Chapter 1339 Arrival
At dusk on the second day, Liu Daqiang and the others drove the carriage and caught up with Zhu Pingan and his party. The journey was windy and rainy, but the road was relatively peaceful. One wave of Japanese pirates had just finished wreaking havoc, and the next wave was gathering momentum. This period of time was regarded as a gap period between Japanese pirates. On the morning of the sixth day, Zhu Ping'an and his party arrived at Yingtian Mansion safely without any wind or waves.
Zhu Pingan is no stranger to Yingtian. The Enke Science Examination and the Provincial Examination were all held in Yingtian, but after all, he was not a native of Yingtian. After arriving in Yingtian, Zhu Pingan did not know that Zhejiang Province Where is the Xingjian Chasi Yamen?
Zhu Ping'an and his party asked three people on the street before they found out where the Zhejiang Procuratorate's Office was located.
Cross Moye Road, go north along Chuihua Lane, and arrive at Dongshi Street. A government office with a strict official authority stands on the street facing south. In front of the government office, there is a huge stone tablet, inscribed on it: Zhejiang Prosecution Department.
After finding the Zhejiang Procuratorate, Zhu Ping'an and his party found an inn nearby and settled in temporarily.
After Zhu Ping'an took a bath in the inn, Hua'er served him and changed into the official uniform of Si Qianshi, the prosecutor and prosecutor.
"Gee. People really rely on their clothes. Even a nerd who is so unphotogenic can fall in love with someone who looks like a dog." It's soy sauce. She held Zhu Pingan's black gauze hat in her hand. From time to time, she stretched out her hand and pressed the hat's wings twice, making it swing up and down. It circled around Zhu Pingan, blinking a pair of fox eyes and giggling.
Hua'er immediately glared at the witch Ruonan, "What's not photogenic? My uncle is handsome, so someone who touches a dog doesn't sound like a good word."
Zhu Pingan reached out and rubbed Hua'er's head, and smiled slightly, "I don't rely on my appearance to make a living."
Zhu Pingan changed his official uniform, settled Hua'er and others, and took Liu Mu with him , Liu Dadao went downstairs to take up their posts at the Zhejiang Procuratorate.
When the innkeeper saw Zhu Pingan coming downstairs in a brand-new official uniform, his attitude was indescribable. He not only exempted Zhu Pingan and his party from room and meal expenses, but also upgraded their housing free of charge. As for the meal standard, Zhu Ping'an repeatedly declined the store's kindness, saying that everything should be business as usual.
Farewell to the enthusiastic shop owner, Zhu Pingan took Liu Mu and Liu Dadao to the Zhejiang Prosecution and Punishment Bureau again.
The yamen of the Jiang Ti Xingjian Procuratorate opens to the south. The yamen is very wide, more than twice the size of the Jingnan yamen. Two thick towering trees stand on both sides of the yamen, and the tree canopy covers half of the gate tower of the government office. . The gate tower is tall, with flying eaves and corners, and vivid roof beasts sit on the ridge. Pieces of black tiles are inlaid on the top of the gate tower like dragon scales, extending to the official wall.
The gate of the official office consists of three red-lacquered doors with copper nails, and the door knockers are a pair of lion and beast rings. In front of each door, there is a pair of drum-holding stones squatting. The two sides of the drum-holding stones are embossed with the good beast Qilin. In ancient times when the feudal hierarchy was strict, only drum-holding stones could be erected in front of government offices or mansions with prestigious titles.
On both sides of the gate are tall green brick walls, which extend to both sides in a figure-eight shape, and there is a majestic and majestic atmosphere coming towards you.
"Young Master, I didn't look carefully just now. Now I look at it. The Sentence Inspector's Office is much bigger than ours in Jingnan. I feel a little embarrassed when I stand in front of the door. If the Young Master hadn't been next to me, I wouldn't have done it. I don’t dare to stand at this door.”
