His father and himself were facing sickness and could not work, they had little money, and on top of that Yuan and Shen Fu’s possessions were stolen. And yet, Shen Fu and Yuan go on to spend their money on meeting with friends and drinking, and things of lavish nature. Qianlong comments on the spending of the public stating, “...people fail to attend to basic household economy and fritter away everything they have instead of being frugal.”(Elliott, p.56) Qianlong takes note on his love for frugality and simple items. He states his love for a flint pouch his wife made him in a poem; this showing his love for simple and not extravagant items. Although Qianlong did not ever face the economic hardships like Shen Fu, Qianlong notes of the problem. The fact that Qianlong even notice this over-spending cannot be understated, obviously the overspending of the population was able to reach the emperor for some reason whether it was dealing with social disorder or economic disorder. Qianlong’s focus on frugality can be seen to affect his wife, and when his wife died it deeply affected
His father and himself were facing sickness and could not work, they had little money, and on top of that Yuan and Shen Fu’s possessions were stolen. And yet, Shen Fu and Yuan go on to spend their money on meeting with friends and drinking, and things of lavish nature. Qianlong comments on the spending of the public stating, “...people fail to attend to basic household economy and fritter away everything they have instead of being frugal.”(Elliott, p.56) Qianlong takes note on his love for frugality and simple items. He states his love for a flint pouch his wife made him in a poem; this showing his love for simple and not extravagant items. Although Qianlong did not ever face the economic hardships like Shen Fu, Qianlong notes of the problem. The fact that Qianlong even notice this over-spending cannot be understated, obviously the overspending of the population was able to reach the emperor for some reason whether it was dealing with social disorder or economic disorder. Qianlong’s focus on frugality can be seen to affect his wife, and when his wife died it deeply affected