Do you know what Si Xun and Ma Qian did during the Western Zhou Dynasty?
We know that during the Western Zhou Dynasty, there were major officials such as "Three Dukes", "Five Divisions", "Dazai", and "Taishi", but there were also some minor officials, such as Si Xun and Ma Qian, do you know what they were all for?
During the Western Zhou Dynasty, the King of Zhou rewarded the heroes with land, and rarely used physical objects as rewards.
Si Xun is the official in charge of the law of land reward.
At that time, the merits of the auxiliary Wang Ye were called "Xun";
The merit of preserving the state is called "merit";
The merit of benefiting the people's livelihood is called "mediocrity";
The merit of hard work and determination of the country, this is called "labor";
If laws and regulations are enacted, then this credit is called "force";
The battle achievements made for the national battle are called "many".
Si Xun's job is to write the names of these meritorious people and their merits on the Great Banner of the King of Zhou.
The Great Banner is a large banner with images of the sun and the moon painted on the zhou wangyi chariot,
After the death of these heroes, Si Xun also reported their merits to the "gods" when he sacrificed to the temple in winter, and some people had great merits, or Si Xun recorded them in the copy of the merit book.
As for the amount of land that the meritorious person was rewarded with, there is no specific provision, generally through the size of the merit by the Si Xun to determine,
Si Xun was also responsible for the decree of conscription of these lands, generally levying one-third of the tax,
Only the granted fields are not taxed by the state.
Horse quality, that is, the official responsible for assessing the value of the horse,
They had to know how to measure (in order to buy) three kinds of horses: one was a horse, one was a field horse, and the other was a pack horse.
They are also responsible for domesticating fierce horses.
Whoever takes the horse from them is registered and the age, coat color and price of the horse are recorded.
If the horse dies within ten days, then the person who took it will be compensated at the original price;
If the horse dies more than ten days, the ear of the horse must be handed over, and this is to verify the coat color of the dead horse, and after verification, the person who takes the horse will be compensated according to the price of the horse's flesh;
If a horse dies more than twenty days, there is no need to compensate.
Another job of the horse is to inform the person who leads the horse, especially those who are going to travel, about the horse's ability to carry weight, and the schedule of probably being able to walk.
Horse quality shall also be responsible for accepting and hearing dispute cases arising from the sale and purchase of horses.
It is also forbidden to raise silkworms twice a year to avoid injuring horses.
