People live in the Ming Dynasty, evil spirits are soaring into the sky

Chapter 218 Throw money at it! The reformist salary is one million a month, do you want to do it?

Then Chen Han said: "Your Majesty, now that the New Deal has been promoted in Southeast, Shandong and Shanxi,

Na Weichen felt that now our treasury has been fully enriched.

The salaries of officials who are willing to participate in reform should be appropriately increased.

After all, officials who are willing to reform are currently facing great dangers.

The efforts of these officials must be proportional to their gains.

As soon as this statement came out, the reformists headed by Zhang Juzheng's cabinet agreed very much.

That's right.

If the rewards and risks are not directly proportional, everyone will definitely feel unhappy.

We must know that what the reformists are facing now is not only the pointing fingers of officials, but also a life crisis.

This is already the highest salary for a first-grade official.

If there is no high return, it will be too difficult to persist.

But that's not as exaggerated as Chen Han said.

What is the concept of adding one thousand taels a month?
That is equivalent to an increase in salary of 12,000 taels of silver per year.

"Then my dear, how much do you think we should improve it?"

So everyone thinks it is reasonable for Chen Han to bring it up now.

As a prime minister, his annual salary is only two thousand four hundred taels.

How much is this?
You must know that his current apparent salary is only two hundred taels.

When Chen Han said this, Zhang Juzheng almost knelt down in front of him.

This is already quite high.

One thousand taels a month.

Of course, Zhang Juzheng and the others are all gentlemen and scholars. Why are they so embarrassed to ask for salary from the imperial court? What about treatment?

Oh my god.

So when Chen Han proposed it, it was very reasonable.

How about a monthly salary of one thousand taels of silver? "

Of course, plus some tributes sent from various places, the total amount is about 5,000 taels a year.

Because Chen Han is not a gentleman, he is a cunning villain. He raises salary and benefits, so that makes sense.

Chen Han pretended to be thoughtful and looked at it. Zhang Juzheng and the others, who were full of expectations, said, "For example, Zhang Ge, the chief minister of the cabinet, has worked hard and made great achievements. He has to coordinate the relationship between His Majesty and his ministers, coordinate the affairs of the world, and take care of the implementation of the New Deal. Really hard work.

So the monarch and his ministers began to discuss the treatment of reformist officials at the entrance of the bloody palace.

After all, a gentleman is known for his righteousness, and a villain is known for his benefit. This is a traditional virtue.

Of course Emperor Wanli cooperated with Chen Han.

You know, the current salary of a prince is only about twelve thousand taels.

When Chen Han said these words, Zhang Juzheng was filled with passion.

The opposition members salivated after hearing this.

Oh my god, although the cabinet capital should be increased a little.

But as soon as he opened his mouth, he received one thousand taels of silver.

What is the concept of one thousand taels?

During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the purchasing power of one tael of silver was worth about 800 yuan in flat terms.

In other words, Chen Han gave Zhang Juzheng a monthly salary increase of 800,000 yuan in one breath.

Zhang Juzheng's original salary was two hundred taels, which was 160,000 yuan per month.

Including the 800,000 yuan added now, his monthly salary is close to one million.

This is an extremely high salary in any era.

Zhang Juzheng himself is an official who likes luxury. Two hundred taels of silver a month is really very little for him.

That's why he needs filial piety from all places.

And now Chen Han directly made up for him one thousand taels of silver.

Then what else does he need to be greedy for?
He just works hard and enjoys it.

After all, with a monthly salary of one thousand two hundred taels of silver, you can't finish it even if you lie down and eat and drink.

Even if he enjoys a little luxury, it is still a normal salary.

Who let people take such a big risk?
Then Chen Han said, "As for the other members of the cabinet, they have worked hard during this period." He looked at the three new people who joined the cabinet, one was Shen Shixing, and the other two were unfamiliar to him.

He was also the reformist chosen by Zhang Juzheng, although Shen Shixing was a pure good man.

But with him, he can balance the relationship between the reformists and the conservatives.

Chen Han said, "It should be natural for other cabinet members to receive an additional salary of eight hundred taels each."

These people in the cabinet almost knelt down in front of Chen Han, but they were embarrassed.

After all, your own people are gentlemen.

How can a gentleman be so happy because of money?

Of course money is the most comforting thing.

The so-called ideals, ambitions, and chasing dreams are things you only have time to think about after you have eaten.

Therefore, Chen Han was quite right to just throw money at it.

After Chen Han finished speaking, it was obvious that the cabinet members looked at him with extremely excited and grateful expressions.

Those who oppose it are extremely envious.

When Chen Han said this, Emperor Wanli agreed very much, "On the opposite end of the spectrum, we must let those who are loyal to the emperor and patriots, who are willing to sincerely promote reforms, get great financial satisfaction.

Letting them not have to worry about trivial family matters is the greatest responsibility to them, and I very much agree. "

Unexpectedly, Chen Han's suggestion was immediately agreed to in the bloody palace square.

Zhang Juzheng, the chief minister of the cabinet, received an additional monthly salary of one thousand taels of silver;
Three members of the cabinet receive a monthly salary of eight hundred taels of silver.

Then Chen Han added: "As for the officials working below, their salaries will be increased according to their levels. The lowest level of county magistrate will at least have to add an additional fifty taels of silver monthly subsidy to the original salary."

The civil servants present were so envious that their eyes turned red.

What is the concept of fifty taels of silver?
You must know that the monthly salary of a seventh-grade county magistrate is only a dozen taels of silver.

The salary is only about one hundred taels a year.

But Chen Han gave them an increase of fifty taels per month at once.

That’s six hundred taels a year.

The salary was several times higher than the previous year's salary.

Working for one year now is equivalent to the previous four or five years.

To put it bluntly, these officials below have to work hard for this fifty taels of silver monthly subsidy.

The civil servants were stunned.

My God, he is really rich.

After the treasury obtained 200,000 taels of silver due to a house raid, Chen Han acted generously.

Chen Han hasn't finished speaking yet: "As for the rewards! On the basis of passing the law, if the new policies are implemented and the results are outstanding, let's not talk about them.

Every year, he is rated as one of the best in the world by more than 100 people, and he is awarded half a year's salary at one time. I don't think Mr. Zhang Ge would have any objections, right? "

After Zhang Juzheng heard this, he no longer knew what to say.

He was even imagining that if he was that advanced, what would that be?
He now has a monthly salary of one thousand two hundred taels.

That’s fourteen thousand four hundred taels a year.

If another half-year's salary is awarded, then another seven thousand taels will be added, which will be a salary of 21,120 taels per year.

Twenty-one thousand taels!

When he thought of this, Zhang Juzheng had only one thought in his mind.

I still have to drill holes in the mountains, so why do I want to get some filial piety from these people below?
I worked hard to promote the New Deal so that the New Deal could be carried out in a healthy way, and I was rewarded with half a year's salary every year.

Let alone half a year, one or two months is a lot of money.

By that time, even if I am enjoying luxury, others will not be able to say no to me.

After all, I use my own salary.

The cabinet members headed by Zhang Juzheng immediately raised their hands and clasped their fists towards Chen Han: "We thank you, Mr. Guo!"

Chen Han smiled and said, "Of course I hope you won't do the same thing as Wang Anshi's reforms and appoint so many sensationalists."

Zhang Juzheng and others were well-read in poetry and literature, and they knew that one of the reasons why Wang Anshi's reforms failed was that he hired the wrong person.

Many officials did not want to follow his reforms at all, but just wanted to get promoted and make a fortune through the reforms.

So no need for Chen Han to say, they also understood.

Several officials from the opposition side wanted to stand up and ask, can we join?
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