The five ministers and Hanlin scholars came to the Huagai Hall after the morning meeting with excitement.
Zhu Ying also took out some systems that had been decided long ago and asked everyone to check for deficiencies.
The salary system of the Ming Dynasty was strictly speaking eighteen steps.
From the ninth grade, to the ninth grade, to the first grade, from the first grade.
Each grade has two positions: Zhongzheng and Zhongzheng, which corresponds to the eighteenth grade.
According to the current regulations set by Zhu Ying, the monthly salary of the lowest grade nine-grade treasure banknotes is five guan notes.
It sounds like a little less.
A normal family of three needs four guan of money to have a full meal, which includes not only rice, but also diesel, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea, etc.
When I first saw it, everyone seemed to have a normal attitude and just wanted to eat enough.
But when I saw the benefits behind it, I was a little moved.
First is to eat.
According to the new system, all yamen, regardless of category, including palaces, will open separate official canteens.
And not two meals a day, but three meals a day.
If you have to work overtime, we can provide late night snacks.
This point alone moved the five ministers and Hanlin scholars.
If you solve the problem of eating, you have solved most of the problems.
That's not all.
Behind it, there will be corresponding new clothes for each quarter, including some accessories.
The so-called delivery means enjoying a certain degree of subsidies. These are not physical items, but firewood, oil, salt, pepper, and other condiments. The quantity is not large, but the meaning is in place.
What comes with each region is not clear and will change according to local conditions. The specific amount is within the quarterly five-guan note.
In other words, every three months is equivalent to four months of actual salary disbursement.
In addition, a rough plan was made for the quota and use of carriages for local officials and capital officials. The specific details required the five ministers and Hanlin scholars to work together to complete it.
Then it’s about injuries and the like.
The first is free medicine.
It sounds a bit exaggerated, but in fact it is really not much. Among various benefits, it is actually the lowest.
Don’t compare it with the high medical expenses of later generations. In today’s Ming Dynasty, most of the current Chinese medicine medicines are very cheap.
Practicing medicine these days is all about helping the world with a hanging pot. Medical ethics and reputation are the most important.
Especially for traditional Chinese medicine, patients may be able to take the local prescriptions that are more effective in treating laughter.
A few packets of medicinal materials in the drugstore can cost dozens of yuan a day.
The doctor's acupuncture, massage, and bone setting are basically included in the consultation fee.
Going to the pharmacy for medical treatment only costs a few pennies in total.
If you have a broken bone, we will fix it on the spot. If there is any blockage, we will give you a set of acupuncture. If you need to take medicine, we will prescribe a prescription and there will be no other charges.
Free clinics are the most common phenomenon among doctors.
What matters is that one medicine can cure the disease.
If I take your medicine and still don’t feel better within three days, then I’m going to lose my reputation.
In fact, in today's Ming Dynasty, the status of doctors is not high. The classification of doctors is among the hundreds of jobs.
In other words, the status of a doctor is the same as that of a craftsman, which is slightly higher than that of a merchant.
Of course, this is just a common phenomenon and does not include imperial doctors, imperial doctors, or contemporary famous doctors.
Whether it is doctors or pharmacies, there is no huge profit, because the people they serve are mainly poor people.
It is obviously unrealistic to expect a lot of money and water from the people. Some people who have no money would rather just drag it out than spend money on medical treatment.
If you feel cold, just carry it yourself.
I can't even afford to eat, so why am I sick?
Moreover, many elderly people know a few old prescriptions for some common illnesses.
If you have a cold, just drink a bowl of ginger soup and your sweat will be cured. There is no need to see a doctor.
Diet therapy is a very common phenomenon among the common people.
As for doctors, most of the diseases they face are difficult and complicated diseases.
As for regulating the body, it mainly depends on some dignitaries. Occasionally if they feel uncomfortable, they will ask a doctor to check their pulse.
The profession of doctor is mainly based on inheritance.
From master to disciple, from father to son.
I have been taking pulses to see doctors and prescribing medicine since I was a child.
Being rigorous is a lifelong job.
Therefore, Zhu Ying exempted all officials from medicine, which is really a very small aspect.
In fact, this article is not aimed at court officials, but mainly for local officials.
In the imperial court, if there was basically any pain or illness, the palace doctors would treat it, and the palace would pay for it.
Several ministers and bachelors from the Hanlin Academy discussed for a long time, and finally Yang Jing, the minister of punishment, asked:
"Your Highness, the salary is distributed according to the grade of the official position. However, some officials have real power and some officials have vacuous positions. Should this be determined accordingly?"
But every official has a rank.
However, this level is also diverse.
Such as the compilation of the Hanlin Academy, some officials, adjutants, etc., and so on.
If it is distributed in this way, there seems to be no difference.
To put it simply, it means equal pay for different jobs.
It's a lot of hard work there, and the people hold great power, and that's a lot in a month.
Here in Qingshui Yamen, there is nothing to do all day long, even that much in a month.
This seems a bit unfair.
Zhu Ying heard this and explained: "What Yang Shangshu said is reasonable, but if we continue to calculate like this, it will become more cumbersome."
