Chao Hei, another censor, mitted a strong memorial against the extravagant expenditare which was recently sanctioned by an Edict to the Imperial Household fr the building of new palaces and for repairs to old once. The total outlay is estimated at over Tls. 3,000,000. The memorialist reminds the Throne of the bard times and the critical condition of the Empire at the present moment; restrictions in expenditare should be enforced strictly, though still they may be of little benefit to the exhausted state of the country. Then, he continues, why should we aggravate the suffering of our people by lavishly ependiog 20 much on architectars! ind ce? The memorial was} shelved.
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