pjbooks Chapter 327 Official Positions and Organizations of the Great Yan Dynasty
Chapter 327 Official Positions and Organizations of the Great Yan Dynasty
Chapter 327 Official Positions and Organizations of the Great Yan Dynasty
When Zhang Zhan, the head of the brigade, saw Wu Tao walk in, a look of shock immediately appeared on his face, as if he could not believe that Wu Tao had survived.
As an old monster, Wu Tao naturally understood the other party's expression.
However, Zhang Zhan, the commander-in-chief, quickly put on a warm expression, even to the point of being a little too intimate.
"Nephew, I've been so busy investigating the case lately that I haven't had a chance to visit you. I was just saying I'd come home to see you once I was done, but I didn't expect you to have recovered already. That's good. We really need you back here to help out."
"You're too kind, Commander. I'm fully recovered and ready to return to work at any time."
Zhang Zhan, the captain, laughed exaggeratedly a few times, and then told Wu Tao that the newly recruited captains were all training at the Hundred Households Training Ground, and he could go over at any time to select his own men.
Wu Tao thanked him repeatedly, then went to find the clerk of the centurion's office, got a transfer order, and went to the drill ground.
The drill ground was located in the backyard of the Baihusuo (a military post), covering an area of several thousand square meters.
The training ground was surrounded by all kinds of weapons and various training tools.
On the drill ground, veterans were leading training. When they saw Wu Tao walk in, they hurriedly came over to salute.
"No need for that, I'm here to select a new junior captain."
"Alright, sir, please follow me."
The veteran led Wu Tao to the center of the field, and the veteran immediately told everyone to line up and introduce themselves one by one in front of Wu Tao.
Looking at the dozens of new recruits in the field, Wu Tao specifically selected ten soldiers who looked honest and simple.
Every recruit chosen by Wu Tao couldn't suppress the smile on their face, as it meant they would soon become official officers of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
Although the soldiers trained here are all sons of their fathers, it doesn't mean they can immediately take up their posts.
Some even had to wait several years before they could fill a vacancy and become a formal member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
Only those who become official members of the Embroidered Uniform Guard receive a salary; otherwise, those who are vacancies have to support themselves.
Wu Tao led ten new captains to the clerk to complete their onboarding procedures.
Each person can receive two sets of Jinyiwei (Imperial Guard) uniforms, a finely crafted embroidered spring knife, and their own waist token.
The Embroidered Uniform Guards received excellent benefits; they not only received two sets of uniforms per year, but also a monthly stipend of five taels of silver.
The Great Yan Dynasty had a complete financial system, with copper coins being the smallest form of currency.
A steamed bun the size of an adult's fist cost one wen (a unit of currency), and a large meat bun cost five wen, or five copper coins.
A pound of grain costs three coins, and a pound of meat costs twenty coins.
One thousand copper coins could buy three hundred catties of grain, and one thousand cash could be exchanged for one tael of silver. An average family of three could only afford one tael of silver a month if they were frugal.
Five taels of silver a month can support a large family, and two taels can be used to recruit one's own strongmen.
Of course, this was the salary issued by the imperial court. In addition to the regular salary, there were other benefits as well.
For example, street sweeping, but this doesn't mean sweeping the main street.
Instead, it is divided according to regions:
Take Songjiang Prefecture City as an example.
Songjiang Prefecture City had a population of over one million, and its four districts—east, west, south, and north—were shaped like a giant "回" (hui) character.
Apart from the very center being occupied by government offices at all levels, the entire Songjiang Prefecture had over a thousand shops along its four districts.
The Jinyiwei (Imperial Guard) Hundred-Household Office in Songjiang Prefecture was the largest violent organization. Even the constables of the three-level government offices in the city would give way to the Jinyiwei.
Songjiang Prefecture was the capital city, and in addition to the prefectural government office of the province, there were also state and county governments, making up a total of three levels of government.
The Prefectural Government Office was the highest-ranking government office in charge of all prefectures and counties in the entire Songjiang Province.
The highest administrative official in each province was the Prefect, whose official rank was third grade.
