朱元璋把官吏的俸禄定得出奇的低,如洪武二十五年确定的文武百官的年俸,最高的正一品只有1044石(米,部分折成钱支付),最低的从九品为60石,未入流的为36石。按照惯例,官员的部分幕僚、随从的报酬和部分办公费是要在年俸中开支,所以官员们依靠正常的俸禄无法过上舒适的生活,低级官员更连养家活口都有困难。 Zhu Yuanzhang officials set the official salary is surprisingly low, such as Hongwu twenty-five years to determine civil and military officials of the annual salary, the highest is a genuine product only 1044 stone (rice, part of the money into payment), the lowest from nine products for the 60 stone , Not inflow of 36 stone. Traditionally, part-time officials, accompanying servants and part-time office workers have to pay for their annual salaries. Officials can not rely on their regular salaries to live a comfortable life, and lower-level officials have more difficulties in raising their families.