《宋史·列传·卷八》
范质每次下制敕，从未不合律令，命令刺史县令，一定以户口版籍为头等政事。
质每下制敕，未尝破律，命刺史县令，必以户口版籍为急。
Every time he issued an imperial decree, Fan Zhi always made sure it was in accordance with laws and regulations. When instructing the prefects and county magistrates, he definitely listed the household registers and the land registers as the primary government affairs.
<s>[INST] Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 质每下制敕，未尝破律，命刺史县令，必以户口版籍为急。 [/INST] Every time he issued an imperial decree, Fan Zhi always made sure it was in accordance with laws and regulations. When instructing the prefects and county magistrates, he definitely listed the household registers and the land registers as the primary government affairs.</s>
Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 质每下制敕，未尝破律，命刺史县令，必以户口版籍为急。
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Every time he issued an imperial decree, Fan Zhi always made sure it was in accordance with laws and regulations. When instructing the prefects and county magistrates, he definitely listed the household registers and the land registers as the primary government affairs.
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