Anti-Qing: My Reluctant Start as a White Lotus Sect Disciple

Note 1: The Zhushan County Annals records that "Liu Dacheng, a Jinshi (successful candidate in the highest imperial examination) in the 46th year of the Qianlong reign, was selected as the magistrate of Zhushan County." The so-called selection refers to the monthly general election held by the Ministry of Personnel, where candidates for magistrate would draw lots in public and go wherever they were drawn, which had a certain element of luck.

Note 1: On June 20, 56 of the Qianlong reign, Minister Agui submitted a memorial on criminal matters. One of the cases involved a murder case arising from a marriage. The memorial clearly stated that Xiong Yushu's son from Zhuxi County, Hubei Province, spent 14 taels of silver to get married.

There have been some changes. The main reason is that I made a mistake in the official documents regarding the round-trip time from Zhushan to the capital. It would have been impossible for Zhushan County to mobilize local militia on a large scale during this period. This is just to clarify.

Note 1: It only came to my realization here that in the Qing Dynasty, lower-ranking military officers did not wear official robes when leading troops out on missions; they wore traveling jackets and robes instead. The earlier description of them wearing official robes has been revised.

Note 1: Similar to a modern sedan chair.

Note 1: In 1796, the Prussian General Staff conducted tests on new recruits in a simulated combat environment, with an overall human error rate of 37%. In 1792, statistics after the Battle of Valmy in France showed that the human error rate in the first volley by new recruits was 40%.

Note 1: After the Qianlong Emperor, the Qing Dynasty implemented the Baojia system. Ten households formed a Pai, and the head of the Pai was called Pai Tou; ten Pai formed a Jia (about 100 households), and the head of the Jia was called Jia Zhang; ten Jia formed a Bao (about 1,000 households), and the head of the Bao was called Bao Zheng or Xiang Yue.

Note 1: After the Qianlong Emperor, the Qing Dynasty implemented the Baojia system. Ten households formed a Pai, and the head of the Pai was called Pai Tou; ten Pai formed a Jia (about 100 households), and the head of the Jia was called Jia Zhang; ten Jia formed a Bao (about 1,000 households), and the head of the Bao was called Bao Zheng or Xiang Yue.

Note 1: "Biao" refers to the main force directly under the command of senior military officers in the Qing army, which was divided into Governor-General (Du Biao) → Governor (Fu Biao) → Commander-in-Chief (Ti Biao) → General (Zhen Biao) → Deputy General (Xie Biao).

Note 1: The "Imperial Regulations for Military Equipment" state that "equipment is manufactured every forty years and repaired every twenty years."