Can public servants get paid for publishing their works?

Answer 1

Generally speaking, public servants could not get paid for publishing their works. The remuneration referred to the remuneration that an author received based on his work, which was usually used to pay for the author's labor and creative costs. Civil servants were usually not regarded as authors because their work was usually unrelated to literary creation.

However, in some cases, public servants may receive remuneration in other ways, such as participating in the creation or editing of certain works as editors, reviewers, or translator. These jobs may give certain subsidies or rewards. However, this kind of situation was quite special. Generally, only civil servants with special jobs related to literary creation could receive such rewards.