《明史·列传·卷一百九十二》
他又派遣党羽丈量边塞屯地，责罚和索求都很苛刻。
又遣其党丈边塞屯地，诛求苛刻。
He dispatched his partisans to measure the territory of border garrisons and taxed and charged heavily.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 又遣其党丈边塞屯地，诛求苛刻。 [/INST] He dispatched his partisans to measure the territory of border garrisons and taxed and charged heavily.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 又遣其党丈边塞屯地，诛求苛刻。
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He dispatched his partisans to measure the territory of border garrisons and taxed and charged heavily.
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