"Niangniang, this month's monthly silver has just been sent down by the Internal Affairs Office, and the slave has received it for you, although you are a concubine, but the emperor is very good to you, according to the standard of the imperial concubine, the annual silver set for you, eight hundred taels per year.

Receive sixty taels every month, and settle the rest at the end of the year, but Niangniang, the slave maid saw the records of the Internal Affairs Office, and you have been fined twenty taels of silver by the queen. “

On this day, he had just finished eating an afternoon snack, and Ah Zhu returned to Yonghe Palace Road happily and angrily.

"Twenty taels were deducted, this queen is too hateful, the palace is just a few days too tired to ask for peace, and there are a few times when the emperor stays in Yonghe Palace overnight." I also think that this queen is too harsh, but there is no way, people are under the eaves, how can they not bow their heads, and they can't go to the emperor to complain about this amount of fine.

However, I still didn't know much about the moonsilver situation in this Qing Palace, so I asked, "Can you tell me about the standard of the concubines in this palace?" Azhu, I think about it and I don't remember? “。

"Niangniang has lost part of her memory since she fell into the water last time, and it's normal not to remember, and the slave maid is here for Niangniang to say carefully."

"In my Qing Dynasty, the main thing for your masters is to issue silver.

In this harem, the concubines are divided into nine ranks:

The first rank: the queen mother, the annual salary is 20 taels of gold and 2,000 taels of silver.

Second rank: Queen, with an annual salary of 1,000 taels of silver.

The third rank: the imperial concubine, the annual salary is 800 taels of silver.

Fourth rank: concubine, 600 taels of silver.

Fifth rank: Concubine, 300 taels of silver.

Sixth level: concubine, 200 taels.

Seventh rank: nobleman, 100 taels of silver.

Eighth Rank: Constant, 50 taels of silver.

Ninth Rank: Promise, 30 taels of silver"

I was shocked when I heard it, my mother, this queen mother, actually has twenty taels of gold a year, that is 20,000 taels of silver, so rich, no wonder the queen mother in this later TV series always rewards this and that, it turns out that she can't spend more silver, and it is estimated that the warehouse can't put it if she doesn't spend some of it.

But on the other hand, the ancients still attached great importance to "filial piety", otherwise, how could an old lady be so much taller than the queen's daughter-in-law?

At this moment, I can finally deeply understand why those concubines want you to fight to the death, and the gap between concubines of different grades is too big.

Why does everyone want to be a queen, when the queen can not only deduct the monthly silver of others, but also punish those disobedient concubines according to the law a few times, the most important thing is that the queen's treatment is high, the annual salary is 1,000 taels, according to the approximate calculation of later generations, this two silver is up to 800 yuan, the queen's annual salary reaches 800,000, and the last Chang Zai is only 30 taels, that is, the annual salary of 24,000, which is also low among white-collar workers.

"In addition to this silver, the concubines in my Qing Dynasty palace also have the following three incomes.

The first income is all kinds of fabrics, and the mother can get it every year:

1 python satin, 1 makeup satin, 1 flash satin, 2 satin, 1 gold satin, 2 cloth satin, 1 blue satin, 1 hat satin, 3 Peng satin, 4 cloud satin, and 1 woven gold.

In addition to this, there are:

5 pieces of cotton, 5 pieces of Korean cloth, 2 pieces of three-thread cloth, 10 pieces of woolen green cloth, 10 pieces of dark blue cloth, and 3 pieces of coarse cloth.

1 palace horse, 2 Lu horses, 4 yarn horses, 5 yarn wrapping horses, 5 silk spinning horses, 5 Hangzhou fine horses, and 5 silk horses.

10 gold threads, 5 catties of velvet, 3 catties of cotton thread, 20 catties of kapok, 10 mink wraps, and 20 mink fur.

Of course, this is also different according to the rank of the concubine. Azhu continued.

In addition, concubines of different levels have a fixed amount of daily use every day, that is, daily eating, drinking, and consumption. For example, the queen mother will have a pig every day, in addition to sheep, chickens, ducks, rice, noodles, sugar, oil, vinegar, tea, etc., as well as a certain amount of candles, a certain amount of charcoal. Coupled with the difference in the palace where you live, it is equivalent to eating and lodging. “

"Finally, there are all kinds of silver, I in the Qing Palace, there are still a lot of silver, festivals, sacrifices and other major events, that is basically to issue a reward of silver, this reward almost everyone has a share, that is, the slaves sometimes a month of silver is higher than the moon silver.

