Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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It's roughly a gap between social status and position.

"Do you like it when Eru treats you like this?" Su Chang asked at this moment.

Kyosuke Kosaka: "I didn't say anything."

Su Chang blinked.

My heart rate increased by more than half, my pupils shrank drastically, and although my facial muscles didn't change, my body muscles tensed up.

This situation has only been seen during the process of getting married.

“I almost forgot to answer the question from earlier,” Kousaka Kyosuke said again. “I brought you here this time because I also wanted to send your clansmen to work at the Kenbishi Agency.”

Su Chang's eyes lit up: "Lord Kyosuke's position has been restored?"

"He's recovered. I forgot to tell you yesterday, Fujiwara Yasuke was thrown into jail."

"Great!"

"Let me explain the position in more detail..."

"You can talk to the clan chief about this; I don't want to get involved."

"Okay." Kousaka Kyosuke said.

After considering it for a moment, he added, "Although it's partly because of you, Su Chang, it's mostly because I'm short-handed."

Su Chang simply nodded, her perfunctory expression undisguised.

Kyosuke Kosaka found it amusing but said nothing more.

Upon arriving at the Qin clan, Kyosuke Kosaka spoke directly to the clan head.

As expected.

The clan chief readily agreed and even let Kousaka Kyosuke choose the people himself.

Kyosuke Kosaka didn't stand on ceremony either.

To him, the Qin clan was practically an ally.

On the one hand, these people had not married into the political aristocracy of Kyoto for a long time, and the political aristocracy looked down on them.

Therefore, he naturally aligns himself with Kyosuke Kousaka.

on the other hand.

Almost all members of the Qin clan had learned basic knowledge, were literate, and knew how to calculate.

Furthermore, some of them had also read military books.

Overall, their quality is better than most fire soldiers!

For this reason, Kyosuke Kosaka made great efforts to win him over and carefully explained the benefits.

"You will start as firemen, and I will use my position to secure the best possible benefits for you."

"Although in recent years the salaries of firefighters have been reduced to only basic food rations by law, they still receive some hidden benefits..."

Kyosuke Kosaka slowly recounted some of the rules of the Prosecution Agency.

After all, the fact that the firefighters were only provided with a few liters of rice, barely enough to survive, was too appalling, so the other benefits had to be explained.

The saying goes, "No one gets up early without a reason."

It's trash to expect people to do things without any motivation.

Even though Kyosuke Kousaka considers himself a jerk, he really couldn't do something like that.

At the very least, during the extermination of Mount Oe, every person who died was made to have died a full-fledged ghost before their death.

"Lord Kyosuke, I've heard of that 'superior material.' Isn't it something you get just by becoming an official and doing your job?" someone suddenly asked.

Kousaka Kyosuke explained with a smile.

"That happened a long time ago. Now the Ministry of Finance is preparing to cut some of the money-consuming government offices, let alone this kind of material supply."

"However, according to the rules, you can still receive those two liters of rice if you become a case manager or a superintendent, but you will need to make many contributions if you want to reach that level."

The daily wage for the rice dish is two liters, and you can collect it as soon as you arrive.

It is very tempting even for low-ranking officials.

This was a subsidy policy established by the Emperor to prevent officials who frequently took leave from slacking off.

The implementation is indeed quite strict.

Many junior and senior officials are motivated to work hard because of this.

Anyway, Kyosuke Kosaka had someone collect it for him every day.

Mosquito legs are also meat!

"What about horse feed? I've heard about that too," another member of the Qin family asked.

“That’s the allowance for the drivers and attendants of five or more court officials. I’m short one driver and attendant. Anyone who’s willing to take the job can come over.”

"I!"

"me--"

The noisy croaking sounds continued to rise.

Kyosuke Kosaka felt like he was handing out money.

Since these people are also relatives, all I can do is keep smiling.

Su Chang and her sister Su Yi were chatting in the distance.

Su Chang was very happy to see her husband surrounded by relatives.

"How are things going over there?" Su Yi asked formally.

Su Chang said with certainty, "Of course!"

"Okay, that's good..."

Knowing the answer was no surprise, Su Yi murmured almost to herself.

Su Chang noticed that her older sister seemed a little lonely, and her heart ached for her.

"Sister, how much longer will you serve as a priestess?"

"..."

"Could it really be a job for the rest of my life?"

"..." Su Yi remained silent.

Su Chang was anxious but helpless.

It always sounds like this whenever I ask.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Su Chang.

"Sister, you became a priestess only to make sacred wine to revive the family, right?"

"Yes."

“Then… what if that happens?” Su Chang pointed to the location of Kousaka Kyosuke.

He paused for a moment and then said, "Lord Kyosuke just told me that we should gradually replace all the people in the Criminal Investigation Department with family members."

The woman in plain clothes looked astonished: "Why would you do this?"

Su Chang immediately understood upon seeing this scene.

So there are other methods.

"Lord Kyosuke said that our family members are more useful, there's no other reason."

"……Yeah?"

"Because he said that the people in the government offices would only be as lazy as him."

"Hmm?" Su Yi looked at her younger sister with a strange expression.

Did I say something wrong?

Su Chang explained, "That's exactly what Lord Kyosuke said."

Su Yi finally burst out laughing.

"Su Chang has found a good husband."

I'll share half with you.

"—?!"