Tribute Records

In the first year of Qianyou, tribute was paid to Han: thirty-four thousand jin of tea, along with incense, medicine, and weaponry. ... In the second year of Guangshun, tribute was paid to Zhou: imperial robes, rhinoceros-horn belts, gold-and-silver-adorned weaponry, gold and silver vessels, damask silk and thin silk, tea, incense, medicine, imperial celadon porcelain, saddles and clogs, seafood delicacies, wine, and more. In the third year of Guangshun, tribute was paid to Zhou: twenty-eight thousand bolts of damask and thin silk, six thousand liang of silver vessels, fifty thousand liang of silk floss, thirty thousand and fifty jin of tea, along with two sets of imperial robes, a pierced rhinoceros-horn belt, a dragon-patterned gold belt, incense and medicine, porcelain wares, silver-adorned armor and weaponry, ceremonial wine, seafood delicacies, and more. ... In the third year of Xiande, tribute was paid to Zhou: five thousand liang of silver, ten thousand bolts of damask, one thousand five hundred liang of gold-flowered silver vessels for the Tianqing Festival, along with an imperial robe with a gold belt, brocade and silk damask, and more. In the second month of the fifth year of Xiande, tribute was paid to Zhou: imperial robes, rhinoceros-horn belts, damask and thin silk, white metal, incense and medicine, along with two hundred thousand shi of rice to supply the army. In the fourth month, tribute was paid to Zhou: twenty thousand bolts each of damask and thin silk, ten thousand liang of silver. In the intercalary seventh month, tribute was paid to Zhou: five thousand liang of silver, twenty thousand bolts of thin silk, three thousand liang of silver vessels, two thousand bundles of fine cloth segments, along with an imperial robe with a coiled-dragon rhinoceros-horn belt, and more. In the eighth month, tribute was paid to Zhou: five thousand liang of silver, ten thousand bolts of thin silk, along with one dragon boat adorned with white metal, and one Everdeer boat adorned with white metal. In the eleventh month, tribute was paid to Zhou: thirty-four thousand eight hundred jin of tea, fifty thousand liang of silk floss, along with incense, medicine, vessels, and armor. In the twelfth month, tribute was paid to Zhou: five thousand liang of silver, thirty thousand bolts of thin silk, one hundred thousand liang of silk floss. For the New Year, congratulatory tribute was paid to Zhou: one thousand strings of coin, one thousand bolts of thin silk. In the third month of the first year of Jianlong, tribute was paid to Song: three thousand liang of silver, five thousand bolts of thin silk. In the fourth year of Jianlong, tribute was paid to Song: ten thousand liang of silver, ten stalks each of rhinoceros horn and ivory, one hundred fifty thousand jin of incense and medicine, along with several hundred items of gold and silver vessels, pearls, and hawksbill wares. ...