It is said that when Cixi was traveling by train, the temporary imperial dining hall occupied four carriages, each equipped 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 a total of 65,438,050 chefs. Even on the way to escape, Cixi was unambiguous about eating. When she felt a little hungry, she stopped to cook, but after the meal was done, she might not be hungry any more, so these meals were wasted again.
Therefore, historical records show that a meal of Cixi can catch up with the money spent by ordinary people in a year. Is that so? In fact, the food you eat in one day far exceeds the food that ordinary people eat in one year. Because the corruption in the Ministry of Internal Affairs was very serious at that time, the price of an egg was dozens of taels of silver, which made Emperor Guangxu think that eggs were a luxury 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 has to spend millions of yuan on meals every day, which is not just for ordinary people.
Later, when Eight-Nation Alliance invaded China, Cixi fled. At that time, she could no longer take care of her 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.