据里耶秦简,秦洞庭郡迁陵县的粮食来源主要包括本县田租、公田产出、外县输入三部分。迁陵县对个体人员的粮食支出分为供给、出贷两类,供给的对象包括官吏、戍卒、刑徒及刑徒的婴儿、冗作等,出贷的对象则主要是戍卒。与迁陵县的田租收入相比,仅官吏及刑徒的口粮年支出量就颇为巨大。仓、司空、田官、尉官、启陵乡及贰春乡是迁陵县支付上述人员粮食的机构,这些支出机构与支付对象存在一定的对应关系,受支付对象的所属机构及工作地域制约。某些特定岗位的官吏负责粮食支出行动,多数情况下见有禀人协助进行粮食支出,至少有一部分禀人是由刑徒包括女性刑徒隶妾来担任的。
According to Liye Qin slips, in the Qin dynasty Qiangling County had three grain sources:land rent, output of public land,import from other counties. Qiangling County grains expense included providing and loan two kinds, the objects of providing contained officials and clerks, garrison soldiers, criminals an dtheir infants and other dependents, the object of loan was primarily garrison soldiers. In comparison to land rent income, annual expending on grain ration of officials and clerks and criminals were enormous. Main institutions for distributing grains included: Granaries (Cang), the Director of Works (Sikong), the Office of Agriculrtue (Tianguan), Wei, Qiling township and Erchun township. They were conditioned by eaters' affiliation and working area. Officials on certain positions were responsible for grain distribution usually were aided by Bingren, at least some of Bingren were from criminals even female criminals.