Ming Dynasty, New Rome, and Infinite Divine Machine

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"Then you can always call me senior!"

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"So."

"Are you going to get your residence permit tomorrow?"

"Okay, okay, don't say it, don't say it. Then can you just call me Senior Sister?"

"Learn from Senior Sister"

"Bring a name? Phaethon Eulithia Helios, this is my full name, which are first name, surname, and surname. Phaethon is a given name and is usually called Helios by friends. This surname is inseparable from my father’s. So, call her Yurishia, right? Call her Yurishia-senpai?”

"Don't go too far, right? Phaethon Eurysia? I'll report it to you according to this name. I'll save Helios for now."

The next morning, Jiangning County Government Office, No. 5 Qianniu Lane, Yuhuafang, Jiangning County.

At the gate of the county government office, Shangluo put down his mobile phone: "Follow the navigation and you should be here."

Behind him, Phaethon held an oil paper bag: "Shall we go in from here? Isn't this a historical site?"

"At first, I thought it was strange how a house that was hundreds of years old could be used casually. But in fact, a house is not a historical monument in our country - it is just a house. If the old house collapses, you can always build a new one. , there is no need to guard a dilapidated house as a treasure. The treasure that can truly be regarded as a historical monument must at least be an ancient building from the Song Dynasty. That kind of thing is more common in Shanxi. This is the county government."

Shangluo shook his head: "Even though it looks quaint outside, there might be an elevator inside."

Entered the door. There is no elevator, but there are two vending machines in the concierge - this door is not a door, but a room with three rooms in width. The middle one is the door, the left wing is the concierge's room, and the right is a semi-open space There are benches for waiting and two vending machines.

The guard guarding the door sat on the side of the concierge. He didn't say anything when he saw the two people entering, and continued to read the newspaper with his head down. On the other end, in front of the vending machine, stood a fat old man in pajamas. He still had a steaming towel wrapped around his chin. He didn't know if he had just shaved his face or was maintaining his beard.

With a bang, a bottle of canned Laba porridge fell out of the vending machine. The old man bent down to pick it up, covered his hands with the hot can, and saw the two people entering the door from the corner of his eye:

"So early? Are you two here to get your marriage certificate? You are young and promising, congratulations."

"No, no, no, no." Phaethon shook his head repeatedly, "We are here to see the county magistrate for something."

"Ah, I remembered. You want to apply for a residence permit, right? You made an appointment before. You came quite early. I thought the kid beater would arrive first. I am Yang Xueren, the magistrate of Jiangning County. I will take a look at it first when you bring it. .”

Shangluo was stunned for a moment. It turned out that this was the county magistrate. But it's normal to think about it. Walking around in pajamas in the county government office and looking like he just woke up, that means the county magistrate is right. After all, he lives in the back. Probably because there was no vending machine in the back, he went out to buy it himself.

"Here you go." Phaethon took out a fixed-format "affection note" from the oil paper bag, which she had written overnight.

"Okay." Magistrate Yang took the letter and glanced at it a few times, then at Phaethon. His eyes finally rested on Shangluo.

"You are classmate Shangluo, right?"

"Ah, yes, it's me." Shangluo responded. Thinking about it, this old man seems to know himself. But regardless of whether you know someone or not, you must have the most basic courtesy.

"You are the guarantor, so let me talk to you. There is nothing wrong with the writing of this petition, and I personally have no objections. As well as the "Law on Petitions and Petitions" promulgated by the "Yong'an Law Order" and related regulations, all levels Both the county government and the government can approve matters within the scope of their powers that are in line with public order and good customs, do not harm the legal interests of others, and are truly grievances. Approval requires a [township meeting], that is, there are at least three people with the native place of the county. Only if the governor is present to witness, and all the governors agree unanimously.”

"Yeah." Shangluo nodded, indicating that he knew.

The imperial examination republic is part of the republic. Those who pass the provincial examination can obtain the honor of promoting people. This has existed since ancient times and is a continuation of the "promoting filial piety and integrity" in the self-examination system. If it were left to the Han Dynasty, one would be able to serve in the imperial court if one was promoted to be filial and honest. If it were in the Hongwu Dynasty, people could be directly appointed as officials.

But that was before. In the past, an average of only 400 people were successful in the nationwide rural examinations every year, and sometimes not even one person in a county might be successful. Now the admission rate has been greatly improved. Jiangning County alone has more than 400 candidates at the same time. There may be fewer in remote counties, but a dozen or so in a county can be made up - although a person can be called a Juren master, more than masters in a county are indeed not very valuable.

