There is a home in the depths of the white clouds

"Who is here?" The two old officials obviously... have trouble seeing.

One of them shouted loudly, and the other also clenched the water and fire stick in his hand: "You wait for the pirates to retreat quickly, this is the Yamen of the Ming Dynasty, you are not allowed to be presumptuous!"

Although the two of them were terrified and didn't see who was coming, who else could come here?

This is the county government. Knowing that the opponent has a large number of people, he still stands there firmly. If he dies, he will die. He has already lived enough.

But the two old officials guarding 1] in this way made Wu Youwei's eyes red: "You two old men, this official is here to take up this post. You two have worked hard."

"County magistrate?" One of them narrowed his eyes and looked at Wu Youwei.

Another yelled, "Didn't the county magistrate run away?"

"Huh?" Wantong snorted coldly: "What's going on?"

It may be that Wantong's official authority is too strong, and these two people talked about everything at that time.

Shanghai County has had three county magistrates in the past ten years.

The first county magistrate took office for one year, but couldn't stand the poverty of the place, and couldn't squeeze out a drop of oil and water, so he resigned and left.

The second county magistrate was a fat man who came from a wealthy family and didn't know how to act. He bought a county magistrate's errand and wanted to be an official in a rich place in the south of the Yangtze River. In the end, he was tricked and landed in Shanghai County. It's a bad luck, thinking that the wool comes from the sheep, but where do the people here have extra money?Even if he added a gift... then he can't afford it!

What's even more unfortunate is that just after he posted the tax increase notice, the Japanese pirates attacked!

The pirates came again, the pirates came again, the people here run fast and hide quickly, but the magistrate can't do it, the luggage and soft goods they brought are all cheaper .

The third county magistrate came here with a sad face, 12 reluctant, but on the third day, just about to hand over the government affairs, the pirates united with the Japanese pirates, and the two came together!

He can run faster than a rabbit!

At that time, these robbers did not get any oil or water, and in a rage, set the county government on fire. Coincidentally, the typhoon and heavy rain in those few days extinguished the fire and saved the county. The image on the surface of the yamen, in fact, has been looted inside, and there is nothing left.Since then, the county magistrate of Shanghai County has been ineffective.

There are only a few people left with the necessary configuration and personnel in a county yamen. At the moment, other people have gone fishing. The two of them are old and frail, so they stay in the county yamen to watch the gate.

Before Wu Youwei came, he already knew that the chief executive of a county was the county magistrate.

But in addition, there are also officials such as the county magistrate, the master book, and other administrative officials.

Otherwise, what can you do as a polished commander?

The first one is the county magistrate: the county magistrate has its own government office, and together with the master book, he assists the county magistrate, and is in charge of a county's grain and horses, taxation, household registration, patrolling and other affairs.

The second is the master book: like the county magistrate, it is the deputy of the county magistrate, but its rank is lower than that of the county magistrate, only the ninth rank.

The setting of the master book is similar to that of the county magistrate. It has its own special office, and it is in charge of food and horses, taxation, household registration, patrolling and other matters with the county magistrate.

One person can be set up in a place where things are complicated, but there is no need to set up a county where things are simple.

However, the people in these two positions are the right-hand men of the county magistrate.

The next step is Dianshi: the grade of Dianshi is not in the stream, and he is in charge of the supervision of prisoners in a county.

If it is a simple county, there is no need to set up a county magistrate and a master book, and the functions of the county magistrate and master book are also performed by the Dian Shi.

The above officials are selected and dispatched by the Ministry of Officials, so these people are also collectively referred to as "officials ordered by the imperial court".

The personnel below are all selected by the local people or appointed by the county magistrate.

The first is patrol inspection: patrol inspection departments are set up at key points such as passes and ferries in states and counties to catch thieves and interrogate adulters, which is equivalent to today's police stations.

The inspection department of the inspection department is a ninth-rank officer, and a military officer, which can be regarded as the last military officer.

In some large places, there are post stations, where there are post offices: the post office manages each post station, handles postal delivery and greets and sends off officials, which is equivalent to the functions of the current post office and guest house.

