The prototype of the muyou retainer was the zhuwen , a position which evolved from that of the experienced clerks in the yamen but who had a position higher than the shusuan and assisted the magistrate in handling punishments and treasury matters 县官幕友的雏形是“主文” ,是以衙门中积年书手演变而来的,地位高于书算,其作用是协助县官处理刑名、钱谷一类的政务。
After the mid - ming period , at the county - level of the administration local magistrates could hire their own private retainers ( muyou ) , but the muting ( lit . , retainer ' s hail ) was not the name of the office where the muyou worked , but rather where the dianshi helped the magistrate draft documents 摘要明中叶以后,县级机构中出现了县官私人聘请的幕友,而“幕厅”一类的名称却并非幕友的办公地点,当为典史帮助知县办理文案的场所。
幕: covering cloth,silk or felt; ...友: friend幕展: makuhari messe幕缨: curtain tassel幕张: makuhari幕燕釜鱼: (比喻处境极不安全) in dangerous spot; as swallows on a tent and fish in a cauldron -- a very dangerous spot or situation; in a dangerous spot; like a swallow with its nest on the curtain or fish in the pot幕张messe: makuhari messe幕写: facsimile幕张展览馆: makuhari messe幕效应: curtain effect; effect幕帐石燕: tenticospirfer幕下气体: subtentorial air