Chapter 648 Passing

Most of the salaries of officials were determined at the beginning of the founding of the country.

The economic fluctuations in the feudal era were not as large as modern society, because silver and gold were used as hard currency, so economic characteristics such as inflation and deflation appeared few times and were not large in size.

Therefore, very few regimes will adjust the salaries of officials, even if there is, it will be a small amount.

Because the amount of salaries of officials will directly affect the court's fiscal expenditure and account for a huge proportion.

Taking the Qin court as an example, the total salary paid nationwide last year was 45 million taels, and how much was the tax revenue of the Qin Dynasty throughout the year last year?

But 20 million taels.

This is why large-scale wage arrears occur.

Even when the weather was good in previous years, the salaries of officials across the country were a heavy expense for the court.

What's more, if you get a salary, you will change the ancestral system.

The whole body is affected by one move, which is related to the overall situation across the country, and it cannot be changed by just changing it.

Financial pressure alone is enough to drag down the court.

This is also the reason why He Kun dared not speak up easily.

Li Chen looked at He Kun and said lightly: "Do you know that once you increase your salary, each official will only increase by 10%. For the court, it will also cost millions of taels of silver every year. Where does this money come from?"

He Kun swallowed another mouthful of saliva, simply said, "Open shipping, encourage business, and pay attention to commercial taxes!"

After saying these ten words, He Kun lay tightly on the ground, not daring to breathe.

The maritime ban is the national policy of the Great Qin Dynasty. The rules set by our ancestors have been implemented for more than 300 years, and no one dares to propose opening the maritime ban.

Even today, fishermen in coastal cities will go out to sea to find livelihoods. For example, in Weihaiwei, the government turned a blind eye to this, but seriously proposed to open the sea ban, and no one had the courage to do so.

Even the emperor can do it.

Once proposed, it would be a big mistake in the world and would not know what the royal family would scold him.

Moreover, once the maritime ban is lifted, business must be encouraged, which is equivalent to challenging the moral bottom line that has been implemented for thousands of years in the entire Central Plains.

The business is the cheapest.

How can business be encouraged?

This is to make the ancestors so angry that they jump out of the grave.

It is impossible for literati in the world to pass that level.

He Kun knew that any of his ten words was enough to be beheaded, but he was desperate and could only give up.

Even Chen Tong admired this guy for being a wise man.

This is not what I look for when I seek death.

The warehouse was quiet, Li Chen didn't say anything, and He Kun and Chen Tong didn't dare to say anything.

Even breathing is suppressing strength.

I was afraid of creating a little noise.

He Kun felt even more distressed, and he was as short as the year.

His sweat dripped on the floor with his forehead touching the ground, and in a blink of an eye, he gathered into a ball, but he didn't dare to wipe it, and he didn't even dare to move.

I don’t know how long it took, just as He Kun’s heart gradually sank into the bottom of the valley, Li Chen’s voice finally floated from above his head.

"From today, you will be the prince's companion and work in the East Palace. Your first job is to collect gifts from all officials for this palace. Who gave it to me at that time and recorded it one by one. This money is useful in this palace, and it is your credit for you to use it."

He heard this sentence, He Kun suddenly felt as if he had flew above the nine heavens and his whole body relaxed.

He breathed in big mouthfuls, and for the first time he felt that the air was so sweet.
Chapter completed!