"This is equivalent to setting a new salary standard for every official position."
"So during discussions with my grandfather, we decided to reflect this distinction in terms of subsidies."
"Every month, an overall amount of allowance will be established based on the different affairs that the yamen is responsible for, and then distributed from top to bottom according to the official rank."
"If your position has more things to do, your allowance will naturally be more. If you have less things to do, your allowance will be smaller."
"This is a key point. We need several ministers and bachelors to discuss how to formulate it. If it is changed in the future, it will be changed according to the annual tax revenue of the Ministry of Household Affairs."
All the people present were fine people. How could they not understand the importance of this allowance after hearing His Highness Taisun's words?
To put it simply, the salary of the ninth and eighteenth grades is equivalent to a basic guarantee, and the size of the allowance is the key to distinguishing officials.
This is naturally one aspect that motivates officials.
For example, for officials who have made mistakes, all natural allowances and rewards will be cancelled, leaving only basic protection.
On the other hand, if you have good political performance, your allowance will naturally be higher and other rewards will be greater.
"His Royal Highness Taisun is indeed brilliant."
Yang Jing, the Minister of Punishment, praised it.
Obviously, His Highness Taisun has finalized many details.
As the discussion continued, many issues became clearer under Zhu Ying's explanation.
I won’t go into details about every official, but the general situation has basically begun to be decided.
Specific salary reforms, especially in the area of welfare benefits, cannot be accomplished overnight and require a process of deliberation.
Including the construction of the kitchen in the Yamen and the recruitment of chefs, it is also a slow process.
But this rough outline needs to be finalized today, and it will have to be announced tomorrow morning.
The distribution will be implemented on the 15th of next month.
In the morning of the next day, the printing shop in the capital had already printed thousands of copies of the details of the official salary system overnight.
At the court meeting, civil and military officials began to hand out one copy.
Seeing their corresponding salaries on the paper, all the civil and military officials were so happy that they cried like a child.
Many officials knelt down and kowtowed, thanking His Majesty and His Highness the Grand Sun for their kindness.
It is really difficult to be an official in Fengtian Palace.
Under the eyes of His Majesty and under the supervision of the Imperial Guards, it is extremely difficult to be even a little bit greedy.
In other words, not to mention all the officials in Fengtian Palace, 90% belong to the ranks of upright officials.
If you are not an upright official, you won't be able to stay here for long, and you will have to be sent home sideways.
On the contrary, local officials are not so strong in supervision. If they are not greedy for money and are greedy for food, the problem is not a big problem.
Isn’t there another word for this, called filial piety?
If ordinary people or businessmen "voluntarily" send some food, it is not considered corruption or bribery.
The specific regulations regarding the reform of official salaries were published in the Capital Newspaper the next day.
For the common people, it is also a good source of conversation.
"This official's salary is not very high. A ninth-grade official only gets five guan notes per month. This is about the same as finding a job in the capital and working a little harder. It seems that this official is not good either.
Sure."
After listening to the story, a man couldn't help but speak.
But he was immediately educated by others.
"This is the salary paid by the court. Can it be compared with those who work hard? Besides, didn't you listen? The yamen is responsible for three meals a day. It is said that if you work overtime for some reason, you can also enjoy midnight snacks.
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"You think the food in this yamen is the same as what we eat. With that little money, I don't know how many meals I can eat and then it's gone."
After hearing this, the man completely ignored the sarcasm in it. Instead, he said with admiration: "The food in this yamen may be meaty every meal, and there are also midnight snacks for three meals. It's really good to be an official."
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"Maybe I can still manage enough."
Hearing this, the people around him also laughed, and at the same time looked envious.
It happened that at this time, the storyteller was telling about the government subsidies.
Not only is it about food, but there are also various subsidies and welfare gifts, which are simply enviable.
Envy is envy, but from the perspective of ordinary people, this is also a normal need of officials, and it does not give rise to any jealousy.
Whoever can be an official has profound knowledge and has read poetry and books.
It is natural and natural to live a more comfortable life than ordinary people like myself.
However, for many business people, after hearing the storyteller's narration, they felt a sense of self-importance.
The Ming Dynasty's strategy of promoting business made many people join in, even if they were illiterate, they all made a lot of money this year. Making more than a dozen guan of money a month was not considered a big profit.
It is also common to hear of people making hundreds of dollars.
And they are also the main force of consumption in the capital.
Money comes quickly, so naturally you don't care so much. Just spend it and earn it tomorrow.
The development of the entertainment industry in the capital is becoming more and more prosperous.
According to incomplete statistics, there are hundreds of newly opened brothels in the capital this year alone.
Those who had a good idea also recruited many foreign women from across the ocean, and their business was extremely prosperous due to their curiosity and beauty.
Many brothels also have something like this.
If you were to see foreign women with yellow hair and blue eyes in brothels during the Ming Dynasty at this time, don't be surprised. There were too many of them.
When there is demand, there is market.
After the maritime ban was lifted, maritime trade became more frequent. The bustling capital, cleanliness, etiquette, civilization, and products from all over the world made everyone who came here feel nostalgic for this prosperity.
