What is the official position of Liu Bang's pavilion chief? What kind of official position is it equivalent to today?
We all know that Liu Bang was the pavilion chief of Pei County in Surabaya before he opposed Qin. Well, Liu Bang's"Pavilion Chief"What exactly does it do, how big is the official position, and which position is equivalent to a modern civil servant? Many people say that Liu Bang's"Pavilion Chief"He is the head of the police station.
First of all, you need to know how big the pavilion was during the Qin and Han dynasties. In the Qin Dynasty,"Pavilion"Appears in two places in the administrative division. One is the security zone, which usually occurs in large cities. At that time, cities were usually divided into several security districts, each headed by a security chief; There are several kiosks, each led by a kiosk chief.
For example, "Yunmeng Qin Jian" language"Seongnam Pavilion", "Hanshu - Baiguan Zhi" Liu Zhao annotated Cai Qi's "Han Yi"."Luoyang 24th Street, one pavilion per street, twelve city gates, one pavilion per gate"。The pavilion here is basically the equivalent of a modern street office. The Surabaya area where Liu Bang is located obviously does not have such a large city, so Liu Bang is in office"Surabaya Pavilion Chief"It is not part of this system.
The second is the basic administrative division. Qin and Han practiced it"District system"At that time, the division was basically as follows: five households for one household, two households for one household, ten households for one mile, ten miles for a pavilion, ten pavilions for a township, ten districts for a district, and ten townships for a township. The Surabaya Pavilion where Liu Bang is located belongs to Pei County, and Pei County belongs to Surabaya County.
According to the ratio of ten li and one pavilion in the "Chen Shu - Hundred Officials and Ministers' Table", the Qin system of six feet is one step, three hundred steps is one mile, and one foot is equivalent to the modern 0231 meters, so ten miles of Qin and Han is about equal to 4 158 meters. In other words, the pavilion covers an area of about 13,57 square kilometers and can accommodate about 1,000 households, roughly equivalent to a medium-sized village today.
Second, be sure"Pavilion Chief"What a big official. As we all know, after Qin Shi Huang unified the world, he implemented centralized management and abolished it"Division"system, instead"Three Princes and Nine Secretaries"System. However, because the bureaucratic system at that time was not perfect, and the system of electing officials was not matched, although Qin Shi Huang sent a large number of people who knew the law to serve as officials in various places, it still could not meet the needs of administrative management.
Therefore, in the Qin Dynasty, only county magistrates, county lieutenants, county magistrates, and county commanders were appointed locally, while senior ** such as county magistrates, county magistrates, and county lieutenants were directly appointed by the **imperial court. However, these alone cannot effectively manage an area as large as a county or province.
At that time, county officials below the county level usually appointed local people of great prestige to manage local affairs. For example, each county has Sanluo County, Weichi County (in charge of large counties), Chili County (in charge of small counties), Zuo County, Yumu County, County Bupu, etc.; Each pavilion has a pavilion chief, a left pavilion, a left pavilion, a pavilion father, a county foot pawn, etc. Each pavilion has a pavilion chief, pavilion lion, pavilion person, pavilion thief, pavilion father, pavilion flag bearer, etc.
It should be noted that many people think"Pavilion Chief"It should be"Officials"Not an official, in fact, it is not. Although"Pavilion Chief"It is not directly appointed and dismissed by the ** imperial court, and they hold small civil posts, but they not only have to apply to the imperial court, they have an official seal, but also have the imperial court (although they only have six or seven hundred dollars), and"Officials"There is a clear difference. This is related to:"Officials"There is a big difference.
Finally, I would like to talk about the main functions of the pavilion manager. According to historical records such as the Book of Han - List of Hundred Officials and Ministers and the Book of Han - Continuation of the Records of the Hundred Officials, the pavilion chief was mainly responsible for social security and public order, as well as the management of the passengers staying in the pavilion. Whether the pavilion chief is in charge of civil affairs is still inconclusive, but judging from Liu Bang's experience in charge of the transportation of soldiers and horses, I personally believe that the pavilion chief should also be in charge of civil affairs.
Many people say that Liu Bang's"Pavilion Chief"The work is similar to that of today's police station chief, but in fact, it is very wrong. The duties of the pavilion chief are actually very many, including catching thieves, supervising passengers, transporting and purchasing goods, delivering documents, escorting prisoners, and so on.
As mentioned earlier, Liu Bang served"Pavilion Chief"Whether it is the scope of management, the size of the official position or the specific functions, in fact, they are more similar to today's township chiefs and public security chiefs.
In addition, many people think that Liu Bang is unlearned and idle, but this is not the case. In "Historical Records - The Biography of Lu Yanlie","and Gao Zu and Lu Yanzhuang, all of whom learned to read", it can be seen that Liu Bang has read books. At the same time, although the Qin Dynasty was right"Pavilion Chief"The appointment is not demanding, but"Those who have served in the military or above must fulfill their appointment", which clearly shows the possibility of Liu Bang joining the army.
In addition, according to the Book of Han, the Liu Bang family was a descendant of the Tao Tang clan and the Youlong clan, and the Tao Tang clan was a descendant of Shi Hu, a doctor of the Jin Kingdom. During the Warring States Period, after the fall of the Song State, the Wei State invaded the fiefdom of the Song State, established the Great Song County, and migrated a large number of people to build a city there, Liu Bang's grandfather was Wei Fenggong. After the fall of the Six Kingdoms, although the Qin Dynasty abolished the system of the secretary and doctor, the influence of the Liu Bang family in the local area was difficult to completely eliminate in the short term.
In short, Liu Bang not only read books (most of the books were left by him), but also served as a soldier and had the ability to be"Pavilion Chief"The basic conditions, and his family's influence in the local area is enough for him to control the local population. Therefore, Liu Bang is the most suitable person to serve as the chief of the Surabaya Pavilion.