After Yan Chenhao discussed with the ministers of the cabinet, he quickly drafted new salary regulations.
First of all, the most obvious point is that 40% of the real objects have been removed and all of them have been changed to Lumi.
This is also what the cabinet bosses strongly demand.
Although in fact, their families are big landowners, and they can live very well even if the court does not provide them with salaries, but making a little money, after all, is not a little money, right?
And every time the imperial court issues 40% of the goods in kind, it would be better if they were cloth or something like that. Although I feel bad for spending so much money on this thing, my family still needs it. If some spices, dyes, etc. are handed down, then that would be terrible. It’s really that I don’t have any use for it at home.
Take it out and sell it. It is a bit embarrassing for a dignified court official to sell something, even if it is just a servant under his command.
Some officials whose families were well-off were fine and could get by, but there were also quite a few scholars in the court who were born into poor families.
Sometimes on the street, you can actually see officials from poor families struggling to sell things. Among other things, the court's face was completely lost. What do people think when they see this? The great master of the imperial court, looking like this now, looks worse than us.
Is your Ming Dynasty going to die?
The key is that the price set by the imperial court for Lumi is generally lower than the market price, which results in less items being exchanged for physical items, which is equivalent to losing part of it for nothing, which is really a scam.
Just looking at this, the good-tempered Yan Chenhao wanted to scold her.
It’s really hard work for a long time! Therefore, the emperor is finally willing to change the salary system, so it must be changed!
As for lumi, although it is also in kind, it is actually distributed in half and half. Part of the lumi is converted into silver and distributed, which saves trouble - anyway, even if it is all silver, you still have to buy rice.
Fortunately, the original treasure banknotes in history did not appear in this era - this was another big disturbance caused by a certain Fengshen pterosaur. Before the Ming Dynasty was established, Yan Ling told Zhu Yuanzhang directly: Money is not what you want. You can print as much as you want. If you don't reserve silver, you are just a waste of paper.
Emperor Hongwu understood it to some extent, so after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang basically never printed the "famous" Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes. Naturally, there would be no more Lumi-converted treasure banknotes that made officials more worried. What a headache.
Then, Yan Chenhao raised the officials' salaries again.
From the novice to the fourth rank, the emperor had no control over their life and death at all, and gave them the least salary. Yan Chenhao basically doubled it, and then added thirty or forty dan, such as from the fourth rank. Five hundred dan, given the price situation at that time, should have been enough to live a relatively comfortable life.
For those above the fourth rank, the salary originally given was not bad, but it was also not much. Yan Chenhao raised their salary by three to four hundred dan.
For example, the salary of Zhengyipin reached 1,500 shi. Under the prices at that time, he could already live quite well.
This adjustment table was unanimously approved by the cabinet ministers and was successfully reported.
When Zhu Changxun saw this, he felt heartbroken. He had just managed to convince himself to agree, but he suddenly regretted it. Because according to this increase, the money he will spend on the salaries of court officials will be several times the original amount in the future, and he can no longer fool people with those rags.
Moreover, this thing is long-lasting and will be given every year in the future.
He also wants to save more money to achieve his great achievements.
In Zhu Changxun's eyes, Ming officials had been making do with that salary for two hundred years, so why should he give them more money? Why can't everyone learn from Yu Qian and Hai Rui?
His mind suddenly changed, and he really came up with an idea.
"My master, why do you need to do this? If you want to keep them clean, I have a way."
"How about restoring Hongwu's laws? Anyone who embezzles more than sixty taels will be beheaded! If there are other tortures like peeling off skin and solid grass, as long as a group of them are killed, and the Jinyi guards will monitor the world, we can ensure that officials do not dare to corrupt."
The emperor's face showed murderous intent, which showed that he was not joking. He even said with a little pride:
"During Taizu's reign, weren't the officials in the court very honest? They could still live a good life with their little salary!"
After he finished speaking, he looked up at Yan Chenhao, only to find that his teacher had completely stayed where he was.
Yan Chenhao was shocked by Zhu Changxun's idea.
Just kidding, Yan Chenhao wouldn't even dare to think about restoring the old Hongwu system!
You know, even he, after reading the history books, came to the same conclusion - Hongwu's official position was really unworthy of even a dog.
Wait, did I scold someone?
Yan Chenhao scratched his head.
Forget it, I can't remember, just ignore him.
Anyway, if this was really done, the Ming Dynasty would be completely in chaos.
Restoring the system at the time of Zhu Yuanzhang will only have one result - officials will either choose to resign due to extremely high pressure and regard the court as a wild beast, or they will become alienated from the court.
By then, the world will be in chaos!
This was possible during the Hongwu period because Emperor Hongwu himself was the founder of the country, with great talents and great strategies, and the world had just experienced a reshuffle, so he could suppress it. This does not mean that the Ming Dynasty, which has gone through two hundred years, and you, who grew up in the deep palace, Emperor Wuxing can hold it down!
"Your Majesty, this is absolutely not allowed! Please give up this thought as soon as possible!" Yan Chenhao blocked his disciple's method with one sentence.
Then, he explained to Zhu Changxun why he couldn't do this.
However, this effect is not significant.
Because no matter what Zhu Yuanzhang is, he is still the ancestor of this dynasty. Even if his system has shortcomings, there are some things he can't say. Moreover, there are many things that are under the table and cannot be brought up on the stage. We can only understand that no matter how master and disciple the two are, they are still king and minister.
This resulted in Zhu Changxun not fully understanding Yan Chenhao's meaning and realizing the seriousness of the matter.
He looked very unhappy, thinking that he was rejected because he did not agree with the teacher.
Obviously, he thinks this method is very good. Wasn't this the same method he used to deal with disobedient landlords before? The final effect is almost immediate!
He suddenly felt decadent - everything was vetoed by the teacher and controlled by him, so what's the use of ascending to the throne?
He waved his hand, no longer hesitated, and directly agreed to Yan Chenhao's suggestion.
Yan Chenhao was also shocked by what he just said and failed to notice his disciple's reaction. After receiving permission, he left in a hurry.
As for Zhu Changxun, he watched Yan Chenhao's leaving back and remained silent for a long time.
(End of chapter)
