Chapter 243 Benefits of Officials

Linchuan is located in the junction of Wuyi Mountain and Poyang Lake Plain, with two rivers (Yihuang River) and Ru (Fuhe River) flowing together; the Fu River flows from southeast to northwest through the north. In this mountainous area, Bingling, the river port is located on the beautiful Fuhe River, and a small remnants of the Fuhe River. The hillside is called Yanbu Ridge. Because the place where the salt is removed is at the foot of this hillside, this hillside is called Yanbu Ridge,

When the party next to the king arrived in Linchuan, they had been walking for a month. In the bell of the horse, the group entered the county. At the front, there were two young princes walking side by side. One of them was slightly strong, with distinct facial features. ** A white jade lion in the night seemed to have an extraordinary temperament; beside him The other was a little thinner than listening to him, but he was also polite. Behind them, there were several attendants who followed the two carriages through the county,

Now it is the twelfth lunar month. At this time, it is already noon. There are many people on the street who come out to purchase New Year's goods. The people next to the king attracted people on the street to stop and talk about it. They recognized it with their eyes: "Alas, isn't that the eldest son of the Wang family?"

"Oh, it's not. It seems to be back for the Spring Festival."

"He has been a young man for several years now. Who is the one next to him?"

"I don't know~"

"Have you heard that there is a second son of the Wang family. He became a senior official in the capital a while ago. Do you think that young man's style is the second son of the Wang family?"

"It's hard to say. Few people seem to have seen the second son. Have you ever seen him?"

"No, no"

Walking in the county, the horses did not dare to travel quickly. Wang heard the discussion of pedestrians on the street. He thought that although he was a little famous in the capital, he was often recognized even when he walked on the street. Now when he returned to his hometown, no one recognized him. In this era, there were no cameras, newspapers, and TV networks. Many of them were legends. No one knew who had it. What does the body look like? I think it should be fun to hide my name in ancient times.

The southeast of the county is Yanbuling, which is also the highest place in the county. Yuanze pointed to a large mansion on the mountain: "Look, we're almost home."

This is Wang Anshi's home. He actually chose such a good house in the land of mountains and rivers. Now, people in the city, who would have thought of living on the mountains in the city, quiet in the middle of the city, and enjoying the scenery in the county. "My father really know how to choose a place~" Wang couldn't help admiring in his heart,

"Oh, this is the ancestral property of our ancestors. Brother, you see, there are still hundreds of mu of land on the slope, which is also ours."

"Good place, if you are old, there is nothing to worry about returning to the countryside. I said, why did our father insist on not being an official? It turned out that he went back to his hometown to spend the quiet life in this paradise." Wang said so, and he was still a little envious of Wang Anshi in his heart,

"You are wrong, brother. Anyway, it's not as good as being an official and getting a salary. At least brother, you have also been a senior official. You have a lot of salary in those years. Not to mention how much you earn in business, let's talk about the salary paid by the court, as well as the rice and wheat issued by the whole year, spring, summer, autumn and winter on time, silk, Luo, Winter cotton, summer tea, winter coal, how do you spend your own money? In addition, even the clothes are issued by the court, and there are all kinds of seasonal rewards, which are all clean.

Wang Bian thought of the salary income items in these years, and he also picked the corners of his mouth. Yuan Ze's account is not confused: the prime minister of the Song Dynasty, the senior officials of the Privy Council, with a monthly salary of 300 taels of silver, 20 pieces of silk, 30 pieces of silk, 100 taels of cotton in spring and winter, and 100 stones per month; local prefectures. County officials, the county magistrate of the big county (more than 10,000 households) are 22 taels per month, the small county magistrate is 12 taels per month, and the monthly salary is five to three stones. In addition to the regular salary, there are various subsidies, such as tea, wine, cooking materials, salary, wormwood, charcoal, salt, as well as forage for horses, food and food expenses, etc. The quantity is quite considerable.

In addition, those external officials are not allowed to bring family members, and the alimony of the family members is provided by the government, providing monthly daily necessities such as rice, noodles, sheep, etc.

