Chapter 2839 Cao Lushi
Zhou Man had a good sleep and woke up the next morning full of energy. She put on her light green official robe and ran to the governor's mansion to report for duty.
She took out her official seal and pressed it on a piece of white paper. After printing the four words "Qingzhou Medical Bureau", she picked up a pen and wrote her name next to the seal.
She handed the paper to Cao Lushi.
Cao Lushi put it into the file and registered it, and Zhou Man's registration was successful.
Bai Shan, however, wanted to go to Beihai County first and take up his post directly there. He would only come to Qingzhou after the new governor arrived and summoned him.
When Cao Lushi saw Zhou Man taking the receipt and about to leave, he quickly stopped her and asked, "Does Lord Zhou really intend to establish the Medical Bureau in Beihai County?"
Zhou Man's heart moved, and he turned around and asked with a smile, "Where do you think the Medical Bureau would be best located?"
"Of course it's Qingzhou City," Cao Lushi said bluntly. "Qingzhou City is the center of Qingzhou. The Medical Bureau is a prefecture-level administrative unit, so naturally it should be located within Qingzhou City, just like the Governor's Office."
Manbao sighed in his heart, it seems that although Cao Lushi regarded Lu County Magistrate as his idol, he did not understand Lu County Magistrate's troubles.
She simply stayed and chatted with him, "If it landed in Qingzhou City, which street did Cao Lushi think it would land on?"
"It's closer to the governor's office or the county government office," Cao Lushi said, "and closer to all the departments."
However, Manbao didn't want to be too close to the governor's mansion and the county government office. These two places covered a large area, but there was a feeling that no strangers were allowed in front of them. What she wanted to build was a medical office, not a prison.
However, a location that is too prosperous is not a good choice either. Not only will it waste expensive housing, but the noise it causes will also be bad for the patients.
You have to find a street that is spacious and accessible to everyone, but not crowded with people.
Manbao told these conditions to Cao Lushi.
Cao Lushi frowned and said, "A mansion like this... Lord Zhou, do you really need a ready-made one? Why not just build one yourself? The government still has several plots of land in the inner and outer cities. If the Medical Bureau wants it, we can grant it to you free of charge."
Zhou Man: "I have no problem with that. It would be best if we could build it ourselves, but does your Qingzhou treasury have the money?"
Cao Lushi: "...Our Governor's Office only pays the salaries of your Imperial Medical Bureau. Aren't the rest of the financial expenses allocated by you and the Imperial Medical Bureau?"
Zhou Man said directly: "The Imperial Medical Bureau has no money."
She looked at Cao Lushi as if he were a fool. "If the Imperial Medical Bureau had money, would I have to worry so much about where to build it? Wouldn't it be better if I were more generous and built one in every county?"
Cao Lushi frowned, "Your Imperial Medical Bureau has so many positions in the local area? There is only one Medical Bureau Commander in each state, right?"
"Then there are also medical doctors and doctors. If we can establish branches in each county, we can first invite doctors to serve as doctors and treat everyone," Zhou Man said. "Besides, the Imperial Medical Bureau can be upgraded, so it won't be difficult to raise the official rank of the local medical bureau."
Cao Lushi: ...You make it sound so easy, doesn’t it cost money?
The salary for being promoted to half rank is different. There are so many prefectures and counties in the whole Jin Dynasty. If all of them are promoted, there will be so many extra positions. Won’t all the money go into the Ministry of Revenue’s account?
No, it is also possible that the money was paid from local accounts, because as we all know, the salaries of local officials come from local finances.
When Cao Lushi looked at Zhou Man again, his eyes were strange, as if she was a robber.
Zhou Man, however, maintained his attitude and brought the subject back to the topic, "So there's no money in the treasury, right?"
Cao Lushi shouted: "No money!"
"Then we can't build it. Let's save some money and just choose one from the existing houses," Zhou Man said, extending his hand. "Do you have any house information? Give me a copy and I'll go see if there's a suitable one."
To Cao Lushi, these words were like Zhou Man had decided to locate the medical office in Qingzhou City. From now on, it would be much easier for the poor people in Qingzhou City to see a doctor. He immediately said, "Master Zhou, please wait a moment. I will go to the household registration office to ask for you."
Zhou Man rolled his eyes and followed him, saying, "I'll go with you to take a look. If the household doesn't have extra copies, I'll copy a few suitable ones and then go back to take a look."
Cao Lushi nodded and took Zhou Man with him without any ulterior motives.
Whether it was the Inspectorate or the County Government, the organizational structure was modeled after the central government, which had six ministries and the local government also had six departments.
Among them, houses and fields are managed by Hufang.
Currently, only a part of the houses in Qingzhou City owned by the Governor's Office can be found here, and the rest are in the hands of Yidu County.
However, the Inspectorate also has records. They not only have records for Yidu County, but also records for other counties.
This is to prevent local officials from embezzling money and turning official residences into private residences without being able to be investigated.
Manbao's selection criteria were very clear. While the people from the household department were looking for some information about the house for her, they also sent someone to secretly go to the county government office on the next street to notify County Magistrate Lu.
Manbao pretended not to see it and quickly scanned the information about these houses. He was not very satisfied with any of it. He shook his head and asked, "Didn't Qingzhou confiscate many houses last year? Show me those houses."
Hufang: ...How do you even know this?
At first glance, Zhou Man's requirements don't seem like much. He doesn't require the house to be in a prosperous area, nor does he require it to be in the center of the city's powerful and wealthy people. But with just these few simple conditions, once he put them together, he found that the houses he selected were all top-notch.
Even if it wasn't the original main residence, it was still a highly valued annex, and it must have been well maintained. Such a nice house was used as a medical office...
The household registration office only brought one book. When it was opened, there were only five house deeds in it.
Not to mention Zhou Man, even Cao Lushi frowned, "We searched so many mansions last year. Were they all sold?"
"No, it's just that it's the beginning of spring and there's a lot of housekeeping going on. I don't know where I put it the last time I looked for it. Now I only found this one volume, which contains five deeds, which means there are five houses. Why don't you choose from these first, Mr. Zhou?"
Manbao flipped through the books and said, "The household registers in your governor's mansion are quite messy. Every booklet has its place, and yet you can't find it now. This shows how poor your ability to handle affairs is. If it's not found in more than ten days, shouldn't it be considered lost?"
The clerk in charge of household information will conduct a random check of the information room every ten days when changing shifts. If important existing information cannot be found, the handing over party can only treat it as lost. This is the rule.
The clerk who was in charge of receiving them had sweat on his forehead and looked at Cao Lushi anxiously.
Cao Lushi's face was not looking good either. He glared at the other person and said, "Why don't you go find him quickly?"
"yes."
Cao the Recorder had a gloomy face and the thing was found quickly.
Zhou Man had looked at the house deeds. She was not familiar with Qingzhou, but Cao Lu Shi was. He obviously wanted Zhou Man to set up the medical office in Qingzhou City, so he took great care to introduce her to the houses on the deeds.
He had never been to these houses, but the deeds recorded their location, size, number of entrances and courtyards, and the files underneath also recorded from whom they were copied.
He knew the general situation of those streets and had a basic understanding of the situation of the people who were searched, so he had a rough idea of the situation of the houses.
As for the remaining items, Zhou Man asked for paper and pen, wrote down the suitable ones that had been initially screened, and asked someone to check them later.
The upright Cao Lushi: County Magistrate Lu, I love you
County Magistrate Lu: ...
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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