Centuries-old verdict discovered in irrigation dispute case

According to researcher Le Dinh Hung, the text was written in a cursive style, in some places in running style, on smooth Do paper.

On the afternoon of June 26, the Center for Monuments and Museums Management of Quang Tri province announced that through the research of Mr. Le Dinh Hung, National Institute of Culture and Arts Research and Mr. Le Duc Tho, Deputy Director of the unit, they discovered a very interesting ancient verdict, related to the trial of irrigation disputes in Hao Son village, Gio An commune, Gio Linh district, Quang Tri province.

Specifically, after receiving ancient documents written in Chinese characters handed over by Mr. Doan Van Loi, currently the Head of Hao Son village, the above researchers studied and divided them into two different sets of documents.

In which, the first set of documents is a number of petitions submitted to the Ministry of Finance related to the establishment of the land register of Hao Son village, dating from the late 18th century to the early 19th century (from the Tay Son dynasty to the early Nguyen dynasty); the second set is a copy of the land register of the 12th year of Gia Long (1813), copied in the late 19th century, early 20th century. Notably, in the first set there is a document that is larger in size than the other documents in the collection (42 x 27cm).

Ancient judgment.

The content was translated into Vietnamese by researchers: “The court official. Ke: In the past, Hao Son ward had a spring water source above, and Tan An ward (now Tan Van-pv) was below. The water source of Tan An and Hao Son wards was convenient for planting. Previously, Tan An ward had to pay a pilgrimage fee, which had become an old custom. But Tan An ward abolished the ritual, so Hao Son ward built a dam to prevent the water from flowing down, causing a dispute.

This is an obnoxious custom, so from now on, every year, Tan An ward will pay the pilgrimage fee in lieu of money of five quan (that money replaces the rituals, and you are not allowed to ask for more betel and wine) and hand it over to Hao Son ward to receive. As for the spring water, it should be divided into shifts for irrigation: Hao Son ward for two days and nights, Tan An ward for two days and nights. After the shift, it will be divided equally for irrigation. Tan An ward must not intentionally disrupt or abolish the pilgrimage fee.

As for Hao Son ward, they are not allowed to take advantage of occupying the upstream, building dams to make demands. Those who do so will be guilty of a serious crime. As for the previous lawsuit, they either mentioned the betel and wine ceremony, or the buffalo and wine ceremony, or demanded to pay one hundred and sixty coins and 30 coins per mau, causing disputes, all of which are rejected. Now discuss. February 8, Canh Thinh 7 (1798). The seal of the Tang Dynasty.

According to researcher Le Dinh Hung, the document was written in a cursive style, sometimes in a running style, on smooth Do paper. At important words of the document, there was a small seal stamped to confirm and avoid adding words or changing the strokes on the document. At the end of the document was a date line, stamped with the "Tang Dynasty seal" according to the old administrative document standards. This was an administrative document resolved by the Tay Son Dynasty related to the exploitation of water resources for agricultural production in the above mentioned locality.

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