Chang
Wei
The Chang family,
which owns land near the capital city of Kaifeng, has a long tradition
of government service at the subprefecture level.
Chang Wei was
accepted into the Civil Service on the recommendation of his uncle, Chang Yen-Hui, an employee of the Imperial Census Office. Chang Wei began his Civil Service career as a police inspector. He served for nine years as the law officer of an important iron mining district, twice earning commendation, once for his prompt action in apprehending brigands who were attacking ore wagons in the area. The second time,
he received special note because the incident had involved a fight. Recently, he has been promoted to assistant subprefect.
Since Chang
Wei is not a holder of a chin-shih degree, it is not expected
he will hold office above the subprefectural level. However, his
solid career path has brought additional honor and wealth to an
already respected family.
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