The prefect has two deputies: the assistant prefect and the sub-prefect.
The Tongzhi was responsible for managing the judicial and criminal prison system and document archive system of a province, and was a fourth-rank official.
The Tongpan was responsible for managing the province's finance, taxation, education system, and post station logistics system, and was a fourth-rank official.
Below is the prefectural governor, who is a fifth-rank official.
He has two deputies:
Prefectural Assistant Magistrate, a sixth-rank official.
The prefectural vice-prefect was a sixth-rank official.
Next is the county magistrate, a seventh-rank official in the county government.
The county magistrate's subordinates:
The county magistrate was a seventh-rank official.
Registrar, rank 8.
The General's Office has one General, who is a second-rank official.
There were two deputy commanders, both holding the rank of third grade.
One garrison commander of the prefectural city guard, a fourth-rank official.
One deputy general, of the fourth rank.
There was one guerrilla general, a fifth-rank official.
And the commander of the city guard's thousand-household garrison, a sixth-rank official.
Next is the City Guard Centurion, a seventh-rank official.
Deputy centurion, a seventh-rank official.
General Banner, Rank 8.
The official ranks of the Embroidered Uniform Guard:
The town government office is headed by a commander, who holds the rank of third grade.
Two deputy commanders, both of the fourth rank.
There were two garrison commanders, both of the fourth rank.
The official in charge of a thousand households was a fifth-rank official.
Deputy Commander of a Thousand Households, Rank 5.
The official in charge of a hundred households was a sixth-rank official.
General Banner, Rank 7.
Xiaoqi, a seventh-rank official.
This is the structure of the three levels of government offices in each province of the Great Yan Dynasty, as well as the military organization.
However, among the three levels of government, the Embroidered Uniform Guard was the most special. Each provincial capital city had a Embroidered Uniform Guard garrison.
The thousand-household garrison would also set up a hundred-household garrison in each prefecture under the jurisdiction of the provincial government.
An entire prefecture and several counties under its jurisdiction were under the surveillance of this Jinyiwei (Imperial Guard) Hundred-Household Office.
Songjiang Prefecture was the seat of the provincial capital, so it had a thousand-household office, and there was also a hundred-household office stationed in the prefectures under its jurisdiction.
Of course, the Thousand-Household Office didn't actually have many soldiers. Apart from the Thousand-Household Commander having a personal guard organized like a Hundred-Household Office, the Deputy Thousand-Household Commander had at most a personal guard like a Banner Commander.
To put it bluntly, the Hundred-Household Office where Wu Tao and his colleagues worked actually shared the same office space as the Thousand-Household Office.
And their soldiers, to be precise, were the personal guards of Liu Peng, the commander of a thousand households.
Therefore, the Embroidered Uniform Guard of Songjiang Prefecture could be said to be truly capable of monitoring the entire country.
From generals and prefects to county magistrates and commoners, they could investigate whomever they wanted.
Despite being only a fifth-rank official, Liu Peng, a commander of a thousand households, still had to be subordinate to the second-rank general.
The Embroidered Uniform Guard was three ranks higher than the officials they met. Even a low-ranking officer like Wu Tao, who was only a seventh-rank official, didn't need to show any respect to county magistrates or prefects.
The Embroidered Uniform Guard enjoyed many privileges, which also meant they bore greater responsibilities.
To monitor the entire world inevitably involves encountering many extremely dangerous situations.
The original owner had an accident while investigating a farm below.
The Great Yan Dynasty is now beset by internal and external troubles, and many people are beginning to stir up trouble.
In particular, during the later period of the Great Yan Dynasty, land annexation became severe, and some large landowners colluded with officials and merchants, having already divided up almost the entire country.
Those big landowners usually lived in the city, but had their own manors outside the city.
Each manor had a guard unit organized by the landowners. These men did not engage in production; their main purpose was to guard against bandits and peasant uprisings.
With their guards, large landowners sometimes even dared to confront government tax collectors.
Some have even begun plotting to conquer the world, after receiving the news.
Only then would he arrange for his personal guard to send two junior officers to that farm to investigate the situation.