《明史·志·卷六十八》
御史翟唐每年征收茶叶七十八万多斤，换取马匹九千有余。
御史翟唐岁收茶七十八万余斤，易马九千有奇。
Censor Di Tang collected more than seven hundred eighty thousand pounds of tea leaves each year, which were traded for more than nine thousand horses.
<s>[INST] Given the Classical Chinese text: 御史翟唐岁收茶七十八万余斤，易马九千有奇。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation. [/INST]
Step 1: Break down the sentence into its individual components and identify their meanings:
- 御史翟唐 (Official Di Tang)
- 岁 (each year)
- 收 (collect)
- 茶 (tea leaves)
- 七十八万余斤 (more than seven hundred eighty thousand pounds)
- 易 (trade)
- 马 (horses)
- 九千有奇 (more than nine thousand)

Step 2: Reconstruct the sentence in a more literal, grammatically correct English order:
- Official Di Tang collects more than seven hundred eighty thousand pounds of tea leaves each year.
- He trades them for more than nine thousand horses.

Final English translation: Censor Di Tang collected more than seven hundred eighty thousand pounds of tea leaves each year, which were traded for more than nine thousand horses.</s>
Given the Classical Chinese text: 御史翟唐岁收茶七十八万余斤，易马九千有奇。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation.
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Step 1: Break down the sentence into its individual components and identify their meanings:
- 御史翟唐 (Official Di Tang)
- 岁 (each year)
- 收 (collect)
- 茶 (tea leaves)
- 七十八万余斤 (more than seven hundred eighty thousand pounds)
- 易 (trade)
- 马 (horses)
- 九千有奇 (more than nine thousand)

Step 2: Reconstruct the sentence in a more literal, grammatically correct English order:
- Official Di Tang collects more than seven hundred eighty thousand pounds of tea leaves each year.
- He trades them for more than nine thousand horses.

Final English translation: Censor Di Tang collected more than seven hundred eighty thousand pounds of tea leaves each year, which were traded for more than nine thousand horses.
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