Themiclesian Civil Service

The Themiclesian Civil Service (官) is the collective title in Tyrannian of the bureaucracy of the Themiclesian government. Since ministers are within the organizational prescripts of the Administrative Code, the distinction between political and civil offices in Themiclesia is one of custom.

Categorization

Civilian vs. military

Conceptually, the entire government could classified into civil (文官, mjen-kwal) and military (武官, mja′-kwal) officials. This distinction is not, however, statutory. Senior military officers, up to the 1800s and early 1900s, were considered administrators like civil servants. Some historians consider the distinction (see below) between administrators and servants to be an earlier alignment.

Right of Presence

Officers who receive a nominal remuneration of 600 bushels or more are deemed Officers of Presence (顯大夫). These officers possess the right to enter the Palace Hall (殿中), where the Emperor resided and held court. Officers without this prerogative are assisted (佑入) into the Palace Hall by a direct superior who was of Presence. The superior acted as an intermediary between the lower-ranking officer and the Emperor, even if a conversation happened between them. This right of presence is applied to other circumstances as well. When the Emperor's procession passed, officers of Presidence had the right to face and bow to the Emperor's carriage, while those not of the Presence had to turn and face away.

Remuneration vs. retinue

There is a statutory distinction between Remunerated Officials (吏) and Retinue Officials (宦). Remunerated Officials originally indicated those had clearly-defined functions in government and, consequently, appeared on the rubric of renumeration in the Administrative Orders. This is contrasted with Retinue Officials, who generally provided services to members of royalty or nobility. The Emperor, his consort, the consorts of previous emperors, princes, princesses, and members of the peerage had their own retinues. The size of these retinues varied widely; that of the Emperor was thousands in size, some of whom grew to exercise political power, while those of minor lords were at most a few dozen and had little prestige.

Ranking

By bushels

The scheme of ranking officers by the number of bushels (石) they received in remuneration is inherited from Menghe. Technically, this system only applied to Remunerated Officials, but the rank of Retinue Officials are quoted in "equivalencies" to a certain number of bushels.

Bushels	Remunerated Officials	Retinue Officials
—	Chancellor, Vice Chancellor
—	President of Tribunes
2,000	Chief Justice, Inner Administrator, President of the Privy Council, Marshal of the Capital, Marshal of the Guards, Marshal of the Gentlemen-at-Arms, Grand Counsel, Master of the Horse, Master of Embassy, Master of the Ancestry, Privy Treasurer, Governor (of regions), Magistrate (of prefectures)	President of Correspondence, Minister of the Left, Minister of the Right, Secretaries of State, Royal Attendant, Ordinary Attendant, Cavalier Attendant, Governor of Protonotaries, President of Protonotaries, Governor of the Secret Library, Privy Councillor, Chancellor to the Empress Dowger
1,000	Secretary of Tribunes, Royal Secretary of Tribunes, Tribunes, Mayor of Kien-k'ang, of Rak-lang, and of Drjang-'an, Mayor (of counties > 50,000 households), Chiefs of Staff to Chancellor and of Vice Chancellor, Captain of Royal Guards, Puisne Justices	Captain-General of the Enclosure, Captain-General of the Corridor, Captain-General of Foot Guards, Captain-General of Horse Guards, Captain-General of Chariot Guards, Privy Treasurer (Empress), Privy Treasurer (Empress Dowager), Master of the Horse (Empress), Master of the Drjang-nglakw Stables, Director of Ushers (Drjang-nglakw)
800	Director of Gate-Captains, of Exterior Orchestra, of the Inner Stables, of the Great Granary, of the Capital Armoury, Mayor (county > 20,000 households)
600	Director of the Hên-lang Guards, [21 other Directors of Palace Guards], of Charms, of Labourers, Colonel of Crossbowmen, of Chariots, of Infantry, of Cavalry, Captain of the Left Capital Brigade, of the Right Capital Brigade, Director of Infantry Garrisons, of Urban Security, of Urban Granaries, of Grains, of Ceramics, of Dyes, of Rice Cakes, of Commercial Regulation, of Canals, of Oracles, of Clairvoyance, of Enchantment, of Sacrifices, of Worship, of Historiography, of the Hruh Mausoleum, [6 other Directors of Mausolea], of Mausolea, of Physicians, of the Household of Grand Princess Royal Brjêng, [5 other Directors of Princess' Households], of Inner Conduct, of Royal Stables, of Privy Stables, of Right Stables, of Left Stables, of Vehicles, of Sedans, of Interpretation, of Envoys, of Architecture, of Cuisine, of Retinues, of Fleets, of Naval Forests, of Naval Officers, of Supernumeraries, of Ports and Passes, of Naval Engineers, Mayor (county > 10,000 households), Secretaries (officials at 2,000 bushels)	Director of Timbers, of Armour, of Crafts, of Stores, of Premises, of West Textiles, of East Textiles, of Lyric Poetry, of Furnishing, of Cats, of Pantries, of Prisons, of Left Engineers, of Right Engineers, of Royal Forests, of Forges, of Royal Attire, of Royal Comestibles, of Royal Caps, of Royal Mattresses, of Royal Baths, of the Amber Gate, of the Peripheral Court, of the Long Avenue, of the Left Treasury, of the Right Treasury, of Royal Naval Squads, of Servants, of Waterworks, of Writing Implements, of Musical Instruments, of Fanfares, of the Illustrious Woods, of the Solarium, of the Royal Greens, of the Windy Pagoda, of Seals and Credentials, of Passes and Ferries, of Privy Stores of Drjang-nglakw Palace, of Retinues id., of Premises id., of Medicine id., of Pantries id., of Granaries id., of the Long Avenue id., of Privy Stores to the Empress, of Retinues id., of Premises id., of Medicine id., of Pantries id., of Granaries id., of the Long Avenue id.
500	Mayor (county > 7,000 households)
400	Mayor (county > 5,000 households), Secretaries (to officials at 800 bushels)
300	Mayor (all other counties), Secretaries (to officials at 600 bushels)	Gentlemen of the Enclosure
250		Gentlemen of the Corridor
200	Village Alderman (large villages)	Gentlemen at Large
160	Village Alderman (medium villages)
120	Village Alderman (small villages)
100

