Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 615 Commissioning and Retirement Pensions
"The first assistant is free of courtesy. For several years, Qing has worked hard in the position of the first assistant. No matter what situation he is in, he has always put the interests of me and the Ming Dynasty as the first priority. He is not afraid of all kinds of slander and messages. He is conscientious and diligent. He has made great achievements that have attracted worldwide attention, but devotion to his duties is also an extremely rare quality.

All kinds of things here, I see them all in my eyes and keep them in my heart, and I will give Qing an explanation based on emotion and reason.

This time the chief assistant is the first example of the welfare treatment of the officials after they are appointed as officials. As for the treatment of all the officials in the world after they are appointed as officials, I am still considering it.

All in all, as long as officials at all levels, as long as they serve the people wholeheartedly, are loyal to me and the court, then I will never let them suffer! "

While keeping the expressions on the faces of the ministers in his eyes, Zhu Youjian took the opportunity to expand the problem, and openly declared to everyone: See, just listen to me, and you are guaranteed to be profitable, and even if you retire, you will still have money. benefit.

In fact, Zhu Youjian didn't say these words on the spur of the moment. The issue of the remuneration of Ming officials after retirement has long been included in the scope of Zhu Youjian's thinking, but because it is still only a plan, so He has no intention of making it public just yet.

After the Qin Emperor unified China, all the salaries and related benefits of the officials of the past dynasties will be completely cancelled.

Compared with the well-established welfare systems of later generations, making a fuss about this point should be widely and warmly praised and supported by officials, and it will greatly and obviously promote the unity of the monarch and his ministers and the smooth flow of government orders in the future. effect.

In the idea mentioned by Zhu Youjian just now, the word used is official, not official.

In other words, if this policy is introduced, the lowest-level officials who work the most will also enjoy this benefit.

Zhu Youjian believes that as long as the relevant supporting measures are introduced, or even do not need to be launched, as long as the news is released, the enthusiasm of officials at all levels in Ming Dynasty will be greatly improved.

"My lord, what are the benefits for officials after they become officials?

Since ancient times, only officials have said that they have become officials. How can officials say this?

Since the Holy Majesty has said this, it is better to share it with the ministers, so that the ministers can get a general idea, so as to fill in the gaps for the Holy Majesty's plan! "

Li Banghua, who had been silent all this time, got up and saluted and asked.

Hearing the emperor's words just now seemed to point to something, and it was a new way of thinking that had never been heard before, which made everyone in the palace put aside the matter of how to divide the spoils for the time being, and instead focused on this new problem.

Old Li Tou was not much younger than Wen Tiren, and when he heard about the issue of becoming an official, he naturally had to ask the bottom line to find out.

Just now he said that there are only a dozen servants and maidservants in his family, and the one who embarrasses the court is Old Li Tou.

This kind of half-truth, half-false, and more joking behavior can happen to him. If the civil servants other than the cabinet ministers know about it, their jaws will definitely drop.

The big boss who has always been more upright and upright than Wen Tiren can actually behave like this in front of the emperor. This anecdote is enough to cause quite a stir in the officialdom after it is spread.

As the situation in Daming has completely improved in the past few years, and it is rapidly moving towards the most anticipated direction, the heavy boulder that has been pressing on Li Banghua's heart for many years has finally been completely smashed, and it has also made him worry about the country and the people. My mood became cheerful and optimistic unconsciously.

For Li Banghua, who doesn't like extravagance, since Zhu Youjian gave the officials a substantial salary increase, the original slightly shabby family situation has also undergone earth-shaking changes, and these have made him very satisfied.

The behavior of crying for poverty just now was actually nothing more than the accidental innocence of Old Li, who deliberately stepped forward to boo Yangzi.

People have two sides or even many sides. In an environment where the mood is getting more and more comfortable, who is not childlike?

"Hehe, it's rare for Li Aiqing to speak, and this time she can actually ask questions in person, it's rare, rare!
However, what I am curious about is that Aiqing's annual salary should be quite a lot. Why is the family still so poor? Could it be that Aiqing has some unknown hobbies and owes a huge debt?

If Aiqing has something hard to say, then find a space and tell me quietly, I will make the decision for you!

Could it be that Aiqing wants to save a lot of money, so she won't be able to ask for more concubines? "

Seeing the wrinkled old Li Tou stand up, Zhu Youjian thought of his gag just now, a playful expression appeared on his face, and he said to Li Banghua amusingly.

"My lord, the old minister is over sixty years old, how can I spare the energy to deal with women? The old minister still wants to live a few more years and see the coming of the Ming Dynasty with his own eyes."

In the end, Li Banghua, who was not good at joking, replied with a slightly embarrassed wry smile.

"Okay, okay, I won't play around with Aiqing anymore.

This is what I think about the saying that officials become officials.

The first is the difference in title.

I mean that officials who leave their posts and return home at the age of age are called "retirement", and officials are called "retirement", which means retiring from home to recuperate.

No matter whether the ministers came from aristocratic families or started at the end of the century; whether they lived in the temple after becoming an official, or sat in the current position step by step from the local government, they cannot do without the most grassroots officials in handling official duties on weekdays.

Have you thought about it, whether it is my will or the government's decree, if you want to implement it from top to bottom, it will eventually fall on these specific officials and servants.

Those generations either had no hope of taking the imperial examination, so they went to the government offices of various places to find a job to support their families, or they were illiterate, and then worked their way into the house to earn a little income to support their parents and family members. All actions are serving the country and working for the imperial court.

Therefore, the strategy I am thinking of this time will also include officials from all over the world, in order to achieve balance, and can also effectively mobilize the enthusiasm for office work, so that officials can be more handy.

The welfare I am talking about can be said to have never existed since ancient times. I believe that after implementation, it will achieve unprecedented good effects, but it will also make the burden on the court even heavier.

Everything has advantages and disadvantages, and all new policies also need to gradually explore the disadvantages in practice, and then make further improvements and improvements.

The second thing I said is the general idea about this benefit.

I mean that all court officials, after retirement, will receive relevant salaries from the court until their death.

I call this sum a pension.

If you serve the royal family and contribute to the construction of the Ming Dynasty, I will support you until the old age! "

The ministers who were listening to the emperor's speech with great concentration fell into petrification again, and everyone was stunned by the unprecedented generosity of the emperor.

(End of this chapter)