"No Extra Money Left at Home after Death"——A Brief Discussion of the Not Money-Valuing Phenomenon of Officials in the Song Dynasty
The life ending of"no extra money left at home after death"appears frequently in the biographies of officials in the Song Dynasty,and there are many such officials,many of whom did not have the money to get them buried after death because they were close to extreme poverty.Although there has been a lot of discussion about the Song Dynasty officials'salaries,and there have also been arguments that the actual salaries of Song Dynasty officials were not high.However,no matter how low their salaries were,such officials would not face the situation of"No Money Left after Death",there must be some other reasons.Historical documents show that such officials had a similar style of scholars.They were honest and self-controlled,chivalrous and generous with money,showing the style of the Song Dynasty officials,which is also an important reason why they had no extra money left at home after death.
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