(2) Da Sima

The duty of the Great Sima was to establish the nine laws governing the vassal states to assist in the politics of the vassal states. Establish the boundaries of the vassal states to formalize their borders; Da Sima was responsible for establishing rituals for the vassal states, distinguishing the position of dignity and inferiority of the monarchs and ministers, and clarifying the rank of the princes and ministers of the vassal states; selecting, quoting, and recommending meritorious and meritorious people to stimulate the enterprising spirit of the subjects of the vassal states; Establish a state chaplain and a monarch to maintain the subjects of the state.

to build up an army, punish and strictly prohibit those who break the law, and correct the mistakes of the state; distribute the tribute and military contributions due to the vassal states to determine the reasonable burden of the vassal states; Check and verify the number of villagers in the vassal states to facilitate the appointment of civil power in the vassal states; According to the dignity of the princely state and the size of the land owned, a reasonable method of guarding the land was established to stabilize the vassal state. The Great Sima will bring the big countries closer to the small ones, and the small countries will serve the big ones, so that the vassal states will live in harmony with each other.

The Great Sima will use the law of the Nine Expeditions to correct the vassal states. If the princes bully the weak with the strong and invade the small with the big, the great Sima will weaken him; If someone kills the virtuous and the people, the Great Sima will crusade against him; If there is a tyranny at home and bullying his neighbors abroad, the great Sima will imprison him and establish a new king, and if there is a barren land and the people are scattered, his fief will be reduced.

and if he refuses to obey by the means of dangerous terrain, he shall send troops into his kingdom as punishment; Whoever kills his relatives without a cause shall be arrested and punished; and whoever exiles the king that kills him, kills him; Whoever disobeys the king's commands, and despises the laws and regulations of the state, blocks the passage of his communication with his neighbors; If there is a rebellion on the outside and inside, and he behaves like a beast, Da Sima will send troops to destroy him.

On the first day of the first month of the Zhou calendar, Da Sima began to announce the politics and law to the vassal states and the mining provinces in Wangji, and hung the politics and law that formed the text on a high place for all the people to watch the politics and law, and collected it after 10 days. According to the list of divisions of Jiugi, he would inform each prince of the politics and duties to be pursued.

The place Qianli is Guogi, the place 500 li outside of Gugi is Hougi, the place 500 li outside Hougi is Diangi, the place outside Diangi is 500 li is Nangi, the place outside Nangi is 500 li is Caigi, 500 li outside Caigi is Weigi, 500 li outside Weigi is Mangi, 500 li outside Mangi is Yigi, 500 li outside Yigi is Zhengi, 500 li outside Zhengi is Fangi,

For all conscription, the Great Sima would set the standard for the number of soldiers according to the quality of the land and the size of the population. Two-thirds of the land of the superior land can be cultivated each year, and one-third of the land is fallow, and the peasants who cultivate the superior land can serve for each family of three people; Half of the medium land can be cultivated each year, half is fallow, and the peasants who cultivate the medium land can be used to serve 5 people for every two families; One-third of the inferior land could be cultivated each year, two-thirds was fallow, and the peasants who cultivated the inferior land could serve with two people per family.

In the middle of spring, the Great Sima would teach the people to fight continuously. Da Sima used the banner to gather the people, and formed a queue formation, just like in actual combat. At the same time, the Great Sima would also teach the people to discern the use of drums, priests, bracelets, and cymbals. The king is in charge of the road drum, the princes are in charge of the ben (bì) drum, the military general is in charge of the Jin drum, the division commander is in charge of the lifting drum, the brigade commander is in charge of the 鼙 (pí) drum, the pawn commander is in charge of the cymbal, the two Sima are in charge of the duo, and the company horse is in charge of the bracelet.

The Great Sima would teach the people to sit, stand up, move forward, backward, fast, slow, and distance to the knots. Then, the Great Sima would use them for spring field hunting, and the officials concerned would hold a raccoon dog (hé) festival at the place where the time was kept, and at the same time warn the people not to violate the methods of field hunting, and then beat the drums, and the imperial history began to hunt on all sides. Wait until the fire that burns the weeds stops burning, and then sacrifice the wild beasts they have hunted to the shrine god.

In the middle of summer, the Great Sima would teach the people to camp in the grasslands, just as they would teach the people to practice warfare in the middle of spring. At the same time, the Great Sima will choose vehicles and soldiers to cooperate, read the book to proofread and verify the armor equipment. The Great Sima would teach the people to discern the uses of the various emblems.

The emblems of the commanders at all levels and the banners erected in front of their barracks are written with the same official affairs and names, the emblems of the Liusui and the banners of the Honsui are written with the same official affairs and names, the emblems of the lord of the provinces are written with the same official affairs and names as the banners of the Caiyi, the emblems of the officials of the six townships are written with the same official affairs and names as the banners of the officials, the emblems of the doctors of the Gongyi are written with the same official affairs and names as the banners of each city, and the emblems of the various official offices are written with the same official affairs and names as their banners. It is easy to distinguish during military operations at night.

In other aspects, it is the same as Zhongchun teaching the people to practice war. This is followed by a summer field hunt, which is the same as a spring field hunt. When the chariot stopped chasing the beasts, the field hunt was over, and the great Sima would sacrifice the beasts he had hunted to the temple.

In the mid-autumn season, the Great Sima will teach the people to practice battles, just like the Zhongchun teaches the people to practice warfare. At the same time, the Great Sima would teach the people to discern the purpose of the various flags. The king erected the Dachang flag, the princes erected the banner (qí), the military officials erected the flag, the military marshal and the capital and the small capital of the long erection (zhān) flag, the village officials and the family of the long vertical flag, the suburbs of the gongyi doctor erected the banner (liú), the king's hundred officials erected the banner (yú), and each flag had their respective official affairs and names written on it. In other respects, it is the same as Zhongchun teaching the people to practice war.

This is followed by autumn field hunting, just like the spring field hunting. When the net hunting was stopped, the field hunt was over, and the Great Sima would gather the wild beasts he had hunted and use them to worship the gods of the four directions.