"The Complete Books Of Taxes And Labor Service Of Xiuning County" Is Finishing On The Collation And Research

The archives of local service documents that began to appear in the middle and late Ming Dynasty are very important economic and legal documents in traditional Chinese society.They are not only the basic basis for the state to collect taxes and servitude,but also a true reflection of the local fiscal and economic ecology." The Complete Books of Taxes and Labor Service of Xiuning County " is such a document with high research value.This article first focuses on the ordering and collation of " The Complete Books of Taxes and Labor Service of Xiuning County ".(Here in after referred to as "The Complete Book")This book was engraved in the fifth year of Tianqi in Ming Dynasty(AD 1625).The editor was Ye Maogui,the governor of Xiuning County at that time.The content mainly includes the method of expropriation and specific data of Hukou,human rights,land and transportation,and preservation,as well as the preface,Postscript,etc… a total of 24 documents.Secondly,Analyze the literature itself and the service and financial situation of Xiuning County on the basis of collation.The book can comprehensively reflect the financial revenue and expenditure status of Xiuning County,as well as its existing problems and deficiencies.It can be seen from Xiuning County that the general trend of the Ming Dynasty's service was shifting from civil interpretation to official interpretation.Xiuning County's unique " The Complete Books of Official Shipping" document basically reflects the specific process from the discussion to the implementation of the "Official Shipping".In a word,through the sorting and research of the precious book "The Complete Book",this article has conducted some discussions on itself and some of the issues reflected in it,which not only reflects the precious value of this kind of "The Complete Book" literature,but also can be generally clear The status of county finance and service in the Ming Dynasty.