Jing Xingzhi’s Daily Life in Ancient Times

After Jing Xingzhi got the news, he changed his clothes and went to Cheng Wei’s office.

There was a room with a large table and four chairs placed under the table. It was obvious that people come and go frequently.

Cheng Wei was sitting at the main seat. When he saw Jing Xingzhi coming, he put down the pen in his hand and said, “Brother, please sit down. I’ll talk to you about my experience.”

Cheng Wei originally planned to do this yesterday after dinner in the evening. The two of them talked about it after building a relationship. But after what happened last night, Cheng Wei had no intention of slowly having a heart-to-heart relationship with Jing Xingzhi.

He had a good impression of Jing Xingzhi; at least, the other party gave him a clue. In the beginning, he graciously allowed him to search the yard. Cheng Wei took it to heart and felt deeply for what Jing Xingzhi done.

“The main six divisions of my Hannan Prefecture are the official division, the household division, the ceremonial division, the military division, the execution division, and the workshop division. In addition, there are two small divisions, which for running errands, so I won’t mention them.”

Jing Xingzhi pricked up his ears and listened carefully.

These were the key points of his coming. Fang Qichen made great efforts to send him here so he could learn things. If he didn’t study hard, the favors Fang Qichen had given would be wasted.

Jing Xingzhi was not a child; he knew if someone gave you something, you must give something back. Unless the other party was Liu Fang.

Of course, Cheng Wei couldn’t be Liu Fang, but at least he had a correct attitude, and he could still be like this after the huge change last night. It could be seen that the desire for promotion was inside every man’s heart.

Cheng Wei continued: “The official division is in charge of attendance and personnel in the government office. If you want to understand the entire environment of the government office, staying in the official division for a few days is the fastest way. But this is a lesson that will be useful after entering the officialdom. You don’t need to spend too much time in the official division; just go around when the time comes.”

“The household division is in charge of population management, taxation and grain payment, and famine relief matters that many students are concerned about. Needless to say, this division is one of the key points, and the exam questions in previous years also often related to it.”

“The ceremonial division is just a decoration in my government office. It is taken over by Secretary Fang, so don’t worry about it. The military division is in charge of soldiers, people, public security, and other matters. You can also learn about it. The criminal landlord solves the case. Detective’s works are also done by masters who are proficient in criminal law. Finally, there is the workshop division. If placed elsewhere, this workshop division is just decoration, but in our southland of the Yangtze River, every river embankment is a top priority, and a lot of silver is spent here. The workshop land is the second key point.”

“So, I think your time should mainly be spent arranging the household division and the workshop division first, and leave the remaining four divisions for a few days to get to know them. Brother Xingzhi, which division do you want to go to first?”

Jing Xingzhi was most curious about the workshop division, but he knew it was best to go to the household before going to the workshop division. He had to understand Hannan Prefecture first before he knew how to behave. Before going to the household division, the official division was also indispensable.

So, he said: “I want to go to the official division first, wait for three days to recognize the person, and then go to the household division. The next one is the workshop division.”

Cheng Wei was shocked for a moment when he heard that the young man didn’t choose the answer among the one or two given by him.

But among all young people, who didn’t have some pride? Ordinary young people would naturally choose the best and most eye-catching one.

This disciple of Chief Fang actually chose an ordinary office!

‘Could this be the reason why I didn’t become the direct disciple of the Chief Fang and go straight to the sky?’

Cheng Wei glanced at Jing Xingzhi several times, endured the sadness in his heart, and praised with a smile: “Have you thought carefully? Is three days in the official division enough? In fact, there is no need to recognize people; anyway, I have the biggest seat in this government office.”

Jing Xingzhi smiled in his heart; you were the boss, of course, you didn’t need to recognize anyone, just gave them any instructions.

But Jing Xingzhi felt, as a young man who had crossed the river and didn’t know anything here, it was better to keep a low profile and be safe.

There was a saying, the king of hell was easy to live with, but the devil was difficult to deal with.

“My memory is pretty good, Brother Cheng, don’t worry,” Jing Xingzhi said with a smile.

“Okay, let’s arrange it like this.” Cheng Wei nodded, then looked up at the door, “Secretary Fang, come in.”

The middle-aged man who just arrived at the door was wearing a green shirt and a square scarf. With an elegant appearance, he walked into the hall respectfully when Cheng Wei called him.

“This is Secretary Fang, who is also from Hanbei Prefecture. An unexpected incident occurred in my family, and I may be busy for a while. If you can’t find me, you can ask Secretary Fang. He is as knowledgeable as me,” Cheng Wei introduced.

“Hello, Secretary Fang, this is student Jing Xingzhi,” Jing Xingzhi looked at the middle-aged man in a green shirt and said his name with a smile.

The man smiled and said: “My full name is Fang Zaiqi. I only hope Young Master Jing didn’t think that I am stupid and have little knowledge.”

“No, no, I will be in your care for two months, Secretary Fang!”

How could Jing Xingzhi dare to underestimated him? In the information given by Wang Zhuang, Secretary Fang was the second-in-command of the government office.

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On the second day, Jing Xingzhi was led by Secretary Fang to the official division.

The civil servants in Hannan Prefecture were not as high-ranking as those above, but there were some of them with comfortable. All the petty officials who served as civil servants ate well and led a prosperous life, indicating the comfort of their lifestyle.

Secretary Fang brought Jing Xingzhi over and introduced him to the others. Jing Xingzhi sat among the young and middle-aged civil servants, feeling like a green cucumber among winter melons.

After a brief silence, the chief couldn’t resist any longer and said, “Young Master Jing, my wife has given birth to a boy. I’m hosting a full moon banquet for him, and I’d like to invite you to join us with our colleagues. Let’s enjoy good food, you don’t need to bring anything.”

Upon hearing Chief Zhao’s invitation, the other officials looked at their chief with admiration evident in their eyes.

‘For the sake of his son’s future intelligence, he is willing to do anything!’