Chapter 2760
Chapter 2760
Chapter 2760
Zhu Zian listened to everyone discussing the shogunate envoys, but he continued to think about his errand in his heart.How many arms and equipment the Japanese plan to purchase from Haihan has nothing to do with Zhu Zian's next job. It is his own future that matters at the moment, and he is not so interested in caring about these things.
What he is most curious about now is who is the official in charge of the yamen he is about to take up, so that Shi Chengwu can maintain a trace of awe when talking about it.
This answer did not make Zhu Zian wait too long. On the second day after he held the thank-you banquet, Sanya's reply to the appointment was sent to Hangzhou by telegram.So far, the process has been completed, and Zhu Zian can finally take up his post.
Before Shi Diwen arranged for him to visit overseas with the mission, it could only be regarded as a temporary errand of a probationary nature. After successfully passing the test, this appointment is his first official position in Haihan.
Although Zhu Zian has an official position, he has only returned to Hangzhou not long ago and has not purchased real estate in the local area. He is currently living under the same roof as Tao Hongfang and others.This courtyard is the property under the name of Qiong Lianfa. When Tao Hongfang and others first arrived in Hangzhou, Ning Zijing arranged it here. After returning from the mission, several people moved back here. Zhu Zian, who had settled down, moved over.
Of course, for Zhu Zian, living under the fence is not a long-term solution. After all, he wants to find a long-term residence, so he plans to look at the work arrangement after he officially takes office, and then find a suitable place in the local area to move there. .
Since the various official agencies of Haihan moved from Zhoushan to Hangzhou not long ago, and this special liaison office was not a well-known yamen, Zhu Zian ordered a soft sedan chair in advance, but the bearer didn't even know where this yamen was located.Fortunately, Zhu Zian had inquired in advance and knew that the approximate place was Xingxian Square in the west of the city, so he directed the bearers to go there.
The Haihan official institutions that moved to Hangzhou usually took over the original government offices as their offices. For example, the original Sansi Yamen in the city has now become the location of the East China Sea Region Management Committee, the Judicial Office, and the Garrison Command.
Zhu Zian originally thought that since this special liaison office was undertaking special tasks, it could be regarded as an important department. Even if it couldn't occupy such a big place as the Sansi Yamen, at least it would have to be a decent place like a government office.But the actual situation seems to be a bit different from his expectations. The bearer said that there was no big official office in Xingxianfang before, so he could only find the liaison office he mentioned when he got there.
The bearer, who was more familiar with the local conditions than Zhu Zian, really didn't talk nonsense. When he came to Xingxianfang, he saw that there were no official buildings here.
Fortunately, the bearer said that the place is not big, and it takes only a cup of tea to go around Xingxianfang.Zhu Zian saw that it was still early, so he stopped the sedan chair at the entrance of the square, paid money to get off the sedan chair, and dismissed the bearer, and then walked slowly along the alley to find the past.
Zhu Zian saw an old man fetching water with a bucket by the well at the mouth of the square, so he approached him to find out where the special liaison office was.
"What vinegar? To buy vinegar, go to the Wangji Oil and Sauce Shop across the street. It costs eight cents a bowl. I always buy vinegar from his place. The price is fair and the portion is sufficient!" The old man probably didn't hear Zhu Zian's question clearly. But still very enthusiastically pointed out the direction for him.
Zhu Zian didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he could only continue to say: "I'm not talking about the jealousy, but the special liaison office, the government office."
Now the old man understood, he shook his head and said, "There is no yamen in Xingxianfang... Wait, are you talking about the officials who just moved into the Nursing Home?"
The old man couldn't hold it steady either, so he showed Zhu Zian the way and asked him to see it by himself.
The Nursing Home is a government-run welfare institution established in the Ming Dynasty. It is used to accommodate people who are old, sick and poor, and unable to take care of themselves. They also usually provide relief to homeless beggars. There is a saying in the "Law of the Ming Dynasty", "Where widows, widows, lonely and sick people are poor and have no relatives to rely on and cannot survive on their own. If the lawsuit should be adopted but not adopted, the stick is sixty; "On" is to guarantee the implementation of this system from the legal level.
However, in the late Ming Dynasty, due to the increasingly tight finances, less and less funds could be used for charity, and the number and scale of nursing homes continued to shrink.Although Hangzhou is regarded as a wealthy area, only Xingxianfang, a nursing home, remains in the city today.
