Qingdeng always carried this seal, which could prove his status as an official working in the city government, and tied it around his right waist.

"Yes." Qingto nodded, "I am doing my duty in Kitamachi. It is the same as I am returning to Dingmachi."

"Sadachi return?"

Kondo was startled as if he had heard some incredible secret.

I saw admiration slowly appearing in the eyes this strong man cast towards Qingdeng.

"I didn't expect you to be the same as Sadauchi Hui..."

"I'm not afraid that you will know - I have always admired the 'Sanchai' samurai who have been working hard to maintain public order in Edo."

"Thank you for your hard work and hard work in maintaining public order in Edo."

After saying that, Kondo stopped and bowed solemnly to Aoden.

"You are exaggerating." Qingden stood sideways with a helpless expression, not receiving any courtesy from Kondo, "Our 'three times' are just doing what we should do."

Edo, which would be renamed "Tokyo" in later generations, is currently the largest city in Japan.

In order to prevent the administrative office responsible for managing Edo from gaining too much power, two administrative offices were set up in Edo - the Hokumachi administrative office and the southern administrative office, referred to as "Northern administrative office" and "Nanban administrative office".

The towns and cities are governed separately.

To put it simply - Edo has 2 city governments and 2 mayors.

The place where Aomori currently works is the Kitamachi Office.

The most shameless and greatest privilege possessed by the samurai class is that they are Shiqing Shilu.

Japan in the Edo period did not have an imperial examination system and adopted a Shiqing Shilu system similar to China's pre-Qin period.

The people responsible for serving as officials in the government were the samurai class.

Only people from the samurai class can serve as officials in the government, and civilians are absolutely not qualified to be officials. Certain official positions can only be held by people from certain samurai families.

Common people can only circulate in the three strata of "agriculture, industry and commerce" forever and ever, and it is absolutely impossible for common people to have official status.

In modern terms, this means that samurai warriors do not need to take any civil service examinations. They are born to be civil servants and officials for generations to come.

In the Edo period, Japan's political ecology can be roughly summarized as "the father dies and the son succeeds" and "the higher-level official positions are taken in turns by the superior samurai, and the lower-level official positions are taken in turn by the lower-level samurai."

It was Aoto who took his father's place and became a member of the Edo Hokuban shogunate.

The two major administrative offices in Edo manage Edo, which has a population of one million. Many people may think that the Edo administrative offices, which shoulder such heavy responsibilities, must have too many office workers.

But in fact... the current situation is terrible.

Take the Hokuban Office to which Ayoto belongs as an example - excluding the handymen responsible for sweeping the floors, the Kitamachi Office has a total of officials: 1 from the town office, 25 from the general office, and 120 from the same office.

Town officials are similar to the mayor, Yuli is similar to the middle-level cadres, and Tongxin is the grassroots staff.

The above are all the officials of the Beifan Institute...a total of 146 people...

The establishment of the Southern Office is exactly the same as that of the Northern Office, so the total number of people working in the two offices is only a pitiful 292...

As an important government organization responsible for managing the entire city, the Office is naturally divided into multiple departments, each with different tasks.

For example - "Yangshengjiaojuhui" has one person, Yuli, and two people, Tongxin. They are responsible for supervising the conditions of the poor receiving treatment in the health center.

"Seibashikake" has 1 Yuli and 2 Tongxin, who are responsible for patrolling and inspecting all bridges in Edo City.

The departments responsible for catching thieves and solving crimes, maintaining public order in Edo, and performing modern police functions are the Sadachi Kai, collectively known as the "three kai", the temporary kai and the secret kai.

The department that Aoshito belongs to is the Sadachi Kai.

The daily work of the Sadachui is to patrol various parts of Edo, and when a case comes, he is responsible for handling and solving the case.

The temporary hui selects elites from those who have worked long-term in the Ding-machi hui to form this department, which is responsible for guiding and assisting the Ding-machi hui.

The Secret Hui is responsible for espionage activities, and is responsible for patrolling various urban areas in Edo in disguise to collect intelligence for his colleagues in the Sadachi Hui and the temporary Hui.

Once there is any operation to clamp down on a large-scale criminal organization, such as last night's arrest operation against the "Benevolent People", it will all be handed over to "Sanchai".

There are very few office staff in the whole administrative office, so naturally there will not be many people who can be assigned to the "three times".

Regardless of whether it is the Northern Bansuo or the Nanbansuo, the Dingmachi Hui only has 2 Yuli and 6 Tongxin.

The organization of the temporary hui is the same as that of the Sadachi hui, with 2 and 6 doshin under its jurisdiction.

The Secret Hui is the department with the smallest number of people in the entire town executive office - there are only two co-ordinates, and there is no middle-level cadre to serve as a department. All members are under the direct command of the town executive.

In other words - when the two police stations in the south and north are combined, the police force responsible for catching thieves and maintaining law and order in the whole city has only 8 officers and 28 officers, a total of 36 people...

If in a novel, the author of the novel comes up with the setting that "a city with a population of one million only has regular police officers", there will definitely be someone who is self-righteous and thinks that he is a master of urban management, but in fact he just lacks knowledge.

In addition, readers who think they are smart are always complaining about "the author is bad at writing, how can a city with a population of millions only have so few regular police officers, so why not write if they don't know how to write".

However, this is an ironclad fact. There were only so many regular policemen in Edo.

Because the "Sankai" samurai shoulder the responsibility of guarding the city's security, it is natural that they are welcomed and respected by some people.

Judging from Kondo's current appearance, he should belong to this type of person.

After Aotobu revealed his identity, Kondo's attitude towards Aotobo became obviously much more enthusiastic.

He enthusiastically introduced Qingdeng, the new disciple, to the Trial Guard Hall in detail.

"Our trial clinic usually opens at five o'clock in the morning (8 a.m.) and closes near six o'clock in the evening (6 p.m.)."

"Usually not until the afternoon do more apprentices come to practice sword practice."

"Because many people like to sleep in in the morning, there are not many apprentices who come to practice swordsmanship in the morning."

"Just like now - there is only one apprentice practicing swordsmanship in the dojo. You will see him later."

Having said this, Kondo suddenly paused, then showed a meaningful smile and whispered to Qingto:

"You will be surprised later when you see the only apprentice currently practicing swordsmanship in the dojo."

"Let me give you a heads up first - that person is a boy."

"Huh? What do you mean?" Qingdeng asked doubtfully, "Does that person's face look like a girl's?"

"Well... you'll find out later." Kondo smiled mysteriously.

While Aoto was talking to Kondo Masaru, he was already very close to the dojo of the Shiweikan without even realizing it.

call……

call……

At this time, Qingden faintly heard the sound of the bamboo sword being waved through the air from inside the dojo.

The door to the dojo is now open.

Kondo, who was leading the way, quickened his pace a little, then stood at the entrance of the dojo and looked into the dojo.

"Well, that is the only apprentice who is currently practicing swordsmanship in the dojo that I just told you. He is practicing swordsmanship. Let's go in later."

Aoto, who had been following Kondo closely, looked towards the dojo after hearing Kondo's words——

"Well……!"

The moment his eyes touched the figure in the center of the dojo, the strong impact made Qingden immediately let out a low exclamation subconsciously.

In the middle of the dojo, standing...a beautiful boy who I can't think of any other adjective to describe besides being cute.

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New book sets sail! Nearly 10,000 words have been updated today!

It is quite conscientious to publish so many words in the new book issue QAQ
Chapter completed!