Treatise on Military Preparedness (Vol. 98)

The territory of this office is also a major thoroughfare. Although the archers are on patrol, there is originally no fixed structure. It is now proposed that the thirty-two existing archers be rotated into two shifts: one shift remains at the office to conduct interrogations and guard, while the other shift goes out to patrol the borders. They shall enter and exit in rotation.

Military and Guard jurisdictions under Taiping Prefecture:
The Prefecture's Patrol and Arrest Registrar leads the patrol officers, who oversee twenty civilian militia members and three patrol boats. Their range extends from the Dashin Patrol Inspection Office at Sihe Mountain upstream, to the Caishi Patrol Inspection Office at Niuzhu Cliff downstream, totaling forty li, where they connect patrols with the county patrol officers.

The Dangtu County Patrol and Arrest Assistant Magistrate leads the patrol officers, who oversee thirty-eight civilian militia members, one patrol boat, and two scout boats. Their range extends from Xini Port at Sihe Mountain upstream, to Heshang...