Great Han Empire

Chapter 407 Salaries of Officials in the Han Dynasty

Salaries of officials in the Han Dynasty

The Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system, and in the Western Han Dynasty, there were 22 levels (one said 21 levels) from Wanshi to Doushi Zuoshi, and the system of giving grain was adopted.The corresponding relationship between the salary rank and the number of in-kind distributions is (betting that some official salaries have changed before and after, so they are not specified one by one, but are for reference only):

1）万石：三公等（豹子的车骑大将军应该在此），月谷350斛（注：1斛＝1石），一年4200石；
2) Two thousand stones in the middle: Jiuqing and others, 180 dendrobium in the moon valley, 2160 stones a year;
3) True two thousand stones: the princes are equal, the moon valley is 150 dendrobium, and the year is 1800 stones;
4) Two thousand stones: the prefect of the county, etc., 120 dendrobium in the moon valley, 1440 stones a year;
5) Bi Erqianshi: Dr. Guanglu, etc., 100 Dendrobium in the Moon Valley, 1200 Shi in a year;
6) Thousand stones: Prime Minister Changshi, etc., 90 dendrobium in the moon valley, 1080 stones a year;
7) Biqianshi: Taizhong doctors, etc., 80 hu in the moon valley, 960 shi a year;
8) Eight hundred stones: only six hundred stones were removed during the reign of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty;
9) Bibabaishi: admonish the doctor, the salary is unknown, and will be removed later;
10) Six hundred shi: state governor, etc., 70 dendrobium in the moon valley, 840 shi a year;
11) Compared with six hundred stones: Doctors, etc., 60 dendrobium in the moon valley, 720 stones a year;
12) Five hundred stones: County magistrate, removed during Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty.

13) Four hundred stones: the county magistrate and county lieutenant of Daxian County, 50 dendrobium in the moon valley, 600 stones a year;
14) Compared with four hundred stones: five sense ministers, etc., 45 dendrobium in the moon valley, 540 stones a year;
15) Three hundred stones: Sub-county magistrate, 40 moon valleys, 480 stones a year;
16) Bisanbaishi: Wuguan Langzhong, Moon Valley 37 Dendrobium, 444 Shi in a year;
17) Two hundred stones: county magistrate, county lieutenant, etc., 30 dendrobium in the moon valley, 360 stones a year;
18) Compared with two hundred stones: 27 dendrobiums in the moon valley, 324 stones a year;
19) Hundred stones: Yushi genus, etc., 16 Dendrobium in Moon Valley, 192 stones a year;
20) Bibaishi: unknown, removed later;

21) Doushi: Moon Valley 11 Dendrobium, it is said that 1 Dou and 2 liters per day;
22) Zuo Shi: Moon Valley 8 Dendrobium, another said that Zuo Shi is also incorporated into Dou Shi.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the salary rank did not change much. There were 17 levels (or 16 levels) from Wanshi to Doushi Zuoshi, but the payment method was changed to half money and half grain, which was customized in Yanping in the Eastern Han Dynasty. ;True 9000 stone moon money 72, grain 6500 dendrobium; Bi 36 stone moon money 5000, grain 34 dendrobium; Thousand stone moon money 4000, grain 30 dendrobium; Six hundred stone moon money 3500, grain 21 dendrobium; Four hundred stone moon money 2500, 15 dendrobiums; 2000, 12 dendrobiums, 1000, 9 dendrobiums; 800, 4 dendrobiums, 8 dendrobiums.In addition, the festive rewards of the Han Dynasty actually became a salary increase in addition to the regular salary. For example, it is recorded in "Han Guanyi" that only the "Laci" item is: the general, the three princes each have 20 yuan, 200 catties of beef, and 200 hu of japonica rice. Tejin and Hou 15, Qing 10, Xiaowei 5, Shangshu 3, servants, generals, and doctors 2 each, Qianshi and Liubaishi 7 each, Huben Lang and Habayashi Lang 3. "Tong Dian" records that on the day of the beginning of spring, 30 horses were given to civil officials Situ and Sikongbo, 15 horses to Jiuqing, 60 horses each to Taiwei and General, and 30 horses each to Zhijinwu and Zhuxiaowei.
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