What official is Song equivalent to?

In Song Dynasty, the secretary was equivalent to the deputy director or full-time secretary of the county government office. Yasi is a scribe in the yamen, that is, a writer. Although looked down upon by the literati class, it belongs to the official class after all, and there are more scribes than officials in the yamen. They deal with the people on behalf of the government, so they have more contact with the people and their influence cannot be underestimated.

They also enjoy the privilege of exemption from military service. In terms of dress, they can wear robes (although they can only be black), or they can wear a long Confucian sash and boots like literati; Ordinary people can only wear short sleeves and high heels. More importantly, calligraphers also have certain powers, which can satisfy some people's desire for power. Furthermore, the legal system of successive dynasties allowed bookkeepers to be promoted to official positions only after they had served for a certain number of years and were confirmed by examination that their positions were fault-free.

In the Song Dynasty, there were official's sons in all counties, mainly recruiting officials. Officials in Song Dynasty mainly handled tax collection or prison litigation. Escort agency is a small official who is responsible for filing documents or secretarial work, but the rank is uncertain, because the state government also has the position of escort agency, and so does the punishment department of Song and Ming Dynasties. Generally, a county has eight districts.