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...taels, 4 mace, 8 candareens, 6 li, and 3 si. This completes the figure from the previous page, totaling 10,266 taels, 4 mace, 8 candareens, 6 li, and 3 si for the Nanjing guards.
Southern Zhili (Nanzhili) was a major administrative region during the Ming Dynasty, encompassing modern-day Jiangsu, Anhui, and Shanghai. It was governed directly from the secondary capital, Nanjing.
Original quota of military-agricultural landTuntian: land allocated to soldiers to cultivate for self-sufficiency, reducing the state's burden for military supplies.: 27,041 qingApproximately 15 acres., [zero] muApproximately 1/6 of an acre., 8 fen, and a remainder.
Current quota of military-agricultural land: 48,818 qing, 36 mu, 1 fen, 6 li, 5 hao. Grain: 427,437 shiA unit of dry volume, approx. 100 liters., 5 dou, 2 sheng, 6 ge, 8 shao, and a remainder. Silver: 6 taels, 3 mace, 7 candareens, 5 li.
The 'Dusi' or Regional Military Commission was the highest provincial-level military office, responsible for the command of all guards and battalions within the province of Zhejiang.
Original quota of military-agricultural land: 2,274 qing, 19 mu, 6... The text cuts off mid-sentence and continues on the following page.