The next day, it was still raining heavily.

More than a hundred people who followed Zhao Shouzheng to Kunshan boarded two official ships, set off from Jiangdongmen Wharf, and went downstream to Zhenjiang.

About a hundred family members and followers, as well as the weak and sick, were left in Jinling and would reunite in Kunshan when the situation improved.

At this time, Zhao's father and son and his two assistants Xu Wei and Wu Chengen were making every effort to assign personnel. Only when everyone's responsibilities were clearly defined could they perform their duties in the county and participate in flood control as soon as possible.

So the division of labor between the two assistants was decided first.

Xu Wei was fat and capable, and regardless of his unwillingness, he was assigned the two important tasks of writing letters and criminal law.

The Shuqi Muyou is mainly responsible for drafting reports to superiors, letters to colleagues, etc. for the Muzhu.

In addition, Zhao Shouzheng also needs to regularly inspect the academic performance of county students, so Old Xu has to give him test questions and mark the test papers...

As for the position of "criminal name", not only must one be proficient in laws, decrees, established precedents, official document procedures and the order of handling cases, but one must also be a shrewd person, not only shrewder than the criminals, but also shrewder than the subordinates, so as to prevent the master from being deceived by the subordinates.

This is something only Xu Wenchang can do well.

Although Wu Cheng'en is a romantic fantasy writer who is omnipotent in his books, in the real world he is reckless, straightforward and stubborn.

Otherwise, he would not have led the county residents to attack the governor's office in order to save Gui Youguang, who was most likely to be dismissed from office. It was a full 200 miles from Xinghua to Hangzhou! The old man actually led the people on foot for several days and nights, but before they reached Hangzhou, the provincial government released Gui Youguang.

When the time came to settle accounts, he himself was arrested for inciting riots...

So after careful consideration, Zhao Hao decided that it would be better not to let the writer deal with criminals.

Instead, he was put in charge of the important task of money and grain. All tasks such as money and grain collection, land tax and population, house number register, field measurement, opening warehouses for relief, and collection of miscellaneous taxes were his responsibilities.

Wu Cheng'en was proficient in books and mathematics, and was familiar with all the intricacies involved, so it was natural for him to take on this task.

As for the accounting work, Zhao Hao took it upon himself. It was natural for him, a yamen official, to be in charge of all the income and expenditure of the yamen.

After all, he is the only one who would never be greedy for his father's money. If it were someone else, they would be suspected.

Of course, the final work will most likely still be done by Secretary Ma...

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Then comes the staffing of the detention room.

In addition to the person who is in charge of the overall review, there must also be a "reviewer" who is responsible for reviewing and submitting documents for review.

There are two "duty judges" who accompany the master to the court. They are mainly responsible for assisting the master in trying cases. They have to do their homework before the court, help the master to be careful during the court, and then carefully check whether there are any omissions in the case files handed over by the clerks in the criminal room. Only when there are no problems will they be sent to the criminal room for processing.

In addition, there is one person in charge of using the seal, one person in charge of the "numbered documents" for transferring and archiving documents, and two people in charge of copying and proofreading the "books". They all have their own skills, and it would be impossible to get the hang of them without learning for a while.

Even though the seal looks like an emotionless stamping machine, the master's seals are very particular. For example, red seals are used for daily use, blue seals are used for national mourning, cinnabar seals are used for sacrifices, straight and oblique seals are used for examinations, and seam seals are used for tax deeds... There are also half-side seals, middle oblique seals, Tianzheng seals, etc., and there are dozens of different types.

If the seal is used incorrectly, it will bring shame to the master at best, and even cause the county magistrate to lose his job at worst. Therefore, the use of seals must be handled by professionals.

Although Zhao Hao has many talented people who can write and calculate and are smart, the problem is that none of them understands this business.

Wu Cheng'en said that he would temporarily take on the important task of signing the draft.

The large number of assistant clerks in the signing room were served by Zhao Hao's students - the minimum requirement to enter the signing room was to have beautiful regular script, so scholars naturally had an advantage.

And they are willing to do this - the second round of the provincial and metropolitan examinations is all about official document writing. After a year or so of training in the signing room, this will be an advantage in the big exam.

Therefore, Wu Cheng'en had to be responsible for teaching these scholars how to write official documents. It is conceivable that the update of "Journey to the West" would be suspended for a long time.

Xu Wei was very unhappy and wanted to help Wu Chengen relieve the burden on his shoulders so that he would have more energy to write.

But I was afraid of offending Ming Deng and making Old Wu keep the Black Water River for another half a year. It would be better not to watch it.

Surprisingly, Xu Wei took over the manuscript signing task.

Now he was responsible for three important tasks: writing letters, criminal law, and signing manuscripts, and he suddenly became the person with the heaviest workload in the entire yamen.

Xu Wenchang's unusual behavior left Zhao Hao and Wu Chengen puzzled. They wondered what he was planning.

Next up are the two candidates for the doorman position. Although this position is important, the professional requirements are not as high as those for signing a deposit.

As long as you know the pros and cons, are articulate, have a good look and a little quick wit, you will be qualified for the job.

"As for the doorman, let Yu Men bring one of my stewards." Zhao Hao said with a smile, "He used to be the lobby manager of Xishan Company. He is very familiar with welcoming and seeing off guests, and dealing with people from all walks of life."

As for those external errands who are in charge of the money supply, warehouses, stables, prisons, government offices, etc., the managers brought by Zhao Hao will be able to do the job with a little training.

Finally, there is the job of managing the kitchen, which is a lucrative job.

Since Emperor Taizong of Tang, all government offices have provided meals, and the place where meals are provided is called "canteen". The officials and runners in the county government, plus hundreds of white-collar workers... that is, temporary workers, add up to two or three hundred people.

With so many people eating and drinking three times a day, you can imagine how much money is involved. Of course, we have to send a trustworthy person to keep an eye on it.

Although Mr. Zhao looked down on those little tricks, he definitely didn't want to be treated as a fool who could be easily taken advantage of.

So he gave this glorious task to Fan Datong.

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Finally, there is the armed force controlled by the county magistrate.

Gao Wu still led the men of Caijia Lane and was responsible for the safety of the back office and the Zhao father and son.

Among them, Cai Ming brought a team of Caijiaxiang guards to protect Master Zhao Er... Zhao Hao originally wanted to let Gao Wu do this job, but Master Zhao Er thought he was ugly.

Oh no, it's because she thinks he looks too fierce, and standing behind her all day will affect her image as a person who is approachable to the people.

Jin Ke was responsible for selecting and training the county's volunteers, gunners, and militiamen. He was also responsible for maintaining order throughout the county during the flood control in the next few months.

As for whether or not to replace the three shifts of yamen runners and the archers of the Patrol Office, we will have to wait until the flood recedes and decide based on the situation.

After all, although the Dianshi and Xunjian were of lower rank and ninth rank respectively, the imperial court had given them clear powers. The Xunjiansi was independent of the county government, and could not be arbitrarily replaced like the county magistrate and the chief clerk.

Because the county magistrate's duty is to assist the county magistrate in handling the affairs of the county, there is no specific mission, the size of the power depends on the mood and ability of the county magistrate. If you encounter a strong county magistrate, the county magistrate can only stand aside.

As for the chief clerk, he was mainly responsible for the money and archives of the whole county. Unfortunately, the former was the lifeblood of a county, and the eldest master had to hold it firmly in his hands. Therefore, although the chief clerk of the Ming Dynasty was called the Third Master, he was actually just the director of the archives room...

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