Ji Boying just glanced at Xiao Zhusi. This young Zhu Di had little experience in political affairs. Of course, this does not mean that Xiao Zhusi did not have the talent to handle political affairs.
On the contrary, there is no doubt about Emperor Yongle's imperial talents, but now Xiao Zhu Si does not care about political affairs, because with Zhu Biao here, these matters in the court have nothing to do with him.
"The purpose of changing official salaries is, first, to eliminate corruption and maintain clean governance among the people; second, to build a stable official system for future generations; and third, to strengthen imperial power and consolidate rule."
Compared with Xiao Zhu Si, who was less than twenty, Zhu Laosi, who came from Jianwen time and space, was already over forty years old and had reached the pinnacle of men in all aspects. As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Boying smiled.
"Yes, I got the point right, but there is one more thing."
"Four, mobilize the subjective enthusiasm of officials."
As soon as these words came out, Lao Zhu, A Biao and the two Zhu Si all looked puzzled. Can official salary motivate officials? This is the first time I heard this. After all, promotion since ancient times is for the purpose of gaining power. If you hold power, you will naturally have wealth.
Not just for a little salary increase.
If you tell people in Ming Dynasty official circles that you want to live off your salary, even dogs will look down on you.
Ji Boying saw the doubts in the four people's eyes and did not answer immediately, but continued.
"The next step is how to change the official salary system to achieve the goal."
Ji Boying didn't ask any questions this time, because it would involve some concepts from later generations, and if he asked too many questions, they probably wouldn't be able to answer them.
"To sum it up in four words, be polite first and then attack with force."
"First of all, increase the salary of officials at all levels. For example, the monthly salary of a ninth-grade official from five dan should be raised to 20 dan."
I haven’t waited for Ji Boying to finish speaking.
"Twenty stones?!"
"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible! Support these corrupt officials to death!"
Lao Zhu's head shook like a broken drum. Lao Zhu was not being picky, he simply felt that these officials were not good people and did not deserve such a high salary.
Ji Boying just glanced at Lao Zhu, ignored him, and continued to speak.
"In addition, the ancestral system must be established. The monthly salary paid to officials must be paid in grain and cannot be replaced by treasure notes or other items."
When Zhu Biao heard this, he couldn't help but ask questions.
"I dare to ask the immortal master, why can't we use treasure banknotes to replace monthly salary? It is more convenient to use banknotes to replace salary."
In Abiao's view, it is more convenient to issue treasure banknotes directly, and when the imperial treasury is in tight condition, just print a little more.
Ming Dynasty treasure banknote?
Now this thing is indeed useful, but it is just a lot of nonsense. The Ming Dynasty only earns so little silver in a year, and the court can print tens of millions of Ming treasure banknotes. It is just a fool.
There is no need to explain the later period. By the Yongle period, the actual purchasing power of the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes had been reduced by more than half. After that, the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes were completely useless paper, and it hurt to wipe your buttocks.
This is no wonder A Biao, after all, he studied the art of emperors and the words of sages, not economics.
Ji Boying glanced at A Biao and smiled.
This is another question that Ji Boying does not intend to discuss here.
"This is another question. We will talk about it when we have time in the future."
"In addition to the basic salary increase, the imperial court will set up a separate 'year-end bonus package' every year. The specific amount of this bonus package will fluctuate according to a certain proportion of the fiscal revenue for that year. Based on this salary bonus package, the grade of each official will be determined
The year-end bonus range is roughly controlled at 1-5 times the official's annual salary, and year-end performance evaluation is carried out."
"Let me give you an example. The annual salary of a ninth-grade official is 60 shi of grain, which is approximately equivalent to 100 taels of silver that year. If his mid-year assessment is rated as "A" grade, then the official's year-end bonus can be set at 500 taels of silver.
, "B" has a year-end bonus of 300 taels, "C" has a year-end bonus of 100 taels, and "D" has no year-end bonus."
"Of course, each assessment level can be divided into further details, such as "Above", "Middle A" and "Bottom". Different sub-levels also correspond to different year-end bonuses, which can be divided in detail when formulating."
"In this way, officials will focus on improving their political performance in order to receive year-end performance bonuses."
Zhu Biao hissed. He was a little confused. It was the first time he heard this operation, but he felt a little familiar.
"Is the year-end assessment mentioned by the immortal master consistent with the Beijing inspection?"
"Not really."
Ji Boying shook the ash from his cigar. Year-end performance and promotion are two different things.
"The year-end assessment only assesses officials' performance and is directly linked to the year-end bonus of that year."
Even if a ninth-grade official has an ordinary political performance and is rated "C", he can still have a salary of two hundred taels a year. Although it is not said to be rich, it is enough for daily life and interpersonal relationships.
Yes, you can save a lot if you save a little.
This will also avoid the tragic incident of some truly upright officials, such as Hai Rui, whose families cannot even afford the burial money after their death.
"Brother, we have a question. If we give money to these dog officials, won't they become greedy?"
Lao Zhu frowned, took a deep breath from his cigar, and blew out the smoke ring melancholy.
He has been around the market since he was a child, and has seen too many corrupt officials. He knows that these guys' greed is endless, and there is no such thing as enough.
"I agree with what my father said."
Zhu Laosi also nodded. He was also the only one among the people present who had practical experience in the matter of corrupt officials.
Before the Jingnan incident, Zhu Laosi made a lot of preparations, the most critical of which was bribery.
Zhu Laosi used overseas customs to make money to officials at all levels in the Yingtian court, and even to the eunuchs in the Forbidden City.
When this group of people first started to collect money, each of them was a little cautious. Later, if they didn't give it away, some shameless people would even ask. And the longer they went on, the more money this group of people asked for.
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"Of course not."
Ji Boying reached for the wine bottle. Xiao Zhusi was faster and quickly picked up the bottle and poured wine for Ji Boying.
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"Human greed is endless."
As a living person, Ji Boying looked at the entire history from a bird's eye view. There is no precedent for high salaries to support integrity. During the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Yongzheng initially naively believed that as long as officials were given high salaries, corruption could be eradicated.
Therefore, it was decreed that on the basis of the annual salary, officials would be given "integrity-supporting silver".
The amount of this money is much higher than the salary, which is about 10-100 times of the official's annual salary, which is extremely exaggerated.
Take the second-grade governor as an example. The official annual salary is only 155 taels of silver, plus 155 shi of grain and rice, but the annual Yanglian Silver can reach up to 2 taels of silver!
I have to say that Yongzheng is a good boss.
But unfortunately, people's desires are endless, and they will not be satisfied just because you give me a salary increase. Instead, after getting used to it, they will feel that this is what they deserve, and then want to get more.
After the Yongzheng Dynasty promulgated the policy of raising silver and incorruption, those officials who should be corrupt continued to be corrupt. On the contrary, because the emperor gave out more money, they became even more unscrupulous.
Of course, after Yongzheng realized this, he immediately took measures and eventually became the most successful emperor in the history of anti-corruption. His experience is worth learning from.
"The above list is the etiquette."
"It can ensure that honest and honest officials can live a prosperous life without being corrupt, and it can also strengthen officials' enthusiasm in political affairs, because the better they do, the more salary they can earn.
Much."
"Making a fortune through salary is no longer a joke."
Ji Boying picked up the wine in front of him and drank it all in one gulp.
"After the ceremony, comes the soldier."
Ji Boying's eyes were smiling, but everyone, including Lao Zhu, could feel a chill of chill emanating from Ji Boying's body.
At this moment, Lao Zhu suddenly became energetic.
"Brother speaks bluntly, but Yuan Zhang will follow suit!"