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- Title
The Qing State, Merchants, and the Military Labor Force in the Jinchuan Campaigns.
- Authors
Yingcong Dai
- Abstract
Coming to power just after the Ming dynasty eliminated 'corvée' labor, the Qing dynasty developed systems for paid labor for public projects - including military activities. In its two Jinchuan military campaigns (1747-49 and 1771-76) in northwestern Sichuan Province, the Qing state contracted with the private sector (supplementing the state's bureaucracy) to mobilize and organize the massive number of military laborers needed for the campaigns. The interpenetration of the state and the private sector helped the state achieve military success but also created new problems in the military's logistical system, which became more decentralized. The state lost some control over how commanders and logistical officials spent money and carried out their orders.
- Publication
Late Imperial China, 2001, Vol 22, Issue 2, p35
- ISSN
0884-3236
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/late.2001.0008