Treatise on Armament Technology: Military Logistics and Provisions

Treatise on Armament Technology, Volume 129, Section on Military Resources: Logistics and the Current System of Military-Agricultural Colonies

...47 muA unit of land area, approximately 1/6th of an acre. and a fraction; the grain tax is 198,061 shiA unit of dry volume used for grain, roughly equivalent to 100 liters., 6 dou1/10th of a shi., 8 sheng1/100th of a shi., 3 he1/1,000th of a shi., and 9 shao1/10,000th of a shi..

Shaanxi Regional Military Commission

The original quota Yuan’e: the baseline tax or land quota established in the early Ming dynasty. of military-agricultural landTuntian: state-owned land cultivated by garrisoned soldiers to sustain the military, reducing the need for transported supplies. was 42,456 qingOne qing is approximately 15 acres., 72 mu, 3 fen1/10th of a mu., 5 li1/100th of a mu., and a fraction.

The current recorded amount Jian’e: the actual amount of land currently registered and taxable at the time of the text’s compilation, which significantly exceeds the original quota in this case. of military-agricultural land is 168,404 qing, 1 fen, and a fraction.

The grain tax is 823,204 shi, 6 dou, 5 sheng, 8 he, 4 shao, and a fraction.

Grain converted from fodder Caozhe liang: an accounting practice where animal feed (like hay or straw) is converted into a grain equivalent for tax reporting or storage purposes. is 1,972 shi, 5 dou, 5 sheng, 9 he, and a fraction.

Silver converted from grain and fodder for abandoned land Paohuang liangcao zheyin: tax revenue collected in silver rather than kind for lands that had been left uncultivated or "wasted," often due to conflict or desertion. is 119... The text cuts off here and likely continues with the specific amount of silver on the following page.