Yuan Shikai and his secretary. Yuan Shikai is the famous important person on the mordern history, no matter inspect him " great robber of usurp state power " or " Chinese Washington " , he is the role that the history studies to be not circled. We change an angle to know him today, do not discuss his political success and failure, inspect his wage income condition however. The Yuan Shikai 1890. Late quiet period, yuan Shikai's official career is to enlist brigade begins, change of experience of its official circles is more, we cannot be in this essay one by one treat of. We choose a few to have representative position quite only, how does the wage income that treats him change. Clear minor details civilian various official correspondence is worn first corresponding pay pay, be clear at a glance. Clear minor details wears the Yuan Shikai of winter dress. 1897, ren Zhili of Yuan Shikai of advance of smooth mood emperor makes by examine, this is the start that he holds a post in the place. The grade that straight be subordinate to makes by examine is 3 article, annual Feng Yin 130 two, the silver that raise cheap 8000 2, the silver that raise cheap already was Feng Yin 60 multiple. 1909, in Henan Anyang endows with the Yuan Shikai of idle. In September 1898, yuan Shikai preferment from man of 2 tasted right serve of the Ministry of Works in feudal China. Man of right serve of the Ministry of Works in feudal China is capital official, salary structure and local official are different, the silver that raise cheap was done not have, much salary rice, specific pay is: Feng Yin 155 two, salary rice 155 a dry measure used in former times. Because Jing Guanqing is sufferred from, the imperial court is sent again " favour pay " 155 2. 1900, shandong make one's rounds allows to stroke Yuan Shikai and German official group photo when. 1899 winter, yuan Shikai is stroked by make one's rounds of Shandong of preferment of man of serve of the Ministry of Works in feudal China, this is Yuan Shikai of 40 years old takes up the post of Feng Jiang old official first. Shandong make one's rounds is stroked 2 article, feng Yin 155 two, the silver that raise cheap 15000 2. Yuan Shikai of governor of straight be subordinate to (in) look carefully at interpret of hall of Beijing division university to learn a house. In November 1901, li Hongzhang dies, yuan Shikai recieves orders governor of arrange manage straight be subordinate to holds chancellery of the Qing Dynasty name for the coastal provinces of Liaoning concurrently, solid second year award. Governor of straight be subordinate to is from taste, feng Yin 180 two, the silver that raise cheap 15000 2, governor of straight be subordinate to alsoes look after boreal river, Yuan Shikai of clear minor details martials attire according to. Those who need a specification is, above is the salary on face of Yuan Shikai Zhang, tell the truth not to calculate much. But, qing Dynasty is received toward official circles " corrupt rules " become a common practice, for instance ice is respected, the secret that charcoal respects and so on to be made public namely, of this respect may count decuple, several hundredfold to Zhang amount at formal income. The Yuan Shikai 1912. Enter the Republic of China, after Yuan Shikai did generalissimo, its is year of Feng Youduo little? On December 30, 1913, beijing government state conference is discussed definitely, president year pay 360 thousand yuan (silver dollar) , at public expense year raise 1.5 million yuan, allowance for entertainment year raise 540 thousand yuan. Defray of a year is Yuan Shikai about 2.4 million yuan. Under photograph comparing, vice president year pay is 120 thousand yuan, state prime minister year pay is 18 thousand yuan. 1913, yuan Shikai heads for day of hold a memorial ceremony for of the Temple of Heaven. According to the fore-and-aft contrast of historical scholar He Jiawei, yuan Shikai year pay 360 thousand yuan, calculate next forthcoming month pay 30 thousand yuan. In that time, 30 thousand yuan can buy rice of 2331 stone paddy, the amount to results to peasant cultivate land, his lunar salary can touch a farmer to plant the income of 777 mus of ground. At the beginning of the Republic of China year, yuan Shikai visits shop of Beijing Germany envoy. Occupy transverse contrast of He Jiawei additionally, yuan Shikai is annual 2.4 million yuan individual expenditure, exceed contemporaneous American president far (add up to 83137 silver dollar about) with French president (add up to 344016 silver dollar about) . Economy grows China at that time the level lags behind quite relatively all over the world, and individual expenditure of Yuan Shikai compares the western capitalism that economy developeds at that time unexpectedly expenditure of national senior officer is even much.