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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