Treatise on Armament Technology, Volume 153

... 4 fenApproximately 1/60th of an acre., 3 liApproximately 1/600th of an acre., and a remainder. The grain tax is 21,546 shiA unit of volume for grain, roughly 100 liters., 4 dou1/10th of a shi., 2 sheng1/100th of a shi., and 5 ge1/1,000th of a shi..

Huguang Regional Military Commission, including the Regional Guard Command and the Branch Regional Military Commission

Huguang was a massive province in imperial China, encompassing modern Hubei and Hunan. The Regional Guard Command (Liushousi) and Branch Commissions managed the logistics of soldier-farmers in this vital agricultural "breadbasket" region.

The original quota for military-agricultural landTuntian: state-owned land allocated to soldiers. This system aimed to make the military self-sufficient so the state wouldn't have to transport massive amounts of food to the frontiers. was 11,315 qingOne qing is approximately 15 acres. and 25 muOne mu is approximately 1/6th of an acre..

The current quota for military-agricultural land is 50,749 qing, 72 mu, 6 fen, 1 li, and 2 haoA tiny fractional unit of land measurement.. The grain tax is 387,545 shi, 4 dou, 4 sheng, and 9 ge.

Fujian Regional Military Commission and the Branch Regional Military Commission

Fujian was a critical coastal defense zone. This section begins the accounting for its military farms and tax yields.