Cheng Yuan (程淵) | 24 Histories

Overview

Cheng Yuan was an official.

PeriodSong, Liao, and Jin

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1216 貞祐四年八月
Directly stated · History of Jin 50, passage 174

Works and attributed material

AD 1216 貞祐四年八月
Memorial · Author · Direct quotation
Directly stated · History of Jin 50, passages 174-175

Events and relationships

Proposed tenant farming on dangshan lakes
AD 1216 貞祐四年八月 · Administrative · Memorialist
Directly stated · History of Jin 50, passage 174

References in the histories

History of Jin, Chapter 50Volume 50 Treatises 31: Finance and Economics 5: Monopoly Markets, State Purchase of Grain, Rice Fields, Agricultural Land Administration, Buying of Titles or Pardons With Grain and Selling of Ordination Certificates · 1 passage

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貞祐四年八月，言事者程淵言：「碭山諸縣陂湖，水至則畦為稻田，水退種麥，所收倍於陸地。 In the eighth month of Zhenyou 4, memorialist Cheng Yuan said, "In the lake and embankment lands of Dangshan and other counties, when water arrives the beds become rice fields, and when the water recedes wheat is planted; their yields are double those of dry land.