Chapter 835: The prefect travels, the governor's heart is knotted
Chapter 835: The governor travels, the governor’s heart is knotted
When it comes to how much work there is to be a local official, it actually varies from person to person!
The prefect or county magistrate is a local official who handles lawsuits among the people within his jurisdiction, makes national decrees, evaluates subordinate officials, collects taxes, dredges rivers, collects taxes, establishes education, and cracks down on bandits!
In a word, everything in a place, no matter how big or small, falls within the scope of jurisdiction!
Anyway, it’s not like what’s shown on TV, where you just go to the office and solve cases every day, you even have time to go out and play every day!
If you are a diligent local official, you will be extremely busy every day.
However, if it is a lazy official, there is naturally a way to relax! For example, for the prefect, the subordinate officials and clerks have many responsibilities and each do their own thing. He can directly delegate power and just wait for the cashier.
This is why many petty officials are lawless!
In a yamen, in addition to the formal officials, there are also servants! These servants do not have salaries, but are paid by the chief officer! In general, the chief officer will have his own master, accountant, attendants, etc., these people's
All wages are the responsibility of the chief officer.
Therefore, some chief officials basically turn a blind eye to their subordinates' government officials' manipulation, corruption and oppression!
After eating, the plaintiff eats the defendant. This is almost the most normal thing in ancient yamen.
Therefore, there is a saying that goes well, the yamen gate opens to the south, and if you have money or no money, don't come in! Because, even if you are the plaintiff, if you don't take care of yourself, you won't get much benefit from the yamen.
On the second day after Shen Tang officially took office, after arranging the office, he ordered the lifangjingcheng to inspect the government schools today!
For the assessment of local officials, the most important aspects are taxation, water conservancy and education!
For example, when Shen Tang participated in the scientific examination as a student from Suizhou and won the first prize, the magistrate of Suizhou and Tongpan and others would be directly commended and promoted by the court!
The Song Dynasty attached great importance to education, whether it was local officials or the imperial court! There were county schools in the counties, and there were also government schools in the prefectures! Moreover, there were Confucian students under the prefects who were specifically responsible for this aspect, called professors! Under the professors,
He has discipline and is also responsible for the education of a government.
However, the difference is that professors are directly responsible for government studies, while training is in the yamen, accompanying the prefect.
The professors and tutors in the government offices are of high grade. The professors are usually in the seventh grade, and the tutors are in the seventh grade. These people are also Jinshi. If they are sent to other places, it is not a problem to be the magistrate of a county.
When the magistrate travels, the ceremony is naturally quite spectacular!
There is a government official at the front holding a gong, banging it nine times in a row! Generally speaking, when a magistrate goes out, he rings three times, which means ‘people get out of the way!’.
The first level of the prefecture has nine rings, which means "Officials, soldiers and civilians, get out of the way!" In fact, given Shen Tang's status as a marquis and a pacifier, this gong can ring eleven times.
, but in this Chengdu Prefecture, it is naturally not necessary.
After the yamen servants, they held two signs each of "Avoid" and "Quiet" and shouted to clear the way for Shangguan as they moved forward!
Shen Tang was riding in an eight-carriage sedan with four people at the front and back! If it were a general magistrate, there would usually be only four people to carry it, but Shen Tang was a third-grade civil servant and had a marquis, so he was taller than an ordinary prefect.
In fact, there are several horses in the government office, which are also Shen Tang's "official vehicles". The imperial court even distributed horse-drawn millet, and this "horse-drawn grain" was similar to the "fuel subsidy" of later generations!
However, this does not mean that official cars were widely used in the Song Dynasty. On the contrary, except for a few senior officials and local officials, the court did not care whether they were sedan chairs or horses.
If you don't want to have to walk to work every day, you can only pay for a sedan or a horse out of your own pocket, and hire a sedan driver, a groom, etc.
On the left side of the sedan, was the official Jing Chengjun from the ceremonial room accompanying him. On the right side of the sedan, Lu Feng and Li Tairan followed the sedan every step of the way!
Behind the sedan, there were first a dozen scribes from the ceremony room, and then dozens of third-class government servants wearing soap uniforms and looking solemn!
Li Tairan felt a little uneasy. Although he has always been honest and upright, it does not mean that he does not want to be reused! My mother is in poor health and has a baby at home. Even if she can eat two more meals of meat every month, it would be good.
However, after the errands assigned to him by Shen Tang on the first day were completed, Shen Tang ignored him at all for the past two days.
It wasn't until early this morning when the man next to him named Lu Feng came over and asked him to go with the magistrate to go to school that he saw the magistrate again.
Looking at the dozens of people in front and behind, Li Tairan sighed softly! Most of these people were government servants. They had no salary, so all expenses were paid for by the prefect himself.
But, how much will it cost for just this trip?
Maybe, this newly appointed prefect is another master who has had his hands full with oil?
"What is Mr. Li thinking!"
Lu Feng asked softly with a smile.
Li Tairan hesitated for a moment, then responded, "Isn't it a bit grand for the magistrate's trip?"
"Master Li, the magistrate has just taken office. A bigger show can also intimidate Xiao Xiao and let the people see the majesty of the magistrate. This may not be a bad thing."
"However, the cost is too much!"
Having said this, Li Tairan gritted his teeth, lowered his head and said, "Furthermore, I see that the magistrate is not a simple person. The backyard of the government office is already dry and clean, but the magistrate also arranged silk and jade. When you are an official, you are supported by the people." , this is not a blessing for the people!"
Li Tairan's words almost made Lu Feng laugh out loud! For such an upright and honest person, no wonder he is still a ninth-grade official after working for more than ten years. It is a miracle that such a weirdo can survive in the officialdom.
However, Lu Feng did know Shen Tang's thoughts. Shen Tang obviously had a love for talents for this down-and-out little official.
"Master Li, don't you know the origin of our prefect?"
Lu Feng asked with a smile.
Li Tairan shook his head, "The prefect has reached a high position at such an age. I'm afraid his family background is unusual!"
"Master Li, there are some things I shouldn't say! However, I think Master Li is also a temperamental person, and I can't bear to delay your future, so I just said a few nonsense!"
"We, the prefect, are from a peasant family. Two years ago, he won three yuan in a row and was selected as the number one scholar by His Majesty! Then he went to the Kingdom of Jin to abolish the annual coins of the two countries and forcefully took the two cities of Sizhou and Lingbi from the hands of the Kingdom of Jin. come over.
Since Mr. Li is an official in Chengdu Prefecture, he should know that Tibet invaded Chengdu Prefecture before! Don't you know that it was us, the prefect, who led the troops to defeat the Tibetan army and pacified Chengdu Prefecture?
Otherwise, how do you think our lord can be ranked as a prefect at such an age and be canonized as a marquis by His Majesty?"