"That's just the basic salary. The rest includes salary for official duties, meal fees, tea and water fees, official land, silk cloth, spring and winter clothing, food and clothing for servants, tea and wine, kitchen supplies, ice, charcoal and firewood, salary and millet, bonuses, spices, and so on. All in all, the national treasury spends 18 million strings of cash a year."
"you......"
Zhao Zhen said, "Yes, the court is full of officials who entered the government through family connections. What does this have to do with Prime Minister Lu? So, is the root of all this the system? We have to look for the reasons within the system. Remember what you said? We can't be friends with everyone, but now we're all in the same boat. Isn't it boring for him to engage in internal strife every day?"
"Official family."
So Zhao Zhen finally had to give up the idea and wait until the military reforms were carried out before discussing the matter again.
At this moment, the Guanjia Hall was extremely cramped, its small doors and windows all open. A cool breeze blew into the hall on that early January morning, dispelling the bitter chill of midsummer and bringing a sense of incomparable melancholy.
Wang Shouzhong was confused as soon as he got on the stage.
Fu Xiang advised: "If he is indeed a bad official who cares about the country and the people in history, you would not bother to care about him."
But the proposal was immediately praised by everyone. No matter how Zhao Zhen scolded us, we would be fine even if we were beaten to death. It was not like a dead pig afraid of boiling water.
With so few officials, and even a small number of them doing their jobs, yet only receiving salaries, which country could afford this? Naturally, the Song Dynasty had the most redundant officials, the most in history.
In that instant, the whole room was filled with sounds. Everyone fell silent, and outside the house one could almost hear Xiaojia's breathing.
Wang Shouzhong looked at Zhao Zhen with a kind expression.
Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "But the assessment system, apart from the reforms by Zhang Juzheng during the Ming Dynasty, has no details on that aspect. When the time comes, you can organize the contents of my reforms and send them to him, and he can figure it out on his own."
"Are we just going to watch those parasites corrupt the country? Watch us act recklessly and remain indifferent?" Wang Shouzhong said angrily, "Is there no justice in this world?"
Zhao Zhen and Zhao Jun also did not speak. Zhao Zhen only just understood the specific situation of redundant officials, while Zhao Jun had been aware of it for a long time and was able to make changes.
In fact, this is nonsense from film and television dramas. The real Wang Shouzhong had a monthly salary of 800 guan when he was the Vice-Chancellor. That was just the income from the title of Vice-Chancellor. The rest of the income from stipend officials, miscellaneous officials, honorary officials, attached officials, and titles added up to an annual income of 80,000 guan.
"What's the meaning?"
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