Illustrated Land and Poll Tax 

System and the Tax Submission 

in the Early China                          


I.  Land Measurement

      * Fish Scales Diagram  

      * Household License                                         

      * Land Certificate                                                                   

                      ↓

II.  Determination of Collectible Lands                 

     Tax associated with Poll Tax        

       * Concise Notice on the Tax payables as mandated    ↘

       * Inventory of Major Land-Owners

             ↓    

III. Levy of Tax                   →                 IV. Tax Liability Transferal

     * Tax Receipts                   * Transferal of Tax Liability in the Sales of Real Estates

             ↓                                                                     ↓

 VI. Tax Silvers                                      V. Discharge of Tax Liability 

               ↓                                                       * Ruling of Officials

  Counties, Prefectures and the equivalent

  Local reserves:

  *ex 1: Ah50/2, ex 2: Ck5/1-4, ex 3: Kc10/1-2

    ex 4: Mc50/1, ex5: Sas50/1

               ↓Submit

         Provinces  (Did not usually recast the tax silver, only chose from the specimens submitted by the counties and prefectures to add on the specific date of submission to the imperial government)

   * ex 1: Ss50/3-4 , ex 2: Js50/1-2, ex 3: Hb50/1-3   

               ↓Submit

 The Imperial Government


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