History of the Chinese salary system

Author: Huang Huixian
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Publish Date: 2005-08-16
Features: Bao lu (official salary) refers to the regular payments of stipends to civil and military officials, as well as members of the imperial family under the centralized feudal monarchy, akin to the salaries of public officials in modern life, which are closely related to their livelihoods. The entire system centered around the distribution of bao lu evolved from the hereditary official and salary system under the feudal monarchy's patriarchal system in pre-Qin times, and extended to the salary system under the Republic of China. It was not only a major expenditure in the fiscal budget of feudal states and an important part of financial and economic history, but also directly related to the political and economic behavior of the bureaucratic class and the rise and fall of the state. It is a richly concept. The main purpose of this book is to preliminarily explore the bao lu system of officials under the centralized autocracy of the feudal monarchy. Chronologically, it spans from the Warring States and Qin and Han dynasties to the late Qing Dynasty, covering over 2,000 years. The content primarily discusses the bao lu system of civil and military officials under general historical conditions and its evolutionary trajectory. It also addresses changes and trends in the bao lu system during periods when ethnic minority aristocrats unified the Central Plains, as well as the evolution of hereditary noble titles and stipends under the hereditary monarchy.