Ming politicians

() Half an hour later, everyone arrived at the Jiangning County Government Office.

The layout of the prefectural and county yamen in Daming Prefecture is similar. The difference is that there are two stone lions at the gate of the yamen in Gyeonggi County, and the two stone lions in Jiangning County are smaller than those in Yingtianfu. The younger brother and sister of the two lions in the government office.

At the gate of the county government office, there were still two sergeants standing, looking listless.

Zheng Keyou walked quickly to the front and yelled loudly.

"Master Su, the new magistrate of Jiangning County, has taken office."

The two sergeants shook their heads, seeing a large group of people who seemed to have fallen from the sky, and immediately came to their senses.

Su Tiancheng was among all the people, and his aura was extraordinary. He was undoubtedly the new magistrate, but he looked a little too young. The magistrate of Jiangning County had never seen such a young magistrate.

Without hesitation, the two sergeants immediately knelt down.

"My subordinates welcome Master Su."

"stand up."

When Su Tiancheng spoke, the two sergeants finally believed that this young and surprisingly handsome guy was the new county magistrate.A sergeant ran in quickly, probably to report.

Su Tiancheng didn't delay, and directly entered the county government office.

Lu Tianming, the magistrate of Jiangning County, was working. The former county magistrate left Jiangning County, was promoted, and went to the household department in the capital. He had been away for nearly a month.The boss also changed a few days ago. The former boss was transferred to the Ministry of Industry in Nanjing. The new boss, Qu Qingze, is still getting familiar with the situation.

The matters in the county government must be dealt with. Jiangning County is Jingji County, and it is impossible for someone to temporarily act as the county magistrate. What's more, Jiangning County has such a large jurisdiction that there are too many things to do.

Fortunately, the new county magistrate Su Tiancheng arrived today, and he finally made it through.

Lu Tianming knew about Su Tiancheng's fame. Shanxi Township Examination Xie Yuan, General Examination Hui Yuan, and second place in the Palace Examination. He wrote many poems and was widely praised. There is no doubt about the literary talent of such a person.

Lu Tianming read the Di Bao carefully, and he felt strange that Su Tiancheng was second in the imperial examination, and he should have been admitted to the Imperial Academy, so why was he sent to Jiangning County.

Besides, Su Tiancheng is only 19 years old, so he seems too young. Is it a bit hasty to be sent to Jiangning County as magistrate? In comparison, as a county magistrate here, there are many difficult things to deal with.

Jiangning County is a Gyeonggi County, and there is a big disparity in the ranks of officials. The county magistrate is the sixth rank, but the county magistrate is only the seventh rank, and the master is the eighth rank. It is somewhat different from other counties, which leads to power not equal.

The power of the magistrate is very great, and the county magistrate and the master Bo will not raise any objections when they make decisions.This situation is like hundreds of years later, when the person in charge of the local party committee also serves as a member of the standing committee of the higher-level party committee, the authority of the person in charge is of course different.

When the sergeant came in to report, Lu Tianming was reviewing the materials carefully. When he heard that the county magistrate had arrived, he hurried out of the room and walked quickly towards the lobby. As he walked, he asked the sergeant to open the door of the ceremony quickly and notify all the officials in the yamen , Come out to meet the magistrate.

"Your Majesty, Lu Tianming, the magistrate of Jiangning County, pay my respects to Mr. Su."

"Your Majesty Lu, don't be polite. I'll wait for another time to work together in the future, so pay more attention."

"This is the responsibility of this official, and I dare not make mistakes."

Seeing Su Tiancheng, Lu Tianming's first impression was that he was calm, but he showed a calm demeanor when he moved his hands and feet. Coupled with his elegant and handsome appearance, he seemed to be confident.

Lu Tianming quickly put away the little Jiujiu in his heart. This county magistrate must be very powerful.

The master Bo Qu Qingze also rushed out to salute Su Tiancheng.

In such a public occasion, Qu Qingze must pay attention to etiquette.

Seeing the county magistrate and Zhu Bo of Jiangning County coming, Zheng Keyou spoke.

"Lord Lu, Lord Qu, and Lord Su have taken office today, and the officials feel that it is time to submit their seals."

Lu Tianming hurriedly agreed that when Su Tiancheng took office, the key point was to receive the official seal, which is a symbol of power.

The official seal plays an important role, and the power of the county magistrate is almost expressed through the official seal.

For example, when the county magistrate judges a case and comes to a conclusion, the official seal must be affixed to the document before it becomes effective. It can be done in detail.

The official seal of an official is generally kept by the official's confidantes, and there must be no mistakes. If it is accidentally lost, the official will be punished.

There are strict regulations on the size of official seals. The emperor’s jade seal is the largest and made of jade. The official seals of the Six Ministries and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, including the official seals of the chief envoy and the Secretary’s Yamen, are all made of gold. The official seals below the prefect are all copper seal.

