Research On The Mukden Bannermen’s En Reward Silver For Hsi Sang Shih Of Ch’ing Dynasty

The En Reward Silver,is an important content of En Reward system in Ch’ingDynasty,and the En Reward Silver for hsi sang shih is one of the most important typeof the En Reward Silver,the En Reward Silver for hsi sang shih is closely related tothe living of bannermen,and have contact with the system of interest-bearingsilver,the issue of bannermen’s livelihood,the welfare of bannermen.In this article,the object of study is the En Reward Silver for hsi sang shih forbannermen in Mukden region.Using the fonds of “Hei T’u file”and “ImperialHousehold Department in Mukden file”in collection of the Liaoning ProvinceArchives as the main data,by studying of the En Reward Silver for hsi sang shih forbannermen in Mukden region,in order to provide cognition of the policy of givepreferential treatment to the bannermen,the measures to solve the bannermen’slivelihood and the social security of bannermen.With study of the En Reward Silverfor hsi sang shih for bannermen in Mukden region,in order to reflect the evolution ofthe En Reward Silver for hsi sang shih during Ch’ing Dynasty.The text content consists of four parts:The first part: the origin of the En Reward Silver for hsi sang shih.According tothe archives and other related historical materials,giving the explanation of theestablishment of the En Reward Silver for hsi sang shih during Ch’ing Dynasty andthe En Reward Silver for hsi sang shih in Mukden region,the source of the En RewardSilver of hsi sang shih.The second part: the object of En reward and the amount of reward silver.Tointroduce the amount of reward silver give to the imperial clan,imperialfamily,officials,soldiers,unassigned bannermen,widows,orphans,the formulation andevolution of the policy for En reward.The third part: the grant and management of the En Reward Silver for hsi sangshih.From receive the reward silver in advance,grant,make the Green Book andpenalties for non-compliance case to discuss the rigor management of the En RewardSilver for hsi sang shih. The fourth part: the change of the En Reward Silver for hsi sang shih in lateCh’ing Dynasty.To introduce the change of the En Reward Silver for hsi sang shifrom the period of Hsien-feng to Hsüan-t’ung in Mukden region,focus on thetransformation of the En Reward Silver in the form of grant,and the suspend ofgrant,the retrieve of the En Reward Silver for hsi sang shih.