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此后，他称勋臣、外戚的庄田过滥，请求皇帝在刚开始赏赐时估量田亩数额，限制他们世袭的代数，爵位取消，田地归还官府。
已，言勋戚庄田太滥，请于初给时裁量田数，限其世次，爵绝归官。
After that, he pointed out that the manors of meritorious subjects and relatives by marriage were excessive, and asked the emperor to estimate the number of acres when they were first bestowed and to limit the number of generations that they could be inherited, and when the title was abolished, the land would be returned to the government.
<s>[INST] For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 已，言勋戚庄田太滥，请于初给时裁量田数，限其世次，爵绝归官。 Modern: 此后，他称勋臣、外戚的庄田过滥，请求皇帝在刚开始赏赐时估量田亩数额，限制他们世袭的代数，爵位取消，田地归还官府。 [/INST] After that, he pointed out that the manors of meritorious subjects and relatives by marriage were excessive, and asked the emperor to estimate the number of acres when they were first bestowed and to limit the number of generations that they could be inherited, and when the title was abolished, the land would be returned to the government.</s>
For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 已，言勋戚庄田太滥，请于初给时裁量田数，限其世次，爵绝归官。 Modern: 此后，他称勋臣、外戚的庄田过滥，请求皇帝在刚开始赏赐时估量田亩数额，限制他们世袭的代数，爵位取消，田地归还官府。
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After that, he pointed out that the manors of meritorious subjects and relatives by marriage were excessive, and asked the emperor to estimate the number of acres when they were first bestowed and to limit the number of generations that they could be inherited, and when the title was abolished, the land would be returned to the government.
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