Chief soldier is the largest, then to the vice general, the smallest is the senator.

1, the general soldier, the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the commander-in-chief to guard the border areas of the general soldier and deputy general soldier, no fixed staff. General officer was the name of the dispatch, no rank, in case of war, the general soldier wear general seal out of the war, the end of the pay back, and then gradually become a resident military officer.

2, vice general, Qing along the Ming system of vice general and renamed vice general, rank from the second rank, second to the general. Managing a concordance of military affairs, also known as the concordance town, also known as the concordance. Governor, the garrison general, the river governor and the governor of the canal also set up under the vice general, in charge of the prime minister camp, urge to protect the grain ship and so on, is the vice general of the army under the jurisdiction of the military forces known as the "one association".

3, generals, the Ming Dynasty to guard the border areas of the military officer, no fixed, second to the general, deputy general, divided to guard the road. Ming and qing dynasty transportation officer set generals, collaborative supervision of grain transportation. Qing dynasty river officials of the river standard, river battalion set generals, in charge of mobilizing river workers, flood control and risk prevention and other matters. Qing dynasty Beijing arrest five battalions, each with a general defense patrol.

Extended information:

Ming Dynasty Generalissimo in the second year of Hongwu began to set up (1369) in October, and later in the four years (1371), seven years (1374), Twenty years (1387) there were general soldiers were appointed. In the second year of Jianwen's reign (1400), Li Jinglong was appointed general of Pingyan and served as a general officer. On the throne of Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, He Fu was appointed as general of the army and general of the army. Hongxi first year (1425) in February, began to promulgate the general seal in the border generals, including 4 soldiers, 4 generals. But the general guarding the town of thistle shall not be called general hanging seal.

The general officer became the highest military officer to guard the place, changed the practice of generals do not command the combat, command the combat generals do not care about the practice of the problem, is conducive to improve the combat effectiveness of the army, the formation of the situation of the exclusive right to do things, but there is also the possibility of the generals to dominate the party, and the military self-importance.

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