Chapter 983 Qualified County Magistrate Team
After breakfast, they chatted for a while, and soon someone came to pay their respects to Huang.
The first group to arrive were the village chief and clan elders.
In the past, Sun Shan and others would definitely go to pay New Year's greetings. But after high school, the status has completely changed. The village chief leads those who have power in the village to the Sun family's side to drink tea, chat, and say some auspicious words and express their vision for the future.
Sister Yun quickly arranged for the servants to serve tea and prepare some candies, cakes and fruits.
After everyone said a few words of congratulations.
While eating fruit, the village chief asked, "Shanzi, when are you leaving?"
I had said before that I would take up my new post after the Chinese New Year. Now that the Chinese New Year has arrived, I don’t have much time left to stay in Sunjia Village.
Sun Shan quickly replied: "We will leave after the fifteenth day."
Sun Shan went to Yuanlu County to serve as an official. He first reported to Changsha Prefecture, then to Chenzhou Prefecture, and finally to Yuanlu County.
Moreover, when arriving in Chenzhou Prefecture, one might have to undergo a short period of official training.
However, this type of training depends on the situation. Some will directly stamp you and let you take up the post, while others will actually let you intern in the government office before you take up the post.
It was not long before the fifteenth day, and the village chief asked again: "Shanzi, who are you going to take with you to take office?"
A qualified county magistrate team includes the following four types of personnel.
First is: the core personnel are.
1-3 advisors, only one lame advisor has been found so far. 2-3 attendants. Gui Ge'er, Sun Dingnan, and Sun Dali are Sun Shan's core attendants.
Second: family members and servants.
The number of family members could be large or small, or even none at all. There had to be servants, such as cooks, sedan chair bearers, grooms, handymen, and so on.
In particular, the county magistrate is usually posted outside the city and is not in the local area, so it is best to use the people you bring with you to take care of his daily life.
It is best to have a family child or a blood relative to oneself, in order to prevent the temporary recruitment of personnel from being unreliable. Like a chef, the food can be big or small, this person must be close to others, it is difficult for others to bribe or poison.
The third is: guard.
This is also very important. How can we carry out our work if our life safety is not guaranteed? The public security in Daqian cannot be guaranteed by keeping doors open at night, and criminal cases such as robbery and murder are often heard. Especially in remote areas with poor public security, it is even more necessary to hire guards.
No matter what information Sun Shan looked up or what he heard, Yuanlu County, where he worked, was a complex place with many mountains and little land.
As the saying goes, poor mountains and bad waters breed unruly people, and bandits may pop up from time to time in such places.
Sun Shan thought that even if he was poor, he could not be poor in guards, so he must bring more guards with him on the road.
Fourth: medical officers, staff or clerks.
These Sun Shans could not be brought with them, as their financial resources were limited. If they needed medical treatment, they could only hire local doctors, and they could not find a think tank. As for clerks, they could hire local people.
Sun Shanxian thought that he had to take a lot of people with him.
He cherishes his life. As long as he has the green mountains to live, he will never worry about having firewood to burn. The most important thing is to stay alive.
So the security personnel have to be found in the village, and they must be very trustworthy people.
So he said, "Grandpa Village Chief, I plan to recruit 15 men from Sunjia Village to take office with me."
Alas, fifteen is not enough. It would be better if there were a hundred guards when he took office.
Unfortunately, my wallet is empty and I have no choice but to "downsize".
The village chief and the elders were stunned. They didn't expect that Sun Shan would take fifteen men with him.
Wouldn't this be too much?
This time, I will not be escorting him, but will stay by his side, which will cost a lot of money.
The village chief asked anxiously: "Shanzi, are there too many people?"
Sun Shan waved his hand and said, "Grandpa Village Chief, not much."
Not just not much, but very little.
Then he said, "If you follow me to take up the post this time, you will have to stay in another place for a long time. Grandpa, you must make it clear when recruiting."
Sun Shan also told the village chief that if he followed them out, he might run into danger or die in a foreign land. This must be made clear to the applicant.
Of course, there will be compensation for the injured and compensation for the dead. As a native of Sunjia Village, Sun Shan would not dare to be a Zhou Baopi, so the compensation would be sufficient.
Sun Shan calculated that the annual salary of a guard was about 10 taels, and 150 guards would cost taels a year.
The legal advisor, book boy, housekeeper, and handymen were not included in the calculation, so Sun Shan’s salary as an official certainly could not cover them, so he had to find a way to secure the money.
He couldn't do anything illegal, and he didn't want to embezzle money, so Sun Shan felt overwhelmed at the thought.
Fortunately, there was still a lot of compensation for the previous poisoning, plus the income from helping people grow flowers in Beijing and begging, which could sustain for several years.
There is still enough time left for Sun Shan to find the money.
Alas, I can only wait until I get to Yuanlu County and see if there are any opportunities to make a fortune.
You can't do without making money, there are too many people eating with you.
Sun Bomin also thought it was not much, and explained: "Uncle village chief, Shanzi is going on a long journey this time, to a strange place, where he will be in the dark. It will be more reassuring if his family members follow him. Let's see which son is willing to go with Shanzi. If we can't find anyone in the village, we can go to Zhengjia Village and Yangjiacheng to look for him. Well, in fact, I think fifteen people are not enough, but the family assets are there, so there is nothing we can do."
Sun Shan and Sun Bomin had already made it clear how many people they would be bringing with them, as well as how much money would be spent, so that Sun Bomin would have a clear idea.
After hearing this, Sun Bomin was amazed.
I regretted that I had wasted a lot of money.
For example, if I had known earlier, I would not have bought the "step-out bed" that Sun Shan owns in his house in Guangzhou.
This expensive and useless thing was bought at a huge price by a dishonest merchant.
Bah, it was said that if the son and daughter-in-law slept with each other, they would guarantee to have a grandson, but in the end, we got a big fat granddaughter.
Well, Sun Boming is now thinking about whether to sell it. After all, a bed is just a bed. It is useful for sleeping. There is no need to make it fancy.
It will cost a lot of money for Shanzi to take office this time, and not just once, but continuously.
Oh, it seems I have to save on food, drink and clothing in the future.
The village chief and clan elders heard that Sun Bomin was going out to look for someone.
He said anxiously, "Bomin, why do we need to look for people in other villages? There are so many young men in our village that we can easily grab a handful. The farming season is slack and there are no jobs to be found during the rest of the year. As soon as they heard that you were recruiting, they all came to sign up, fearing that they would miss out if they were late. Although we are going out this time, we are not with outsiders. We are with Shanzi, so they are worried."
Sun Shan was recognized as the smartest man in Sunjia Village. If things went wrong when following a smart person, then things would be even worse for others.
Before the Chinese New Year, the village chief followed Sun Boming's instructions and spread the word that he wanted to recruit followers.
Look, every day someone asks the village chief when the list will be finalized and whether his or her child will be selected.
A high salary of 10 taels a year, including food, accommodation, two sets of clothes, and medical care.
Oh, where can I find such benefits?
What's more, working for an official may not be easy to say outside, but you will definitely be superior to others in the village.
As for the "death in a foreign land" emphasized by Sun Shan, it is not surprising that he might have died of poisoning while harvesting rice at home.
Accidents happen everywhere, and the most important thing at the moment is to ensure food and clothing.