金代东北路界壕边堡甘南县境内一段150多公里,小型边堡16座,大型戍边古城两座,边堡戍守士卒200人 (王国维《集堂观林金界壕考》)。16座边堡驻扎士卒3千多人,加上两座大型戌边古城的卫戌人数,总人数达3800多人。可见金朝廷为防止后院起火所下的决心和所投入的庞大军事力量。金代戍守界壕的士卒除战时为兵,闲时农耕屯田外,娱乐活动之一就是围棋了。《金史·选举志卷三十四·右职官员杂选》:“其他局分, 若秘书监楷书及琴、碁、书、阮、象、说话待诏……”。“碁”, 即“棋,围棋也”。由此,金代有专管“楷书、琴、碁、书、阮、象、说话”的杂官,即秘书监之设了。而戍边士卒以这种就 Jin Dynasty northeast road boundary ditches fort Gannan County section of more than 150 kilometers, 16 small fort, two large garrison frontier, border fort garrison soldiers down to 200 (Wang Guowei “Jidong Lin Junjie trench”). Forty border forts stationed more than 3,000 soldiers, plus two large Xu Beibu ancient Wei Xu number, the total number of more than 3800 people. This shows the determination of the Jin court to prevent a backyard fire and the enormous military power it has invested. Soldiers guarding the trench during the war except when the soldiers as soldiers, idle farm farming Tuntian, one of the recreational activities is Go. “Golden history election volume thirty-four right occupation officials election”: “Other bureaucratic points, if the secretary supervision regular script and piano, 碁, book, Nguyen, elephant, to be Chao ... ...”. “碁”, that is, “chess, chess also.” As a result, the Jin Dynasty has specialized in “regular script, piano, Acer, book, Nguyen, elephant, talk,” the miscellaneous officials, that is, the secretary of the prison set up. And garrison soldiers in this way