Chapter 648: Pass the Level
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Most officials' salaries were set at the beginning of the founding of the country.
Economic fluctuations in feudal times were not as large as those in modern society because they were based on silver and gold as hard currencies. Therefore, inflation and deflation rarely occurred, and their magnitudes were also small.
Therefore, very few regimes adjust the salaries of officials; if they do, it is only by a small amount.
Because the amount of officials' salaries directly affects the court's fiscal expenditure and constitutes a large proportion,
Taking the Qin court as an example, last year the total amount of salary issued nationwide was 4.5 million taels, but how much tax did Qin collect throughout the whole year last year
But not more than two million taels.
That's why large-scale wage arrears occur.
Even during years of favorable weather and abundant harvests, the salaries of government officials across the nation constituted a substantial expenditure for the imperial court.
Moreover, altering one's salary is equivalent to changing the ancestral system.weapons for war No thanks.Su Zhen Ting even thought Li Chen was becoming rather frivolous. With the current political climate so tense and crucial, the Crown Prince was still indulging in such games....