Let’s just say that the official seal of Jiangning County is two inches and two centimeters square and three centimeters and five centimeters thick. In exchange for the unit of measurement hundreds of years later, that is, a square of seven centimeters, the official seal has a handle and a height of nine centimeters.

All the official seals of the Ming Dynasty were created by the Bureau of Casting and Printing.

The official seal is actually not very big, not much different from the official seal hundreds of years later.

When the county government made the announcement, the seal looked huge. That was when it was printed, and the official seal was magnified. If it was such a big official seal, few people would be able to cover it.

In addition to receiving seals, there is also official uniforms. After the former magistrate leaves, he will leave a set of official uniforms and a set of regular uniforms. As for court uniforms, sacrificial uniforms, and bestowal uniforms, they will definitely not stay.

The court clothes are mainly worn when going to the capital to participate in the great court. It is rare for the county magistrate to go to the capital once a year, let alone go to the court. See you, it is useful, especially in places like Jiangning County.

Sacrificial clothing is the same reason, but sacrificial clothing is used once a year. On special days, magistrates need to wear sacrificial clothing to worship ancestors, including worshiping heaven.

As for conferring, no one dares to do it by himself. This is bestowed by the emperor, so do it yourself, unless you don't want your head.

In the final analysis, this official uniform needs to be remade. Everyone's figure is different, so it can only be tailor-made, and there are also special shops for official uniforms.This kind of shop only dares to open after the government authorizes it.

After every official takes office, the first thing is to receive the official seal, and the second thing is to make official uniforms. After completing these two things, the rest of the things will be done slowly.

The seal is temporarily kept by Lu Tianming, and it is sealed in the warehouse of the county government. When the county magistrate does not arrive, no one dares to use this seal. Go inside the prison, the magistrate has not taken up the post, and if there is an urgent matter, he will deal with it first, and he is not in a hurry to stamp the seal.

During this period of time, Lu Tianming has always been a little trembling. He is the county magistrate of the seventh rank, and it is impossible to take over the magistrate of the sixth rank in Jingji in his dreams. With Su Tiancheng here, he can hand it over, and he will get rid of this serious worry.

A group of people came to the warehouse of the county government. The warehouse is in the middle of the second hall to the third hall. The warehouse is on the left and the account room is on the right.This warehouse mainly keeps official documents and other things, similar to the archives bureau hundreds of years later. As for the warehouse for storing gold, silver, treasures and grain, there is a special place and a special person to handle it.

After receiving the official seal, Su Tiancheng didn't care much, and handed it to Su Jun behind him.

Su Jun's feeling was different. He was holding the official seal, his face was a little pale, and he carefully protected it for fear of getting it dirty. This was the first time he had seen the official seal of the yamen at such a young age.

Wang Dazhi was also paying attention, signaling with his eyes, immediately there were four guards surrounding Su Jun.

Su Tiancheng didn't even look at the official uniform left in the warehouse. He is a sixth-rank official, the color of the official uniform is blue, and the patches on his chest are herons. All these need to be redone. As for the expenses, Pay from dedicated guy silver.

After finishing all the handover matters, Su Tiancheng spoke with a smile.

"Master Zheng, thank you for your hard work today. Jiangning County hosted a banquet to entertain Mr. Zheng. Mr. Zheng must not refuse. Mr. Lu and Mr. Qu will participate together. Mr. Zheng is the upper official of Yingtian Mansion. When you come to Jiangning County, you are the representative. Because of talent, Jiangning County can't neglect it."

Zheng Keyou waved his hands again and again.

"Master Su said so, the lower officials have no place to be ashamed. The lower officials are serving Lord Su. If there is something that is not done well, Lord Su just point it out."

Su Tiancheng smiled at Zheng Keyou, then turned to ask Lu Tianming.

"Lord Lu, where do the county government usually arrange banquets?"

"My lord, most of them are arranged in the Four Seas Restaurant."

"Okay, let's arrange it in the Four Seas Building. It's up to Mr. Lu to decide who should participate."

"The officer will arrange it now."

Lu Tianming took Zheng Keyou to the Yin Hotel in front to rest for a while. Su Tiancheng still had something to do, and that was to go to the back of the third hall, where he would live in the future.

This time, Qu Qingze went to see it with him.

Su Jun, Su Ertong, Wang Dazhi and others who followed Su Tiancheng could not be idle at this time, they had to tidy up and familiarize themselves with the terrain.

The backyard is very big, the size is somewhat beyond Su Tiancheng's expectation, it has everything from pavilions, towers and pavilions to small bridges and flowing water.

After walking in the yard for a while, Su Tiancheng couldn't help shaking his head secretly, no wonder everyone is going to be an official, and the treatment after becoming an official is good enough, just say that such a big residence, how can ordinary people enjoy it.

Qu Qingze beside him kept smiling and didn't speak.Su Tiancheng felt a little strange.

"Brother, why are you laughing, do you think this Jiangning County is very good, better than Jinyiwei's place?"