Daedong Law Enforcement Monument

The Daedong Law Enforcement Monument was erected to commemorate the implementation of the Daedong Law. The Daedong Law was a system in the Joseon period under which rice was paid instead of local specialties levied as taxes; it was first implemented in Gyeonggi Province in 1608 (the 41st year of King Seonjo) and expanded over about 100 years. In 1651 (the 2nd year of King Hyojong), Kim Yuk petitioned for the Daedong Law to be implemented in Chungcheong Province and obtained the king's permission. As this produced good results, including easing the burden on the people who had suffered difficulties, the king ordered that it be commemorated and widely publicized to all.
비는 거북받침돌 위로 비몸을 세우고 맨 위에 머릿돌까지 갖춘 모습으로, 각 부분의 조각은 형식에 그친 감이 있다. 비의 원래 명칭은 ‘김육대동균역만세불망비[金堉大同均役萬世不亡碑]’또는 ‘호서선혜비[湖西宣惠碑]’이다. 비문은 홍문관 부제학을 지내던 이민구가 짓고, 의정부 우참찬 오준이 글씨를 썼다. 효종 10년(1659)에 세운 비로, 원래는 이곳에서 50m 정도 떨어진 곳에 있었으나 1970년대에 옮겨 놓았다.

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