The System Of Nationalized Sheep/Goat Raising In Ming Dynasty

This article focuses on animal husbandry in the government management of sheep in Ming dynasty. As clothing, food and spares sheep, relative to the traffic with horse and chariot with cattle, occupies the largest number in the livestock. To distinguish from the mode of operation, for sheep breeding in Ming dynasty can be divided into the cultivation, the captaincy breeding, official garden cultivation, folk culture, known as the top three sheep, is the core of this article. This paper is divided into five sections.Historical roots of the first chapter narrates the official sheep, to the Ming dynasty official sheep before activities are summarized, and animal husbandry in Ming dynasty general situation are introduced.The second chapter points out the court on the crown of light lu temple, grove as official sheep the main mechanism of management system, responsible for levy solution to supply sheep staging and self protection tasks. Sheep room directly bear the task of good animal husbandry department as a shepherd institutions retain part of the officer of the sheep. Bear the mission of sheep base, usually fan out around Beijing and nanjing, and each has focus. But silver in arrears, all localities and court often supply system running the fluency of poor performance. Under the planning system, management and operation of science led to modest effect. Sheep management there are three kinds of main forms, in addition to offices since part of animal husbandry, lu temple with sheep main source of light or a solution to solve, and the other is from shun tianfu shop were reincarnated.The third chapter four main form of the Ming dynasty official sheep. One of the most zhu yuanzhang times system to create characteristic is the captaincy guard sheep system. In Ming captaincy system established by era, the Kings to master the power, at the same time keep supply the responsibility of the army. Zhu yuanzhang first make the Kings to carry out the wasteland of the find, at the same time also will be a large number of sheep to the palace, and specify the northern frontier farm animal husbandry base, as the chariot and design solution, including guards, division force, border military food supplies and clothing, meat consumption and property accumulation problem. But instead, the captaincy system eventually bring disadvantages, abandoned the good vision. After the yongle frontiers of overall contraction, hongwu period abandoned more wasteland, pasture and natural.The fourth chapter officer sheep, which position the heaviest ritual activities with the sheep. In addition, the sheep is the most important and the largest number of supporting the mutton supply to the diet. In addition, for the sheep in the reward activity, can be a live goat, can also be a sheep. Another court lamb a special consuming group, west tribute to the beast, for mutton consumption is significant.The fifth chapter is the conclusion, finally summarize the issue of Ming dynasty official sheep. In Ming dynasty, the official to meet its operation needs, establish a set of including self) and procurement management system of official sheep, Ming captaincy guard sheep system a flash in the pan, late in the Ming dynasty is a chief secretary people generation priests officer, a lot of sheep, meet the demand of the hall) solution, and by the light lu temple Lord levy solution management organization of procurement management, department of marketable company good room, in the grove sheep husbandry agency institutions such as while keeping your self to sheep a brief management, basic can meet the Ming court dress with meat, reward, basic needs.