During the Qing Dynasty, Daoguang was always frugal, so why did he build imperial mausoleums twice?
Because the terrain was not very good when the imperial mausoleum was built for the first time, but the people who built it hid it from Emperor Daoguang for their own lives. After that, the imperial mausoleum was flooded. There was no way, the imperial mausoleum was definitely needed, so Emperor Daoguang could only spend more money to build the imperial mausoleum for the second time.
Although Emperor Daoguang was stingy, he was still not stingy about his own affairs. At that time, Emperor Daoguang specially found important ministers and Feng Shui masters, and a large group of people went to Dongling to select the site. After a series of careful surveys and discussions, a geomantic treasure land was finally selected, and then reported to the capital. Emperor Daoguang was very happy and ordered that the construction start on a good and auspicious day. It took seven years and two years to start construction. One million taels of silver were spent to repair it. However, although on the surface, this imperial mausoleum is very beautiful and impressive, the root cause of its imposing manner was laid early.
In fact, not long after the construction started, the ministers who built the mausoleum discovered that the groundwater level in the mausoleum treasure land was shallow, and the already built underground palace had already seen water seepage. This water seepage is no joke. Ancient coffins were all made of wood. Once they were soaked in water, the consequences would be disastrous. However, the only way at that time was to change the place to practice, but that didn't work. This geomantic treasure land had been identified before, and Emperor Daoguang liked it very much. It was definitely not possible to change the place. If he changed it, his life would definitely be lost. of. Therefore, the group of people who built the imperial mausoleum took some waterproofing measures without telling Emperor Daoguang until the construction was completed.
The Minister of Construction successfully hid the news from Emperor Daoguang at first, but in the second year, the imperial mausoleum began to seep water. In the second year after the completion of the project, Emperor Daoguang went to Dongling to pay homage to his ancestors and pray for the protection of the Qing Dynasty. After finishing it, Emperor Daoguang wanted to see Empress Xiaomu and his own mausoleum. But when he saw this, he was so angry that he was almost dead. The water had seeped so high that it was useless. Emperor Daoguang was furious. After returning, he immediately found the people who built the imperial tomb and put them in prison.
Having no choice but to build the imperial tomb for the second time. Emperor Daoguang was really heartbroken by this incident. He was frugal and made a bold decision. He decided to bury it in the Western Tomb of the Qing Dynasty. After that, Emperor Daoguang found someone to build the imperial mausoleum again. This time, more money was spent. Emperor Daoguang was very distressed. At that time, some ministers said that some of the previous things were okay. However, Emperor Daoguang decided that out of sight and out of mind, he decided not to use them at all, and ordered that most of the materials that affected Feng Shui should be disposed of on site. Soon, after the last experience, the imperial tomb was built very well and the quality was also very good.