Southern Song Agricultural Policy Reforms (1178)

Timeline

1. 1178Liangzhe Circuit · JiangsuIn the fifth year of Chunxi, the court ordered a survey of hidden fields in Jiangzhe, remeasuring and registering them for taxation according to actual holdings, easing the burden on owner-cultivators, increasing state land-tax revenue, and curbing powerful families from concealing fields and evading taxes.
2. 1178–1180Taihu Lake basin · JiangnanThe government allocated funds to repair polder fields, embankments, ponds, and waterways, and promoted high-yield crops such as Champa rice; grain output around Taihu Lake increased, securing supplies for the capital Lin'an and military needs.