Table 6.4 The Minting Operation in Yunnan, 1723–1802 (Annual Average)
Based on data from Yan Zhongping, Qingdai Yunnan Tongzheng Kao (A study on the Yunnan copper administration during the Qing Dynasty) (Beijing: Zhonghua Shuju, 1957), 15-16 (calculations are mine).
Year | No. of Furnaces | Copper Consumption(jin) | Strings of Cash | Yuxi (Surplus Interest) |
1723 - 32 | 40 | 1,210,919 | 187,131 | 29,609 |
1733 - 42 | 88 | 2,033,363 | 404,747 | 69,978 |
1743 - 52 | 82 | 1,573,591 | 375,966 | 83,081 |
1753 - 62 | 135 | 2,926,834 | 691,642 | 153,683 |
1763 - 72 | 99 | 2,809,268 | 662,307 | 151,802 |
1773 - 82 | 68 | 1,931,467 | 459,503 | 107,615 |
1783 - 92 | 390 | 733.528 | 180,893 | 40,215 |
1793 - 1802 | 43 | 441,724 | 180,616 | 18,649 |
Total | - | 129,279,000 | 31,428,050 | 6,546,320 |