inspire-indiana Chapter 233 Ye Xuan: Want To Reduce Corruption? Then Increase Officials’ Salaries And Ensure High Sa
Chapter 233 Ye Xuan: Want To Reduce Corruption? Then Increase Officials’ Salaries And Ensure High Sa
Chapter 233 Ye Xuan: Want to reduce corruption? Then increase officials’ salaries and maintain integrity with high salaries!
Zhu Xiongying Xiaotuanzi raised his short and fat hands, his black bean-like eyes lit up with strange light, and asked:
"Teacher, is there any way to reduce corrupt officials?"
Although we cannot eliminate corrupt officials.
This disappointed him a little.
But if we can reduce corrupt officials.
This is also very good.
"If Grandpa Huang knew a way to reduce corrupt officials, he would definitely be very happy."
Zhu Xiongying's little dumpling made a happy sound.
"Teacher, teacher, what exactly is the solution?"
“How can we reduce corrupt officials?”
“How can we stop those greedy people from embezzling?”
The other princes and grandsons also started asking questions.
Sunlight penetrates through the lattice windows and illuminates the classroom.
Illuminating those young and innocent little faces.
The faces of these little dumplings were full of curiosity.
They all want to know how to reduce corruption among officials.
Although some of them will not be able to become emperors in the future.
But they will become feudal kings.
The vassal state needs jurisdiction.
So if they can know how to reduce corrupt officials, they can punish corrupt officials in the domain and reduce corrupt officials.
"In my personal opinion."
"I think the most important step is to increase the salaries of ministers and establish an integrity fund."
Ye Xuan said.
Increase ministers’ salaries493?
The little dumplings were stunned.
Eyes widened.
Mouth slightly open.
They thought this answer was a bit outrageous.
Will increasing ministers' salaries reduce corruption?
this--
impossible?
"Teacher, why do you want to increase the minister's salary?"
Zhu Xiongying couldn't help but ask.
Other little dumplings couldn't help but ask.
They wonder.
Is there a connection between reducing corruption and increasing ministers' salaries?
In their little minds, they think there is no necessary connection between the two.
Just like growing vegetables and making fertilizer.
If you don’t know that fertilizer can improve the nutrients for vegetable growth and improve the soil, you don’t know the connection between growing vegetables and making fertilizers.
Ye Xuan explained:
"Increase the salaries of ministers to ensure that they have enough money."
"Under this premise, a considerable number of officials can be kept clean.
"It can also be said that 'high salary supports integrity'."
“This is based on the ‘efficiency wage theory’.
“Efficiency Wage Theory?”
Regarding the theory thrown out by Ye Xuan, Huangsun Xiaotuanzi looked confused.
Thought:
here we go again.
here we go again!
This novel vocabulary.
(bhdb) “The core concept of efficiency wage theory is that an employee’s productivity is positively related to the compensation he or she receives.
“In other words, the salary is directly proportional to the official’s labor efficiency.
"The higher the salary, the higher the efficiency of officials' work."
Ye Xuan said.
Seeing Xiao Tuanzi, he was still a little confused. He simply added, "The more money you give, the harder the officials will work."
"If you are satisfied with the high salary."
"Then corruption will be reduced."
"Of course, the premise is that there is a reliable third-party monitoring agency."
"If an official commits corruption, there is a certain probability that it will be discovered."
"If you are found out, you will be fired."
“When there is a supervisory agency, officials participating in corruption mean they will lose their original high salary.
"Officials don't dare risk corruption."
“Thereby reducing corruption.”
“Therefore, increasing officials’ salaries can increase the cost of participating in corruption and reduce corruption.
"There is another theoretical basis for 'high salary to support integrity'."
"That's the 'fair wage theory.'"
"People's work enthusiasm is not only related to the individual's actual remuneration, but also more closely related to whether people feel that the remuneration distribution is fair.
"We must understand that humans are thoughtful animals."
"They will consciously or unconsciously compare the cost of their labor and the remuneration they receive with others."
"And make a judgment about whether it's fair."
“Perceptions of fairness have a direct impact on officer behavior and motivations.”
"When an official finds that his salary is low compared to other industries, they will feel that it is unfair, and his enthusiasm for work will be reduced.'
"And there is a willingness to participate in corrupt practices and earn some money back."
"Do you know why there are so few corrupt officials in the Song Dynasty?"
Ye Xuan asked suddenly.
The sudden question overwhelmed the little dumplings who were still trying to digest the knowledge.
Xiaotuanzi's eyes were full of clear stupidity.
They shook their heads.
"That's because officials in the Song Dynasty had high salaries, good salaries and benefits."
"Bao Zheng."
"Bao Qingtian."
"You should know about such a famous person, right?"
“During the Song Dynasty, an official often held several official positions.
"Like Bao Zheng."
"He held three official positions alone."
"They are Doctor Yousi of Shangshu Province, Quan Zhizhi of Kaifeng Prefecture, and Bachelor of Longtuge."
"The Northern Song Dynasty can be said to have the best welfare benefits for officials."
"Bao Zheng alone has three salaries."
"For example, if he is a bachelor of Longtuge, he will have one hundred and thirty-eight pieces of silver per day and month."
When Ye Xuan said this, he couldn't help but cursed MMP in his heart.
He now works three jobs by himself.
The teacher of the emperor's grandchildren.
The person in charge of the Divine Creation Bureau.
An official in the Ministry of Rites.
As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang gave him a salary.
Look at Bao Zheng from the Northern Song Dynasty.
Take another look at yourself.
A silver coin is always a thousand coins.
According to modern conversions.
Bao Zheng's salary can reach 120,000 yuan a month.
This is just the money for Bao Zheng's official position.
Three added up.
Bao Zheng can easily earn 300,000 yuan a month.
This income was already quite high in ancient times.
Even in modern times, it is difficult to reach this level.
Ye Xuan calmed down his rather resentful attitude and continued:
"Wang Anshi, a contemporary of Bao Zheng."
"The highest official position he ever held was Tong Zhongshu's Ping Zhangshi."
"That is, the prime minister."
"You can get three hundred guan a month (three hundred guan is equivalent to 260,000 yuan in modern times)."
"The Northern Song Dynasty realized the high salary system for officials."
"This can prevent corruption as much as possible."
"Let a person get a high salary."
"If there is no huge benefit, they will not take risks and engage in corruption."
"This raises the cost of corruption."
"Reduced corruption."
Compared with the Song Dynasty, the salary in the Ming Dynasty was really too low.
A first-grade official only has one thousand and forty-four shi of food a year.
The annual salary equivalent to a first-grade official is only five hundred taels of silver.
In modern money, that would be an annual salary of about five hundred thousand.
This amount of money is similar to the monthly salary of high-ranking officials in the Northern Song Dynasty.
It's really low.
This is still a genuine official.
The annual income of a seventh-grade magistrate is only forty-five taels of silver.
In modern times, it would only be 50,000 yuan a year.
That’s more than 4,000 per month.
This kind of money may not even be enough for food in economically developed areas.
The Ming Dynasty also had a salary reduction system.
That is to say, the things that the government cannot sell in its warehouses are used to offset the official's salary.
This makes the already small salary even smaller.
In this case, even if Zhu Yuanzhang set up severe torture, officials could only become corrupt when they could not support their families.