Research On A Part Of Positions Of Shi(史)

The details of the Donghai county administrative organizational system and official position settings at the end of the western Han dynasty were recorded in the Inscribed Wooden Slips from Western Han Tomb at Yinwan Village(Hereinafter referred to as Yinwan slips). Seventy-two positions were accounted on it, which account on two thousand two hundred and two officials. There was position of thirteen kinds of Shi(史) can be classified into four categories, a total of three hundred and eight people, accounting for more than fourteen percent of the total number. Which can we learn the importance of the administrative system at the grassroots level. And, this four classes of “Shi”(史) positions represents all county officials in the system, variety is less, but the quantity is big. Based on all four categories listed Yin Wan slips as Shi(史) as the research object, with offices as outline, with the literature handed down from ancient times, Yin Wan slips and other archaeological material as the basis, studies the name and despising, affiliation, responsibility,treatment, and other issues of the four Shi(史).To come to the conclusion:Firstly, four types of Shi(史) all exist in the Qin and Han dynasties, the Han followed the Qin dynasty to set. Secondly, Weishi, Zushi, Lingshi both in borderland prefecture county tuen defensibly system, and exists in the county within the administrative system. The Yushi only exists in the county. Thirdly, in Western Han dynasty, the Weishi in county was officials of the prefecture of Xianwei. However, there were records of Weishi without Xianwei in Yin Wan slips. This is because compared to big counties and big countries, smaller counties and countries, with fewer administrative affairs and duties for Xianwei. Which is the reason why can Weishi and other officials can share the duties; Weishi was belonged to Houguan in the Western Han dynasty. Eastern Han dynasty, besides Houguan, Zhangwei also has Weishi as officials; The duty of Weishi both was civilian and military official. In the Qin dynasty,not only Weishi had duty to armed transport, but had duties to saying impeachment and the loaning grains. The duties of Weishi in the Han dynasty were extant rule book, send andreceive monthly food and dealing with the inheritance, also were border patrol, the action arrest criminals; The rank of Weishi was Zuoshi, the rank less than one hundred Dan. Six hundred money a month. Month rations were three Dan three Dou three litres less. And the ration of the Weishi’s horse also supplied by storage. Fourly, in the Han dynasty Zushi mainly existed in prefecture mansion and surname mansion as the officials, who was the important official document, mainly responsible for drafting and transfering documents. Its future is as a county chief subordinates Zhangli, namely the county and the principality’s Cheng, Wei,Jiacheng; Zushi’s rank according to different departments. County Zushi was low rank, one hundred Dan, one thousand money a month, food was same with Weishi. Central region(three auxiliary regions) and the central subordinates’ the Zushi were high rank, two hundred Dan. Zushi in Han prime minister mansion and three ducal ministers mansion, under the Zhucao, the rank is one hundred Dan. Fively, Yushi of the Qin dynasty almostly responsible for a full set of criminal investigation procedures. Sometimes participate in the review of the case. In the Han dynasty, the Yushi’s function in addition to the law enforcement involving the judicial process, can participate in the trial of the case. Sixly, Lingshi set widely, the functions according to its organization and there are differences; Lingshi also was Ministers’ officials, rank two hundred Dan, Lantai Lingshi belongs to the imperial minister, rank six hundred Dan, Lingshi of the grass-roots level of county same with the Weishi, Zushi, Yushi,is less rank below one hundred Dan. Its responsibilities besides documents service, competent and audit accounts, investigating the case, to hunt down the prisoner judicial officials work,for illegally illegal dereliction of duty, the supervision and administration work such as, the Lingshi of the Qin dynasty is also mainly responsible for corn silage draft out the warehousing, Shangji affairs, participating in the judicial process and temple and other things.Lingshi of the han dynasty to have involved in etiquette and sacrifice, escort, read letters, for rumors and financial management functions, etc.