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Northern Zhili The text uses "比" (Bi), likely a transcription variant for "北" (Bei), meaning North consists of 8 Prefectures, 17 subordinate Departments, and 115 Counties. Additionally, there are 2 independent Departments with 1 subordinate County. In total, there are over 3,200 villages (li), with 408,789 households and 3,413,254 individuals. The combined Summer and Autumn tax quotas are 601,152 shi A unit of dry capacity, approximately 100 liters of rice, 45,135 bolts of silk, 103,748 catties of cotton, 9 strings of paper currency, and 8,737,284 bundles of horse fodder.
The Changlu Salt Distribution Commission manages a quota of 180,870 large and small salt permits. There is 1 Salt Distribution Commission located in Cangzhou; there are 24 salt tax offices, 12 of which are in Cangzhou.
There are 39 Imperial Guard units comprising 100 subordinate units and 1 defense battalion. One is located in the capital, while 38 regional guard units comprise 100 subordinate units and 2 defense battalions.
There are 39 "Outer" Northern Zhili guard units comprising 100 subordinate units and 9 defense battalions. The Daning Regional Military Commission oversees 10 guard units comprising 5 subordinate units and 1 defense battalion.
The Wanquan Regional Military Commission oversees 15 guard units comprising 5 subordinate units and 7 defense battalions.
The Capital Camps currently in training, combined with provincial cavalry and infantry forces, total over 117,300 officers and soldiers. Police patrol forces total over 5,600 officers and soldiers.
The three frontier commands of Jizhou, Baoding, and Xuanfu have a combined cavalry and infantry force of over 105,800 officers and soldiers.
The Court of the Imperial Stud oversees 34,800 pastured horses across Shuntian and other prefectures.
The provinces of Northern Zhili, Shandong, and Henan maintain a combined reserve of over 17,500 horses.
One Imperial Commissioner and Supreme Commander of Liaodong and Jizhou, who also serves as Censor-in-Chief stationed at Jizhou.
Three Imperial Commissioners and Governors, who serve as Censors-in-Chief one stationed in Shuntian, one in Baoding, and one in Zhengding.
One Imperial Commissioner and Governor, who serves as Censor-in-Chief stationed at Xuanfu.
Eleven Imperial Commissioners and Regional Inspectors, who serve as Investigating Censors inspecting Jizhou, Xuanfu, the Capital Camps, Shanhaiguan, and the various prefectures.
| 8 Prefectures | 9 Departments | 100 Counties | Subordinate Counties | Garrisons | Posts | Passes & Cities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hexiwu Shanxi, Shanxi Shuntian Prefecture | Yanqing Dept. | Ji Tongzhou, etc. | Wanping Daxing... | In reserve Jizhou | Regional Inspector Zhengding | Shanhaiguan Pass |
| Baoding Prefecture | Bao’an Dept. | Ba ...Yongqing County... | Daxing ...Xin’an County... | Ba ...Wen’an County... | Zhuo ...Gu’an County... | Hexi |
| Hejian Prefecture | Zhuo ...Fangshan County... | Gu’an | Zhuo | Fu | ||
| Zhengding Prefecture | Fu ...Liangxiang County... | Yongqing | Fu | Tong | ||
| Shunde Prefecture | Tong ...Huo County... | An | Tong | |||
| Guangping Prefecture | Huo | Xianghe | Huo | |||
| Daming Prefecture | Wuqing | |||||
| Yongping Prefecture | Baodi | |||||
| Ninghe |