In addition to the direct purchase of official positions, what other prestigious titles can also be obtained through this route? The precious information at hand of the imperial history will be revealed to you one by one today. Let's explore the money and power games of that era.
During the Qing Dynasty,"Officer"It specifically refers to the regular official system of the nine-grade and eighteen-level, excluding those who are not included in this sequence. Until the Kangxi period, ordinary people did not have the right to directly buy official positions.
According to historical records, some children of wealthy families can obtain Xiucai (shengyuan) or superintendents (enjoy the right to study in the country) by paying grain, and the specific regulations are that the students need to pay 300 stone of grain, and the superintendents need 200 shi.
During the reign of Emperor Kangxi, in order to fill the financial vacancy, it was allowed to become a low-level ** through contributions under certain conditions, such as the equal between the alternate county and the state. If you want to donate to become an official, you must meet strict conditions: no criminal record for three generations of individuals and families, no money and food deficits or desertion from the battlefield, and you need to be on the job to guarantee that they have good character.
Only those who meet the conditions can submit an application to the Ministry of Justice, showing innocence and moral character.
Even if you are qualified, the process is still orderly. First of all, people need to obtain the status of Xiucai, prisoner or tribute student before they can step into the official officialdom.
During the Kangxi period, most of the positions were first-class sesame officials, and there were very few above the county magistrate. However, with the changes of the Qianlong era, the donation policy was relaxed, and civil officials, such as the Wupin Langzhong of the Beijing officials and the Sipin Taoist of the local officials, became the upper limit, and the military attachés were from the general to the guerrilla, and did not involve the position in the capital.
Prior to Jiaqing, donations were limited to large-scale openings during wartime, and although the treasury was sufficient, the war expenses were enormous. In the late Qianlong period, the imperial court established a system and clarified the donation price standards for official positions at all levels.
During the Qianlong period, Gongsheng and prison students donated generously respectively, donating 9,600 taels for the position of Langzhong, 8,000 taels for the outsider, 4,620 taels for the director, 360 taels for the prison and soldiers and horses of the Criminal Department, and 480 taels for the minimum threshold of the Manchurian pen donation.
For higher-level positions, such as Taoists, Gongsheng and Supervisors, the amount of donations is as high as 16,400 taels, the prefect is 13,200 taels, the salt transport Siyuntong is a symbolic 12,000 taels, and the prefect needs 4,620 taels.
As for the positions from the ninth grade and those that have not entered the stream, their donations are only 180 taels. At that time, although the number of donors was not large, it was not easy to obtain official positions. Donors need to be included in the alternate ranks first, and even if they are lucky enough to enter the selection of officials, they need to go through a probationary period, and only after passing the assessment can they officially take office.
In the late Qing Dynasty, the practice of donation prevailed, ** declined, and even there was an eight-fold or six-fold discount, but there were few opportunities to really get a real job.
Traveling back to the Qing Dynasty, there are various forms of donations, and it is by no means a simple purchase of official positions. Wealthy children can choose to purchase symbolic titles or earn honorary titles for their ancestors.
In addition to the actual position, they can obtain these through donations: for example, during the Kangxi period, wealthy families who generously supported military supplies were awarded honorary positions of ** products;
After Qianlong, the fictitious position became the norm, and the value contained in it was much lower than the actual job, such as the actual job of the Taoist cost 16,400 taels, and the fictitious title only cost 5,240 taels, we call this kind of Taoist"Honorary Taoist"。
For those who want to enter the career, additional investment is required. In the Qing Dynasty, holding a fictitious title was the key to advancing the gentry, boosting political status, and a cost-effective investment for wealthy families.
Confessions are like giving honorary titles to ancestors or honored women, but for incumbents, this is often an informal gift. According to the regulations, as long as the incumbent ** donates 200 to 100 stone of grain, he can be awarded the title according to his official rank.
There are more civil and military ** who can use this to promote their positions, but there is a limit: for example, the eighth rank is promoted to the seventh grade, the seventh grade to the fifth grade decreases, and so on, and there is an upper limit for the number of titles below the third grade.
The title of a top-level bachelor monk is not worth measuring its preciousness in money, even if he has deep financial resources. "
During the Qing Dynasty, there was a special system that allowed ** to pass donations"Recovery"Previous positions, especially in times of disaster, where a person who has been demoted or retained may have the opportunity to regain his or her original position through donations.
And for those who have not been penalized and are financially well-off**, they can choose to donate money to get promoted or apply for recognition. This behavior can be seen as a plan ahead of time, because a good track record, whether promoted or used to offset sanctions, can provide security for future careers.
Therefore, investing in red-scaling and de-negotiation is essentially preparing for future possibilities.
*You have the opportunity to broaden your career and rise beyond your position by donating to unlock non-tier perks such as Flower Feathers and Crowns.
In the late Qing Dynasty, this phenomenon became a common practice, and at the meetings of the prefect's yamen, it was almost always possible to see the ** people at the county level showing their extraordinary status with one-eyed flowers, although they were originally only.
Fourth, fifth-grade officials.