By class

Class	Official
I	Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, Princes,
II	Lords Superior, President of Tribunes
III	Chief Justice, Inner Administrator, President of the Privy Council, Marshal of the Capital, Marshal of the Guards, Marshal of the Corridors, Grand Counsel, Master of the Horse, Master of Embassy, Master of the Ancestry, Privy Treasurer, President of Correspondence, Minister of the Left, Minister of the Right, Secretaries of State, Royal Attendant, Ordinary Attendant, Cavalier Attendant, Governor of Protonotaries, President of Protonotaries, Governor of the Secret Library, Privy Councillor, Chancellor to the Empress Dowger
IV	Secretary of Tribunes, Royal Secretary of Tribunes
V	Magistrate (of prefectures), Protonotary
VI	Attendant Tribune, Secretary of the Left, Secretary of the Right, Gentlemen of the Secret Library, Gentlemen of Authorship, Mayors of Kien-k'ang, Drjang-'an, and Rak-lang
VII	Tribune of the Hall, Director of the Hian-lang Guards, [21 other Directors of Palace Guards], Charms, Labourers, Colonel of Crossbowmen, Chariots, Infantry, Cavalry, Captain of the Left Capital Brigade, the Right Capital Brigade, Director of Infantry Garrisons, Urban Security, Urban Granaries, Grains, Ceramics, Dyes, Rice Cakes, Commercial Regulation, Canals, Oracles, Clairvoyance, Enchantment, Sacrifices, Worship, Historiography, the Hruh Mausoleum, [6 other Directors of Mausolea], Mausolea, Physicians, the Household of Grand Princess Royal Brjêng, [5 other Directors of Princess' Households], Inner Conduct, Royal Stables, Privy Stables, Right Stables, Left Stables, Vehicles, Sedans, Interpretation, Envoys, Architecture, Cuisine, Retinues, Fleets, Naval Forests, Naval Officers, of Supernumeraries, Ports and Passes, Naval Engineers, Mayor (county > 10,000 households), Secretaries (officials at 2,000 bushels), Director of Timbers, Armour, Crafts, Stores, Premises, West Textiles, East Textiles, Lyric Poetry, Furnishing, of Cats, Pantries, Prisons, Left Engineers, Right Engineers, Royal Forests, Forges, Royal Attire, Royal Comestibles, Royal Caps, Royal Mattresses, Royal Baths, the Amber Gate, the Peripheral Court, the Long Avenue, the Left Treasury, the Right Treasury, Royal Naval Squads, Servants, Waterworks, Writing Implements, Musical Instruments, Fanfares, the Illustrious Woods, the Solarium, the Royal Greens, the Windy Pagoda, Seals and Credentials, Passes and Ferries, Privy Stores of Drjang-nglakw Palace, Retinues id., Premises id., Medicine id., Pantries id., Granaries id., the Long Avenue id., Privy Stores to the Empress, Retinues id., Premises id., Medicine id., Pantries id., Granaries id., the Long Avenue id.
VIII	Mayors (countries < 10,000 households), Administrators
IX

Comparison of bushels and class rankings

	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
—	O
2,000		O	O	O	O
1,000			O	O	O	O
800				O	O	O	O
600					O	O	O	O
500						O	O	O
400							O	O	O
300							O	O	O
250								O	O
200									O