Treatise on Armament Technology

The branch stationed at Yunyang A strategic mountainous region in modern northwestern Hubei, established as a special administrative zone to manage refugees and maintain order. oversees 6 Guards and manages 29 Battalions, plus an additional 8 Battalions. The Xingdu Defense Command original: Xingdu Liushou (興都留守). This command was specifically tasked with guarding the ancestral tombs of the Jiajing Emperor’s branch of the imperial family. is stationed at Chengtian Modern Zhongxiang, Hubei. and manages 24 Battalions, plus one additional unit.

The total number of military units actually located within the borders consists of 28 Guards original: Wei (衛). The primary military unit of the Ming dynasty, ideally composed of 5,600 men. and 177 Battalions original: Suo (所). Sub-units of a Guard, ideally 1,120 men.. For the administration of indigenous populations, there are 2 Military-Civilian Pacification Commissions original: Junmin Xuanwei Shisi (軍民宣慰使司). These were high-level offices granted to local hereditary chieftains who were nominally incorporated into the imperial bureaucracy., 4 Pacification Commissions, 9 Consolidation Commissions, and 24 Chiefdom Commissions. The current established quota for officers and soldiers is 68,829.

Regarding the Princely Estates original: Fanfeng (藩封). Land and titles granted to imperial sons to serve as regional protectors. These estates were significant centers of local power and wealth., there are the Chu Estate, Liao Estate, Xiang Estate, Jing Estate, Ji Estate, Hui Estate, Rong Estate, Hui Estate, and Gui Estate. Although the status of the Liao State was technically abolished, its affairs are currently managed by a Commandery Prince original: Junwang (郡王). A noble rank second only to the first-rank Imperial Prince..

The Chu Estate is located in Wuchang; the Liao Estate is in Jingzhou; the Xiang Estate is in Xiangyang; the Jing Estate is in Qizhou; the Ji Estate is in Changsha; the Hui Estate is in Yuzhou; the Rong Estate is in Changde; the second Hui Estate is in Jingzhou; and the Gui Estate is in Hengzhou.