The Trade of the World
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It was given at a million taels. He issued a royal command to the effect that the streets of Peking should be lighted at a cost of a million taels.
The next official in authority issued an order that the streets of Peking should be lighted at the cost of 800,000 taels. The order passed through many intermediate hands until it reached the city's ex- THE TRADE OF CHINA 277 ecutive ; he ordered that the streets be lighted at a cost of 100,000 taels. The official of public works in his order still ...further reduced the amount to 50,000 taels. The contractor who got the job com- promised by ordering every householder to hang out an oil lantern in front of his door at night.
This was done, and the first night the watchmen on their rounds stole the oil from the lanterns, and that was how the streets of Peking were lighted at a cost of a million taels. The emperor never knew the difference. The public treasury disbursed the million, and it disappeared entirely in the "squeeze" of the officials through whose hands it passed.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
It was given at a million taels. He issued a royal command to the effect that the streets of Peking should be lighted at a cost of a million taels.
The next official in authority issued an order that the streets of Peking should be lighted at the cost of 800,000 taels. The order passed through many intermediate hands until it reached the city's ex- THE TRADE OF CHINA 277 ecutive ; he ordered that the streets be lighted at a cost of 100,000 taels. The official of public works in his order still ...further reduced the amount to 50,000 taels. The contractor who got the job com- promised by ordering every householder to hang out an oil lantern in front of his door at night.
This was done, and the first night the watchmen on their rounds stole the oil from the lanterns, and that was how the streets of Peking were lighted at a cost of a million taels. The emperor never knew the difference. The public treasury disbursed the million, and it disappeared entirely in the "squeeze" of the officials through whose hands it passed.
What to read after The Trade of the World?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Whelpley, J. D. (James Davenport), B. 1863 to read onlineMoreLess
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