On the Supply and Management of Forage in the Capital of Northern Song Dynasty
The capital of Northern Song Dynasty ensured the consumption of forage for the court through various ways.The consumption of forage for the folk in the capital was realized through commercial channels.In the late Northern Song Dynasty,the sources of forage for the capital gradually changed from tax collection to market supply.The forage was stored in the forage field.The daily management of the forage field was re-sponsible for the inspector,and the guard was the"inspector",and under him were the"special knowl-edge"and"special deputy"and other officials.In the process of accepting,storing and issuing forage,the quantity and quality of forage had to be guaranteed to prevent fires,so the Northern Song Dynasty imple-mented the daytime"patrol"system and the night"stay"system.Because of the complete forage manage-ment system in the capital of Northern Song Dynasty,the supply of forage for the capital was fully guaran-teed.