Liu Dadao stood in front of the official gate, looking at the spacious and majestic Yamen, and couldn’t help but click his tongue.
"Nonsense, Jingnan County Yamen is a seventh-grade yamen, this is a third-grade yamen, can it be the same?" Liu Mu couldn't help but said.
"Haha, Dadao, you are now an official, so what's the point?" Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly.
With that said, Zhu Pingan climbed up the stairs and took the lead to step forward.
Liu Dadao and the two men followed Zhu Pingan forward. Liu Dadao did not notice the height of the threshold and stumbled. Liu Mu next to him almost caught him with his quick eyes and hands. After he stood firm, Liu Dadao couldn't help but smacking tongue Said, "Mother, this threshold is really high, more than a foot, right? Even with such a high threshold, you are not afraid of stumbling when you enter."
"It's really worthless." Upon seeing this, Liu Mu said, He couldn't help but be speechless.
"Ahem, the threshold is too high." Liu Dadao coughed and defended himself with a blushing face.
Zhu Pingan and his entourage walked up the stairs. A doorman in the concierge heard the noise and came out to check the situation. After seeing Zhu Pingan in official uniform, he stepped forward with a wink and asked about the situation. He learned that Zhu Pingan was from Zhejiang Province who came to take office. After being sentenced and inspected by Si Qianshi, his immediate superior, he suddenly became more enthusiastic and respectful.
When the other disciples heard the news, they all came out of the concierge immediately to say hello to Zhu Pingan.
A Lord Qian is coming to the government office. They have known about this news several months ago. They also know that the Lord Qian who is coming is very young and is still a top scholar. Therefore, as soon as the disciple saw Zhu Pingan, he knew that there was nothing wrong. He was so young and wearing a fifth-grade official uniform, so he must be the new Master Qianshi.
"My lord, please rest for a while in the concierge. I'll go inside and report." The doorman who came out first invited Zhu Ping'an and his party into the concierge. "It's just that the tea here is a bit vulgar, young ones. Please bear with me."
"It's okay," Zhu Ping'an replied with a smile, "I'd like to excuse you."
"My lord, I'm so sorry for you." Menzi was a little flattered, feeling that this young lord was so kind.
When one of the disciples went inside to report, Zhu Pingan chatted with other disciples without any airs.
In the process of chatting with the disciples, I intentionally learned about the situation of the Zhejiang Prosecution Office, and the disciples also knew everything about Zhu Ping'an. After some small talk, Zhu Pingan had a certain understanding of the government office.
At present, there are one chief official in Zhejiang’s Zhejiang Provincial Government Office, one deputy envoy, two deputy envoys, and three ministers. Of course, after he took office, there were four ministers. The envoys, deputy envoys, and ministers are the "official officials" of the envoy department. In addition to the main officials, the yamen also has four "chief officials" including experience, governor, care and inspection, and school inspector. The so-called chief officer refers to the leader of the staff, which is the five members: the experience department, the governor, the Zhaomo office, the inspection department, and the prison department. The leaders are the experience department, the Zhaomo department, and the prison department. The director of the experience department is responsible for collecting documents and investigating criminal names. There is one person each for the experience and the governor, and there are six rooms for setting up households, ceremonials, soldiers and punishments; the director of the zhaomo department is responsible for brushing the case files, and there is one person each for zhaomo and school inspectors; the prison department is in charge of prosecutors For prison affairs, there is a person in charge of the prison.
The concierge was very knowledgeable about the number of clerks in the government office. After their account, Zhu Pingan learned that there were fourteen clerks and twenty-eight clerks in the six rooms of the main hall of the government office. There are two officials, one is the official in charge of the pavilion and treasury, and four people are in charge. There was one official in charge of the office, four officials in Zhaomo, and one official in prison, for a total of fifty-five officials.
In other words, there are more than 60 officials in Zhejiang's Yamen. Of course, these do not include menzi, zaoli, jinzi and other servants. (End of this chapter)