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As we all know, Lu Xun rose to prominence during the May Fourth Movement and became famous both at home and abroad as a writer and thinker. However, few people know that he also held a high-paying position in the Ministry of Education and was a "senior civil servant" at the time.
In the department of social education, Lu Xun is one of the three real power figures, and his salary has always been considerable, even much higher than that of Hu Shi, a well-known professor at Peking University. According to official records and Lu Xun's diary, his salary gradually climbed from 1912 onwards, eventually stabilizing at about 360 oceans a month.
However, Lu Xun's salary is only a fraction of his total income. During his tenure at the Education Bureau, he not only performed his job, received generous bonuses for his outstanding achievements many times, but also engaged in literary creation for a long time, which can be regarded as an extension of his own work. Lu Xun's literary works are loved by readers, and his published manuscripts have brought considerable income, sometimes as high as several thousand oceans.
To understand how high Lu Xun's salary was, we can compare it with his intellectual peers at that time. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the People's Dynasty, education was not widespread, and intellectuals such as Lu Xun and Hu Shi were very few. The real power of the Department of Social Education is in the hands of three high-ranking officials, and Lu Xun is in second place, which can be said to be the number two person in the department.
Lu Xun's salary has increased significantly, from the initial dozens of oceans, after many salary increases, finally reached 360 oceans per month. This was a very high salary level under the circumstances of the time. At the same time, his peers, Peking University professors, earn between 280 and 180 oceans, while preparatory professors earn even less, about 240 to 140 oceans. These data show that Lu Xun's salary and social status were quite high at that time.
So is Lu Xun's salary enough for him to afford a house in Beijing? Looking back at the housing prices at the time, the mansion he bought in 1919 cost about 4,000 oceans. Considering that his salary at the time was about 300 oceans a month, this figure may not seem high, but his purchasing power is still considerable compared to the cost of living in that era. At that time, the cost of living was low, a large ocean could buy many daily necessities, and Lu Xun's salary was enough for him to enjoy a meal in a high-end restaurant.
The reason why today's house prices are high is mainly affected by the relationship between supply and demand in the market. In Lu Xun's era, there was no such a wave of house speculation as now, and house prices were relatively stable. When choosing a house, Lu Xun also pays attention to safety, reasonable price and tranquility, and does not deliberately choose a mansion.
Although Lu Xun's salary was considered high at the time, it was not appropriate to compare it with today's salary level. Today's society, especially in big cities, housing prices have far exceeded the level of Lu Xun's time. However, we should also recognize that Lu Xun's salary at that time was quite high in his time, and it was also at a high level compared with other intellectuals of his generation. Lu Xun's salary level reflected the salary situation of the intellectual circles at that time, and the situation today is not the same.
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