What is the modern equivalent of the total soldier? Let's talk about the answer first, the general army is equivalent to the current commander of the military district.
When did the General Soldier appear? The position of chief soldier first appeared in the early Ming Dynasty.
Originally, the general army was not a staffed position, but a senior officer urgently dispatched by the emperor in times of crisis, just like the ministers of the imperial court, generally the generals who held other positions in the court temporarily served as the general soldiers, responsible for leading the troops to fight.
To put it bluntly, it is related to war, and it is a person who directs and coordinates the military affairs of one or several provinces to serve the war.
Over time, the general army gradually became a fixed position, responsible for commanding the army, guarding the frontier, and participating in local governance and maintaining local stability.
After the Ming Dynasty was destroyed, the Qing Dynasty was founded, and the general army became the senior military attache of the Green Battalion (Han Army), controlled by the commander, and in charge of the military affairs of the town.
In modern times, similar to the position of "general soldier" is the commander of a military region, who is responsible for taking charge of one or more military regions, commanding the subordinate troops, and maintaining social stability.
Compared with the "general army," the responsibilities of the commander of a military region are more extensive; in addition to military command, he also needs to pay attention to local economic and social development and participate in the decision-making and management of major local affairs.
In the Ming Dynasty, there were many people who were named the chief soldiers, and the well-known ones like Qi Jiguang performed well in the war against the Japanese and Tatars, and were appointed as the chief soldiers, responsible for the military defense of Jizhou, Changping, Liaodong, Baoding and other places. Yuan Chonghuan also had outstanding performances in the war against the Houjin in the eastern Liaodong region, and was once named the chief soldier.