兼任提领茶盐使这样的肥差
“and he also holds the lucrative position of tea-and-salt commissioner.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就从捐来的小县丞 做到了江淮路转运使
“a low-ranking, pay-to-play vice magistrate [Liu Renli] to Jianghuai's transport commissioner,”
兼任提领茶盐使 这样 的 肥差
“and he also holds the lucrative position of tea-and-salt commissioner.”
少不了上下打点
“He must have pulled strings.”
“He obviously skimmed enormous fortunes from state monopolies to buy his way up.”
In imperial China, government control over salt and tea was a primary fiscal revenue stream, making related bureaucratic posts notoriously lucrative through corruption and kickbacks.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a lucrative post; a cushy and highly profitable assignment
Commonly used in both historical and modern contexts to describe jobs that offer easy money, kickbacks, or substantial perks.
to hold a concurrent post; to double as
A formal verb used when an official or employee takes on an additional role simultaneously.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“deputy commander are in collusion.”
“has been busy with salt affairs”
“I suppose you were always relentless in your efforts.”
“(The workload of the Three Judicial Offices is endless,)”
“this chief envoy has quite a background.”
“Everyone at the Medical Office has seen it.”