As a special county, Daxing County is not only high-level but also fully staffed. The local yamen are different from the army, the number of troops is always large, but the actual number is small, and the generals rely on "eating empty salaries" and "drinking soldiers' blood" to get a little extra money. The Yamen is different, and the actual number of people always exceeds the number specified above. Because every yamen has the problem of heavy work and insufficient manpower. Especially when it comes to tax collection and major festivals, almost every yamen will be short of people. So many local officials have come up with a way to hire as many temporary personnel as possible. First, temporary staff are paid much cheaper than regular staff. Generally speaking, a regular staff member's salary and rice ration for a year can hire two or three temporary staff to do things for a year. Second, because it is a temporary staff, it may be dismissed by the commander at any time, so it is convenient for the commander to manage his subordinates. Third, temporary personnel will work hard and even exceed their tasks in order to become regulars. In this way, they can give full play to their potential and do more and better things for the yamen. Fourth, because it is temporary, for the sake of their own jobs, they will completely obey the orders of the superiors, and even consider the superiors in everything. This kind of person is easy to control and easy to become a close subordinate of the chief. In the future, when the governor is transferred, it can be decided whether or not to take them with him according to their ability and loyalty. Over time, these people are not only the cronies of the chiefs, but also the commanders' right-hand men. For this reason, almost every yamen will hire a large number of temporary personnel, which can not only save a lot of expenses, but also facilitate the management of subordinates. The same is true of the county government in Daxing County, where nearly 60 percent of the actual number of county officials are hired temporary personnel. There are 173 officials on the roster of the county government of Daxing County, but in fact, there are 387 officials in the entire county government, who live with the grain and rice of the county government of Daxing County.

In addition to high-level officials and important positions, which need to be reported to the superior Shuntianfu for registration, only some special occupations are official officials registered in the official Daxing County Government. Because the Ming Dynasty used force to seize the world, it was stipulated as early as the early days of the founding of the country that ordinary people were not allowed to use offensive weapons in private. Although there are some scholars who like to wear weapons and pretend to be both civil and military, in fact, there are not many people who really dare to take weapons to the streets. In addition to the soldiers of the army, who could wear official weapons, only the catchers of the yamen and some officials could carry weapons. There are quite strict restrictions on the use and carrying of weapons by ordinary civilian forces. For example, the dart master of the dart bureau needs a permit from the local government to carry weapons, and some bodyguards from the home care homes also need to do so, but in addition to this, it is illegal, and the government has the right to arrest people and confiscate the weapons. The yamen were equipped with three kinds of weapons, the first of which was usually issued with iron rulers and chains, so that they could catch criminals. The second type of head catcher or official with status is issued with a waist knife, which is convenient for them to fight with more vicious criminals. The third type is the general servant, which is generally mostly eyebrow-raising water and fire sticks. The so-called water and fire stick is also called Qi Mei stick, but the official Qi Mei stick is black and red, and there is a special official name called water and fire stick. This kind of stick is half black in the middle, red at the ends, and the two colors each account for half of the stick, no more and no less. In ancient times, red represented fire and black represented water, so this kind of stick had the term water and fire stick. Some people have given this stick a meaning, which is "fire and water are ruthless". There are two layers of meaning, the first meaning is to warn the person who uses it, you are representing the imperial court, and you need absolute selflessness. The second level means to tell the user that the stick is dead, you are alive, you can't kill the prisoner, and you must pay attention to a certain proportion. Have a little compassion and love and not cause too much sin. However, this kind of water and fire stick became an accomplice of the officials, and the officials used it to bully the common people wantonly. The common people hate this kind of water and fire sticks to the core, and some people even naively think that they can get happiness by stealing all the water and fire sticks and destroying the water and fire sticks. Some officials carry water and fire sticks all day long, not only eating and drinking for nothing but also bullying men and women, when someone asks for money, the officials will hand the water and fire sticks up, and no one dares to collect money. Because he has a clear stipulation that only the officials in the yamen can use the water and fire sticks, and if the common people use the water and fire sticks without authorization, they will be against the government, which is a crime of rebellion. Because waist knives, iron rulers, and water and fire sticks are not used by ordinary people, the person who uses them must be in official status, so they must be registered.

It is rare for the magistrate of Daxing County to personally convene everyone, except for the people who have gone out to do business, all the people in the county government are gathered in the lobby. Even some of those who had already gone home were called back by their colleagues. This was a rare big gathering after the magistrate took office, and no one dared to speak casually, let alone be late or not come. However, everyone is not too fond of this Zhixian in their hearts, everyone thinks that Zhixian has been hollowed out by the county Cheng and others, and there is only the scenery outside. In fact, everyone is more worried about the county Cheng, the county Cheng's face is very bad in the past few days, and everyone is worried about whether the county will lose his temper on everyone. Therefore, no one dared to attract the attention of the county at this time, let alone take the initiative to go up and talk to the county.

