论刘光第京师为官期间的治生

研究刘光第的学者较少关注其经济生活,而刘光第京师期间的治生实践却折射出他的为官目的和人生诉求。通过系统性梳理可以发现,刘光第京师为官期间的收入主要包括俸禄、印结、润笔费、私人资助、地方津贴和官场陋规等,每年大约有五百两,仅能维持其最低生活水准。他的治生原则和实践折射出不求个人富贵、一心报国的人生诉求,凸显了在清贫中为报国而牺牲的高尚情操。

On Liu Guangdi's Earning in Beijing as an Official

The scholars who studied Liu Guangdi paid less attention to his economic life,but Liu Guangdi's practice of earning in the capital highlighted his purpose of being an official and pursuit of life.Through systematic combing,we can find that Liu Guangdi's income as an official in Beijing included salaries,guarantee fees,contribution fees,private funding,local allowances,official gifts and so on,totaling about 500 fine silver a year,only to maintain the lowest standard of living.His principle and practice of earning reflected his life aspiration of not seeking personal wealth but devoting himself to serving the country,and highlighted his noble sentiment of sacrificing for serving the country though living in poverty.