From the above account it will appear that, from ancient times till now, it has not been contemplated that individuals should accumulate more land than is necessary for their support. About B.C. 20, the Han Emperor Ch'éng ordained that no one in the metropolitan district (Awan nei) should own more than 3,000 mou of "name kad"
term explained to be lot land; fron which it would appear that the Russian mi system once prevailed in China. The Tain history, in Fret, shews that this system prevailed several centuries Inter, for each male received 70 mov of "lot land;" each female 30 mow, The terms nan-ts: and nil-tss seem to mean married male and female," for, in addition to the above allotments, each adult son, or ting nan, received 45 mou of k'o tien, or land sul re t to a tax on the produce; each adult daughter, or ting ult, 20 mou; and the second adult son half as much; but the daughter was not liable to k'o.' The usurper Wang Mang, in China to accumulate very large landed estates.
The usual custom around Foochow is for
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