The Economic History of China, with Special Reference to Agriculture

A. D. REFERENCE according Administration adopted agriculture allowed amount Anhwei become beginning benefit Book called capital Chang Chehkiang Chen Chili Chin China Chinese Chow chuans Chung conducted Consequently counties crops cultivate disaster distribution districts doors drought Dynasty edict was issued Emperor equal established exempted families famine farmers farming fertile fields five flood follows Food and Commodities fourth give given grain granary harvest Honan increased irrigation Kiangsu land limit loads measure Ming month mouths mows mulberry Northern occupations officers opened ordered oxen period persons places plant poor population present provinces provisions received Record REFERENCE Reign relief reported restored rice rich River savings says season seeds Shansi Shantung soil soldiers suffered Sung Tang taxes Tien Tsin Tsing Tung wandering waste land Yuan