"His Majesty trusts me this much?"
Nie Chen felt as though lightning had coursed through his body. Overwhelmed with excitement, he could not help but resolve to bend his back to the task and give his all until his dying breath.
He immediately bowed low and declared, "You treat me as a peerless man of the realm, and I shall repay you as one!"
Hu Ze's Avatar hurriedly said, "Please rise, sir."
It was sweet rain after a long drought, a worthy minister finding an enlightened lord.
Watching this scene, Registrar Nan was filled with envy.
He knew that his fellow townsman's fortunes had finally turned.
In Great Qian, a salary rank equivalent to so many shi did not measure payment in grain, as it did in those kingdoms of common folk in the Star Sea. What it measured was actually the status and allotted share of fortune.
Two thousand shi could already be considered a generous salary.
After all, even Great Qian's chancellor, bearing a golden seal and purple ribbon and standing at the pinnacle of ministerial power, was measured at only ten thousand shi. This was the highest enhancement an official rank could provide.
The Great Qian dynasty's Dao of Fortune involved somewhat complicated calculations of ranked salaries and cultivation provisions, but broadly speaking, there were three main sources: fate, constitution, and official rank. For the vast majority of people, their fortune arose from these three intertwined strands, each supporting the others.
Fate was the innate right of Great Qian's subjects to a share of fortune. Every living being had a fate, usually linked to their cultivation attainments and actions.
Constitution was tied to one's origins and current social class. Commoners received low ranked salaries, while those with noble titles each enjoyed their own benefits. Celestial demons, strange