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Yuan Dynasty Ever-Normal Granary and Granary System Reform

Type Event Region China Time 1284

Around 1284, the Yuan dynasty refined its ever-normal granary and storage system, establishing granaries in each circuit to stockpile grain against f…

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  1. 1284Central Secretariat · DaduThe Yuan dynasty revised ever-normal granary regulations, stipulating the principle of purchasing grain in bountiful years and selling it in lean years, and clarifying the responsibilities of government offices at all levels for building, guarding, and auditing granaries.
  2. 1284Various circuits · ChinaThe various provinces reorganized local official granaries and charitable granaries, verified the amounts of stored grain, and improved the distribution process for famine relief, thereby strengthening regional grain reserve capacity.

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