Law of local elections - Law of local elections

Japanese: 郷挙里選の法 - きょうきょりせんのほう

This refers to the system of appointment of officials during the Han dynasty in China. Candidates for office are recommended to the central government based on the evaluation of their character in their hometown. An example of this is the Xiao-lien-ke, where the governor of a county or province recommends people who excel in filial piety, brotherly love, and integrity in their hometown. The rate was one for every 200,000 population each year. Elections for the Xiao-lien-ke were extremely rare in the Western Han dynasty, but with the spread of Confucianism in the Eastern Han dynasty, appointments based on the xiao-lien system became more common. If recommended as a xiao-lien, they would first be appointed as a langzhong (with an annual salary of 300 koku), then move on to prefectural governor, audience officer, or assistant secretary (all with an annual salary of 400 koku), and then be promoted to a higher position based on merit.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中国，漢代の官吏登用制度をいう。郷里における人物評価にもとづいて中央政府に官僚候補者として推薦するものである。郡国の守相が郷里における孝悌廉潔の徳行にすぐれた人物を推挙する孝廉科がその事例である。毎年人口20万につき1人の割合とされた。前漢における孝廉科の選挙はきわめてまれであり，後漢に至り儒教の浸透とともに孝廉による登用が盛んに行われた。孝廉に推挙されると，まず郎中(年収は比300石)に任命され，ついで県令･謁者･尚書侍郎(いずれも400石)などに転じ，さらに功労により高官へと昇進していく。

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