military forces and had the authority to alter tax rates in their fiefs.

The Three Feudatories

In Yunnan and Guizhou, Wu Sangui was granted permission by the Shunzhi Emperor to appoint and promote his own personal group of officials, as well as the privilege of choosing warhorses first before the Qing armies. Wu Sangui's forces took up several million taels of silver in military pay, a third of the Qing government's total tax revenue. Wu was also in charge of handling the Qing government's

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