Chapter 976 Interview with Master

Chapter 976 Interview with Master

In a government office, the county magistrate, the county magistrate, and the chief clerk are the three masters, and the legal advisor is called the fourth master, which shows that his status is very high.

A low-ranking official like a county magistrate might only need one or two advisors.

For high-ranking officials such as governors and governors-general, they usually have several advisers who are responsible for different aspects of the work.

In order to make a living, many scholars who were unable to continue taking the imperial examinations would choose to work as behind-the-scenes advisors to officials.

Legal advisors are not formally employed by the government, but are employees hired privately by officials, who need to pay their own salaries.

The salary of a legal advisor varies greatly depending on factors such as region, official level, and the legal advisor's ability.

Wu Sidao, the famous Shaoxing legal advisor, asked for an annual salary of 8000 taels of silver when he was an aide in Henan, and the salary was settled every day.

Even in other places, the average salary for a legal advisor is 3000 taels.

Supporting a legal advisor also means supporting his family. The living and educational expenses of the legal advisor's children and spouse should be included in the legal advisor's income to ensure that they have a different social status from ordinary people.

Master Sun Shan has two similarities with Wu Sidao.

First, they are both legal advisors, and second, they are both lame.

Others are quite different.

Zhang Dingqiang temporarily changed his job to become a legal advisor. He asked for an annual salary of 36 taels, including food, accommodation, clothes for four seasons, and his wife's meals. Because of his lame leg, he wanted his wife to accompany him when he took office so that she could take care of him. As for his children and grandchildren, they stayed in Guangzhou.

The salary of a lawyer is divided into three levels.

For low-level officials, such as advisors to county magistrates and prefects, the annual salary was about 30-50 taels.

For mid-level positions, such as advisors to prefects, provincial governors, and other officials, the annual salary is about 100-200 taels.

For higher levels, such as famous actors or experts, there is no upper limit on the salary.

The group of legal advisors in Shaoxing usually earn several times more than ordinary legal advisors.

Zhang Dingqiang asked for a two-year salary of 36, which is considered a low-level legal advisor.

It was still a bit expensive for Sun Shan, but it was already the lowest wage in the legal advisor industry.

If the rank is any lower, it is impossible to be a legal advisor, and the officials themselves dare not use him.

Sun Shan thought that since his father-in-law had spoken highly of this shopkeeper Zhang who came from a dental clinic, there must be something good about him, so it would be nice to go and meet him.

The boss and the employees are running towards each other. If it is suitable, it is suitable. If it is not suitable, it is not suitable. Everyone will not suffer any loss by meeting each other.

When Sun Shan saw Zhang Dingqiang, at first glance he thought he looked ordinary, not outstanding at all. At second glance he still thought he was ordinary, like an ordinary person.

Zhang Dingqiang is not tall, slightly thin, with a short beard, and his face is a little pale, perhaps because he has just recovered from a serious illness.

I do have a slight limp when I walk, but not as much as I expected.

It seems that there is no problem with normal walking, but it definitely won't work if he runs.

Zhang Dingqiang bowed immediately after seeing Sun Shan: "Greetings, Master Sun."

Sun Shan nodded and said, "Hello, Shopkeeper Zhang."

The two sat down and chatted.

It was Sun Shan’s first time as a boss and he didn’t know how to recruit employees.

So he started chatting with Zhang Dingqiang about family matters, such as asking about the health of his parents and how his sons and grandchildren were doing in school. He then asked, "Manager Zhang, I'm going to be working in a place called Yuanlu County in Huguang. Have you heard of it?"

It's true, Shopkeeper Zhang had heard of Yuanlu County.

Before coming for the interview, Shopkeeper Zhang had done his homework and found out where Sun Shan worked. He then checked his information and recalled the past. Finally, in his dusty memory, he found that he had indeed done business with a businessman from Chenzhou Prefecture.

