Lang Ying's "Seven Manuscripts" records that Gaiwei was self-sufficient and cultivated himself when he was a boy scout. So he said, "If you get a 300-mu paddy field, you won't be the Sun King of Hu Jinquan."
Vernacular translation: Because I was a boy scout when I was a child, I supported myself by tuition, so there is a saying, "If I get 300 acres of paddy fields, I will not be a grandson."
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Historical allusion
In the Qing Dynasty, Mongolian teachers usually referred to Shu teachers. Although all parties affirm the important role of teachers, their salary and welfare benefits are a bit embarrassing. It is concluded that the economic sources of teachers in Qing Dynasty mainly include three aspects: training, food and respect. Training is not only salary, but also the most important of the three. Even so, the teacher's salary is not very high.
During the Kangxi period, Zhan Yuanxiang, a scholar in Qingyuan Village, Wuyuan County, Huizhou Prefecture, recorded his annual income in his diary: 1700 1 26 yuan,1kloc-0/4 yuan 50, 1702 and 1703 2 yuan. The highest time is less than 2 Liang, not to mention the decline in individual years. I wonder if Mr. Zhan can support his family.
In some developed areas, teachers are paid better. For example, in the early years of Guangxu, the salary paid to teachers by the Peng family school in Suzhou was 6,000 copper coins per month, about 4 to 6 taels of silver. I don't know how much taller than Mr. Zhan.