What was the treatment of soldiers in the Qing Dynasty?

Soldiers in the Qing Dynasty have four words: soldier, brave, ding and pawn. How are they treated?

In many TV plays of the Qing Dynasty, besides the handsome prince and grandson, there are many officers and men with heroic or simple backgrounds. I wonder if your friends have noticed the different clothes and words on those officers and men? Like "Bing, Yong, Ding and Zi", today I will satisfy your curiosity and briefly talk about the origin and division basis of these names.

First, the soldiers.

The original meaning of "soldier" is a weapon. Xun said to the soldiers, "The soldiers in ancient times were just bows, spears, bows and arrows." Later, it was extended to "soldiers". As the name implies, people wearing the word "soldier" in the Qing Dynasty were responsible for fighting. Historically, "Bing" was the standing armed force of Qing Dynasty, including the Eight Banners Army and green camp Army.

Eight Banners soldiers are the foundation of Manchu, and they are Qiang Bing experts composed of Manchu. The choice of arms is very strict, and the soldiers are expensive but not expensive. As a good soldier, once you lose something, the cost is high and the number is too small, so you can't cope with the four teams of the Ming Dynasty, so you recruit the teams of the Ming Dynasty and lure them into green camp with high treatment. But relatively speaking, the treatment of green camp is not as good as that of the Eight Banners, but it is also an iron rice bowl.

Generally speaking, the Eight Banners are the earliest, and the internal staff are basically Manchu, which is the most valued. Soldiers in green camp are composed of soldiers who were later incorporated into the Ming Dynasty, and their wages and benefits are good. But as far as combat power is concerned, the Eight Banners are against green camp, so the actual treatment of green camp is still slightly worse. But in general, both arms are organized. Green camp, after all, was the main force to attack the Ming Dynasty, although there were many people. Although the Eight Banners are powerful, they can only play a deterrent role because of their small number.

Second, courage.

If it is enough to hand over the war to the soldiers, what are we brave to do? Forever is actually equivalent to a temporary worker who fights and kills. Although it is not an iron rice bowl, people have achievements. Maybe some people are curious. There are so many green camp soldiers and so many Eight Banners soldiers. Why recruit a bunch of temporary workers to fight?

Luxury prevailed in the late Ming Dynasty, which was a very important reason for the decline of the Ming Dynasty. As the saying goes, "the upper class is more popular than the lower class." In the past, if there were no conditions, there was no problem. Now, the iron rice bowl is well paid. Who will work hard for them? I didn't surrender for the sake of good treatment and enjoyment.

Before long, the nature of green camp people was exposed. The problem is that they didn't fight by themselves, but also pulled the Eight Banners. As a result, it is conceivable that when dealing with the Taiping rebels, the Eight Banners and green camp were almost frightened out of my wits and could not compete with them. I can't help it Recruit people This time, the Qing dynasty learned the lesson and paid the price. How many people were killed and how much money was paid!

Third, pawn

This identity doesn't sound very existential, but it was actually a good job at the time. I'm a "soldier" and "brave". Although my salary is not bad, should I at least go to the battlefield? If you are not careful, this is a job that will kill you. Soldiers are different. They are equivalent to urban management now, but they have a little more power than urban management. You can call them the city defense forces, that is, soldiers who manage public security. What kind of officials and jailers are like this?

Don't underestimate this. People have power, so they are local strongmen. Isn't it normal to arrest people in that era of war and dispute? Want bail, want better treatment in prison? Any blood? In the eyes of people at that time, they were both afraid and annoying.

Fourth, D.

As the saying goes, "Ding Bai Ding is white", which means Ding Youping is human. What role does it play in the arms? Some people may have guessed, yes, they are in charge of logistics. What food procurement, material transportation, they are responsible. It was a fat job at that time, full of oil and water. At that time, anti-corruption was not popular. As a warehouse manager, you have to touch the materials layer by layer.

Even so, I am an iron rice bowl and have made great contributions to the Qing army. Who can't mess with logistics? If divided by rank and position, it is probably "soldier, soldier, pawn and courage" There is no way to be brave. After all, it is temporary ammunition.