Cixi has been in power for a long time, and naturally there are many ways to get this money. The most well-known source is the betrayal of customs and tax clearance. Ancient emperors were the richest because the whole world belonged to them, but there were also many people who loved money and gathered it. Although Cixi is not an emperor, she has also accumulated a lot of money for many years in power, and her accumulation of wealth has directly led to the decline of the country. There are several statements about the sources of her private property.
first, sell the customs, tax clearance and weaving at a fixed price. At that time, these were under the jurisdiction of the imperial court in the Qing Dynasty, so most of them were Manchu patents, so Cixi valued them herself and then priced them to sell them. However, these did not have much influence on politics at that time, but only on the economic situation. Through this way, Cixi also made a fortune.
second: I got it by selling officials. This is the most commonly used way for Cixi to get bribes, which can be said to be the fastest way to get money. At that time, the person in charge of selling officials and titles for Cixi was Li Lianying, the most beloved and snobbish general manager of Cixi in the palace. It is said that the money from selling officials and titles in Li Lianying at that time was about two million taels of silver, which shows that the amount of money from selling officials and titles also accounted for a large proportion of Cixi's private property.
third: get it from corrupt officials. At that time, the Qing Dynasty was very corrupt, and Cixi indulged in the corruption of some nobles in the imperial court in order to save her own coffers. Of course, Cixi didn't give them human feelings for nothing, but to let them share some with her. In the annals of history, it is recorded that Yi Kuang, the Prince of Qing Dynasty, kept sending money to Cixi through the method of "crossing political mahjong". It is through these channels that Cixi has a private property of more than 3 million yuan, so it seems that the demise of the Qing Dynasty is inevitable.