Bright income is actually their salary, which is mainly divided into two parts. Part of it is silver, and part is other things, such as grain, calligraphy and painting. Silver is a fixed income. For eunuchs, the salary received by different grades is actually different, and the silver received by eunuchs with high grades will definitely be higher. According to records, the lowest eunuch in the Qing dynasty also received three taels of silver a month. For the people at that time, five taels of silver a year was enough, so it was basically impossible to eat more than a dozen taels of silver in ancient TV dramas. The other part is food and so on. In addition to silver, eunuchs also have a fixed grain income, calculated by the barrel. Low-ranking eunuchs can also receive three to five buckets of food income every year, and high-ranking eunuchs can also receive precious benefits such as calligraphy and painting. Of course, this is only a minority.
And private income. Eunuchs played an extremely important role in the history of China, and even influenced the development of a dynasty. For many people, a powerful eunuch naturally became the object of flattery by many people, even relatives. In order to say a good word in front of the emperor, he spared no expense to give it to the eunuch. Of course, this is also a private treatment that only a few eunuchs can enjoy.
For eunuchs, because they have no children and descendants, their pensions must be entirely on their own. If there is no income beyond ordinary people, no one will voluntarily become a eunuch, so the income of ancient eunuchs is still considerable.