Since ancient times, there has been an endless pursuit of power for those who have a will, largely because powerful power is often accompanied by endless wealth. So there are many luxurious monarchs in history. However, there are always some "wonderful flowers" in the long history. They run counter to the extravagant emperors, but as the king of a country, they are horribly stingy.

The first stingy monarch was Wendi, the grandfather of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty is actually a kind ruler. He is only stingy for himself. During his reign, everything was simple, not even a palace was built, and no gold, silver and jewels were buried with him after his death. Wendi's "meanness" comes from his miserable childhood experience. At that time, he and his mother were struggling under Lv Hou. At an early age, I knew that life was not easy and all the people suffered. Therefore, they later became monarchs. Although they ask themselves to be frugal, they never treat the people badly.

Another thrifty monarch was Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty. Emperor Wendi of Sui was not only stingy with himself, but also asked the concubines in the harem to be thrifty, not extravagant, and not even allowed to wear gold and silver jewelry, and he was even more ruthless. He only wears coarse clothes and even patched robes for three meals a day, using only the simplest carriage. However, the frugality of Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty brought wealth to the national treasury, which laid the foundation for the people's life and the prosperity of later generations.

There was also a stingy monarch in the Qing Dynasty, namely Daoguang Emperor. It is said that when Daoguang was in office, he asked himself and his ministers to dress simply. His own clothes are changed only once a month. In order to save oil, he went to bed early. Even on his queen's birthday, Daoguang only ate a few bowls of Zhajiang Noodles, which was very distressing.