Continued Labor Money - Zokurousen

Japanese: 続労銭 - ぞくろうせん

"Ro" refers to seniority, specifically the number of years of service, and "Zoku" refers to continuity, and the money paid to continue the work. In the provisions of the ancient Japanese Ritsuryo Code, civil servants were evaluated for their performance after a period of service of 6 to 12 years depending on their type, and they were promoted or demoted in rank according to the results, and transferred to an official position corresponding to that rank. In other words, shortly after the Taiho Code was enacted, those who did not hold ranks below the 7th class of the Order of Merit were allowed to join the military corps, and those who were dismissed from their posts as governors or clerks of county governors for legitimate reasons were allowed to continue their work by working at the provincial office. As the number of eligible people increased, it became acceptable to pay money instead of working, and although it was temporarily abolished, by the early Heian period, it was common to be appointed to an official position entirely by "Zokurosen."

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

労は年功で具体的には勤続年数，続は継続することで，その労を続けるために納入する銭。日本古代の律令の規定では，官人は種類によってそれぞれ6年から12年の勤続期間を単位として勤務成績の評定を受け，その結果に応じて位階を昇降され，その位階に相当する官職に遷任されることになっていた。すなわち大宝律令施行後まもなく，勲七等以下の官位を帯しない者を軍団に，郡司の主政･主帳で正当な理由で解任された者を国府に出勤させて労をつなぐことを許したが，該当者の増加とともに，銭を納めて出勤に代えることを認めるようになり，一時廃止をみたけれども平安時代初期にはまったく続労銭によって任官することも行われるにいたった。

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