Xiaoyao Xiaojunhou

Chapter 59 Yamen
Jiangzhou Yamen has a typical "front hall and back house" layout.

Entering from the gate of Zhou Yamen, there are three classes on the left and right sides, which are called "Zao, Zhuang and Kuai" classes.

There is nothing much to say about the standing class Zaoli and the catcher fast class.

The former mainly shout "Mighty!" in the lobby, or spank the butt with a paddle, while the latter is commonly known as "catcher".

The only difference is the "Strong" class.

Zhuang actually means people's strength, or "village bravery".But here, the "strong" class refers to the "state soldiers" of Jiangzhou!
Because Jiangzhou is a border state, there are five hundred soldiers in the state.

Father-in-law Dong Cheng introduced Zhu Xiuyuan in a low voice while leading him into the gate of the state government office.

Zhu Xiuyuan listened very carefully. As a "first day at work" and the first time he came to the "company", he naturally had to keep in mind the "teachings of old employees".

"grown ups!"

"Join the army, sir!"

"grown ups!"

……

Along the way, government servants, scribes, etc. bowed to Dong Cheng from time to time, and Dong Cheng nodded in greeting.

"Xian son-in-law, let's go. After passing Class [-], the next step is 'Yimen'." Dong Cheng was very satisfied with Zhu Xiuyuan's performance.

Yimen is not just a door. It is actually five rooms wide and two rooms deep, which means there are ten rooms.

"As expected of a prefecture's yamen, the highest authority in the locality, it's really magnificent and luxurious! There are so many houses in just one Yimen."

Zhu Xiuyuan secretly marveled in his heart, looked around, and followed Dong Cheng's footsteps through the Yimen.

After passing Yimen, the next building on the central axis is the Yamen lobby.

That's where the governor sat in court to hear the case.

Between the Yimen and the lobby is Zhu Xiuyuan’s destination——

Liufang, where Liucao's office is located.

On the left side are the three Cao Cao of "Gong, Cang, and Hu", and on the right side are the three Cao Cao of "Bing, Dharma, and Scholars".

There are nine rooms on the left and right sides, a total of eighteen rooms, and each Cao is allocated three rooms.

Dong Cheng joined the army as a recorder and was Liu Cao's immediate boss. His signing room was not here, but in another place, not far from here.

So after sending Zhu Xiuyuan to Cangcao and giving a few instructions, Dong Cheng left and went to his signing room.

……

Kurasao.

Zhu Xiuyuan faced a group of scribes.

Eyes wide open.

The scene is a little quiet.

Zhu Xiuyuan took a deep breath, straightened his face, and prepared to burn the three fires for the new official to take office.

Hey, let's see if any unlucky guy comes forward.

However, things are often not as expected.

Good things are like this, and bad things are like this too!

Zhu Xiuyuan had been brewing a "sense of seriousness" all morning, starting from the moment he opened his eyes, and even frightened Qiu Wen.

Now, he is also ready, the whole person is ready to go, ready for the tiger to show its power.

But at this juncture.

The arrow that was about to leave the string was forced back by Zhu Xiuyuan!
"My lord! You are finally here!"

"Sir, I have long admired your talents..."

"It turns out that you are so young! You are so young but have such talent. Although my subordinates are a few years older, they have wasted their time..."

"Sir, I... I really... admire you... I admire you so much... that abacus..."

"Let's go, let's go, my lord is new here, let me lead the way, let's take a look around our warehouse..."

……

Zhu Xiuyuan was completely confused.

The subordinates who looked like "old men" were as excited as primary school students meeting their teacher after meeting him... His mouth was slightly open, and he really didn't know what to say.

Doesn't it mean that my father-in-law actually has no control over this Cang Cao?
Isn't it said that "the subordinate staff is tough and the official is smooth"?

Isn’t it said that subordinate officials in ancient times were very difficult to deal with?

Didn't it mean that "Old Youtiao" would despise him, an "airborne" Sicang who joined the military?

……

What's the situation now?
Faced with such a group of "enthusiastic" subordinates, how could he create such a fire?

"My lord? My lord?"

Seeing that Zhu Xiuyuan was distracted, all the subordinate officials looked at each other and stopped making noise.

"Um...oh, you are?"

"Sir, my subordinate Liu Wentong is the commander of Cancao. This is..."

After Liu Wentong briefly introduced himself, he introduced the other subordinate staff to Zhu Xiuyuan one by one.

Cangcao has a assistant and 42 officials.

Colonel Liu Wentong was regarded as Sicang's military deputy.

Every time Liu Wentong introduced a subordinate, the subordinate would bow in greeting, while Zhu Xiuyuan would nod in greeting...

After the introduction of the 42 subordinate officials, Zhu Xiuyuan didn't remember any of them except Liu Wentong, the superior.

Then Liu Wentong took Zhu Xiuyuan to visit the three rooms belonging to Cancao.

A value room is reserved exclusively for Zhu Xiuyuan, and is also a storage place for Cangcao's confidential documents.

The other two rooms are the offices of 43 assistant officials.

After the visit, the subordinate staff were sent back to continue their work.

Zhu Xiuyuan returned to his exclusive duty room, sat down in front of the case, called his superior Liu Wentong in, and closed the door to chat all morning...

Through chatting, I learned that it turns out that the 42 subordinates of Cangsao today, as well as the superior Liu Wentong, are actually not the original people of Cansao.

It was his father-in-law who sent him from among the three Cao Cao of "soldiers, lawmen, and scholars"...

The original people have been beaten to the bottom, all of them have been cleaned, and no one is left.

The assistant officials dispatched from the three categories of "soldiers, lawmen, and scholars" have all been exposed to wonderful things such as abacus, so most of them sincerely admire Zhu Xiuyuan's talent.

This is also the reason why Zhu Xiuyuan's three fires did not light up.

I dare to say that they are all my own people!
……

At noon, Dong Cheng went to Cangcao in person and took Zhu Xiuyuan to the "canteen" of the Yamen to eat the "public meals" provided by the Yamen.

The "public meals" in the yamen are naturally divided into levels. The governor's house is right behind the yamen, so there is no need to eat public meals.

Changshi, Sima, etc. had special small stoves, or simply had their families deliver meals.

Therefore, in the entire "canteen", the highest-ranking official turned out to be Dong Cheng!

Under Dong Cheng's introduction, Zhu Xiuyuan met the other six military officers.

The three Cao Cao of "soldiers, lawmen, and scholars" were naturally extremely enthusiastic. They spoke a lot to Zhu Xiuyuan as if they were supporting the younger generation. Some were encouraging, and some were teaching some experiences and unspoken rules...

As for the military participation of the "Gong and Hu" Caos, they lacked interest and even ignored Zhu Xiuyuan...

This is normal, because today Dong Cheng still has no control over the two Cao Cao of "Gong and Hu".

……

In the afternoon, Zhu Xiuyuan stayed in the check-in room, getting familiar with Cancao's business with Cancao's superior Liu Wentong...

This Liu Wentong was originally Dong Cheng's confidant. His son-in-law was also the object of his admiration, so he naturally taught him his best, without reservation.

Zhu Xiuyuan also used the energy of "internship" in a company for the first time, carefully familiarized himself with various businesses, and made rapid progress...

In the afternoon, before going on duty, Zhu Xiuyuan said that he would bring three "private staff" here tomorrow. Liu Wentong was stunned for a moment, but he didn't say anything.

After getting off duty, his father-in-law took Zhu Xiuyuan out of the state office and took a carriage home.

Zhu Xiuyuan's first experience in the yamen passed in a dull way...

(End of this chapter)