strayed into fairy mountain

Chapter 8 [Town Scene]

According to the ancient official system, head-capturing is not actually an official, but an official, which belongs to the auxiliary officials of the county government officials.

Officials and officials are two concepts.

In a county, there are only four real officials.

They are the county magistrate, the head of the county government, who holds all the power, and the official rank is not low, even if it is the lowest level of Xiaxian, the county magistrate ranks at the seventh rank.

Followed by the county magistrate, the second in command of the county government, also has a lot of power and can receive the imperial salary.

Next, is the county lieutenant, which is the official position in charge of force, and belongs to the third place in the county.

The last one is the teaching instruction, which is responsible for the affairs of scholars in the county, as well as the enlightenment of folk education. [Equivalent to the boss of the Education Bureau]

The above are the four giants of the county government, and the situation is the same in all parts of the world.Except for these four giants, other yamen positions can only be called officials.

But officials and officials are also different.

For example, ordinary scribes are really pure officials without much power in their hands, similar to ordinary clerks in various institutions in later generations.

Capturing the head is different. It belongs to half an official. Not only does it have the official certificate issued by the court to sue, but it can also receive a salary every month.

Therefore, it can barely be regarded as an official.

Although it is barely considered an official, it can only be counted as half, so the treatment of the head arrester is a bit uneven.

so awkward!
For example, the office location, which can be seen from this item, the four giants of the county government all have their own independent public housing, but the head catcher can only work in the class room with the government servants.

To put it bluntly, I don't enjoy the treatment of a separate office.

Zhang Jingxu, as the arresting head of the county yamen, must not have a separate public room according to the regulations, but needs to go to the class room to hang out with a group of yamen.

However, since ancient times, there has been an interesting thing in officialdom, or rather, an interesting situation.

What is it?
Reuse, special treatment.

Your level is not up to a certain level of treatment, but the superior can find an excuse for you. As for what the excuse is, a special reuse sentence is enough to solve it.

For example, Zhang Jingxu, who had just left the back house of the county government office, walked into the middle courtyard of the county government office, and was about to find the location of the class room.

The central courtyard of the county government office is the office area, and there are more than a dozen wing rooms of different sizes, not only the public houses of the four giants, but also the class rooms of the clerks and government servants.

Since the yamen servants all knew that Zhang Jingxu would come to visit the county magistrate today, they had been waiting quietly in the middle courtyard for a long time. When they saw Zhang Jingxu coming out of the backyard, several yamen servants immediately waved eagerly.

From a distance, he shouted: "Zhang Butou, here, here, our class is here. We are waiting for you, and we will take you to familiarize yourself with the environment."

No matter ancient or modern, the ecology of official circles is the same. When the boss comes to work on the first day, the people under him must be eager to perform.

A gentle smile appeared on Zhang Jingxu's face, and she was about to walk over to talk to the yamen servants.By the way, find out where the class is, and get familiar with the place where you will be on duty in the future.

But, right now.

Hearing the direction of the back house, he laughed loudly, and then saw the figure of the county magistrate appearing. After the county magistrate appeared, he did not enter the middle courtyard, but stood at the junction of the houses, and gave instructions to the middle courtyard from a distance:
"Zhang Butou is on business for the first time today, and you must make good contact with each other. We are colleagues in the county government, so don't be unfamiliar. If you let me hear something bad, don't blame me for it. embarrassing for some people..."

The tone of these words was obviously aimed at everyone in the middle courtyard.

Those yamen servants were stunned for a moment, and then all of them looked pleasantly surprised. Obviously, they never expected that the county magistrate would specifically support the head arrester.

What does this mean?
It shows that Zhang Tutou has a deep foundation.

The county magistrate personally supported him, and this treatment was no small matter. With just this one statement, Zhang Butou's life in the county government will be very smooth in the future.

And these yamen servants are all Zhang Butou's subordinates, and their boss's life is smooth, doesn't it mean that they are also in the spotlight?

Thinking of this, the servants were all excited.

At the same time, figures appeared at the doors of each wing of the middle court, obviously because of the county magistrate's attitude, everyone began to pay attention to Zhang Jingxu.

Even the three officials, the county magistrate, county magistrate, and Jiaoyu, have already walked out of their public houses in person.

The county magistrate came here to support him, and they must give the new head arrester a face.

This headhunter is unusual.

This is the first impression of everyone in the county government.