Soon after, the county leader came to the lobby, and everyone immediately saluted the county officer respectfully. According to the rules, the county is the governor, so it appears at the end. As a subordinate of the magistrate, the county needs to come to the lobby one step earlier to wait for the magistrate. After the magistrate came to the lobby, the magistrate sat on the chair in the center of the lobby, and the county took everyone to salute the magistrate. If it was an ordinary assembly, there would only be one seat in the hall, and the magistrate would disperse after the lecture. When the county magistrate speaks, the county leader should take everyone to stand on both sides to listen to the training. This left and right arrangement refers to the rules of the emperor's last dynasty, and the left and right are arranged. Under normal circumstances, the county leader leads the copywriter, the six-room clerk and others to stand on the left hand side facing the county, and the warden, the historian, the head catcher, the prison and others lead the right hand side facing the county. The officials and subordinates stood behind them on either side, or directly opposite the magistrate, and obeyed the commanders and orders of the magistrate. If the prefect were to hold a symposium, the seat in the center would be the prefect's, and there would be two rows of seats on each side in order of ranking, and only officials of the rank would be eligible to sit there. Other officials and officials have little say on either side. Generally, it is the magistrate and the county magistrate, or their cronies, who argue about some issues at the meeting.

At this time, the magistrate of Daxing County had not yet come out, and a cronie of a county magistrate saw that there was no other person's seat in the lobby, so he moved a chair and placed it on the left side of the magistrate's seat in the lobby, and asked the county magistrate to go up and sit. The meaning of this is to tell everyone that Daxing County is different from other places, and the power of the county is as great as that of the county, and warns everyone to continue to listen to the words of the county and not to get together with the county in private, so as not to lose face in the future.

For the small actions of his subordinates, the county is not unaware, and the county usually does not care about these things. Even if he offends the magistrate, as long as there is no head-on conflict, the county will not be afraid of the magistrate. But now it's different, not only can the county not offend the county, but also pay attention to Qin Tai's opinion. If Qin Tai felt that he was a disobedient superior and dared to cover the sky in Daxing County, as long as Qin Tai said a few words to a certain big man, the county would die without a place to be buried. The county immediately glared, and just when he wanted to ask someone to take this damn chair away, the county magistrate had already come out.

The magistrate saw the extra chair and didn't say anything. Just glanced at the county Cheng, and the county Cheng immediately bent down respectfully. This is the first time that the county has saluted the magistrate so formally since he first met the magistrate. The magistrate felt quite satisfied, and everyone also saw that something was wrong. The people who can do things in the yamen are not top people and will definitely not be some fools, everyone can see that there is something wrong with the county and the county. Not only are the attitudes of the two people a little problematic, but their expressions are also a little weird. It's just that everyone is not sure what is happening, so we will not do anything for the time being.

The magistrate was not only not angry with this chair, but also seemed to be very satisfied. He stretched out his hand and shook the chair, finding it sturdy and stable, and immediately nodded in satisfaction. Everyone didn't know what the county meant, only the county immediately understood the meaning. Xiancheng breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time felt happy at this wrong behavior. The people under him wanted the county to sit on this chair, but they didn't expect it to be in line with the meaning of the county. The county also knew that the magistrate had just returned from Shuntian Mansion, and the prefect must have given Qin Tai an identity, so that Qin Tai would be suitable for everyone to meet. Whether it is Qin Tai's prestige and status, or the current situation, the magistrate will definitely accommodate Qin Tai. It is very likely that Qin Tai will be invited to sit down at this meeting, which not only caters to the meaning of the magistrate, but also gives Qin Tai, a newcomer, a face.

However, the county still underestimated the respect of the magistrate for Qin Tai, and the magistrate took a look at everyone, looked at the layout of the lobby, and then went out again. The county knew that the magistrate had gone to invite Qin Tai in person, and immediately gave everyone a look, asking everyone to double their respect for Qin Tai. The cronies of the county immediately understood the meaning of the county and began to put away their usual arrogance. But I don't know who the person is, what background he has, and what level of big man he is.

Soon after, the magistrate respectfully guided Qin Tai and his wife to the hall of the county government of Daxing County, and pressed Qin Tai on the chair in the center of the hall. Zhan Xiaoxiao immediately stood behind her husband Qin Tai and protected her husband Qin Tai nearby. After Qin Tai sat down, the magistrate immediately sat down on the chair that the county Cheng's cronies had prepared for the county Cheng. At this time, the county leader ignored everyone's strangeness and led everyone to salute Qin Tai and the magistrate. Such a salute means that Qin Tai's identity and status are higher than everyone's, at least the county is willing to treat Qin Tai as his own commander. The magistrate was also very excited, because of Qin Tai's relationship, the county officially recognized his identity for the first time, and the magistrate could officially manage the county government of Daxing County. The magistrate no longer has to be a puppet magistrate with only a name and no real power, which of course makes the magistrate very happy.