The grade of Yicheng is not yet in the stream.

The expenses of the post station should also be paid from the county government, but the county government can deduct this expense from the imperial court's tax, which means that it can be reimbursed.

Down is the gate official: also an official who has not entered the stream, in charge of the storage, discharge, opening and closing of each gate.

Equivalent to the current reservoir managers.

Don't underestimate this gate officer. In some places, water is the life of the people, especially in times of drought.

Whenever there is a drought, there will be some armed fights and even dead people because of the competition for water sources.

So in some places, this gate officer is very important, and such a person has to be set up to prevent the villages from fighting each other.

In addition, there is also the ambassador of the Department of Taxation: also an uninitiated official, in charge of tax collection.

Cang Ambassador: Not yet in the stream, in charge of the custody and guarding of the warehouse.

Ambassador of the River Pond: If there is no inflow, he is in charge of collecting fishery tax.

Medical training department: Not yet admitted, he is a medical officer of a county, equivalent to the current director of a county hospital.

Yin-Yang Learning and Training Technique: Uninfluential, in charge of astrology (astronomy).

The monks' association and the monks' association: the last stream, in charge of monks in a county.

Daohui Division Daohui: Not in the stream, in charge of Taoist priests in a county.

These are all civil service systems, and there are three shifts and six offices.

The third class refers to the Zao, Zhuang, and Kuai classes, all of whom are government servants.

The soap class is in charge of the internal affairs, and the strong class and the fast class are jointly responsible for the arrest and security.Zhantang, Hedao, doorman, case report, reminder department, etc. belong to the soap class and the strong class.The fast class is divided into fast steps and fast horses. It was originally set up for the delivery of official documents, and later it was mainly responsible for arrests.

The six rooms refer to the official, household, ritual, military, criminal, and work book official rooms.

Appointment and dismissal, performance appraisal, promotion, etc. of officials in charge of officials;

Households are in charge of land, household registration, taxation, finance, etc.;

Ceremony in the ceremonies, imperial examinations, schools, etc.;

The military room is in charge of military affairs; the criminal room is in charge of criminal law, prison litigation, etc.;

The workshop is in charge of engineering, construction, farming, water conservancy, etc.

The six offices of the county government corresponded to the six departments of the central government, and its leader was a small official appointed by the county magistrate, called a book official or a dispatch official, who had no rank and was directly responsible to the county magistrate.

The six rooms are divided into left and right columns and front and rear rows according to vertical and horizontal.

The vertical row is the left row of officials, households, and rites.

The right private, criminal, and worker three rooms;

The horizontal row is that the two houses of officials and soldiers are in the front line, the two houses of households and criminals are in the middle line, and the two houses of rites and workers are in the back line.

It can be said that although the sparrow is small, it has all internal organs.

Wu Youwei has seen Wannian County, Yongning County and other Gyeonggi county government offices. There are at least three hundred people in it, and there are more than four hundred people in it.

He has done many things, such as transfer procedures, buying and selling houses, fields and so on.

That's quite a fancy place.

Although it has been explained that according to the geographical location and economic conditions of the area, some of the county government offices are relatively spacious and some are relatively simple, but most of the county government offices have two common characteristics: one is closed, surrounded by high walls to communicate with the outside world. Separated; the second is that the shape is square and regular, with a prominent central axis in the middle... (see ancient county government organization).

But in Wu Youwei's eyes, the county government office was dilapidated, not to mention the ruins, and there were only two old and weak people left with poor eyesight.

But being able to stick to the county office and not be afraid of the number of people coming, especially from the tone, they thought the people coming were pirates, and it was already very good that the two of them could still hold their ground.

Zhang Shen also felt that his legs were weak, where is this place?

In such a broken place, even if he is allowed to dominate, he is not happy!

After the two finished talking, they looked at Wu Youwei eagerly, squinted their eyes for a long time: "I have seen the master."

"Get up." Wu Youwei looked at the two old men with a sour nose: "Follow me in and have a look."

