Although the external situation is still not stable enough, overall the impact on the Jingzhou General Manager's Office is not great. Li Tai is also in a good mood. Today is New Year's Eve, so he arranged to distribute welfare rewards to the civil and military staff of the General Manager's Office as a comfort.
Public sentiment.
There was no such thing as official salaries in the Western Wei Dynasty. Even the Eastern Wei Dynasty, whose financial situation was much better than that of the Western Wei Dynasty, only resumed the payment of official salaries after it was changed to the Northern Qi Dynasty this year in order to win people's hearts.
Although there is no regular salary, these officials do not work voluntarily, and there are still many unconventional ways of income within their powers. In the imperial court and the hegemony, there are usually various rewards, although they are not customizable, but
It's usually possible to maintain life as a family.
Of course, in a year when the Bafu's finances are indeed difficult, it is inevitable that there will be no income for several months or even longer. It was not until Huazhou and other places had considerable farmland income that the income of the Bafu officials could be reduced.
It's relatively stable.
Although local officials have fewer irregular gifts than central officials, they have more diverse ways and means of obtaining income. They can usually rent food and rent public land within their jurisdiction, and provide food and service to Dingyong.
During festivals and greetings, they usually give certain gifts. In addition, they can also do business and sell goods to all directions through the deterrent power brought by their official positions.
Of course, the favorite way for some generals to generate income is to plunder population and wealth through war. Although the risks are not small, the rewards are also huge.
In Li Tai's Jingzhou General Administration Office, the welfare of officials is also very good.
First of all, the public house in the General Manager's Mansion provides meals, two meals a day, with both meat and vegetables. Not only can you eat in, but you can also take them away in the evening. As long as you work in the General Manager's Mansion, apart from anything else, the family's food is still guaranteed. Of course you can
It is impossible to say that if you have a family of more than 100 people, it would take you several drives to pack meals.
The food expenses of these public houses are maintained by collecting rents from one hundred hectares of public land, and then the general manager's office replaces them with different food materials for the use of the public kitchens. The shortfalls throughout the year are made up by the general manager's office, and the surplus food is used
Distributed among officials according to their rank.
In addition to food supply, the General Manager's Office will also give a certain amount of silk, brocade, silk and other fabrics to each official according to their grade every season for changing clothes in spring and autumn. Of course, the surplus fabrics are also allowed to be sold in the market.
These two benefits alone have already surpassed the income of many local government officials. In addition, there will be some additional rewards for overtime work, business trips and some special tasks. After a year, even the lowest literary official can usually earn more than
The income of more than 100 shi of grain, plus food and clothing subsidies, is enough to support a family of five.
Nowadays, there are more than 600 officials with specific positions in the entire Jingzhou General Mansion. This does not include the posts created by local governors and county governors. Maintaining the welfare payment of such an administrative agency is also a huge expense.
Of course, the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Offices and the imperial court will not be responsible for this part of the administrative costs. The Jingzhou General Manager's Office must raise and be responsible for everything.
Of course, the advantage is that the Jingzhou Governor's Office has relatively independent administrative and financial powers. In addition to the appointment of governors, county governors and prefecture and county sergeants, it also needs to listen to the Central and Foreign Offices. What policies does Li Tai implement in the country and what kind of policies are formulated?
In fiscal planning, the Chinese and foreign governments basically do not interfere much.
It's just that in major events like the expedition to the Northern Qi Dynasty, the General Administration must obey the orders of the Central and Foreign Governments and invest manpower and material resources. But like Wang Sizheng's previous unauthorized military actions, the Chinese and Foreign Governments cannot restrain them. Of course, the consequences of these actions are also
It's up to you to bear it.
Therefore, except for his subordinate status, Li Tai can basically be said to be a prince in Jingzhou. The personnel resources he possesses and can dispatch are far beyond what the senior officials of the Chinese and foreign governments can obtain.
Of course, in addition to the Guanzhong states, the states and counties scattered on the four borders are basically in a similar situation. Each has a well-functioning internal order maintenance, but it is not as powerful as the Jingzhou General Administration.
This year, all internal affairs operations are in order and the development momentum is good. It is reasonable and reasonable to give generous rewards to all officials. After all, even if the decision-maker is Li Tai, the specific implementation of the policy will also rely on the efforts of these officials.
In fact, in the middle of the month, Chief Shi Cuiqian had already distributed a welfare reward to all the staff in accordance with Li Tai's instructions before going out. However, at that time, he did not know what the final results of the work would be at the end of the year, so Li Tai just gave
A range of quota. Before Li Tai returned, Cui Qian paid according to the minimum limit, which was still not worthy of the current achievements.
After Li Tai returned, he doubled the amount issued by Cui Qian. The people in the hall all applauded happily after hearing this. They felt very happy to receive this gift during the festive season.
By the time these things were dealt with, it was already noon. All the officials had already been on vacation, but when they heard that the general had returned to town, they all left to pay their respects. So Li Tai asked them to receive their rewards and then go home.
For those in the countryside outside the city, carriages and horses were also arranged to escort them for a journey.
