good thing for the emperor to take the lead in frugality, hide wealth from the people and recuperate, laying the foundation for the prosperous future.