Especially the foreign women who were bought by merchants from the Ming Dynasty during the war came here and had no intention of leaving.
However, the laws of the Ming Dynasty, especially regarding household registration, are only for Ming people. Others who want to join the Ming household registration, especially those in Nanjing, the capital, are more troublesome.
What's better for women is that they can find a household registration in the capital. Even if they marry someone with a household registration in the Ming Dynasty, they can settle in the Ming Dynasty.
Men are a bit more troublesome. If they have no contribution or have technical talents, the departments under the Ministry of Household Affairs will not register them.
People with non-Ming household registration do not enjoy protection in many legal aspects.
Although there is no explicit rule that those with non-Ming household registration will be inferior to others, the reality is that they are inferior to others.
For example, if a dispute arises between those who have household registration and those who do not have household registration, they will be treated unfairly if they go to an official.
It is an extremely common phenomenon to cover up some cases.
Zhu Ying also understood this, and knew that it was somewhat unfair, but had no intention of changing it.
Why should we change and treat them differently? It’s good.
Only in this way can other foreigners, foreigners, have their hearts set on civilization and the Ming Dynasty.
On a deeper level, Ming Dynasty was originally a multi-ethnic country, where there was no distinction between Han people, Mongolians, etc.
There are only two concepts of Ming people and non-Ming people.
Attracting more outstanding talents and population is also a way Zhu Ying wants to carry out.
Differences and unfair treatment often make more people yearn for the Ming Dynasty.
In Zhu Yuanzhang's words, we, the people of the Ming Dynasty, can't take care of them. How can we have time to take care of these foreigners?
After the official system was finalized, Zhu Ying left the palace here and began to discuss matters regarding the workers' union.
Workers' unions are very necessary to implement in today's Ming Dynasty.
Because the cornerstone of industrial development is the worker group.
Ordinary laborers are workers, skilled craftsmen are also workers, and even doctors and others belong to the ranks of hundreds of workers.
Many creations and scientific research developments did not begin with the existence of scientists.
It’s just the workers who are pushing it.
To be more specific, it is technical work.
Among those who often work in front-line factories, there are often a few people with flexible minds who develop faster and more convenient construction methods.
With their rich practical experience, from a certain perspective, they are the prototype of modern scientists.
It's just because I haven't read enough that I can't form a more systematic theoretical approach.
A development process from scratch requires a large number of ancestors to explore alone.
Although Zhu Ying has experience in his previous life, he is not an encyclopedia. For many things, he only knows them but does not know why.
The big direction is clear, but the small direction is completely unclear.
But no matter what, the key is to protect the interests of workers first, at least not to be exploited by others for nothing.
After leaving the palace, Zhu Ying began to visit all the factories incognito.
Not only private factories, but also factories under the Qunying Chamber of Commerce are also visited.
Since the last assassination incident, Zhu Yuanzhang has a very full understanding of Da Sun's personal force.
So I felt very relieved about my eldest grandson’s visit out of the palace.
But naturally, he still has to be accompanied by bodyguards. Even the Xuanjia Guards will start training outside when Zhu Ying leaves the palace.
If something happens here, all the guards around Zhu Ying need to do is release a signal of gunpowder into the sky, and they will immediately take action to protect the safety of His Highness the Grand Sun.
In today's Ming Dynasty, firearms are strictly prohibited for private civilian use. This was also the rule Zhu Ying set when he developed the Gunpowder Department.
Anyone who possesses firearms privately will be severely punished, fined heavily, and have their firearms confiscated.
Anyone who injures someone with a firearm will be sentenced to fifteen years of hard labor, exile, or death, depending on the seriousness of the case.
However, merchants in sea trade enjoy special preferential treatment when going abroad.
After all, everything outside the Ming Dynasty was a barbarian land. In order to protect the safety of the people of the Ming Dynasty, those who had access to the territory of the Ming Dynasty could rent a certain number of firearms from the Coastal Gunpowder Department according to the number of people.
The lease of this firearm needs to be returned. If it is lost three times, the lease right will be canceled for life. This is also to prevent the large-scale loss of firearms and other people to start a firearms business.
At this stage, firearms craftsmen are firmly controlled by the imperial court. Even in some branches, most of them do not have complete craft inheritance and can only do some installation and distribution work. Naturally, the core skills can only be completed in the capital.
When Zhu Ying went to inspect the factory, it was naturally impossible to say that he was an ordinary person, even if he couldn't even get through the door.
Naturally, I cannot use the identity of His Highness Taisun, so I will definitely not be able to see anything.
The factory is still under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry, and a new Industrial Supervision Department has been established under it to have sole jurisdiction over private factories.
Theoretically speaking, even the factories under the Qunying Chamber of Commerce are also within its control.
Zhu Ying, as an official of the Industrial Supervision Department, began to investigate the specific conditions of various factories.
And the bodyguards who accompany him are naturally treated as followers.
Although he is a bit young, it is extremely normal for some descendants of distinguished officials to take office in the current government.
Visiting and investigating is a very troublesome process. Even if it is around the capital, it cannot be completed in two or three days. This investigation only takes half a month.