"Taizhou is a scattered state under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou Prefecture. It is different from ordinary counties. It does not have a county magistrate and a chief executive. Instead, it has two inspection departments, Ningxiang and Haian, two ninth-grade inspection inspectors, and a shopkeeper.

The prison guard and clerical officer are from the ninth grade, and the officials, like the patrol inspectors, have jurisdiction over more than 100 villages from the west of Jiangyan Town to Taizhou City."

Mr. Liu looked at Han Xiufeng with a smile and continued: "The Hai'an Inspection Department Yamen is in Hai'an Town. It has a main gate, a tudi temple, a ritual gate, three front halls, and three official residences in the east and west. Further inside is the residence gate and the residence gate.

Inside is the second hall, which also has three rooms. There are four gatehouses in the east and four study rooms in the west. I have never been in the inner chamber, so there should be several."

"It's almost the same as the county government!" Director Zhang asked with a smile.

"So Brother Han's inspection is no different from the general state and county halls."

Han Xiufeng was so happy that he couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Liu, how many people are there in the Inspection Department's Yamen? Are there any other Yamen in Hai'an Town besides the Inspection Department?"

"When I went there, the Inspection Department seemed to have only one clerk, two officials and a dozen archers. I don't know how many people there are now." Mr. Liu paused and then said: "Earlier, there was one in Haian.

Lianghuai Patrol Department, the Yamen of the Patrol Department is located in Lujia Lane in the town. There are two patrol inspectors in one town. Their powers overlap and they often get into fights over the investigation of smuggled salt. Later, something happened to the Tongzhou branch, and the Governor and

The Lianghuai Salt Transport Envoy simply eliminated the patrol office."

Something happened at the Tongzhou branch. Thinking of what Director Zhang said on the way here, Han Xiufeng pretended not to know anything and continued to listen attentively.

"There is also a Foreign Affairs Commission in the town. There is an additional foreign affairs commissioner and a dozen flood soldiers stationed there. The food and salary are drawn from Langshan Town, but they have to be dispatched by inspections at ordinary times. But Brother Han, you must know the virtues of the flood soldiers.

, it is of no use, whether it is catching bandits or smuggled salt, it cannot be counted on."

Director Zhang couldn't help laughing and said: "Zhixing, it doesn't matter if the flood soldiers are not useful. At least after you take office, you will not only have scribes, officials, and archers under your command, but you can also mobilize more than a dozen flood soldiers from the green battalion. For example,

The master who shakes his head is much stronger, and this is what makes it interesting."

"Director Zhang, it's not because of your help that I can get this job."

"Don't thank me. After all, you are lucky."

Mr. Liu envied Han Xiufeng and wanted to use Han Xiufeng to curry favor with Mr. Guo, who was about to take office in Jiangsu. He smiled slightly and continued: "Hai'an is a big town. There are only two academies, among which Fengshan Academy is the first.

In the previous dynasty, Mingdao Academy seemed to have been built in the 40th year of Qianlong's reign. The president was appointed by the gentry of the town through public discussion. There were 320 acres of rice fields behind Sanli Temple in the west of the town, and more than 50 rice fields in Qiaojiagang, Henan Province, Yunyan.

Mu, in order to pay for the tuition."

"The literary style flourishes!"

Mr. Liu was a civil servant and had studied Taizhou's literary style. He couldn't help but smile and said: "Taizhou has outstanding people and I don't know how many civil servants and scholars it has produced. However, after all, Hai'an is too far away from the city. Although the local gentry generously donated land to finance their education,

It seems that there are not many talented people. When I took office in the Department of Salt Studies, there seemed to be only a few regular tributes and supervisors."

"Are there many businesses in the town?"

"Many, there are not only many merchants in the town, but also the City God Temple, Guandi Temple, Wenchang Tower, Dexing Temple, Pox Temple, Sanyuan Palace, Lu Zu Tower, Wushen Temple, Taishan Temple, Zhang Xian Temple, Song Dynasty Temple, etc.

Sansheng Temple and dozens of other temples.”

