A Song Dynasty official, at the end of the year, received a feng lu, a year of feng lu can reach more than 105 hundred taels, these silver converted into more than 15 million yuan.
Some scholars have studied the history books and converted the purchasing power of the time with the purchasing power of today, and concluded that one or two pieces of silver in the Song Dynasty were converted into 1425 yuan. That is to say, if a yipin official received a salary in the Song Dynasty, he could receive about 1.28 million yuan a month, about 900 taels of silver a month.
But this salary is also limited to the prime minister. The salaries of the three divisions (Taishi, Taifu, and Taibao) at the same level as the prime minister are not so impressive, and the monthly income of the third division is 360 taels, which is equivalent to about 520,000 yuan.
It can be said that the salaries of Officials in the Song Dynasty are the highest in the world even today, and it should be known that the annual salary of the President of the United States is 400,000 US dollars, which is converted into 2.6 million yuan.
It can be seen from this that the high salary and honesty implemented by the Song Dynasty were half successful, and this half was that the officials did get high salaries, but there was also corruption and corruption, which did not achieve the actual purpose.
Moreover, the salary gap between the low-level officials and high-level officials in the Song Dynasty was extremely large, and the high-level officials could get millions a month, while the low-level officials' monthly salary was about 15 yuan, which was converted into 1350 yuan.
However, despite this, some scholars still propose high salaries and low salaries, arguing that as long as the wages are high enough, there will be no corruption, but it is not known whether it is feasible.
