It is said that when Cixi traveled by train, the temporary imperial dining hall occupied four carriages, each with 50 stoves. More than 65,438+000 kinds of main courses and 65,438+000 kinds of cakes and fruits are prepared every day, attracting 65,438+050 chefs. Even on the way to escape, Cixi was unambiguous about food. When she feels a little hungry, she stops to cook, but after the meal is done, she may not be hungry again, so these meals are wasted again.
Therefore, the history books say that Cixi can catch up with the money spent by ordinary people in a year. Is that so? In fact, the food you eat in a day is far more than that of ordinary people in a year. At that time, corruption in the Ministry of Internal Affairs was very serious, and an egg was quoted at a price of tens of taels of silver, which led Emperor Guangxu to think that eggs were a luxury item that ordinary people could not afford. Later, even though the treasury was empty, Cixi still felt that there were too few dishes and she was unhappy after eating many times. At that time, one tael of silver was equivalent to RMB 100 ~ 200 yuan. Therefore, Cixi spends millions of RMB on meals a day, much more than the average person.
Later, when Eight-Nation Alliance invaded China, Cixi fled. At that time, she couldn't take care of a fine diet. So on the way to escape, it is said that Cixi ate a Wowotou and wolfed it down, thinking it was the best food she had ever eaten in her life.