Zhu Zian walked along the road pointed by the old man for a while, and sure enough, he saw a fenced yard in front, covering a rather large area.When I walked to the gate, I saw several people were hoisting horizontal plaques on the eaves of the gate.There was still a plaque that had just been removed on the ground, and Zhu Zian could clearly see that it was the Nursing Home.And the newly hoisted piece is the plaque of the Special Liaison Office of the East China Sea Region.
Zhu Zian gave a dry cough, and the man in charge of the hoisting turned around and glanced at him, then asked with cupped hands, "Your Excellency is here for business?"
Zhu Zi'an said: "I'm Zhu Zian, I'm here to take up my post today, and I hope this brother will inform you on my behalf."
"It turned out to be Master Zhu, I'm sorry!" The man greeted Zhu Zian, and hurriedly handed over the work at hand to others, apparently having received the news that Zhu Zian was about to take office.
"Master Zhu, do you have any luggage and attendants?" The man asked while looking behind Zhu Zian.
Zhu Zi'an said: "Not at all. Do you need to check the letter of appointment?"
The man waved his hand and said, "Sir, you don't need to show it to me, please come inside!"
Zhu Zi'an went inside and found that the structure of the courtyard was completely different from the common courtyard. Facing the gate was a masonry passage with a width of more than ten feet. There were two long rows of houses on the left and right, and these houses were separated. into several separate portals.
Zhu Zian couldn't help but wondered: "It looks a bit like the Gongyuan where the township examination is held here."
The man replied: "Your Excellency, you have good eyesight! This place used to be the seat of the Gong Yuan in the Yuan Dynasty. Place hundreds of people."
Zhu Zian asked: "Since this place is a nursing home, where are the old and weak people who were originally taken in?"
"They all moved to Banshan Town, ten miles north of the city." The man paused, and then continued to explain: "Actually, when we took over this place, there were only five or sixty people left in the nursing home. Every inch of land in the city An inch of gold, occupying such a large place is a waste, so it was reported to the executive committee to take over this place."
Zhu Zian asked curiously: "There are many yamen in the city, why did you choose this place?"
The man sneered and said, "It's true that we moved here a bit late, and there is no choice left."
(End of this chapter)
Zhu Zian listened to everyone discussing the shogunate envoys, but he continued to think about his errand in his heart.How many arms and equipment the Japanese plan to purchase from Haihan has nothing to do with Zhu Zian's next job. It is his own future that matters at the moment, and he is not so interested in caring about these things.
What he is most curious about now is who is the official in charge of the yamen he is about to take up, so that Shi Chengwu can maintain a trace of awe when talking about it.
This answer did not make Zhu Zian wait too long. On the second day after he held the thank-you banquet, Sanya's reply to the appointment was sent to Hangzhou by telegram.So far, the process has been completed, and Zhu Zian can finally take up his post.
Before Shi Diwen arranged for him to visit overseas with the mission, it could only be regarded as a temporary errand of a probationary nature. After successfully passing the test, this appointment is his first official position in Haihan.
Although Zhu Zian has an official position, he has only returned to Hangzhou not long ago and has not purchased real estate in the local area. He is currently living under the same roof as Tao Hongfang and others.This courtyard is the property under the name of Qiong Lianfa. When Tao Hongfang and others first arrived in Hangzhou, Ning Zijing arranged it here. After returning from the mission, several people moved back here. Zhu Zian, who had settled down, moved over.
Of course, for Zhu Zian, living under the fence is not a long-term solution. After all, he wants to find a long-term residence, so he plans to look at the work arrangement after he officially takes office, and then find a suitable place in the local area to move there. .
Since the various official agencies of Haihan moved from Zhoushan to Hangzhou not long ago, and this special liaison office was not a well-known yamen, Zhu Zian ordered a soft sedan chair in advance, but the bearer didn't even know where this yamen was located.Fortunately, Zhu Zian had inquired in advance and knew that the approximate place was Xingxian Square in the west of the city, so he directed the bearers to go there.
The Haihan official institutions that moved to Hangzhou usually took over the original government offices as their offices. For example, the original Sansi Yamen in the city has now become the location of the East China Sea Region Management Committee, the Judicial Office, and the Garrison Command.