But with so many candidates, it is obviously impossible to appoint officials one by one, and there is no economic benefit. The greatest value of being a candidate is to have the qualifications to participate in the joint examination and then the palace examination to obtain Jinshi. But if you really have nothing to do, you can also come to the county government office or the government office to listen to the government. Although everyone can go to the county government office to watch the excitement, the "listening to the government" of the people is different. Not only can they listen, but they can also Can vote.

"After receiving your application that day, we started to prepare to invite the juren to come to listen to the government this morning. Anyway, at least three must be gathered to form a [township meeting] and to review matters related to petitions - but this morning, 9 people came .”

"Huh?" Phaethon was stunned for a moment, "Does it have to be unanimously approved?"

"Yes." County Magistrate Yang nodded, "It must be unanimous. How many people are present will get the vote. Even if one person disagrees, it will not work. If 9 people came this morning, all 9 people must vote unanimously. This... is a bit difficult. Usually this kind of thing , after the announcement, many people were too lazy to come. I always took the initiative to invite those who were free to come and listen, but today 9 people came uninvited. Tsk, there are really a lot of idle people now."

"Ah, what should we do?" Phaethon lowered his voice, "How about we come back another day?"

"Don't worry, don't worry." Shangluo winked at him and looked back outside - he heard the sound just now.

Lu Huaiyang got out of the car and came in through the door.

"Hey, Mr. Yang, I'm here to listen to the government. I have a few brothers who will be here soon. Please wait a moment and we can start when they arrive."

Chapter 700 Township Discussion

"Hey, Mr. Yang, good morning. Thank you very much for the soda last time."

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. I'm a neighbor, just do me a favor. Besides, we have to buy soda here. It's the same everywhere."

After a short while, another uniformed guard in casual clothes entered the door. Although he has never met him in person, Shangluo has seen it on the forum. This is the one who was last ordered by the naughty kid at home to order a truckload of salt soda.

Generally speaking, this kind of thing can only be swallowed by oneself, because this is not a purchase but a material rationing, and there is no reason to return it. At that time, the Jiangning County Government also coordinated the matter. Not only was it a matter of supply, but we also had to ask someone to carry it because the sodas were quite heavy.

However, in accordance with the principle of not harming "legal interests", the soda was not adjusted to the original price, but the price was reduced. In the whole process, the county government was still equivalent to getting soda at a discounted price - after all, even if the county government was asked to coordinate this kind of thing, it would not be possible to recover 100% of the losses. But no matter what, as long as the other side can get the money, it will be a win-win for both parties.

The only person injured in the whole incident was the child who received a beating - of course, it was lucky to cause such a big incident and only receive a beating because the damage was controlled.

"Mr. Yang, actually this time."

"You won't order eight-treasure porridge again this time, right?" Magistrate Yang was stunned with half a cup of eight-treasure porridge in his hand.

"No, no, no. I just made some sausages at home and wanted to send some New Year's goods to the county magistrate. I drove here, in the car."

Magistrate Yang had no intention of rejecting it and accepted it directly.

After that, several other Jinyi guards came, and each of them respected Magistrate Yang extremely - some of them had the official title of seventh or eighth grade, but even Lu Huaiyang himself, who had the official title of fifth grade, all respected Magistrate Yang. This seventh grade county magistrate is respectful and respectful.

Magistrate Yang also looked at the "heartfelt feelings" handed over by Shangluo and Phaethon, while greeting the people who came in. He didn't really care that he was wearing pajamas.

"Okay." After reading it carefully, he handed the document back to Phaethon, "The pleading is well written and the situation is very detailed. But although I don't have any objections, it still needs to be reviewed. You are ready, half It will be raised within the hour. At that time, someone will come in and call you two."

After saying goodbye to the two of them, Magistrate Yang adjusted the position of the warm towel around his neck and returned with the canned rice pudding.

"Wow, this grandpa is so kind." Phaethon exclaimed, "Although I have never met my grandpa, I think if I had a grandpa, I would hope that he was like this."

"Oh, by the way, Lu Qianhu." Shangluo asked, "Why are you all so respectful to County Magistrate Yang? Do you respect him because he is older? You obviously seem to be a senior official than him."

"No, he's older than me."

"As the magistrate of Jingxian County, his rank is different from other magistrates?"

"No." Lu Huaiyang looked at him, "The magistrate of Jiangning County is indeed only 7th grade. However, the Marquis of Huai'an is of the highest grade. Didn't you notice that his surname is Yang? He has the same surname as the queen."

