In one of Wang's essays, Salaries, he pointed out that the word salaries "薪(firewood)水(water)" originally refers to money to buy firewood and water—money needed for sustenance. However, Wang derided the miserly pay for labor from the Chinese government by saying that with salaries being so low, 薪水 should be renamed 茶(tea)水(water) or 风(wind)水(water), as the only thing people could buy with the scarce amount of money was tea or wind.
In one of Wang's essays, Salaries, he argued that the word "salaries" originally meant money used to buy firewood and water—essential necessities for survival. He criticized the government's low wages by suggesting they should be renamed "tea water" or "wind water," as people could only afford these basic items with their meager earnings.