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11,791 taelsThe 'liang' or tael was the standard unit of silver currency, weighing approximately 37 grams, 2 mace, 3 candareens, 6 li, 6 hao, and 3 si; paper currency: 56,940 strings. Figures reported in the register by the Censor of Military-Agricultural Colonies in the 7th year of the Wanli reign (1579)
North Zhili was the northern "Directly Governed" metropolitan region surrounding the capital, Beijing.
Original quota of military-agricultural land: 10,064 qingA unit of land area; during the Ming, 1 qing was approximately 15 acres, 25 muApproximately 1/6 of an acre, 6 fen, and 8 li.
Current quota of military-agricultural land: 43,678 qing, 46 mu, 1 fen, 7 li, and a remainder. Total grain: 219,781 shiA measure of dry volume for grain, also called a picul, roughly equivalent to 100 liters, 5 dou, 7 sheng, 6 ge, and 9 shao. This includes newly added land and land surveyed and reported to the authorities. original: "新增并勘出首地" — This refers to land that was previously off the tax rolls but was discovered during audits or voluntarily reported by occupants during land surveys.