Shangluo was stunned for a moment: "So Magistrate Yang is... the abbot of the country?!"

"He is your senior brother's father-in-law."

"Is the father-in-law here serving as a seventh-rank county magistrate?"

"The seventh-grade county magistrate is not young. Although compared with Mr. Yang's qualifications, he is indeed an incompetent county magistrate. Many Jinshi scholars of the same age as him have now joined the cabinet. If he has not done anything until now, Cha Zi, there is no problem in joining the cabinet."

"Eh? Then why have you been the county magistrate?"

"Just because you are married to the royal family, you won't be able to get promoted in this life - there is also a reason for the official department. You are already a marquis, super grade, why should you be promoted."

"Ah, does the old man have any objections?"

"Under normal circumstances, given his qualifications, it is indeed easy for him to have opinions as a county magistrate, but this is Jiangning County and the two 'red counties' of Yujing Yingtian Prefecture. This is different. And he The magistrate of Jingxian County was personally appointed by the late emperor, who selected his own relatives to hold this important position. You can be regarded as the super-rank Huai'an Marquis serving as the county magistrate. After all, the cabinet bachelor himself is also a fifth-rank official, and the rank of the cabinet is It is hung with the title of minister."

"Wait a minute. When did the father-in-law become the county magistrate?"

"It's been nearly ten years - actually, the father-in-law was not the magistrate of Qipingjing County before. Before his daughter married the prince, the father-in-law worked as a general affairs officer in the Postal Department of Hubu Province. It was a very busy job. He was in charge of Matters at the headquarters of the Postal and Communications Department. Later, when his daughter was named the Crown Princess, he was promoted to the Marquis of Huai'an and relieved of his original position. After that, he was idle for a period of time, because the Marquis of Huai'an did not have anything to do. It wasn't until the late emperor summoned him once and the two talked for a while that he was put in charge of Jiangning County."

"Ah, no wonder he looks so comfortable. You guys also respect him very much."

"Yeah." Lu Huaiyang nodded, "After all, His Majesty the Holy Emperor has to pour wine when he sees him. As for why he is so comfortable, it's because he has no desires and desires now. This Jiangning County Magistrate really has nothing to do. Do - the county government is very busy, but except for things like today, there is actually nothing that the county magistrate needs to decide personally, just like the emperor usually has nothing that needs to be decided by himself. He just 'knows'. His The main job is actually to negotiate and mediate here, and by the way, to conduct weddings, give speeches, etc."

"Ah, is he easy to talk to? Is he as easy to talk to as he looks?" Shangluo asked. I used to think that he was just a county magistrate, which is easy to say. It is normal for an older grandfather to look kind-but if this person was personally ordered by the late emperor, he might have been assigned some special affairs.

"He's so easy to talk to. You can always ask him for help with anything. As long as it's not too much, sometimes you don't even need such a talk. This time it's because it involves the Romans and there is no precedent before, so it's necessary. Fix it in form.”

In the middle of speaking, the chief clerk of the county government office suddenly ran over: "Lu Qianhu, have you driven here?"

"Bring it along, what's wrong?" Lu Huaiyang asked.

"Last time, the queen said she wanted to bring some potato seedlings from home. She called from the palace and asked the abbot to help her go to the vegetable market to buy some."

"Ah, yes, this happened, I still remember it, but I didn't know it was today. I said I wanted to eat stir-fried vegetables that day, but the imperial kitchen couldn't stock it because I didn't know where to buy it. Where are the potato seedlings? I Take it with you."

"In the gatehouse, the county magistrate has already had it ready."

Chapter 701 Take a seat

"Then I'll move the car up now."

Over there, Lu Huaiyang went to the concierge to get vegetables. There were two oil paper bags, weighing five or six kilograms. They are all green potato seedlings. Now is the season for harvesting potatoes after autumn. Some late harvested potatoes are just right for eating fresh potato seedlings. Although there are greenhouses these days, they are not short of fresh vegetables. But Mr. Zhu Most of them have never eaten ene.

"And you two, go to the first floor and wait. Once the gavel is knocked inside, you can prepare to go in."

"Bah." The gavel knocked steadily, and the loudspeaker next to it played the pre-recorded "Wei-wu-". Two policemen stood in the hall with their hands behind their backs and mouth-synced, as if they had shouted. .

This hall is not big, because the main hall of the county government is not big in the first place. The magistrate's chair is placed at the end of the lobby, with the "Sea Sea and Sunrise Picture" behind him. The table in front of him was covered with a layer of dark green patterned cloth. The county magistrate sitting behind the desk was also partially blocked.