Zhu Zian originally thought that since this special liaison office was undertaking special tasks, it could be regarded as an important department. Even if it couldn't occupy such a big place as the Sansi Yamen, at least it would have to be a decent place like a government office.But the actual situation seems to be a bit different from his expectations. The bearer said that there was no big official office in Xingxianfang before, so he could only find the liaison office he mentioned when he got there.
The bearer, who was more familiar with the local conditions than Zhu Zian, really didn't talk nonsense. When he came to Xingxianfang, he saw that there were no official buildings here.
Fortunately, the bearer said that the place is not big, and it takes only a cup of tea to go around Xingxianfang.Zhu Zian saw that it was still early, so he stopped the sedan chair at the entrance of the square, paid money to get off the sedan chair, and dismissed the bearer, and then walked slowly along the alley to find the past.
Zhu Zian saw an old man fetching water with a bucket by the well at the mouth of the square, so he approached him to find out where the special liaison office was.
"What vinegar? To buy vinegar, go to the Wangji Oil and Sauce Shop across the street. It costs eight cents a bowl. I always buy vinegar from his place. The price is fair and the portion is sufficient!" The old man probably didn't hear Zhu Zian's question clearly. But still very enthusiastically pointed out the direction for him.
Zhu Zian didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he could only continue to say: "I'm not talking about the jealousy, but the special liaison office, the government office."
Now the old man understood, he shook his head and said, "There is no yamen in Xingxianfang... Wait, are you talking about the officials who just moved into the Nursing Home?"
The old man couldn't hold it steady either, so he showed Zhu Zian the way and asked him to see it by himself.
The Nursing Home is a government-run welfare institution established in the Ming Dynasty. It is used to accommodate people who are old, sick and poor, and unable to take care of themselves. They also usually provide relief to homeless beggars. There is a saying in the "Law of the Ming Dynasty", "Where widows, widows, lonely and sick people are poor and have no relatives to rely on and cannot survive on their own. If the lawsuit should be adopted but not adopted, the stick is sixty; "On" is to guarantee the implementation of this system from the legal level.
However, in the late Ming Dynasty, due to the increasingly tight finances, less and less funds could be used for charity, and the number and scale of nursing homes continued to shrink.Although Hangzhou is regarded as a wealthy area, only Xingxianfang, a nursing home, remains in the city today.
Zhu Zian walked along the road pointed by the old man for a while, and sure enough, he saw a fenced yard in front, covering a rather large area.When I walked to the gate, I saw several people were hoisting horizontal plaques on the eaves of the gate.There was still a plaque that had just been removed on the ground, and Zhu Zian could clearly see that it was the Nursing Home.And the newly hoisted piece is the plaque of the Special Liaison Office of the East China Sea Region.
Zhu Zian gave a dry cough, and the man in charge of the hoisting turned around and glanced at him, then asked with cupped hands, "Your Excellency is here for business?"
Zhu Zi'an said: "I'm Zhu Zian, I'm here to take up my post today, and I hope this brother will inform you on my behalf."
"It turned out to be Master Zhu, I'm sorry!" The man greeted Zhu Zian, and hurriedly handed over the work at hand to others, apparently having received the news that Zhu Zian was about to take office.
"Master Zhu, do you have any luggage and attendants?" The man asked while looking behind Zhu Zian.
Zhu Zi'an said: "Not at all. Do you need to check the letter of appointment?"
The man waved his hand and said, "Sir, you don't need to show it to me, please come inside!"
Zhu Zi'an went inside and found that the structure of the courtyard was completely different from the common courtyard. Facing the gate was a masonry passage with a width of more than ten feet. There were two long rows of houses on the left and right, and these houses were separated. into several separate portals.
Zhu Zian couldn't help but wondered: "It looks a bit like the Gongyuan where the township examination is held here."
The man replied: "Your Excellency, you have good eyesight! This place used to be the seat of the Gong Yuan in the Yuan Dynasty. Place hundreds of people."
Zhu Zian asked: "Since this place is a nursing home, where are the old and weak people who were originally taken in?"
"They all moved to Banshan Town, ten miles north of the city." The man paused, and then continued to explain: "Actually, when we took over this place, there were only five or sixty people left in the nursing home. Every inch of land in the city An inch of gold, occupying such a large place is a waste, so it was reported to the executive committee to take over this place."
Zhu Zian asked curiously: "There are many yamen in the city, why did you choose this place?"
The man sneered and said, "It's true that we moved here a bit late, and there is no choice left."
(End of this chapter)