A compendium of Shanxi administration printed for distribution to all the officials of the province, who are expected to read it, says the fanli, “morning and evening.” (The fanli last entry says that the compilation was started in 1784 and completed in 1789. General data on the province’s administrative geography, officialdom, population, tax structure, and so forth, are completed by regulations in the form of “approved memorials” of former governors. J. 1 deals with the Shanxi bureaucracy, exploring such issues as official quotas, selection and transfer procedures, methods of evaluation, and salaries. J. 2 goes into more detail concerning the funding and expenses of officials and their subordinates, focusing on problems such as nourishing-integrity allowances (養廉銀), travel expenses, room and board costs, and donations to higher level officials. J. 3 provides information on population numbers, tax quotas, land use, native products, and regional borders. J. 4 is devoted to the production, transport, and sale of salt and grain. J. 5 discusses issues related to treasuries and granaries, including legal and illegal procedures for tax collection. J. 6 deals with educational, religious, and charitable organizations. J. 7 is on the military, focusing on the payment and provisioning of military personnel. J. 8 concerns water control, mining, and public works. The work was compiled by a team of officials and assistants under the direction of governor Haining and administration commissioner Zheng Yuanshu. (The cover-leaf of the copy at Harvard cites Zheng Yuanchu as author; the GZSJC editors cite Haining.) A much larger version of the same work was compiled under the direction of governor Gangyi about a century later (see below).