But what everyone didn't expect was that the county magistrate followed up with another loud order: "Listen carefully, Zhang Butou has an official certificate stamped by the Ministry of Officials, so his identity is an official, not an official. Belonging to ordinary officials..."

"Since Butou Zhang is an official, he should have his own private house!"

"The wing room on the left side of the public house used by the county magistrate, I will help you clean it up quickly. From today onwards, it will be used by Zhang Butou."

"In addition, Wang Xiancheng will work hard to help you find a flexible clerk, assign Zhang Butou to listen to him, serve him tea and clean up, and other mundane tasks."

"Finally, the county magistrate also ordered one thing. Since Zhang Butou's village lives outside the city, it is inconvenient to go to and from the county government every day. Therefore, the county government should solve the housing problem..."

"The best house on the main street in the city, you can help find the best one, buy it, the money will be paid by the county government, and then buy some furniture and buy a couple of servants."

"After this matter is settled, the county magistrate will take you all to congratulate Butou Zhang, hahahaha, let's go and drink his Anjia Settlement Warm Guojiu!"

Whoa!
The entire courtyard was in an uproar.

Good guy, amazing!
What is the number of this new headhunter?
Not only did the county magistrate personally support him, but he also offered various preferential treatments.

First, there is a separate public house, which is directly on the left side of the county magistrate's house.

The second is to let Wang Xiancheng manage it himself, and choose a flexible scribe for the head catcher.The so-called obedience is actually a transfer. From then on, this scribe is a private scribe who belongs exclusively to Zhang Butou.

If anyone in the modern officialdom hears this, they will immediately know that this is the case of a dedicated secretary.As for the level that can be equipped with a dedicated secretary, everyone knows that it is not a job with no rights and no positions.

In addition to the dedicated public housing and scribes, even the residence is also settled together.

Good guy, it must be a house in the middle of the city, and you have to choose the best one.

Not only do you need to buy furniture, but you also need to buy servants. All the expenses are borne by the county government...

How could this be the treatment a head catcher should enjoy?

This is clearly a standard that can only be achieved by the four giants of the county government.

The most astonishing thing is that the county magistrate will personally lead all the people in the county government to settle down for Zhang Butou and drink the wine from the new home's warm pot!
In the officialdom, there has never been a lack of smart people, and everyone has confirmed immediately that Zhang Jingxu must be treated seriously in the future.

But they never expected that today's shock was more than that...

I saw that after the county magistrate finished talking about a few things, he seemed to be about to turn around and go back to the back house, but suddenly he turned around again, cupped his hands at Zhang Butou from a distance, and said with a laugh: "The ancient book that Uncle Zhang sent, Xiao Nephew, I must recite it carefully, if you do not read well, you will punish me with a blackboard!"

hum!
Everyone just felt dumbfounded.

Uncle Zhang?

Did they hear correctly, the county magistrate called Zhang Butou Uncle Zhang?And also said, thank you Zhang Butou for sending the ancient books.And he also said that you should read it carefully, if you don't read well, you can be punished by hitting the board?

My goodness, what's going on!
Who in the entire county government doesn't know that the county magistrate hates reading the most.Ordinary books are boring, let alone ancient books that are difficult to read?
As a result, after Zhang Butou gave a copy, the county magistrate actually solemnly stated that he would recite it carefully, and if he did not read well, he would accept punishment.

hiss!
Many people took a deep breath.

Thinking about this matter, I am extremely afraid.

This head catcher is definitely not an ordinary person.

It is a pity that they did not have the opportunity to ask the county magistrate.The reason is very simple, the county magistrate has already gone back to the back house after posing.

The only good thing is that Zhang Butou is still in the middle courtyard, looking at everyone with a smile on his face.

At this time, it is performance to go forward and say hello first.

There was a flash of a figure, and the first person to appear was Wang Xiancheng. As the second in command of the county government, no one dared to beat him.

This county magistrate Wang looked about 30 years old. He bowed his hands first after he stepped forward, with a smile on his face like a spring breeze, and his tone was very eager, and he said directly: "This is Wang Yun, the magistrate of the county, and I greet you with Zhang Butou..."

He paused slightly as he spoke, and his tone followed the trend: "From my perspective, Zhang Butou's age seems to be a few years older than mine."

Zhang Jingxu knew the elegant meaning after hearing the string song, and said with a smile: "Ms. Zhang is thirty-five this year, I'm afraid he will be crazy about how old the county magistrate is."

