Huainan Fiscal Reform

Timeline

1. 1130–1132Yangzhou · YangzhouAfter the Jin invasion, Huainan's population plummeted, fields lay waste, old tax registers were lost, and local finances nearly collapsed; the court urgently needed to restore supply capacity on the front line.
2. 1132–1136Huainan East Circuit · Huainan East CircuitThe court sent envoys to gather refugees back to work, remeasure fields and recompile household registers, and grant tax reductions or commutations in front-line areas to encourage reclamation and restore the basic tax base.
3. 1134–1138Xuyi · XuyiThe court reorganized border markets and commercial tax collection along the Huai, regulated Song-Jin trade levies, and cleared the Grand Canal to ship Huainan grain taxes to Lin'an, supporting wartime military needs and the travelling court's expenses.