历代统治者都清楚关系到“万人之政”的秘书工作的重要性,因此,他们都很重视秘书人才的选择,并提出了较高的要求。只是不同朝代的选择标准不尽相同。周代至秦汉,史官兼任秘书工作延续不断。秦汉时期,对于从事秘书工作的史官的要求较高,能够背诵籍书(古文字)9000字以上的才能当史官。东汉成书的《说文解字》是我国最早的大字典,全书收字不过9300多个。而史官要认 All the rulers of the past have clearly understood the importance of secretarial work related to the “people’s political administration.” Therefore, they all attach great importance to the selection of secretarial personnel and put forward higher requirements. Only different dynasties selection criteria vary. Zhou Dynasty to the Qin and Han dynasties, the historian concurrently secretary of continuous work. During the Qin and Han dynasties, historians who engaged in secretarial work were required to recite more than 9,000 words of ancient books (ancient writing) to become historians. Eastern Han dynasty, “Shuowen Jiezi” is the earliest large dictionary, the book collected more than 9300 words however. Historians should recognize