Chapter 421: Chapter 421 Use as a Person Chapter 421: Chapter 421 Use as a Person However, these candid words managed to alleviate the slight awkwardness everyone felt.
Li Wenli got straight to the point, “Here’s the thing, Uncle Qiu’s family used to be hunters, skilled with bows and arrows. We owe a lot to their care after being separated from our relatives on the road.
Now they have settled in a nearby village, and I thought that the county seat is indeed in need of people, so I suggested that they co to the city to seek work.
After all, Old Uncle Qiu knows a bit about military tactics and has so knowledge of dicine; his three sons are all robust and strong. If the County Magistrate doesn’t mind, perhaps they could join the Yan—even if just to hunt down petty thieves and help maintain law and order within the city, it would be a good thing.”
The County Magistrate clapped his hands in approval, “Excellent, excellent, I couldn’t ask for more; I am delighted. If you don’t mind, join our Strong Class inside the Yan imdiately.”
Bai Junjun and Li Wenli didn’t grasp the significance of this, but Old Uncle Qiu already took a sharp breath of surprise.
When it cos to the three classes of the Yan, there are clear rules—the category determines both the compensation and social status.
To be specific, the three classes are divided into the Soap Class, Arresting Class, and Strong Class.
The Soap Class calls out commands within the halls, the Arresting Class includes a variety of jobs such as catching criminals, coroners, executioners, and midwives, while the Strong Class is responsible for guarding the city gates, the Yan, warehouses, patrolling, and so on.
Besides the different jobs, the social status also varies. mbers of the Soap Class and Arresting Class belong to the lowest social layer. If a family has soone serving in these two classes, their descendants must wait three generations before they can take the Imperial examinations. Their salary is also not high.
The Strong Class, however, is different as they are part of the regular establishnt with decent benefits, and their families’ eligibility to sit for the Imperial examinations is unaffected.
However, the Strong Class is further divided into those who serve inside the Yan (officials’ sons) and the common folk who enlist.
The County Magistrate unhesitatingly offered Old Uncle Qiu’s family positions within the Yan, which was undeniably an honor.
Old Uncle Qiu was about to suggest that the Lord of the County Yan reconsider when the portly County Master already waved his hand, urging the Uncle Master to hurry them through the paperwork.
He acted as though afraid they would run away at any mont.
And just like that, Old Uncle Qiu’s family was sowhat bewilderedly enlisted and then given uniforms and sabers, becoming Dai County’s new “civil servants.”
Of course, the County Master’s haste had his own reasons.
He was truly short-staffed; very short-staffed, in fact. Hadn’t he been trying to recruit 100 brave warriors to rescue Zhao Family Village and still hadn’t succeeded even after more than half a month?
As for the Yan positions, it didn’t pain him to give those away.
In this troubled ti, which officials would willingly let their precious sons venture out? A slight mishap could an shedding blood and ending the family line—a mistake only a fool would make.
Three years ago, all the Yan insiders had already found excuses to go ho. Hadn’t he turned a blind eye to his own son becoming a playboy recently? He feared losing his son, leading to a white-haired person sending off a black-haired one, so the County Magistrate simply looked the other way.
Now things were different, as he finally had four new helpers.
These helpers were not like the pampered young masters; they were truly capable fighters and brought a breath of fresh energy to the somber Yan ranks.
Seeing that Old Uncle Qiu’s family had arrived tired and dusty, the County Magistrate let them go ho to rest first and return the next day for enrollnt.
So everyone headed back ho.
Seeing the familiar Old Uncle Qiu’s family appearing fully and intact was a pleasant surprise, and Bai Sasa and Bai Lingyu each delivered a heartfelt embrace to them.
Old Uncle Qiu’s family also held the Bai siblings in high regard, and after exchanging warm greetings for a long while, they finally went inside.
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