《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪四十四》
所谓除陌钱法，就是凡公家私人所给与和买卖所得的钱，官家每缗钱中留取五十钱，对于给与其他物品和以物易物所得到的，约计成钱，进行计算。
所谓除陌钱者，公私给与及卖买，每缗官留五十钱，给它物及相贸易者，约钱为率。
The tax on cash transactions applied to any money loaned, given, or received for goods or services. The government took fifty coins out of every one thousand.
<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: 所谓除陌钱者，公私给与及卖买，每缗官留五十钱，给它物及相贸易者，约钱为率。 Modern: 所谓除陌钱法，就是凡公家私人所给与和买卖所得的钱，官家每缗钱中留取五十钱，对于给与其他物品和以物易物所得到的，约计成钱，进行计算。 [/INST] The tax on cash transactions applied to any money loaned, given, or received for goods or services. The government took fifty coins out of every one thousand.</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: 所谓除陌钱者，公私给与及卖买，每缗官留五十钱，给它物及相贸易者，约钱为率。 Modern: 所谓除陌钱法，就是凡公家私人所给与和买卖所得的钱，官家每缗钱中留取五十钱，对于给与其他物品和以物易物所得到的，约计成钱，进行计算。
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The tax on cash transactions applied to any money loaned, given, or received for goods or services. The government took fifty coins out of every one thousand.
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