Minister over the Masses

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Minister over the Masses (司徒) was one of the three most important official posts during the Han Dynasty, called the Three Excellencies. The nominal salary attached was 20,000 dàn (石) of grain. The position and title had existed since the Warring States, but was only standardised during the Qin Dynasty.