"In addition, there is also a reward for individuals, for example, when your birthday comes, the emperor will have a silver reward, and some jewelry, depending on the emperor's mood and his favor for you; and gave birth to a child, and there was a silver reward; When the child passes the full moon, there is a silver reward. “

"The most silver reward for giving birth to a child, the queen gives birth to a child, and when the baby is full moon, she is rewarded with 1,000 taels of silver and 100 pieces of clothing; He promised to give birth to a child, and when the baby was full moon, he was also rewarded with 50 taels of silver and 10 horses of clothing. ”

"The emperor has a lot of opportunities, so it is generally an oracle. When it comes to specific operations, it is arranged by the queen to distribute them. “

"Therefore, when the concubines saw the queen, they were cautious and trembling, otherwise one would accidentally deduct part of the silver, and if the queen was in a hurry, it was possible to "lose his head", who could withstand it! “

"Finally, at the end of the year, according to the income and expenditure of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for a year, if there is a lot of surplus, he will give the concubines a New Year's silver, which is also called a big red envelope.

Damn, it turns out that these harem concubines, up to the queen's mother, down to the promise, all have a fixed income, and they all have food and accommodation, this condition is too good.

This year-end silver is the year-end bonus of later generations, this month's silver is the monthly salary, cloth, silk and chicken, duck and fish are welfare.

No wonder, the harem concubines don't worry about food or clothing, they dress up every day, compete with each other, and win the emperor's favor.

Having a good relationship with the emperor directly affects your quality of life.

However, the sad thing is that there is only one emperor, but there are so many concubines, and most of the concubines are in a state of "no forcing (room) during the day, and forcing (room) to be fine at night".

Can they not roll up in the palace, now I have a thorough understanding of the situation in the harem of the Qing Palace.

"The ministers outside the palace are also paid for benefits, but their New Year's bounty is issued according to the annual surplus of the household department, which is at least double the annual salary, and at most it is five times, and the palace is distributed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the ministers' income is drawn from the treasury by the household department."

I know a lot about the minister's New Year's silver, which is to put it bluntly, it is the incorruptible silver in the late Qing Dynasty, and there should be no very clear name at this time.

However, the welfare of the ministers was food such as rice and meat, not the silk of the harem.

"What is the moon silver of the palace maids and eunuchs?" After all, I couldn't help but be curious, and I couldn't help asking.

The palace maid and the palace maid is issued according to the time of entering the palace, generally the palace maid who enters the palace for 1-5 years, you can get 2 taels of Yulu every month, 5-10 years of palace maids, it is considered an old qualification, there are 3 taels of silver per month, more than 10 years is the highest, and the monthly Yulu is 5 taels of silver. If it is the chief maid, then you can add two taels per month". Aju said.

"But this is too low, can you live?" I couldn't help but ask.

"This is not low, Niangniang, there are hundreds of millions of people in the entire Qing Dynasty, and there are only dozens of concubines of the emperor, so they can't all be compared with the girls. The slave's father worked part-time in a prince's house, earning about 15 yuan a day, up to 400 yuan a month, and was unstable; It is slightly better to do long-term work, with a salary of 500 wen per month, but it is difficult to find a job for long-term work. The slave's father only earned about 5 taels of silver a year after working tirelessly. The slave is in this palace, and he can earn more than 20 taels of silver by keeping food and living, which is already very good, but he has to take out a part of it!! Azhu continued.

"Does the palace maid need to be taken care of too?" I'm not surprised.

"The chief eunuch and the chief eunuch are in charge of the palace maid and the eunuch, and they will not give you small shoes only if they are tied."

"Even the mother herself has to do it everywhere, and the cost is huge!!

"Although the concubines in the palace don't need to spend any money to stay in the palace, they are indispensable for personal contacts, some have to subsidize the family, and they also need to often reward the palace maids around them, and sometimes they have to open a small stove to improve the food, it can be said that the low-level concubines are not enough for such a little money."

"After all, there are really too few people who can finally become the queen mother, in fact, those who can become concubines in the harem and become senior concubines are usually some power in the family, even if they can't be queens, or just ordinary concubines, the emperor can talk to the emperor directly when he is lucky, blow some pillow wind, and seek some benefits for his own family, if it is a favorite concubine, then the power of the pillow wind is naturally greater."

"It is precisely because there are huge political interests hidden in the harem, so the harem is often a continuation of the political struggle, and it is a place where the major families secretly compete in each period, in order to win the harem war, not only the concubines have to use mixed tricks, but their own families will also strongly support the battle of the harem."

"How can you support it? The most direct is financial support. In fact, the concubines' salaries and treatment in terms of usage are all decimals, for them, if the power of the family is huge, they will not care about the small money on this money, and often the family will vigorously fund them to carry out various political operations. ”

"For example, the people around you who serve you should often give tips so that they can work harder for themselves; The eunuchs in charge should often give tips and rewards, so that they can know the emperor's preferences, and they should be fortunate to those concubines every day, so that they can know that those concubines are their biggest competitors; In addition, all the doors in the palace must be opened, so that you can get first-hand information at any time, know the movements of each competitor, and even buy some links to hack opponents and so on. To do all this, it is obviously not enough to just send a little money from the emperor. ”

I rely on, so it seems that this entry into the harem as a concubine is also a venture capital of his family, and if he invests in the right place, he will not only lose a lot of money, but also have a daughter who has to be put in, and there is also a considerable investment, but these investments are more than the status that can be obtained after winning, which also makes many families happy to do this.

