Hearing that a brother of Lin Qingcai's clan had been recommended as a scribe, Su Ze pretended to be casual and asked him about the situation.

"My elder brother and I started my education together. Later, when I couldn't continue studying, I worked as an accountant for two years. It happened that there was a vacancy for the clerk in the household, so I was recommended by Sun Dianshi to Magistrate Bai, and I was selected by the magistrate.

Only then did we enter the household."

Chen Chaoyuan was more familiar with the situation in the county government. He asked, "Do you, the Lin family, still have an old relationship with Sun Dianshi?"

"Some old friends."

"Sun Dianshi is in charge of the torture chamber, how come you recommend your clan brother to be the scribe of the household chamber?"

Lin Qingcai sighed and said: "Brothers from my clan don't want to go at this time, but the county government clerk has no choice but to be picky. I'm afraid that if I miss it, it will be wasted for several years, so I can only bite the bullet and go."

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Su Ze asked: "Is there anything particular about which scribe should fill which room?"

Chen Chaoyuan said: "Of course it is important. Sun Dianshi is the Dianshi in charge of the punishment room. He has served for two years and has been in office for ten years. Most of the scribes and secretaries in the execution room are recommended by him, and they are deeply rooted in the execution room."

"But the household has always been the territory of the Xu family. Xu Shuli of that household has long heard that he will be promoted to the canon historian, but he always has some ideas. However, the household also regards Xu Shuli as his head, and the scribe is also the secretary.

It's probably because of his recommendation that Brother Qin will be in trouble if he joins the household."

Su Ze asked: "The secretary Xu in this household is Xu Shisheng, also known as Xu Hu?"

Lin Qingyuan sighed and said, "It's this person."

Lin Qingcai also sighed heavily. Naturally, his family knew about the problem. It was probably involved in a fight between the various offices of the county government, but his brother had to go.

Su Ze now understood that this was a fight between Sun Dianshi, who was in charge of the execution room, and Xu Shisheng, the scribe who actually controlled the household room.

Among the county government officials, apart from the county magistrate, county magistrate and chief registrar, Dian Shi has the highest status among the subordinate officials.

Most county governments have several or even a dozen canon historians. Nanping County is Yiguo County and has a large population, so the county government has ten canon historians.

Although Dianshi is an official, after being hired, he must submit it to the Ministry of Officials for record. The employment period is five years, which is "a five-year campaign", which can be regarded as an ancient business record.

Going down from the classics and history, there are the scribes. The scribes do not need to be registered with the Ministry of Civil Affairs. They only need to be registered and registered by the yamen themselves, and they are managed by the bureau office. This is equivalent to hiring personnel who have signed a contract with the county yamen.

There are also scriveners, also called assistants, who are temporary workers who sign contracts with labor dispatch companies.

Based on his qualifications and ability, Xu Shisheng should have been promoted to Dianshi, but he has not been promoted yet.

Sun Dianshi, whose sphere of influence was mainly in the execution room, placed his people in the household room, obviously with the idea of ​​competing for power and profit with Xu Shisheng.

Su Ze held his chin. It seemed that the county government was not monolithic.

Maybe this is an opportunity to bring down Xu Shisheng?

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