"Which sage is worshiped in Mr. Song San's Temple?"

"Song San refers to the three sages of the Song Dynasty, Zhang Lun, Hu Lingyi and Fan Zhongyan. I almost forgot that the Chuanchang River connecting the 20 fields in Huainan was dug along Fan Gongdi."

Thinking of the upcoming inspection, which would not only cover more than 250 villages but also investigate smuggled salt, Han Xiufeng asked calmly: "Mr. Liu, which salt fields are closest to Haian Town?"

"Hai'an is closest to the three salt fields of Anfeng, Fu'an and Koksu. Among them, Anfeng and Fu'an produce the most salt. After you take office, you will inevitably deal with the salt department ambassadors of Anfeng, Fu'an and Koksu."

"Is the salt farm big?"

"big."

"How big is it?" Han Xiufeng asked.

Mr. Liu thought it was a bit funny, but he still explained: "The salt field of the Lianghuai Salt Transportation Department is adjacent to the sea in the northeast, reaches Haimen Tongzhou in the south, and reaches Xinghua in Taizhou, Rugao in the west. Looking at the Huainan Salt Field alone, from the salt field to Lu Si of Zhili Hall in Tongzhou,

It stretches for 861 miles. Among them, Fu'an Chang, which borders Hai'an, has 95 acres, Anfeng Chang has 390,000 acres, and Jiaoxie Chang in the southeast of Hai'an is the smallest, only 90,000 acres."

"One Fu'an farm is ninety-five acres!" Han Xiufeng was shocked.

"It turned out not to be so big. The stars have changed, the sea has moved eastward, and the sea has turned into a mulberry field, and it has become bigger and bigger. Fanggongdi in the east of Hai'an Town was originally used to resist the intrusion of sea water. Now it takes more than a hundred miles to walk from Fanggongdi to the sea.

." Mr. Liu finished his glass of wine and continued: "The salt field not only has farming fields, military fields, and school beaches, but also people's fields. There are not only kitchen households and cooks, but also private households and merchants."

"So the Ambassador of the Salt Department has to take care of a very big place and a lot of people just like me, the patrol inspector."

"It manages a larger area and more people than the Inspection Department! There are many towns in the salt field, among which Fu'an and Anfeng are larger and more prosperous than Hai'an Town."

"Are there many people in the salt department office?" Han Xiufeng asked curiously.

"Originally, the Salt Course Division only had to collect and cut classes, inspect cooking and anti-smuggling, and suppress merchants. However, the salt field covers a vast area and has numerous affairs. Now it not only has to press for the implementation of salt courses, but also inspects various regiments, and also communicates with local governments.

Officials also need to hear lawsuits, carry out education, develop water conservancy, and provide relief for famines, etc., so the people under their command are naturally indispensable."

"how many?"

"When I was in office, I hired three secretaries, one to be in charge of documents, one to be in charge of sending, receiving and proofreading, and one to be in charge of accounts and general affairs. In addition, the Salt Department usually had three groups of officials, namely Kuai, Zao, and Yamen, and officials, salt, grain, and daily staff.

, Chengfa, Xinyu Liufang. Although the total number of secretaries, subordinates and yamen servants is not as large as that of ordinary county yamen, it is still indispensable..."

Han Xiufeng originally thought that the Marine Security Inspection Department was already very good, but he never expected that it was nothing compared to the Salt Department. Although the Ambassador of the Salt Department was only an eighth-rank official, he was more domineering than the average state or county official.

Thinking of why the imperial court set up an inspection department in Hai'an and eliminated the Lianghuai Patrol Office originally located in Hai'an, Han Xiufeng suddenly realized that he, the Hai'an inspector who was about to guard the key point of transporting salt water, was just keeping an eye on those salty people.

The government officials and those who worked at the salt farm were subordinates, to prevent them from pretending to be public officials and enriching themselves and bringing in private salt. Thinking that it would be difficult to find out the inside story of the salt farm after taking office, Han Xiufeng naturally would not miss this opportunity and asked about everything in detail.
Chapter completed!