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Index 241 Accountants, 61 Accounting: categories, 30–32, 143, 169nn. 4, 9, 170n. 11; procedures, 184n. 47; terminology, 29–30, 169nn. 12, 13 Banditry, 75, 84, 85, 89, 190n. 85, 210n. 59, 216n. 106, 218n. 24 Bao Shichen (1775–1855), 37–38, 174n. 34, 222n. 28 Blackmail, 38 Bribery, 39, 49, 65, 142, 180n. 25 Censors, 47, 61, 92, 130–131, 150, 156–157, 211n. 65 Central transport canal, 17, 109 Commercialization, and Grand Canal, 16–17 Confiscation of private property, 92, 122 Copper cash, 30, 124 Craftsmen, 111, 187n. 72 Customs revenue, 103, 119–120, 133, 209n. 54 Damage assessment, 86–88, 125–126, 195n. 55, 202n. 11 Deforestation, 11, 13 Deputies (weiguan, weiyuan), 36, 122, 220n. 12 Disaster relief, 116, 125, 138, 140–141, 142, 202n. 11, 208n. 51, 217n. 9, 218n. 21 Distant dikes (yaoti), 19 Dynastic cycle, 3–5 Emergency rations, 77, 79, 87, 116–117, 142, 207n. 41 Erosion gullies (goucao), 44 Evacuation, 75, 194n. 44, 202n. 11 Fei Chun, 35, 172nn. 21, 22, 23 Feng Guifen, 38 Gaoyan Dike, collapse of 1824, 5, 41, 183n. 46 Gifts (chouxie), 39 Grain transport: overland, 15; by sea, 15, 17 Great Yu, 1, 13, 82, 194n. 38 Hemp, 92, 211n. 62, 212n. 85, 213n. 90 Heshen, 5, 40, 162n. 5, 172nn. 21, 23 Hu, Ch’ang-tu, 3, 162n. 3 Hydraulic administration: growth of, 22–25; titles, Daotai (circuit intendant ), 23–24; Fu zonghe (river vice governor), 23; Hedao Zongdu (river and canal governor general), 22–23 Ice, 99–100, 127, 138 Imperial Household Department, 56, 131, 209n. 55, 217n. 5 Innovation, 48, 54, 147–148, 155, 158–159, 187n. 72, 222n. 25 Jia Lu (d. 1353), 24 Jin Fu (1633–1692), 21, 24, 46, 147, 149, 178n. 12, 186n. 61, 194n. 38 Labor: brokers, 80; corvee, 153; demobilization , 88–89, 123, 126, 133–134; division of, 40; gangs, 80, 193n. 33; housing, 95, 127, 201n. 8; mistreatment of, 126–127, 130, 214n. 95; skilled, 94–96, 195n. 59; volunteer, 81; wages, 80–81,103, 130, 139, 198n. 81, 211n. 65, 212n. 74, 213n. 90; and work slowdowns, 80–81, 126, 139, 151, 193n. 32, 211n. 72 Lei Yixian, 110–112, 121, 148, 203nn. 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19 Licentiate degrees, 113, 173n. 29, 205n. 24 Lin Zexu, 42, 56, 72, 98, 106, 179n. 20 Liu Daxia, 21, 24 Loudermilk, William Clay, 13, 162n. 5, 164n. 2 Mandate of Heaven, 1 Mechanical dredging, 14, 19 Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 2 Muslims, 84 Nepotism, 94, 151, 197n. 74 Opium, 28, 61, 187n. 68, 221n. 18 Oriental despotism, 3, 161n. 2 Pan Jixun (1521–1595), 18–22, 147, 149, 165n. 7, 166nn. 15–21, 180n. 28, 184n. 48, 186n. 61, 203n. 12 Probationary period, 63–64, 148, 188n. 76, 189n. 78 Prostitution, 38, 61 Punishments, 74, 78, 84, 104, 114– 115, 129, 133, 139, 155, 170n. 14, 171n. 20, 175n. 36, 190n. 85, 197n. 74, 200n. 4, 206n. 33, 212n. 84, 214n. 98, 221n. 17 Qiying, 142 Restitution (peixiu) statutes, 32–34, 119, 133–134, 154, 171nn. 14, 17, 19 Rewards and honors, 56, 105, 114, 139–140, 185n. 55 River gods, 56, 81, 97, 102, 139, 186n. 57; and temples, 41, 56, 80, 186n. 57, 192n. 19 Sale of degrees, ranks and titles ( juanna), 29, 36, 103, 116, 119–120, 121, 137–138, 153, 215n. 101; and positions in the river conservancy, 36, 172n. 24, 215n. 100; in the restoration of Kaifeng, 84, 129–130 Salt taxes, 103, 119 Scouring, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 16 Secretaries (muyou), 36, 39, 61, 151, 153, 191n. 7, 213n. 87, 220nn. 12, 14; and “guests” (muke), 37, 55, 181n. 33 Self-strengthening, 26 Silt burden, 11–13 Silver: copper exchange rate, 119, 120, 168n. 1, 175n. 39, 208n. 49, 209n. 57, 217n. 11; drain, 221n. 18; mines, 28, 151 Stalk merchants, 65, 91, 122, 151, 153, 175n. 38, 179n. 20, 209n. 57, 210n. 58 Statecraft ( jingshi), 25, 58, 149, 186n. 60, 188n. 75, 189n. 80, 190n. 84, 219n. 7 Taiping rebellion (1850–1864), 25, 210n. 57 Taxes, land and labor (diding), 29, 103 Thread dikes (luti), 19 Training, 63–64 Transfer reservoir (guan tang), 59, (yi tang), 109, 186n. 65, 201n. 7 Unofficial histories (yeshi), 37 Wages: disbursement of, 123–125; of river officials, 113, 204n. 23; of staff, 124–125, 204n. 23, 211n. 67 Wei Yuan, 38, 174n. 33, 215n. 99, 222n. 28 242 Index [18.191.234.191] Project MUSE (2024-04-26 02:11 GMT...