Weapons Management In The Qin And Han Dynasties

The weapon is the material basis of the armed forces, weapon management has always been for the rulers paid much attention. With the development of modern archaeological unceasingly thorough, Ju Yan, Dunhuang, Yin Wan, a large number of bamboo slips of Qin and Han Dynasty were unearthed, the Han military management system including the weapon management has important reference value.During the Qin and Han Dynasties, with the iron smelting technology, to further improve the development of weapons manufacturing technology and production system, iron weapons mass production possible. Many iron weapon life-long responsibility system, were carved and test power system universally implemented, reflected from the source to strict requirements on the quality of weapons. Strict production system, weapon specifications, common inscriptions system guarantees the quality and yield of the weapon, and laid the material foundation for the large-scale war.The rulers in order to maintain and consolidate and develop the authoritarian centralized state, easy to deploy forces, against the alien invasion, prevent vassal King changes, from Imperial to the border counties, county, or even important frontier County, Feng tunnel and barracks, across the country, special premises are provided weapons storage. This is the need to consolidate reunification, oppose splitting, is the maintenance of centralization, the need to ensure that stability and unity.Yinwan Han bamboo "arsenal permanent only four years carriers set book" is contained in many kinds of carriers and large quantity, it reflects the Arsenal may be located in Chu local library, the suppression of "seven rebellion" after the withdrawal of the government in the East, one of the National Library of directly under the central government in dawu.The Qin and Han Dynasties weapon supervision mechanism is a multiple system department, weapons storage mechanism of official system is sound, the arsenal to such CE appointment. The management of weapons financed by bo. As the collection storage weapon of Arsenal and library, and producer, repair weapons arsenal function, because of confidentiality and strict management characteristics, thus became a treasure stored generations.In order to strengthen the management and maintenance of weapons, centralized autocratic rule, the Qin and Han Dynasties rulers adopted a series of measures:to establish the specific standard soldiers book files, strict soldier book registration system, regular inspection report, not regularly visit the calibration; strict weapons storage and delivery, and do a good job of broken weapon repair work.The effective management of the weapons and strict control of maintenance at the time of the political rule do play a role.