Shopkeeper Zhang bowed and said, "Master Sun, I have never been to Yuanlu County, but I have done business with a merchant from Chenzhou Prefecture. They have a kind of tea from the Jietan Mountain area of ​​Yuanlu on the bank of the Yuanshui River in Wuling Mountain, called Jietan Tea.

Its shape, color, aroma and taste are all unique.

The most amazing thing is that those who are close to the tea can’t smell the fragrance because they are “drunk”, while those who are far away can feel the fragrance because they are “thirsty”. One person tasting the tea can fill the whole room with fragrance, which is what makes Jietan tea unique.

At that time, the merchant sold this tea to me, and I tasted it. It was really good. I heard that Yuanlu has overlapping mountains, crisscrossing rivers, and complex terrain. Good mountains and good waters produce good tea, so Jietan tea is produced. "

Sun Shan was stunned. He didn't expect that Shopkeeper Zhang had actually heard of Yuanlu County and had tasted the local specialties of Yuanlu County.

He has met many different kinds of merchants in such a remote area. It seems that during his working experience in the pawnshop, Manager Zhang has met many different kinds of people.

Shopkeeper Zhang continued, "The merchant also told me that the best food in Yuanlu County is steamed buns and pork trotter rice. He also said that if I have the chance, I must try these two things."

On the surface, this seems to be about trying the xiaolongbao and pork trotter rice noodle soup, but actually it is about “if I have the chance”.

What a coincidence, I met Sun Shan, who was about to take up a post in Yuanlu County. What a coincidence, he needed to recruit a legal advisor. What a coincidence, Shopkeeper Zhang appeared.

If Manager Zhang was admitted, he would definitely say: What a coincidence, everything is just a coincidence. The first thing he would do when he arrived in Yuanlu County is to eat steamed dumplings and pork trotter rice to see if they are as delicious as the merchants said.

Shopkeeper Zhang only knew about Yuanlu County from the merchants, and he didn't know much else.

If he could go back to the moment when he met the merchant from Chenzhou, Shopkeeper Zhang would definitely arrest him and learn everything about Yuanlu County before letting the merchant go.

Sun Shan was not mainly looking for someone who was familiar with Yuanlu County. If he wanted to have a deeper understanding, he could only go to the local area to do so. Everything else was just hearsay.

Sun Shan wanted to know if Manager Zhang had any ideas and whether he could help him.

So he asked, "Manager Zhang, you used to be a manager at a pawnshop. Can you tell me about your daily routine?"

The so-called brokerage firm is actually an intermediary agency.

As the shopkeeper of a pawn shop, Manager Zhang actually manages the pawnbrokers under him. Whenever a major transaction comes up, it is Manager Zhang who needs to weigh whether it is worth the transaction.

Shopkeeper Zhang was in an interview. When the boss asked him about his previous business, he would definitely tell what he could, but of course he couldn't tell what he couldn't.

If you want to say something that you can’t say, you can only say it after we have a good relationship.

After listening, Sun Shan roughly understood the scope of Shopkeeper Zhang's business. It was mainly dealing in the circulation of bulk commodities such as silk and tea, and these two things were generally only available to wealthy families.

No wonder my father-in-law said that Manager Zhang often went in and out of wealthy families.

Sun Shan nodded and said, "Manager Zhang, I have a general understanding. I have a test paper here. If it is convenient, can you do it?"

Interviews are interviews, but you still have to take the exam.

The questions Sun Shan asked were mainly about money and grain, criminal law, and some mathematics.

Manager Zhang is, after all, a student who has read a lot of books, so he should have a general understanding of these.

The two most important tasks of the local government are taxation and criminal law.

Although Sun Shan knew that Manager Zhang was not good at it, he still had to have a general understanding of it and not be blind.

Shopkeeper Zhang was stunned. Why do we need to take an exam?

I went to work in a dental clinic because I kept failing the exams.

As a result, after going around in circles, I still have to take exams at my old age.

This, this is so unfair.