After commending several officials from the Liuzhi Mansion, Li Tai stood up from the hall and went to the inner chamber. As soon as he reached the corridor, he found his cousin Cui Qian following him, so he smiled and asked: "
The festive season is here again, if my cousin doesn’t stay in Zhifu, where will he go?"
Cui Qian's expression froze after hearing this. After a moment of silence, he looked at Li Tai sadly and said, "I have spent the past years in the side of the house. If there is an emergency in the house, I can handle it nearby."
After Li Tai heard this, he suddenly felt ashamed and embarrassed. Only then did he realize that his cousin had been sitting in the mansion for him for several years and had never left. Except for the first year of entering the town, Li Tai
, but I go back to visit my relatives every year. Although I couldn't return to Guanzhong this year because of the war, I still have my wife staying in the house to celebrate the festival with me.
As for his cousin Cui Qian, he has been living alone for several years, which makes people feel sad just thinking about it.
"I, I am also worried that my cousin will go elsewhere, and I am about to tell my cousin to remember to return early even if he goes out. In the past, my cousin stayed alone in the mansion, but this year my husband and I will definitely entertain him at the mansion. I miss my family even more during the festive season. I hope
Having me by my side can comfort my cousin from missing his family!"
After he laughed twice, he quickly changed his mind. It was so shameful for him to drive this cousin out to wander during the Chinese New Year!
Cui Qian couldn't tell how harsh his words were. He rolled his eyes at him, then sighed and said with a smile: "I know that your noble family has many things to do and has many calculations, so it's hard for you to care about such small things. My brother-in-law went to see him early in the morning.
Come and tell me to go home with you for the holidays, so I declined the invitation from my colleagues early in the morning."
After hearing this, Li Tai's embarrassment eased slightly, and he took Cui Qian's arm and walked towards the inner palace. At the same time, he also said: "I have been in town for a few years, and the affairs of the palace have been very good. It is all due to my cousin's hard work in taking charge of the internal affairs. I
Although he does not have the brilliant achievements of the Han ancestors, my cousin has the shrewdness and diligence of Xiao He! The world only knows that I have made great achievements, but it has not yet been able to give my cousin appropriate praise and evaluation. When the time is right, I must do it.
Cousin boasts and makes a name for himself!"
After Cui Qian heard this, he couldn't help but smile on his face, but after laughing for a while, he still straightened his face and said seriously: "Such crazy talk can be a little enjoyable among close relatives and friends, but it still needs to be done externally.
Be cautious and modest. Especially Apan, you are so beautiful in the forest. Even if you are not afraid of breaking, strong winds will still disturb your pace!"
"What my cousin said is true, I will definitely keep it in mind and never disturb you with my words!"
After Li Tai heard this, he smiled and said, and then he thought of He Ruodun's big mouth, and felt that with such a guy in his family, his popularity would probably not be better.
In the inner palace, Miaoyin had already arranged for the family members to decorate the courtyard with lights and colorful decorations. With these decorations, the inner palace was no longer as deserted as when Li Tai returned last night, adding a lot of festive atmosphere.
Cui Qianqe went into the hall first and sat down to wait for the meal. Before evening, Li Tai took his nephew Li Zhen, who had returned to town with him, to worship the ancestors. Since the official was away from home, he was naturally not as solemn as at home, so the sacrifices were simple and understanding.
That's it. The etiquette and righteousness advertised by the aristocratic families are mostly to distinguish them from the Hansu family, but they do not strictly abide by the etiquette and rules internally, and there are still many adaptations.
After finishing all these things, he returned to the inner hall. Li Ya, who had returned to town with him, was showing off his increasingly proficient knife skills next to Cui Qian's banquet. There were already several plates of thinly sliced mutton on the table, and he didn't care whether Cui Qian could eat them or not.
, still continuing to plan. Sometimes the reason why people are obsessed with a certain skill is not necessarily because of interest, but because it allows the handsome captain Li Ya to find the long-lost self-esteem in front of his friends.
There are still many customs on New Year's Day in Jingxiang, but Li Tai has not stayed here to celebrate the New Year in the past few years, and this year he came back just before New Year's Eve, so there was no preparation in the mansion, except for the rich food.
Several people in the hall were all close friends, so Miaoyin did not try to avoid suspicion. After arranging all kinds of trivial matters of offering food and congratulations, she also sat down in the hall.
When Cui Qian raised his wine glass to toast and thanked her, the lady in charge, for giving her a meal and staying the night to spend the festive season together, the lady was not rigid at all and picked up a glass of brightly colored fruit wine and drank a glass of it.
Dumplings are always eaten during the Chinese New Year. After three rounds of drinking, a maid brought several large food boxes with exquisite and small dumplings, and dropped them directly into the copper pot in the hall. This was also the eating habit prescribed by Li Tai at home after he came to this world.
, no matter what the dumplings are called elsewhere, they are called dumplings in his family.
There was plenty of food and wine, and the lights were on.
It was rare for Cui Qian to have relatives and friends spend the New Year with him this year, so he fell asleep after drinking a few more glasses of wine. The teenagers were already full. Seeing how restless they were, Li Tai ordered them to cut down bamboo.
Burning firecrackers, he hugged his wife and climbed up to the small building. The lights of thousands of houses in Jingzhou City could be seen at a panoramic view.