Wang Xiancheng suddenly laughed, and changed the address skillfully and naturally: "Sure enough, how old is I, I should call you elder brother, Brother Zhang, let's move around more in the future."

Zhang Jingxu also smiled very kindly, but her tone was pretending to be hesitant, wondering: "You are the magistrate of a county, and Zhang is just a head catcher... I am afraid that the title of big brother is a bit inappropriate."

Wang Xiancheng immediately turned pale, pretending to be dissatisfied and said: "The elder is a brother, it has always been like this, unless Brother Zhang looks down on me and doesn't want to recognize me as a little brother."

As a Shangguan, if Zhang Jingxu made such a gesture, if he was more vague, it would be a bit embarrassing.

So Zhang Jingxu just pretended to be helpless, cupped his hands and said: "According to your lord's wishes, we are brothers in private."

Wang Xiancheng was very satisfied, and his smile was even more cheerful.

Taking advantage of the situation, he opened his mouth to change the subject, and said very naturally: "Just now, the county magistrate ordered me to find a clerk for Brother Zhang to listen to, but I don't know what Brother Zhang wants, so I can use it as a reference for selecting candidates. "

Without any hesitation, Zhang Jingxu said directly: "The magistrate is willing to help, and Zhang has already remembered it. I come from a humble background, and my personality is meek and lazy, so there are no requirements for employing people..."

Wang Xiancheng pondered for a while, and then said: "Then help Brother Zhang find a more flexible one, who will serve you by your side in the future, how about it?"

Zhang Jingxu nodded with a smile, and said: "Everything is handled by the county magistrate, thank you Zhang again."

Speaking of this, it should basically be regarded as the end of the first meeting, especially Wang Xiancheng is an old man, and he knows that talking further will block other people's opportunities, so he waved his hands and said goodbye with a smile: "Brother Zhang, if you are free Besides, you can come to my public room to drink tea and chat."

Zhang Jingxu immediately agreed, and said solemnly: "I will definitely go to see you!"

The honorifics used by both sides are impeccable in terms of etiquette.

Wang Xiancheng walked back and forth with a smile, and slowly returned to his private room. The friendship he had already made should be left to others.

Sure enough, as soon as he left, there was a flash of a figure again, and the county lieutenant strode over, and immediately clasped his fists and saluted.

"Uncle Zhang, my name is Yun Heng, and the county magistrate is my cousin. He brought me to Yicheng to take up his post."

"Now, I am serving as the county lieutenant."

"If Uncle Zhang needs me in the future, feel free to let someone greet you. There are two hundred soldiers in our county, and they can follow Uncle Zhang at any order."

As expected of an officer in charge of force, he speaks and does things crisply enough.

A short introduction explains everything.

First of all, he is the cousin of the county magistrate, and he came to Yicheng to take up the post with him.

Secondly, explain your official position and tell you how many soldiers you have.

Once again, I expressed my heart, these soldiers are very obedient, as long as Zhang Jingxu needs them, they can call them at any time.

From this introduction alone, Zhang Jingxu can clearly know that this county lieutenant is a direct descendant of the county magistrate, and that he and Zhang Jingxu will be of the same faction in the future.

own people!
For his own people, Zhang Jingxu had another attitude. He nodded cordially, but his tone was formal: "Lord County Lieutenant, don't look outside, let's walk around more in the future. I am the head of the county government, and it is logically yours." Directly subordinate, if you encounter difficulties when doing business, I will have to trouble you a lot."

County Wei Yunheng nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, I know it well."

After finishing speaking, he simply said goodbye and left.

The more you are on your own, the less you need to get too close, you know each other well, and you don't need to pretend.

Next, Jiaoyu should come to say hello, but Zhang Jingxu waited and waited, but he never saw the fourth in command of the county government appear.

There must be a reason for not coming.

If things go wrong, be careful.

Zhang Jingxu had a faint feeling that this instruction might not belong to the county government.Otherwise, how could the county magistrate come over to say hello without showing off his face.

Anyone who dares not to give face to the county magistrate within a county must have someone who is not weaker than the county magistrate standing behind him.

In the entire Yicheng County, there is only one such official position, that is, the priest of the Shenjuan Mansion.

This teaching is likely to have a connection with the Divine Family Mansion.

Zhang Jingxu paid attention secretly, keeping this situation in his heart, and then he was going to investigate the case of the serial death outside the city, and he must not let this instruction spoil things.

Earning merit is very important, and no one can block the way.

(End of this chapter)