Chapter 837 Official Recusation System
Sun Shan received a critical hit of 10,000 points. From that moment on, he decided to break off his friendship with Jiujin.
Minister He and Old Madam He were laughing so hard that they didn't even care about the etiquette of eating and were laughing out loud.
Sun Shan never expected that the clown would actually be himself.
At first, I tried to comfort Jiujin sincerely, but I was afraid that telling the truth would hurt Jiujin's young heart.
Who would have thought that Jiujin had such a "poisonous" mouth and would speak so bluntly about the truth that "Sun Shan is short".
How could Sun Shan accept this?
After dinner, Jiujin pestered Sun Shan to play.
Sun Shan decided to ignore him.
Jiujin, a fat and kind-hearted boy, kept pestering Sun Shan. In the end, Sun Shan made peace with him.
How could the little boy have any bad intentions? He just spoke too bluntly. Lord Sun Shan is a magnanimous person and should not blame him.
Minister He knew that Sun Shan went to help someone carve flowers, and earned 100 taels of silver and a lot of gifts.
I couldn't help but sigh: "Ashan is a good money-maker. Even if he doesn't have good luck in the future, he won't be poor. He can grow flowers and be a gardener. At worst, he can play the erhu and make a lot of money. We don't have to worry about Sister Yun's livelihood."
When Old Madam He heard what Minister He said, she rolled her eyes and said: This is too outrageous. Fortunately, Shanzi is a kind-hearted person and doesn't care.
Sun Shan's face fell, and then he said confidently: "Grandpa, you can rest assured about supporting the family. If Yun Jieer marries me, I promise to raise her to be plump and white. I have many more abilities."
Minister He looked at Sun Shan speechlessly, then led Sun Shan to the study and said, "Ashan, don't be anxious about seeking an official position. Be patient and wait. You need a vacancy to squeeze in. There is a vacancy now, but it's not easy to go."
Minister He told Sun Shan that there were many vacancies in Yunnan, which had just been conquered, and Sun could go there immediately if he wanted to.
But anyone who goes to the border area is a fool. It is difficult to escape safely from such a dangerous place.
If I go there, it would be extremely difficult to return to Beijing.
Where would an official be demoted to nowadays? A newly-minted Jinshi like Sun Shan would not be willing to go there.
He said that he would fight for the great cause of Daqian and devote himself to the emperor until his death.
There is no way in reality!
There is really no other way, so we go to those bitter and cold places.
Minister He certainly did not recommend Sun Shan to go, if not for Sun Shan, then for Yun Jie'er.
It is impossible for Sun Shan to go to a remote place to be an official while Yun Jie'er stays at home to take care of his parents.
This is fine, but Sister Yun must have a successor.
The newlyweds are very sweet and Yun Jie'er will definitely go with them.
Minister He doesn't want the He family's daughter to live a hard life.
Sun Shan knew what Minister He meant. He must have been comforted by the He family because they had noticed his anxiety.
Sun Shan was touched and said, "Grandpa, I know. I'm not in a hurry. I'm so young, I can wait slowly."
In fact, there is nothing more to do but wait. The right time, right place and right people are all essential.
Sun Shan added, "Grandpa, I would like to work somewhere closer to home so that my family can visit me more easily."
Sun Shan had been daydreaming these days, thinking about what would happen if he really became a local official.
At the beginning, I definitely won’t let my family members come with me. I will only arrange for them to come after I’m familiar with the situation and my work is stable.
It is best to find a job closer to home so that the journey will be much shorter and traveling will not be too difficult.
The most important thing is a place with well-developed transportation. If it is too remote, Sun Shan will probably cry.
As for returning to Zhangzhou Prefecture to take up the post, returning to Guangnan to take up the post.
This is impossible.
There is an avoidance system for officials in Daqian.
It is mainly divided into: avoidance of native place, avoidance of relatives, avoidance of teachers and students, avoidance of imperial examinations, etc.
Among them, avoidance of native place and avoidance of relatives are the two most important aspects.
Place of origin avoidance is also called regional avoidance or geographical avoidance.
That is, officials from the province cannot take office in the province.
Generally, the rule is “Southerners serve in the north, and northerners serve in the south”, that is, southerners serve in the north, and northerners serve in the south. ?
Of course, there are exceptions, such as remote mountainous areas and border areas, which are poor and no one wants to go there, so locals have to be appointed. In layman's terms, relatives cannot serve in the same government office, the same prefecture, or the same province.
First, officials who are relatives cannot be in a superior-subordinate relationship.
Second, relatives of high-ranking officials in the capital cannot serve as censors.
Third, relatives of the royal family cannot serve as officials in the capital.
Meet a relative who is also an official.
Generally, relatives with lower official positions would be sent to other places to serve as officials, or higher-ranking and older officials would resign and return home to make way for the younger generation.
It often happens that both father and son are officials. Either the father gives way or the son leaves, so that the system of relative avoidance can be implemented.
These are the requirements for senior officials (prefects, county magistrates, etc.). If you are a deputy or a minor official, you do not need to avoid household registration or relatives.
He can return to his hometown to serve as an official, or both father and son can serve as officials in the same place.
Of course, there are no restrictions on the use of officials. They can be locals or relatives serving as officials in the same place.
There was also a strange rule in the Ming Dynasty: people from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Song were not allowed to work in the Ministry of Revenue.
This regulation is difficult to understand and is totally inconsistent with the fundamental principle of avoidance of place of origin.
Legend has it that when Zhu Yuanzhang was building his career, he was in a long-term confrontation with Zhang Shicheng, who was entrenched in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas. The gentry and common people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang were very supportive of Zhang Shicheng, which violated Zhu Yuanzhang's taboo.
After unifying the Central Plains, Zhu Yuanzhang took revenge on Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
It was stipulated that these four places were not allowed to work in the Ministry of Revenue because Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to implement a policy of heavy taxation and harsh levies in the south of the Yangtze River.
Zhu Yuanzhang was afraid that if people from Jiangnan were employed in the Ministry of Revenue, this would be like boiling a frog in warm water and changing the national policy. Therefore, he strictly guarded against it from the beginning and did not allow tax cuts in Jiangnan.
Daqian did not impose special restrictions on people from a certain place, but it did have a system of avoidance of office for officials.
If Sun Shan wanted to be an official, he had no way of returning to Guangnan Province, and even the neighboring provinces had to avoid him.
However, we need to analyze each case specifically. There is no mandatory requirement to avoid the neighboring province. As long as you are not working in this province, you will not violate the rules.
Sun Shan's hope of holding an official position in the neighboring province was entirely possible.
Sun Shan didn't want to run too far, and didn't want to be too far away from home.
As an official, Sun Shan had no way to leave the area under his jurisdiction without an imperial decree, so he had to ask his relatives to come to find him.
If they were to work in the next province, it would be convenient for Sister Yun and the others to travel.
When Minister He heard Sun Shan's request for an official post, he shook his head and said, "It's difficult for you to choose a place like this. You will have to wait even longer."
Sun Shan said cheerfully, "Grandpa, it's okay. I'll wait patiently. Anyway, I've found a job that can make money in the capital, so I don't have to worry about having no money to spend."
Having just earned 100 taels, Sun Shan recovered his money instantly.
Haha, if there were more big households like this, maybe we could get rich.
Hahaha, it feels so good to make money based on your own ability.
Sun Shan laughed so wildly!