"Everyone, let me briefly introduce the responsibilities of the ten departments of the office. If you have any opinions, please feel free to speak up."
Zhu Pingan said to everyone. Zhang Tongsheng and others all sat up straight and listened carefully.
"The Lifang is responsible for managing the promotion and transfer of officials in the county, issuing letters of appointment, and the mourning and reinstatement of gentry, as well as registering and filing the status of Jinshi and Juren in the county serving as officials in other places."
"The Household Department is responsible for the household registration, fish scale atlas, and money, grain, and land registers of the entire county. It is responsible for collecting taxes and paying taxes for the entire county. In the event of a famine, it will specifically handle matters such as the release of grain for disaster relief."
"The etiquette office is responsible for the county's worship of gods, Confucius, festivals, the development of education, education, etiquette, and honors. In addition, during the imperial examinations, it assists the officials, teachers, and other officials in organizing candidates to take the exams, supervising the examinations, and distributing and collecting examination papers."
"The military department is responsible for the recruitment of soldiers, civilian petitions, horses, military examinations, training of young men, and public security. In addition, the county's post stations, garrisons, city defense, and bandit suppression are also under the jurisdiction of the military department."
"The Criminal Office is responsible for handling all types of cases, big or small, in the county. It is responsible for solving cases, investigating cases, recording court events, drafting case documents, and managing all matters related to the prison. In addition, the county's coroners and prison guards are all managed by the Criminal Office."
"The workshop is responsible for managing the county's sericulture and weaving, building government offices and temples, water conservancy projects, minting silver, destroying coins, etc."
"The shop manager is responsible for managing the county's postal services and welcoming and seeing off officials."
"The Chengfa Office is responsible for registering and sending all kinds of official documents and letters, transcribing petitions, etc. All official documents and letters are registered by the Chengfa Office and then distributed to various parties for specific handling."
"Warehouse, responsible for managing the granary."
"The treasury is responsible for managing the money coming in and out of the county."
Zhu Ping'an slowly explained the responsibilities of the ten departments of the county office to everyone in concise and clear terms.
When Zhang Tongsheng and others first heard about the responsibilities of the six rooms, they felt that it was nothing special, as if it was no different from the six rooms in the current county office. However, when they heard Zhu Ping'an talk about the responsibilities of the shop manager's room, the contracting room, the warehouse, and the storehouse, their eyes lit up, and the more they listened, the brighter their eyes became.
They all have a certain foundation, otherwise Zhu Ping'an would not have screened and invited them to succeed as clerks.
At this moment, after listening to Zhu Ping'an's division of responsibilities among the ten departments of the county office, it was like an epiphany, and everything suddenly became clear.
In addition to the original six departments of the county office, four more departments were added, namely the shop manager's office, the contracting and issuing office, the warehouse and the storehouse. This was not a simple division of power. After such a division, the responsibilities of each department in the county office became clearer. The original responsibilities of the six departments were mixed and overlapping, and the operation was somewhat not smooth. However, after the addition of the shop manager's office and other four departments, the responsibilities became clearer and the county government's operation efficiency became faster. Compared with before, it can be said that there has been a qualitative improvement.
Shame on you, we really misunderstood the county lord, we are so superficial. The county lord set up these ten rooms not for accommodating us, but for the benefit of all people and for future generations.
Once the ten rooms of the county lord are set up, it is estimated that it will soon spread throughout the country.
We are so lucky to be able to participate in such a reform that will benefit the people and will be passed down through the ages. Maybe, with the help of the county lord, we can leave a name in history, at least in the county annals.
Zhang Tongsheng and others were excited just thinking about it, so how could they have any objections
In this way, the establishment of ten departments was finalized. Zhu Ping'an then appointed Zhang Tongsheng and others as clerks of the ten departments of the county office according to their circumstances. Zhang Tongsheng was known for his integrity, so Zhu Ping'an appointed him as the chief clerk of the clerk's office; Mr. Liu had assisted the county government in disaster relief many times and knew all parts of Jingnan in detail, so Zhu Ping'an appointed him as the chief clerk of the household office; Old Liu from Baqiao Village was rather old-fashioned and proficient in all kinds of etiquette, so Zhu Ping'an appointed him as the chief clerk of the clerk's office; Liu Jie's ancestors in Zhangjiawan had served as Taizu's personal soldiers when the country was founded. When the Japanese pirates invaded this time, Liu Jie organized the villagers to defend the fort, so that the whole village was spared, so Zhu Ping'an appointed him as the chief clerk of the barracks; Han Cheng from Liujiazhuang hated evil and was known for his chivalry in Jingnan, so Zhu Ping'an appointed him as the chief clerk of the criminal office; Xie Lao from Wangzhuang was a bricklayer and had participated in the construction of the county government. He had been dealing with large and small buildings for most of his life, so Zhu Ping'an appointed him as the chief clerk of the workshop; Sun Tongsheng from the county seat was meticulous and serious, so Zhu Ping'an appointed him as the chief clerk of the shop; the chief clerk of the warehouse and the chief clerk of the storehouse of the county office were respectively held by Mr. Qian and Mr. Zhang, who had served as accountants.
Zhu Ping'an appointed the extra scholar Wang as his own savings officer, which was equivalent to a secretary.
Zhu Ping'an temporarily appointed Liu Mu, Liu Dadao and others as the head of the third shift of the yamen runners, and did not give them a higher position, because in this battle report, Zhu Ping'an had commended them for their achievements in killing the enemy, and according to their achievements in killing the enemy, they could at least enter the ranks of military officers. He would make plans after their rewards came down.
Since the Japanese invasion was quelled, a total of 313 young and strong civilians who participated in the Jingnan Defense War and the Taiping Recovery War and who were interested in working in the county government came to the county government to register.
In feudal society, yamen runners had a low status for the ruling class, but for ordinary people, yamen runners were quite good positions. Yamen runners were not only exempt from corvée labor, but also had good treatment and high status. In the eyes of ordinary people, yamen runners represented the government, and ordinary people generally called yamen runners "heavenly runners".
In the eyes of ordinary people in ancient times, yamen runners were higher in rank than the police in modern public security, procuratorial and judicial organs, which was a good job.
Therefore, the common people who participated in the defense of the city, especially the poor families, cherished this opportunity very much. As for being a yamen runner and not being able to participate in the imperial examination, they didn't care at all. First, the imperial examination was too far away and they couldn't participate anyway. Second, there was nothing more important than having clothes and food.
These were all heroes who fought against the Japanese pirates, and the county government was also short of manpower. Zhu Ping'an did not eliminate any of them, and temporarily assigned them all to the three shifts of yamen runners, and would slowly select from them later to fill out the ten departments of the office.
In addition, there is another consideration. Zhu Ping'an knows that the Japanese invasion in Jiangnan will become more and more serious, more and more rampant, more and more frequent, and larger and larger in scale from this year on. Wang Zhi, Xu Hai, Xu Dong, Chen Dong, Ma Ye and other big Japanese pirates take turns to appear... At this time, the more yamen runners in Jingnan County, the better.
In this way, the county office had its organization and personnel, and the Jingnan County Government was completely established.
As for County Magistrate Zhang, Chief Clerk Yao, and Dianshi Li, Zhu Ping'an did not consider them as members of the county government at all.