Kong Jin (孔僅) | 24 Histories

Overview

Kong Jin was an official and Artisan.

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

Found in

BC 110 元封元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 27, passages 246-247
BC 119 to BC 110 元狩四年至元封元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 27, passages 135, 172, 239, 246-247
BC 112 to BC 110 南越反後至元封元年
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passages 239, 247
BC 120 to BC 115 孔僅之使天下鑄作器，三年中拜為大農
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passage 169
BC 119 於是以東郭咸陽、孔僅為大農丞
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passage 96

major iron smelter 大冶
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passage 98
salt and iron administrator 筦天下鹽鐵
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passage 247
Great Farmer Assistant 大農丞
Appointed · Jurisdiction salt and iron affairs 鹽鐵事
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passage 96
Great Farmer 大農
Appointed
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passage 169
salt and iron assistant 鹽鐵丞
Held
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passage 108
manager of the empire's salt and iron 筦天下鹽鐵
Held
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passage 247

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大农丞
En deputy grand minister of agriculture
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 135
大司农
En Grand Minister of Agriculture
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 172
iron smelter appointed to salt-iron
En great smelter of Nanyang
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 136
斡鹽鐵
En managed salt and iron
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 247
Exited
BC 110 元封元年 · Replaced in office
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passage 247
Nine Ministers 九卿
Ranked among the Nine Ministers · Held
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passage 169

Polity Han 漢 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passages 169, 239, 247
Polity Western Han 西漢 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passage 96
南阳
En Nanyang
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 136
At Nanyang 南陽
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passage 98

Skill iron smelting 冶 · Level renowned
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passage 98

boat-tax matter spoken through Kong Jin 言船算事
Administrative · Intermediary · Conveyed report · With Bu Shi (卜式)
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passage 239
Directed empire wide casting and tool manufacture
Administrative · Director
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passage 169
Proposed salt iron monopoly
Fiscal · Policy advisor
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passages 108-113
Toured empire salt iron
BC 119 使孔僅、東郭咸陽乘傳舉行天下鹽鐵 · Administrative · Inspector · Outcome Established offices; appointed wealthy former salt iron men as clerks
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passage 114
Bu Shi reported boat-tax matters through Kong Jin 因孔僅言船算事
Relation Channel for · Person Bu Shi (卜式)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passage 239
Sang Hongyang completely replaced Jin in managing salt and iron 盡代僅筦天下鹽鐵
Relation Predecessor of · Person Sang Hongyang (桑弘羊)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passage 247

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Assessment spoke on profit affairs analyzing to the finest hair · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passage 100
Item fortune of thousands of gold 累千金 · Relation Amassed
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passage 98