Treatise on Armament Technology

...714 households. In the 6th year of Wanli 1578, the population count original: shu (數). Specifically refers to the number of "mouths" or individuals, as opposed to households. was 4,398,185.

Summer Tax

The Summer Tax (Xia Shui) was one of the two primary tax collections in the "Two-Tax System," usually paid in mid-summer with crops like wheat or silk produced in the first half of the year.

In the 26th year of Hongwu 1393, the quota for rice and wheat was 138,766 dan original: shi (石). A unit of dry volume used for grain, roughly equivalent to 100 liters.; silk was 26,478 bolts original: pi (疋/匹). A standard measurement for a roll of fabric..

In the 15th year of Hongzhi 1502, the quota for rice and wheat was 131,400 dan, 4 dou 1/10 of a dan., 7 ge 1/100 of a dan., and 2 shao 1/1000 of a dan..
The quota for silk was 27,981 bolts, 2 zhang A unit of length, roughly 3.3 meters., 7 chi 1/10 of a zhang or a Chinese "foot"., 6 寸 translated as "inches" or 1/10 of a chi., 6 fen, 9 li, and 9 hao The fen, li, and hao are increasingly smaller decimal units used for extreme precision in tax accounting..
The quota for cloth was 12 bolts, 2 zhang, and 2 chi.

In the 6th year of Wanli 1578, the quota for rice and wheat was 131,976 dan, 2 dou, 6 sheng 1/10 of a dou., 3 ge, and 2 shao.
The quota for silk was 27,890 bolts, 3 zhang, 6 chi, 4 寸, 5 fen, and 5 li.
The quota for cloth was 12 bolts, 2 zhang, and 2 chi.

Autumn Grain

The Autumn Grain (Qiu Liang) was the second major tax installment, typically collected after the autumn harvest and paid primarily in rice.

In the 26th year of Hongwu... Text cuts off at the start of the Hongwu era entry for autumn taxes.