Great Ming Code

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Acknowledgments; Note on the Translation; Ming Units of Measure and Money; Introduction: The Making of The Great Ming Code; The Great Ming Code; Chapter 1

Laws on Punishments and General Principles; Chapter 2

Laws on Personnel; Section 1

Administrative Institutions; Section 2

Official Documents; Chapter 3

Laws on Revenue [Hulu]; Section 1

Households and Corvée Services; Section 2

Fields and Houses; Section 3

Marriages; Section 4

Granaries and Treasuries; Section 5

Taxes; Section 6

Monetary Obligations; Section 7

Markets; Chapter 4

Laws on Rituals. Section 1

SacrificesSection 2

Ceremonial Regulations; Chapter 5

Laws on Military Affairs; Section 1

Guarding Palaces; Section 2

Military Administration; Section 3

Guard Posts and Fords; Section 4

Stables and Herds; Section 5

Postal Relay Stations; Chapter 6

Laws on Penal Affairs; Section 1

Violence and Robbery; Section 2

Homicide; Section 3

Affrays and Batteries; Section 4

Cursing; Section 5

Accusations and Suits; Section 6

Accepting Illicit Goods; Section 5

Accusations and Suits; Section 6

Accepting Illicit Goods; Section 7

Deceiving and Counterfeiting. Section 8

Committing FornicationSection 9

Miscellaneous Offenses; Section 10

Arrests and Escapes; Section 11

Judgment and Imprisonment; Chapter 7

Laws on Public Works; Section 1

Constructions and Manufactures; Section 2

Dikes; Glossary; Bibliography; General Index