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Number Nine
Southern Zhili: 14 Prefectures, 13 Dependent Departments, 87 Counties. Also 4 Independent Departments and 8 Dependent Counties.
Total administrative neighborhoods: 13,743 The term "li" here refers to the "lijia" administrative community of roughly 110 households, rather than the unit of distance.
Households: 1,962,818
Population: 9,967,439
Combined Summer and Autumn Taxes: 5,995,314 shi A unit of volume for grain, roughly 103 liters of rice and wheat.
Raw Silk: 109,910 taels A unit of weight, approximately 37 grams
Silk Fabric: 38,452 bolts
Satin and Cloth: 3,777 bolts
Paper Money: 8,770 ingots original: "鈔" (chao), referring to Ming dynasty paper currency
Horse Fodder: 5,084,217 bundles
Lianghuai Salt Distribution Bureau quota: 705,180 salt licenses A license or "yin" allowed the trade of a specific amount of salt
The Salt Distribution Bureau is in Yangzhou. It oversees 30 salt offices: 9 in Huai'an, 11 in Taizhou, 10 in Yangzhou, and 1 supplementary department.
Imperial Guard Units: 16 with 100 subordinate battalions. 1 Defensive Battalion is located in the capital.
Five Commissions Guards: 32 with 100 subordinate battalions. 1 Defensive Battalion is located outside the capital.
Directly Attached Guards: 28 with 100 subordinate battalions. 15 Defensive Battalions.
Middle Capital Regency oversees 8 Guards with 100 subordinate battalions. 1 Defensive Battalion.
Capital Camp: 28,900 personnel, including cavalry, infantry, officers, and foreign recruits.
Outside Guard Units: 44,800 personnel, excluding those from the Middle Capital Regency on training rotation.
Nanjing Court of the Imperial Stud: 7,500 reserve horses across Yingtian and other prefectures.
Imperial Commissioner Governors-General: 2 One for water transport based in Huai'an, also handling military affairs. One based in Hangzhou.
Imperial Commissioner Grand Coordinators: 3 One based in Fengyang overseeing Fengyang and other prefectures. One based in Suzhou. One for military oversight and one for horse administration.
Imperial Commissioner Regional Inspectors: 9
Grand Coordinator and Inspector for Yingtian based in Suzhou Prefecture
Grand Coordinator and Inspector for Fengyang based in Fengyang Prefecture
This is a schematic diagram titled "Map of Southern Zhili." It is organized in a grid format listing the prefectures, departments, and counties along with their administrative data. Yingtian Prefecture (modern Nanjing) is at the center. Other prefectures are arranged by cardinal direction. To the north are Fengyang and Huai'an. To the east are Yangzhou, Suzhou, Changzhou, Songjiang, and Zhenjiang. To the west are Luzhou and Anqing. To the south are Taiping, Ningguo, Chizhou, and Huizhou. Each grid cell contains county names, tax information, population figures, and distances. The map also marks the Middle Capital Regency, the Lianghuai Salt Bureau, various mountain passes, and military guard stations.
Fengyang Prefecture (Top center)
Fengyang, Linhuai, Huaiyuan, Dingyuan, Wuhe, Hong, Shou Department, Huoqiu, Mengcheng, Ying Department, Yingshang, Taihe, Bo Department, Su Department, Lingbi, Si Department, Xuyi, Tianchang.
Middle Capital Regency, Ministry of Revenue Branch
Huai'an Prefecture (Top right)
Shanyang, Qinghe, Andong, Yancheng, Taoyuan, Shuyang, Hai Department, Ganyu, Pi Department, Suqian, Suining.
Xu Department, Xiao, Dangshan, Feng, Pei, Water Transport Bureau, Governor-General's Office, Huai'an Pass
Yangzhou Prefecture (Right side)
Jiangdu, Yizhen, Taixing, Tai Department, Rugao, Tong Department, Haimen, Baoying, Xinghua, Gaoyou.
Lianghuai Salt Bureau, Yangzhou Pass, Guazhou
Yingtian Prefecture (Center)
Shangyuan, Jiangning, Jurong, Lishui, Liyang, Gaochun, Jiangpu, Luhe.
River Defense Bureau, Jiangxinzhou
Luzhou Prefecture (Left side)
Hefei, Shucheng, Lujiang, Wuwei, Chao, Lu'an, Yingshan, Huoshan.
Anqing Prefecture (Bottom left)
Huaining, Tongcheng, Susong, Wangjiang, Taihu.
Chizhou Prefecture (Bottom left)
Guichi, Tongling, Jiande, Shidai, Qingyang, Dongliu.
Taiping Prefecture (Bottom center)
Dangtu, Wuhu, Fanchang.
Ningguo Prefecture (Bottom center)
Xuancheng, Nanling, Jing, Taiping, Jingde, Ningguo.
Huizhou Prefecture (Bottom)
She, Xiuning, Wuyuan, Qimen, Yi, Jixi.
Guangde Department (Bottom)
Guangde, Jianping.
Zhenjiang Prefecture (Right side)
Dantu, Danyang, Jintan.
Changzhou Prefecture (Right side)
Wujin, Wuxi, Yixing, Jiangyin, Jingjiang.
Suzhou Prefecture (Right side)
Wu, Changzhou, Wujiang, Kunshan, Changshu, Taicang Department, Jiading, Chongming.
Songjiang Prefecture (Bottom right)
Huating, Shanghai.