宋代县尉是县级政府机构中专掌治安的官员。宋太祖建隆三年(962)十二月,诏中书门下,“每县复置县尉一员”。并对其职责作出规定,“凡盗贼、斗讼,先委镇将者,诏县令及尉复领其事”。在缉捕盗贼的过程中,县尉要“躬亲部领收捉,送本州”。此类差使针对性较强,要求县尉自身素质要好,方能更好地履行职责。鉴于此,宋政府对县尉的年龄、身体状况及其他任用资格都作 The county magistrate of Song Dynasty was an official in charge of law and order in a secondary school of a county-level government agency. Song Taizu Jianlong three years (962) December, Zhaozhongshumen, “every county resettlement county officer ”. And the provisions of their duties, “Where thieves, the cause of lawsuit, the first town, Chao county magistrate and Wei Fu led the incident ”. In the process of arresting thieves, prefectural governor to Such poor to be targeted, require prefectural officers own quality is better, in order to better perform their duties. In view of this, the Song government on the county lieutenant’s age, physical condition and other qualifications are made