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twice as much as a scholar of the first class; a scholar
of the first class twice as much as one of the middle;
a scholar of the middle class twice as much as one
of the lowest; the scholars of the lowest class, and
such of the common people as were employed about
the government offices, had for their emolument as
much as was equal to what they would have made
by tilling the fields. In a state of the next order,
where the territory was seventy li square, the ruler
had ten times as much revenue as his chief minister;
a chief minister three times as much as a great
officer; a great officer twice as much as a scholar
of the first class; a scholar of the first class twice as
much as one of the middle; a scholar of the middle
class twice as much as one of the lowest; the scholars
of the lowest class, and such of the common people
as were employed about the government offices, had
for their emolument as much as was equal to what
they would have made by tilling the fields. In a small

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