As is shown in the newly-excavated Qin slips,"county official field"was an important way of local public field management in the Qin Dynasty.The term"county official"within the phrase"county official field order"is a reference to the"county court",and the"county official field"was a public field that was property of the county court.In Qianling County,as is shown in the Liye Qin slips,the specific agency that operated the"county official field"was not a"field official"or"field"agency in the county,but either a"Left Field"or"Right Field"agency that was directly under the management of the county court.The material support provided by agriculture,which was managed by local government,helped to rapidly establish the rul-ing order in the new territories after the unification of the Qin dynasty.
Qin dynasty"County Official Field""county official""Left Field""Right Field"