43 The Destitute Petty Officials

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface ix
4. 1 The Importance of Passing an Examination 1
5. 2 The Plight of an Examination Candidate 9
6. 3 The Ups and Downs in Officialdom 18
7. 4 A Disaster Was Averted; A Birthday Celebration Followed 25
8. 5 All for Money and Money for All 34
9. 6 The Might of the Army 42
10. 7 The First Steps Towards Forging Foreign Relations 51
11. 8 Doing Business in a Brothel 58
12. 9 The Officials' Fear of Foreigners 65
13. 10 Dishonesty Is the Best Policy 73
14. 11 A Box of Refreshments for an Official Post 80
15. 12 A Military Expedition on Floating Brothels 90
16. 13 A Prostitute's Life for Fifty Dollars 99
17. 14 A Punitive Attack on the Innocent 109
18. 15 How the Accusers Become the Accused 118
19. 16 An Officer's Theft 129
20. 17 Crooks vs. Crooks 138
21. 18 No Honour Among Officials 147
22. 19 How to be Corrupt and Stay Respectable 159
23. 20 The Idiosyncrasy of an Acting Governor 169
24. 21 How Best to Rid Oneself of Opium Addiction 177
25. 22 Hypocrisy in Different Forms 184
26. 23 The Judge, His Mother and His Son 193
27. 24 The Official, the Whore and the Nun 203
28. 25 Shopping Around for an Official Post 211
29. 26 When Is a Gift Not a Bribe? 222
30. 27 The Disappointed Expectant Intendant 233
31. 28 Justice Must Be Bought 244
32. 29 The Pious Governor-General 257
33. 30 Neither One's Own Name or Daughter Is Sacred 265
34. 31 Only Fools Show Off 281
35. 32 Different Ways of Achieving the Same End 295
36. 33 The Lieutenant-Governor's First Visit to the Bank 307
37. 34 The Thriving Trade Called Charity 321
38. 35 A Birthday Gift to the Emperor 334
39. 36 Beware the Concubines 348
40. 37 The Governor-General Outwitted by His Concubine 361
41. 38 The Ascendancy of a Slave Girl 372
42. 39 The Importance of an Official's Leg 382
43. 40 Conduct Unbecoming 392
44. 41 On Assuming a New Office 407
45. 42 The Eccentric Governor-General 417
46. 43 The Destitute Petty Officials 425
47. 44 Small Officials, Small Money 436
48. 45 Meddling in a Betrothal Dispute 449
49. 46 Greedy Father, Greedier Son 458
50. 47 How the Prefect Profits From His Sons' Illegal Gambling 471
51. 48 Anything to Please One's Superior 479
52. 49 The Plight of a Deceased Commander's Concubines 490
53. 50 The Conspiracy Between Officials and Criminals 502
54. 51 The Intendant Steals From a Trusting Widow 519
55. 52 How to Steal a Mansion and a Mine 533
56. 53 How to Handle Foreigners 545
57. 54 The Privileged Christian and the Underprivileged Muslim 557
58. 55 The Arrival of the Foreign Gunboats 566
59. 56 The Kudos of Having Been Overseas 581
60. 57 The Spearman and the Consul 595
61. 58 The Governor's Foreign Adviser 607
62. 59 The Official's Relatives 620
63. 60 The Joys and Sadness of Official Life 626