A four-character plaque hangs high on the mirror above the head and is illuminated. In addition to the plaque, six lamps were lit in the room in broad daylight, illuminating the entire room. Bao Zheng's face could still shine even when he was sitting here.

The county magistrate did not come today. Sitting in the magistrate's seat is the chief registrar, with his side facing the middle.

The other Jin Yiwei sat on the row of seats below, facing the county magistrate - because there were too many auditoriums, there was only a small table in the middle for "Mrs. Chen" and a large microphone. But this is not a big problem, because criminal cases will not be brought here for trial, and it does not matter if the space is smaller.

"If you have something to report, leave the court if nothing happens." Magistrate Yang sat in the courtroom.

Although he is a county magistrate, he is not wearing the robe of a county magistrate. He does not even wear clothes with patchwork - patchwork is used to distinguish grades. The chief clerk next to him is wearing an eighth-grade oriole patchwork suit. He was wearing a bright red official uniform.

The bright red official uniform has dark patterns of peony brocade on it, and a jade belt tied around the waist. The spread-footed futou on the top of his head spread out to both sides, and when he put on the black python robe, he looked exactly like Bao Zheng's outfit - and as the Marquis of Huai'an, he did also have a python robe. It's just that he didn't bother to wear it before going out.

"Report to the County Duke." The chief clerk stood up first and said, "Today."

After the chief clerk talked about Shangluo and Phaethon, the police at the door opened the door and let the two people in from the side, standing under the bright light bulb and in front of the microphone.

"Ahem." Sitting on top, Magistrate Yang asked first, "Where are you two from?"

Shangluo replied: "He is a scholar."

"Okay, sit over there. Then you, the little girl from Rome,..."

"She is a prison student."

"Eh?" The chief registrar on the side was stunned, "Jian Sheng? Our Imperial College here?"

"Yes." Shangluo nodded, "It was just confirmed. So the supervisor is"

"Please take a seat, supervisor."

Magistrate Yang looked at the two of them: "It's okay to be a scholar. If you don't have the reputation of being a scholar, you can't sit down. We usually have to give you another seat. Since you are a supervisor, you can sit down."

The seats are here.

One is a high chair with a backrest, and the other is a small horse.

Shangluo, a scholar, sat on a round stool, and Master Jiansheng sat on a big chair. The chair was placed there, just like the seat of leader Liang Shanbo, and Fae did not dare to sit down at the same time.

"Sit down, sit down." Magistrate Yang from above said, "We are all talking while sitting down. Don't your legs feel sore when you stand?"

The magistrate above spoke, and Phaethon had no choice but to sit down——

"Ah this." Shangluo glanced at Phaethon next to him. Sitting on the top chair, she is now a head taller than Shangluo.

“This is too realistic.”

[Ah, that's how the Imperial Examination Republic works. Different achievements lead to different seats.]

"I'm starting to worry about life in the Imperial College. Phaethon is my teacher, right?"

[Yes, classmate Shangluo~~ Even if you are a supervisor, she is still your husband~~]

He glanced down at his small bench: "This seat is uncomfortable no matter how you sit. It is indeed very motivating for people to make progress."

Next to Phaethon, she was not actually sitting in the mazaar. Out of politeness, she only sat in half of the space.

"Then, let me confirm the procedural matters with you. Everyone who is supposed to be here today has arrived. 3 people were supposed to be here, but 9 people actually arrived. According to relevant regulations, as long as everyone here agrees, it is equivalent to making a contribution to this matter. Paul, do you all understand?"

Below, Lu Huaiyang and other Jin Yiwei nodded.

"Then, there are three things next." He looked at Shangluo and Phaethon and explained fully and fully, "You two only need to explain three things - whether your demands are in line with public order and good customs, this means that this Whether the thing can be done; whether your appeal will harm the legal interests of others, this represents the risk for you; finally, you have to explain your 'suffering' - that is, the tragic experience and helpless situation , which can explain why you are making a 'complaint' here instead of going through the normal process."

Magistrate Yang also said what was not stated in the law, and also reminded the two of them of the "key elements" they needed to explain. The answers in the test paper are just like this. Generally, there are no standard answers. The teacher has such scoring points in his hand. Three matters are three scoring points, and they only need to be explained convincingly.

"And, after you have finished explaining, you have to wait for the people below to discuss it and see if they are willing to jointly guarantee you. Finally, just confirm it here in this county. Then, you can start to explain."

"Ahem" Phaethon stood up, "Can I explain the last point first?"