The painter employed by the county government, in addition to receiving a salary for his official duties, was also entitled to a portion of the bounty as reward money. Typically, this reward money would be about ten to thirty percent of the bounty offered for the wanted criminals.
But most of the portraits were not accurate likenesses, making it difficult to capture the fugitives. Even when a capture was made, they would at most receive ten percent of the offered bounty. If someone brought in portraits like the ones Gu Jin'an had, which would likely lead to high chances of capturing the fugitives, his father-in-law would definitely give out thirty percent of the bounty as reward money.
Gu Jin'an was well aware that his family had neither money nor power. If he wanted to make a name for himself, he could not let this opportunity slip by. He immediately nodded: "Sir, I am willing."