"Yu Niangniang, the first emperor's concubine Namu Zhong is coming", Qiushui came in outside the door and said in a panic.

"The first emperor's concubine? Bogol's E-!! ”。 I hurried out to greet him.

"Greetings to the eldest concubine !!". When I went out, I saw the eldest concubine, regardless of thirty-seven twenty-one, I first bowed my knees and saluted, and many people were not annoyed.

"Oh yo oh, my sister is very polite, this palace does not dare to accept this big gift, the first emperor and the emperor Dolgon are brothers, although this palace is a few years older than you, but still sisters, you and I are peers, you must not be so !!" Namu Zhong hurriedly supported me.

"What is my sister doing?" Namu Zhong asked after sitting down.

"I just received the monthly salary, how to spend it!! I'll tell you the truth.

"Speaking of the concubines of this harem, compared with ordinary ministers, it is considered high, but compared with the princes and princesses, it is really a heaven and an earth, it can be seen that this Aixin Jueluo family, for those of us who marry in, is still regarded as outsiders, and only the people of their own family are outrageously high." As soon as Namu Zhong sat down, she was speechless and endless, and directly turned on the breaking news mode, it seemed that the Aixin Jueluo family owed her a lot.

"I would like to hear !! detail". I laughed.

"Do you know how much this prince, the prince of the county, Bei, and the prince make a year?"

As soon as Namu Zhong opened the chatterbox, he talked endlessly.

"The clan titles are divided into twelve grades, each with a number of grades, which are roughly divided into super grades and grades. Super products: prince, county king, Baylor, Beizi, duke, general.

Mongolian titles, generally according to the clan titles, while retaining the original Mongolian honorific title, sometimes above the prince still set up the Khan title, hereditary replacement.

The title of the clan, also known as the clan Jueluo Shijue, is under the control of the Zongren Mansion, and its twelve-level titles and titles are:

Prince Heshuo (Heshuo: Manchu means one, corner)

10,000 taels of silver, 10,000 taels of rice;

The son of the world is 6,000 taels of silver, and Lu rice is 6,000 taels;

King of Dorogun

5,000 taels of silver, 5,000 taels of rice;

The eldest son was 3,000 taels of silver and 3,000 taels of rice;

Dorobelle

2,500 taels of silver, 2,500 taels of rice;

Gushan Beizi (Gushan; Manchu means a corner)

1,300 taels of silver, 1,300 taels of rice;

Bong'en Town Guogong

700 taels of silver, 700 taels of rice;

Feng En Fu Guo Gong

500 taels of silver, 500 taels of rice; “

"This prince's salary is 10,000 taels, which is outrageously high, you are looking at this woman's salary, and it is not low:

There are also many levels of the Lady's title, which are:

Princess Gulun: 400 taels of silver and 400 taels of Lu rice in Beijing, 1,000 taels of silver and 30 pieces of satin for marrying foreign vassals

Princess Heshuo: 300 taels of silver and 300 taels of rice in Beijing, 400 taels of silver and 15 pieces of satin for marrying foreign vassals

The county lord: 160 taels of silver and 160 taels of Lu rice in Jujing, 160 taels of silver and 12 pieces of satin for marrying foreign vassals"

"And the ministers of the court are not so high, compared to the princes and princesses, this minister is simply unimaginably low."

"Civil officials are in the middle of the year

One product 180 taels 180 Hu

Second product 155 taels 155 Hu

Three products 130 taels 130 Hu

Four products 105 taels 105 Hu

Five products 80 taels 80 Hu

Six products 60 taels 60 Hu

Seven products 45 taels 45 hu

Eight products 40 taels 40 Hu

Jiupin 33 Liang 1.14 Qian 33 Hu 1.14 Dou"

After Namu Zhong finished speaking, he picked up the teacup and drank tea desperately.

I don't know what I heard, and I was shocked when I heard it, this civil official was less than two hundred taels, only one-fiftieth of the prince.

Counting this alone, the prince's annual salary reaches 8 million, which is really terrifying.

However, from the perspective of the ancients, the entire Qing Dynasty belonged to the Aixin Jueluo family, so when you think about it, an annual salary of eight million is nothing.

"My sister is here today, what's the matter?" I knew that Namu Zhong was definitely not chatting with me, so he asked straight to the point.