"Master, please." The two old men are not very polite. It is true that this old man is white and clean, and he looks like a scholar at first glance, but can he take a fancy to this shabby place?

After slipping around, everyone saw the ruined wall, and returned to the only main hall that could shelter from the wind and rain.

Just in time, the person who went out to fish came back and shouted happily: "Lao Xu, Lao Lu, we are back! Today's harvest...Who are you?"

The people who were still happy when they entered the door saw many people standing in the lobby, and immediately clenched the... harpoon in their hands.

"Old Zhang, this is the new magistrate." Old Xu pointed to Wu Youwei: "Come quickly and pay your respects to your lord.

Behind Lao Zhang were three young men who looked very similar to him, and they should be his sons.

After hearing Lao Xu's introduction, Lao Zhang was taken aback for a moment, then bent very stiffly: "My lord.

The three sons behind him are just like their father, but there is a sense of numb respect on their faces.

"Please get up, please get up." Wu Youwei's face became hot: "It's the court... who failed you.

These people are obviously living a hard life. Looking at the dilapidated county government office and the empty warehouses, they probably don't even have a salary.

He was already very moved to be able to stick to the county government office.

One must know that without their perseverance, what he saw would probably be ruins when he came, not this kind of county government office with a sheltered lobby.

"Big..." As soon as Wu Youwei said this, they didn't expect Wu Youwei to say that, and they were very moved for a moment.

"My lord, let me make you something to eat." Old Zhang's eyes were red: "We have been guarding the empty county government for three years. There is nothing in the county government, so we have to go to sea to fish to feed our hunger, which makes you laugh." gone."

"No, no, I'm late." Wu Youwei sighed: "Let the cook do the cooking, we brought a lot of supplies, and the Zhenwei camp with more than 1 people.

"Ah?" The five people left behind were dumbfounded: "What about more than 1 people?

"Starting today, we will set up a Shanghai Guard in Shanghai County." Wantong said coldly: "Guarding Shanghai County, I, Wantong, respectfully serve as the commander of Shanghai Guard."

"Our family, Zhang Shen, respectfully serve as the supervisor of the Shanghai Guard." Zhang Shen also took a step forward and looked at them: "It is really a crime for the officials of the imperial court to make this place... our family must report it. Your Majesty, you will be punished severely!"

If a place lacks a county magistrate for three years, all the local personnel will be scattered, and there will be no replacement officials from the Ministry of Officials. This is a great dereliction of duty.

In fact, to put it bluntly, isn't it because Shanghai County is poor?

Who likes to come to a place where poor jingle sounds?

Being an official for thousands of miles is only for money, understand?

The disaster relief money that was reported every year was also withheld by the Songjiang Mansion above. To put it bluntly, Shanghai County is just a poor guy whose father doesn't love his mother.

No one sent by the bureaucracy would come, and it would be trivial to hang up for two or three years. If Bai Zhen didn't want to deal with Wu Youwei, I'm afraid it would be trivial to be idle for ten or eight years.

"This......?" Old Zhang was about to speak, but was cut off, and Cui Tieniu next to him said loudly: "Master Zhang, you must report to the emperor, some officials of the Ministry of Officials, It's just too much."

Zhang Shen nodded and said: "That's right, our family will write the memorial as soon as we turn around.

Among the five people, only Lao Zhang immediately understood that he was pointing them.

Although this person with the same surname is a father-in-law, he should be called "adult".

"Master Zhang, with the same surname, maybe they belonged to the same family 500 years ago." Lao Zhang Neng took three sons and two old people to stay in the county government without a county magistrate. The eunuchs can be called brothers: "You have to tell us about Shanghai County, it's not that we don't do anything, it's because there is nothing in this county, and there are only five of us left to guard, and the money for repairs is not enough. I don't know when I can give...

In fact, I gave it a long time ago, but was stopped by the Governor of Songjiang Prefecture, and it went into my own pocket.

How many of them don't know?I know, but if you don't come out, every time you go to the government office, you will be driven away as a beggar, and they won't even have a cent of their salary.