《明史·志·卷六十九》
举一例说，永乐十一年皇帝下诏： 犯斩罪情节较轻的，交赎钞八千贯，绞刑与作为榜例的死罪交六千贯。 八千贯，就是法律上的八千两；六千贯就是法律上的六千两；往下至杖刑交一千贯，笞刑交五百贯，即一千两、五百两。
即以永乐十一年令 斩罪情轻者，赎钞八千贯，绞及榜例死罪六千贯 之诏言之，八千贯者，律之八千两也；六千贯者，律之六千两也；下至杖罪千贯，笞罪五百贯，亦一千两、五百两也。
For example, in the eleventh year of Yongle, the emperor issued an edict: Those who commit serious crimes and are sentenced to be executed shall pay eight thousand guan as ransom, and those who are sentenced to death shall pay six thousand guan. The eight thousand guan is the eight thousand taels in the law; the six thousand guan is the six thousand taels in the law; the following is the one thousand guan for the whip, and the five hundred guan for the cane, that is, one thousand taels and five hundred taels.