Take Wang's side to say that there are not those dazzling subsidies every month. The salary alone is 200 taels. In the past few years, there have been subsidies in the house. Although there is no "job field" yet, there is also a large amount of "public money" (i.e. hospitality). When the envoy to Korea, the public money can be as high as 20,000 taels, and It is not capped. In an official sentence, it is called "use up and continue, regardless of the year and month",

According to the purchasing power of silver in the Song Dynasty at that time: one tael of silver can basically buy about eight stones of rice. Based on the sixty-six kilograms of Song stone, one tael of silver is equivalent to nearly 1,800 yuan. If the Qipin county magistrate (small county) of the Song Dynasty is 12 taels per month, his monthly salary is more than 12,000 yuan. However, Wang's salary is not a simple multiple. In the Song Dynasty, the salary changed greatly with the official rank. Not only that, the standard of Beijing officials was much higher than that of local officials. Therefore, Wang once gave himself a rough calculation. Let's take him as a third-grade waiter. Not counting these living money, just the fixed salary and subsidies are two hundred taels a month. Silver, according to the provisions of Renzong "Luling", is exactly twice the basic salary, which is equivalent to 600 taels of silver,

Six hundred taels of silver is 50 times that of a county magistrate. If the king doesn't do business, he will only become an official in the past few years. His money has exceeded one million, not to mention his left, another reward, and then those public money that he doesn't even have **,

No wonder Yingzong agreed to Wang's request to resign so happily. Thinking about the reduction of funds, there was nothing wrong with me. Thinking of this, Wang smiled and said, "Brother, I don't know it's there. This is called welfare."

"It can be said that if everyone wants to be an official, an official can seek benefits. If you think about it, you are wrong to have a few fields to raise. In the year of famine, you have to keep the land at your mercy of fate, let alone pay the rent and tax. Of course, if it is a professional field, it is another matter." Yuan Ze said it was quite indifferent,

With that, he suddenly saw the pedestrians around him noisy, and then shouted "Get out of the way, get out of the way" behind him. Wang side and others took the horse and saw two servants running from their side, surpassing them and sped to the east.

Seeing that the two people were in a hurry and dressed as servants, the pedestrians on the roadside consciously dodged a road one after another. After the two left, the pedestrians on the roadside began to talk about it. Wang listened carefully and heard someone say, "Is this going to catch the job again?"

"It seems, you see, isn't that going to Mr. Chen's house?"

"I don't know if Mr. Chen has left."

In the meantime, an old man said, "Hey, it's okay if you leave. Where are you going under the foundation of this New Year? I don't think Chen will have a good time this year." As he spoke, he shook his head with regret,

A young man beside the old man pulled the old man's sleeves and grinned at the team next to the king. "It seems that there are advantages of having no money. If you have a little money like this, if you don't have power, if you deal with a bad job, your family will be empty for three or five years."

This young man probably saw a group of people next to the king. He was rich and noble, and it seemed that he had a family to accompany him. What's more, the general public could not afford to use it, and the government did not allow the carriage. However, most of the people who came with the carriage were either rich or noble, which also made the team next to the king more eye-catching in this not too big county.

The king was looking at it along the voice. The young man looked at the king looking this way and hurriedly dodged away. The speakers also went to the southeast, as if there was something lively to see.

They also went to the southeast. A group of people walked one or two streets and were close to Yanbuling. They saw a lot of people standing at the door of a slightly larger house.

There are talking and watching, blocking the street that was not too wide. Wang and Yuan Ze sat on the horse and looked at the crowd. The courtyard door of the yard was open. A man in his forty and forty-fifties stood at the door and talked to him were the two servants who had just run by Wang's side.

They were so far away that they couldn't hear what was going on inside. Wang jumped off his horse and said, "I'll go and see what's going on."

Anyway, no one knows him now, and Wang is full of curiosity about this place. Yuan Ze frowned, "My parents are still waiting in the house. Don't care too much. You are not an official now. Even if you still have an official position now, you can't control this matter." Yuan Ze seemed to see the curiosity of the king. He reminded the king in a low voice,

"Hmm." This is not in the capital. Although it is my hometown, it is particularly strange to Wang. Wang answered, handed the rein to Wa Zhuang who followed him, and then leaned into the crowd.

The audience whispered. Wang guessed that this person might be the member surnamed Chen. It seemed that he was also a weak scholar when he was young. He wore a hair official, a navy blue Confucian skirt inside, and a cardigan on the outside. He looked like a piece of style. He was in the door and out of the door, and he was carrying a package on his back. It seemed that he was about to Go out, but hold the door to retreat,

One of the two servants, who was a little thin, was pulling Chen's arm and pleading: "Two officials, please tell the county magistrate that I really can't do this."

"No way." The thin servant was in an unquestionable tone, staring at Mr. Chen and said,

The thinner servant's tone softened: "If you leave, let alone us, even the county magistrate can't hand it over. Why don't you go to our county government office? If there is anything, you can talk to the county magistrate directly." The two servants seemed to be determined to take Chen away,

Someone in the crowd said, "The county magistrate can't make a difference. For so many years, it refers to sending Chen outsiders. Chen outsiders are good, so don't embarrass him." The voice was beside the king. The thin servant looked at the crowd and said, "Who said this? If you don't do this, you can come out and do it for Chen." With that, his eyes fell on the king,